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  1. Monkeys Uncle

    Prayer Request

    Prayers needed - My 53 yr old son (Clay), former Marine (10 yrs active duty, including Desert Storm) was just diagnosed with PLS (Primary Lateral Sclerosis), a neurological degenerative disease. No cure, no treatment. Once diagnosed, his wife has picked up and left him. The next day he was...
  2. Monkeys Uncle

    Equinox detectors (?)

    Minelab user here (Etrac and Vanquish) but I am curious about the Equinox product. Asking this site...what (in your personal opinion) makes the Equinox a "better than most" detector. My biggest curiosity centers around detector weight and complexity. Other considerations = ID accuracy...
  3. Monkeys Uncle

    Got silver today, and...!

    Sorry no pics, but did my grocery run today and checked the Coinstar machine on the way in...One quarter, two dimes (incl. '51 Rosie), three nickels and two zincs. :love: As I was shopping with the wife, I found a loose dime on the floor. (y) Checked the counter again (after shopping/checking...
  4. Monkeys Uncle

    Minelab Vanquish users...

    I know this is not a "one answer fits all" question. Granted, there are a number of variables...BUT in YOUR OPINION is there a somewhat narrow range of VDI values on your Vanquish detector that you would somewhat expect to detect an 'adult' size ring? Say a set or range of values for gold and...
  5. Monkeys Uncle

    To Tweak or to Trust?

    Been detecting 8 yrs. Started with a cheap Bounty Hunter. Moved up ($ wise) to an AT Pro, then to an ETRAC and now a Vanquish 440. Detected good and bad targets with all of them. Best find ever was a $6 grand diamond ring...BUT, that find was made on the surface, in bright light with the naked...
  6. Monkeys Uncle

    Too funny

    Dreaded dbl post. SORRY!
  7. Monkeys Uncle

    Not today's finds, but today's funnies...

    Enjoy...you're gonna laugh - FOUR STAGES OF LIFE 1) You believe in Santa Claus. 2) You don't believe in Santa Claus. 3) You are Santa Claus. 4) You look like Santa Claus. AND... SUCCESS At age 4 success is . . . Not piddling in your pants. At age 12 success is . . . Having friends. At age 17...
  8. Monkeys Uncle

    Rice and waterlogged detector??

    Was just wondering if anyone knows whether submersion in rice would cure a waterlogged metal detector??? Hasn't happened to me or mine, but tv commercial (cell phones) got me to wondering. Anyone know? :unsure:
  9. Monkeys Uncle

    I'm excited...

    Got permission to hunt two sites that have never been detected to my knowledge. 😲 One is an old farm/ranch homesite where the home has collapsed. Only rubbish and part of the fireplace remain visible. Don't know age of the home but the only road is now indistinguishable. It only appears in a...
  10. Monkeys Uncle

    Best, reliable detector <= $300?

    I'm sure this has been discussed ad nauseum over the years...so, my apologies for bringing it up again. :surrender: BUT, I'm thinking about an inexpensive "backup" detector by a reliable manufacturer. I know...I'm asking alot for alittle...BUT, it's my usual modus operandi. 😎 Much TIA for...
  11. Monkeys Uncle

    Question RE: Thresh hold tone.

    May be wrong forum...but what does it mean when there is no thresh hold tone? Hard to describe circumstance. Was hunting an old, wood frame home (burned to the ground) and rarely swung over the ground and got a TH tone. It was either screaming w/various tones or completely null (no tone at...
  12. Monkeys Uncle

    T & P for those in harm's way tonight

    Let's not forget those souls on the TX/LA gulf coast. From my own experience...there's not very many things scarier than high winds that seem to never cease and the noise and movement of things that shouldn't move. Never faced rising water, but can imagine where one's mind goes in that event. T...
  13. Monkeys Uncle

    E-Trac kHz setting???

    Is it possible to set the kHz setting on E-Trac machines? Is it related to 'sensivity' or 'noice cancel'? I ask in regards to hunting for jewelery/gold. TIA and HH!
  14. Monkeys Uncle

    DFX - still using it??

    Anyone still swinging a Whites DFX detector? If so...what do you consider it's strengths and or weakness.
  15. Monkeys Uncle

    Probably been asked 1000 times...

    When it comes to patterns, some E-Trac swingers prefer Andy' s coin pattern over Bill s Trashy Park. Still others use wide open Quick Mask or a slightly modified pattern thereof. Probably depends mostly on location or type of desired target, i.e., abundance of iron or modern litter (can slaw...
  16. Monkeys Uncle

    CO - 47

    Okay you E-Trac experts...last two hunts, swung over a number of tragets (8 or 9) that returned "CO 47" and recovered only 1 clad GW :sneaky: . All the others were alum. cans or round alum lids/tops. Was running Andy s' pattern and followed the "hits" with open Quick Mask to check FE. Did not...
  17. Monkeys Uncle

    Indian Heads. What's the trick?

    My E-trac is great for spotting old silver...BUT, its user can't seem to ID Indian Heads. Found one and it was a surface find in the woods. "Surface" in that it was lying in a H2O 'run-off' rut. Since I prefer old school yards and dig a reasonable amt. of silver, you'd think the kids would...
  18. Monkeys Uncle

    Why detect open fields/forests?

    I've never understood why some detectorist swing a detector in the woods and or open fields...AND actually find coins, etc. My logic screams "hunt where people obviously were". NOW, over time I'm trying to grasp the logic of hunting were people "might" have been. Can someone enlighten...
  19. Monkeys Uncle

    Anyone been/felt threatened while detecting?

    Just curious...have any of you encountered persons who threatened you, i.e., demanding $ or wanted your detector? I have not...but often hunt alone and sometimes after dark in public parks, etc. Having become an "old coot", I've wondered if some passerby might be thinking, "Old man...easy...
  20. Monkeys Uncle

    Pin Pointers - shopping for a new one.

    Used a Garrett Pro Pointer for years but it's starting to malfunction. Any/all recommendations for a replacement are welcome. What's new and improved? I am interested in reliability and accuracy. Hopefully, the newer models 'reach' a little deeper than my standby Garrett PP. My use = strictly...
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