Let's be realistic, for some, the pastime of metal detecting is really a craze, an obsession, one which dies out often, quicker than the luster of our gleaming, brand new metal detectors. But, for the rare few, it is a fascination and enthusiasm that stays with us almost for the rest of our lives.
Some of us who started out treasure hunting and metal detecting at a young age find this out to be the truth. The hobby just gets in your bones early enough and you just can't shake it.
Some of us who started out treasure hunting and metal detecting at a young age find this out to be the truth. The hobby just gets in your bones early enough and you just can't shake it.
Even though metal detecting frequently goes through a negative popularity or lousy advertising-often misunderstood by the public because of its solitary characteristics-with hobbyists usually lumped together and stereotyped as usually safe and geekily strange, we're really a varied group. Apart from dropping into four different hunting teams: the mineral hunter, the beachcomber, the coin shooter, and the relic hunter; we are individuals who come from several avenues of life. We have other interests outside of metal detecting and typically, maintain other careers.
Why are we so into the hobby? What's not to like? For people who know what they're doing, they can really-and do-earn some extra (literally) coin! And some of these coins that they have managed to find have been worth a bit of money. But, that, to the true hobbyist, is gravy. That is just a bonus. The reward of the hobby is the act itself. The enjoyment of being out there hunting is to many of us, reward in itself. The enjoyment of being able to take out our metal detectors and stay out and explore is more than half the fun.
Naturally, no metal detecting enthusiast will say no to a find. We all love discovering and recovering stuff
Why are we so into the hobby? What's not to like? For people who know what they're doing, they can really-and do-earn some extra (literally) coin! And some of these coins that they have managed to find have been worth a bit of money. But, that, to the true hobbyist, is gravy. That is just a bonus. The reward of the hobby is the act itself. The enjoyment of being out there hunting is to many of us, reward in itself. The enjoyment of being able to take out our metal detectors and stay out and explore is more than half the fun.
Naturally, no metal detecting enthusiast will say no to a find. We all love discovering and recovering stuff
Why are we so into the hobby? What's not to like? For people who know what they're doing, they can really-and do-earn some extra (literally) coin! And some of these coins that they have managed to find have been worth a bit of money. But, that, to the true hobbyist, is gravy. That is just a bonus. The reward of the hobby is the act itself. The enjoyment of being out there hunting is to many of us, reward in itself. The enjoyment of being able to take out our metal detectors and stay out and explore is more than half the fun.
Naturally, no metal detecting enthusiast will say no to a find. We all love discovering and recovering stuff. Whether they be valuable or just old-still valuable in a sense, but nothing that can perhaps be sold for a lot of money.
So, when the Christmas holidays rolls around the corner and the next era begins looking us around on these kind of hunts and starts asking us for their own metal detectors, we know the period has begun once again.
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Naturally, no metal detecting enthusiast will say no to a find. We all love discovering and recovering stuff. Whether they be valuable or just old-still valuable in a sense, but nothing that can perhaps be sold for a lot of money.
So, when the Christmas holidays rolls around the corner and the next era begins looking us around on these kind of hunts and starts asking us for their own metal detectors, we know the period has begun once again.
About the Author:
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