I’m Rob, a metal detectorist in North Wales, retired from the emergency services. Firehound is where I build things. Two of them are full websites with their own addresses; the rest are smaller projects.
Early retirement
From Tired to Retired
A free, fully referenced living book on the benefits of retiring early: health, time, family, purpose, travel and more. Each chapter sets out what the research says, alongside the real stories of people living it.
Metal detecting
Global Finds
Metal-detecting news from around the world, every story written in our own words, mapped, and ending with an editor’s note on what the find means for the hobby. Plus plain-English guides referenced to the law: permission, beaches, Treasure and more.