Everett Hicks Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 The wife and I just moved to the Oregon coast and cant wait to start metal detecting the beaches but a lot of reading and research needs to done such as laws and what metal detector would be best suited to our area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvpopeye Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Welcome aboard Everett ! What's your detector budget ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everett Hicks Posted September 15, 2023 Author Share Posted September 15, 2023 Was thinking no more than a $1000.00 including sand scoop and pin pointer kinda leaning toward the Nokta legend. But open to others suggestions, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geologyhound Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Welcome! The southern Oregon coast was my old stomping grounds for many years. I assume if you’re looking to hunt beaches you must be a little further north on the coast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCR Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Welcome from East Texas. The Legend should do well for you on the beach or inland sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everett Hicks Posted September 16, 2023 Author Share Posted September 16, 2023 Geologyhound I'm in Lakeside love it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvpopeye Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Good choice Everett . That should leave you some extra $ too ! 🖖 Live long and prospect. Good luck . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geologyhound Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 On 9/16/2023 at 4:35 PM, Everett Hicks said: Geologyhound I'm in Lakeside love it here. We used to have some Sunday dinners at the Lakeshore Lodge. Small world …. If you’re looking for beaches, Sunset is probably one of your better bets. That used to require a permit which was free, but it’s been a few years since I lived there. Bastendorff gets some traffic too, but I think it costs to get in to Bastendorff now - at least to use the road and parking lot. The Bandon Jetty Beach gets some traffic (and has petrified wood and agates). If you go that far south, make sure you stop at the Face Rock cheese factory for some free samples and ice cream. Whiskey Run does not get as much traffic, but there is naturally occurring gold dust there (and abundant petrified wood and some agates - more under good winter conditions) and I also found perhaps my most unusual gold nugget there. I also have seen Japanese glass floats recovered off that beach. Just don’t try to wade through any gorst patches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everett Hicks Posted September 25, 2023 Author Share Posted September 25, 2023 Thank you for all the information will definitely check those areas out and the Face Rock cheese factory is a must. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geologyhound Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 Last time we were there, my wife asked me to get her a kid’s size single scoop ice cream cone while she stepped out for a second. Well, they were at the bottom of the tub for that flavor, so they emptied the tub for her “kid’s” cone. Her cone easily dwarfed any other adult double scoop cone, and you should have seen her eyes when she got back…🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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