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[@scooterfpv8864]

Cool man! Dad had an old Garret back in the day. I crashed my freestyle drone at a playground set. Smashed the camera ...not expensive but ejected the micro SD card. That hurt. Searched a long time but being black hides it well. Didn't find it. So remembering this video I ordered from Amazon and picked up an inexpensive child's metal detector threw a fresh 9v in it and dropped a micro SD card on the floor to practice out how it worked. It was a very faint and fast blip. In minutes my attention wandered and I was scanning flooring nails, electrical wires and such and thought it fascinating. Several days later "Today" I went back to the playground set and searched in a pattern with the toy. Found lots of small refuse and noticed how it behaved near large metal supports and tie anchors. But because of the search pattern I glimpsed the Micro SD card on the top of the mulch near a support gold contacts up. I'm going to give the toy metal detector to a kid and get a better one in the 100-ish range. I actually really enjoyed it even if I didn't find the Micro SD card. 👍 And I WILL tape the card slot closed with tape whilst flying from now on .

[@snovak89]

Bottle hunting, gold panning, and metal detecting. Dave sounds like he's occupying his mind well.

[@caseywood9781]

That's the key to survival

[@mrchordstriker]

I can make thirty an hour bottle hunting nothing to sneeze at at all.

[@skybarnum9859]

I have been detecting for over 25 years. In that time I have used nearly every brand of detector except minelab. All have their points and detractors. It has been over ten years since I have touched a bounty hunter and the electronics have likely improved vastly since then. However I will never hold another as the few I tried were so bad that it soured me on the brand. My $.02, The bottom end Garrett detector is only about $50 more than a Bounty Hunter and will be a more solid machine. However your video was well done and did a fantastic job of covering all the respect and stewardship rules of a good detectorist.

[@cephasmcpher67peteroutdoorspip]

I see almost on a daily bases a gentleman who comes down to our local beach at first light and combs it with his detector and he usually has a good haul after a nice weekend of tourism. Rings, sunglasses, bracelets, coins you name it and he has probably found it. It definitely is a good hobby even if he doesn't find treasure he says the hunt itself is worth it .

[@Imtavin15]

The one thumbs-down on this video might be the person that lost that penny you found.

[@sosteve9113]

Hahahaha ,yes you could be right

[@blackhatbushcraft]

LOL!

[@RubinsRacing350]

Maybe he drinks Pepsi and not coke🤔

[@narlee2014]

Cheap hobby- Magnet Fishing! It’s so much fun tossing the magnet out there into the water ways and pulling up stuff. Fishing lures, old firearms, tools, and other neat things! Give it a shot sometime!

[@arm3127]

Love the video! My 8yr old son and I went metal detecting with our metal detectors. His is a cheap 35.00 youth metal detector I got at toys r us a few years ago for his sister. He actually found a bolt to a rifle. He was thrilled. I don’t care what we find as long as we get something lol.

[@ashliehubbard7552]

Hey Dave! Glad to see u doing one of my favorite hobbies. I 've been relic hunting for 25+ years. Over the years I have dug coins that date back to 1840's, civil war buttons, Minnie balls, and 3 civil war buckles. U are right. U do not need super expensive machines to find relics. Name of the game is research , research, and research. I always get permission from private landowners to hunt. Always cover my holes and take care of everyone's property. If u do those things, as a relic hunter, u will develop a good reputation with landowners and will be invited by others to come hunt their land. Lots of good relics are out there. History is waiting for u......

[@mrRobbins999]

Wouldn’t mind seeing some more metal detecting videos. Another cheap hobby and one that’s gaining popularity here in the UK is magnet fishing canals and rivers.

[@m3sca1]

I was going to detect the ground I dug to make a chilli patch yesterday, then grabbed a sieve instead. It was much quicker to sieve the soil than detect it initially. I found all the nails and 2 coins, and plenty of junk. Then ran my Garret Carrot over the hard ground. Not a process for public land but for around the garden while sheltering in place, it's quicker than detecting. Cheap too 😉

[@alforsyth5738]

My son and I have been talking about metal detecting, and after watching this video we are hooked. Thank you for the new series, we are really enjoying it.

[@shanemccauley8354]

I fell face first into the rabbit hole. I've spent thousands on detectors over ten years from every maker though I am a Whites dealer and the one thing they all have in common is if you don't do the research then you don't find the prize. I've also spent thousands of hours reading local civil war and colonial history books to find places to hunt. Thank you again for another great video keepem rolling

[@marklouderman7125]

Shane McCauley what do you recommend for finding gold? Looking at the gold bug, do you have any suggestions? I want to eliminate as much junk as possible yet ping on small nuggets. Please help.

[@intothecalm420]

Love my Whites. Seems like most pro detectors use MTX though.

[@TheVerbiousOne]

The research is as fascinating as the recovery! I managed to get my hands on a used Whites TDI to combat the mineralized clay in the fields I hunt. I haven't had it out in awhile. Been playing with a Minelab equinox 600 lately.

[@christopherrowley7506]

@@marklouderman7125 I'm no expert but I've seen Jeff Williams using a gold bug sometimes. Check out his channel, if you can get past his antics he's actually a wealth of information

[@diggingthewest7981]

@@marklouderman7125 hardcore relic Hunter of 40 years now, always used Whites. Every one has paid itself off. I've been using an MXT for nine years now, has been legendary. But your right, research is KEY.

[@outtour2525]

A lot of people don't have hobbies these days, awesome that you are showing people different things to get into, been watching for years Dave! Hope you are doing well!

[@wingrovedl]

Dave, Thank You, I am very much into metal detecting. That was a very candid appraisal of the hobby. Your very much correct in saying it can cost a lot of money if you let it. Some machines will do everything except dig the item out of the ground for you.

[@letsdiscussit1]

Hello from Boston. Thx for video. Building my preps and trying to report concerns to all preppers, homesteaders, off gridders. Thx for the hard work you do.

[@artedwards8536]

I have a Tracker a friend bough me while working in Oklahoma. I used to have a Garret 250 many years ago that got stolen. I lamented to my buddy about how I missed metal dectecing so he got me one as a late birthday gift. The Tracker is a bit less than half of what the Garret 250 goes for but both machines are good for their purpose. While poking around a pasture in Oklahoma with the Tracker, the first thing I found a cast metal toy pistol. A little research into it I found it could have been made anywhere from the 1900s to the 1940s. At the start of WWII metal would have gone toward the war effort and toys like that would have ceased production. It is kind of fun to find something odd then research it. Probably got lost by some little kid playing cowboy and Indians.

[@thorzhammer70ky17]

Aluma stands piece is from the stands usually drug into city parks for softball or soccer games.

[@TedLenn0n]

I just bought a Tracker IV so I can find nails. We had our roof done last year, and am still finding rusty nails in the yard. I’ve gone over the yard multiple time with a rolling magnet, but keep finding more. I’m hoping the metal detector will help me find the ones the magnet won’t pick up.

[@ErichHaubrich]

Thanks for this review, sir! You have a great delivery. It makes perfect sense that you're Pathfinder School cadre. Cheers!

[@krbushcraftaustralia5976]

Much love from downunder. Love your work Dave please never stop making content. 👍🏻🍺🤘🏻

[@EvansGoneFishing]

In all honesty I have been detecting for over 10 years and with those old machines even good ones good targets at depth can sound off as iron. You always want to pay attention to sound. On some detectors your sound is more faint the deeper the target. You may be surprised at what you find that is deep and giving an iron tone. Silver can and will ring like iron if it's deep sometimes. Good luck happy hunting

[@firinglinechannel]

My dad used to love metal detecting. Mostly found junk, but I think he found a civil war era belt buckle one time, maybe a few other things here and there. He did most of his wandering in our yard in Ohio, but he would take day trips to other places around our small town

[@tomritter493]

Great variyence Dave .doing your part keep things going thanks brother

[@glowpipe]

As someone who has been detecting for about 8-9 years now. You are absolutely right about the pinpointer probe. You do not need one. You can get by without. That being said. Whenever i am out detecting and my pinpointer stops working for whatever reason, like the battery ran out, My day detecting is over and i go home. A pinpointer is a game changer, One that i would never be without!

[@SouthernCoin]

I've used the Bounty Hunter 4 for a couple years now and it is awesome. I have been lucky enough that I got my pin pointer and my professional digger tool from a man my dad works with that detects and gave them to me. Love metal detecting it is definitely one of my favorite hobbies

[@luisvillarreal5262]

Great demo on an inexpensive metal detector David. I still happen to have my BH Pioneer 101 which is basically the same machine with a different name and graphics. I've used it with the 4" gold nugget coil which has found me many good finds including an 1877 Seated Liberty quarter. I've used it mainly for fresh lot tear outs where the good targets are brought near the surface. You can find good treasures with it. You've just got to learn it. And for those who don't have a pin pointer, you can use a brass probe with a rounded/blunt tip to poke around till you tap the object in the ground. Then dig a small horse shoe shape hole around it to retrieve the object.

[@isaacs_knives_and_knowledge]

I really enjoyed this video. My grandfather was a White's metal detector dealer for many years. I even helped him sell them and other treasure hunting gear at county fairs. I kind of wish I still had one.

[@deekane6202]

Mr Dave awesome video......thanks for taking time to encourage folks to get up and at 'em....... folk like me .I'm disabled and been struggling with pretty serious depression lately....but I've got a cheap detector in the back of my closet that would be great to get my butt up and moving and outside. I've watched you for years from the t.v. survival series and just found you today here. Can't wait to see what other videos you have. Thanks again ..... stay well!!! ✌✌✌from Pennsylvania

[@davidleroyemmons]

Great video thank you for teaching us these skills

[@StBernardAcres]

I just bought one of those a couple of weeks ago. Can't wait to use it.

[@ironichumorist]

this C note hobby series is really good for people. great idea.

[@pjdenzer]

thanks for sharing Dave.... I like this stuff

[@garywood702]

really enjoying this social distancing/pandemic series Dave. As a child I used to dig an old bottle dump on the family farm that was oddly out in the woods a good distance away from the house. Your video on that subject got me thinking I need to head back out there and do some digging. Relive my childhood a bit. ;-) Also, there are some old foundations, well out in the woods along an old coach road that hasn't been used since the early 1900s, that I suspect might be good areas for metal detecting. The family farm house was built about 1798 so I'm guessing these old foundations must be at least that old if not older as they are located on the same parcel of land. Time to go get that metal detector and get busy! Thanks for the inspiration!

[@MadDogSurvival]

Going to get a metal detector to play with in our woods after this lockdown is done! Thanks for the info! Best wishes 👍🏽👍🏽😎

[@chriswood69]

Thanks for the overview brother

[@grimreaper6042]

Dave this looks like fun you never know what you will find keep up the C note hobbies vids

[@morrispate1936]

Great video. Metal detecting is certainly an enjoyable hobby. Two additional, inexpensive items, one might consider. A cheap, cotton nail apron, and an inexpensive plastic, foldable cutting " board". The type that is about as thin as a paper plate. The apron to store your finds, and Amy small tools. And the cutting board to put your sod plug and dirt on. Makes it much easier to fill the hole back in, neatly. A silicon cooking sheet would also work.

[@TheVerbiousOne]

Hey Dave! Awesome video and a great hobby! This is one of my favorite hobbies. Hearing that Tracker IV gave me flashbacks. I used one for 2 years. A couple of tips on that model. The needle doesn't indicate anything and I'm not even sure why it's a feature. When you were over that aluminum can, the detector was giving you an overload noise. You can figure out if the object is large or close to the surface by raising the coil as you sweep the target. If it's an object like that can bottom, the detector will sound off several inches above the dirt. If it's a coin or piece of jewelry close to the surface the sound will fade quickly as you raise and sweep the coil. That detector is an analog machine and has a very fast recovery time in between targets. Sometimes you can find them for $20-30 less than $100.

[@DavidCanterbury]

Thank you for the info brother

[@Elon_Trump]

Awesome thanks, Dave!

[@mainemountainman3743]

Cool idea, thanks!

[@livetosurvive4558]

Lovin' the new "Series".

[@jcastle614]

Another cool 😎 video Dave. I'm really digging this new series 😁!! Stay safe and God bless 🇺🇸🇺🇸!!

[@45ACP_9mm]

I always wanted a metal detector and about 10 years ago I almost bought one from Walmart but I figured it would be better to start with a higher priced one. Now I know I can spend less and still find decent things.

[@davidlahaisejr7479]

Thanks Dave great video

[@shamilton2719]

Thanks Dave!

[@mr.zardoz3344]

What a great way to get some fresh air and exercise. 👍

[@iancorrie7043]

We use these to find lost Arrows at Field Archery,that video helped a lot.

[@snowfox22]

I am here to start a campaign against the discrimination against nails and other foreign metal debris. Our voiceswill be heard!!!

[@e.t.preppin7084]

I bought a detector several years ago from my neighbors garage sale. It’s like brand new. I think I’ll give it a try after watching your video. Thanks 😊. Maybe I’ll get lucky 🍀

[@tommywalker742]

Pretty cool man thanks for the info.

[@maxpinson5002]

Well this fooled me. I was for sure it'd be about checking dirt samples for potential for running through that new sluice. One thing about using a detector back in the sticks. You don't have to deal with with near the trash and crap like you do in parks and campgrounds and places like that. If you tone when you're out in the middle of nowhere, you can be reasonably sure that it's something worth investigating instead of digging up a dozen pull tabs. It might be an old home site or hunting camp or an old jar of silver dollars

[@trailtrashoutdoors8173]

I was just speaking with another channel about metal detectors are so expensive! Its nice to know there are cheaper options available.

[@ralphlatorre203]

My son's favorite hobby. He's found gold chains, knives and coins. I went with him twice, once by the Delaware River where we found lots of aluminum cans and once to a local lake that was drained so a new dam could be built. Lots of hooks and lures. His detector is quite expensive. Maybe I'll order one like yours and try finding a treasure. Lol!

[@lowrangeoverland9013]

Thanks Dave, Been a digger and mild prospecting for years and still like it. Found one SC. Confederate button Over in GA. Thanks for the content?

[@Rpgamer50]

Thanks Dave if I ever get a C note I am definitely buying 1 of those

[@mtstream55n]

Great demo!

[@thingamujigger1585]

I have been metal detecting for about 5 years now and have purchased 4 machines through that time. Each machine that cost between $800 and $3000 has paid for itself within the first month of owning it (some within a couple weeks) based on the value of the items. It's a wonderful hobby. Patience is very important. You have to dig the trash to get the treasure AND the detector will not swing itself...you gotta put in the time. The more time you invest, the better and faster your target acquisition and recovery becomes. It's alot like playing a musical instrument but less difficult. Happy hunting!! o/

[@marklouderman7125]

Roundness in the hole! Great stuff!

[@forthwithtx5852]

A little shout out to nuggetnoggin on KZbin. Great detecting and relic hunter channel.

[@mrhalfstep]

Aluma Stand is a style of bleacher for sports fields and such made by Dant Clayton Co. in Louisville, started in 1979.

[@luanaewerling8883]

Obrigado por mais esse video!

[@baileywood4692]

Ive been looking to get a metal detector for a while. I wasn't sure about a cheap one because of, like you said cheap junk but this opens what my limit is. Thank you for this. Keep it up. Btw, how are you doing with the virus going on?

[@lovethroughblood4174]

My dad bought me and my brother a pair of whites metal detectors years ago i think they were under a hundred dollars a good investment if you come across the right stuff underground it pays for itself in the end. Love the vid thanks as always.

[@baneverything5580]

The Bounty Hunter Fast Tracker seems to detect much deeper than the Tracker 4. I bought a returned discounted Tracker 4 and gave it away. It`s a perfect detector for shallow targets but mine was partially defective in discrimination, lacking in depth, and I gave it to a family member as a starter machine or to help find lost tools, etc.

[@jonnyboat2]

My brother in law was big into metal detecting and wrote stories for treasure hunting magazines based on his finds. He would mention the metal detector model and brand and before he knew it he started getting top of the line high end big name free metal detectors sent to him to use and keep. That’s how I got my MineLab and my brother got his Garret. If you like finding a few bucks in coins, metal detect under high school football bleachers. People drop coins there all the time. Sometimes they’re pretty old.

[@denniswynne1969]

Been a Fan for several years now, been metal detecting for 46 years, and loved every find. I appreciate what you have shown folks out here, and I would like to suggest to anyone who reads this, you can likely get a known professional starter detector used for $100. Say a Garrett Ace detector. I would also suggest that anyone who starts this hobby to learn the nuances of the machine. Understand that the more you use it, and take time to understand what any machine is saying, the better your finds will be. Do NOT expect that a machine such as the one Dave Canterbury is using will get down deeply. and it does not have the capability to identify objects very well. That being said, if you give it a whirl, you can see what the hobby is about. I am a relic hunter primarily, have hunted coins for many years, I have prospected with a detector all over the US, Canada, and even Alaska. Finally, I have been blessed enough to have found 5 caches of coins in m years. It has been a great great hobby from the start. ALWAYS get permission, treat other's property with respect, and go have fun, and every once in a shile, you will find a great prize. Dave, thanks for another great video, with a great topic. Charles Garrett, a legend in the hobby commented years ago that there was more money in the ground than in total circulation in the world. That is likely still so. But if you njoy the romance of history, being a history detective, and having a great hobby, this could be for you. Happy hunting to all the noobs that see this and want to go try it out. Find a club, find a mentor, ask LOTS of questions, and just enjoy this great hobby. After 46 years now, I still get a thrill from finding lost treasures. Best of luck to all.

[@EPGunman]

Good stuff sir!!

[@the_E4_Mafia]

I’m impressed you said Louisville correctly.

[@mikehoward8201]

In 2011, my wife gave me a $100 bill for Christmas, and said start a new hobby! A BH Tracker IV, a centec pinpointer from Harbor Freight, and an old butcher knife and I was in business! Later bought a finds bag. First year I had dug over $600 in coins, a gold necklace and several silver rings and necklaces with my cheapy detector! Still got it today, but my darned knees wore out from all that kneeling. Ha ha. But always fun to find stuff! I considered myself just a coin shooter, hunted public parks and playgrounds in my town. Definitely fun and addictive!

[@bearoutdoors1605]

Dave, have you ever looked into magnet fishing? Its even cheaper to get into, and its pretty interesting the stuff you find.

[@lthashypothermia7590]

Are you going to do one of these on geocaching? Seems like it would fit the series as well as the overall channel pretty well.

[@Chrissvarietychannel549]

Thanks Dave for the info. I've been looking for an inexpensive metal detector. That Aluma sign was pretty cool. Did you keep it ?

[@josephleister9198]

I have the same detector and mine works pretty well for just messing around....

[@ManScoutsofAmerica]

If I lived in an older or more populated area, I think I’d really enjoy magnet fishing.

[@detroitredneckdetroitredne6674]

Great video Dave we have to get out and move so we don't go Stir crazy sitting at home

[@Maaaatttttt]

I go out for a walk to wooded area about every day no problem. I live near Chicago. It's all bullshit anyway

[@p.w.7051]

Jeez, thought you found a claymore mine. That aluma stand thing is the end of a bleacher seat.

[@Bigfoot_Boogaloo]

Dave any tips on getting started canoeing? Loading out where to put in getting back to car etc?

[@okiebrave1932]

I like it...C note hobbies. I like the rabbit hole. How about a vid on making stuff out of leather. Another C note hobby.

[@GF_Burke]

I grew up with a radio shack $70 detector from the 90s. I found more cool things with that than I ever did with my $700 mindlab. That BH 4 is way better than what I grew up with. Btw, use a flathead screwdriver instead of a shovel.

[@lauriewilliams8221]

I once found a car body that was buried 3 feet below the surface near an old gold mine in the 1970's, that was fun until I got down 3 feet LOLOL. On a serious note if you are in a park where there are swings & a set of monkey bars, check under there because that is where the kids turn upside down & the coins fall out of their pockets. I've found some good amounts there.

[@uncommonsense8193]

Love you brother 💙.

[@BellefontePerson]

You should take the detector when bottle hunting. When you have to dig for bottles check the dirt.

[@Kasofalltrades]

That alum-a-stand piece is the end off of a set of aluminum bleachers.

[@keithsaulsbury4304]

i didn't know you were into detecting. I have been doing it for years.

[@MadDogSurvival]

P.s the aluma stands object looks like a ash pan cover for a old fire basket? I have a similar shaped one on my cast iron fire basket! Best wishes 👍🏽👍🏽😎

[@frustratedmajority851]

My only gripe is they cant detect on beaches because of the high mineralization (salt). And beaches are where 90% of the gold and silver jewelry is.

[@jonesey65244]

Nice video. I like that you don't send people 2500 bucks in the hole to go find grommets. Thanks. Keep breathin', man.

[@538wireman]

I think a GREAT "Follow-up" vid. would be laying out say a Copper Penny, a Nickle, a Dime, a Quarter, a Silver coin, a Half Dollar, a older Dollar (NOT NECESSARILY Silver), a chunk of Aluminum wire, maybe even chunk of Copper wire in place of an actual Copper Penny, a piece of Cast Iron, a piece of Steel, a piece of Stainless, a Gold wedding ring & maybe a piece of Platnium (If you don't have any Platnium, maybe you might know some one that would loan you a Bracelet or something else made of Platinum). Then you could demonstrate the difference in sound that each example causes the detector to make. I know it probably sounds like a massive waste of your time but I ALSO think your audience would appreciate the effort, (at the VERY least, I would appreciate it). Like I said at the beginning of this comment, just an idea for a "follow-up" video. 👍😇✌

[@143DREWID]

Spend enough to get a Double D Coil. This increases search pattern SIZE at depth. Equinox 600 is a new higher tech machine, worth the extra for ease of operation, and ability to promote learning more, for finding more. The Equinox has the new speed .. and speed increases target separation allowing identification. Additionally, resale value of a newer design is far better than the $100 throw away.

[@varietasVeritas]

That detector is better than the most expensive detectors of 20 years ago.

[@krisnonya7252]

@davecanturbury. Have you thought of amateur radio as a c-note hobby? You can get an app for free to learn the test for technician, and a handheld radio for less than $30 or mobile (car) rig in the $75 range. This is for sure beginner level, but what I use for my local comms

[@k9six185]

Alum-a-stands are portable bleachers

[@Jeremy-km4dj]

when will The Pathfinder Scout Tomahawk be back to buy? really would like one

[@alchemicalanarchist]

I been out flying my racing drone. Its good for an adrenaline rush ;p

[@matthewreynolds683]

Just getting into this. What do you suggest on my first detector? Thanks

[@iremanguitars]

Wished I could go out hunting with you I got an a t gold you could use!

[@swezy207]

Dave, have you detected at the pathfinder school at the old house/ log cabin yet? I would bet you could find some old coins there!

[@detroitredneckdetroitredne6674]

Or he will find somebody's knife that would be cool

[@cavalryscout8720]

I have that exact metal detector

[@DrDennis]

Got a Whites Coinmaster Classic ll

[@danpollard4210]

Sure it is I found some cool stuff with an old bounty Hunter