Joe D.

Hello DF, I think we all did the "stalking" thing at one time, or another!🤣 Glad to see another new "face"! Good Luck!👍👍

Look Alfred!! The "AQ" signal has been deployed!! Time to suit up!! Warm up the AQmobile!! It's time to fight the the evil "Beach"!! Sir, you may want to take the "Excalerang", just in case!! No Alfred!! Looks like the AQmobile is getting wet...... Three hours later....Now back at AQHQ......How did it go Sir?? Bleak Alfred, Bleak......think i got only six targets!! Better luck next time, Sir!!........ To be continued.....🤣🦹‍♂️ 👍👍

How do you think saltwater performance is, compared to the Equinox?? ( Don't know if you have used either one there yet!!)👍👍

GB, The "round" item rang up like a silver!, as i was leaving! It looks to be part of an old sprinkler! The "coin purse" item is a small circuit board with gold contacts! Rang up in the gold ring range! 🤣👍👍

Epic journey!!, I'm glad you finally got it!! I think you should name it "Pinky 2"!!🤣👍👍

Oh, there was more trash! The rest goes in the cans at the parks! "No trash, No treasure"!! Or for me, "Much trash, No treasure!" Must be my "Lucky" Irish side!!🤣 👍👍

No!😞 I wish!! Only 2 silvers this year! Maybe this "Winter", when the sweat is not blinding me! 🤣 Even the "wheaties" have dried up!👍👍

Yes, this junk is easy! Was just a reference, than in the trash! Something i started to do for my pic file! Nothing gets thrown away till identifed! Usually an EO (encrusted object) from the beach may take awhile to identify!👍👍

Hello all, A little primer first; as some of you may know, my Equinox is in "the shop", due to previously posted issues! No worries; using the old trusty At Pro! So between Covid, and the horrendous heat wave we are experiencing, i haven't been out much to detect! But many of you have been out, and posting! So i just had to suck it up, and get my butt out in it!! Summers here used to be a nice balmy Easterly breeze most every day! The last several years have been unusually hot and humid, with little to no breeze, and record temps! Dangerous conditions, if you don't hydrate well! So, i decided to hit a few local parks, that I've hunted previously, a year or two ago! And stick to the "shaded" areas to make it bearable! Yesterday i had the 5x8 stock coil on, and did about 3 hours, before it became unbearable! I was soaked, but did well enough for what i expected to find! Today was much the same, in a different park! With the 8x11 stock coil! This park has very large tree's, so the added depth helps here, due to very rich soil! My results; as you will see below; are fairly typical of my park area's! Oldest coin was a 1955 D nickel! Along with a few early 60's; and up to present day coins! Not exactly ideal finds, but goes with the age of the area's that are accessible here! And it keeps my skills up! I included some of the junk items in my "paper towel" displays for future reference! I'm looking forward (probably 6ish weeks) to getting the Equinox back, and get back to the beaches! 👍👍

They have arrived! The sound quality is very good! (With music, so far!) And they are very comfortable! I like how many different fittings they came with to customize the fit! I will be using these on land also, with this summer heat! I am going to buy a small bungee extension for a little extra play! And i will probably beef up the connection points with silicone, for a little extra strength!👍👍

Jim, Great job! That's a framer!! I hope he continues, and has that to look back on some day!👍👍

Sven, I would love to have some of those "once used" detectors! I could have some fun with those; for the right price!!👍👍 Simon, I get what you are saying! But i think that there is the cost vs profit factor that any manufacturer has to walk for a "kid" detector! As well as any other detector! As well as the cost for a parent! This "may" be a good compromise for both! And we are talking "little kids" not the older kids! I was collecting thing's; and old thing's, from a young age! For me, it was an easy progression! Even for the period i didn't detect, i still collected many other things! I also did a lot of fishing and hunting when younger! (I still hunt! Fishing stopped about 10 years ago, after too many regulations, and poor fish health!) All things that should have been boring to me at that age bracket! But which i still mostly do!👍👍 Steve, What's wrong with watching paint dry?? I have to do it every time my wife has me repaint something!🤣 Which has been often, in the last four months!!😩 I also watch grass grow; I'm cutting it about twice a week now!!🥵👍👍

Hello again Compass!, Excellent finds!! And excellent explanations!! I'm glad your doing well on the beaches!! How's the canoe coming along?!👍👍

Patience is taught, and learned ( by some), not inherited; unfortunately! That's why they call fishing; "fishing" not "catching" ! 🤣👍👍

Great idea!! Untapped market! Future of the hobby!!👍👍

Good video Aaron, Thanks! That's is a long hunt! Still very nice finds! If you don't like the carbide rings, you can put two together in a vise, and put a nice edge on knives!🔪 How would you compare the Taracci, to the Equinox?? Keep up the great hunts!👍👍

Hey Norm, They got it yesterday! We shall see!👍👍

ML received mine yesterday! And said it may take awhile due to Covid delays; to be expected!! The weather here has been unpredictable, and extremely hot, so not much detecting to do! But I'm doing alot of reading for now! It is what it is! I'm detecting through you all for the time being! Keep up the finds, testing, problems, and stories!👍👍

Bring on the "Detector Legs" and the "Popping" knees!💥 Too bad i don't have a grandchild to dig for me!! My 17 yr. old son refuses; shocker!!🎮 👍👍

Welcome "Span", You are onto a great hobby! And a great start, finding this forum! We are all at different levels of learning here! But we are all willing to help out! Your knowledge of the hobby will expand quickly! Good luck!👍👍

Welcome Boker, I would love to go, but I'm on the wrong coast! Hope you find a few buddies, and some great finds there!! Keep us posted!👍👍

Welcome "K", Haven't seen the other forums, but looks like you are off to a good start here! Let the stories and finds commence!!👍👍

Maybe an underwater Mars type "Aq Rover"; and an Xbox remote to operate it with! From a "socially distanced" lawnchair, on a shady beach; with a cold beer! Does that peak your interest?? So far, i have the Xbox remote, the lawn chair, a shady beach, and the cold beer! The rest should be a snap!! I'll keep you posted!!🤣🤣👍👍

I didn't mean thay so "literally" Steve! I know that Gold rings are the main, but not the only targets! It's still, after all, a PI! And it's still in the learning curve phase for the few that have them so far! I was just getting some mixed messages from some of the many posts, that maybe others may think that it can be used to find other "desirable" targets, other than Gold rings! And maybe it will; by accident, or intention! I guess time will tell! Just an observation from an uninitiated PI user ; no judgement here!👍👍

I probably have read every post and thread on the Aq, since joining the forum! And from what i have constantly distilled (or has been drilled into my head) is the same strong message! It's a Gold Ring Machine!! Yes, it will find "other stuff"! But why waste that valuable time digging anything else, when there are many other machines geared so much better for that "other stuff"! I'm all for the value of a multi-use detector! That's why i sprung for the 800! But for now, where i live, in SF! The Aq would probably not add much in my mild sand beach hunts! I could be way off base here!! But not having owned a PI yet (other than 2 of my pinpointers!) I figured i would just rather watch the more experienced of you all, get the "well deserved" 99 units, and see the results, as the technology, and the unit offerings, evolve!!👍👍