Worst Weather Youve Detected?

[BuffaloBob]

Worst Weather You've Detected?

What is the worst weather you have gone detecting? And were you just caught in it or purposely geared up and did it? And would you do it again??

Personally I hate rain and lightning. Hate wind a LOT but do have proper gear and eye protection for that. Water detecting is something I will not do. Detecting alone in remote areas is a bad idea although I have done it.

I always have a beverage, snacks and a book.
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[cntrydncr1]

I was recently in Grand Cayman on a cruise. I had a friend picking me up to head out detecting. We detected several hours in torrential rains. Not sure if the pics do it justice!

 

[BeachComber7]

Wind. i hate detecting when it's very windy.

 

[leprechaun]

Worst weather was at the tail end of a northeaster,30 degrees with a 45 to 5o mile an hour wind,wind chill below o.It's been awhile since I did that again.

 

[spartacus53]

Worst weather was at the tail end of a northeaster,30 degrees with a 45 to 5o mile an hour wind,wind chill below o.It's been awhile since I did that again.

leprechaun, that was funny. In NJ we call those a cool day with a breeze

Well it once rained here for 40 day & 40 nights.. Wait, that is another story

Can't say I actually leave the house to hunt during any bad weather

 

[Hot zone]

I haven't experienced my worst detecting weather yet. If we have lousy weather for this months beach trip, I am not staying in the camper listening to the rain hit the metal roof. That nearly drove us crazy one time. I have a new tigershark that has not been in the salt. This could be that worst that you speak of. We'll see!

 

[BuffaloBob]

Worst weather was at the tail end of a northeaster,30 degrees with a 45 to 5o mile an hour wind,wind chill below o.It's been awhile since I did that again.

Oh man I can feel that. I've gone ice fishing in that kind of weather. Once! (My boss like ti ice fish!!)

 

[TerryC]

Detecting during a thunder storm. Hiding under a wooden "dune" bridge with lightning strikes less than 50 feet away! Yikes! Never again. TTC

 

[diverdan]

Was hit by a bad thunderstorm while detecting in the woods. They say don't stand under a tree but they were all around us.

 

[pwcguy]

The worst for me was last july. It was 105 degrees and 75% humidity. I braugt a gallon of water with me and drank it the first hour. The second hour we left. It looked like we got caught in the rain but it hadn't rained for days.

 

[AC1955]

Just plain old rain.

Good thing about that rain storm was that it emptied the beach really quickly. People dropped/left behind lots of stuff. Rain lasted about 1/2 hour, then sun came out again. Few people returned and that made it very easy to MD. Lots of open sand.

Leprechaun...you must be in my neck of the woods. Sounds like a typical NH winter day....except not this past winter.

 

[A/CMan]

Several years back I was caught in a severe thunder storm while relic hunting in the woods , lightning popping off everywhere , tree limbs breaking off the trees , I was pretty scary to say the least finally made it back home safe and sound and soaking wet with Indain underwear to boot,

 

[birdman]

One hunt in Germany myself and my hunting partner hunted in a sleet storm. We were iced over when we left.He said he has nerve damage in his fingers from that hunt. We were on a camp site so we could not stop.

 

[BuffaloBob]

One hunt in Germany myself and my hunting partner hunted in a sleet storm. We were iced over when we left.He said he has nerve damage in his fingers from that hunt. We were on a camp site so we could not stop.

That's bad. No options but to make it back to camp or die. That's as bad as it gets. Glad you survived.

I got caught in a rain & snow storm on a bare mountain in shorts and a Tee shirt. Shelter was a mile or so downhill and I panicked. Started to run when a Boulder climber called out. He was in a natural snow cave, more of a snow bridge, over a small stream. Gave me his sweater and water. Sun came out a half hour later but I was a cold wet puppy. Learned a lesson that day.

Got lost on a Colorado flat-top during a bad snow storm. Low cloud cover obscured all the peaks and landmarks I counted on to get back. And I panicked again. Started running to find my tracks before the snow covered them up. Bad idea.

Fortunately I realized that was bad strategy, crawled under a huge Blue Spruce boughs, protected and comfortable. Had a candy bar and a smoke and thought it out.

I knew a Flat-top was just that. Flat with sides all around. All I had to do was walk to any edge then work my way down. It worked and I'm still here but I never hunted alone again. Period. Same with detecting in remote areas. Make sure someone can find you if necessary. I carry two-ways along now. And have overheard conversations from many States east of Colorado. Cloud caver or altitude? don't know.

Second worst hunting weather of any kind (ice fishing is Number One), with my boss again to Goose hunt in Northern Colorado in the winter in a 5' x 10' hole in the ground in the middle of a corn field and so cold and windy that you couldn't do any name-writing at all outside. When taking a leak it just froze.

Oh and naturally a Goose would show up while the only thing not in your hand is a gun. But I loved it!
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[Codes]

Light rain is the worst I've detected in.