During the Civil War, when Gen. James H. Wilson's cavalry corps passed through northeastern Alabama while en route to Selma, local residents were asked to conceal their home valuables by burying them in the ground, for fear of them being taken by the Union soldiers. Enjoyed watching your excitement at searching for old relics. Greetings from Israel.
You would think that a place like that would hold a treasure trove of old coins and relics in the yard. But I've seen colonial coins dug out of parks and bottle caps and clad coins come up out of some of the oldest places you can find. Sometimes, it makes no sense. Your videos and narration are funny and enjoyable. Looking forward to more. New subscriber.
Good video! It's probably down there in the comments but I think your wiggle point is a lightening rod point because that weather vane is a lightening rod. They had glass balls on them. Maybe if you look around you can find the ground wire coming down to a ground rod. Thanks for showing us that cool house. Fish
Nice score on the site! Let me share a story. Five of us went to a farm that had a lot of history like your site. We detected for 8 hours that day. In the last 20 mins of light I found a single silver medieval coin. If I had not found that coin we may never have returned. We have returned many times since that first day and have recovered around 50 more coins and some amazing artefacts. Moral of the story I guess would be keep going back there mate. There is something special there somewhere ;)
I don't know, I've been spoiled. I got a late 1700's-1930's landfill in the woods right behind my house (built in 1837-1840) of my colonial New England backyard. Every 5 inches down every where I step and dig, I find antiques. And have amassed quite the collection over the last few years. Coins, bottles (mostly liquor and antiseptic remedies, they had major stomach issues back then, maybe from ALL the constant drinking they did to stay warm/cope with life's extreme hardships), fountain pens, auto memorabilia like metals decals, lamps, bottles, clay pipes, spark plugs, cigarette cases, porcelain figurines, toys, cap guns, even eye glasses with lenses (!), cast orin stove fronts, clay grain pots/jugs, clay plates and mugs, etc. Admittedly, having access to that extreme density (over a good 30 x 30 ft area) of "treasure" has made me watch videos like this, and be like "meh". I think that lack of signals left right all around in an open field or yard, makes even pull tabs and smushed thimbles seem exciting. But, Dude come by, there's more than enough to go around in that dirt stash. Literal colonial/turn of the century dump in my yard. Blows me away every time I dig, some ppl are all meh when I share this info, some ppl think it's cool as hell. But to some ppl trash apparently is trash, even if it's nearly 120 years old. But not to us.
JRAS Smith , I am so so jealous! I am a 62 year old disabled retired nurse and this is something I always wanted to do! Depending on how close you are to the coast, you may be able to get a university archeology department to put together a student team to help! If you ever do, please post it on you tube please please ! Frances
You know what's crazy I'm currently a maintenance man. I have been doing this for thirty years. I enjoy doing it to. But what's crazier is that I love metal detecting as well. Good luck young man. I hope your future is always great and awarding.
GOOD GOLLY MOLLY. YOU PLUM WORE ME OUT WITH ALL THAT DIGGING. GOOD THING YOU ARE YOUNG. NICE OLD HOME THOUGH. WILL LOOK FORWARD TO WATCHING MORE. GL AND HH
I absolutely love your calm voice. I’ve always loved the idea of treasure hunting, sifting, magnet fishing ..pretty much anything you can use to dig up old history. I really enjoyed this video! I can’t wait to binge watch your channel! Loved & Subbed!
Love that beautiful old home. Thanks for sharing. I kept chanting, “Coin! Coin! Coin!”, hoping you could find some true treasure. But, the treasure in this vid is the home, the digging, and your comments.👍
Love it! Keep making the videos, you have a great sense of humour and show a great level of enthusiasm. We had planned to come over to the State this summer, but it isn’t going to happen. Hopefully we can come and experience the great southern hospitality next year. Stay safe, can’t wait to get out with my metal detector after lock down (UK).
You were checking in the wrong areas. I have been doing this since the 70S. If I were you,the next time you go their I would start under the porch and under the steps. I have found more old change under the steps and porches. Take a tool box so you can enter and repair the areas of wood you need to enter and ext at. Great hunting
Thank you sir for this comment. I just had the most exciting hunt i ever had. My great grandfathers house is in my front yard and it was lived in by my grandfather and father. I have been detecting around in the yard for the last year. I found a few things but not alot. After reading your comment and just crawled under the porch and was finding all kinds of stuff. I got 6 older wheat pennies. 1 silver dime and my favorite is an 1888 Indian head penny! I gotta clean some metal junk out from under some spots and detect more later but i am off to a good start under there!
I don't think I'm the only one but. I started out watching your videos to see what you were going to find, but I keep watching them to hear what you're going to say lol.
"oh. it's a GROWN UP washer. this one's fully grown." "it's the reason I dug it, if you can dig it." his constant low-key standup is rock solid. susbscribed.
You're not the only one. I'd tune in if he was digging up socks. The Mitch Hedberg of Detectors. I think we'd all lose our minds together if he found anything more exciting than "...pennies in stick form".
JoAnn Hempen If you’re new to the hobby this should be a good introduction that’s usually the rule rather than the exception. You will dig 10-20 dry holes to one with something in it! Don’t let it disappoint you, you would be surprised at what you will find.
Thank you for posting the link to the house. I just watched it, it's a very interesting old beautiful house. I look forward to seeing more of your videos.
I was reading the comments for what you found, I think the brass long, three sided item, was like a tent/gazebo stake to help keep it up and not blown over in the wind. Great videos tho and I love when you are referring to the "good ol' days" like the songs you sing. Keep them coming.
Don't know if you will see this comment but the strange, pointed thing is the tip on a lightening rod. They were attached to long brass rods that ran along the outside of the building. I have one exactly like it, including the odd bend in it. I got mine dumpster diving, when workers threw it away, while working on the exterior of the old boarding house on the street I lived on. The boarding house sat right in front of a railroad stop in a small town in Alabama. When I first moved there it still had the original blue glass globe that sat under the point. Vandals smashed it. The boarding house had the original carriage house sitting next to it until it burned down. Probably vandals, also.
My daddy used to metal.detect loved going with him. We found some really cool stuff. Under where porches were or a house that's been moved u find really awesome stuff.❤ I subbed love ur content man!!
The thimble has definitely lost it's importance in a modern world flooded with cheap slave labor Chinese clothing. My mother actually sewed my sisters dresses back when i was a child in the 60's. She used thimbles and thread back then like we use microwaves now, as a daily necessity.
My mum and i use thimbles. We do alot of patchwork quilts. Its something to do when it gets cold, sit and sew and talk with others. Im slowly getting better and i aim to learn to sew my own clothes when i have made my first king size quilt. Its alot of sewing.
To be the only one to detectorize one of oldest house in Alabama. How can you even think of going home for a week or so, I don't know. Always fun. Keep pounding that place, it should give up something awesome. GL & Have fun. Rick.
Man, you have got to be one of the funniest people i have heard on here in forever. I heart pull tabs!!! LOL. And the spoon!!! That was some funny stuff right there!!!
G'day from Queensland, Australia. Love watchin your adventures and i have to ask have you figured out where the clothes line lived..?. house is old enough to have washed clothes in a big old tub over a fire. combine that with the old washer you already filmed under the back of the house should equal coinage! good luck :)
Your voice reminds of the comedian Mitch Hepburge at certain times. It's awesome. Anyway....you're video is pretty entertaining. It's cool you got the history from the owner of the place as you dug and walked around. I love history.
You think the AT Pro is loud? You should hear the Whites M6. I could wake up every dog within a mile and that darn thing didn't even have volume control. LOL. That's the first mid range detector I ever used and couldn't upgrade fast enough.
Dogs do hate metal detectors for sure. Don't even think of cranking up a pin pointer, every pit bull in town will come running! Thanks for stopping by JD.
An interesting fact..30 seconds into the video, he talks about people drilling holes into the stone, placing a small piece of wood into the hole and pouring water into the hole and let the heat expand the wood, so the stone would crack apart..Ancient Egyptians also did that, in order to crack open large rocks.
As a quilter, the thimble was a great find. You need a tripod to set your camera down so you can use two hands. Ps: if there were slaves on the land, wouldn’t you check the areas where they lived?
Wow keep watching his videos they are absolutely amazing. Hi Debbie how are you doing over there In beautiful country Canada 🇨🇦 I hope you are safe from the virus?
Wonderful piece of history about the slaves and the man teaching them to read and write. And what a lovely looking old house, sounds like you found the man who knew just about everything there was to know, let him know how much you appreciated his help, people liuke that are worth their weight in gold. Really enjoyed your video. Happy hunting my friend.
I love the thimble and spoon. I was hoping you would find something really old. I wonder if people metal detected without the owner knowing. Waiting for the ground to thaw here. Love your videos!
😱Can't believe with the age and generations on that property you found nothing cool but did find so many pull tabs😔 Theres got to be some goodies on that sight👍 would love to see pics of it in its Glory days👏
The thimble may be silver. I like the washer things you found it is like things I use when I make coin rings. Needs to warm up here in Iowa for me to get out to detect
Yep! Just finding that old thimble would have been good enough for me too! I'm real curious to what that circular thing was you were going to clean up. You'll have to let us know. Fantastic hunt and hopefully you'll go back. There's got to be some old coins, pocket watch, bullets, etc somewhere on that property. ATB Alabama man.
Gday from australia, just clicked on to see what you would find, you sure did make me giggle, awesome, im now a new subscriber, keep up the great commentary....LOL
The problem with a house that has been occupied by many generations, is that you have all those generations of targets to get thru before you find the good old stuff.
You have to ground that pin pointer for it to work right. Turn in while touching the ground, it will give a couple beeps. Then it is grounded and will work like a charm to find things specifically.
That red roundish thing looked like a plastic button from 30s or 40s. Am truly surprised you didn't find more buttons, and misc doodads in the soil. What did the round metal piece end up being? Thanks for taking us along!
I seen lightening rods and tent stake in the comments and another guess is sprinkler stake. When I was a kid we had sprinklers that had a spike like that to hold them in place.
I just discovered your channel from 3yrs. ago liked it and looking forward to going back now to see your video of the inside. Did you ever find out what that brass object was? I was wondering if it could have been a piece to the weather vane.
I'd have loved to hear more history about the property and what the owner had to say about the history of his family on this property! Did the owner say why his family abandoned the property? It's a shame that it was just left to fall down.
OK Grasshopper - I really really enjoy all of your videos and want to help - - BUT - - you need to slow down some. Now maybe I am missing something but when you ground balance both the detector AND the carrot - make contact with the ground and then turn on the unit - leave it there [in contact with the ground] for a second or two. Move the carrot around S L O W E R. That works great for me. And since I have your attention - after you find whatever it is - check the hole s l o w l y again. If this fails to help - just disregard me - I'm old anyhow. Keep them coming.
Ground balance should be done at the search height for the detector since you cannot always get close to the ground. For the point pointer you should balance in the hole I agree. I just rush so it's not so balanced at times. Thanks for watching
The most boring,,, stopping the video allows people to say they didn't find anything of value when they did. Property owners very often want what detectorists find, for themselves when valuable.I'm not saying you do that, but I video nothing. I keep my silver and gold finds. I use the proceeds to go towards my next wayoverpriced detector.
Wonder where the slave quarters were on that property. That might be an interesting area to try and take a look at if the owner can point you in the right direction
I would try looking below the edge of the porch where someone might have dropped money etc.and it rolled off the porch and went down in the ground below and also around the staircases at the foot of them. Also around the bases of any big trees that would have been shade trees for whoever was there way back when to sit under
Glad they make the detectors a bit loud, I have to remove my hearing aid in order to use the headsets or all I get is feedback and it's annoying. Usually hunt with others and don't want to bother them with interference. :) Maybe Garret will provide a new model with volume control settings. Hint!!!
lol you are so hilarious!! my husband worries me all the time about the hair in his ear's!! getting caught up on your video's, I had been taking care of my sick moma, thank God she's better now!!
You should detect under the stairs and under porches if you can get under the house. That's where people walked all the time and dropped things and sat drinking and talking
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i truly love the history you share on your videos ..... almost like story time with moving pc's !!
During the Civil War, when Gen. James H. Wilson's cavalry corps passed through northeastern Alabama while en route to Selma, local residents were asked to conceal their home valuables by burying them in the ground, for fear of them being taken by the Union soldiers. Enjoyed watching your excitement at searching for old relics. Greetings from Israel.
My best finds were just north of Selma in maplesville. Lots of frustrating trash but its worth it everytime! Lots of arrowheads north of Selma too.
You must have an awesome collection of historic pull tabs.
You would think that a place like that would hold a treasure trove of old coins and relics in the yard. But I've seen colonial coins dug out of parks and bottle caps and clad coins come up out of some of the oldest places you can find. Sometimes, it makes no sense. Your videos and narration are funny and enjoyable. Looking forward to more. New subscriber.
Good video! It's probably down there in the comments but I think your wiggle point is a lightening rod point because that weather vane is a lightening rod. They had glass balls on them. Maybe if you look around you can find the ground wire coming down to a ground rod. Thanks for showing us that cool house. Fish
Nice score on the site! Let me share a story. Five of us went to a farm that had a lot of history like your site. We detected for 8 hours that day. In the last 20 mins of light I found a single silver medieval coin. If I had not found that coin we may never have returned. We have returned many times since that first day and have recovered around 50 more coins and some amazing artefacts. Moral of the story I guess would be keep going back there mate. There is something special there somewhere ;)
I don't know, I've been spoiled. I got a late 1700's-1930's landfill in the woods right behind my house (built in 1837-1840) of my colonial New England backyard. Every 5 inches down every where I step and dig, I find antiques. And have amassed quite the collection over the last few years. Coins, bottles (mostly liquor and antiseptic remedies, they had major stomach issues back then, maybe from ALL the constant drinking they did to stay warm/cope with life's extreme hardships), fountain pens, auto memorabilia like metals decals, lamps, bottles, clay pipes, spark plugs, cigarette cases, porcelain figurines, toys, cap guns, even eye glasses with lenses (!), cast orin stove fronts, clay grain pots/jugs, clay plates and mugs, etc. Admittedly, having access to that extreme density (over a good 30 x 30 ft area) of "treasure" has made me watch videos like this, and be like "meh". I think that lack of signals left right all around in an open field or yard, makes even pull tabs and smushed thimbles seem exciting. But, Dude come by, there's more than enough to go around in that dirt stash. Literal colonial/turn of the century dump in my yard. Blows me away every time I dig, some ppl are all meh when I share this info, some ppl think it's cool as hell. But to some ppl trash apparently is trash, even if it's nearly 120 years old. But not to us.
JRAS Smith , I am so so jealous! I am a 62 year old disabled retired nurse and this is something I always wanted to do! Depending on how close you are to the coast, you may be able to get a university archeology department to put together a student team to help! If you ever do, please post it on you tube please please ! Frances
You know what's crazy I'm currently a maintenance man. I have been doing this for thirty years. I enjoy doing it to. But what's crazier is that I love metal detecting as well. Good luck young man. I hope your future is always great and awarding.
Heard him say "kink in your get along" and reminded me of my Dad. He would say "hitch in your get along". Made me smile.
Buddy, you're hilarious... I just love how you poke fun at the finds you make, especially that spoon! - Dave
GOOD GOLLY MOLLY. YOU PLUM WORE ME OUT WITH ALL THAT DIGGING. GOOD THING YOU ARE YOUNG. NICE OLD HOME THOUGH. WILL LOOK FORWARD TO WATCHING MORE. GL AND HH
thanks
I absolutely love your calm voice. I’ve always loved the idea of treasure hunting, sifting, magnet fishing ..pretty much anything you can use to dig up old history. I really enjoyed this video! I can’t wait to binge watch your channel! Loved & Subbed!
thank you but be careful you will end up needing counseling
Love that beautiful old home. Thanks for sharing. I kept chanting, “Coin! Coin! Coin!”, hoping you could find some true treasure. But, the treasure in this vid is the home, the digging, and your comments.👍
Love it! Keep making the videos, you have a great sense of humour and show a great level of enthusiasm. We had planned to come over to the State this summer, but it isn’t going to happen. Hopefully we can come and experience the great southern hospitality next year. Stay safe, can’t wait to get out with my metal detector after lock down (UK).
You were checking in the wrong areas. I have been doing this since the 70S. If I were you,the next time you go their I would start under the porch and under the steps. I have found more old change under the steps and porches. Take a tool box so you can enter and repair the areas of wood you need to enter and ext at. Great hunting
Chuck W yep, bring those remodeling tools. Dont fotget bailing wire.
Chuck W ur totally right man we found the most near where porches and floors were but were gone. Rings coins buttons mostly❤
Thank you sir for this comment. I just had the most exciting hunt i ever had. My great grandfathers house is in my front yard and it was lived in by my grandfather and father. I have been detecting around in the yard for the last year. I found a few things but not alot. After reading your comment and just crawled under the porch and was finding all kinds of stuff. I got 6 older wheat pennies. 1 silver dime and my favorite is an 1888 Indian head penny! I gotta clean some metal junk out from under some spots and detect more later but i am off to a good start under there!
Your commentary is the best!!! Keep up the great work! Love the videos
I don't think I'm the only one but. I started out watching your videos to see what you were going to find, but I keep watching them to hear what you're going to say lol.
"oh. it's a GROWN UP washer. this one's fully grown."
"it's the reason I dug it, if you can dig it."
his constant low-key standup is rock solid. susbscribed.
You're not the only one. I'd tune in if he was digging up socks. The Mitch Hedberg of Detectors. I think we'd all lose our minds together if he found anything more exciting than "...pennies in stick form".
floyd forever I love how you phrased that. This is my first video and I can already see what you mean😊
John Konneker lol your so right! Good ole Mitch Hedberg!
JoAnn Hempen If you’re new to the hobby this should be a good introduction that’s usually the rule rather than the exception. You will dig 10-20 dry holes to one with something in it! Don’t let it disappoint you, you would be surprised at what you will find.
I usually keep hitting fast forward to get to the good stuff in videos like these. But you, sir, are a pleasure to listen to!
So it's true, I don't ever find any good stuff, thanks for watching
Exploring Alabama nooo.... that’s not what I meant 😆 usually the guys filming are boring so I just FF to their finds. You, I enjoy the whole video. 👍
Thank you for posting the link to the house. I just watched it, it's a very interesting old beautiful house. I look forward to seeing more of your videos.
Love your talk,(banter) there is a comedian who talks like you ,love it keep diggin,I’m subscribing!🇨🇦🇺🇸
I was reading the comments for what you found, I think the brass long, three sided item, was like a tent/gazebo stake to help keep it up and not blown over in the wind. Great videos tho and I love when you are referring to the "good ol' days" like the songs you sing. Keep them coming.
“Hair in my ear poking my brain”
Hahaha it’s the first time I’ve ever heard something like that
Don't know if you will see this comment but the strange, pointed thing is the tip on a lightening rod. They were attached to long brass rods that ran along the outside of the building. I have one exactly like it, including the odd bend in it. I got mine dumpster diving, when workers threw it away, while working on the exterior of the old boarding house on the street I lived on. The boarding house sat right in front of a railroad stop in a small town in Alabama. When I first moved there it still had the original blue glass globe that sat under the point. Vandals smashed it. The boarding house had the original carriage house sitting next to it until it burned down. Probably vandals, also.
Thanks!!
I love that you simply call your wife, your "bride" and nothing more.. so sweet!
A true southern gentleman.
I'm pretty sure it's the wrong word to use though
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so sweet the way you talk about your wife!!!!
My daddy used to metal.detect loved going with him. We found some really cool stuff. Under where porches were or a house that's been moved u find really awesome stuff.❤ I subbed love ur content man!!
thanks
Reference the thimble, if they were farming they could have been sowing up sacks - thimbles are found all over the fields here in Europe.
The thimble has definitely lost it's importance in a modern world flooded with cheap slave labor Chinese clothing. My mother actually sewed my sisters dresses back when i was a child in the 60's. She used thimbles and thread back then like we use microwaves now, as a daily necessity.
My mum and i use thimbles. We do alot of patchwork quilts. Its something to do when it gets cold, sit and sew and talk with others. Im slowly getting better and i aim to learn to sew my own clothes when i have made my first king size quilt. Its alot of sewing.
Really enjoy watching your videos and the fact that you show what detecting is really like.
Wish you could do interview video with the old man's storys !
Cool video. The house is incredible. Thanks for posting
"It's like a whole bunch of pennies in stick form" hahahaha
I was hoping you'd find a nice little treasure to make all that digging worthwhile. I enjoyed cheering you on.
Oh it hurts me to see that old door hardware just left. Even the old doors can be made into some wonderful things.
not sure how I got to this video. not into metal detecting but I could listen to this dude talk all day long.
thanks for going along with me
Nothing like a good ole southern boys accent...
He's so funny
To be the only one to detectorize one of oldest house in Alabama. How can you even think of going home for a week or so, I don't know. Always fun. Keep pounding that place, it should give up something awesome. GL & Have fun. Rick.
Cool, wish you would show More of this wonderful old place..
One of the posts here has a link to another video of the house
awesome attitude ...the spoon is a work of art ! pull tab was stunning .
I agree, pull tabs are metal too and did not decide their shape being being made right? I'm sure they wanted to be something incredible ha ha
"Pepsi or Coke, I don't know. You can never tell, with no smell." You poetic and sh*t or whatever. I like it!
It is an out right shame that a house of that age can not be fully restored to its former glory.
that washer is an 1829-1845 wheel spacer for a steel wagon wheel.
Think yer right about the metal everyplace....likely old wire fence..really glad I found your channel!
What a beautiful home. Would love so much to explore and restore
I really admire your ethics.Great to see.Thank you
thank you
@@ExploringAlabama too
Man, you have got to be one of the funniest people i have heard on here in forever. I heart pull tabs!!! LOL. And the spoon!!! That was some funny stuff right there!!!
G'day from Queensland, Australia. Love watchin your adventures and i have to ask have you figured out where the clothes line lived..?. house is old enough to have washed clothes in a big old tub over a fire. combine that with the old washer you already filmed under the back of the house should equal coinage! good luck :)
Your voice reminds of the comedian Mitch Hepburge at certain times. It's awesome. Anyway....you're video is pretty entertaining. It's cool you got the history from the owner of the place as you dug and walked around. I love history.
thanks, just watched your metal detecting finds video, nice.
That thick washer is the tipe used on wooden bridges in Canada. I enjoy your videos , your kids and cattle.
You think the AT Pro is loud? You should hear the Whites M6. I could wake up every dog within a mile and that darn thing didn't even have volume control. LOL. That's the first mid range detector I ever used and couldn't upgrade fast enough.
Dogs do hate metal detectors for sure. Don't even think of cranking up a pin pointer, every pit bull in town will come running! Thanks for stopping by JD.
JD's Variety Channel my coinmaster Gt os loud also. i just use headphones
You are cracking me up.🤣🤣
Those things on the roof are part of a Lighting Rod System Very popular in the early 1900s..
I'm gonna start metal detecting this year I have a passion for treasure hunting
An interesting fact..30 seconds into the video, he talks about people drilling holes into the stone, placing a small piece of wood into the hole and pouring water into the hole and let the heat expand the wood, so the stone would crack apart..Ancient Egyptians also did that, in order to crack open large rocks.
As a quilter, the thimble was a great find. You need a tripod to set your camera down so you can use two hands.
Ps: if there were slaves on the land, wouldn’t you check the areas where they lived?
Main thing I get out of these metal detecting videos is that I'm not going to waste my time metal detecting.
I am new to your channel I just love your videos and listening to ya...Keep up the great work from Saskatchewan 🇨🇦
thank you for joining us all
Wow keep watching his videos they are absolutely amazing. Hi Debbie how are you doing over there In beautiful country Canada 🇨🇦 I hope you are safe from the virus?
The most enjoyable metal detecting video. You are a funny and good natured guy.
Wonderful piece of history about the slaves and the man teaching them to read and write. And what a lovely looking old house, sounds like you found the man who knew just about everything there was to know, let him know how much you appreciated his help, people liuke that are worth their weight in gold. Really enjoyed your video. Happy hunting my friend.
The edge of sidewalks and steps, that's good spots for coins.
Evelyn Rudd I've found a lot of coins on old clothes lines
Yes they are Evelyn, hello how are you doing with your family I hope you’re safe from the virus?
You made me laugh when u found the spoon .. thanks! Always nice to get a good giggle in your day! Xo
Love the presentation....gonna check out some more
thanks, hope you hang around a while.
I love the thimble and spoon. I was hoping you would find something really old. I wonder if people metal detected without the owner knowing. Waiting for the ground to thaw here. Love your videos!
possibly, glad you enjoy them
😱Can't believe with the age and generations on that property you found nothing cool but did find so many pull tabs😔 Theres got to be some goodies on that sight👍 would love to see pics of it in its Glory days👏
The long spear shaped brass or coper thing is the tip of a lightning rod!
The thimble may be silver. I like the washer things you found it is like things I use when I make coin rings. Needs to warm up here in Iowa for me to get out to detect
Wish you told us the name of the place. A number of my ancestors lived in Alabama.
Okay, I watched the entire video ( love it!) then realizing it is 6 years old.
Yep it’s a neat place!
Yep! Just finding that old thimble would have been good enough for me too! I'm real curious to what that circular thing was you were going to clean up. You'll have to let us know.
Fantastic hunt and hopefully you'll go back. There's got to be some old coins, pocket watch, bullets, etc somewhere on that property.
ATB Alabama man.
Gday from australia, just clicked on to see what you would find, you sure did make me giggle, awesome, im now a new subscriber, keep up the great commentary....LOL
Thank you so much for your service.
The problem with a house that has been occupied by many generations, is that you have all those generations of targets to get thru before you find the good old stuff.
Hurts my heart to see it derelict!
Me too, hi Wanda pease how are you doing with your family I hope you’re safe from the virus?
it's the top off of a lightening rod the spear looking point my aunt used to have them on her hoise
James Renfro. I was almost thinking an old tent spike. Guess I was wrong. LOL
I knew what that was as soon as he pulled it out of the dirt. We had them on our house when I was a kid.
Agreed
You have to ground that pin pointer for it to work right. Turn in while touching the ground, it will give a couple beeps. Then it is grounded and will work like a charm to find things specifically.
All the junk digging is what makes the good stuff even more exciting,
That red roundish thing looked like a plastic button from 30s or 40s. Am truly surprised you didn't find more buttons, and misc doodads in the soil. What did the round metal piece end up being? Thanks for taking us along!
Enjoying every min of your humorous dialog!
That is no pull tab that's a hillbillys wedding. Ring
I thought same thing ☮️💕
Lightning rod missing the glass ball. So you can hear it over the ocean. Three bladed thing looks like a bayonet section pre WWs.
Wish these old places would be preserved!
Im a new subscriber from Australia, southeastern NSW an hour or so from the snowfields. Blessings, Dot
You have a great sense of humor
I seen lightening rods and tent stake in the comments and another guess is sprinkler stake. When I was a kid we had sprinklers that had a spike like that to hold them in place.
I just discovered your channel from 3yrs. ago liked it and looking forward to going back now to see your video of the inside. Did you ever find out what that brass object was? I was wondering if it could have been a piece to the weather vane.
I'd have loved to hear more history about the property and what the owner had to say about the history of his family on this property! Did the owner say why his family abandoned the property? It's a shame that it was just left to fall down.
The squiggly brass piece looks like a decorative piece off the top of a fence
OK Grasshopper - I really really enjoy all of your videos and want to help - - BUT - - you need to slow down some. Now maybe I am missing something but when you ground balance both the detector AND the carrot - make contact with the ground and then turn on the unit - leave it there [in contact with the ground] for a second or two. Move the carrot around S L O W E R. That works great for me. And since I have your attention - after you find whatever it is - check the hole s l o w l y again.
If this fails to help - just disregard me - I'm old anyhow. Keep them coming.
Ground balance should be done at the search height for the detector since you cannot always get close to the ground. For the point pointer you should balance in the hole I agree. I just rush so it's not so balanced at times. Thanks for watching
OK
The most boring,,, stopping the video allows people to say they didn't find anything of value when they did. Property owners very often want what detectorists find, for themselves when valuable.I'm not saying you do that, but I video nothing. I keep my silver and gold finds. I use the proceeds to go towards my next wayoverpriced detector.
Wonder where the slave quarters were on that property. That might be an interesting area to try and take a look at if the owner can point you in the right direction
Interesting. Do you have info on what detector you recommend? I used to have one, but didn't use it much, couldn't understand it. sigh.
Just drinking a beer and watching dude dig pop tops... 👌🍺
good times for sure, thanks for watching
Been there and have beautiful photos Turner
I would try looking below the edge of the porch where someone might have dropped money etc.and it rolled off the porch and went down in the ground below and also around the staircases at the foot of them. Also around the bases of any big trees that would have been shade trees for whoever was there way back when to sit under
that dog skeleton is creepy af and you can tell it's been there for ages
Those pull tabs keep me busy too LOL but the hunt is always fun! :) GL & HH
There are some quality ones out there! Thanks for watching
The way you say granddaddy is super satisfying 🤣
Is there any way we could see the inside of this gorgeous home?
smkosic He said he went in it in a previous video
If you never found out, the three bladed thing is a vintage lighting rod end.
Glad they make the detectors a bit loud, I have to remove my hearing aid in order to use the headsets or all I get is feedback and it's annoying. Usually hunt with others and don't want to bother them with interference. :)
Maybe Garret will provide a new model with volume control settings. Hint!!!
That thimble find is awesome.
lol you are so hilarious!!
my husband worries me all the time about the hair in his ear's!!
getting caught up on your video's, I had been taking care of my sick moma, thank God she's better now!!
funny about hair ha ha. I'm glad you mom is better
Thank you so much!!
I do love the video's!!
You should detect under the stairs and under porches if you can get under the house. That's where people walked all the time and dropped things and sat drinking and talking
A hair in your ear,huh? Making me roll w giggles!!! Daggone pull tabs!!!
Lol 😆 hi Karen