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Metal Detecting For Beginners: 101 Things I Wish I?d Known When I Started
New to metal detecting? Want to start hunting without a long learning curve? This QuickStart Guide is short and to the point, intended to get the reader familiar with metal detectors, their operation and accessories, then into the field to find great stuff. Those who already have a detector and a few accessories can start reading this book over breakfast and be out in the field hunting productively before lunch.
This isn't an exhaustive guide to everything you'll ever want to know about metal detecting. It's not a complete course in treasure hunting. It's a quick but thorough read from a detectorist who's been swinging a machine long enough to know how to do it successfully, but who hasn't forgotten what it feels like to be just beginning and needing a way to start smart.
The 108-page softcover contains everything you need to get out there for a productive hunt:
a helpful glossary of terms an overview of the hobby and various specialization options information about equipment, hunting safety and etiquette how and where to find places to hunt cleaning, preserving and displaying your finds a special bonus section contains resources about the hobby nine black & white photographs and illustrations The handy pocket-sized book is intended to be used, not just read. It has a film-laminated cover, providing greater durability for use in the field, and its 5 x 8 size is easy to fit in your field bag. It retails for $7.95 and readers will find extended information at its website, Detecting101.com.
This isn't an exhaustive guide to everything you'll ever want to know about metal detecting. It's not a complete course in treasure hunting. It's a quick but thorough read from a detectorist who's been swinging a machine long enough to know how to do it successfully, but who hasn't forgotten what it feels like to be just beginning and needing a way to start smart.
The 108-page softcover contains everything you need to get out there for a productive hunt:
a helpful glossary of terms an overview of the hobby and various specialization options information about equipment, hunting safety and etiquette how and where to find places to hunt cleaning, preserving and displaying your finds a special bonus section contains resources about the hobby nine black & white photographs and illustrations The handy pocket-sized book is intended to be used, not just read. It has a film-laminated cover, providing greater durability for use in the field, and its 5 x 8 size is easy to fit in your field bag. It retails for $7.95 and readers will find extended information at its website, Detecting101.com.
108 pages, Paperback
Published April 20, 2016
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October 2, 2017
Of course I like this book because I wrote it. But I also like it because it’s the book I wish had been available when I started metal detecting. Back then, unless you knew where to find them, there were no such “get started fast” guide books. Because of this, it was very slow, frustrating going because I had to learn everything the hard way. It took me about three years longer than it should have to really get to the point where I could enjoy myself in the hobby. I wrote this small book in hopes that newcomers to metal detecting wouldn’t have to struggle like I did.
So far, a year and a half after the book was published, it is apparently doing its job, because I’ve received many compliments from readers, ranging from “I’m so glad I had your book to help me get started!” to “Where was this when I needed it so long ago?” Most gratifying of all is the fact that White’s Electronics—one of the oldest and most respected manufacturers of high quality metal detectors in America—thought enough of it to license a custom version to sell directly to their customers and through their nationwide network of distributors. This ensured that “Metal Detecting 101,” as I think of it, achieved indie bestseller status in its first year of publication.
It’s the first in what I plan to be a three-title series of QuickStart Guides for metal detectorists.
So far, a year and a half after the book was published, it is apparently doing its job, because I’ve received many compliments from readers, ranging from “I’m so glad I had your book to help me get started!” to “Where was this when I needed it so long ago?” Most gratifying of all is the fact that White’s Electronics—one of the oldest and most respected manufacturers of high quality metal detectors in America—thought enough of it to license a custom version to sell directly to their customers and through their nationwide network of distributors. This ensured that “Metal Detecting 101,” as I think of it, achieved indie bestseller status in its first year of publication.
It’s the first in what I plan to be a three-title series of QuickStart Guides for metal detectorists.
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