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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;silentnviolent, post: 1708023, member: 8797&quot;]My dad found an old homestead while hunting back in 1968. When I was small, we took occasional trips out to visit it. It was a very small log building, 3 rooms, with what my dad called &#039;chinking&#039; between the logs ( he explained that it was a mixture of clay and moss and mud and stuff ). I remember one time there was a giant set of gashes in the old wood door, obviously done by a bear. On another visit We found a single shed deer antler (8 points! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />) hanging from a low tree branch.&nbsp; Dad saw it first and pointed it out to my brother and I. Foot race was on! I still have it today. </p><p><br /></p><p>We returned to the shack, wow, it&#039;s already been 5 or 6 years ago now..... The last time we went out there the shack was gone. All that remained was the obvious, uniformed lines on the ground indicative of a building site. The cellar was the same way (when i was young it consisted of a very small..... Not quite a building..... Resembling the dimensions of your standard outhouse but when you opened the door there were a couple stairs leading downward but the ground reclaimed everything below that)</p><p><br /></p><p>It also had a clearly defined, hand dug ditch/irrigation system that marked the perimeter.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, I really want to target this area, but want to do it right as it will be a nearly 2 hour drive, followed by another 2 hour minimum hike through forest terrain, bouncing like moon men through waist deep moss :thumb: and finally arriving at the rather swampy forested section containing our target destination. It would be safe to say there is lots of moisture, but when I say swampy I don&#039;t mean marshy. There isn&#039;t any standing water but its still wet.&nbsp; Hope you understand what I&#039;m trying to describe....&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Is there a machine better suited for this terrain? </p><p><br /></p><p>When my return FINALLY arrives I intend to get a detector in the $500-$600 range, but I want the detector to be able to pick up at least 12&quot; deep through hard packed ground.&nbsp;&nbsp; Is this a reasonable expectation for a machine within the quoted price range?&nbsp;&nbsp; What models actually detect that deep, as opposed to just claiming they can on the box?&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Help me out man because I intend to have 3 generations of men from my family making up this expedition. It may just be an experience we all remember forever.</p><p>Thanks for the guidance![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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