Ever since I started using my metal detector in earnest - and began talking with the fine folks on TQ - it occurred to me that I've seen a somewhat common thread that binds everyone who's passionate about this hobby.

It's not the all-consuming desire to strike it rich - although no one would walk away from a buried cache of gold bullion! But rather, I think, maintaining a connection to times past; and preserving values that seems to be less and less evident in the world we live in...

EPC Guy