MassSaltH2O
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If you are like me, winter is not the greatest time for metal detecting. In the US, winters can be hard times for metal detectorists. During the winter, the weather can be unpleasant, esp in the North. Also, the ground freezes up during the wintertime in the Northern latitutudes.
What is a poor MDer to do during the wintertime?
Here are a few hints:
The fishermen of the North repair thier nets, lines and traps during the winter. I usually study my user manual, and do online research during the winter.
But what if you really have had enough studying and research, and you are itching to just get out there and do some detecting?
If you are wealthy, you can just fly in your private jet to Australia. It is summertime down there.
OK, what if this is not an option?
There are several other options.
Now is the time to be making your reservations for the deserts of the American Southwest. Now, and the next several months are the nicest months to detect in the American Southwest.
Another option: Head for a salt water beach.
For most of the US, at least, there is never any snow or ice at the water line of a salt water beach, even in the middle of winter. OK, maybe in Alaska you might find an iceberg at the beach in the winter, but for most of the continental US, the salt water beaches are always accessible for metal detecting, even in the middle of winter, or the same day as a heavy snowfall that day.
And, the sand never freezes up. Again, this is for the continental US. If you live at the North Pole, good luck even finding a beach during the winter.
A word of advice, if you plan on heading to a salt water beach during the wintertime (and even early spring), make sure that you bring plenty of cold weather clothes with you, even if it is a spring like day where you live.
The wind, and the wind chill factor, will be much worse at the beach. Even on a pleasant day.
Happy metal detecting. Spring is right around the corner.
What is a poor MDer to do during the wintertime?
Here are a few hints:
The fishermen of the North repair thier nets, lines and traps during the winter. I usually study my user manual, and do online research during the winter.
But what if you really have had enough studying and research, and you are itching to just get out there and do some detecting?
If you are wealthy, you can just fly in your private jet to Australia. It is summertime down there.
OK, what if this is not an option?
There are several other options.
Now is the time to be making your reservations for the deserts of the American Southwest. Now, and the next several months are the nicest months to detect in the American Southwest.
Another option: Head for a salt water beach.
For most of the US, at least, there is never any snow or ice at the water line of a salt water beach, even in the middle of winter. OK, maybe in Alaska you might find an iceberg at the beach in the winter, but for most of the continental US, the salt water beaches are always accessible for metal detecting, even in the middle of winter, or the same day as a heavy snowfall that day.
And, the sand never freezes up. Again, this is for the continental US. If you live at the North Pole, good luck even finding a beach during the winter.
A word of advice, if you plan on heading to a salt water beach during the wintertime (and even early spring), make sure that you bring plenty of cold weather clothes with you, even if it is a spring like day where you live.
The wind, and the wind chill factor, will be much worse at the beach. Even on a pleasant day.
Happy metal detecting. Spring is right around the corner.
