Silly Question, Who Uses a Bungee?

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On 3/31/2024 at 5:03 PM, strick said:

This apparatus goes under several names detecting pal..detecting pro. Serious detecting has them as well as Amazon...I use one when beach detecting with various machines....allows you to let go of the detector when retrieving the target as well as relieving the pressure on your arm and shoulder. I have fused vertebrae in my neck and it does not aggravate it what so ever...Have not used it however with the 7000. use the minelab harness for that or go buck naked..

strick 

Well anything that takes the weight off of your arm is going to be very helpful.  Good to know it does not bother your neck.  Even with my Ultra-Swingy Thingy if you do not adjust the harness on the back to keep the horse shoe padded shoulder straps away from your neck, you're going to be miserable, because the rig pulls on your neck instead of transferring the weight to the back of your pants.

Most support harnesses will allow you to let go of the detector as long as you place the attachment point of the detector just back from the balance point.  I always advise customers to attach their bungee rig to the detector, and then carefully try to suspend the detector by just the bungee.  Don't completely let go you don't want a teeter totter effect where one end of the detector smashes into the ground.  Once you find the balance point, move the attachment point back so the detector naturally tilts forward with the coil on the ground.

Do not overdo it, because if it is too front heavy you will be using your elbow to counter balance it.  You want it to hang in the correct position naturally.  ALSO do not have the adjustment point too far forward where the detector is back heavy, because then you have to roll your shoulder forward to make the coil sit on the ground.

On flat level ground you don't need to constantly adjust the length of the device.  When Gold Prospecting you are up and down ridges and a way to quickly adjust the length of the bungee is essential to "fuss-free" detecting.  When you start up a ridge you lift the coil up and the bungee goes slack, now you are carrying the weight of the detector again, in addition to climbing a hill.  So having the ability to quickly readjust the bungee to take the weight off is a big plus.

Doc

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On 5/6/2016 at 8:40 AM, fredmason said:

If you mount the hipstick on the harness belt it all comes off together. I can, if need be, answer certain urgent calls without removal of the harness...

I tried the swing arm long ago when they first came out...just another piece that is not needed for my style of detecting...

fred

Fred you are remembered!  See you on down the track.

Doc