the thawing effect

[strike it rich]

My Friend Bob says that the best time to go hunting is just after the thaw out. He states that the artifact in question gets encased in ice during the freeze something about permafrost what ever that is. And during the defrost the moisture levels during thaw increase the detection for the object wishful thinking or some truth. You decide

 

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[lumbercamp]

I don't believe that there is any permafrost in the good ole USA. Maybe Alaska. Around here the frost will heave the soil only about a half inch or so.

 

[Montana Jim]

Lumbercamp... that's correct.

Permafrost

Defined: Any rock or soil material that has remained below 32° F continuously for two or more years. The two-year minimum stipulation is meant to exclude from the definition the overlying ground surface layer which freezes every winter and thaws every summer (called the "active layer" or "seasonal frost").

Additional information here... http://www.alyeska-pipe.com/Pipelinefacts/Permafrost.html

It's a northern Canadian and Alaskan Issue... and nobody is detecting in permafrost... I'll guarantee that... LMAO..

I think your friend Bob might be talking about simple freezing and ground heave... or normal freezing and thawing that happens seasonally? Maybe he's talking about the perceived depth advantages to detecting in wet soil conditions?

More people will respond if the question makes sense... remember... punctuation!

 

[jeff of pa]

I think your friend Bob might be talking about simple freezing and ground heave... or normal freezing and thawing that happens seasonally? Maybe he's talking about the perceived depth advantages to detecting in wet soil conditions?

I agree with Jim.

Ground Movement during Feeze & Thaw definately moves things into
different Positions. Som good , Some Bad.

and Ground Moisture of any type increases Sensitivity.

 

[strike it rich]

Lumbercamp... that's correct.

Permafrost

Defined: Any rock or soil material that has remained below 32° F continuously for two or more years. The two-year minimum stipulation is meant to exclude from the definition the overlying ground surface layer which freezes every winter and thaws every summer (called the "active layer" or "seasonal frost").

Additional information here... http://www.alyeska-pipe.com/Pipelinefacts/Permafrost.html

It's a northern Canadian and Alaskan Issue... and nobody is detecting in permafrost... I'll guarantee that... LMAO..

I think your friend Bob might be talking about simple freezing and ground heave... or normal freezing and thawing that happens seasonally? Maybe he's talking about the perceived depth advantages to detecting in wet soil conditions?

More people will respond if the question makes sense... remember... punctuation! thanks MJ I beginning to wonder about Bob's wisdom?.

 

[Montana Jim]

Yea... don't follow Bob down too many strange paths... LOL

 

[strike it rich]

Yea... don't follow Bob down too many strange paths... LOL

Thanks Bob sure talks about woodstock a lot and claims his guide some 16th century monk dude will lead him to treasure I know Bob is ok hes got a certificate with sane and everything stamped on it. I been told I will get one next year

 

[MD Dog]

Permafrost of course normally has no thaw time that's prob why some scientist dude named it perma as in permanant frost. How ever lately things have started to reach new levels of thawing which haven't been reached within the verbaly recorded history of the Inuit tribes of No. America. But as to our normal thaws throughout the Northern States even though the ground heaves can reach substantial heights, as much as six inches according to my contractor. And even though moisture does increase the conductivity of both ferrous and non ferous items as well as help fill gaps both of which have been reported to be possibly linked to increased finds of older metalic objects within the soil strata. I personally doubt that detecting in the spring months, the traditional Thaw time for the Northern States is any better and as a matter of fact I would bet it would be substantially less better. My reasoning is as follows.
1.) Summer time increases human activity on all levels.
2.) People are more inclined to take part in out door activities thus exposing them to the chances of droppage in to soil areas.
3.) Most MDers are also more active during these months as well thus significantly increasing the likelyhood of good finds
4.) Longer daylight time means even more increased exposures.
5.) summer is when I hunt.