Is it safe for the ace 250 to got out in the snow and the cold .W'ont it get damage ?Cause its brand new and it's my first detector so i d'ont know if i could use it now in this weather.?????should i put a plastic cover over the box????? Sorry i'm Green like the machine,,,??but wait it is now the yeller feller.lol..?/ PS: Thank you guy's for your patience..:sad:
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In the snow?
- Thread starter tonypizza
- Start date
I use my unit all the time in the cold and snow and have never had an issue. I always have my rain hat on my unit to protect it while its snowing.I've not had any battery problems but than again it does not get to cold here anyways maybe -1 to -15C.
My biggest frustration is trying to ice pick the stuff outta the ground.
Nothin worse that knowing there is some clad for the taking but its buried in solid frozen ground and you just can't get it.....dang that bugs me
.The head phones act as ear muffs which works great however the cord freezes hard and is not as flexible....haha ...
I have been known to use my propane torch to get out silver or rings. Beach sand is the worst when frozen.Relic hunting in the bush is not so bad because the leaves insulate the ground and its still digable.
Cheers!
My biggest frustration is trying to ice pick the stuff outta the ground.
Nothin worse that knowing there is some clad for the taking but its buried in solid frozen ground and you just can't get it.....dang that bugs me.The head phones act as ear muffs which works great however the cord freezes hard and is not as flexible....haha ...I have been known to use my propane torch to get out silver or rings. Beach sand is the worst when frozen.Relic hunting in the bush is not so bad because the leaves insulate the ground and its still digable.Cheers!
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Put one of those hand warmers in that toque
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It works Great!
Put one of those hand warmers in that toque
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It works Great!
Well Guess where ill be this weak end...yeSSSS Thanks alot you guys are a great buch of good buddy..Ciao PS: Ill bring the Torch and the JACK HAMMER and ill tell you how it went ..Thanks again..Ciao Anthony...And yes it raining down now weard Temp.weve having now but i guest it will be better to ding soft snow and ice.........
Uncle Willy
New member
JUst don't get the control box wet or hunt in temps so cold the batteries poop out and the electronics get sluggish. As long as you keep the guts dry you can hunt anywhere.
Bill
Bill
Uncle Willy
New member
To bad they don't make a hand-held laser for those digging tasks.
Bill
Bill
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Anonymous
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...This is the best time of the year for finding deep old coins!
The best you could hope for is when the soil is soft and saturated from snow, melt, rain, snow, melt, and then you get a couple inches of snow on top, just enough insulate the ground and keep the frost out during the next cold snap. Under those conditions, targets like rusty square nails don't false as bad as usual and the deep coins glow in the ground between them.
The other thing is you can see every foot-print and every swing of the coil in the snow. It's a real eye opener to look back at an area you've just gone over and see just how little of it you've actually really covered.
Even when the frost finally gets into the grassy areas, you can still dig in the bush for quite awhile as the fallen leaves and litter help insulate the ground a little longer. A good time to wade through brush when the leaves are all down and the tall weeds are dead and dry and snap off when you move through. You'd never get though some of those areas, certainly not as easily in the summer. No ticks or mosquitos either. You're usually good to go in the bush right into the winter until the snow gets too deep to wade through.
When everything else freezes up or the snow gets too deep, if you can find a river that is low you can still generally dig through the stones and in the wet gravel along the banks.
There's a lot of days that the wind is just too bitter cold, and you gotta be content cleaning and sorting the finds from last season, doing research and dreaming over old maps. Still in all, in the past several years, I've been able to get out detecting at least a couple times in every month of the year. This January has been mild, mild so it hasn't been a problem at all so far, but for sure it's gonna get worse before it gets better.
Last February, I dug an 1856 US Quarter dollar out of the banks of the river and that got me through until the thaw in March.
Never had a problem with the machine (garrett 1250/2500) in the cold other than the cold saps the batteries pretty fast and they are good for one or two times out tops (get a couple sets of rechargeables). The environmental cover is plenty of protection against rain and snow. Also consider putting a weedeater strap on your machine, you can pick up a cheap nylon one for a couple of bucks at the hardware store, and that way the machine always hangs at your side and you never set it in the mud and snow when you kneel to retrieve a target. A couple knee pads are nice in the mud and snow as well. Long-johns too!
Other than that, if it isn't blistering miserable snot freezing cold, and you can find soft ground anywhere, dig it!
Steve,
Ontario, Canada
The best you could hope for is when the soil is soft and saturated from snow, melt, rain, snow, melt, and then you get a couple inches of snow on top, just enough insulate the ground and keep the frost out during the next cold snap. Under those conditions, targets like rusty square nails don't false as bad as usual and the deep coins glow in the ground between them.
The other thing is you can see every foot-print and every swing of the coil in the snow. It's a real eye opener to look back at an area you've just gone over and see just how little of it you've actually really covered.
Even when the frost finally gets into the grassy areas, you can still dig in the bush for quite awhile as the fallen leaves and litter help insulate the ground a little longer. A good time to wade through brush when the leaves are all down and the tall weeds are dead and dry and snap off when you move through. You'd never get though some of those areas, certainly not as easily in the summer. No ticks or mosquitos either. You're usually good to go in the bush right into the winter until the snow gets too deep to wade through.
When everything else freezes up or the snow gets too deep, if you can find a river that is low you can still generally dig through the stones and in the wet gravel along the banks.
There's a lot of days that the wind is just too bitter cold, and you gotta be content cleaning and sorting the finds from last season, doing research and dreaming over old maps. Still in all, in the past several years, I've been able to get out detecting at least a couple times in every month of the year. This January has been mild, mild so it hasn't been a problem at all so far, but for sure it's gonna get worse before it gets better.
Last February, I dug an 1856 US Quarter dollar out of the banks of the river and that got me through until the thaw in March.
Never had a problem with the machine (garrett 1250/2500) in the cold other than the cold saps the batteries pretty fast and they are good for one or two times out tops (get a couple sets of rechargeables). The environmental cover is plenty of protection against rain and snow. Also consider putting a weedeater strap on your machine, you can pick up a cheap nylon one for a couple of bucks at the hardware store, and that way the machine always hangs at your side and you never set it in the mud and snow when you kneel to retrieve a target. A couple knee pads are nice in the mud and snow as well. Long-johns too!
Other than that, if it isn't blistering miserable snot freezing cold, and you can find soft ground anywhere, dig it!
Steve,
Ontario, Canada
"The other thing is you can see every foot-print and every swing of the coil in the snow. It's a real eye opener to look back at an area you've just gone over and see just how little of it you've actually really covered."
Much the same can be said for hunting in sand, Steve.
"No ticks or mosquitos either."
Now that IS a problem and one of the reasons I like the colder weather
"Never had a problem with the machine (garrett 1250/2500) in the cold other than the cold saps the batteries pretty fast and they are good for one or two times out tops (get a couple sets of rechargeables)".
I've noted the same. Up where you live, some folks use a stocking cap with a handwarmer pack tucked inside
"Also consider putting a weedeater strap on your machine, you can pick up a cheap nylon one for a couple of bucks at the hardware store, and that way the machine always hangs at your side and you never set it in the mud and snow when you kneel to retrieve a target."
Now there's an idea worth looking into, no matter the weather.
Thanks, Steve, for being a "half-full" kind of guy,
Much the same can be said for hunting in sand, Steve.
"No ticks or mosquitos either."
Now that IS a problem and one of the reasons I like the colder weather
"Never had a problem with the machine (garrett 1250/2500) in the cold other than the cold saps the batteries pretty fast and they are good for one or two times out tops (get a couple sets of rechargeables)".
I've noted the same. Up where you live, some folks use a stocking cap with a handwarmer pack tucked inside
"Also consider putting a weedeater strap on your machine, you can pick up a cheap nylon one for a couple of bucks at the hardware store, and that way the machine always hangs at your side and you never set it in the mud and snow when you kneel to retrieve a target."
Now there's an idea worth looking into, no matter the weather.
Thanks, Steve, for being a "half-full" kind of guy,
A
Anonymous
Guest
...I use the weed-eater strap all year round. At first it might seem a little awkward or restrictive swinging, but you get used to it real quick. Even with a 12" coil, a heavier machine like the 2500 is weightless in your hand and you can swing it back and forth with two fingers. It's kinda funny, but you can get a rythmn going when covering an area like a large field, and the coil will just about swing itself back and forth with every step.
With the strap I have, I can adjust it pretty quickly, making it shorter for working sideways across a hill when the machine is on the uphill side, longer for coming back the other way when it is on the downhill side. Works real slick. Or you can adjust it for the amount of snow on the ground, or higher to give you better separation in trashy areas, etc, etc...
Best part as I mentioned, is it leaves you two hands free to retrieve a coin, keeping the machine hanging high and dry at your side. When you stand up again, it comes right along with you and is right there when you reach for it again. Saves jerking the headphones off your head everytime you turn around too.
The other nice thing, is walking in and out of a site, the strap can quickly be rigged like a gun sling so you can pack the machine across your back and have two hands free to push through the brush, or for climbing a steep, slippery hill on all fours, etc....
With the strap I have, I can adjust it pretty quickly, making it shorter for working sideways across a hill when the machine is on the uphill side, longer for coming back the other way when it is on the downhill side. Works real slick. Or you can adjust it for the amount of snow on the ground, or higher to give you better separation in trashy areas, etc, etc...
Best part as I mentioned, is it leaves you two hands free to retrieve a coin, keeping the machine hanging high and dry at your side. When you stand up again, it comes right along with you and is right there when you reach for it again. Saves jerking the headphones off your head everytime you turn around too.
The other nice thing, is walking in and out of a site, the strap can quickly be rigged like a gun sling so you can pack the machine across your back and have two hands free to push through the brush, or for climbing a steep, slippery hill on all fours, etc....