Cold Weather Detecting

[Bell-Two]

With the coming...or already here...cold weather a discussion of metal detecting in the very cold would be helpful for those that do not have the experience of much cold weather hunting.

1. How does the cold effect your detector?
2. Does the cold ground effect your signals?
3. How do you dig in ground that is semi-frozen?
4. Do you change your digging tool ie. small shovel as well as hand digger?
5. How do you dress properly, allowing for movement but warmth?
6. What type of gloves work best to keep you warm as well as dry?
7. Site selection, woods instead of open ground?
8. Head warmth while wearing ear phones?
9. What type of footwear for warmth without extreme weight?
10. What conditions do you feel preclude winter detecting?

There are probably many more questions that could be asked if you have any or suggestions we would like to hear of them.

 

[gingerlm]

as for digging i'de use a shovel.....and dress warm in alpaca clothing.....very thin and extremely warm.....its a bummer we dont live where its warm all year round....i just bought a ton of treasure hunting books and some history books to study on those cold snowy days...ginger

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Here's a great cold weather hunting tip from a Minelab Tech that I talked to in Las Vegas last year ...

He told me ... "IMPORTANT - After hunting in very cold weather - DO NOT bring your metal detector into a heated house or put it close to the heater in your car !
The sudden change in temp. could allow condensation to form in the control box - and this moisture can really damage the machines electonics ! "

After hunting in very cold weather cold weather ( I try to hunt all winter ) I always double wrap my control box & battery compartment in a heavy beach towel - put the machine inside the factory carry bag - and then I wrap a winter coat around the carry bag for the ride home. This give the machine time to warn up very slowly - so no condensation forms.

HH --- Mark

 

[sugar]

i wear warm gloves but underneath i wear a thin pair of surgical gloves these keep my hands dry if the gloves get wet cant stand wet gloves and i wear a thin thermal hat with my phones on top they dont slip and it stops earphones getting clammy everything stays dry but this is just a dream at the moment as here in uk worst snow for twenty years drifts of three foot had to dig the car out again this morning so not alot of detecting going on should i emmigrate to get more hours on my detector i think sooooooooooo lol