WIFE AND I LEARNING OUR EXPLORER AT THE BEACH

[tjinak]

WE ARE HAVING RECORD SETTING WEATHER UP HERE IN JUNEAU, WIFE AND I HIT THE BEACH FOR 2 HOURS SAT MORNING TO GET A LITTLE MORE TIME WITH THE EXPLORER SE. ( we are both new at detecting ).
HERE'S WHAT WE FOUND, NOTHING SPECIAL. WE GOT A BUNCH OF MODERN CLAD THAT ISNT PICTURED, ABOUT 5.50. THE OLDEST BEING A 1967 DIME AT 11" IN SEMI DRY SAND.

 

[Ken (iowa)]

Wow, beautiful scenery! I love Alaska. Good luck with you new machine.
Ken

 

[tjinak]

I KNOW PRETTY SAD WHEN YOUR BEST FIND IS A SWISS ARMY KNIFE. BUT WE WERE ONLY DETECTING FOR 2 HOURS, AND MOST OF THAT TIME WAS SPENT PLANTING TARGETS (various things ), AND PLAYING WITH DIFFERENT SETTINGS TO GET A FEEL FOR HOW IT REACTS TO THE SAME TARGETS OVER AND OVER USING DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND SETTINGS. WE DON'T HAVE A TEST GARDEN YET, SO THIS WAS THE NEXT BEST THING. WE BOTH ACTUALLY LEARNED ALLOT ABOUT THE EXPLORER, I WOULD RECOMMEND SUCH TESTING TO ANYONE WHO IS STILL LEARNING THEIR EXPLORER.
I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL OUR SECOND MACHINE GETS HERE! RIGHT NOW, WE ARE TAKING TURNS WITH THE SE. I REALLY WANT TO GET AN E-TRAC, AND LET THE WIFE HAVE THE SE. I'M GUESSING I WILL HAVE AN E-TRAC IN JULY, WIFE SAID SHE WOULD BUY ONE FOR ME FOR OUR ANNIVERSARY JULY 3RD.

ALL IN ALL, IT WAS A GREAT MORNING WITH THE WIFE! AND THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED IS MORE THAN WORTH THE TIME INVESTED IN A LITTLE PRACTICE!

P.S. HEY KEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE MOUNTAINS RIGHT?

 

[TokenDigger]

Good luck with your new machines. You will find stuff with the Minelabs. Beautiful scenery - I hope that you're able to hit some old mining camps and ghost towns. Just keep practicing and get out detecting and the finds will come (nothing wrong with your beach finds - a nice knife and $5.50 in change is better than what I have done lots of times). Happy hunting!