Detecting without a Pinpointer

Old Town · Jul 22, 2010

gargreen18, student and new father. You must have your plate full.

Practice that probing. Do not consider it a failure to probe and locate a bottle cap. That's what's down there. You actually succeeded. Now go feed the baby, study, get 2 hours sleep, feed the baby, change the baby, feed the baby and read some more. No wonder this probing is coming so hard for you.

Old Town, on the road to 200.

Utah_T-Hunter · Jul 22, 2010

digdug1968 said:
I still get a kick over how pinpointers are called "pp's".......
Lots of talk about pp's, and "probing" with em.

Well..... for people that are at it all day.... They must do a lot of probing with their PP? :tinfoilhat:

gargreen18 · Jul 22, 2010

Utah_T-Hunter said:
Well..... for people that are at it all day.... They must do a lot of probing with their PP?

Yea probing with the PP's. I prefer to not stick mine in the dirt. :lol:

gargreen18 · Jul 22, 2010

Old Town said:
gargreen18, student and new father. You must have your plate full.

Practice that probing. Do not consider it a failure to probe and locate a bottle cap. That's what's down there. You actually succeeded. Now go feed the baby, study, get 2 hours sleep, feed the baby, change the baby, feed the baby and read some more. No wonder this probing is coming so hard for you.

Old Town, on the road to 200.

And I have 1 one the way! So, I can say I have 3 kids, am a student and a husband.. :shock:

Hard to find time to MD. I like to take my oldest kid with me.

Man! This thread just keeps on rolling. Almost to 200 posts! :lol:

dfxing virginia · Jul 23, 2010

digdug1968 said:
I still get a kick over how pinpointers are called "pp's".......
Lots of talk about pp's, and "probing" with em.

now thats funny... :lol:

Keith K · Jul 23, 2010

My cheap Teknic's

I wasted $20 bucks when I had this thrown in with my purchase of my BH #505. I love my detector but unless your less than a half inch away from the object, this PP won't make a sound. I saw a UTUBE on the ProPointer...WOW. I am saving my money as we speak.

gargreen18 · Jul 23, 2010

So when I probe I hit things and am not sure how to get em out. Do I cut a slit in the grass? Or should I cut a plug if my target is 3-4 inches?

I can get the ones that are a few inches just by plucking them out.

digdug1968 · Jul 23, 2010

Old Town said:
You know I tend toward the pervert side and even I never made that connection.

OT

Yep.
Some people think that only those with PP's are right, still others think that a pp is unnecessary.
Some PP's reach farther than others.
Some folks are old fashioned and prefer a "probe" over a PP.
Still others use both their probe and their PP.
Some never leave home without their PP.
Still others think people with pp's are lazy, while some say those without a pp are cheap.
Some people have gone their whole lives without having a pp, and claim to get along just fine, without one.
Others claim to have always had and used one, and feel they are a necessity.
Some people even modify their pp.
Some people have used PP's, and some have brand new ones.

Ugh. If some non-detecorist stumblling around the web finds this thread, imagine what they'll think. :lol:

Having never tried to use a coin "probe" or a "popper", I find it mind boggling that people can do it. Most I've heard of are folks who've detected for some time. I may have to try it sometime. I've always been a bit curious about it. Probe-curious, that is. :?:

gargreen18 · Jul 23, 2010

Now you know your bored when:

digdug1968 said:
Yep.
Some people think that only those with PP's are right, still others think that a pp is unnecessary.
Some PP's reach farther than others.
Some folks are old fashioned and prefer a "probe" over a PP.
Still others use both their probe and their PP.
Some never leave home without their PP.
Still others think people with pp's are lazy, while some say those without a pp are cheap.
Some people have gone their whole lives without having a pp, and claim to get along just fine, without one.
Others claim to have always had and used one, and feel they are a necessity.
Some people even modify their pp.
Some people have used PP's, and some have brand new ones.

Ugh. If some non-detecorist stumblling around the web finds this thread, imagine what they'll think.

Having never tried to use a coin "probe" or a "popper", I find it mind boggling that people can do it. Most I've heard of are folks who've detected for some time. I may have to try it sometime. I've always been a bit curious about it. Probe-curious, that is.

Sparkster · Jul 24, 2010

Harbor Freight Pin Pointer

I blieve the harbor Freight Pin Pointer is about $14. Who cares if it breaks, take it back to Harbor Freight and they will give you a new one if you are nice.

The little red switch is the biggest failure on the entire pointer. You can replace it with a good switch for less than a buck.

I have a Harbor Freight Pointer as a back up to my Bullseye and it work well if I need it.

Sparkster

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