Colorado Gold Sticks

[Darksage34]

I may be buying some dowsing rods that i found on ebay. They're called "Colorado Gold Sticks".. Anyone here ever used these things? Would they be worth trying? Any input would be appreciated! Thanks, Sage

[billiard rich]

Welcome to the forum Darksage34. As far as those sticks goes - I think it's one of those things a sage might have fun with. You might have faith in them and if you're lucky, they might even guide you to things.

As for me, I use a metal detector. And I have faith that after all this snow melts, and the grass starts growing again, that my metal detector is bound to find me some metal. (Probably in the form of pull-tabs and bottle caps.)

The use of these sticks have been studied. It revealed that the movement of the sticks is caused by micro-movements of the hands holding the sticks. At some point, the hands move just enough to cause the sticks to cross. What causes the hands to move at that moment could be up for debate. Perhaps it's just random movement. Maybe the body is reacting to something in the ground. I myself would not expect them to find anything - but I have no faith in those things.

If you buy them, please be sure to let us know how they work for you. After all - all these things - even the metal detectors are toys. Have some fun!

Happy Hunting

Rich

[seas1to2]

all I can say is GOOD LUCK..Hope this is extra money just laying around an not really needed.Have seen to many storys an all were show that they do not work.If they can find gold why can't they find a a gold ring that a person takes off his hand an hides it while the guy holding the rods is not looking, but instead comes up with every excuse in the book that is does not work that way, my metal detector can find it.Do some more searching on the net an you will find your answers.

[Don]

I do know an old man that used to use them for finding water. And it worked for him. I think they could work, but you have to be in tune, and in touch with what you're doing. But I have to agree with the others. I'll stick to a metal detector.

[Florida Tabdigger]

I have a pair laying around somewhere that were given to me by my Great Uncle that were made back in the 50's...very heavy copper with copper weights on the ends that were pointed down. I played with them many times and they do work for finding water lines and power lines. The cross over water and spread apart under power lines. I would walk over the PVC supply line to the house and as soon at I would get over it the rods would cross at the ends...move forward and the cross would stay even with the water line(crossing closer to me)...back up and the crossing point would move back to the ends. Pretty amazing. Without actually having them work for me, I would be very skepticle. But as for finding gold???? I would be very interested in hearing the results.

[seas1to2]

http://websearch.cs.com/wm/boomframe...l1%2Findex.dat... here is some reading on this subject READ THE $ 25,000 reward

[Florida Tabdigger]

The true test would be to have someone find a burried water line that they do not know the location...that would take the subconscious element out of it. I have used coat hangers and they work as well as manufactured ones. When using them, you support them with one finger and tilted forward at about 4 inches parallel to each other. I only knew the general area of the water line I found and when they crossed I dug down and it was right there...you have to come to your own conclusion, mine is they work for water lines and power lines. Gold or other treasure?...I don't think so.

[Robin D]

I wanted to toss in my two cents (not wheats, though)

Dowsing rods can and do work. Is there the possibility that they move from the simple motion of your hands? Absolutely!
But, I work in a Natural Gas utility and can use a dowsing rod to get within 12" of an underground pipe without knowing where it was buried. The rods don't distinguish between gas, water, or sewer, but they find the pipes for me everytime. But, you have to walk over the pipe to get movement from the rods.
Having said that, they don't work for everybody. I have friends that couldn't find a pipe with them if it was laying on the ground.
Now, these Colorado Sticks are simple rods that could find undersround treasure for you, if you walk over it. But, more than likely, if they work, they will probably point you to the running water (stream, river, etc)
I think you would have better luck outdoors with a metal detector.

Just this reporters opinion. - RD

[stick]

i wouldn't pay any money for those things. there is no way that what they are selling has some special ingredient or manufacturing process that would make them special. it's all in the person holding them. if you want to find out if you have the "touch" then go buy 2 unfluxed brass brazing rods. 1/8 or 3/16 diameter. bend the first 6 inches at a ninety. keep your elbows touching your sides and hold the rods loosely in your hands. i actually found a hammer that had gotten buried at a constuction site with a set of these when i was a teenager. i was just joking around when i told my buddy that i could find the hammer that he had lost. but when they crossed and i dug up the hammer, we couldn't believe it.

[sllingshot47]

Originally Posted by stick

i wouldn't pay any money for those things. there is no way that what they are selling has some special ingredient or manufacturing process that would make them special. it's all in the person holding them. if you want to find out if you have the "touch" then go buy 2 unfluxed brass brazing rods. 1/8 or 3/16 diameter. bend the first 6 inches at a ninety. keep your elbows touching your sides and hold the rods loosely in your hands. i actually found a hammer that had gotten buried at a constuction site with a set of these when i was a teenager. i was just joking around when i told my buddy that i could find the hammer that he had lost. but when they crossed and i dug up the hammer, we couldn't believe it.

That's the way I found the sewer cleanout at my apt. complex that the plumbers couldn't find-only I was using a forked stick. Maybe there is something connected with one's attitude and the results-and a $1,000,000 reward would certainly affect my attitude!

[Janster]

Originally Posted by Robin D

I wanted to toss in my two cents (not wheats, though)

Dowsing rods can and do work. Is there the possibility that they move from the simple motion of your hands? Absolutely!
But, I work in a Natural Gas utility and can use a dowsing rod to get within 12" of an underground pipe without knowing where it was buried. The rods don't distinguish between gas, water, or sewer, but they find the pipes for me everytime. But, you have to walk over the pipe to get movement from the rods.
Having said that, they don't work for everybody. I have friends that couldn't find a pipe with them if it was laying on the ground.
Now, these Colorado Sticks are simple rods that could find undersround treasure for you, if you walk over it. But, more than likely, if they work, they will probably point you to the running water (stream, river, etc)
I think you would have better luck outdoors with a metal detector.

Just this reporters opinion. - RD

...............I retired from the "phone company" and quite often I was very successful finding buried telephone lines! It works for some folks and for others, just forget it!....... Jan

[EncrustedYen]

Dowsing is a load of crap. Always has been. In this day and age it is simply pitiful to see people still believing. There is a reason why the internet isnt loaded down with websites of fabulous riches uncovered daily by people using these devices. They dont work. Not now-not ever.

Oh wait it is all a conspiracy by companies like Tesoro,Whites, Garrett, Fisher etc to dupe us into buying their substandard products while they use dowsing themselves to become rich.

http://www.time.com/time/columnist/j...231110,00.html

Buy a good metal detector!

If you are hell bent on dowsing just make your own. Use whatever materials/configuration that pleases you the most . Twigs, coat hangers..its all good ( at not working )

I know there are many PC people who will disagree. The prevailing opinion seems to be that we must respect all manner of opinion/belief no matter how outlandish and counter to common sense that they are.


But if you still arent sure what total bullcrap sounds like please read this link


http://coloradogoldsticks.com/id6.html

[Janster]

...How do you really feel about dowsing? Please stop beating around the bush and just say what you mean! Thanks.......... Jan

[EncrustedYen]

Hey Janster,

Yeah I am in a bind. It,s a " Friendly Forum " but I feel obliged to vent my
at all of those scamming companies who are taking advantage of people selling their baloney. From my point of view helping people to avoid wasting their money is a very friendly thing to do.

Sadly even many good companies peddle this sort of claptrap to the masses whilst selling " real " technology at the same time which further confuses the unsuspecting consumers.
( yeah we all know who I am talking about )

LOL this thread was started 2 years ago. I wonder if he ever got them sticks......

[ddnavar]

There is a Field test review of the gold sticks on the November Soundoff Issue of the Denver Eureka! Club's newsletter.

http://www.eurekathc.com/newsletter/soundoff_read.pdf

[cobalt]

While working on a line crew in the 1950`s before we had high tech stuff like metal detectors, We routinely found buried lines and pipes with 2 .o6o copper wires bent into an "L" configuration with the bottom held in a plastic sleeve so the wire was insulated from the hands. We had 2 people on the crew who did this. I being one of them. If I had a hit, then the other lineman would verify it. It did not work for everyone. If we got a hit we would dig by hand to verify before digging with the hydraulic auger on the truck. I can`t remember being wrong on these occasions.

[Spleenu]

Dowsing is definitely a touchy subject in the treasure hunting community. My opinion is that it can work but doesn't always due to various circumstances. The first time I tried it, I used a couple of coat hangers as L rods. A friend hid his keys from me while I was in another room and couldn't see or hear where he went. I went past where he hid them (under a seat cushion) and the L rods pointed to the keys immediately as I was going past. However, I assumed that the keys were on the other side of the wall that the chair was against, and I continued on around to the other side of the wall. The rods pointed that direction from the other side of the wall, and at this point, my friend showed me where they were. He said he about had a heart attack when they pointed right to the keys.
I have tried it various times in real world situations but haven't found anything. At least in my case, I always let my conscious get in the way by figuring where I think something might be. And once that happens, forget any good results. I think that's where a lot of times it doesn't work is when people start thinking too much during the process. And for me at least, that is a very hard thing NOT to do.

[beerdoodle]

Darksage found the lost dutchman mine. He has,nt been around since.

[Silversmith45]

I was at a hunt where guys kept burying a coin deeper and deeper until they couldn't find it. I jokinly said that I had an extra deep detector in my trunk. They laughed when I pulled out my homemade rods made from brazing rod. I only made them to play with, but they pinpointed that coin. Surprised me too.

[Vito]

Originally Posted by Darksage34

I may be buying some dowsing rods that i found on ebay. They're called "Colorado Gold Sticks".. Anyone here ever used these things? Would they be worth trying? Any input would be appreciated! Thanks, Sage

Try your force with some bent coat hangers. If you can not activate your internal power you're lost on those. Even if they are higher in quality (?) and price (!).
First of all try to locate some pipes in the street with the coathangers. Very easy to do if you have the force. Just a suggestion...