Dianne-TX Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 What is the best metal detector for finding a ring in grass and possibly under leaves? Have not been able to find it with just the human eye, so we have to go to step 2, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 :grouphug: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthwestMom Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I don't know, but I hope you find it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Bumping for more responses. I am so sorry about the ring!!! :( We have a metal detector but have never really found much of anything with it, so I have no idea whether or not it would work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dianne-TX Posted November 10, 2015 Author Share Posted November 10, 2015 Thanks. 20 years next month. :( Even worse. Sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Is there a local metal-detecting club that might offer a charitable service? Some do: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-29800160 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G5052 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Local construction-rental places are another source and will have better ones that you might buy at Wal-Mart. Don't ask how I know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 IIRC, dh borrowed a metal detector from the neighbors when he lost his ring in the leaves last year. Maybe someone you know has one that you could borrow? I hope you find it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah CB Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Just wanted to give you some encouragement. Bil lost his wedding ring in our back yard one Christmas while sledding. We spent hours out there searching for it. We even bought a metal detector. Could not find it. Once the snow melted, dh would spend a few minutes, every time he was in that part of the yard, looking for the ring. He finally found it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 :grouphug: I hope you find it. I'd reach out to everyone- a commercial metal detector might be available from like a friend of a friend. So sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 :grouphug: Praying you'll find it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 No advice about a metal detector. However, I once lost my wedding ring off a friend's dock. The bottom of the lake was covered with aquatic weeds and we couldn't see anything. Friend's Dad attached his trolling motor to the dock and gently blew the weeds around. We were able to catch a glimpse of the metal, half buried in the sand and snatched it up. Maybe try using a leaf blower to the same effect. If you blow away all the leaves and stir the grass, you might be able to see it. I hope you find it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 good luck. you want something that will detect gold (or whatever the metal is). I've lost mine twice - once it went over the side of my mother's roof with all the branches I was tossing to the ground. the other time I consider a miracle we found it. I was moving stuff out of a garden bed before a bulldozer was scheduled to come push dirt around, and then build a rock retaining wall. I couldn't find it. I wasn't even sure that was where I lost it. four months later, as dh was digging to place rocks - he barely scraped the top of it, just enough for it to glint in the sun. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dianne-TX Posted November 10, 2015 Author Share Posted November 10, 2015 Thanks, everyone! Y'all are giving me hope and the support makes me feel better, too. :grouphug: I'll let you know if I find it! I didn't think about a commercial rental center. Good idea! Leaf blower is a good idea, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dianne-TX Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 I contacted a local metal detecting group and they are going to help us! :) Thank you for that recommendation. Here's hoping!!! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I contacted a local metal detecting group and they are going to help us! :) Thank you for that recommendation. Here's hoping!!! I hope they can find it for you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Hope you find it!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamiof5 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I really hope you find it!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd293 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 You should be able to find someone in your area who will come and look for your ring for a fee. If so they will have better skills and more experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Any updates? Hoping for good news! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawthorne44 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I found some jewelry that was lost while taking Bluebonnet photos with DD as a baby. A sea of bluebonnets with only a vague idea of where we were. Found it with a borrowed metal detector. I got out some other jewelry same metal and approximate weight. tossed it into the grass at my feet (where I could still see it.) and then adjusted the setting until I got the strongest signal. Then I found it. It was about 10 feet away from where I thought it might be based on the crushed bluebonnets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 This has happened to Dh twice. Both times he found it with a metal detector rented from a local equipment place for about $20. I hope you find it!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dianne-TX Posted November 12, 2015 Author Share Posted November 12, 2015 Any updates? Hoping for good news! I'm meeting him Friday morning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dianne-TX Posted November 14, 2015 Author Share Posted November 14, 2015 He found it!!! Praise the Lord!! I feel like a child has come home! Ha, ha!! It means that much to me. Thanks for the metal detecting club idea and for all the thoughts and encouragement. â¤ï¸ðŸŽ‰ðŸ‘ 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Thanks for updating us. Good news! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Yay! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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