Question about age????:blush:

[potosi]

Found a slab of silvery metal in some fire brick remnants of the King of Arizona mine with Dads golddak in 1966. It turned out to be mostly tin but what fun , lost interest and chased girls instead. I started again this year at age 57.

 

[pulltab]

36, started 2 years ago

 

[MikeMXT]

I'm 31, started detecting one year ago. I'm getting married this year so I guess it was fun while it lasted. Honestly, she doesn't mind it.

 

[Canewrap]

Well, I'm 46 and been at it almost 2 years, this time around. Tried it the first time when I was a kid, but only did it for a couple of years back in the 70's. Frankly, the White's machine I had back then was the lowest price unit they had and I was digging so many nails I gave up. But, I still remember the first good find, it was a SLQ I found on a beach in Maine. Fact is, I still have that quarter, even though it was in lousy shape when I found it.

 

[crutch]

I am 47 will be 48 in march and have wanted to do this for the last 20 years, but did not start untill last year and my wife got a MD for me for christmas. I think she was trying to tell me something. Well i still dont know what it was she was tring to tell me, but i am hooked.and i am glad to have found these forums.Good people here

 

[BobH]

But maybe I shouldn't laugh so hard.

I'm 31 and have been detecting 63 years, or is it vice versa?

 

[coinnut]

Isn't it sad that all of us couldn't get together in one place to detect or even chat. I think it would be a pretty good time. Too bad there can't be a yearly convention even if it's sponsored by metal detecting companies and other businesses.

 

[gobble-gobble]

I am 63 ,started in 1999, What took me so long

 

[Elton]

n/t

 

[Elton]

camping , Competition hunts, Dealers, Manufacturers.... And loads of detectorists....

 

[JoanInCreek]

I am 48 and started two months ago. Bought a used detector (BH 101) for my Mom last week and brought her out with it early this morning.

 

[coinnut]

Hi El, There are some hunts up here too. Not really into competition hunts. Too much cut throat detecting for my liking! Was hoping to stick with the good crowd

 

[Elton]

Yep heard that...It's a pretty good place to meet lots of the detectorists too...You do not have to detect...Now remember if you come up it's not a fancy deal..Just a lot of good people.

 

[RTIZONI]

I'm 32 and start about 5 month ago.

 

[camel]

im 66 years old.i have been mding off and on since 1968.I started out with a bfo ,that thing really taught me a lot about detecting.i recently retired and plan on really getting back into it.

 

[Road Gang]

I'll be 51 a month from today. I've always been interested in this hobby but for some reason have put it off until recently. I bought my first detector a few weeks ago and haven't even used it yet. We've got about two feet of snow up here in Maine right now and it just keeps coming down. I'll be packing up and heading south in my motor home soon if all goes right. I'm waiting on my new Harley to be delivered so I can take it with me. I'll post my finds when I finally get out there!

 

[Ron from Michigan]

I started this hobby when I was seventeen.Many different hobbies and life events along the way; how fast time has gone by still feel young at 54 .Looking forward to many more years of hunting. By the way when I have that great find some how I turn into that 17 year old kid again.

 

[DonNWF]

I'm 77 years old. Started detecting in Tombstone Az in the early 1980,s. Lots of good stuff to find then. Any dry wash was full of stuff. But no discrimination - you had to dig everything. Some still do and they are good hunters and finders. But most of us like disc mode ----some. Quit detecting after leaving Az and started again in Florida 2000. Researched for a good site. borrowed a state-of-the-art detector and first time out found a nice half-dime 1858.--- HOOKED AGAIN. Went right out and got me a new age beeper. but no display TID. At 77 the blinkers just don't work well enough to see all those graphs, icons and blanked out squares.
I try to get 20 hrs a week in. Beach , water, and old land sites. This past summer I took up water hunting. When its 98 with same humidity out in the gulf with water up to your chest feels real good. Even with those nasty jellies stingin. Hey I'm entitled, Ive paid my dirt dues. Its mostly ring hunting in the water but good stuff is out there. You guys who just do land hunting, don't believe all you hear about how easy water hunting is. Try levering up a big scoop of sand with a wave smacking you in the face and current sweeping you along., its a character builder. I bought a wet suit so I'm in the water even when its cold. Sixty degree water may mean summertime to you Northern hunters, but as one who dived in Greenland, repairing off-shore pipelines, I hate cold water..
Making good dirt finds is getting harder all the time. But I did find a nice 42 Merc last week. A water detector also allows me to hit old river crossings so I'm optimistic for some old coin coming up.
I guess I'm just addicted to this hobby. Diggin, scoopin, findin. Oh yeah. Disc me out. Don.

 

[GRAY GHOST]

n/t

 

[coinnut]

We're all HOOKED! Life would be boring with out my machine. Kind of like having a dog you don't have to chase!