Well, I am going out to hunt after I type this...

[BH-LandStar]

I have had enough of this weather, and it may be only 23 degrees out tonight, but I am gonna get at least an hours time in...I will dress warm and toasty and stay out as long as my arthritis will let me....I just can't take it anymore...
I will be sure to post my finds later...
Wish me luck...

HH,

BH-LandStar

 

[dirt jockey]

BH, we all understand the feeling of cabin fever when the weather doesn't cooperate. Hope your hunt goes well, but something you might want to consider. My Time Ranger and 202 have an operating temperature range of 32 - 104 degress F. You may bundle up and do alright, but I'm not sure how your machine is going to react when subjected to extreme temperatures, but those ratings are straight from the operating manual. Maybe you should consider knitting it a pair of woolen mittens - one for the coil and one for the control unit. I can't say too much I remember the time I was out swinging the coil when there was 2 inches of snow on the ground.

 

[kenfleenor]

Good luck BH. I was out today and it was around 35 degrees.

 

[BH-LandStar]

Well, I am back home and getting toasty again...MAN WAS IT COLD!!!...it is 24 degrees as I type this with light snow falling. The ground at the tot lot (Lewis Park in Syracuse) was hard as rock, but I found out something interesting...My LESCHE cut right through it with a little rocking motion...The coins just pop right out once you get under them...It was amazing...I was not digging anything below 4" unless it read quarter or pulltab/screwcap...I did dig one screw cap at 6 inches...took me about 10 min....OY!!!...My total pull for about 1 hour was $1.18 in clad...oldest coin was a 1964 copper Lincoln Cent, then a 1966 Lincoln cent....Pics follow:

I had fun anyways...nice quiet nite hunt...from about 1am until 2am...Noone in site.

HH,

BH-LandStar

 

[BH-LandStar]

OH!!!...BTW...my Land Star performed admirably under the cold conditions...very few false signals, and I found that if it started giving false signals, all I had to do was pump the machine up and down about 6 inches to ground level, and start hunting again...seemed to make the Ground-Trac function better when pumped in this manner...So now I am convinced that the Auto Ground Balance is just that...Automagic...not a pre-set...

HH,

BH-LandStar

 

[GRAY GHOST]

i went out 2 weekends ago temp was 24 degrees and north winds of 7 -11 mph, the 202 did real good, good enough to post battlefield finds. once you get out there and get involved in the hunt, then it seems the cold becomes secondary. i wear those thick blue latex gloves, the type used by doctors, they last a long time and at least keep your hands dry. cold hands are bad and will shorten even the best of hunts. cabin fever is hard on a man. its good that bh-l got out for a short while and found some good stuff. i believe hes hooked now!

 

[Indiana-FH]

Gongrats !!!!! BH.... Glad you are back up and running...has to make you feel great that you were able to take care of you MD yourself
HH

Fred

 

[nugget]

Hi all, I was a jockey for 12yrs, I used to ride track work at 4am in winter. I found the best gloves around were snow skiing gloves. They have leather palm and inside fingers, and the back of the hand and fingers was some stretchy type of material, they worked fantastic, and kept your hands warm! HH regards Nugget.

 

[BH-LandStar]

I use Dickies gardening gloves, or those made by Timberland...I think the Timberland ones were made for rock climbing, but I may be wrong...they are lightweight, stretchy, rubber like fingertips and palms...If they get muddy, I rinse them out with warm water, and let em dry overnight...ready to go in the morning...A good pair of gloves are handy...never know when your gonna dig a hypodermic syringe, glass, or a rusty can lid, or worse....You might come across a "BB" hole...lmao...

HH,

BH-LandStar

 

[JoanInCreek]

Good points BH Landstar, had not thought of maybe a needle hiding under there....time to get some good gloves! And hey, decent finds for an hour!