I have read hundreds of forum articles each day from various sources and one of the things that I see each day are people who have physical limitations. From bad backs to sores legs, stiff necks, arthritis, illnesses, recent surgeries, etc. A lot of these people are faced with reducing their detecting if not give it up all together. It would be nice to see a category about how to help make metal detecting a more physically comfortable experience.
Such as:
Switching every so swinging detector with right hand for a while and then left hand to ease pressure off of back and hip.
Reduce the amount of time your are bent over while hunting. Standing straighter.
Buy a detector swing device to help extend the time you can detect.
Proper detector pole length. Pole extentions for taller people.
Keeping the search coil closer to the feet.
And then there are a multitude of safety issues:
Hunting in the park, being approached by intimidating people, hunting in the woods, hornets, yellow jackets, bears, ticks, snakes, camoflauged meth labs in the brush, nails, glass, aggressive dogs, cuts and rusty metal, flash floods, lightning, needles & syringes, night hunting, rough parks, gang territories, grafitti, cellar holes, bottle dumps, hot climate and winter hunting, poison ivy, bears, mtn lions, wolves, water drop-offs and currents, live ammo, can slaw, fish hooks, et al.