Tips on where to dig?

[happyamos]

Any tips on finding places to dig? I've dug quite a few at my folks house, but I think I picked it clean.

 

[hemihampton]

I'd suggest this.

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P.S. Welcome to the site.

 

[Drift]

Do you watch any bottle diggers on YouTube? That rapidly accelerated my knowledge of all things dump digging, along with perusing this and other bottle sites.

Do you have a cemetery dating back to the 1800's in your town? Does that cemetery have woods next to it, and better yet, a creek running through it? That's one of my go to spots if I have a limited amount of time in an unfamiliar city. Your mileage may vary.

If you check out some YouTubers, I recommend Digger Dave Beeler, Southern Searcher, and Adventure Archaeology. Just between the three they probably have a combined century of knowledge and they freely share a lot of it with viewers.

Is there a local bottle book for your area? Seek it out, study it. Chances are it'll be hard to find, out of print, and a little pricey, like the one I have for my area. Probably still a worthwhile purchase though, along with other books you can get your hands on.

Do you have a probe? Do you know any local collectors who might show you a long picked over dump they swear was dug out in the 60's? I don't believe in dug out in the 60's. There's still millions of bottles in the ground. You'll find some nice honey holes. Good luck!

 

[happyamos]

Thank you for the tips and the welcome! I do not have a probe, not sure what one is. I will have to investigate, thanks!

 

[mytauntaunsbeat]

See if there are any old atlases from your state that would have old properties listed. PA has a site that has aerial photos from the 30s-present that i use to compare to the old maps as well

 

[sandchip]

Any tips on finding places to dig? I've dug quite a few at my folks house, but I think I picked it clean.

The neighbors!

 

[SimmonsT]

I've actually came across 2 seperate dumps while geocaching, you may consider trying it. It brings you to those random areas that you wouldn't otherwise go to!

 

[GLASSHOPPER55]

Thank you for the tips and the welcome! I do not have a probe, not sure what one is. I will have to investigate, thanks!

Here's one of my probes:

 

[happyamos]

Awesome! I did some reading on them last night. I might make one, if I can get access to a stick welder.

 

[hemihampton]

You'll need Spring Steel to make one. LEON.