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Rant: That $300 'professional' ground penetrating radar rental was a total bust
Been digging test pits for a potential burial site near a creek in Ohio. Rented a GPR unit for a weekend from a local shop, cost me $300 plus gas. Thing kept giving false positives every time I hit a wet patch of soil. I wasted two days marking spots that turned out to be old roots and rocks. Did anybody else get burned by one of those rental gadgets? What do you use instead when you're on a budget?
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miller.paul2d ago
Wet soil wrecks GPR readings, that's pretty well known.
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the_leo2d agoMost Upvoted
Man I gotta say, I used to think GPR was just about the machine and how good you are at reading it. I figured soil conditions were overblown by the guys selling expensive gear. But after fighting with a soaked patch of ground last month and getting nothing but noise, I finally get it. You're right, wet soil really does mess everything up. Changed my whole view on prep work for sure.
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