Oct
09
2008
We get asked pretty frequently “which forums are you guys on?” To be honest, we aren’t registered on any. But that doesn’t mean we aren’t lurker’s of a few…
For those of you who are looking for metal detecting forums and would like to be more involved in an online community, we encourage the following:
TreasureNet Forum: Probably the largest forum dedicated to metal detecting that there is.
Find’s Treasure Forum: We’ve noticed they have a lot of specific areas for the various machines on the market.
Friendly Metal Detecting Forum: A smaller forum that turns up first when you do a google search for metal detecting forums, it seems very close-nit.
Metal Detecting Forum at Treasure Quest: This is managed by the same people that run MetalDetectorResource.com and they have another forum dedicated to Civil War discussions.
American Relic Hunter’s Forum: A site focused on relic hunters, dealers, collectors and historians. I think this a good place for people who enjoy relics but don’t always go metal detecting.
For those of you looking for a good treasure and metal detecting magazine to subscribe to (who doesn’t like getting something other than junk in the mail?) look at the following magazines:
Lost Treasure Magazine: A shiny magazine with the slogan “The Treasure Hunter’s Guide to Adventure & Fortune”, we ask you - What’s not to love? Lost Treasure comes out once a month, costs $5.50 off the shelf, and usually has some great articles, “how to’s” and contests/sweetpstakes. Their website is a little busy, but the current price of gold is always available and they recently added a YouTube section for fun.
Western & Eastern Treasures: Probably the original metal detecting publication, their slogan is “Celebrating 42 Years of Continuous Publication! World’s leading how-to magazine for metal detectorists since 1966″ and we believe them. This magazine also costs $5.50 off the shelf, and their content is always inspirational. They do have a website (it’s linked above) but we’re not certain how often they update it. The “best finds” section could be really cool but it only goes from 1994 to 1999.
American Digger Magazine: The magazine for those of us “who preserve our past through responsible digging and collecting.” Focused on history, this is a great magazine for just about anyone who enjoys collecting relics… not just us dirt fishers.
That should keep you all busy for awhile, it certainly keeps us busy. If anyone here is a big fan of a forum or magazine not mentioned here, please share it in the comments section. There are many more forums than we could have listed (many websites break them down by state) and I’m sure there’s a magazine we’re not subscribed to. Please feel free to share folks!
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