Out of town park gave up a BLAZER Barber dime...injuns...and some more silver:cheers:

[Chris/MA]

I went out the other day to an old site I had hunted a few years ago with my DFX.
Spent two hours digging a couple dozen nails and absolutely nothing else. The excelerator 14 seems to like to iron false a bit more than the stock coil, btw.

And got a (very mild fortunately) case of poison ivy. The last time there wasn't so mild, so whenever I hunt that site I duct tape my gloves to my sleeves so there's no exposed skin at the wrists, and I scrub up with tecnu (stuff that dissolves the ivy oils) throw all the clothes in the laundry and shower immediately after getting home.
Even though the ivy's cut down right now, the ground's still loaded with the roots for it and there's little shoots sticking up from the ground.

Why would I go through such trouble to dig trash in poison ivy? Well, because I'm pretty sure this place is a very early house site, late 1600's or very early 1700's. It's also the place I found my oldest coin ever, 1657, and a 1723 hibernia that's in amazing shape that suggests it was dropped pre-1750. And each was in the same hole with several nails.

So the next chance I get, I'm going out there to dig more nails.
May or not get another chance, it's cold as hell for this time of year in mass. Granted we start getting cold this time of year, but 20 in mid november is about a 3-4 weeks ahead of schedule.

do the little "wiggle"...only to end up with a tiny piece of wire while chasing deep injun hits Gotta' dig 'em though..cause the next one might end up being a deep old greenie

 

[JHM]

I've recently modified the settings on my XS similar to what your using. I want to see if I'm missing some deep coins. Been hunting a long time but it's never too late to learn. If got some old spots I plan to re-hunt. You post contain some good information.

 

[ellis]

chris,sorry about the ivy thing.if that place ever catches on fire,don't breathe the smoke; i've heard that the smoke will do your lungs the same way...lol

 

[ellis]

morning bryce..can you do us all a favor and do a recording of that warbly sound??? i bought my sovxs because a man on this forum recorded the different sounds of a nickle and a dime.now i'm hooked on minelab and this forum!! best combo in the u.s. of a..hh

 

[king-ghidorah]

ellis,

Bryce responded to this question already when I asked him earlier in the thread --> http://www.findmall.com/read.php?19,851334,851949#msg-851949

 

[Chris/MA]

It's no big deal, I only got a tiny spot on a couple fingers.
The last time was relatively unpleasant, though probably not technically a "severe" reaction.
I'm not overly sensitive to the stuff fortunately, at least not more than the average guy.

You heard right about burning the stuff. Don't ever put poison ivy on a fire while burning brush. If the smoke gets in your lungs very severe reactions can occur, potentially requiring hospitalization and conceivably life-threatening.

The stuff in poison ivy that causes the reaction is called "urushiol"

I read up a bit on it, and while some sources say a good hot fire can destroy the compound, your average bonfire is not the ideal conditions for doing this, and will most likely result in incomplete combustion, in other words smoke containing the active compound still, and resulting in VERY unpleasant time for whoever's downwind. Especially given that stuff that's still live and green doesn't burn well. Think of the rash that occurs on your skin, and now imagine that covering the inside of your lungs, cause that's what'll happen.

looking up "urushiol-induced contact dermatitis" on wikipedia will give a bunch of good info, including how the allergic reaction actually works. It's basicaly an immune response where your immune system starts attacking the skin cells that were exposed because it thinks they're a foreign material.

Important things to remember:
1. Urushiol is a waxy, oily substance, hence the shiny appearance of the leaves. It is not water soluble really.
So you need a soap of some sort to make it soluble, and as much water as possible to flush it away.
2. You want to use lukewarm water, just warm enough to let the soap do it's job well, but NEVER HOT WATER.
Hot water will open your pores and let the stuff in more.
With a specialized cleaner, cold water may do the job ok.
3. The chemical stays potent for some time, potentially a year or more, so you need to clean anything it got on. Any clothes go right in the laundry, boots and diggers must be cleaned with soap or a more specialized ivy cleaning solution like TECNU.
4. It starts bonding to the skin within 15 minutes, so for best results, you need to carry a bottle of the cleaning stuff with you in the car and scrub up with it right after detecting if you think you've come in contact with it.
5. Make sure to scrub your knees with cleanser too before showering. It can soak through your pants if you're kneeling on a plant or vine.
6. Every part of the plant contains the compound, not just the leaves. And if you're digging you will cut vines or roots that will ooze sap.
7. Don't forget your wrists, often times even wearing long sleeves, your wrist will get exposed when you stretch your arm to dig. I wrap duct tape around them so my sleeves are taped to my gloves.
8. Resist the urge to rub an itch on your face with a glove or sleeve if you've been digging near the stuff. You'll regret it.

 

[niterider_58]

Awesome looking barber and injuns nice hunt buddy.

 

[king-ghidorah]

I am still waiting to find my first IH. I have probably gone over some as they do not hit like a Lincoln. I have to burn those numbers in my mind as I only use the digital display being that's it's easier than smartfind with that darn glare from the SE screen.

 

[Hotcz70]

pretty much done. Sounds like today will be okay...but after that...it doesn't look good
The twighlight zone park is closed for the season anyway for the Christmas display.
Hope all is well with you.

 

[Hotcz70]

drives me nuts I have honestly started to not pay attention to either screen...and have been pretty much hunting by sound anyway though.
Injuns can pretty much hit all over the "coin" part of the screen anyway...at least for me...but they have their own unique sound. Once you dig a couple....you'll not forget the sound...and trust me...you'll start diggin' up a lot of little pieces of wire...not that I ever do
With those annoying pieces of wire though...some injuns will start poppin out. Take care King.

 

[king-ghidorah]

Bryce,

For the life of me I do not know WHY ML left the screen with so much glare when it's an obvious flaw in a simple as just looking at the screen? They could have maybe made the LCD a bright blue or red to cut through the glare maybe? Like I said before engineers when faced with the dilemma on how to feed a baby would design a robot with metal tits to feed it!! Many times they are not practical and they are so busy looking at the beauty of what they are doing that they forget to transpose it to reality.

When I get more proficient with the SE I'll advance to that next step with my ear only. I have found that you might find amongst the bad tones that a good one will come in really quick like a really fast high tone, not even half a second in duration and then when I go over it again and check the display it's a good one but not all the time as I have quickly learned. It could be the residual from a can, a piece of iron, pulltab, blah,blah,blah nearby.

You've been at this critical junction of the MD season with decades of the flow time behind you so you're "more adjusted" to it. I'm just like a newborn sucking on that lovely breast and now it's being ripped away from me.

Right now it's not to bad and I could swing but I have to be a mature, responsible adult and pack my stuff and move to my new place. Tomorrow on the other hand when it's supposed to be 50 out might be a different story though