Metal Detecting
Sweep the ground and dig up coins, relics, and the occasional treasure.
~$200Cost to start
EasyDifficulty
1–3 hrTime / session
3 setup steps, ~$200 all in. Nothing to buy until you say so.
Is it you?
Nobody has scored this against your answers yet. 1–3 hr at a time, $200 to find out whether it sticks.
MessSome cleanupSpaceOpen area
The path14 quests
ASetting up3 things to sort, in any order$210
- Get permission for a piece of land
- Get a detector and something to dig with
- Learn what you must report, and fill your holes
Then the quests
- Grid-search a field and cover it properly
- Find and dig your first target
- Dig fifty plugs that leave no trace
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Learn it with a course
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Getting started in metal detecting - the basics
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