Treasure hunting gadget requirements ???

[kadhal]

Me and my friend decided to do some treasure hunting on the weekends for fun and maybe more ( I am not expecting to find any titanic but a WW2 pellet would do just fine ).

I am looking for state of the art GPS and a metal detector. It would be great if anyone could tell me any other gadgets i might need.

[keith]

map, advanced communication system, i.e. walkie-talkie (blue-tooth will be great, but it will only be 10m, thus, no point)

[karenlyn]

kadhal, I've always wanted to try that at the beaches here, but never had the chance. Have you gone before? Do you really find a lot of things when you go? Sounds very cool. Tell us how it goes.

[SpyReview]

Doing the beach on a weekday after a hot weekend on a beach would be a good move. You never know what you're going to find. Always wondered how successful people are when treasure hunting.

[kadhal]

my friend is a big treasure hunter and he has found some coins dating back to 17th century. The only thing I ever found were pellets from WW2. A GPS is a must have for professional treasure hunters. I also use Google maps (http://www.google.com/maps?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tab=wl&q=) to scan the terrain.

[keith]

That's not bad too.
For some reasons, those pellets from WW2 could be priceless :)

[SpyReview]

I have always wanted to find an old coin. Don't care if it doesn't have any value. Just like the idea of finding my own old coin! :)

[keith]

i have a collection of some old coins, but not sure how much would they really worth... :)

[karenlyn]

Oh, see? I was thinking something more along the line of a giant diamond ring that I could sell for thousands. :p

[keith]

diamond are actually carbon in covalence compound form....
hehehe, why not just settle for some carbon (e.g., soots)... but on second thought they don't sell as much :P

[triumph]

Don't forget the low-gadget requirements as well.

Need something for sifting through that dirt and sand, a shovel etc etc :)