Once upon a time, the lone metal detectorist combing the beach was an oddity. These days, they're borderline hip. It used to be that beach essentials meant suntan oil or sunscreen, large and colorful towels, floppy hats, a Frisbee or a volleyball. Now, some can add a treasure metal detector to the list and no one will find it strange or out of place.
With news of various metal detecting finds-on the beach or elsewhere-the hobby has slowly gained mainstream acceptance. One day soon, the general public may even dub it as cool. And hobbyists hanging out at the beach sweeping their treasure metal detectors this way and that, listening for sounds intently with their headphones, eyes never leaving the sand, isn't such a strange sight anymore.
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Whether hunting on a low-key strip of sand or some of the fancier, flashier locales, the beach never fails to yield some finds. For some reason, beachgoers wear some of their "bling" to the beach. A generous application of suntan oil along with the heat of the sun plus a little help from the cool waters and gentle waves equals meaningful beeps from a treasure metal detector.
When a metal detectorist forget something, it is possible that it will be discovered by the next detectorist since the sands uncover the treasures. Because of this, you can search the beaches, simply because you don't know what has been washed up or perhaps revealed by the wind.
Of course, it's not going to be all jewelry and valuable stuff each time out. In truth, a majority of the time, metal detectorists are most likely stumble onto a lot of junk before finding anything of value. The actual finding of good stuff is half the fun of treasure metal
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be some feature at the head of the beach to trap the sand being driven
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