Sent A quick note to Garrett concerning my thoughts on the show Diggers. Steve Moore with Garrett replied and said I could share this Video to others and thanked me for my concerns.
Thank you Steve Moore at Garrett Detector.
Garrett is a great company and cares about the hobby.
Happy Hunting To All & Enjoy The Video
Bill G
(Below Steve's Moore reply) and my note to him concerning the show Diggers.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Tim and George, the Diggers. As a matter of fact, our video team recently filmed a YouTube video of KG and Ringy hunting in Kansas and Missouri. As a separate side video, we compiled footage of KG and Ringy explaining why they dig certain targets and various tips for beginning detectorists. They also took the time to explain filling in your holes and how to leave a hunt site in good condition when you leave.
Here's a link to that video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OlGQnoZTJE&list=UUrDAu6JPiwwVjpRY9W4Y5_A
Feel free to post or share it with others. Thanks for your input,
Steve Moore
Director, Marketing Communications
Garrett Metal Detectors
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill G
Sent: Monday, September 01, 2014 2:03 PM
To: Sales
Subject: A Concern About The Show Diggers And Garrett Detectors Missing A Big Opertunity Please Read
To whom it may concern and I say all this with all due respect to Garrett and the show Diggers,
I posted the below at the bottom in a reply to ( Steves interview with the guys from the show Diggers) posted on the findmall Garretts detector forum. My concerns are as listed below in my reply to that posting or thread on the Garrett forum, I have met others that feel the same way.
A quick note or thought,
I think Garrett is missing a Big Big opertunity here to get the proper information and ethics out about detecting. I think Garrett if they can should influence those guys on the Diggers show to have a little blip or session at the end or beginning of there show about digging holes correct, getting permision and the responsability of owning a detector. This would get the information out there to folks new to the hobby because of the show and make us look great to the uninformed public that see's us and also show the fun side of detecting as the show trys to do now.
Right now on that show people are only seeing to Goofy guys running around digging holes saying they got the juice and found the nector. ( sometimes even though its all in fun and a TV thing to sell the show they sort of in a way make us look stupid sometimes to people)
I am constantly finding holes that new detectorist dig wrong, bucher or leave un-filled or they leave the trash on the ground next to the hole. There has been an up serge of this since all these detecting and treasure finding shows have been seen on TV in the past few years, one of them being Diggers.
It is our responsabilty guys like me a long time detectorist, other detectorist and the manufactures responsability to push these rules hard or we will loose this hobby. It is happening every day at diffrent places throughout this country because of guys abusing the way they detect.
Again I say this with all due respect and I know Garrett and other manufactures care deaply about this as I do
Sincerely,
Bill G
Thank you Steve Moore at Garrett Detector.
Garrett is a great company and cares about the hobby.
Happy Hunting To All & Enjoy The Video
Bill G
(Below Steve's Moore reply) and my note to him concerning the show Diggers.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Tim and George, the Diggers. As a matter of fact, our video team recently filmed a YouTube video of KG and Ringy hunting in Kansas and Missouri. As a separate side video, we compiled footage of KG and Ringy explaining why they dig certain targets and various tips for beginning detectorists. They also took the time to explain filling in your holes and how to leave a hunt site in good condition when you leave.
Here's a link to that video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OlGQnoZTJE&list=UUrDAu6JPiwwVjpRY9W4Y5_A
Feel free to post or share it with others. Thanks for your input,
Steve Moore
Director, Marketing Communications
Garrett Metal Detectors
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill G
Sent: Monday, September 01, 2014 2:03 PM
To: Sales
Subject: A Concern About The Show Diggers And Garrett Detectors Missing A Big Opertunity Please Read
To whom it may concern and I say all this with all due respect to Garrett and the show Diggers,
I posted the below at the bottom in a reply to ( Steves interview with the guys from the show Diggers) posted on the findmall Garretts detector forum. My concerns are as listed below in my reply to that posting or thread on the Garrett forum, I have met others that feel the same way.
A quick note or thought,
I think Garrett is missing a Big Big opertunity here to get the proper information and ethics out about detecting. I think Garrett if they can should influence those guys on the Diggers show to have a little blip or session at the end or beginning of there show about digging holes correct, getting permision and the responsability of owning a detector. This would get the information out there to folks new to the hobby because of the show and make us look great to the uninformed public that see's us and also show the fun side of detecting as the show trys to do now.
Right now on that show people are only seeing to Goofy guys running around digging holes saying they got the juice and found the nector. ( sometimes even though its all in fun and a TV thing to sell the show they sort of in a way make us look stupid sometimes to people)
I am constantly finding holes that new detectorist dig wrong, bucher or leave un-filled or they leave the trash on the ground next to the hole. There has been an up serge of this since all these detecting and treasure finding shows have been seen on TV in the past few years, one of them being Diggers.
It is our responsabilty guys like me a long time detectorist, other detectorist and the manufactures responsability to push these rules hard or we will loose this hobby. It is happening every day at diffrent places throughout this country because of guys abusing the way they detect.
Again I say this with all due respect and I know Garrett and other manufactures care deaply about this as I do
Sincerely,
Bill G
