My etrac is here. Its snowy and nowhere to go. Now what?

[deadheaddave]

Just recieved my new etrac at my door today. got it all out, set it all up, been reading the manual. downloaded a pattern for trashy park. So im just getting to know the thing a little bit. Any advise on what I should really be working on here while I wait for a break in the weather. Also when I download these things what is the difference between the pattern and the pattern mode. I downloaded both to my etrac. Is the MODE all the settings and the PATTERN is pretty much the discrimination? Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[mudpuppy]

Go hit a sledding hill. Its too late in the day for that now, but very early tomorrow before sunup like from 5:30 to 7:30 before anybody gets there. I just got back myself..picked up a few bucks in clad, but it was better than nothing! Run light sens or you will be picking up targets that are under the snow and down in the dirt! If you MUST go, head down to the local school and you will pick up targets through the snow and down in the dirt, sure you cant dig them unless the ground is not froze, but you can practice targeting them as well as findling a spot to go back to once the snow is all gone...if your snow is wet and sticky, put a plastic bag over your coil, one of those ones you get from the supermarket, or the snow will stick to your coil and make it weight 20lbs!
Mud

 

[LabradorBob]

A mode is a pre set detecting pattern.
a pattern is where you set one up yourself.

 

[cahil_2]

Read Andy's book!

 

[pointer80]

You should download the e-trac emulator and play with that. You could do a search and find it. Also get on you tube and watch videos of the e-trac in action. I would also do what your doing now, get on sites like this and ask questions and learn. The other thing you can do is try to hibernate until spring LOL. Good luck and HH.