Skate

9 hours ago, Valens Legacy said:

Congrats on the ring, were there very many people out detecting near you.

 

I almost never see anyone out detecting on the beach. I hit this place at low tide yesterday because the customer lost her ring the prior Saturday and described that she was knee to waist deep in the water at 1pm which put her in the rising tide. I got there at 4am and as usual, had the entire beach to myself. Dog walker came at 6:30 or so. It's always this way it seems so I'm not complaining by any stretch. If I ever see another detector they are usually hunting volleyball courts and they almost never get to the water's edge or in it which is just perfect. 

41 minutes ago, mn90403 said:

Let me answer that for him.   Everything from Santa Monica/Malibu to Santa Barbara!  hahaha

Nailed it. 

You went over, beyond, further than anyone would have ever expected and as a result you have garnered huge respect and it's well deserved and appreciated. 

Well done.

I have a pair and they work as expected. I'm not sure what exactly I expected at 180.00 but I like them.

It seems like with the XP 2 you are making a decision to go all in. By all in I mean you are going to get the 9", 11", the 13" (when available) and the other accessories. I traded my 9" for an 11" because I primarily hunt the beach but will get the 9" when it finally becomes available as an individual coil so I can hunt the dirt as well. 

The pairing of the headphones was simple so no worries there. They are light and as for battery I have no idea as I am paranoid and charge my stuff all the time. I think most XP2 users would like the headphones. Are they worth the cost? I have no idea but they seem extremely durable and that I like. 

I know those days where you swing your coil over your scoop just to make sure the stupid thing still works. That's an awesome ring! I seem to be the king of stainless steel right now, glad to see others getting some good finds. 

You did great! Now you also have the confidence to swing a little deeper so whole new areas are open to you. 

Best to you!

1 minute ago, Compass said:

It's a pretty ring and my wife likes it but it would have to be resized so it may not be worth the cost. It is a size 12 which is unusually big for a women's ring.

Dang! My wife wears a 7. That's a clunker!

Something tells me the one with the stone is already spoken and accounted for. 

Stick with the stock programs for at least a month before making any changes.

Dig everything to see how your machine reacts in your environment so you can begin to see patterns

Before you dig a target scan through several programs to see how the target looks and sounds in each

Go to a park or place you know well. Try one program only that day. Go back again but this time use another program and don't switch it up. Learn it thoroughly.

Do this each time and dig everything and in no time you will know how your machine reacts and works on your soils. 

Keep it simple and just detect without making any changes for at least 30-50 hours.

Hope that helps. 

I finally got my tracking number late last night as well. Single man operation is not an excuse. You offer things for sale and encourage your customers by charging for expedited shipping you have no leg to stand on.

Email works all over the world now and even at night and on weekends. 

Very nicely done. I need to find me an old swimming hole! All those rings must have made your day. Too bad about the headphones though and I'll be interested in hearing what the problem was.

Congrats on the gold!

I thought this was a fantastic video. The depth was amazing and I get that there will be naysayers out there who will claim their machine could have done the same thing but XP is the only one who has shown it. That one test on the metal box was nuts. I've been hired to look for caches before and I think I would have given up on that box at that depth just thinking there is no way a detector could reach that far. 

In the hands of someone who knows what they're doing the XP D2 is going to work wonders. 

That's a great day! That class ring must have sounded like a rock inside the scoop! 

I posted the same thing regarding my order on June 14. It took 3 emails to finally get a response. That being said I still have not received my item nor have I received any confirmation of when it will be shipped etc. From the little bit of research I could do on other forums he is not a good responder nor does he seem to give two sh!ts about the customer. At this point I've moved on from my item (charging clip) and if it comes great and if it doesn't I'm only out $32. It's too bad he doesn't get the customer service part of taking other peoples money. I hope things turn out better for you. 

I highly recommend the MI-6. I originally bought it when I had my D1 and it did have issues then but when I finally got around to connecting mine to my D2 it paired seamlessly and has worked without a hitch ever since. I love being able to hunt silently through my headphones. It's at least 6 years old, been dropped, dunked and has probed 1,000's of holes and it still works just fine. Prior to having it I had gone through at least one Garrett a year. I know that sometimes bad things happen to equipment coming out of assembly and software so I hope those who are having problems get them resolved soon. 

1 hour ago, Chase Goldman said:

Had the same issue a few years back.  Thought DD went under or life happened. He finally responded.  I think you nailed it.  He may simply be out of town or may be getting slammed with D2 accessory demand.  Keep emailing.

He finally got back to me this morning after my 3rd email to him. He said he was out of the country and that he had a fire in some point of his manufacturing process. He said he didn't know where my order fit in the pecking order and would try and get it out sometime later this week.

Life does happen and I get that. When you take other people's money in exchange for a good or service you need to communicate when you won't be able to fulfill that good or service. You can become a really skinny small business owner when you forget to do that. I was going to buy the go pro camera mount but I'm going to see if anyone else makes one for the D2 first before I commit any more $ to Doodads. 

I didn't know where to put this so if it's in the wrong place feel free to move it. I have ordered from DD in the past and been satisfied for the most part. I ordered 11 days ago the charging clip for my XP2 and haven't heard anything from him (Don I believe). I've emailed him a few times asking if everything is all right and got nothing but crickets. I figure he's a single man operation so if life happens it can disrupt a business pretty fast. I wasn't expecting Amazon type shipping but I would have expected something to this point and a response to emails. Has anyone else experienced this and is waiting to hear on their orders? Did something happen to him? I could only contact him via email as I didn't see any other way on his site and he's not responding to my emails so I thought I'd see if anyone else was having trouble. 

That's awesome to know that you are there first and everything to come is yours. Nice permission and great on the clean up!

1 hour ago, strick said:

Nice work skate...better in her hands then some greedy pirate 😁

strick

Haha! I always picture in my mind what it would be like to come across something as nice as this ring was while out hunting for fun.  Ironically my wife does too . 

On to the next!

It was definitely a funk buster. She helped me as much as I helped her. 

I believe this happened to me. 67GTA had me hold down the minus and plus buttons at the same time. When I did it worked. Hope this helps.

Since I saw your first report I have actively sought out the 86 in the hopes that I too could share in the bounty. Unfortunately all my 86's (and 82's, 83's, etc.) have been worth the zinc they are made out of. 

I'm not giving up hope!

Very nicely done!