joneo 529 Posted November 18, 2017 Looking for a detector in the price range of $150 - $300. Would like headphones too. Any knowledge about the best bang for the buck would be appreciated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mmmmm...beer 691 Posted November 18, 2017 Spend another couple hun Johnny and get a Garrett AT Pro.. worth it. https://www.metaldetector.com/garrett-at-pro-metal-detector?gclid=Cj0KCQiA0b_QBRCeARIsAFntQ9pFFNraa5pA8dIhyzMmAueNCX4wf_fI-fkasKy3_HivcqaXlnRBb7QaAv2tEALw_wcB so much better a machine for a bit more. We have 2 of them... Also you have to get one of rhose Garrett handheld wands unless you want to be getting up and down a ton when your digging a soumd. We love ours... lots of fun. Can't wait till I retire and I've a plan to go check outold gold claims. Watch craigslist.. and Ebay Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mmmmm...beer 691 Posted November 18, 2017 Also watch "Diggers" on the Netflix.. and catch the bug bigtime. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IGotWorms 3,297 Posted November 18, 2017 What do you guys do with the metal detectors, out of curiosity? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RaiderHaters Revenge 3,565 Posted November 18, 2017 What do you guys do with the metal detectors, out of curiosity? look for metals Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fandandy 3,311 Posted November 18, 2017 What do you guys do with the metal detectors, out of curiosity? Would be funny to find out when and where they dig and randomly bury twenty bucks in pennies then record and post the video here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joneo 529 Posted November 18, 2017 Spend another couple hun Johnny and get a Garrett AT Pro.. worth it. https://www.metaldetector.com/garrett-at-pro-metal-detector?gclid=Cj0KCQiA0b_QBRCeARIsAFntQ9pFFNraa5pA8dIhyzMmAueNCX4wf_fI-fkasKy3_HivcqaXlnRBb7QaAv2tEALw_wcB so much better a machine for a bit more. We have 2 of them... Also you have to get one of rhose Garrett handheld wands unless you want to be getting up and down a ton when your digging a soumd. We love ours... lots of fun. Can't wait till I retire and I've a plan to go check outold gold claims. Watch craigslist.. and Ebay Hey thanks! tell me the advantages of the 1 you suggested. what are the must haves and what are "luxury"? Definitely want a handheld wand but the Garrett is over twice as expensive. Can you justify please? Thanks again!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joneo 529 Posted November 18, 2017 What do you guys do with the metal detectors, out of curiosity? Would be total entertainment for me. Always have entertained the thought of getting one. Also, more motivation to get outdoors and enjoy nature. Something both my SO and I can do together. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joneo 529 Posted November 18, 2017 Would be funny to find out when and where they dig and randomly bury twenty bucks in pennies then record and post the video here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TommyGavin 788 Posted November 18, 2017 Hey twenty bucks is twenty bucks ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gladiators 1,900 Posted November 18, 2017 I want to do the $20 worth of pennies at the beach. Theres a guy that goes out every Monday morning during the summer with a metal detector. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joneo 529 Posted November 18, 2017 I want to do the $20 worth of pennies at the beach. Theres a guy that goes out every Monday morning during the summer with a metal detector. Please make sure to record it. Amplified sound would be a bonus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gladiators 1,900 Posted November 18, 2017 Please make sure to record it. Amplified sound would be a bonus. They go into the water too. It would be hilarious watching him dig to find a penny every 30 seconds...especially out by the docks where its deep enough that he has to go under. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joneo 529 Posted November 18, 2017 They go into the water too. It would be hilarious watching him dig to find a penny every 30 seconds...especially out by the docks where its deep enough that he has to go under. Depends on what brand and model in reference to the water. better put about 5-10 pennies under the water so it shows a bigger target. Make him think something bigger than a penny. IMO Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mmmmm...beer 691 Posted November 18, 2017 If he has a decent detector he can just edit out the tone a penny makes. I have my machine ignore pennies for the most part. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mmmmm...beer 691 Posted November 18, 2017 Hey thanks! tell me the advantages of the 1 you suggested. what are the must haves and what are "luxury"? Definitely want a handheld wand but the Garrett is over twice as expensive. Can you justify please? Thanks again!! Hrmm... there are a ton of reviews online man.. I'll have to find my comparison notes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gladiators 1,900 Posted November 18, 2017 If he has a decent detector he can just edit out the tone a penny makes. I have my machine ignore pennies for the most part. D@mn. Well, well find out next summer! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,631 Posted November 18, 2017 This is hysterical. Don't forget the black socks and mandals. And the fanny pack. You got to have the fanny pack. I'm sure you can find the whole setup advertised on Fox News. Probably right after the freeze dried food for Preppers commercials. Lol Totally see it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iam90sbaby 2,120 Posted November 19, 2017 Do you guys wear fanny packs and chacos when you do this? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NorthernVike 2,079 Posted November 19, 2017 Find something like these things. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gepetto 977 Posted November 19, 2017 https://metaldetectingforum.com/index.php?s=bd7b499fe77ef6cba36e74987ef42a34 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gepetto 977 Posted November 19, 2017 I thought people losing their mental faculties take up metal detecting? I met a guy in the psych ward who was into it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Filthy Fernadez 2,696 Posted November 19, 2017 I'd lose interest too quick although it'd be cool to try and find some Civil War stuff here in Georgia. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tanatastic 2,061 Posted November 19, 2017 What do you guys do with the metal detectors, out of curiosity?People do it as a relaxing hobby that gets them out of the house and walking around and maybe finding interesting stuff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SUXBNME 1,319 Posted November 19, 2017 to the editor: During a phone conversation with my wife, she informed me that our four-year-old son, Charlie, had swallowed a penny. I asked her the usual questions: “Is he okay?,” “Is he breathing all right?,” “Swallowing his saliva?,” “Talking?” She answered yes to all these questions, but added that he was scared and was crying. My first thought was to have a radiograph taken to localize the penny. Then I had another thought. Because I was almost out the door to go home, I told my wife to keep Charlie calm. I told her that the main thing we needed to know was where the penny was in the gastrointestinal tract, and that if he was breathing, talking, and swallowing normally, the penny was at least past the vital areas. I told her I would try to locate the coin with the metal detector when I got home. Arriving home about 15 minutes later, our 12-year-old son, John, greeted me at the door and said, “Dad, the penny is at the bottom of his chest, but not in his stomach.” I asked him to show me how he knew that. He asked Charlie, who thought the process pretty neat, to lie down on the floor on his back with arms and legs stretched out. John then moved the metal detector slowly back and forth over Charlie. When it got over the xiphoid, it beeped. As a test, I then hid pennies under Charlie at other locations: hand, leg, and pelvis. The metal detector pinpointed each of them. I then had Charlie try to drink some liquid. After I was sure he was having no problem, I asked him to eat some semisolid, then solid foods. All went down fine. I decided to watch him until morning. Just before bedtime, we checked Charlie again with the metal detector. The coin had moved into the stomach, as evidenced by beeps over an area 4 cm below the xiphoid near the midline. By morning, the coin had moved even further, as evidenced by metal detector beeps in the right lower quadrant. After lunch, Charlie had a bowel movement. He sat on a plastic grocery bag stretched over the toilet seat, and out came the penny with the stool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fandandy 3,311 Posted November 19, 2017 You think they'd be more worried about Charlie swallowing a stool. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,631 Posted November 19, 2017 You think they'd be more worried about Charlie swallowing a stool. I have a bunch of gum on the bottom of my stool. The worst part is it's not even mine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Filthy Fernadez 2,696 Posted November 19, 2017 I have a bunch of gum on the bottom of my stool. The worst part is it's not even mine. Did Newbie put it there while he was eating? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SUXBNME 1,319 Posted November 19, 2017 You think they'd be more worried about Charlie swallowing a stool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites