10 Metal Detecting Mistakes You MUST Avoid!

Recently bought a new Equinox 800 w/wireless headphones. Spent a couple of hours on YouTube learning fom your videos to be more efficent and successfull in my adventures. I have wanted a metal detector when I would see the ads in coin magazines when I was 8 yrs old as an apprentice coin collector from my Grandmother. Now 57yrs old, Retired, Veteran, time and desire...Thank You so much for your videos.

Excellent video with lots of info for everyone Mark. A big mistake I see lots of people make is not overlapping your swings. You can watch this with so many youtube guys too. They take a swing and move up two feet and swing back. In the meantime, they just missed a huge triangle of ground. That's probably another reason no place is ever really hunted out. People walk in a hurry and miss so much stuff.

This is the MOST informative metal detecting video I've seen out there so far. THANK YOU FOR SHARING!!

I've been detecting for 15 years, forests, fields, and beaches. All the pieces of advice given in the video are top notch. Here are the ones I give when anyone asks me. 1) NEVER DESPAIR. Some walk-out are... boring. 2) Swing your coil parallel to the ground. 3) Know perfectly your machine. That mean read the manual, chat on forums, make your own tests. 4) Get a second pack of CHARGED batteries. 5 Never do anything illegal (respect private property, report found guns, stolen items, hidden drug stashes or human remains) or dangerous (never ever fiddle with some unexploded ordinance or funky chemical containers). Be prepared, all this will happen. To you. 6) NEVER DESPAIR.

Another great video with excellent tips and content. My 3 major take aways were; 1)The spiral outwards technique 2)Sensitivity to high before noise cancel 3) liability / permission combo form. Always looking forward to your vids. Thanks again from CA Gold Country.

Some of your suggestions I hadn't considered, thank you for those. Here's something in thanks I'll share with you & everyone reading: I sometimes I need to not miss any area within a given space (for example; looking for someone's lost wedding ring in their back yard, or where they were at a park). to do so & when feasible, I utilize two 300' long fiberglass tape rulers (Komelon 6633 Open Reel Fiberglass Tape Measure) I lay one on one side of the grid & the other 90 degrees at the base/corner. The fiberglass doesn't detect, and I walk along the one tape swinging to the end. Then I move that tape's end to as far as I swing and pin the end at that point. I return to the beginning, moving the tape over that same amount. I walk & swing so my swing reaches the tape and again walk to the end. Rinse, wash, repeat. One tape is really all that's needed for this, but I find using the two makes it easier to cover the grid. Yes, a lot of work but by doing so I cover 100% of that ground I've marked out and I know if that ring is there, I'll for sure find it.

Excellent video Mark!! Thanks for the great advice on all of it but especially the permissions!!

Another fantastic informative video. Always fun watching your videos. Thanks for all you do. Look forward to more videos.

Great tips!.. Thank You!.. I especially like the one of asking the older folks where they had swam or had family and public gatherings.

Number one mistake i see is people relying on what to dig based on numbers. Going by numbers is a huge mistake but no one has ever seemed to address it.

Very very good information thank you so much... I just retired and bought a minelab 900 and am learning so much from your video I watched the one showing how to do all the settings that is solid gold ..

You have just given me a reason to get started. Great Tips.

Great video so much knowledge and insight. Thanks man for taking the time.

Well done Mark, very thorough.

great info, thanks for the effort you put into your content.

Great tips and videos, as always. Thanks a lot. Big kudos 👏

Thanks for posting this...its a very useful tutorial!

Excellent video thank you for sharing

Yet another very informative video! Thank you!!

YouTube is great for learning, but is there more hands on detecting training out there for the Manticore?