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I can detect the beaches of New England in the dead of winter in search of jewelry and Spanish Reales. But when there is no breeze and the sun is blazing, I am all set.
This time of year I like early morning, late afternoon and in the middle of the day I prefer hunting in the shade of big trees. If I'm finding good targets my endurance goes up with the temperature.
Gotta be 65f or colder when wearing my chest waders... 40f is about perfect... went one time in the dead of winter on a calm cold sunny 10 degree morning.. i was comfortable but the sea water was freezing onto my shaft.. hope to get out this weekend and debating whether to don the chest waders,shorty wetsuit or just a pair of cargo pants..temps are supposed to be mid 60s to mid 70s...
I have noticed that with every revolution that I complete around the sun the heat bothers me more and more. I now only hunt the beaches in the summer. I try to arrive at the beach before the sun arrives and detect until the sun worshipers start crowding the beach. My last trip only lasted five and a half hours and I was worn out. . With the temps hitting 90 or better by noon my energy level does not last nearly as long as I would like.
Getting old Sux but it beats the alternative of dying young..
The older I get the more the heat gets to me. Never used to bother me at all when I was younger.
If it stayed 65 -70 degrees year round and no humidity I would be happy.
About 90 degrees makes the perfect detecting environment for me. I literally hate detecting in the cold, and or cooler days.
I am serious. Not trying to be controversial at all. I really do like the hotter days..
About 90 degrees makes the perfect detecting environment for me. I literally hate detecting in the cold, and or cooler days.
I am serious. Not trying to be controversial at all. I really do like the hotter days..
No controversy at all Elton. This is exactly why I posted it some like the shade some like the heat.
I like to hear a variety of opinions so all the power too you Elton
I dont mind some reasonable hot weather but it can have a couple of down sides as well especially inland on most of my sites,over the last couple of months the weather has been very mild but down side No1 is the ground is like concrete and any digging spade just bounces off,also the 2nd downside the heat can drain you,but i guess folks who mainly beach detect then both of these issues are not applicable as such.
Alas i live so far inland that its just way too far to travel to the coast for a few hours detecting,crops are growing so fast this last month or so that almost all of my farmland detecting sites are out of bounds till harvest time,but i do still have a fair few acres of deep pasture for summer detecting or i also do some river crossings and even the occasional 'magnet detecting' which is also enjoyable neat a nice river.
Cold weather is my favorite but I love sweating in the summer time. It's healthy to sweat and I can lose 3-4 lbs in a week. A couple Gatorades and I'm good for all day.
For the most part I can endure 4 maybe 5 hours in the blazing heat.(high 80's / humid) After that its all down hill. One has to look at the benefits of extreme weather either hot or cold. I have noticed that if its "too hot" ( humid / high 80's) or "too cold" the mid to upper 50's that it has a big impact in the number of people NOT around. Which makes for more pleasurable hunting. I also make sure I have water-type beverages the best of them is plain water with electrolyte tablets. Very crucial when sweating bucket loads in the heat.
I was a Boy Scout so I adhere to the motto - Be Prepared! Here in west Texas it is not unusual for me to have an all day hunt in 110 degree heat. I take a gallon of ice water and drink it all thrue the coarse of the hunt in addition to a bottle or 2 of Gator Aide. In our brief winters, I will hunt when the tempreture is down to the high 30's. And I always dress appropriatly.I love to detect so I adjust to the conditions. Best of luck and stay cool...
