A practical look at Kellyco’s heavy-duty digging shovel for relic hunters, property owners, gardeners, landscapers, and anyone who regularly fights roots, hard soil, or stubborn ground. Most shovel reviews treat weight as a problem to solve. The StuLine Signature Series 36-inch Heavy Duty T-Handle Shovel from Kellyco takes the opposite approach. It is unapologetically substantial….
Looking to increase your chances of finding lost rings while metal detecting? Whether you’re a seasoned detectorist or just getting started, knowing where to detect is just as important as the gear you use. This guide reveals proven locations where rings are commonly lost and offers practical tips to help you recover them more consistently….
A small metal badge emerges from the soil while metal detecting. It may be round, oval, shield-shaped or rectangular. Beneath the dirt are raised words such as “Licensed Chauffeur,” “Registered Chauffeur” or “Professional Chauffeur.” There may also be a date, state name and individual serial number. To someone unfamiliar with early automotive history, it could…
The Groundtech GR-4 Dual occupies a distinctive space between conventional metal detection and 3D subsurface scanning. It is a true hybrid package that combines two independent technologies: an MFS Gradiometer sensor for 3D ground imaging and anomaly detection, and a Pulse Induction sensor system for direct metal detection. Groundtech GR-4 Dual has six operating modes,…
For most detectorists, there are few signals more exciting than a clean ring tone. But some recoveries mean far more than the target itself. This is the story of a wedding ring lost in the water at Bon Echo Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada, and the cross-country and careful effort that brought it back to…
Metal detecting is more than finding coins, relics, and treasure. For serious detectorists like Joe Cannon, it is a blend of research, permissions, patience, land reading, responsible recovery, and understanding the history behind each signal. Joe is a well-known name in the metal detecting community and the creator behind the YouTube channel Get That Treasure….
A Little Lead Never Hurts Anyone — or Does It? Exposure Harms You As detectorists, we regularly recover lead objects without giving them much thought. Fishing sinkers, bullets, musket balls, bale seals, weights, fragments, and other lead items are common finds at beaches, lakes, old homesites, military sites, parks, and historic locations. Most detectorists have probably…
For many detectorists, the hardest part of metal detecting is not learning tones, buying the right metal detector, or digging clean plugs. It is finding places worth detecting legally, responsibly, and with enough historical context to make the hunt meaningful. That is where Subterrix enters the conversation. Built for detectorists who want more than random…
Most metal detectorists follow patterns. That is not a criticism. It is human nature. We listen to other detectorists. We watch what works. We hear where the finds are coming from, and we want to be part of it. If someone says the beaches are producing, a wave of detectorists heads to the beach. If…