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I dont think it's going to be a big concern...The batteries in the Deus components are flawless...at least they have been for me going on 3 years now. And I do have to worry more about my cell phone's battery then the batteries in my metal detectors for some reason. strick

Thanks for the reply back Steve...it is sounding better by the minute. I had to go back and re read one of your earlier threads several years ago. Now where will I fit in is the question. strick

Trying to get caught up with the new Equinox as I've been away for a while. My CTX allows me to ignore these pesky little annoying objects. I can do this either through sound, target trace or simply notching them out. I can do this confidently knowing that I am not missing coins or solid gold objects. I rarely dig bottle caps (non aluminum) with my CTX even when hunting with a wide open screen. Target trace, tone and ID help me identify them. So.... how easy is it going to be with the Equinox? I won't use my Deus in a park because bottle caps read in the coin range. The parks where I live are littered with millions of corona bottle caps. strick

Thats not far from Pismo...plenty to look for over there. The great thing about a metal detector is you can take them just about anywhere and entertain your self. Thanks for the nice photos... strick

You got more guts then I do. I have yet to take my TDI anywhere but at the beach. I dig enough nails when I head to the mountains looking for gold. I've seen where a lot of relic hunters on the east coast hunt with PI's and do well. Some day I might try the TDI in a park first so I can kinda get used to what coins might sound like. When I hunt the beach it's with ground balance off usually for the extra depth. The TDI is a great machine thanks for posting. strick

Leave it be. This site is getting big enough as it is ....If it's not about hunting treasure with a metal detector...or anything that effects us doing that.....I'm not clicking on it. strick

Merton pictures...tried to upload last night but had some trouble

Oh my, you filled up the Scale!! Congrats on the beautiful nuggets! strick

Pretty nuggets Rick! congrats on a nice hunt! strick

Gerry and his crew are the best. Found these on my first and only training trip with these great people. This was when I got the Fever... strick

Everything is cool here too... strick

I have the 14x8 "Digger coil" in the pic that Steve posted. My use have been limited to beach hunting and that being said I've only had a chance to use it twice. Works great so far....found a couple deep pieces of jewelry with it. Works as well or better then the 12" duel field did for me and adds a little more ground coverage. Thats about all I can tell ya for now. Heading to Pismo in Nov and might have some pictures to post then. strick

I got a hard case for the Deus...never use it. Poor investment except when I go to sell. strick

It's 4:30 AM here in California and I'm drinking coffee not Kool- Aid. The comment on the video about the CTX becoming second tier did raise an eyebrow. The screen on this new machine appears to be basic and kinda resembles the Deus's screen. One of my favorite features of the CTX is Target Trace. I see nothing mentioned on this new machine about that. I don't see Minelab chewing their foot off yet with the CTX although sales will likely go down some with the introduction of this new machine. I think they are making a machine that can compete with the other manufacturers at a certain price point to a certain group of customers. It would be nice to get a metal detector that can do everything for under a grand... and if this thing can do exactly what my CTX does but faster then I probably will get one.... but something tells me this will not be the case....time will tell....so this morning when I head out the door for a hunt with my CTX and Deus in the back seat of the truck I know that I have two of the best machines out there. strick

"I'll let y'all know if I find anything, if you're interested." what do you think?

It will be interesting to see how fast and how accurate the ID is. Minelab is looking to take away some AT Max sales as well as Deus. Cant wait to see some test vids. strick

Location...location...location...just sayin strick

I've been having trouble sleeping lately so I should be able to catch it...... if I can remember. Detecting has been on the back burner these last couple weeks but Merton is coming down soon so that will definatley change strick

Sorry guys very busy weekend and have not been to the site for a few days. The boots are holding up well. I'm very happy with them. They are very light. Feet have not got wet in them yet. I do a lot of scraping with my feet and so far they are doing the job....but I still have not had them for very long...I don't really know how many miles your supposed to get out of boots...I could tell you that I know more about miles on truck tires then I do boots. I have several pairs of boots and these boots are only used when detecting for gold with the 7000 and since i don't get out that often they have not many miles on them yet. Been to the High Sierras 3 times and the foot hills 3-4 times and the Desert once so for 7 or so trips I'm Happy. strick

Great Video Steve ! strick

I agree with Steve...its really about putting in the time and choosing your locations. A lot of the parks I hunted two years ago seem to be hunted out (by me) now. I find fewer good targets and less gold rings. Of course there is always the fact that you cannot cover every inch of ground at every location which keeps me going back and checking for missed targets...I will say that most of my good finds are either on my first or second visit to a new location. Good luck and show us some pictures of your finds! strick

Yak cheese Thats a new one for me Clark...I'd eat a whole tray of Yak cheese if it led me to a great hunting spot. Or you could try some of Mertons Prime rib up at Mohawk.... strick

Internal. No zip ties to mess with and no catching on things. Faster to change the coil as well. strick

California.... Big waves.... Big Gold strick

Clark- I wanna see a nice big fat GOLD ring hanging around Buddha's neck some day please strick