Wet sand - Dry sand ?+?

[Mirco]

Everyone keeps saying how horrible PI PRO is on DRY sand and how good it is on WET sand.

What exactly is WET sand? Is it the part of the beach sand that is close to water and is constantly soacked with SALT water? Or it is just ANY wet sand, for instance, during rain, that normally is dry?

In other words, can I use successfully my PI PRO on the whole beach territory during a rain? As from the discussion I got it that normally I need to use my MXT on dry areas of the beach, not PI PRO,correct?

 

[therover]

Micro...I think when we say 'dry sand', we are talking about the part of the beach where the people sit, sun bath on their towels, etc. This part of the beach is always trashier, with lots of bottle caps, foil, pull tabs, etc.

The wet sand is where the water consistently runs, be it high tide or low tide. Naturally, during low tide, the 'wet sand' area during high tide will start to dry out. People will gather closer to the water during low tide, and then start to move higher into the dry sand when the tide starts to come up.

It's just easier to hunt the wet sand areas, or places where there is bound to be less trash, with a PI then in the dry sand where people always are. Also, the PI does do much better in the wet salt sand and salt water than the VLF's but if the areas are trashy and have lots of iron bits and nails, the PI will drive you nuts. I know...I continuously try to hunt some NJ beaches with my PI in the wet sand, and there are certain beaches where you can't. Too much iron trash, and trash in general. I have to get into the water to hunt with my PI.

Hey...not saying the PI won't work in the dry, and that you won't find anything. Just saying there's LOTS of targets in the dry...all kinds and it's easier to hunt with a discriminating detector.

JC

 

[Mirco]

Micro...I think when we say 'dry sand', we are talking about the part of the beach where the people sit, sun bath on their towels, etc. This part of the beach is always trashier, with lots of bottle caps, foil, pull tabs, etc.

The wet sand is where the water consistently runs, be it high tide or low tide. Naturally, during low tide, the 'wet sand' area during high tide will start to dry out. People will gather closer to the water during low tide, and then start to move higher into the dry sand when the tide starts to come up.

It's just easier to hunt the wet sand areas, or places where there is bound to be less trash, with a PI then in the dry sand where people always are. Also, the PI does do much better in the wet salt sand and salt water than the VLF's but if the areas are trashy and have lots of iron bits and nails, the PI will drive you nuts. I know...I continuously try to hunt some NJ beaches with my PI in the wet sand, and there are certain beaches where you can't. Too much iron trash, and trash in general. I have to get into the water to hunt with my PI.

Hey...not saying the PI won't work in the dry, and that you won't find anything. Just saying there's LOTS of targets in the dry...all kinds and it's easier to hunt with a discriminating detector.

Thank you for your time and detailed explanation! I got the idea now. Thank you!
JC

 

[Maui Mike]

PI PRO in dry sand detects very well!! Only it detects EVERYTHING.. I own and use one... works great. I just dig it all. shaka Mikey

 

[Craig-PI]

You're a better man that I Mike... I can't seem to bring myself to hunt dry sand with my PI lol....

 

[XT18000]

Dig everything and miss nothing!

 

[mynah]

I also use a PI that I use everywhere. That's all I can afford. To continue with the dry sand issue, there are the jacka#$%'s who bury their soda cans, nails, bottle caps, ect because their too damn lazy to throw their rubbish away.