mnornewbie
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- Dec 12, 2011
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- All Treasure Hunting
hello, great site, just found it and just getting into detecting. I have lived in Oregon for a year now and started gold panning and sluicing a little but decided to go back to college after a 14 year career and don't have the time to drive to southern oregon for the weekend very often. So Im selling a item for cash and will have about $1,200 to spend. I have also been getting into finding sterling silver jewelry and silverware at various places.
My thinking is to get into metal detecting. why? It will get me back outdoors alot more. I am in great shape, but have been more of a hermit because of school and money. My thoughts are tons of parks in the portland area to detect, miles of columbia river beaches, state parks - when legal, oregon coast beaches, areas where one might prospect and pan for gold, and others. Willing and able to walk and dig for hours.
So what I am looking for is a new, or slightly used detector with a cap of $1,200
If I can spend less and get the same results, that would be great, but I want the best my money can buy so 2 months later i am crying because i bought the wrong one. This is where it gets tricky. Parks, mountains, and maybe even the dry desert areas of oregon, yet also streams, rivers and coastal beaches. And looking for gold nuggets, grains, and such, yet also different areas that would hold coins, lost jewelry, and such. So does that mean a relic and a nugget finder all in one. And then use in dry dirt yet alot of looking in wet or maybe even in shallow water.
So those are alot of options and I don't know anything about different detectors. I am fairly good with electronics and willing to put in time to learn how to set up a detector, yet I have had top of the line fish/depth finders that have frusterated me so bad that it ruined fishing trips because i didnt have the unit set up right. hopefully you understand what I mean with that, so with all this said, are you confused yet? I am,
please can anyone help, or should I just continue reading thousands of reviews and risk buying the detector the guy at the shop says will work.
Thanks for all of your inputs and time, looking forward to being a new member and friend to you all,
mark
My thinking is to get into metal detecting. why? It will get me back outdoors alot more. I am in great shape, but have been more of a hermit because of school and money. My thoughts are tons of parks in the portland area to detect, miles of columbia river beaches, state parks - when legal, oregon coast beaches, areas where one might prospect and pan for gold, and others. Willing and able to walk and dig for hours.
So what I am looking for is a new, or slightly used detector with a cap of $1,200
If I can spend less and get the same results, that would be great, but I want the best my money can buy so 2 months later i am crying because i bought the wrong one. This is where it gets tricky. Parks, mountains, and maybe even the dry desert areas of oregon, yet also streams, rivers and coastal beaches. And looking for gold nuggets, grains, and such, yet also different areas that would hold coins, lost jewelry, and such. So does that mean a relic and a nugget finder all in one. And then use in dry dirt yet alot of looking in wet or maybe even in shallow water.
So those are alot of options and I don't know anything about different detectors. I am fairly good with electronics and willing to put in time to learn how to set up a detector, yet I have had top of the line fish/depth finders that have frusterated me so bad that it ruined fishing trips because i didnt have the unit set up right. hopefully you understand what I mean with that, so with all this said, are you confused yet? I am,
please can anyone help, or should I just continue reading thousands of reviews and risk buying the detector the guy at the shop says will work.
Thanks for all of your inputs and time, looking forward to being a new member and friend to you all,
mark
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