A nice video about metal detecting from the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13637861
The Guardian’s coverage of the PAS annual report launch: http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2011/may/25/metal-detector-ancient-england-maps
This will be my last blog post for the foreseeable future.
Over the coming weeks I am going to start reviewing metal detecting and metal detecting related books. I’m not going to stick to newly released titles, I’m planning to write up some very old treasure hunting classics and other books that have been around a few years. The first books I’ll be reviewing are listed here:
I’m looking for reader suggestions for the new book reviews section. Which books do you want to see reviewed? Got strong opinions about a particular book? Whose books do you really like or whose books do you really hate? Leave some comments and let me know!
When the reviews are added to the main site, you can find the Metal Detecting Book Reviews here.
Take a look at this: Silverline Mini Round Nose Shovel. That has to be the metal detecting accessory bargain of the year, a mini spade delivered from Amazon.co.uk for under £4!
I can’t comment on the quality because I haven’t got mine yet, but for £3.17 you probably can’t go wrong.
The “Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought” section on the product page suggests that a lot of detectorists have been buying this digger. Anybody received one of them already? What is the build quality like?
If it was April I would suspect an elaborate April Fool’s joke, but this seems to be for real – Arado are making a new metal detector!
The Arado 120B is the stuff of legend, almost 30 years later, the original Arado metal detectors sometimes change hands for sums of money above and beyond their original recommended retail price.
Hard to believe the Arado 120B was originally released in 1978! As a kid I always wanted the Arado 130, but I never had the money and later ended up getting the C-Scope 1220B. And yes, I still have the C-Scope 1220B and it still works brilliantly!
Although Arado have returned to the hobby industry, I am no closer to achieving my dream of owning an Arado, the new Arado hobby model, the Arado 320, retails for around £1295. Still cheaper than an Minelab E-Trac, but still more money than I’ve got.
The Searcher Magazine reports that they will be publishing an independent field test report on the Arado 320 in the October issue. I for one can’t wait to see how the new Arado fairs against the Minelabs!
For some pointless but wonderful metal detecting nostalgia, be sure to check out this page on the Arado website, seeing all those old adverts brought the memories flooding back! [Sadly this link is now dead, I’ll update if Arado brings the page back – 13/05/2015]