Tennessee
Blount County - Digger's Profiles
Date:
Dec 11, 2024 ONE YEAR MEMBERSHIP
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Adventure Archaeology
First Name:
Carl Pittman
Age:
61
City/County/State:
Maryville/Blount/TN
State:
TENNESSEE
County (NOT Country):
United States
Do you agree to abide by the FindADiggingBuddy.com membership agreement?
yes
Bottle Digging/Metal Detecting/Magnet Fishing Availability:
weekends, as of now
What are your favorite things to find?
bottles, marbles, coins
Where are your favorite types of places to dig bottles, metal detect of magnet fish?
creeks, land surface
Will you split costs of a day digging/detecting/magnet fishing (Example: Gas, hotel, etc.)?
yes
What type of bottle digging tools do you use?
shovel, hand spade, spoon
What type of metal detecting equipment do you use?
cheap metal detector as of now
What type of magnet fishing equipment do you use?
can't remember the brand name
Any physical digging/detecting/magnet fishing limitations?
no
Do you go to Bottle and/or Metal Detecting Shows?
not yet
Care if others use tobacco or alcohol while digging/detecting/magnet fishing?
tobacco ok, alcohol NO
What's your email?
carl.pittman@att.net
How many miles will you travel to dig/detect/magnet fish?
50
List other states you are willing to travel to, if this is the case:
Western North Carolina maybe
Comfortable with a fellow digger/detectorist/magnet fisherman staying overnight?
Not sure until I meet him
Additional Comments: (Note: Do not mention your race, marital status, etc… Limit comments to digging, detecting, magnet fishing!):
Amateur to bottle collecting, metal detected for several years, still working but could retire any day OR if I find a hoard of valuables. Interested in trying local creeks.
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MEMBER SINCE: 06-24-2018
Please state EXACTLY how you heard about our website... Do not just put "Internet"! From East Tennessee metal detecting group on FB
First Name: JP V
Age: 47
City: FRIENDSVILLE
State: TN
County (NOT Country): Blount
Do you agree to abide by the FindADiggingBuddy.com membership agreement? Yes
Bottle Digging and/or Metal Detecting Availability: Most Saturday and Sunday mornings
What are your favorite things to find? Relics, coins, buttons, bullets, anything that tells a story!
Where are your favorite types of places to dig or metal detect? Anywhere I can get permission! Prefer wooded areas with softer ground and shade... don't do well in high heat and direct sun. Love to dig in late fall, winter, early spring.
Will you split the costs of a day digging or detecting (Example: Gas, hotel, etc.)? For a well planned event and on rare occasions (once or twice a year), yes.
What type of bottle digging tools do you use? Shovels, trowel, gloves, garden knife.
What type of metal detecting equipment do you use? Bounty Hunter 4, but saving and upgrading to Garrett Ace (or perhaps another similar quality detector).
Any physical digging or detecting limitations? As stated, high heat (85 or more) + direct sun for more than a few hours. Although very early mornings (I start at first light) I can go longer like maybe four hours.
Do you go to Bottle and/or Metal Detecting Shows? No, but only because the opportunity has not presented itself.
Care if others use tobacco or alcohol while digging or detecting? No, as long as they don't care that I do not.
What's your email? lefthebrazen@gmail.com
How many miles will you travel to dig and/or detect? 25
List other states you are willing to travel to, if this is the case: None
Comfortable with a fellow digger and/or detector staying overnight at your home? No
Additional Comments: (Note: Do not mention your race, marital status, etc… Limit comments to digging and detecting!): Looking for local folks to detect with. Would love to try bottle dump digging but have no experience in this area. I have a very hard time getting permissions (only have it from a few neighbors). And feel a bit self conscious when I detect in view of my sometimes cranky or overly curious local neighborhood community. I do get along with just about everyone I meet and am genuinely curious having a good time finding even what some would consider"junk".
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Claiborne County - Digger's Profiles
MEMBER SINCE: 06-24-2018
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First Name: Jim L.
Age: 60
City: New Tazewell
State: TN
County (NOT Country): Claiborne
Do you agree to abide by the FindADiggingBuddy.com membership agreement? Ys
Bottle Digging and/or Metal Detecting Availability: Yes
What are your favorite things to find? Silver Coins
Where are your favorite types of places to dig or metal detect? Construction sites and old farms.
Will you split the costs of a day digging or detecting (Example: Gas, hotel, etc.)? Yes
What type of bottle digging tools do you use? Shovel
What type of metal detecting equipment do you use? Garrett AT Pro
Any physical digging or detecting limitations? Yes, I am 60 yrs old
Do you go to Bottle and/or Metal Detecting Shows? No
Care if others use tobacco or alcohol while digging or detecting? As long as I am not in an inclosed area I don't mind.
What's your email? jbrown33420@yahoo.com
How many miles will you travel to dig and/or detect? 40-50
List other states you are willing to travel to, if this is the case: KY-VA
Comfortable with a fellow digger and/or detector staying overnight at your home? No
Additional Comments: (Note: Do not mention your race, marital status, etc… Limit comments to digging and detecting!): I am 60 yrs old and not able to climb mountains like I use to, but can still walk flat land pretty well.
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Knox County - Digger's Profiles
MEMBER SINCE: 06-24-2018
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First Name: Perry W
Age: 41
City: Knoxville
State: Tennessee
County (NOT Country): Knox
Do you agree to abide by the FindADiggingBuddy.com membership agreement? Yes
Bottle Digging and/or Metal Detecting Availability: Metal detecting
What are your favorite things to find? Military buttons and other artifacts
Where are your favorite types of places to dig or metal detect? Old fort sites, battle sites, and fields
Will you split the costs of a day digging or detecting (Example: Gas, hotel, etc.)? Local detecting only
What type of bottle digging tools do you use? None
What type of metal detecting equipment do you use? Pun pointer and shovel, along with the detector
Any physical digging or detecting limitations? No
Do you go to Bottle and/or Metal Detecting Shows? No
Care if others use tobacco or alcohol while digging or detecting? No
What's your email? Truehand@aol.con
How many miles will you travel to dig and/or detect? 100
List other states you are willing to travel to, if this is the case: Indiana, tennessee, Kentucky, north Carolina, south Carolina
Comfortable with a fellow digger and/or detector staying overnight at your home? Ok
Additional Comments: (Note: Do not mention your race, marital status, etc… Limit comments to digging and detecting!): No additional comments
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MEMBER SINCE: 07-10-2018
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I don't remember. Sorry.
First Name:
DON R
Age:
59
City:
Knoxville
State:
TN
County (NOT Country):
Knox
Do you agree to abide by the FindADiggingBuddy.com membership agreement?
yes
Bottle Digging and/or Metal Detecting Availability:
almost any time
What are your favorite things to find?
antique bottles
Where are your favorite types of places to dig or metal detect?
privy or dumps
Will you split the costs of a day digging or detecting (Example: Gas, hotel, etc.)?
yes
What type of bottle digging tools do you use?
spring steel probes, shovel and all digging tools, ropes and buckets
What type of metal detecting equipment do you use?
none
Any physical digging or detecting limitations?
no
Do you go to Bottle and/or Metal Detecting Shows?
bottle shows
Care if others use tobacco or alcohol while digging or detecting?
no smoking
What's your email?
donrharlan@aol.com
How many miles will you travel to dig and/or detect?
250,maybe more
List other states you are willing to travel to, if this is the case:
KY,GA,NC,SC,OH,VA,AL
Comfortable with a fellow digger and/or detector staying overnight at your home?
no
Additional Comments: (Note: Do not mention your race, marital status, etc… Limit comments to digging and detecting!):
I don't mind someone along who only does detecting as long as the sites have significant potential for both bottle digging and metal detecting finds. Could be a good combo.
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Loudon County - Digger's Profiles
Date:
MEMBER SINCE: Jan 9, 2023
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Archaeological Diggers
First Name:
James P
Age:
75
City:
Loudon
State:
Tennessee
County (NOT Country):
Loudon
Do you agree to abide by the FindADiggingBuddy.com membership agreement?
Yes
Bottle Digging/Metal Detecting/Magnet Fishing Availability:
Bottle digging
What are your favorite things to find?
Bottles arrowheads
Where are your favorite types of places to dig bottles, metal detect of magnet fish?
Never have done any of that. Looking for someone to go with to learn.
Will you split costs of a day digging/detecting/magnet fishing (Example: Gas, hotel, etc.)?
Sure
What type of bottle digging tools do you use?
Any thing I need
What type of metal detecting equipment do you use?
Nine
What type of magnet fishing equipment do you use?
None
Any physical digging/detecting/magnet fishing limitations?
None
Do you go to Bottle and/or Metal Detecting Shows?
Never have been there
Care if others use tobacco or alcohol while digging/detecting/magnet fishing?
Not really
What's your email?
Sixtypaynejames@yahoo.com
How many miles will you travel to dig/detect/magnet fish?
120 miles or so
List other states you are willing to travel to, if this is the case:
None
Comfortable with a fellow digger/detectorist/magnet fisherman staying overnight?
Depends on accommodations
Additional Comments: (Note: Do not mention your race, marital status, etc… Limit comments to digging, detecting, magnet fishing!):
Would really enjoy doing the hard work to locate bottles. Have always been interested in this type of adventures.
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Overton County - Digger's Profiles
MEMBER SINCE: 06-23-2018
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First Name: steve gewirtz
Age: 53
City: livingston
State: tn
County (NOT Country): overton
Do you agree to abide by the FindADiggingBuddy.com membership agreement? yes
What are your favorite things to find? coins/relics
Where are your favorite types of places to dig or metal detect? old sites
Will you split the costs of a day digging or detecting (Example: Gas, hotel, etc.)? yes
What type of metal detecting equipment do you use? tecnetics
Any physical digging or detecting limitations? no
Do you go to Bottle and/or Metal Detecting Shows? no
Care if others use tobacco or alcohol while digging or detecting? no
What's your email? stevegewirtz@hotmail.com
How many miles will you travel to dig and/or detect? 50
List other states you are willing to travel to, if this is the case: ky
Comfortable with a fellow digger and/or detector staying overnight at your home? no
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Wayne County - Digger's Profiles
Date:
MEMBER SINCE: September 8, 2022
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Searching for Metal detecting buddies in Tennessee
First Name:
John G
Age:
68
City:
Waynesboro
State:
Tennessee
County (NOT Country):
Wayne
Do you agree to abide by the FindADiggingBuddy.com membership agreement?
Yes
Bottle Digging/Metal Detecting/Magnet Fishing Availability:
Limited
What are your favorite things to find?
Coins. Civil war items.
Where are your favorite types of places to dig bottles, metal detect of magnet fish?
Private lands
Will you split costs of a day digging/detecting/magnet fishing (Example: Gas, hotel, etc.)?
Sure
What type of bottle digging tools do you use?
N.A.
What type of metal detecting equipment do you use?
AT PRO. EQUINOX 800
What type of magnet fishing equipment do you use?
NA
Any physical digging/detecting/magnet fishing limitations?
NA
Do you go to Bottle and/or Metal Detecting Shows?
NO
Care if others use tobacco or alcohol while digging/detecting/magnet fishing?
YES
What's your email?
jgalbreath1973@gmail.com
How many miles will you travel to dig/detect/magnet fish?
150.
List other states you are willing to travel to, if this is the case:
VA, NC, AL,
Comfortable with a fellow digger/detectorist/magnet fisherman staying overnight?
MAYBE.
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Williamson County - Digger's Profiles
Date:
MEMBER SINCE: 2/1/22
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Crick Diggers
First Name:
Ian C
Age:
39
City:
Nolensville
State:
TN
County (NOT Country):
Williamson
Do you agree to abide by the FindADiggingBuddy.com membership agreement?
Yes
Bottle Digging/Metal Detecting/Magnet Fishing Availability:
Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
What are your favorite things to find?
Any early bottles and stoneware
Where are your favorite types of places to dig bottles, metal detect of magnet fish?
Dumps or Privies
Will you split costs of a day digging/detecting/magnet fishing (Example: Gas, hotel, etc.)?
Yes
What type of bottle digging tools do you use?
Probe, Shovel, Rake, Scrapers
What type of metal detecting equipment do you use?
None
What type of magnet fishing equipment do you use?
None
Any physical digging/detecting/magnet fishing limitations?
None
Do you go to Bottle and/or Metal Detecting Shows?
I have gone to shows in Central, NY and in Rhode Island when I lived in New England
Care if others use tobacco or alcohol while digging/detecting/magnet fishing?
No
What's your email?
Iandanacamp@gmail.com
How many miles will you travel to dig/detect/magnet fish?
75 Miles or so
List other states you are willing to travel to, if this is the case:
Kentucky, Alabama
Comfortable with a fellow digger/detectorist/magnet fisherman staying overnight?
No
Additional Comments: (Note: Do not mention your race, marital status, etc… Limit comments to digging, detecting, magnet fishing!):
Hi everyone, I originally started digging about 15 years ago in Central, NY. I mostly dig and collect bottles in and from my home town, but I can only make it up there a few times a year. I recently moved to TN and considering most of my time is spent down here it would be great to meet some like minded people that wouldn't mind me tagging along to dig with them. I love digging both privies and dumps and I also have all of my own tools. For me its the enjoyment of being out and digging and I just hope to do it on a more constant basis, instead of only a couple times a year.
