New Safari Owner Wanted to Say Hello from Italy

[USAF]

Hello from Italy folks. I'm deployed here for the Air Force until 27 May and just ordered my Safari having it sent to my son in Wisconsin. He's going to learn as much as he can with it & hopefully he'll have a head start on me and we can do this together when I get home. Has anyone ever tried an output splitter so that more than one person can hear the tones? Have been reading as much as I can on the Safari and taking notes on all the chatter here on this great forum. Has anyone ever considered making a laminated field card that would aid in the ID of targets based on the screen number displayed? I live in far Northern Wisconsin near Iron River (Bayfield County) and know of many old logging camps I'm hoping to hit us as soon as I'm home. My grandfather was in a logging camp near Medford in the early 1900's and before he died he showed me exactly where his camp was for 3 years. It's just a red pine plantation now well hidden in the National Forest. There's also CCC camps from the 30's in my area that might be worth a look.
Thanks to everyone here who posts what they do so that we beginners can learn at least a little quicker than what we would've on our own!
Ciao!
Dean

 

[Dan-o]

Hi Dean and Welcome to Finds and the world of metal detecting.

Has anyone ever tried an output splitter so that more than one person can hear the tones? Dean

Yes, I have a splitter that I picked up years ago for my Whites when I went hunting with a friend who didn't have a detector and wanted to hear what was going on. We didn't want to use the external speaker.
I just plugged it into my Safari for the first time after reading your question and it worked fine with both headphones plugged in.
You will probably find that when you get back that your son now has a metal detector and you don't. Better start saving up just in case you need to get another one.

Dan C

 

[USAF]

Thanks Dan-O!
I'll look for a splitter tonight on Ebay. I also just ordered the NiMh battery also. I see you're from Boise. I go elk hunting North of Lowman each fall. I hike in about 6 miles and spend a week in the mountains and love it out there. Got a nice bull a few years back but the wolves seem to have really cut the numbers down as I see fewer and fewer each year. Am seriously considering another area as it's tough to justify spending almost $600 for a tag/license each year when I can't even see elk anymore. At least you're in gold contry vs. where I am it's only flour gold. Ever find any small nuggets out there?
Thanks for the welcome and good luck this year with finds!
Dean

 

[Dan-o]

Thanks Dan-O!
I see you're from Boise. I go elk hunting North of Lowman each fall. I hike in about 6 miles and spend a week in the mountains and love it out there. Got a nice bull a few years back but the wolves seem to have really cut the numbers down as I see fewer and fewer each year. Am seriously considering another area as it's tough to justify spending almost $600 for a tag/license each year when I can't even see elk anymore. At least you're in gold contry vs. where I am it's only flour gold. Ever find any small nuggets out there?
Thanks for the welcome and good luck this year with finds!
Dean

That area north of Lowman is real nice country. There's a nice backpacking trail "Warms Springs Creek" that is awesome. I think the wolves haven't really cut the elk numbers down as much as some think, they are just helping take everything back to a more natural or wild state of being like it used to be, so the elk are just more skittish. Same thing going on in Yellowstone. The elk were much more noticeable and out in the open before the wolves, but now are in a much more wild state of being, makes them harder to find, but I like it that way. Yellowstone used to feel too much like a zoo to me. I used to hunt, but not anymore. Too much work for me. I'd rather hike in now and just take pictures, but elk sure is tasty if prepared correctly. Still know plenty of hunters so I can still get a little venison when I need to.
I have been out gold panning up toward Idaho City with my daughter and we have found color, all placer gold, nothing I could have found with a detector. There are nuggets in certain areas of Idaho, but most gold here is placer gold.
Dan C

 

[ronaldj2]

Welcome!!! Can't really add much about the splitter, it does work well. Hopefully your son will find lots of goodies before you get home and will be able to show you the rope's on the Safari. Ron

 

[Chief390]

Dean,
With the Safari you need to learn the target numbers up front. Then work with the sounds. I found it best if you practice with some different metals. I started with the Safari in Coin Mode, then began to lock out the trash numbers. Lay out some junk, like a nail, bolt, aluminum cans, pull tabs as there are different types and they read differently. As you scan the junk lock out that number. When you are done lay out some coins, gold and silver. See where these items are on your scale. Make sure you have a wheat penny and a new penny. They read differently. Once you have locked out all the junk and can pick up the good stuff, save that setting (as it tells you in the manual). This will get you in the right direction and will help you learn the Target ID numbers. Hope this helps.

 

[Sky1]

38 is my favorite number.