Metal Detector to Rent?

[BlackFox]

Anybody have a good metal detector they would consider renting to me for a week? I'm going to a fairly secluded island on Florida's gulf coast and would like to do a little treasure hunting while I'm there.

I have a plan B, but would prefer to just rent one from somebody. Need a pretty good one though.

[daworm]

I'm not sure, but I think these guys might have rentals...

Hickory Valley Detector Sales
6916 Lee Highway, Chattanooga, TN 37421
[phone]

If not, they can surely get you in touch with someone who has one that might rent it.

[rstewart]

BF,

I have one that you can borrow. Not sure if it's a good one or not. All I've ever found with it is pop tops. LOL

[BlackFox]

Jun 15, 2010 11:16:43 GMT -5 daworm said:

I'm not sure, but I think these guys might have rentals...

Hickory Valley Detector Sales
6916 Lee Highway, Chattanooga, TN 37421
[phone]

If not, they can surely get you in touch with someone who has one that might rent it.

Yea, I bought one from them about 20 years ago. Then I returned it to them and sold it at half price a couple of years later. Wish I'd kept it. I went by there today, but it turns out they are only open 1 day a month during the summer. The second Thursday of every month. That's what it said on the door.

Sportsman's Warehouse had a couple of cheap ones, but besides that I can't find any.

This idea of treasure hunting just came to me in the last few days or I would have bought one off Ebay. I'll get the cheap one from Sportsman's if I have to. Then return it, of course.

[professorx]

Jun 15, 2010 20:02:55 GMT -5 BlackFox said:

Jun 15, 2010 11:16:43 GMT -5 daworm said:

I'm not sure, but I think these guys might have rentals...

Hickory Valley Detector Sales
6916 Lee Highway, Chattanooga, TN 37421
[phone]

If not, they can surely get you in touch with someone who has one that might rent it.

Yea, I bought one from them about 20 years ago. Then I returned it to them and sold it at half price a couple of years later. Wish I'd kept it. I went by there today, but it turns out they are only open 1 day a month during the summer. The second Thursday of every month. That's what it said on the door.

Sportsman's Warehouse had a couple of cheap ones, but besides that I can't find any.

This idea of treasure hunting just came to me in the last few days or I would have bought one off Ebay. I'll get the cheap one from Sportsman's if I have to. Then return it, of course.

Places on the "gold coast" usually rent them. Then it would save you from having to lug it around for 1600 miles. Hope you find "booty".

[daworm]

The second Thursday of every month. That's what it said on the door.

I think mostly they do online sales nowadays. Both my mom and my dad have worked there in the past, but it has been several years.

[gridbug]

I hear there is good money in the oil business. Just collect the black stuff on the beach and call yourself "Blackfox Petroleum"

[Conservator]

I drive by this place everyday... not sure what they're all about, but it said something about metal detector's on their store front... they might rent... idunno.


Treasure Quest Metal Detector
5532 Battlefield Pkwy
Ringgold, GA 30736
Tel: [phone]
Note: estimated location

[BlackFox]

Jun 16, 2010 12:02:36 GMT -5 Conservator said:

I drive by this place everyday... not sure what they're all about, but it said something about metal detector's on their store front... they might rent... idunno.


Treasure Quest Metal Detector
5532 Battlefield Pkwy
Ringgold, GA 30736
Tel: [phone]
Note: estimated location

Thanks! I called him today and I'm going by there tommorrow or Friday and get one from him. He sells the same one that Sportsman's carries, but he is $50 cheaper. I'll also look at some others.

[BlackFox]

Jun 16, 2010 12:02:36 GMT -5 Conservator said:

Treasure Quest Metal Detector
5532 Battlefield Pkwy
Ringgold, GA 30736
Tel: [phone]
Note: estimated location

Alright, that's a cool place. He has got a bunch of Civil War stuff in there, from swords, buckles, bullets, canteens, guns, and even an unexploded cannon ball(with the explosive drilled out of course). He's in the process of moving to downtown Ringgold, where he will be from now on after this week.

I purchased the Teknetics Delta 4000, which is a lower end machine, but he told me it performs very well, and the main thing for me is that the coil is submersible. Low tide is around 8pm every night down there, so I plan to get a few feet out into an area that not everyone can scan.

If I find some treasure, I'll post some pics on here.

[Conservator]

I might have to borrow it sometime?

[BlackFox]

Jun 18, 2010 11:26:14 GMT -5 Conservator said:

I might have to borrow it sometime?

No problemo. It's pretty cool. I went out for a few minutes last night to the creek behind the house and found a nail. After that, I figured out how to make it disregard Iron.

[Conservator]

Well...? Did you find a load of ship wrecked gold coins?

[daworm]

If he did, I doubt he'd tell any of us!

[BlackFox]

Ya know something, there is obviously an incredible amount of beer can tabs out there in the world.

I found a lot of those. I found a tent stake, and I found a pretty old fishing net lead weight. I did however find a lot of really cool shells while detecting on the beach. Not with the detector of course, but just watching what the coil was passing over. Turns out North Captiva Island is pretty well known for it's shelling.

I didn't do nearly as much detecting as I originally planned. It was hotter than a slave ship down there, and lugging around that detector AND a cooler full of beer was pretty taxing. If we go back next year, it will definitely be in a cooler month.

Nice place though. I'll post a few pics whenever the wife gets them all internetty.