I bought myself my first probe

[jolteon]

Hi I bought this probe to look for a privy or a dump. This is my first probe I ever got! This is not specifically for bottle digging but could this work? Just wondering? Thank You
Jolteon

 

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[DigIron2]

I have never tryed to poke around for old outhouses yet,but it looks like it would work to me. there is a colonial home site that I have hunted for a few years now,getting to the point where I am not finding much more with my machine and I think I know where the privy was located,I might have to give it a shot one of these days.

 

[G.A.P.metal]

Yep
Privy and bottle dump works fine for both !
Gary

 

[jolteon]

I was just wondering thank you I am fine with this one but do they make One for Metal detecting but do they make one for bottle digging? I couldn't find one online?

 

[Bass]

The "probe" used for metal detecting is an animal of a different color. It is a small battery operated handheld device used to pinpoint the target you are digging. It is basically a very small metal detector.

 

[jolteon]

Ok I thought it was a probe not like a pin pointer.

 

[Bass]

It is called a pinpointer or a probe. Just depends on who you are talking to.

 

[G.A.P.metal]

Hey Bass
Look at his top picture it`s a T handle 4 foot spring steel probe....no battery.
Gary

 

[Bass]

Hey Bass
Look at his top picture it`s a T handle 4 foot spring steel probe....no battery.
Gary

GAPmetal, read his second post

 

[jolteon]

Yep my probe is a 4ft metal bully tools probe. I got it really cheap on eBay. No battery just a probe you stick in the ground.

 

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[sandchip]

I can't tell from the pictures if it's steel or fiberglass. Spring steel would definitely be best. The diameter seems a bit fat, meaning that it will require a little extra effort to push into the ground. Sure, you'll know when you hit something, but those grips are gonna dampen the subtle sound differences that you need to hear when passing through different soils, etc. A good probe is going to transfer whatever the tip is encountering from the tip up through the shaft and out the handle to your ears as it is pushed through the earth. Good luck with it, man and be sure to let us know what you find!

 

[jolteon]

Thank you I believe it is steel not fiber glass before I use it what is the difference between a regular hole and a privy? What do they feel like ?

 

[sandchip]

Well, you don't want to step off in either one. Okay, now that I got that outta my system, they're both just holes, but the difference is what they were backfilled with. After a 100 or 150 years, a regular hole, backfilled with the dirt that came out of it, won't feel a bit different from the surrounding area. But one filled with glass, pottery, scraps, bones, ash or whatever other trash was discarded will feel and sound completely different.

 

[jolteon]

So bottle dumps would probably feel different as well