Searching with a metal detector in winter. Cop secrets. What should a digger do in winter? Search with MD on frozen ground

So is it still possible to use a metal detector at sub-zero temperatures? This question is often asked by new treasure hunters to their more experienced colleagues in the hobby. Especially if winter unexpectedly sets in a month or a month and a half earlier than expected, and the brand new metal detector has not even been properly “run in”.

Well, I’ll share my own experience, fortunately it exists, and at the same time there were more than enough bumps... Let’s start with what everyone already knows very well - in the operating manuals for most modern devices, the manufacturer recommends a lower operating temperature limit metal detector, 0° C.

Accordingly, if you use the device at lower temperatures, you do so at your own peril and risk. If something happens, you will most likely be denied repairs under warranty. Nothing can be done, they have the right.

Of course, the MD-Region service center will repair a metal detector purchased from their chain of stores, but at your expense. The problem is that 90% of winter breakdowns are treated not by repair, but by replacing components.

But if, as they say, “hunt is worse than bondage,” then:

It is necessary to realize that -5° C, which is relatively harmless for a metal detector, is not the same as -25° C. For example, I will not fall for any persuasion to find a lost ring or car keys if outside the window, below - 10° C.

It slows down the display of readings; depending on the metal detector model and manufacturer, this can happen at -2°C or -5°C.

Nothing wrong with that.

We must remember that sudden changes in temperature are harmful to the brain of the device. When leaving the car in the cold, do not turn on the m.d. right there, wait a little. But it is much more important, upon returning from a dig, at home, not to immediately take the equipment out of your backpack and not put it near the radiator, stove or heater. Let it lie in a more or less cool place (but not in the cold) for a couple of hours. Then you can take out the metal detector, disassemble it and leave it for ventilation and drying. This way we will avoid the appearance of condensation from temperature changes.

Most common problems– broken cable, chips and cracks on the reel. Even with a slight minus, the fragility of the cable increases significantly. There have been cases where the wire broke in the cold (below -10°) from strong swings or when the coil hit a frozen lump of earth. Moreover, you need to be careful if you have to disassemble and reassemble the device in the cold!!!

When hit by obstacles, the plastic of the reel cracks quite easily, despite the protection, including at the point of attachment to the rod (ears).

It is better to fasten the cable to the metal detector rod not with standard Velcro, etc., but with electrical tape in several places, especially carefully wrap the wire itself at the bend at the entrance to the coil body.

The less chatter, the greater the chance that the cable will remain intact.

For some devices, the cable runs inside the rod (Expo-shaped), there is one option, tightly insulate open area wires at the entrance to the coil.

Whatever model of metal detector you use, make sure that the cable is not too tight when entering the coil body and at the entrance to the control unit.

One more thing. In cold weather (even very mild) batteries run out much faster, so it’s worth taking power sources with a large reserve.

Let me add in conclusion - you need to take care not only of your metal detector, but also of yourself. When going digging in cold weather, remember that your body temperature while you are calmly walking, waving the device, is very different from your body temperature during active digging. I sweated, then it blew, and so on for several hours. It's easy to get sick. It’s most convenient to use high-quality thermal underwear, but if finances don’t allow it, then at least take replacement undershirts, T-shirts, etc. with you.

A thermos with hot tea and coffee is a must. We live in the 21st century, it is possible even in cold weather not to deny ourselves hot food, especially without straining. For example use

There are regions where the field treasure hunting season is not interrupted even in winter. Cold is rare here, and even if there are occasional sub-zero temperatures, it is usually not enough to freeze the ground. Siberia is another matter. It happens that already at the end of October you have to turn down the devices - after minus ten or twelve at night, the soil turns to stone. However, even in such conditions, some treasure hunters successfully continue the season and bring it to year-round. One of these all-season vehicles is . He has already conducted several winter field campaigns and gained some experience, sufficient to formulate some rules for winter search.

The winter that followed the first field season showed that Kolya Zykin began to really “break.” With each winter day it became more obvious: he would not survive until spring. I had to dress warmly and go to the field. First with an ordinary shovel, then more and more with new devices. It turned out that in winter you can spend time with no less benefit than in summer. Area

First you need to find a suitable site where you can actually conduct a winter search. The depth of the snow cover should be low - no more than five to six centimeters. In the conditions of the Irkutsk region, these are the places of former uluses in the steppe regions along the Kachugsky tract. The snow is largely blown away by the winds, and you can find areas that are quite suitable for searching.

Even more attractive sites are in the Small Sea area. There is no snow here at all. Another question is that the finds here are not very good. These are mainly copper coins from the era of Nicholas II.

Those who have dug into the ground in winter know what one careless movement can do to a future find. Moreover, it is difficult for a person who is generally unprepared to hit one place with an ax, since the tool also tends to jump off the edge of the cone-shaped hole and crack in the very middle, where the target is located. It was in this way that the unique seal of the village headman of the 1780s was practically cut in the presence of the author of these lines.

Kolya Zykin also at first allowed similar incidents: the copper Russian nickel and the Siberian “ten” got the full price. Then the search engine realized that it was necessary to change its working technique. Now he does this: first, the center of the target is determined as accurately as possible. The ax itself (more precisely, not really an ax, but some kind of ax-shaped device - more on that below) is installed motionless on the edge of the future hole at a right angle. The ax is hit with a sledgehammer. A kind of square is cut out. In theory, after the square is completed, the middle should separate itself into some kind of cubic block. If she doesn’t separate, she needs to be helped with a few additional blows in her own tracks. If you are confident that the target is in the middle and not on the edge, you can slightly change the angle of impact towards the center of the hole.

If the target remains in the soil, the procedure must be repeated.

Target

Kolya Zykin advises digging (or rather, chiseling) only those targets in which you are completely confident. If a treasure hunter has sufficiently extensive experience in instrumental searching, he will be able to distinguish a coin from a rusty stove damper lying at a meter depth, even if his device (the same Explorer) shows quite acceptable numbers.

The deepest target that Kolya recovered was a bell from a depth of 30 centimeters. This entire layer of earth, the treasure hunter recalls, was of the same hardness - like stone. Kolya never reached the looser layers that don’t freeze in winter.

Metal detectors

Kolya Zykin refrains from giving advice on how to use a metal detector in winter. He worked as an Explorer metal detector, his friend - as a Sovereign, but there were no significant differences in work in summer and winter conditions. Explorer's display froze and the numbers almost completely disappeared, and when they appeared, they slowed down, that is, they showed the values ​​some time after the sound signal. Kolya warmed up the display with his hands, but some winter search engines do not pay attention to the metal detector display at all, but work solely by sound.

It is better to use a metal detector coil with a minimum diameter - it better determines the position of the target, cuts it off from debris and does not distort if there is some other metal object near the target. For a number of reasons (increased search depth, difficulty determining the center of the target), it is extremely irrational to use coils larger than ten inches in winter search.

Axe

With the technique that Kolya Zykin preaches (see above), an ordinary ax turns out to be almost useless. Very soon the ax handle begins to “walk” and then falls out completely. You have to constantly put the ax on the ax handle, drive various kinds wedges, which, firstly, distracts from the search, and secondly, turns out to be a very short-lived measure.

Through trial and error, Kolya Zykin came up with the following device: the ax is separated from the ax handle in advance, and it is no longer involved in the process. A metal handle made of thick reinforcement is welded to the side of the ax (precisely on the side, and not in place of the ax handle!). During operation, the search engine holds the unit by the handle and hits the butt with a sledgehammer. The handle is wrapped in a bandage to prevent the hand from freezing.

However, this winter ax turns out to be not very durable. As a rule, it is not enough for one day. The ax falls off the handle. When working intensively, two axes are not enough. Therefore, Kolya Zykin advises all followers of his method to take at least two such devices on their search, and preferably all three.

Carrying such an ax gets your hands tired, plus the metal reinforcement is still cold, despite the wrapped bandage. Therefore, Kolya makes a through hole in the metal handle, threads a rope through it and carries the device by the rope loop.

Kolya has not tried all-metal factory axes like Friskars, since he has repeatedly witnessed their unreliability in summer conditions. These are parquet axes, unsuitable for harsh winter searching, the treasure hunter is sure.Lotions

Of the additional devices needed for winter searching, Kolya focused on a gas burner. It is necessary to warm a lump of earth, which may contain a coin or some other target.

It often happens that during the cutting process the coin is completely visible: only one side of it is frozen to the bottom of the hole or to the extracted lump, and the other side is completely open. Then just press the coin with your finger and hold your finger there for a few seconds. The coin will heat up and fall off on its own.

It is much more difficult when the coin remains completely in a lump of earth and only its edge is visible. Trying to use a knife or, especially, an ax here is fraught: you can damage the coin. Then a gas burner will come in handy. A minute is enough to warm up a piece of earth the size of a large chicken egg.

The spray can, advises Kolya Zykin, should be worn as close to the body as possible so that it does not freeze. Pros of winter searching

During a winter search through previously knocked out sites, it is often possible to find very decent targets. Winter searches tend to be slower, more concentrated; The treasure hunter values ​​every goal and works with it as delicately as possible. The grass, which in the summer could create considerable obstacles to the search, falls off or is burned in late autumn.

So, last winter, the author of these lines, on one super-knocked-out site, where at least thirty to forty treasure hunters had previously walked, managed, together with his colleagues in the shop, to find a whole line of “Siberia”: 10 kopecks, two coins of two kopecks, about a dozen kopecks, money and half coins, as well as a ring nickel from 1809, a Masonic nickel and a bunch of different things.

Not knowing Kolya Zykin’s experience at that time, the author of these lines and his colleagues worked with ordinary axes and finished them all in a couple of hours.

Traditionally, winter for a search engine is a time for restoring finds and reading relevant literature, working on maps and archives, making plans for new season and reading forums. But many of us have such strong “winter withdrawal symptoms” that we want to pick up a metal detector, a crowbar, put on felt boots and go peck at the frozen ground. By the way, some people can’t stand it and do just that, “for fun” or because they have nothing to do! And in this article I want to talk about the real possibilities for winter searching with a metal detector. They are!

Of course, lucky are those whose temperature outside the window in winter does not drop below +5 C, but what should those who live not by the sea or in the southern regions do in winter?! It turns out that you can keep yourself busy on winter days, and by showing ingenuity and ingenuity, start searching when it’s snowing outside and winter is in full swing!

If you have a lot of free time, your job and your salary allow it, you can, of course, do something simple: buy tickets to warmer climes and go - even on vacation, even for a weekend, to the southern regions of our country or to another country where there is eternal summer and the law is kind to you. our hobby (searching with a metal detector).

But now I will share with you real and not far away places where you can walk in the winter with a metal detector and always find something!

Sledding hills and ski slopes
This type of search is perhaps closer to “beach-goers” because... You can find there mainly modern objects (lost items). But in winter, for many, this will pass for happiness, and no one can cancel the joy of finding expensive and valuable items.
When riding winter slides, people fall, they do it often and physically actively. It is not surprising that they lose a lot of valuable things.

I tried this type of searching with a metal detector in winter five years ago. The thought came by itself when I watched the rush of people on one hill on a day off, seeing how people were falling, I decided that in such conditions I could lose no less than on the beach in the summer, and what’s stopping me from going around with a metal detector in winter? Having chosen a weekday for this, early in the morning, while the children were still at school and the skiers were at work, I went to one ski and sled slope, of which there are many in the Moscow region. What did I get as a result? Well, let me start with the fact that getting a metal detector out of the closet in winter and going searching was fun and exciting, spring is still far away - and here is a real opportunity for searching. The top of the slope, as well as the very bottom, is strewn with traffic jams and garbage (those places where not particularly sporty citizens like to take a walk with a bottle of beer or stronger). The middle of the slope is for the most part not intended for searching because... slippery, strong drops, but there are also certain areas that are definitely worth “combing” with a metal detector - these are areas located below the springboards, where everyone lands and often falls. But the most “catchable” zone is, as a rule, slightly above the very bottom of the slide. Apparently this is due to the fact that when people fall, they slide down almost to the very bottom along with the “lost ones,” and the “lost ones” also probably migrate gradually downward along with the snow.

Of the finds, the most I collected, of course, were modern small items (walkers). There were actually so many coins that I decided to pay for gas for the coming weekend. It feels like coins are being scattered around the slide on purpose, for good luck... I can imagine how the pockets of the skaters are emptied when they fall.
Corks and beer pulls in sufficient quantity I collected at the bottom and top of the slope and quickly left there, drawing conclusions. I also found quite a few keys to the locks. Their owners would be happy if they found them in a timely manner...
But the most interesting thing is that already on my first trip to this slope I found gold and successfully opened the early treasure hunting season, so to speak. Not far from the very bottom, a little on the side of the slope, in a place where there was quite deep but well-trodden snow, I picked up a weak signal and picked up what do you think? - a gold bracelet! My joy knew no bounds. In addition, on the same day I also found a gold-plated watch, but unfortunately it was badly damaged (I hope its owner suffered less) - the glass was broken, there was snow inside and part of the bracelet was missing. After the first experience, I realized that searching on the slides is possible and even very possible; it will certainly pass the winter time!

The following interesting finds included: a silver watch, a pendant with a broken chain, a branded Zippo in good condition, a dog tag with an engraving that fell off the collar - SILVER!!!, women's earrings - 7-8 pieces (although only 1 was made of gold and not a single pair), and of course, not counting the many modern coins.

Adviсe: It’s worth walking on weekday mornings, ideally after a good snowfall (there are more losses in loose snow). Dress “properly”, especially pay attention to comfortable shoes and gloves, and if you’re lucky with the slope, you’ll have to work hard knocking out the next 2 rubles 1991 or gold jewelry from the snow and ice. Observe in advance on weekends where more people and where there are more falls. A large shovel is not needed, but having a “chisel” on the shovel is very desirable (many valuable items froze into the compacted ice under a layer of snow). If there are a lot of people, don’t stop people from riding; conflicts and the possibility of getting hurt and breaking the device from a collision are not worth it! DON'T DIGG TOO DEEP SIGNALS, ONLY SUPERFICIAL SIGNALS!!! (i.e. these are summer traffic jams and they are not worth such brutal efforts of an ice ax).

Well, if you manage to get to a good slope early on a weekday, where there are a lot of major skiers and snowboarders on weekends, you are guaranteed good finds! Be brave and winter will pass faster and more fun.

Non-freezing sections of rivers and streams
It was a long time ago, now it’s hard to remember, most likely, it was one of my first winters already in the status of a treasure hunter and searcher. While skiing through the forest, I noticed that the bottom of the local stream (or rather, it’s a small river) does not freeze, just like the stream itself! This is especially true for small and fast-flowing rivers, and especially those flowing from major cities, where due to discharges and other factors they do not freeze. But there are also many natural streams that you will find far from the city that are not frozen (most likely due to springs).


And so, one winter holidays I decided to try searching at the bottom of a stream/river. In rubber boots, I put as many as 3 pairs of socks on my feet, took my first metal detector (Minelab T30) and went on a winter search. I walked to the place in ordinary shoes, and already at the river I put on my boots and entered the water. It was unusual and uncomfortable, the metal detector was a little slow due to the negative temperature, ice was constantly falling under my feet and I had to not fall... But one way or another, I began my search as planned! And then the first signals came. Without a special scoop for beach search, it was very inconvenient to dig targets out of the water from the bottom, even despite the shallow depth at the search site (no more than 20 cm).


I threw the bottom rock (a mixture of stones, silt and sand) onto the snow banks and tried to find something there - to be honest, it was very uncomfortable and cold on my fingers. But after getting used to it a little, things went well and after the first USSR coin I was inspired, and after the first imperial coin I thought that my efforts were not in vain...
I will say right away that the river along which I walked is very close to Moscow, is historically rich and flows in interesting areas. Therefore, I expected that coin finds would be... I was looking near a village, in the lower reaches of which a river flows. Avoiding those places where piercings now take place and there are bridges of a modern design (there is an abundance of garbage there) - in other places I came across coins, crosses and horse meat. The finds, as usual, were concentrated in areas where apparently there were old paths and river crossings.
This river (stream) turned out to be an almost ideal testing ground for winter search in water: Moscow is very close, in winter the water does not freeze and neither does the bottom, it is more or less convenient to search because... siltation is low due to its transience; the water depth at the search site is from 10 to 40 cm.
But searching in such conditions is not easy - it’s very slippery to get ashore with rubber boots! It’s not easy to climb over the rubble with a metal detector, a shovel and triple-toed boots when you can no longer feel your legs.
One way or another, I climbed along the river for almost two hours, found a couple interesting places and that time I dug up a couple of imperial coins, about 5-6 pieces of Soviet change, several crosses and buttons + horse meat. The gentleman's set was assembled and I, tired and happy, went home. It’s a pity that I didn’t have the strength to carry the camera with me; I remember with emotion such experimental winter searches!
After that experience, I went out on similar winter searches twice more. I didn’t find a lot of coins, but I didn’t return empty, and besides, on one of the trips I was able to successfully combine the search for fossils in the stones washed by a stream on the slope.

Adviсe: clothes are everything!!! The river should be fast-flowing and shallow, preferably with a rocky bottom, plus it should flow in a densely populated area. Residents of megacities should pay attention to the rivers flowing from the city limits - they often do not freeze... The safety of coins lying in water is often much better than coins from fields after fertilizers!
In all other respects, this search is not for “house boys”, but for real search lovers, for those who have adventure and the excitement of searching in their blood! So I wish you good luck and good finds on a sunny winter day, all you have to do is take the metal detector out of the case.

Ice hole
I have never tried this type of search myself, but one friend on the forum shared his experience and told me how he carried out searches in places where ice holes are regularly made in villages or simply in an old village pond.

To do this, he needed to construct something like a scoop with holes for sifting and all this on a long stick, which he lowered into an ice hole or hole and, scooping up the bottom layer, raised it and sifted it with the same scoop. According to the search engine, the search using this simple method turned out to be very interesting and quite productive - the main thing is to correctly determine the place where the ice hole used to be. A dozen coins was his reward for his ingenuity and diligence.

So I shared a few methods of entertainment and real searching with a metal detector in winter. I hope I gave you ideas on how to while away the winter off-season! How to wait out and diversify the winter and spend it usefully for your hobby!

I wish you successful searches and still early spring!

Best wishes,

Spring and autumn are the main time when a treasure hunter can play around with a metal detector to his heart's content. Already at the end of May, the grass rises so much that it is almost impossible to search, although there are some methods for searching through the grass. Searching in the fall is interesting because there are not so many people in the forests, and the bloodsuckers are no longer so active, and in late autumn they are not there at all, but the grass in some areas does not allow searching.

But in the fall you can go out to the mown fields from which the harvest has already been harvested, so in the fall the treasure hunter is given the opportunity to “work up” his emotions before the long winter. In some regions of the country, people are given the opportunity to dig in winter, but for most people who like to wander around with a metal detector, winter is a time of silence, which towards the end of December-January turns into an unbearable itch for the “dig.”

And in February, search engines are already making forecasts about spring, looking through their finds, photographs and videos for the hundredth time. But it’s not all bad and sad: it is in winter that a treasure hunter is given a unique opportunity to thoroughly prepare for the search season, work on mistakes and draw some conclusions for himself, so that the thawed ground in the spring will reward him with new interesting finds.

Winter preparation

So, what can a treasure hunter do in winter so that this time does not go to waste? I'll try to give some advice. First of all, winter is a time when you can slowly go through your finds, start cleaning and decorating them.

It often happens that during the searching season a person searches, puts away his finds, cleans them a little, but the main work of giving a “marketable” appearance to lost items is done in winter. The cleaning and decorating process is not as quick as it might seem. Soaking in soap, adjusting frames, fastening, preserving, and so on - all this takes time. Winter provides such an opportunity, and it is advisable to take advantage of it!

Working with maps

Working with maps is one of the main and important stages in treasure hunting. You can be the owner of the simplest device, but with the right location, finds are guaranteed, and vice versa. Comparison of old and new cards is important stage, and only the most attentive searchers will be rewarded in the spring. You need to pay attention to everything on old maps, to any signs that are indicated there. There is no need to rush, because winter provides time...

Literature analysis

Literature analysis no less important process, it can be compared to working on maps. Literature can open your eyes to certain events, provide more complete information about the village you are interested in, tell about the stories and myths of the region, and give direction (impetus) for your search.

Read and analyze books about your native land - the key to good finds

Equipment repair and renewal

Repairing and updating equipment - everything is clear here without words. During the search season, some components of the device may simply break (search coils, armrests, rods, headphones, and so on). Sometimes, a person wants to change the device, and just in winter he is given the opportunity to quickly and profitably sell his metal detector and purchase a new device (new here means different). In winter, you can purchase some additional equipment: clothes, shovels, knives, backpacks. Moreover, do this thoughtfully, by visiting more than one store (including on the Internet), and reading reviews.

Meeting with comrades

During the season there is not much time for such meetings. It’s not always possible to attend a rally, and besides, for many, the summer season opens in parallel with the search... in general, there’s a lot of worries. In winter, organizing such meetings is much easier.

Visit to the clinic

And lastly, in winter you can get vaccinated against tick-borne encephalitis (for some this will be the first vaccination, for others the second or third vaccine, and so on) all you need to do is visit a clinic or a private vaccination center, but for some reason many search engines and those who like to wander in the forest do not do this, which they later regret. Do not put this question off for a long time, because treasure hunters are the ones who are in the high-risk zone, since in the spring they walk kilometer-long distances along the forest floor and grass.

As you can see, winter, it turns out, is not so boring, there is something for the treasure hunter to do (provided that the search is impossible at all). If you set your priorities correctly and organize your time, the winter months will fly by unnoticed, and one day you will hear the pleasant sound of drops outside the window... soon in the fields, soon a new season, and will open new artifacts and relics. Earth Grandfather will help!

Is it possible in winter period, when the ground is covered with snow, continue to engage in your favorite hobby - searching for metal objects using a ground metal detector? An experienced digger, without hesitation, will answer: “of course, you can” and close this post of mine. But a beginner will still have questions, among which the main one will be: “if there is snow on the ground, the air temperature is sub-zero, then how is a search possible in such conditions?” It’s an interesting question, and to answer it, I waited for the snow to fall and went into the forest with a metal detector.

Snow is water.

Before setting off to trample the snow with a metal detector, I waterproofed the user interface, so to speak.

waterproofing the block

I took stretch film and wrapped it around the electronics unit. Instead of film, I could have taken a “T-shirt package,” but the film was the first one that came to my hand.

Even if the block has a drip-proof cover, it still needs to be insulated - it doesn’t protect it from snow, especially wet snow.

True, there is one disadvantage of such waterproofing: practically nothing is visible on the display - you have to perceive everything by ear. But, since I didn’t go looking for antiques, the display readings on the metal detector are very important to me. Why? More on this in the next section.

You also need to remember about your pinpointer. If this device is not designed to work underwater, then it is best to leave it at home. My pin has factory waterproof protection, so I always take it with me with confidence.

this pin is not afraid of excess moisture

Metal detector for winter digging.

Everyone's heard of this physical phenomenon How condensate? I'm sure that's it. Therefore, in order for the device to work after switching on, it must be kept for some time at the temperature at which it will operate. Actually, these are the basics and I won’t dwell on them too much. The only thing I want to say: Each metal detector reacts differently to frost. Surprised? The first time I heard this, I was also surprised. For example: my Berkut 5 may lose stability while searching in the cold - a simple reboot restores its operation; Minelab X-Terra buttons become fragile; etc.

It is also worth considering that due to snow, the distance from the coil to the ground increases, and thus the detection depth is lost. Therefore, it would not be rational to go winter fishing with a small reel.

Since this time I decided to go to a garbage site, I needed to take a metal detector with me that would cope well with garbage targets and that it would have a large coil with increased selectivity. As you already understand, this is AKA Berkut 5 s at 10 kHz. I know this detector well, and the 8.5x12.5-inch coil will give me detection depth, good capture and separation of nearby targets.

The secret of the winter cop.

A little secret of searching with a metal detector in winter is that snow, frost, dirt are nonsense, The main thing so that the shovel can be driven into the ground.

The ground in the forest does not freeze for a long time - after all, fallen leaves (or the process of their rotting) do not allow frost. And the soil does not freeze at all when there is no moisture in it - even at minus 10, but this soil will be crumbly - dugable.

What kind of cop is he in winter?

While it was snowing, we had to dig everything by ear. This is not why I bought Berkut. But when the precipitation stopped, and I removed the film from the block, then I started digging more on purpose.

I didn't expect to find anything valuable - I just wanted to dig for coins. And there are always enough of them in vacation spots. In order not to describe each of your finds, it’s better to look at them in the gallery.

Digging for pennies, I didn’t feel the cold - the excitement and contemplation of the coin circles warmed me the best.

My drive ended when the detector reported a low battery and switched off. This is even good - I was not overtired, which often happens in such cases.

My result for 2 hours of snow digging looked like this:

Stupid in a trash place.

This section almost doesn’t concern winter digging, but I added it because I wanted to talk about my next trip to the winter garbage forest.

I have not yet come across a better metal detector than the Berkut, which could display information about the find with great accuracy on the display. That’s why I take this AKA detector to Soviet trash cans. But this time I wanted to experiment and went into the forest with the ACE 300i and.

A device with VDI, which would help me in identifying the target, and a coil in selectivity, depth and capture area. Thunder is larger than Hunter, but this does not prevent it from maneuvering among branches just as well.

So what was my stupidity in this exit? The funny thing is that I have no idea which coin corresponds to which vdi number. So I had to dig everywhere to even roughly understand which value on the screen corresponds to which find. With the ACE 300i, I didn’t climb in vacation spots, only in the old days, where everything is mastered much faster.

A couple of coins, a bullet, a button, that’s all the result, since I went into a forest completely unfamiliar to me and with a device that I had not fully studied.