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Garrett Pro-Pointer®

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This little gadget will save you time and effort by pinpointing your treasure without you having to root through heaps of soil or sand.

Garrett Pro-Pointer® unique features:

  • Patented proportional audio/vibration pulse indicates targets
  • Patented scraping blade to sift through the soil to speed recovery
  • Meets IEC 60529 IP 66 standards for dust and water protection. Entire unit can be rinsed/cleaned under water.
  • Twice the battery life of other pinpointers with LED lights
  • 9 volt battery included
  • Exclusive one-button retune provides fast adjustment—without having to step through multiple sensitivity settings. Retuning allows user to quickly:
    • shrink detection field to precisely pinpoint large targets,
    • tune out mineralized ground, wet beach sand, etc,
    • help gauge target size/distance,
    • help identify edges of large target,
    • and pinpoint multiple targets versus one large target signal.

Other key features:

  • Pinpoint tip detection
  • 360° side scan detection area
  • LED light for low light uses
  • Automatic tuning
  • Large power button is easy to operate even with gloves
  • Woven belt holster included

Check out the video below to see the Garrett Pro-Pointer® in action:

Check out Amazon if you’re interesting in purchasing your own Garrett Pro-Pointer®.

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Essentials to take with you when metal detecting:

In your metal detector bag:

  • Your metal detector (with freshly charged batteries)
  • Digging tools: a trowel and/or small shovel (plus a sand-scoop when digging on beaches)
  • A pro-pointer (remember to check the batteries)
  • A set of headphones

In your backpack:

  • Spare batteries (for all essential electrical equipment with you)
  • Zip-lock bags for good finds
  • Plastic carrier bags for finds that will later be disposed of
  • A magnifying glass
  • A basic first-aid kit
  • Food and water
  • A digital camera (all though you can do without this)
  • Metal detector instructions (sometimes it is good to check the settings before a search)

Other essentials for the backpack that are good to keep in a plastic waterproof case:

  • Your NCMD card (National Council for Metal Detecting membership card)
  • Permission letters (relating to the land you are searching)
  • Your Crown Estate permit (if detecting on foreshore)
  • A Crown Estate map (of the beach you are going to)
  • A handheld GPS

In the car:

  • Towels
  • Spare shoes & socks
  • Spare headphones
  • Sun-tan cream
  • Anti-septic wipes
  • Toilet roll
  • Mobile phone charger (and any other necessary chargers)
  • A sun and/or winter hat (unless it is already on your head)
  • Waterproofs (unless they’re already being worn)

It is is also recommended that you keep a fully charged mobile phone or a walkie talkie (if with a group) on your person during all digs.

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UK metal detecting clubs:

Below is a list of the main UK-based metal detecting clubs, associations and societies:

Berkshire

The Wessex Metal Detecting Association

 

Buckinghamshire

The Magiovinium Metal Detecting Club

 

Cambridgeshire

Phoenix Metal Detecting Club

 

Cheshire

South Lancs and Cheshire Metal Detecting Club

West Kirby Metal Detecting Club

Crewe and Nantwich Metal Detecting Society

 

Cleveland

Cleveland Discoverers

 

Cornwall

Kernow Search & Recovery Club Cornwall

This club currently has no website so if you are interested please contact Dave Fletcher at either:

22 Plain An Gwarry

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or at:

roman@eurobell.co.uk

 

Co Durham

Prince Bishop Metal Detecting Club

Freedomsearchers Metal Detecting Club

This club currently has no website so if you are interested please contact the management at:

freedomsearchers@hotmail.co.uk

Tyneside Metal Detecting Association

Quakers Acres Metal Detecting Club

 

Cumbria

Kendal and District Metal Detecting Club

Cumbrian Seekers Metal Detecting Club

 

Derbyshire

High Peak Metal Detecting Club

This club currently has no website so if you are interested please contact Mike Bull at:

mike308@gmx.com

Chesterfield Metal Detecting Club

This club currently has no website so if you are interested please contact Andy Morris at:

cmdc@hotmail.co.uk

Making Derbyshire Safer Metal Detecting Association

 

Devon

Taw and Torridge Metal Detecting Club

Teign Bridge Metal Detecting Group

South Hams Metal Detecting Club

Torbay Metal Detecting Club

Plymouth Detector Club (now known as South West Searchers)

 

Dorset

Weymouth and Portland Metal Detecting Club

 

East Yorkshire

The Metal Detecting Society Cottingham East Riding

This society currently has no website so if you are interested please contact Barry Freeman on:

(01482) 843213

 

Essex

Essex Detector Society

Brentwood and District Metal Detecting Club

East Coast Searchers Club

Colchester and District Metal Detecting and Artefact Club

 

Gloucestershire

Taynton Metal Detecting Club

SevernVale Historical Research and Detecting Society

Cotswold Heritage and Detecting Society

 

Hertfordshire

Herts and District Metal Detecting Society

 

Isle of Wight

Vectis Searchers Club (Isle of Wight)

 

Kent

Mid-Kent Metal Detecting Club

Canterbury and District Searchers

This organisation currently has no website so if you are interested please contact Neil Allen at:

neil@cads1.wanadoo.co.uk

Folkestone Metal Detecting Club

West Kent Detector Club

Swale Search & Recovery Club

Royal Phoenix Detecting Group

White Cliffs Detecting Club

Medway History Finders

 

Lancashire

Lune Valley Metal Detecting Club

South Lancs and Cheshire Metal Detecting Club

Ribble Valley Metal Detecting Club

 

Leicestershire

Hinckley Search Society

Loughborough Coin & Search Society

 

Lincolnshire

Wolds Historical Research Society

This society currently has no website so if you are interested please contact Kev Woodward on:

(01507) 534005

or at:

kevandjenn.woodward333@btinternet.com

Scunthorpe Metal Detecting Society

Stamford and Spalding Search Club

Lincoln Historical Search Society

This society currently has no website so if you are interested please contact Chris Jones on:

(01529) 413905

 

Midlands

Timeline Detection

 

Nottinghamshire

Warsop Metal Detecting Society

Ashfield Metal Detecting Club

 

Norfolk

East Norfolk Metal Detecting Society

 

Scotland

The Ayrshire Research and Detecting Group

This group currently has no website so if you are interested please contact Alan Leishman on:

(01294) 466450

or at:

audidoleish@btinternet.com

Highland Historical Search Society

Scottish Artefact Recovery Group

The Scottish Detector Club

 

Shropshire

Marches Metal Detectorists

The Weston Historical Research and Detecting Association

 

Somerset

The Somerset Artifact Seekers

 

South Yorkshire

Doncaster Detector and Collectors Club

 

Staffordshire

North Staffs Metal Detecting Club

This club currently has no website so if you are interested please contact Alan Ridgway at:

ridgeyman@ntlworld.com

Bloxwich Research & Metal Detector Club

 

Surrey

Camberley and Bagshot Metal Detecting Club

This club currently has no website so if you are interested please contact the management at:

jrhodes31@ntlworld.com

 

Wales

Brecon Metal Detecting Club

Rhondda Artefacts & Research Enthusiasts

Wrexham Metal Detecting Club

Wrexham Heritage Society

Swansea Metal Detecting Club

Cardiff Scan Club

Pembrokeshire Prospectors Metal Detecting Club

The Historical Search Society (Mold) (North Wales)

Celtic Searchers

 

Warwickshire

Long Compton Archaeology Group

 

West Midlands

Midland Metal Detecting Community

 

West Yorkshire

Wakefield District Relic Hunters

Two Dales Metal Detecting Club

 

Worcestershire

The Tenbury Wells Metal Detecting Club

This club currently has no website so if you are interested please contact Peter Laver on:

07866 124799

or at:

ukpete36@aol.com

                                                                                                                                                     

If you can’t find a club, association or society on the list that is appropriate for you then please check this directory for a complete A-Z list of all metal detecting clubs, associations and societies based within the UK.

Clubs either belong to the Federation of Independent Detectorists, the National Council for Metal Detecting or are totally independent and do not belong to any national organisations. Should you have any queries regarding a club, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will do our best to assist you.

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Types of metal detectors:

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There are 3 main types of metal detectors;

VLF (very low frequency) – most versatile, two coils, one

sender, one receiver,

PI (pulse induction) – like radar, works best when there’s little amounts of rubbish (e.g. bottle caps, tin cans etc),

and BFO (beat frequency oscillator) – the oldest type and not often used anymore as it lacks accuracy or control, but has two oscillators (one of which is de-tuned by metal objects).

If you are serious about taking up metal detecting as a hobby then be prepared to pay a minimum of £200 for a decent detector (any less and you’re just getting a non-functional toy, anymore than £500 and you’re getting ripped off).

Here are some good quality brands that cater to a limited budget:

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If you are unsure on which metal detector is the one for you then check out Hidden History’s advice on “what to look for when buying a metal detector”.

If you’ve got yourself a detector or are just interested in joining a club then check out our list of UK-based clubs!

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