Probably a stupid question but anyhow

[bigelow]

is there a way to name your find points and way points through the detector? I see I can do it with xchange but cant seem to find a way to do it while on my hunts, I find it hard to go home and try to figure out what I found and where, thanks for any help.

 

[Jason in Enid]

is there a way to name your find points and way points through the detector? I see I can do it with xchange but cant seem to find a way to do it while on my hunts, I find it hard to go home and try to figure out what I found and where, thanks for any help.

Nope. Just like creating and saving a new program, the only way to give it a custom name is through the xchange software.

What I do is to save the target point, then lay the target on the screen so the FP# is visible and snap a pic with my phone. then I can correlate it all back home.

 

[bigelow]

oh bummer but thanks for the tip... sure would be nice to tag them somehow in the field

 

[EAvila]

I put important finds in a small plastic zip-lock bag (like a 2"x2") and write the autogenerated number on the bag when I mark it. That way I can correlate finds to find points later.

 

[david.di]

I do the same as Jason in Enid.
EAvila's idea is also a good one.


david di

 

[Champ Ferguson]

Yeah, good ideas. I usually carry a pen and write any notes I want to add in xChange later. On occasion youll find an interesting pattern if your data is detailed enough. I hunted an 12 building apartment complex from the 1940s once and found a 'trail' that was quarter rich. The manager had told me of a time that the office was burgled of its Laundromat quarters and they tracked the crooks to a nearby grocery store by following the trail of spilled coins from the buckets they used to haul them. My trail followed what he remembered was the getaway (they didn't) trail.

 

[sgoss66]

Ha ha -- great story, Champ!

You turned out to be the unwitting beneficiary of someone else's crime, LOL!

I guess the office manager, while following the trail of spilled coins, left a few of 'em for you!

Steve

Yeah, good ideas. I usually carry a pen and write any notes I want to add in xChange later. On occasion youll find an interesting pattern if your data is detailed enough. I hunted an 12 building apartment complex from the 1940s once and found a 'trail' that was quarter rich. The manager had told me of a time that the office was burgled of its Laundromat quarters and they tracked the crooks to a nearby grocery store by following the trail of spilled coins from the buckets they used to haul them. My trail followed what he remembered was the getaway (they didn't) trail.

 

[Champ Ferguson]

I offered the quarters to the manager since most of them probably belonged to the business, but he declined. I suspect insurance had covered it long ago. Bought the apt staff a ton of breakfast goodies from Panera once I was done hunting the complex.

 

[sgoss66]

That's outstanding, Champ! What a good deed!

Steve