CanadianBoy
Well-Known Member
There are many ways to find dumps, some of the info here was on an earlier post, below is a photo taken in the late 40's, it is within an area that I know.
By searching by foot & by kayak this dump was located.
To get this I had to frequent a number of antique & flea markets, I also aquired a wealth of other knowledge.
In my collection I now have about 1800 old photo's + maps, newspapers and other documents pertaining to my general area.
Reprinted from earlier post...
Travel all the backroads in your area (I've traveled most of the backroads within a 200 mile area of my home, at least twice), get topographical maps of the area, they made some really old ones of colonization roads.
Old road maps, both new and as old as you can find. Compare the new ones to the older ones,find roads that have being closed,a great place for dumping was at the end of dead-end roads.
Check out the local library,& city hall records.
Look for ravines,dried up ponds,creeks,river beds,old farmsteads,privies,ghost towns.
Get yourself a probe,and you already have a metal detector.
It also helps if you are a history buff.
Us old guys get a little long winded sometimes,but Hey! this is a great hobby.
And it does'nt have to cost much money, just remember to......DIG, DIG, DIG....
and post your finds here.This site is a wealth of digging knowledge.
I have found when locating dumps that ravines along road sides contain a vast storehouse of dump items.
And for you new diggers just getting into the field (or dump) the best way to find a dump when going down a road is to think of places you would dump , then check those places out and 3 out of 4 times you'll find a dump.
And not just country roads but major highways.
I have found dumps even along super highways!!!
By searching by foot & by kayak this dump was located.
To get this I had to frequent a number of antique & flea markets, I also aquired a wealth of other knowledge.
In my collection I now have about 1800 old photo's + maps, newspapers and other documents pertaining to my general area.
Reprinted from earlier post...
Travel all the backroads in your area (I've traveled most of the backroads within a 200 mile area of my home, at least twice), get topographical maps of the area, they made some really old ones of colonization roads.
Old road maps, both new and as old as you can find. Compare the new ones to the older ones,find roads that have being closed,a great place for dumping was at the end of dead-end roads.
Check out the local library,& city hall records.
Look for ravines,dried up ponds,creeks,river beds,old farmsteads,privies,ghost towns.
Get yourself a probe,and you already have a metal detector.
It also helps if you are a history buff.
Us old guys get a little long winded sometimes,but Hey! this is a great hobby.
And it does'nt have to cost much money, just remember to......DIG, DIG, DIG....
and post your finds here.This site is a wealth of digging knowledge.
I have found when locating dumps that ravines along road sides contain a vast storehouse of dump items.
And for you new diggers just getting into the field (or dump) the best way to find a dump when going down a road is to think of places you would dump , then check those places out and 3 out of 4 times you'll find a dump.
And not just country roads but major highways.
I have found dumps even along super highways!!!
