Metal Detecting Southern California Beaches & beyond

Metal Detecting is a hobby that I thoroughly enjoy. Regardless if I find treasure or not, I have a great time on every hunt.

My dad and both grandpas metal detected for as long as I can remember. In the early 1980s in Indiana, my dad would bring me along and rig me up with an analog needle Whites machine.

We moved to Northern Virginia in the mid 80’s which exposed us to Civil War relics. I would join my dad when I wasn’t busy with kid stuff. We moved to southern California in the mid 90s. School, life, and marriage took priority until about early 2000s when I realized how much I missed the hobby. I purchased an Ace 350, hit the dry sand, and found a ring my second time out. I ended up getting an Excalibur and a Sovereign and became a “wet sand” detectorist. In more recent times I purchased a MineLab Equinox 800 and Vanquish 540.

I travel frequently for work, and my metal detector is with me most of the time. I detect instead of watching TV in a hotel room. Throughout the year, I’ll visit multiple states.

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