SittingElf

I really like it. Better than my Garrett Carrot IMHO, and the Garrett has now been downgraded to backup status.

The only thing I didn't particularly like is the holster. The belt loop is too tight and narrow.  They should have made it like the Garrett holster which is designed for any size belt, or Molle attachment, with a foldover snap and velcro design. I'm using the Garrett holster for my 35. (I sent Minelab my thoughts on that)

6 minutes ago, dewcon4414 said:

I was saying that too Chase..... ive spend an ungodly amount on money on ML machines... they could have cut us some slack on those phones.  Right now .... it seems to be just having the overseas guys make some VERY VERY overpriced jacks, cables, and phones.

Heres a good example:   https://www.ebay.com/itm/5-pieces-WATERPROOF-HEADPHONE-FOR-USE-WITH-A-Mi-EQUINOX-600-800-METALDETECTOR/273166040590?hash=item3f99f6fe0e:g:RRoAAOSwb9Baxb-K

I wonder if that $500 price is for just one, or for five of them??  Title is confusing on eBay.

On 4/17/2018 at 10:43 PM, Againstmywill said:

So, anything to share about what you thought of the scoop? I'll soon be in the market for one and the one you bought is on the list of possibilities as well as a size up from this one. Thanks

I like the scoop, just wish it were a little wider.  Nonetheless, it is robust with good welds, and there was no problem attaching a shovel handle. Used a screw to secure so that the handle can be easily removed if I want to use the handhold. We'll see how it holds up in both saltwater, dry sand, and freshwater ponds and beaches.

He got me too. Ordered!

We are going to be moving to Tinker AFB, OK in June, but in the meantime, while still based on Eglin AFB, FL, I have been researching old, now demolished family housing areas to hunt before we leave.
I have discovered a major housing area, where all the homes were built between 1955 and 1962. Still standing in 1969, but now demolished and open fields. Very easy to research using NETRonline Historic Aerials against current Google Satellite maps.
The kicker of this area is that it is on-base, and due to very restricted access, these fields are very likey virgin for hunting. I expect a lot of silver, wheaties and more in the front areas of these homes, as well as the always-open fields behind the housing circles, where kids would play, and parties held. Only hunting them will prove out my theory, but I have four remaining weeks at Eglin to find what I can!

Here are the Aerial vs. current satellite pics.  After we leave, I hope someone into MD'ing will be assigned to Eglin and find this post. (Of course, I hope I've already recovered ALL the silver!! LOL)

I'll let you know this week. Going to shallow water hunt Eglin AFB's restricted access beach on the North side of Destin. I'll start in the water and work up to the tide line. Not many MD'ers able to hunt that beach, and lots of weekenders use it from the base.

MIght be the country SHE doesn't know about......

For the record, I AM Hungarian on my Father's side. Grandfather emigrated in the 20's from what is now a part of Austria. (Burgenland)

2 minutes ago, Chase Goldman said:

Not seeing the “Hungry” part, but I find it interesting the seller resides in Austria yet the phones are shipping from Hungary.

Read the first post. Second sentence!  

Didn't see they were from Hungary.   I DID see that they were from "Hungry"! LOL!

Not just pricey.. ripoff!  Not only $120, but then also wants $35 for shipping??!!!  Give me a break!  These phones would easily fit in a USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate Medium box, and cost less than $14.00.  Pffft!

Just a note. Thanks for the info on the beaches you have abandoned in Brevard!  I'm going to hit them hard this summer with my young son!  

As an aside, I think this post is going to put me in the 3.11g club (Copper Member)!  100th post!  LOL! 

I think Minelab had a bad run with some of their shaft components. I wonder if anyone who has received their EQ's in the last few shipments has experienced the same problems??!!

Awesome!  I'm excited to work some of the beaches near me that may hold those kind of treasures!

Fantastic!  You're a hooked EQ fan now!  (Just like the rest of us!)

Yup. Water is more expensive than gasoline if it's bottled. Crazy!

11 minutes ago, Chase Goldman said:

Norm knows you have an Equinox, what he is saying is that the next gen Equinox Mark II will be on the street before you wear out the Equinox coil by running it without a cover.  Personally, I disagree with running without a cover plate because while it may not wear out the coil, it protects the bottom against bumps and scrapes which could damage the windings.  Periodically dumping the sand seems like a minor inconvenience compared to protecting the coil potting from inadvertent damage. JMHO.

I fully agree. Just surprised at the amount of sand that finds its way into the coil cover, as tight as it is on the coil!  Not a big deal. Just like weeds growing in a sidewalk. The slightest amount of dirt gives succor to them! LOL!

4 hours ago, Norm S said:

Seems me a coil cover is more of a nuisance. I think before you would wear out a coil a new and better detector will replace what you use now. I am just saying..

Since I posted this in Equinox Fan Club forum, you can assume that this was an Equinox!  A 600 in this case, though it doesn't make a difference between the 600 and 800.  

I had two beach days this week for about three hours each, and it looks like I took home more sand than treasure!

I pulled the cover of my coil for the first time today to clean, and was amazed at how much sand can creep into it while attached to the coil! Almost made the mistake of taking it off in the house. That would have required a cleanup.  The cover seems so tight, and yet sand finds its way. Wierd!

27 minutes ago, Dubious said:

So, apparently the United States IS Minelab's largest market for coin/relic detectors. That's what I would have expected. 

And it also makes sense that a lot of American buyers are price conscious. Many detectorists are retired and on fixed incomes without much disposable cash. 

C'mon now...Everyone knows that metal detectorists are all massively rich from their finds! Isn't it obvious??!! 

29 minutes ago, Chase Goldman said:

Lol. You lost me on the math.  The US MAP for the coil is $179, so how did you figure at $172 equivalent $ pricing that is about $25 ABOVE MAP?  Thanks.

Oops!  I went back a page and misread the pricing. I used the Anderson Shaft price, not the coil's. 
You are right the European price is actually LOWER than ours. At current exchange rate, Their base price in US$ is $168...and then add VAT depending on which country it is purchased in. The total price that El Nino77 paid with VAT in US equivalency is $203.00. Taxes are hard on them there, but their base price is still lower than ours, and we don't pay tax if bought from another State outside our own. Croatians, and the Danish are hit the worst, with a 25% VAT rate. Yikes!

Nonetheless, we are being squeezed! 

12 minutes ago, EL NINO77 said:

I ordered a 6 "Coil on Equinox,
  the price is165.38 euros, I think it's a good price ....
 

That includes VAT (Sales Tax), right?  Solvakia VAT is between 20-22%.  Germany is 13%. UK is higher...so you have to figure that the actual price minus VAT is significantly lower. At the current Euro/$$ conversion rate of $1.23 to the Euro, and minus the VAT, the price he got the coil for would be $172.00.  About $25 higher than the U.S. MAP price that is being advertised here.

(After living in Germany for three years, I got very used to doing these formulas for comparison!! )

Well...when you have the itch, scratch it!  Pretty innovative. The important thing is they are having fun, despite the fact that that detector isn't going to find much of any worth, unless it's huge! LOL!

After coming from years of swinging a 4.9lbs Garrett GTI 2500, the Nox is light as a feather. I don't have a wobble issue with my 600 and hope that my 800 won't either once I have it. My shaft locks work just fine, and I don't find the detector nose-heavy because I use a short shaft swing.

I may change my mind after I have a few hundred hours under my belt, but for now, the stock shaft is not even the slightest issue for me.

I'm not sure you can say the depth meter is "inaccurate".  From what I understand, the depth is based on a particular-sized coin lying flat underground, so all other sized objects, and how they lie may vary from that formula standard.

Can't remember where I read this, but it was quite illuminating.