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Fortune Hunters
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This is a mostly metal detecting channel devoted to telling stories of history. Sure, there is a lot of this going on on UA-cam but not a lot of folks from the Saint Louis area documenting their hunts. We will also head down to Florida periodically for beach hunts and get a little history about that area with our Fortune Hunter team down there. We would love it if you have any suggestions about places to hunt around the Saint Louis, West Palm Beach and Ormond Beach areas.
We will do our best to get you a new video as often as possible and always on Fridays. Every once in a while you may get some original music that we make in our downtime or other fun stuff in addition to metal detecting. If you are in need of metal detecting services for lost items, we can probably give you a hand. You could be featured on one of our episodes too!
We appreciate you liking, subscribing and commenting. Thanks for watching our videos, best of luck to you and happy hunting.
We will do our best to get you a new video as often as possible and always on Fridays. Every once in a while you may get some original music that we make in our downtime or other fun stuff in addition to metal detecting. If you are in need of metal detecting services for lost items, we can probably give you a hand. You could be featured on one of our episodes too!
We appreciate you liking, subscribing and commenting. Thanks for watching our videos, best of luck to you and happy hunting.
Fortune Hunters #11 "In the Drink" XP Deus Beach Metal Detecting Underwater Manatees
In this 11th episode of Fortune Hunters, It's a trip to the Florida Keys. We take the XP Deus and the Minelab Explorer out on the beach. A little silver and some beach wheat we found. Then, it's into the bosom of the Atlantic Ocean, where a good soak is had by all! Manatees love to drink fresh water. It's a sure fire way to befriend a manatee to give it some water.
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Fortune Hunters #10 "No Pain, No Grain" XP Deus and Minelab Explorer
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In this 10th episode of Fortune Hunters, Joe goes on his first beach hunt on, Palm Beach with his new XP Deus as well as through a few of his "hunted out" spots where he harvests some wheat. Greg heads down to Southern Missouri and finds copper and lead. Relax by the fire with us. Thanks for watching!
Fortune Hunters #9.5 "Minelab Explorer, Control Panel Repair"
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On this very special edition of Fortune Hunters, we repair my Minelab Explorer. I go through the step by step control panel replacement in real time, pretty much, and we find out if the fix works. This wouldn't have been possible without the help of legendary detectorist, Tony Hunt and www.detectorbits.co.uk so, good luck with your repair and be sure to go slow and be very careful if you are in...
Fortune Hunters #9 "There Won't Be Blood" Metal Detecting, Finding Money and Underwater Hunt
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For Fortune Hunters #9, Joe hunts old ground with new vigor and Greg hunts an old Catholic school and finds Jesus! What? There will be silver! There won't be blood. And the southern branch of the Fortune Hunters head even more southern and end up all wet. Greg wants his money and will stop at nothing to get it!
Fortune Hunters #8 "Tips, Tricks and Crab Sticks" Beach Detecting, Pro Pointer Trick and Crabs
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For Fortune Hunters episode #8 Greg hunts "Ol' Trusty," Brian does a different kind of fortune hunting, Joe huts two spots in WPB and Brian and Pete head out to Jacksonville. There's plenty of ham and cheese and some informative material as well. We also visit with the owners of the Becker-Anthes house for the first in a series of visits to help find relics for what will be a museum of German h...
Fortune Hunters #7 "Chronologically Skewed Investigations" Historic FL and Mo and Metal Detecting
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We head out to historic sites in Florida and Missouri in this 7th episode of Fortune Hunters. Joe covers a whole lot of ground in Lake Worth, Greg tours and hunts Fort Belle Fontaine and Brian reveals it all, along with taking us on a tour of Bulowville. There are a few surprises but mostly, this one is about history, exploring and the reality of the metal detecting hobby. There is a little Mis...
Fortune Hunters #6 "What's Going on Over Here?" Metal Detecting and Relic Roundup
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In this episode of Fortune Hunters Greg takes us back to the sanitarium grounds, Joe hunts the old Broward Commons and we get a round-up of Brian's relic finds over the years. We find some silvers!
Fortune Hunters #5 "Two by Land, One by Sea" Bottle Digging, Kayaking and Metal Detecting
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This time on Fortune Hunters an exploration of a South Florida hammock with Joe and Greg explores a bottle dump on a Civil War era sanitarium grounds. Brian takes us up the Intercostal Waterway in Northeastern Florida. Snails will be seen, bottles will be found and a little worm will scare the crap out of someone! Also, dogs are stupid!
Fortune Hunters #4 "Dear, Deer the Dogs are Here." Beach and Lake Detecting AT Pro Minelab
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In this fourth episode we hunt lakeside and shore with the Fortune Hunters. Joe takes us all over the West Palm Beach area and Brian, Erik and Pete hit the beach in Ormond. Greg surveys Creve Coeur Lake in Saint Louis, MO. It's not always about the finds, though there are a couple of good ones, but about the reality of metal detecting and the places the hunt takes you.
Fortune Hunters #3 "All the Way in the Hole" Digging Deep in Missouri and Florida
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In this episode, we hunt an old park and school in Missouri and visit Joe and Brian for their hunts in Florida. Brian brings us to a spot in Ormond Beach, where stands a piece of history from WWII. Joe takes us along on a search for the remains of a once thriving canal trade hub in West Palm Beach. Someone finds gold!
Fortune Hunters #2 "Size Doesn't Matter" Metal Detecting Lots in Missouri and Florida
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The second in the Fortune Hunter series. Look out for the spider! We go for a couple of short hunts in Missouri and then head down to Florida where Joe takes a stab at a trashy, hunted out lot. He comes up with some cool stuff. We also find out that it's really true that you never know what you're gonna find.
Fortune Hunters Intro
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This is a mostly metal detecting channel devoted to telling stories of history and unearthing things lost and long forgotten. We are a group of friends who have known each other for a long time and all got into metal detecting at the same time. We were inspired to get our hunts documented in a creative way by other UA-camrs out there. After the second episode, we feature all original music from...
Fortune Hunters #1 "Movie Magic" Metal Detecting Minelab Explorer XS
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This is the first in the Fortune Hunters series. It's an introduction of sorts. We will take you along on a few short hunts here in Missouri where I find a couple of coins and some gold!
Some awesome finds coming out enjoyed the video well done
I had the same problem for a long time. Clean the battery terminals and that's it!! Use some steel wool and make sure to clean them well.
Exactly the problem I was having! Thank you!!
Sir Excellent Thanks.
Thanks for sharing this video. I ordered the part and installed it as demonstrated in this video and now my Minelab Explorer is working again. Thanks Again!!!
Awesome finds! The earring looks silver😃👍
Hello, I'm an omid, from Iran, I have an E-trac, I'm glad I can not be the one who can help me, I'm grateful.، omidkarkami710@gmail.com
Nice one. Best to point out which side of the fascia to lift first (LEFT) if you're not 100% certain the fault lies with the button fascia plate you don't want to damage that connector. Thanks for posting this repair. Anyone in UK selling a working Minelab Explorer XS/SE give me a shout : )
Thanks for sharing .... Giant Legos that’s what rich kids play with lol!!! Liked and Subbed GL&HH
Hiw do you work a beach? Do you focus on any area first or just start at one end and go from top to waterline back and forth?
GS Girl Scouts
Thanks for the information.
No problem! Hope it helps. Just take the repair slow and don't force anything. Slow and steady wins the race! Happy hunting!
It's a Girl Scouts pin. An old one!
I subscribe. Dirtfishing with Lane on UA-cam. Can you return the favor?
Thanks for subbing! Subbed right back! GL&HH
Excellent video! Thanks very much! Happy Hunting my friend!
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching and I really hope it helped! Happy hunting to you!
Cool hunts. Those green mini bottles are sweet. Thinking about that Florida cabin-any chance you coulda have been in the orchard rather than near the house site? That'd explain the tree tags and the absence of house targets like hinge plates, nails, and such.
Thanks for watching! Yeah, I think you are right. It's all overgrown in that spot and hard to tell where anything used to be.
Could be wrong but I think the pin is a Girl Scouts trefoil
enjoyed the stat on number of coins produced
*Pinpointer
I like the pinpointed mod placed on top of the unit. Doesn't it add weight to the machine though?...or do you find the placement at top "balances it out"?
The pinpointer doesn't add much weight. It's a nice, out of the way spot and I've gotten quite used to it. If I ever get a new machine, I will find a way to mount the pinpointer in the same spot. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for a great vid
Thanks for checking it out! Glad you found it useful!
buen video saludos desde españa y te invito ami canal
¡Gracias por ver! Saludos a usted de los USA y espero que encuentre un montón de plata Español allá en España !
Just received my front panel, starts taking apart and some asshole soldered the 2 pins top and bottom, couldn't separate the two circuit boards apart without de soldering , now it dont Bloody work now Grrrrrr
Yipes! I'm sure you will be able to fix it if you are careful. Just take it slow and use a magnifying glass and go very slow. Good luck.
Hello. Thank you for your video and like. It was very helpful for me. Have you detailed photo of control panel as it ua-cam.com/video/jnNBH9Jr0zQ/v-deo.html. It will very halp me. Thank you
+evil sonick Thanks for watching! I don't have a detailed photo of the panel but it's a pretty straightforward repair. You should have no problem at all fixing it.
Awesome!Please sub back!Thanks!
With all the glass, needles and trash on the beach, I think you would be much safer using a digging tool or sand scoop to recover your finds. Be careful and GL and HH!
Wow, Thank you so much.fantastic info! Great to know that some repairs are available. The Minelab company says that can not get mother board or circuit board parts for the XS anymore. If you send it back to them they will try to repair it, but admit that they can only do so much. So let's hope our Explorer XS detectors never develope any serious problems, or we might be just out of luck. Thanks again, and HH!!!
How do I get to your video page? I would love to see the repair process, as the Minelab company can or will repair the XS machines. I'm kinda new to computers, and need instructions on how to see your site. Thank You, and HH!
+Allen allenKoellner detectorbits.co.uk has the panel for 60 or 70 bucks which is a heck of a lot less than sending it to Minelab. I don't even know if they repair the older machines. Here's a link to the panel repair: ua-cam.com/video/jnNBH9Jr0zQ/v-deo.html Just click the "Fortune Hunters" next to our icon below the video to watch more or if you are subscribed, just click on our icon and go to the videos section to watch more of our hunts. I hope that makes sense... Let me know if you need any more help.
Love my explorer XS. Know it inside and out. Lot to learn but one hell of a detector. Would love to get an e-Trac or a CTX 30 30' but for the price difference and the type of detecting I do, I'll keep on keepin on with my xs. Go Minelab!!!
+Allen allenKoellner I feel the same way! I just repaired mine a few months ago. I was going to step up to the CTX 3030 or the XP Deus but after a few months of thinking, I think I will run the XS until it pukes! By the way, if you need to replace the control panel for the Minelab Explorer series, we have a handy guide on our video page. Just look for Minelab Explorer Control Panel Repair. GL & HH! Go Minelab! Thanks for watching!
careful using a Deus in the beach , the coils are not water proof , corroison gets in via the coil changer and kill the battery , place some tape over the terminals , it may help
+metal detecting QLD “Drew” Good tip! Thanks for that.
Will support your channel my Subscription!!!I hope that you will support my channel!)
Thanks.. bought a used Explorer2 when my XS went down.. $70 Great to get her going again.. I was going to sell for parts! ;)
+john harvey Don't sell it! Fix it! The fix is still going strong for me. Glad you watched. Good luck and HH to you!
Just ordered it and hour after my last post..$60 delivered! 39 pounds. Thanks again for the video!
+john harvey That's great! Let us know if it works for you. It's great that you found this a help.
I will!
just found your channel and immediatly subbed after seeing you use a Deus in your vids... Great job on the video, like your work!! Happy Hunting! Heading to the beach with my Deus for next 5 days here, and hopefully my luck will be good and I get decent material for my channel as well!
+Pull tab Patriot Good deal! Thanks for watching. The Deus is a mean machine. I saw it pick up a can at almost 20 inches. Just watched your intro vids and your latest hunt. We subbed you as well. Looking forward to seeing your progress over time. You picked an awesome hobby that some would call a way of life. We hope you get out there and find some great stuff.
Awesome! Look forward to seeing more great stuff from your channel and hope to learn my XP Deus trick from you guys!! :) Happy Hunting!
Great info thanks for sharing
awesome great vid an shots of fish an coral love the keys!!!congrats on that wheaty to hard find at bch lol!!!good luck out there guys take care ttyl!!!
gdvlman Thanks brother! The Keys are killer. Wheat on the beach! Crazy.
Hey C Man. Joe was using the dry sand beach setting. It is a pretty quiet machine on the beach. The Deus is a really great machine in all conditions. I just got the chance to use it for a while and let me tell you, it's awesome. We will keep putting out Deus vids for sure. Thanks for watching!
Fortune Hunters C Man That was a Palm Beach Florida hunt, by the way.
Sweeeet nice haul guys congrats on the new starship joedeus!!!!great machine specialy for florida killer shoutouts also gonna see kurt tomorrow here at kellyco so should be fun wish u guys could come down think were gonna go dig after the event if they can deal with this heat an humidity here lol well see thanks for sharing good luck out there ttysoon!!!!
gdvlman That's awesome dude! I hope you get some vid of that expedition!
Thanks man! It's an awesome machine. I have found lots of near stuff with it. Hopefully you will see some of it soon in future vids. Keep digging!
Joseph Levis Ha! Near stuff, indeed! I can't wait to get one.
deus is a awesome machine man you will love it .in parks it hammers coins .you can swing it as fast as you want ,its light weight .best treasure hunting detector on the market .good luck :). just make sure you get a cover for the control box as its not waterproof and the last thing you want is water or sand in the box .
Ottima caccia Video guardato con interesse,Ciao Endriu
Endriu Detectort Grazie per il bel commento e grazie per guardare! Buona fortuna con le tue avventure di rilevamento!
Dude........was that a pickle saaamich!!?!hahaha nice job congrats on fixin your machine didnt take long at all !!! Thanks for sharing i have an old se might need to look at gettin a new screen for been awhile since i broke her out might be time good luck out there next hunt ttyl!!!!
gdvlman That's the best sammich you'll ever eat! I love my Explorer but it is getting old. I'm the type to squeeze the last bit of juice from the lime though. It's either a CTX3030 or an XP Deus next. Thanks for watching man!
Awesome guys that first target on pull tab hunt was wick holder for old oil lamp congrats on the silver dime qtr an merc an buff an religous pendant to killer finds wtg good luck out there next time ttysoon!!!!
gdvlman We were thinking that's what that was. Oil lamp part. Good luck on the hunts man!
Fortune Hunters right on and thanks you guys to cant wait to see your next vid !!
that good to know I have an explorer II that has some screen wear and could be an issue for me in the future.
DDM Metal Detectives It's good to have options and this fix is much cheaper than getting a new machine. The new panel cost me around 70 beans.
What kind of equipment do you have? Camera, detectors?
johanne We use iPhones for most of the video. I also use a GoPro, Brian uses a Sony action cam and Joe has a SJCam 4000. As for detectors, I swing a Minelab Explorer, Joe swings an AT Pro, Surf PI and now an XP Deus and Brian has an AT Pro and a Seahunter.
nice video and great finds guys happy hunting
DDM Metal Detectives Thanks, man! I'm real happy about the silver quarter. It had been a while.
Very cool history to that place congrats on the finds an silver guys!!
gdvlman We love finding those spots, man! Even if the finds aren't plentiful, it's nice to get out and learn about the history.
Cool bottles! That Pepsi is from the 70's. We find lots around here. I like that green Squibb!
Bottle Boys (Treasure Hunters) That's awesome. I was trying to find out when that Pepsi bottle came from. Thanks! That place is really cool. Definitely going back there in the winter. Thanks for watching!
Nice hunts, Fellas!
unlucky lester Thanks for watching!
Liked & Subbed your channal Guys ! GL & HH !
coinshooter Roby Thanks so much! Good luck to you! We hope you find your fortune!
Thanks to everyone for the nice comments! Appreciate you watching and happy hunting!