Brandon has spent nearly two decades in the field of Metal Detecting & Treasure Hunting. His passion for history began while working as a volunteer for 6 years with the Central Gulf Coast Archaeological Society in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Brandon participated in local digs and oversaw the cataloging & storage of the artifacts at their local Science Center.
In 2002, he moved to Missouri to attend Bible College and quickly began researching the local history of the Ozark Mountains, which ultimately lead him to the old Treasure Net forums in 2005. He made many life-long friends in the hobby over the years; from those prior days on the forums, attending small group relic hunts in the Midwest, to finally moving back to his Home-State of Florida in 2009 and attending the Florida Hunt Events year after year.
His first metal detector was an old White’s IDX Pro, which was gifted to him by a Treasure Net Member while in college. He continued to learn his machine and use it to relic hunt for the next 15 years. In 2020, he decided that it was time to graduate to a modern detector. After a lot of prior research, he came across Nokta Detection Technologies (previously, Nokta/Makro) and decided upon purchasing the waterproof Anfibio Multi.
Little did he know, only 8 short months later, his Anfibio Multi would assist him in finding the oldest relic of his years spent in the hobby… an 1783 Spanish 2 Reale from a homesite/mill site. That find not only changed his mind set about being able to recover actual historical “treasure”, but it encouraged him to upgrade again to the Nokta Legend in the Summer of 2022 to also begin saltwater beach hunting. His first Legend proved to be such a great machine, that a second Legend was again purchased in the Fall as a backup to let friends & family borrow and enjoy the hobby with him.
While attending Florida Hunt 9 in May of 2023, he was graciously asked by Dilek to consider joining the NOMADS USA & Global Team and representing Nokta both online, as well as attending metal detecting events around the country. Little did she know, he had already had his sights fixed on the company and his heart’s desire for several years had been to represent the company, in any way possible. He is excited to be in this role with Nokta, and is looking forward to watching the company continue to grow in the industry.
Brandon Carmichael
Florida