Critterhunter
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Ran across this in the Tesoro forum and must say I think it's a killer idea...
Now THAT's a great idea there! Never heard that before, and I think it's a fantastic way to improve perceptions of this hobby in the public's eye. Too many "detectorists" using shovels in public parks, not filling holes, or not doing a good job by using 3 sided flap plugs and such to act as a hinge and fall back into the hole right to hide them better. Stuff like that and people not carting out the trash they find and so on. Even at the beaches it's important to fill holes. I say video people from a distance who are doing that sort of thing and let them know they are going to be a youtube sensation because of it. Might shame a few into submission, never wondering who's watching down the road. Should be a youtube "Wall Of Shame" channel for people to throw such stuff up on.
Bans popping up all over the net due to people pulling stunts like that, and it's only going to get worse with these TV shows with an influx of newbies thinking they are going to strike it rich every day out there, so any little thing to improve the image of this hobby might help fight the momentum of ban city in some places.
I liked that idea so much of using a clear bag to improve perceptions that I'm going to try it myself here. Maybe a zip lock bag hung off the front of my cheap Home Depot apron. That'll also then free up the two pouches it has for clads on one side and silver or other good keepers on the other that I don't want mixing around with the clads. Any ideas on how to hang a zip lock off a pouch that will hold up to some weight being put into it? Not talking a super large ziplock here, just one big enough to do the job between emptying at garbage cans.
If the bag can be hung off the front of an apron some how you won't have to pull the trash out to show people as it will be right there for anybody walking by or "spying" on you to see. Kind'a like a walking advertisement for one reason why detecting shouldn't be banned at such places being hunted.
mike5853 said:
Now THAT's a great idea there! Never heard that before, and I think it's a fantastic way to improve perceptions of this hobby in the public's eye. Too many "detectorists" using shovels in public parks, not filling holes, or not doing a good job by using 3 sided flap plugs and such to act as a hinge and fall back into the hole right to hide them better. Stuff like that and people not carting out the trash they find and so on. Even at the beaches it's important to fill holes. I say video people from a distance who are doing that sort of thing and let them know they are going to be a youtube sensation because of it. Might shame a few into submission, never wondering who's watching down the road. Should be a youtube "Wall Of Shame" channel for people to throw such stuff up on.
Bans popping up all over the net due to people pulling stunts like that, and it's only going to get worse with these TV shows with an influx of newbies thinking they are going to strike it rich every day out there, so any little thing to improve the image of this hobby might help fight the momentum of ban city in some places.
I liked that idea so much of using a clear bag to improve perceptions that I'm going to try it myself here. Maybe a zip lock bag hung off the front of my cheap Home Depot apron. That'll also then free up the two pouches it has for clads on one side and silver or other good keepers on the other that I don't want mixing around with the clads. Any ideas on how to hang a zip lock off a pouch that will hold up to some weight being put into it? Not talking a super large ziplock here, just one big enough to do the job between emptying at garbage cans.
If the bag can be hung off the front of an apron some how you won't have to pull the trash out to show people as it will be right there for anybody walking by or "spying" on you to see. Kind'a like a walking advertisement for one reason why detecting shouldn't be banned at such places being hunted.