Do most of you guys bother with the little stuff? And also.. aluminum cans?

Yes sir I do! I will stop and pick up a can in my truck if nobody is behind me though the scrapper geek in me just started making myself do that lol. Otherwise, it pains me too much to pass it up, like, pains physically! ROF!! I take extra bags with me to pick up cans while walking dogs and once, on garbage night the dogs lost out because I didn't have enough hands to hold a leash as well as scrap bags and a flashlight. Man did they ever give me dirty looks!!

I'd rather pick up small stuff than damage my back with heavy stuff. Dumping steel to make room for aluminum is an option I haven't yet done. I'm not likely to haul anything bigger than a laundry machine, unless I buy a bigger truck and install a bed winch.

Originally Posted by newattitude

Yes sir I do! I will stop and pick up a can in my truck if nobody is behind me though the scrapper geek in me just started making myself do that lol. Otherwise, it pains me too much to pass it up, like, pains physically! ROF!! I take extra bags with me to pick up cans while walking dogs and once, on garbage night the dogs lost out because I didn't have enough hands to hold a leash as well as scrap bags and a flashlight. Man did they ever give me dirty looks!!

I see so many cans on my way to & from work that it would be a serious pain to stop & pick them up. I once DID stop to pick up a coin I saw shining in the light of a streetlight while I was about to pull out of a parking lot. It was a fricken penny (thought it was at least a dime). I am in the metal detecting hobby & have a strange penchant for coins.

Originally Posted by CFoote

Hey Dirtymoney,

What do you detect for? I started detecting for civil war relics in the early 90's, and have recently gotten into detecting for gold nuggets...

Chris

Mostly old coins. I have metal detected for civil war relics. I have one site that produces very little. Just bullets and a single cavalry button. For the past couple of years I have been focusing on finding gold jewelry. I would love to hunt for gold nuggets & meteorites, but there are neither in my area.