Hi there! I'm a new to metal detecting and I live in Okinawa Japan (yep- be jealous).
I actually owe knowledge of this hobby to a member of this forum-- 'onthespot.' He was my husband's co-worker and friend when he lived here and would often show off his latest finds to us. As a long-time geocacher I was very interested in a treasure hunting hobby that could actually be profitable, but I figured it would be pretty underhanded to take what I'd learned from him and then compete with him.
But he's been gone for a couple years and Chinese tourism is booming, so I think my time has come!
I'm starting out with a Bounty Hunter TK4 (hence the username) which will hopefully get upgraded if it does a good job and pays for itself. I know- it's a pretty low-end machine, but money is tight so hopefully with patience and luck I'll get it to hunt some shinies for me.
I'm also sticking pretty much to tourist beaches here (cause UXOs freak me out), so I'll be posting mostly in the "Beach and Water Hunting" side of the forums with finds (I hope!) and questions.
Y'all seem to have quite a lot of experience and good advice to offer! Yoroshiku!
I actually owe knowledge of this hobby to a member of this forum-- 'onthespot.' He was my husband's co-worker and friend when he lived here and would often show off his latest finds to us. As a long-time geocacher I was very interested in a treasure hunting hobby that could actually be profitable, but I figured it would be pretty underhanded to take what I'd learned from him and then compete with him.
But he's been gone for a couple years and Chinese tourism is booming, so I think my time has come!
I'm starting out with a Bounty Hunter TK4 (hence the username) which will hopefully get upgraded if it does a good job and pays for itself. I know- it's a pretty low-end machine, but money is tight so hopefully with patience and luck I'll get it to hunt some shinies for me.
I'm also sticking pretty much to tourist beaches here (cause UXOs freak me out), so I'll be posting mostly in the "Beach and Water Hunting" side of the forums with finds (I hope!) and questions.
Y'all seem to have quite a lot of experience and good advice to offer! Yoroshiku!