AT last i got land

[markymark123]

took peoples advice and took my son out today to a few farms and i now have 4 large fields and a few rough lands and i have basiclly been given the go ahead for another farm just have to pop back there tomorrow ............................happy days

[DEADLOCK]

detect away now look forward to seein your finds. well done mate

[markymark123]

thanks , will be out in the morning when i return from work  ......just glad i can get the son out and do something without spending a small fortune lol

[Chef Geoff]

You off now Mark, the first is always the hardest. You now have a farmers name you can throw in when asking the next one. Great stuff and good luck

[handyman [Alan}]

well done on getting the l;and -- now make sure u take a GPS with you to record the findspots of items over 300 yrs old, that you will be handing over to your FLO for recording.

also keep a map and spreadsheet of your finds and the picture of the fields usage will build up. [there's a threadsomewhere on here, by geoff, on a piece of software written by techony that will help with the recording].

cheers

found it -- http://www.detectingwales.com/index.php?topic=10953.0

[Chef Geoff]

DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE GPS. (unless you already own one)
It's metal detecting not orienteering

[handyman [Alan}]

ooh Geoff -- you see, i would worry about peoplenot having one. We both know the full value of exact recording of findspots ... its our nations heritage after, and that deserves to be recorded.

besides, its so easy to download an app onto ones phone, to assist in this!.

cheers

[markymark123]

is a gps a sat nav ?lol

[markymark123]

I am new and learning new things about this hobby everyday any advice is taken onboard and appreciated .

[nfl]

congrats on the new land bud,dont worry about the flo for now as youve probably waited a while to get some land and any finds you come across you may want to hold on to em for a while rather than giving em a flo and not seeing them for months

[Chef Geoff]

Yes Alan but I recorded with different museums for 20 years before handheld GPS were available and they are not cheap things. Someone new to the hobby which after all is detecting and not recording could be scarred off both the hobby and recording thinking that they MUST have a GPS unit. Your FLO will tell you that in 99% of cases the area (6 figure) of the find(s) are far more important for research than the exact (10 figure) find spot.
One Roman coin has no importance what so ever and tells us nothing more that a coin was lost, 5 coins over a much wider area gives you signs of occupation, granted you have to know they are separate but this is easily done.
So get out there and find it first and worry about recording afterwards.
And I hate to tell you that 99.9% of what we find adds absolutely zero to our heritage or knowledge of the past.

[handyman [Alan}]

indeed, do get out there and find them finds ... but also give some thought about the recording issue. Lots of advice to be had on this site, so feel free to ask.

happy hunting

[markymark123]

I am just gonna get out there and do it  iv'e had my detector now for 2 months that needs braking in lol ............. i have a good mate who runs berkshire metal detecting group who have helped me along my paths and if i come across anything that i am unsure about i will make sure i have my mobile phone at hand lol .I am not interested in making money , i'm more interested in finding historic items , and will learn alot on the way , also something educational for my son's to learn and keep them off the streets like alot of yobs we see hanging around . thankyou all for the advice

[Val Beechey]

So pleased for you Mark. Nice to hear you got some fields. Hope the kids take an interest.
I know it's cheating but how about burying something for them to find. Mind you, knowing kids and thier luck, they'll prob. find something before you.

Val

[diggerdave1]

Gps ...orienteering!  funny that  lolll...