Gold Catcher

I like freedom of choice as well. I just hope the integrated Bluetooth feature has not something unique custom build for ML that you can't do with others when using the 6000. In that case, you would be limited to just use cable.

I hope they are more rugged than the previous ML headphone models which I find fragile. Something sturdy like the Grey Ghost would be great so I wouldn't have to constantly worry

It never occurred to me to throw an expensive detector around (or any detector or equipment for that matter). Not sure what your guy's intentions are when spending 6-10k that at some point needed to be earned. I love my machines too much to treat them like sh.t. 😵 Now, accidental drops that's another matter. Never had any issues with that.

That is the best justification for buying the 6000 that I have read on this forum thus far. Well said Steve. The performance/weight (ergonomics) ratio appears to be the best of all ML machines ever made. Even for the <60 folks a hugely important factor. I use the GPZ mostly on flat "Aussie like terrain" as you said. But this covers only about 30% of all grounds that I usually hunt. For the remaining 70% the 6000 will be a godsend. From that perspective, the US $5999 price tag appears to be on the lower end. From all that we know about this machine including options included in the box, the price tag could have easily been in the $8000 range.

Thanks for sharing, Mitchel. Great write up and story. I guess he eventually found that soft ore. But not a very flattering description of our brotherhood.... "Metal detectors are used to find gold nuggets by weekend prospectors. In Gold Basin during a winter weekend, they’re like ants combing the hills with their detectors"

Spot on. But I was told an additional 99 cents 😉

Don't count on buying mine 😉

Lucky you! If there is no 24h room service, my wife won't go...

Then your day will be miserable....😉. Jk of course. Thus far I only had instant coffee on my trips but Norvic gave me an inspiration. Perhaps I will find more gold that way too....

I lived in Italy for a few years and that's all they had! I doubt anyone would drink from something less there... 😉 Take a look at this one. You might need your full 2000W for that one though.... But yeah, awesome to have a great espresso in style in the bush!! Will definitely start doing the same. But might be a lower end machine considering how much I spend for my detectors....

Get the Gaggia espresso maker. It's the Minelab of all coffee machines 😁

Thanks, Steve. I think those bumper stickers still would make ML look the best when compared to the other ones 😁. Love and hate seem to have a close connection. Perhaps a clever marketing strategy? "Love and hate are intimately linked within the human brain, according to a study that has discovered the biological basis for the two most intense emotions." https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/scientists-prove-it-really-thin-line-between-love-and-hate-976901.html

That would be a definite bummer. How would we enjoy the 6000 without skid plates on the provided coils??

Stunning indeed. And so clean!

This is actually a better link, it shows you how it works https://my-geos.com/

Get the GEOS insurance and they will cover all emergency rescues. Small annual fee but peace of mind. https://www.geosworldwide.com/

I try to pack as light as I can but this depends on the "mission". In river canyons I always carry a foldable shovel and rock hammer next to my pick and crevice tools since I usually do some raking and digging first at strategic places to get close to bedrock and also to remove all the surface trash before I start detecting. This sounds labor intense and has no guarantee that you actually will find gold then, but if you just go to a river here in Northern California Motherlode country and start detecting, even at the higher up benches, you will just pick up the trash of the 10.000's of miners who have been there before. This is especially true for the large and "famous" ones, like the American River, Merced and Yuba river. And the miners were messy...! In the desert however with long detecting walks I am very minimal since everything remains on my body while detecting/digging. Camelback (3 l), wallet, keys, first aid, extra sun screen, pick, scoop, pin pointer, crevice tool, sometimes extra light jacket, headlamp (!), salt tablets, 2 energy bars (that won't melt!), small battery for re-charging the WM12 (if needed), SP01, hipstick, small belt bag with jeweler's loop and gold container, belt pouch for trash, dust mask with high filtration (!). The only "luxury" item I always have with me is a Garmin Inreach Explorer+ with GPS and dual satellite communication/SOS feature. Never go without it. For longer missions I also take my Iridium Extreme Sat phone. I always like to call my daughter and wish her good night when I am away 🙂

We can try to bribe JP. If everyone chips in $10 for the full specs, maybe he gets weak? 😉 Just kidding of course.

Thanks, Steve, very interesting phenomenon and troubling at the same time. I always appreciate greatness and find it inspirational. And combined with humbleness this makes a perfect mix.

Perhaps I am a little ignorant here, but why is actually that ML is distrusted or even hated by apparently quite a few in Au (and beyond))? Shouldn't they rather all be happy about the fact that ML makes the world's best detectors which they could greatly benefit from? What am I missing? Thanks in advance for some education on that topic 🤔

Another inspirational poster, Steve. Love it.

Gerry had a great write up about this in the recent Garrett detector thread (😁) Gerry: I'm going to say they are pretty close (closer than most folks realize), but here is where the EQ-800 shines over the Monster. NOX ID's hot rocks better, can handle mineralized soils better, easily ID's gold better and I know before I dig if it's a 22 shell, 30-06 casing, beer can or coin. Plus, here are some other things the NOX does and you can not with the Monster-. Complete detector is 100% waterproof, not the Monster. NOX is blue tooth wireless, not the 1000, the NOX is software downloadable (very big deal for most of us), but not the Monster. NOX is a great water detector and I have found ounces of gold rings in salt water. Monster will puke itself in a salt water (but it was never designed for it). NOX has adjustable tone pitch to suite ones ears of the sounds they don't hear well. Not the Monster. NOX has adjustable recovery Speed to pull nuggets from many hot rocks and the Monster does not. The NOX has fine tune Ground Balance capability, not the Monster. I could go on, but feel you get the point why all 9 of my Field Staff own the EQ-800 for Nugget Hunter and sold their GM-1000's.

Thanks, JP, another outstanding write up! Just to clarify, in cases where switching from normal/smoothing-off to difficult/smoothing-off is considered, you would try normal/smoothing-on first? Thanks

Great video, Steve. I would also argue that the path to success can be made smoother by the rider learning how to better control and discipline the elephant so it stays on the path. A 6 ton advantage can melt away if the rider is able to overcome the force of gravity.

Some time ago, I heard a story about a Siemens engineer somewhere in the Midwest who was tired of his job and wanted to make more money quickly. So, he and a few buddies decided to start a business in their spare time and announced they developed a device with which you could hear the voice of god. Within a few months they sold thousands of these devices to firm believers and made a few million dollars with it. It cost them their (real) jobs, but they could retire comfortably. As I said before, (some but not all) people are made to believe in mysterious things and create alternative realities without any desire to fact check. Even more, they get angry and upset if anyone questions their dogma's. Not to speak about politics here, but conspiracy theories and fact distortions are at an alarming rate. For me, it's all good and I enjoy reading these witchcraft stories at times.