Cabin Fever

[shawnIN]

Supposed to be a high of 10. Ground frozen solid . I know this is the time of year to do research, but I hate being stuck inside. Here is what I was thinking. Detecting without digging. If we can get a few days that are too darn cold, was thinking about hitting some parks and looking for targets,, making notes, and returning when the ground is not frozen. Any thoughts? Something to do I guess until the spring thaw.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

As long as the snow is not to deep I hunt all Winter here in Ohio.

Bare ground, lawns with shorter grass and sand beaches freeze first.

But even when it's been very cold for along time you can usually still dig ...
In the woods where the leaves on the ground are heavy and in areas where there are longer clumps of grass that are laying down.

Good Luck !

 

[floodplaindetector]

Being further north I have done what your are suggesting many times and have "surveyed" new spots without digging just to get a feel
if they hold some deep targets and then hit them in the spring. If you are not restricted by snow I think it is an excellent idea and it gets a person out of the house during the winter months.
-16 here right now so I have cabin fever as well.

 

[ChicagoJohn]

Look like Loooooong winter here! I went to for hiking in the woods and found some area look very interesting! Found old metal rust bucket, brick etc. Plan go there as soon as snow gone!

 

[utahshovelhead]

I know. I also go stir crazy as Im an outside guy. Ive been out a couple times detecting in the snow a bit where folks play in it. Its harder than an ice cube in most spots but It gets me out and going. I haven't found any great finds yet but im always surprised at what I do find. I don't go out if its too cold as Im worried about the detector with moisture in the air and the freezing temps but when its getting above freezing in the afternoon you might find me doing my best to look like penguin. ( has to do with the way I walk swinging a detector in the snow):angry:

 

[Goes4ever]

-5 here this morning with a wind chill of -33. This winter has been ridiculous, I can never remember in my lifetime a winter so cold and so much snow here in NW Ohio

 

[basstrackerman]

Im in centra ohio and im going nuts wanting to get out.. So cold

 

[ironsight]

Supposed to be a high of 10. Ground frozen solid . I know this is the time of year to do research, but I hate being stuck inside. Here is what I was thinking. Detecting without digging. If we can get a few days that are too darn cold, was thinking about hitting some parks and looking for targets,, making notes, and returning when the ground is not frozen. Any thoughts? Something to do I guess until the spring thaw.

Shawn, yep, far as i'm concerned, this is indeed the time of the year, especially this year to do research in nice warm areas.
My detecting gear is mothballed until more reasonable weather maybe March but could be June if this is the beginnings of a new ice age!

Just curious with you guys looking for deep oldies in this @#$%^ Winter;
-with the ground frozen down to a couple feet or more, how are your detectors acting?
-how are you marking those targets? GPS or other?

 

[floodplaindetector]

There is a lot of snow here in ND this year but in years when there wasn't I did mark targets with both camera phone for reference, taking notes and marking the targets with GPS.
I can speak first hand for the durability of the Etrac as I detected well into December this year along with another guy on some outings. One of the final days we detected the entire day was 5 degrees when we started in the morning and a high of 18 degrees. Although our hands ached at the end of the day from the hard ground we were both able to get barber, mercs, wheats and a couple Indian head pennies at the site. Other than the lag from being colder we were still getting great depth. I'm sure people thought we were nuts detecting when it was that cold but we were dressed warm and having fun

 

[shawnIN]

Have not been out yet, so I really could not answer your question. Was just considering it just to get out. Just too cold to even do that. As far as marking any targets, I would just make a mental note of the area I am hitting if it is something I might want to dig. The only good thing about this year is that hopefully as frozen as the ground is, when it thaws, it might shift things around and a few keepers may come out of hiding.

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Supposed to be a high of 10. Ground frozen solid . I know this is the time of year to do research, but I hate being stuck inside. Here is what I was thinking. Detecting without digging. If we can get a few days that are too darn cold, was thinking about hitting some parks and looking for targets,, making notes, and returning when the ground is not frozen. Any thoughts? Something to do I guess until the spring thaw.

Shawn, yep, far as i'm concerned, this is indeed the time of the year, especially this year to do research in nice warm areas.
My detecting gear is mothballed until more reasonable weather maybe March but could be June if this is the beginnings of a new ice age!

Just curious with you guys looking for deep oldies in this @#$%^ Winter;
-with the ground frozen down to a couple feet or more, how are your detectors acting?
-how are you marking those targets? GPS or other?

 

[shawnIN]

Yeah this has been the worst winter I have seen since moving to Indiana 11 years ago.

-5 here this morning with a wind chill of -33. This winter has been ridiculous, I can never remember in my lifetime a winter so cold and so much snow here in NW Ohio

 

[moonshine]

this weather sucks im freaking out. too cold and windy to even go ice fishing and enjoy it. main pipe supplying water to the house froze the other day, thank God it didnt break. researching spots only makes it worse for me. aughhhh!

ready for SPRING!! cant wait to SWING!!

 

[nge]

The area I live in is mostly yellow sand, and I happen to live on one of the "sand hills" I am glad the ground froze so deep this year, It will have killed all the grubs in my lawn, all the flea eggs and adults, and I won't have to cut my lawn early this year..........NGE

 

[ChicagoJohn]

-5 here this morning with a wind chill of -33. This winter has been ridiculous, I can never remember in my lifetime a winter so cold and so much snow here in NW Ohio

Same here! 4 more inch of snow last night!

 

[surfchunker]

we had 3/4" of ice last night but I'm going to start a new hobby, making coin rings. you punch out the center and hammer them down over a ring mandrel

 

[bskerj]

We search out old dirt basements in the downtown businesses. Went out last weekend and buddy found a 1917 Merc.

 

[jughed440]

Cabin fever blows, but researching helps the time pass by. Been spending a lot of hours playing with Google Earth.
One pic shows 1874 plat book overlay, and over it is a 1938 aerial photo. The placemarks are 1874 home sites. Some homes are gone by '38. I consider those to be prime hunting spots.
The other pic shows one of the home sites i do hunt. The flyover photo was taken in 1955

 

[ChicagoJohn]

I like aerial photos! I found my first V nickel, 1919 wheat and 1915 Buffalo Nickel all in about 5 feet diameter in old park. I looked at 1938 aerial photo and found is very interesting! I found all 3 is inside of walking triangle path! No path there today but path is there in 1938!

 

[shawnIN]

Well, figured out a way tho beat cabin fever. Had a rotator cuff repaired on Thursday. Should be a couple months at least before It is usable. All I know is this sucks. Starting to wish I would have left it alone.