How Many Hours Do You Hunt With Your E-Trac ?

[E-Trac-Ohio]

There have been a lot of good polls posted in this forum across the last few months - but I don't remember seeing this one ...

(A) - How long have you owned your E-Trac ? >>> I bought my machine just under 2 years ago.

(B) - How many total hours have you spent hunting with your E-Trac ? >>> I've spent approx. 1000 hours hunting with my machine.

(C) - On average - how many hours do you hunt - a week - month - year ? >>> On average - I spend approx. 10 hours a week in the field.


HH --- Mark



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[Jack Flynn]

Just under two years, and probably average being 10-12 hours a week. Might get 20 this week and 2 the next or none sometimes. The same as you or a little less total hour wise use.

 

[sugar]

well i got my etrac in september and i try and get a couple of hours in daily what i try to do is get all my jobs done and go out detecting as my treat like someone would go golfing or go to the pub i have a belt that i have my probe fastened to and although i fasten the velcro so the belt is tight there is another belt on top and i have not altered that since day one there is about six inches of loose belt and that is how much weight i have lost GREAT HOBBY GREAT DETECTOR

 

[NebTrac]

Bought 2009 (started using on March 6th 2010) - First year about 246 total hours.

So far this year, about 25-30 hours. So only about 2 hrs. per week.

NebTrac

 

[markg]

Had mine about 1 month. 20+ hours so far. Try to average 10+ hours the last two weeks.
I love it.

 

[iskirkra]

I have had mine for about 3 months and only get about 2 hours a week in if I am lucky. I love the e-trac it is so flexible.

 

[herbajones]

I have had mine about 5 weeks now and I have gone out probably 6 times and an average of 3 or 4 hrs each time.
I believe I have found 13 silver dimes...(9 mercs, 2 Roosies , 1 Barber and1 Panama dime) no silver quarters....lots of wheaties and a few Indians. No rings.

 

[reltolbert]

I've had mine about 1 week. I've found 2 rings, 1 ear-ring, 1 silver dime and $8.00 worth of clad. I've put in 15
hours for this 1 week.

 

[Goes4ever]

Got mine in spring of 2010 can't remember exact date without looking it up. I hunt as much as I possibly can usually 10 hours during week or more and all day Saturday and half day Sunday, so I would say 20+ hours a week

 

[banditicey]

Got mine in November 2010 and used it until December 2010 and then started detecting again in March 2011
so approximately 7 months owned but only 3 months detecting because of winter and rain conditions

If I can, I try to detect daily but realistically about one to three times a week, even for an hour if I can and if weather allows
I average anywhere from three to twelve hours a week

And I also look at detecting as a source of relaxation if not therapy itself and my arms are really buff from detecting

 

[jeepcj5]

Got my Etrac on 3 March fist hunt was 3 March and founf my first silver a semi key date 1926 Merc, i've been laid off since Nov so i get out about 20-30 hrs per week

that adds up to about 120 -150 hours so far and have found some fantastic things oldest being an 1891seated dine in GREAT shape some silver rings and necklaces, a REALLY kewl old solid brass Yale lock from the turn of the century!! really like finding the old silver coins best tho...and as stated before, VERY therapeutic!!!!

 

[moonshine]

my first day swinging an etrac is in my sig.... i keep an excel spreadsheet of all my finds/locations/dates, etc..

i would swing all day everyday if i could, but usually i try for a couple hours during the week and one "real" trip on the weekend....maybe 10-12 hours a week on average. i wish i could make time to do it more but i just cant.