Waiting for Tax Refund and Wife Approval

[Anonymous]

Right now I am trying to decide on what. I need waterproof since I live on a river. But I also have an acre of my own that I would like to explore, hence my only detector can't be PI, though I would choose that if just in the water. Realistically how much will I find on ordinary unsearched land next to a river? If not much, then PI sounds good. Any yet, it will be my only detector. I can't rule out land search for sure. A CZ20 has been recommended as a general purpose waterproof. But I see that Minelab Excaliber is touting (very strongly) multiple frequencies. Are they worth the trouble for a novice or just superfluous bells&whistles? You guys seem to know the technical stuff better than any. Any ideas? Should I just stick to Ham Radio as my wife says: You don't need another hobby. But it sounds so neat!
Don on the River

 

[Anonymous]

Rivers are great places to hunt, the rivers were used to wash clothing, bathe, fish, hunt, for travel and commerce. Among countless other things.
If a swimming hole or beach is not around, I wont think twice about hunting a river!!!
There full of stuff!
HH. Mike

 

[Anonymous]

Don, The first question and important one is, is the river salt or fresh water? In fresh most any waterproof vlf detector will do fine. If its salt then cz20 and minelab might be a bit better. For the 2nd part of your question I guess it would depend on how old your area is. I also live on a river which had settlers as earlier as the late 1700s. It is all field now and you can't imagine how many sites and interesting finds I've made there. A good piece of advice is to find the earliest maps of the area and match up settlements with a recent map. Any old area close to water can hold great promise. In the early days many people dumped on or close to the river. If your on a fresh river you may want to look at the Tesoro Tigershark as a waterproof- relic detector. I say the Tesoro becouse it might have an advantage on land picking out the small targets.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks CC, my river is off the Chesapeake bay, is mildly tidal, but fed by a fresh stream. I am seven miles up from the Bay. So it's not ocean salty, but not a spring-fed lake either. As for what went on here, I am sure it is a gold mine of activity back to Pirate days. It used to be a farm settlement, and a Ferry crossing. Even today it is a swimming beach, so that alone will be worth exploring. I am thinking general purpose VLF TR because I want to work my land around the river also. Otherwise I like PI, but apparently you can't avoid nuisance iron on land.