Greetings from Utaaaaaaaaaah!

[FatNakedGuy]

HAPPY THURSDAY!

Just wanted to say hello! I've had a Whites XLT for about 100 years now and just recently got back into detecting (we moved to UTaaaaaah from SoCal 6 years ago and the detector was lost for most of that time... we won't go into HOW it became lost....ahem...idiot brother-inlaw who helped move us).

Looking at this forum I am finding myself wanting, no... NEEDING an eTrac. Trying to come up with a plan to finance one.. anyone interested in buying guitars/firearms/airplanes/motorcycles/recording gear/cameras?? hehe.. My wife is going to kick my arse! Busted out the big box of clad/toycars/junk and let the kids go through it the other night. That got them really fired up to join me!

Say... while i'm here.. Does anyone have a line on old Lake Park Resort in Farmington UT? I'm attempting to do research and keep hitting roadblocks.

Lookin' forward to participating in this fantastic forum!


Rick

[Epi-hunter]

Welcome, Rick |:cheering: Can't help you with the location-specific questions, but I can say that I do like my E-Trac :yes:

Looking forward to seeing your posts! thumbsup01

[SeabeeRon]

Welcome from Santa Cruz, CA :cool: From your screen name just want to say please don't post a picture of yourself!! :shocked04: rofl
This is a great site, you will feel at home in no time! :groovy:

[Cheap Thrills]

Welcome FNG <} , I get the feeling you have a great sense of humor and can be brutally honest thumbsup01 . Hope you can wheel+deal yourself to an E-trac real soon . :groovy:

[Ill Digger]

From your screen name just want to say please don't post a picture of yourself!! :shocked04: rofl
<} Really!! \:hammer:
Hey Rick! :groovy:
Welcome to the forum from the cornfields of Illinois! :grin: I'm not going to be able to lend any help with the resort but I wish you all the luck locating it and obtaining permission to hunt it :yes: thumbsup01 And when you do... we loooove pictures! :yes: :drool: :drool: :drool: lol

[del]

hey who's the FNG ;) hello and welcome to the forum Rick :grin: hope to read about your finds soon .glad you found us here .

Dan

[OxShoeDrew]

Rick, have you made any cool finds in the past? I look forward to seeing your future finds. Good luck from CT. ...and put some clothes on :grin:

[Lowjiber]

Welcome aboard from southern Nevada.

I too have an idiot brother-in-law. :rolleyes:

[aloldstuff]

FNG, again welcome to the forum. 100 years for an xlt, boy can Whites build them. Sorry I can't help with the location you are looking for seeing that I am in western MA. Looking forward to your posts and finds.

[Fire Fighter 43]

Hello Rick and welcome to the forum from SE Wisconsin. The Etrac is a great machine, good luck in your pursuit of one. HH

[FatNakedGuy]

Hey all, thanks for the replies! Yeah Sheik, I'm a little out there for sure! haha

I played hookie from work today and on the way home drove through a city that was established in the early 1800's. One of the large properties I drove by had these MASSIVE trees laying on their sides (really high winds recently) and there were a couple of guys trying to clean up the mess. I stopped and asked permission to hunt the area and they gave me the thumbs up!

I couldn't spend much time there today but did find an old silver ring, some type of old railroad token (needs to be cleaned, all I can see is ..ail.. tok...) and what I think is a really old iron button hook for boots I think? No coins..yet! best of all, NO TRASH on the property as it is fenced in.. pretty amazing!

I bought a Gerber e-tool shovel tonight (to go along with my soon-to-be e-trac!) and am headed over tomorrow for a few hours.. Will try relic mode on the XLT since there is almost no trash, and dig everything.

There is a stream running through the property (around 5 acres in size) so I'll check that out as well. I can put the XLT coil in the water, right?

I loaned my camera out to a friend recently so will upload some pics when he returns it.

Sure wish I had that e-trac already!

[Tony Two-Cent]

Welcome to the forum, Rick! It sounds like that property might be a good place to hunt. If you're finding old relics and tokens there's a good chance there may be old coins too.

When I was getting back into metal detecting a year ago and started looking for a machine, I also came to the conclusion that I needed an E-Trac after reading all of the forums. I purchased mine in March of last year and it was one of the best decisions I've ever made. I have had success with it way beyond my expectations.

I'm glad you're getting back into the hobby, it can be so rewarding. Keep us updated on your finds!

[FatNakedGuy]

Went back to the old property again today and got skunked.. No coins or anything (I need that etrac!). Went to a local park on the way home and found a couple bucks in clad and a gold ring w/ 8 diamonds! No initials on the ring and not even sure if it is real (how do I tell??). Will check out the lost and found column in the local newspapers..

[Epi-hunter]

Went back to the old property again today and got skunked.. No coins or anything (I need that etrac!). Went to a local park on the way home and found a couple bucks in clad and a gold ring w/ 8 diamonds! No initials on the ring and not even sure if it is real (how do I tell??). Will check out the lost and found column in the local newspapers..

You will have that E-Trac soon enough :)

Did the ring come in at a typical gold range? There should be a stamp of gold content and sometimes jeweler somewhere on the inside of the band. If there isn't, that's a good indication that it might not be real, but take it to a trusted jeweler (or buy a gold testing kit) to be sure. :)

[CODY]

Welcome from Mississippi. Good luck on your new digs. Will be looking forward to your post and finds.

[BOWSER]

welcome from BOSTON,around here we demand at the very least wear socks while posting.

[tanacat]

Welcome from down yonder in Kentucky :beerbuddy: I also love the old homesteads :yes:

Btw hubby and I love Utah :smitten: and even named our sons Bryce and Logan! |:cheering:
One of these days we'll get them out there to see Bryce Canyon and town of Logan... they're only 4 & 6 yrs old. How old are your kids? My 4 yr old is interested in the hobby, looking forward to having a serious hunting buddy myself!

Hope to see some of your finds-like Tim (IllDigger)said we loooove pics around here :)

[jkress]

Welcome to our corner of the net. :clapping: It's great to have you here with us. :)

[JTGOLD]

welcome to the forum.