Hi Folks,
I've wanted to get a metal detector for a number of years, just haven't. BUT! I couple of years ago I *took a spill* (that's what old codgers in the USA say when the fall down) while I was gathering wood after felling a dead tree. I LOST MY KNIFE!!!!!! OMG!!!!! Had that knife for years and years, an old modified Forgecraft.
My local library had recently started a *Sharebrary* where a patron could borrow anything on hand, from a label maker to a ,,, METAL DETECTOR!
I got it, scanned the area, and detected it before it even started to rust over (it took a few rainy days to get back out, and two visits).
I'd go to beaches in the area. Maybe this summer. BONUS: Girls in skimpy bathing suits!
Sal