Hey, noobie here with a situation. I have two old houses and their yards I want to sweep. One house has a decent chance of having a hidden cache in a metal container somewhere inside. The former owner was a handyman so it could be in a wall or under floor or insulation, etc. He hid other things in these containers and let someone know there was a particular cache on the property but did not disclose where. I need a detector to sweep the attic, basement, crawl spaces, under stairs, and small areas. I also need to do the outside which is uneven terrain, lots of brush and trees and high mineral soil.
I discovered an old road ran through the yard as well and years ago I dug up a silver locket, heavy gold ring and an arrow head there just doing some light gardening. The area has never been detected. It is not large but could contain some good finds. I'd be willing to do plenty of digging.
I'm particularly concerned about using the detector inside. I was looking at the Garrett Ace 350 with a sniper coil (?) but fear it may be too sensitive and confusing inside going over nails or too awkward to maneuver inside. I just want the best chance of finding a metal box among the construction materials and also something that will work outdoors in possibly finding a buried box or can, as well as possible artifacts and coins in relatively rough terrain. I have no experience at all with metal detecting and cannot break the bank on a purchase, it might be a bust.
I would really appreciate any input, the family is depending on me to at least give this quest a good effort.
I discovered an old road ran through the yard as well and years ago I dug up a silver locket, heavy gold ring and an arrow head there just doing some light gardening. The area has never been detected. It is not large but could contain some good finds. I'd be willing to do plenty of digging.
I'm particularly concerned about using the detector inside. I was looking at the Garrett Ace 350 with a sniper coil (?) but fear it may be too sensitive and confusing inside going over nails or too awkward to maneuver inside. I just want the best chance of finding a metal box among the construction materials and also something that will work outdoors in possibly finding a buried box or can, as well as possible artifacts and coins in relatively rough terrain. I have no experience at all with metal detecting and cannot break the bank on a purchase, it might be a bust.
I would really appreciate any input, the family is depending on me to at least give this quest a good effort.
