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Metal detecting in reserves?

Historynerd		Posted : Sunday, 22 June 2014 12:02:06 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 25/05/2014(UTC) Posts: 14 Location: Auckland Thanks: 5 times Was thanked: 1 time(s) in 1 post(s)		Hi guys, Just wanted to know, are the rules for metal detecting in reserves the same as parks? There is a large reserve literally right outside my front door and I wanted to know if I can detect there without having to pester the council with letters. Thanks :)

andy		Posted : Sunday, 22 June 2014 12:13:48 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 13/12/2012(UTC) Posts: 471 Location: ngongotaha rotorua Thanks: 70 times Was thanked: 88 time(s) in 72 post(s)		iv done reserves before as long as its not listed under historical site act etc i think its ok!same code of ethics as anywhere else applies fill holes take rubbish etc!
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Historynerd		Posted : Sunday, 22 June 2014 12:34:32 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 25/05/2014(UTC) Posts: 14 Location: Auckland Thanks: 5 times Was thanked: 1 time(s) in 1 post(s)		Originally Posted by: andy iv done reserves before as long as its not listed under historical site act etc i think its ok!same code of ethics as anywhere else applies fill holes take rubbish etc! Okay thanks. I really need to get a lesche for digging public places, but they're so damn expensive.. You think its alright to use a knife instead? Pretty sure it'll do the same thing, just dont want to get caught with a whopping great hunting knife in the park lol. Or are there any other digging tools that'll do a good job in parks?

Metal Kiwi		Posted : Sunday, 22 June 2014 7:29:07 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,210 Location: Auckland Thanks: 498 times Was thanked: 484 time(s) in 322 post(s)		Originally Posted by: Historynerd Originally Posted by: andy iv done reserves before as long as its not listed under historical site act etc i think its ok!same code of ethics as anywhere else applies fill holes take rubbish etc! Okay thanks. I really need to get a lesche for digging public places, but they're so damn expensive.. You think its alright to use a knife instead? Pretty sure it'll do the same thing, just dont want to get caught with a whopping great hunting knife in the park lol. Or are there any other digging tools that'll do a good job in parks? Check this out HN. http://www.detectnz.co.n...ife+and+Plug+Cutter.html I have been using one for about 6 months and it works just fine. MK
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Historynerd		Posted : Sunday, 22 June 2014 8:04:38 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 25/05/2014(UTC) Posts: 14 Location: Auckland Thanks: 5 times Was thanked: 1 time(s) in 1 post(s)		Originally Posted by: Metal Kiwi Originally Posted by: Historynerd Originally Posted by: andy iv done reserves before as long as its not listed under historical site act etc i think its ok!same code of ethics as anywhere else applies fill holes take rubbish etc! Okay thanks. I really need to get a lesche for digging public places, but they're so damn expensive.. You think its alright to use a knife instead? Pretty sure it'll do the same thing, just dont want to get caught with a whopping great hunting knife in the park lol. Or are there any other digging tools that'll do a good job in parks? Check this out HN. http://www.detectnz.co.n...ife+and+Plug+Cutter.html I have been using one for about 6 months and it works just fine. MK Thanks but I'm looking for something that's more in the 20 dollar region. I just don't understand why these small tools are up in the 50 - 80 dollar region.. Probably because they're listed in a specialized market. I'll have to hunt around bunnings or the warehouse for some sort of garden knife, hopefully at a good price. :)

Shilo		Posted : Monday, 23 June 2014 9:46:53 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 29/01/2011(UTC) Posts: 573 Location: Kawhia Thanks: 17 times Was thanked: 285 time(s) in 185 post(s)		Originally Posted by: Historynerd Okay thanks. I really need to get a lesche for digging public places, but they're so damn expensive.. You think its alright to use a knife instead? Thanks but I'm looking for something that's more in the 20 dollar region. I just don't understand why these small tools are up in the 50 - 80 dollar region.. Probably because they're listed in a specialized market. I'll have to hunt around bunnings or the warehouse for some sort of garden knife, hopefully at a good price. :) There are some metal detecting equipment that you don't realise how much value for money (despite their price) they are until you use them. One is a quality pinpointer, another is a beach scoop and the last one is the Lesche or Minelab cutter. The price for them isn't high because its a small market, its high because of their quality and are designed for the use they are going to be put to. A cheap garden knife may be a quarter of the price but after they keep breaking on you you will quickly realise that they have worked out more expensive in the end. A Lesche will last you many years of use in stony or hard ground and still cut a clean plug. The garden trowels are designed for use in soft loamy soil only and even if the blade looks tough they break in the handle are because the tang doesn't go all the way up. Grab a garden trowel if you are just starting up and don't have the funds, but as soon as you can invest in a Lesche - you won't be sorry.
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creamer		Posted : Monday, 23 June 2014 10:52:47 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 2,022 Location: Bay of Islands Thanks: 2289 times Was thanked: 525 time(s) in 391 post(s)		I use a thin garden trowel and it works fine and a mini shovel on the beach. HH .
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gjj109		Posted : Monday, 23 June 2014 8:31:47 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 14/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 464 Location: Thames Thanks: 217 times Was thanked: 194 time(s) in 115 post(s)		For quite some time I used a boning knife to cut the turf and a warehouse trowel to lever the sod up and do the digging. It made a neat job and I never broke either one. Then I got a Lesche posted out from the States. It was a whole new level of easy. It would cut and dig plugs in clay and kikuyu where I would really struggle before. Shilo has hit the nail on the head. Yes, you don't need a Leshe (or something similar) to help with your detecting, but once you have had one, you will never be without one and will wonder why you didn't get one earlier.

sycotoad		Posted : Tuesday, 24 June 2014 7:58:09 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 9/08/2012(UTC) Posts: 569 Location: downunder Thanks: 120 times Was thanked: 126 time(s) in 97 post(s)		Send 'Guardian' a PM - He has some awesome digging tools for what you need at an affordable price - I can fully recommend him :)
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