DETECTING - When and for how long.

[waltonbasinman]

Wondered when most of the forum go detecting. Are you weather watchers or does that not matter. I have a young family and have to pick my days well in advance and when the day comes round it is either a hard frost or chucked it down all night. My motivation is there and would in a ideal world go out every weekend but i also love my dad duties and do my bit. How often do you guys go out and for how long. Do you travel miles or stay local. Would love some feedback.   

[Kev]

if i go out on a sunday with my regular mates start detecting at 10am till about 4pm,if i go with another friend start at 9am till DARK ha ha

[Richy]

I'm a fine weather man and stay mostly local tho' I do have some land in Gloucestershire which hasn't yielded much (yet). Normally detect from about 9ish 'til 3ish or 4ish any day of the week except Thursdays or Saturdays when She-who-never-smiles goes carbooting.

Richy.

[Al.Thepastfinder, ( Alan )]

 i usually get out for about 4 hrs at a time with a couple of coffee and sandwich breaks in between.

longer in the summer though,   and   on beaches in the summer 5 till dark,

often i start thinking of things i have to do at home if i'm not finding much,  that puts paid to it,  lol

[KANE (DES)]

i goes out when i can where ever i can for as long as i can only thing i dont like is heavy rain  all best DES

[Al.Thepastfinder, ( Alan )]

yeah i don't like rain these days either,  i used to go out in heavey rain and  carried on detecting in heavey snow

[altinkum]

i go when ever i can but if i'm on my own i get bored after an hour or two so i go home or call in a farm or two to ask for permission to detect.  mike

[PHIL YNYSBOETH]

My next Rally this weekend  makes 5 weekends in a row
I normaly only do that in the summer months
i hate the cold and the rain i did my fare share of it when i started detecting (fair weather detectorist) the only time i,ll venture out in the rain is for a club rally of bus trip.

Ive only missed one Club rally and that was because my house was under 3 foot of water i did ask the wife could a still go but she was having non of it lol

[Al.Thepastfinder, ( Alan )]

oh yes,  i forgot that,  out on a ralley i'll detect all day in rain as well, gotta make the most of it while your there.
 and if i haven't got much time, just go local up the road for an hr or so too,
Alan

[bymatt666 (byron)]

if i go on my own to one of my farms,it will most probably be in the week....but if i go with my mates, it's more likely to be a weekend......it will be from 10.00am til around 16.00pm...byron

[Al.Thepastfinder, ( Alan )]

   It was a nice day yesterday  so i had a day on the beach,  had a 6 hr stint, and half hr sunbathe   lol

[Richy]

Did you find anything Al?

Richy.

[Al.Thepastfinder, ( Alan )]

yeah a silve plated ring and a multiband earing

[waltonbasinman]

Thanks guys. Nice to see you are all the same as me. Don,t mind a bit of drizzle, get out of the heavy stuff. start about ten finish about four and don,t give up.