Treasure Wiki

Jeff Gabbard asked:


Many people have dreamed of finding some lost treasure. Few people think that it would ever be possible to drop everything and go treasure hunting. Not only could it be very costly, but what about all the dangers involved? Many found treasures have come at great cost. Mel Fisher lost a daughter while searching for the sunken ship, Nuestra Señora de Atocha.

Today there is a way to go treasure hunting right in your own town. You might not find $450,000,000.00 like Mel Fisher did, but you could find some valuable treasures just the same. You may ask where you can find these treasures in Anytown, USA? Well they are located at you local Storage facility. More and more storages are being sold at auction for unpaid rent. As more and more homes are going into foreclosure, more and more storage units are being rented. And with times getting tougher, many storage units are not being paid for. The storage facility is forced to sell the contents at auction so that they can recoup their losses, and get the unit ready rent.

Just like every sunken ship was some ones misfortune, finding it was some one else’s good fortune. Just like every foreclosed home, is one person’s misfortune, it is someone else’s bargain home. It is just life. I know because I had my belongings sold at a storage auction years ago. That is how I found out about them in the first place. Now I enjoy urban treasure hunting for fun and profits.

You might find great home furniture, and completely furnish your home. You might get the contents of a restaurant that didn’t make it. I once found hundreds of pizza hut style pizza pans. I gave some to friends, and sold a lot on eBay, and I still use the ones I kept for my family every week. I love them.

I have found boxes of clothing that still have the new tags on them. You will simply be amazed at what you can find. Treasure hunting is as strong as ever. Urban treasure hunting can be a fun day spent with the family. Go to the auction, and buy a storage unit, and bring it home for everyone to go through. Don’t cheat and look through the boxes before you get home. Also, you only want to go to the auctions that have whole bin storage auctions. Avoid the storage facilities that have piece by piece auctions. You will end up spending the whole day there. At whole bin storage auctions, you will only be there for a little while, unless you win, then you will have to take time loading your truck.

If you would like more information, I tell all about the auction process at www.auctionbizforyou.com

Give urban treasure hunting for fun and profit a try. You just might get hooked.

John Tarr asked:


Treasure hunts have proven to be an exciting opportunity for any corporate or retail team. Many corporations, restaurants, retail stores, and more have participated in these fun and educational events.

A treasure hunt game usually includes a variety of elements. For instance, clues may need to be deciphered in order to pinpoint a location. Another activity that may take place during a treasure hunt is that of answering some quiz or trivia questions. Right answers will score more points for any team.

Another activity that sometimes takes place during a treasure hunt is the completion of a photo assignment. This is one thing that will further help a team score points and solve the treasure mystery.

It may also be necessary for a team to decide what it needs to help them better complete the treasure hunt tasks set before them. Therefore, they will often need to complete a shopping list.

Treasure hunts are easy to plan and they can take place almost anywhere. In fact, some organizations may prefer just to have these events take place right on the premises (the employer’s property). Professional activity planners can help an employer set up this event.

Usually some of the items needed for a treasure hunt activity include a local survey map, instant camera, clues written out, and trivia questions. These can be made-up or they can be derived from any activity book or board game.

A typical day for a group participating in treasure hunts usually starts with an event briefing. This is during when the rules and regulations as well as game play instructions are given. Then, the treasure hunt would usually start.

There may then be a break for lunch. Sometimes prizes are given out before or during lunch to the winners of each completed treasure hunt mission-or to the team with the most points.

After lunch there may be an evening treasure hunt briefing if a new game is played. During this briefing may include tips on how to improve each team’s overall play. This will further help each team succeed.

The prizes for winning a treasure event do not have to be very extravagant. Sample prizes that could be given to a winning team (or individual winners) usually are a bottle of champagne, dinner gift certificates, or a small amount of cash.

Treasure hunt days are probably one of the most economical of all events to place, as well as the most versatile. Likewise, these games can be played by a group of any size. Also, these events generally do not cost that much money.

Treasure hunts are ideal for many corporate or employer occasions. For instance, they could take place during an employee picnic, Christmas party, or incentive trip. These particular activity days sometimes occur during motivational conferences for managers as well.

The purpose of treasure hunt games is to foster communication and togetherness amongst a group of employees. Furthermore, this type of game also helps draw out the strengths of individual employees. This will allow management of a particular place of employment to see who is the most organized, the most creative, the most articulate, and who is the best listener.

Stacy Neir asked:


If you are buying an older property you may be pleasantly surprised by what’s hiding beneath the scraggly carpet or worn out linoleum. In the 60s and 70s when wall to wall carpeting really took off many original hardwood floors were covered up. The floors of yesteryear often used high quality hardwoods from older growth trees, with tighter grain structures. You may have a treasure under that coral shag.

How will you know if you’ve got a hidden hardwood floor? Well, you can play detective by pulling out any vent covers in the room, but failing that you’ll have to pull the carpet back. The only way to truly assess what shape the floors are in however is to remove the carpet, linoleum or whatever material has been installed. You should be prepared for what’s underneath – if you choose to take on this project it will definitely take some time, and the uncovered floor will probably require sanding and finishing at the very least.

Though linoleum, tiling and other materials can also hide wooden treasures beneath them, these may be more complicated to get to, as you may have to remove adhesive or grout. Linoleum floors were often installed over a sub floor that went over the hardwood. This extra step was added to prevent rippling in the linoleum, and means you will have to first remove the lino. Next, use a magnet to locate the screws that attach the sub floor to the original floor and remove them (using a drill, so as not to rip the floor beneath).

Carpeted floors may be easier to unveil. Carefully cut the carpet into sections that you can easily remove. In some cases you may encounter padding that’s been attached with a ton of nails, staples or adhesive. All of these will make your job more difficult and may have damaged the original floors. Using care when removing them will help minimize further damage, although to avoid more harm you might consider leaving the nails. This can add to a distressed or antique look. Use a pry bar and a hammer to remove the tack strip.

When you’ve finished uncovering your floor you’ll have a better idea of how much work you have ahead of you. The floor may have staining and other damage, which might be best dealt with by a professional. Depending on the condition of the wood you may get away with a light sanding and some stain, but some floors will require repairs, patching (take wood to match from hidden areas like closets), compete refinishing or, if they’re too far gone, a complete paint job. Your other option is to install new flooring or new carpets. Don’t be too frustrated – no matter what you discover, this project is an investment in your home (and will look so much better that the ragged old carpet).

utut1 asked:


Tag?Treasure Hunter?Long Range Locators

From?http://www.apparatus-instrument.com/d-p10308893-Treasure/

VR1000B Treasure Hunter 1. Introduction:

VR Long Range Locators is a series of device purported to be a type of metal detector used to detect deposits of gold or similar precious materials; most are said to operate on a priciple of resonance with the material being detected.

The VR1000B is an extremely accurate locator developed based on FORWARD GAUSS Remote Sensing Detector System for finding DEEP BURIED TARGETS. Through years of testing, we have now built advanced technology into this easy to use machine. The keys to locating and pinpointing caches have now been solved. 2. Features and Functions:

(1) Most common frequencies are gold, silver, diamonds, copper, tin, aluminum, etc.

(2) Detecting Range: 500-1000m

(3) Detecting Depth: Max. 30m

(4) After tracking target, you will have the targets size, depth, identification and the exact pinpoint.

(5) The face (front) of the transmitter has six LED? (channel indicator lights) across the top, each is labeled for a particular ele

 

 

Tag?Treasure Hunter?Long Range Locators

From?http://www.apparatus-instrument.com/d-p10308893-Treasure/

VR1000B Treasure Hunter 1. Introduction:

VR Long Range Locators is a series of device purported to be a type of metal detector used to detect deposits of gold or similar precious materials; most are said to operate on a priciple of resonance with the material being detected.

The VR1000B is an extremely accurate locator developed based on FORWARD GAUSS Remote Sensing Detector System for finding DEEP BURIED TARGETS. Through years of testing, we have now built advanced technology into this easy to use machine. The keys to locating and pinpointing caches have now been solved. 2. Features and Functions:

(1) Most common frequencies are gold, silver, diamonds, copper, tin, aluminum, etc.

(2) Detecting Range: 500-1000m

(3) Detecting Depth: Max. 30m

(4) After tracking target, you will have the targets size, depth, identification and the exact pinpoint.

(5) The face (front) of the transmitter has six LED? (channel indicator lights) across the top, each is labeled for a particular ele

James Shenton asked:


For those who came of age in the 1980s during a time of sleek consumerism and homogenous globalization, Indiana Jones was something of an idol. Harking back to a time when the jungles of South America and the Pyramids of Egypt were truly a world away, the Indiana Jones trilogy excited in us a feeling of adventure that has been rarely seen before or since.

The popularity of the Indiana Jones movies stems not just from the fact that they were directed and acted by some of the greatest Hollywood talent of the day, but also from the fact that the movies were classic adventures. They were swashbuckling epics that found an ideal mix of adventure, intrigue and mystery, steeped in myth and mysticism.

This formula was clearly successful. The first Indiana Jones movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark, was the highest grossing movie of 1981 and was nominated for eight Academy Awards (of which it won four). The following two instalments, Temple of Doom and The Last Crusade, fared almost as well, each winning an Academy Award and grossing hundreds of millions of dollars.

Since 1989, though, all has been quiet on the Indy front. Despite regular calls for a fourth movie there were no developments for years. Rumor and hearsay surrounded plans for the fourth Indiana Jones movie since 1995, when Last Crusade writer Jeffrey Boam was asked to write a script.

Since then, several screenwriters and directors have attempted to take on the project—including Chris Columbus (Home Alone), M Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense) and Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption)—without success.

Finally, though, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Harrison Ford have accepted a script written by David Koepp (Spiderman, War of the Worlds). As of July 2006 Spielberg and Koepp were fine-tuning the screenplay in advance of pre-production, expected to begin in early 2007.

The question that will be repeatedly posed by fans of the series over the next couple of years is this: will it be possible to recreate the magic of the original trilogy? Hollywood has moved on since the 1980s, and audiences have come to demand big budget CGI and dazzling visual effects. Despite winning the Academy Award for Visual Effects with Temple of Doom, the appeal of the Indiana Jones movies was never in their special effects. In fact, Temple of Doom—admitted by Lucas and Spielberg as the most visual effects-heavy of the trilogy—saw the most disappointing box office performance of the three.

The main concern, though, is Harrison Ford’s age. Already in his 40s in Raiders of the Lost Ark, Ford will be at least 65 when filming begins on the fourth movie. Even with the use of makeup, camera trickery and stuntmen, how can it be possible to remain faithful to the original trilogy when the star is old enough to draw a pension?

Despite these worries, however, one thing is certain. Come the release date a couple of years from now we’ll see a sudden surge in the sales of fedoras and bullwhips. He may be old enough to qualify for a buss pass, but there’s something about Indiana Jones that brings out the child in us all.