Joe D.

Good question Simon, Ive wondered the same thing! Also, is a VLF's depth related to it power output, like a PI? Don't know near as much as i would like to, and I've been at it longer than you, but quite obviously don't know near as much! You've really put your limited years detecting to good use! I'm impressed!👑 PS: Don't worry if we are off topic! Steve will move if he deems it is!👍

Welcome to the forum Dave, Looks like your well prepared, and ready to rumble! Good luck💰👍

I had this problem a few months back with my 800, after driving almost 2 hours to a location i don't often get to hunt! What saved the day was an extra pair of wired deus fold-ups that i use on my backup detector! I bring them along just in case; and it saved my hunt!🎧

Dilek, you are on the ball! No apology necessary! Have a good trip!👍👌

Thanks Steve!!, And the rest of the posters! You guys really know your stuff! May it rub off on me! I've been reading posts like a fiend😈 If i were being paid by the hour here, i would have a sizeable paycheck this month!🤑

Welcome back Beau, Glad to have your experience and input, with all the greats here! Thanks for the invite!⛏👍

Great finds Chase, I'm hoping to do some detecting along the "Thigpen Trail" in Georgia next month! As well as hunting, and detecting on family property! I already have found dozens of arrowheads, and worked flint there over the years! But this year I'm allowing more time to detect! Also have some old home sites to locate! Who knows, the deer may be safe this year if i locate some good spots!🦌💰

Hey Steve, Is the heat the PI produces the main issue with a waterproof case? If so, i understand what your saying! Like sealing the vents on a computer eventually burns it up! But haven't there been PI's made for beach hunting that were waterproof? Or do they depend on being underwater to cool the unit? And i guess where there's heat, there's a heat sink that adds weight, and takes up valuable space!

The cost to make a light waterproof case is negligible at this point! May as well just make it submersible to ten feet like the Simplex, Equinox, or AT series! It should also break down or collapse small enough to fit into a backpack! You all covered the battery options well enough! ( both would be nice)! Here's my argument on waterproofness: Say you hike in somewhere you are unfamiliar with to do dry detecting, but end up near a stream or wash and see some promising wet locations! You only have the one detector; dry only except for coil! Do you risk a dunk with this machine if you slip, or have the piece of mind of a waterproof unit! Seems like an easy choice to me! Now obviously salt water is a different animal, and requires different software that may not be compatable in a PI detector! I'm only talking inshore locations! But it would be nice to have the "get wet" ability!

Welcome to the forum RJ!! Stay here long, and you can't help but learn! Good luck with the new hobby, and the new detector!👍👌

Maybe Civil War; pipes and drums, etc.. something oddball! But the lack of corrosion would lead me to believe its much newer!

You guys may need a lead vest lf you crank up any of those WW2 detectors! Unless you want to glow in the dark!🤣🤣

I've looked at hundreds of US military medals and awards, Boy Scouts, and have been looking at German, Italian, and others! No luck yet!

Thanks all for the input; love the noodle cushion idea! I will post after i use for awhile! I'm left handed, and i have some old injuries to tendons and ligaments in my left arm! So i do get some pain after gripplng the handle of a detector for more than an hour or two! I thought this may help by allowing me to loosen my grip a little and still swing the detector! I've tried a strap before, but its not so much a weight issue, as it is a grip issue! It's not any manufacturer flaw or defect in how the grips are made; its just me! I've tried to detect right handed, but i look like I'm on drugs, swinging a detector! 🤣 It's the same trying to throw a ball right handed! It goes about 10 feet! LOL PS: Simon is still a young lad, compared to most of us! And he's too LUCKY to have aches and pains!! Constantly digging up coins means less time swinging the detector!🤣🤣 Luckyphrunt!!

Have been looking at this on Ebay and decided to order one today to try out! We will see how it functions! I currently don't have a proper shop, or else i would probably make one myself, out of an old nylon cutting board! If it works out, i may make a few for my other detectors! But for now, I'll just purchase!👍

Sounds about right! I'm right there with you! And still trying to enjoy each day as it comes!👍👌

Amen Lacky, A little late on this post, but just joined in October! I have a special needs teenage son and agree with your statements about cost! The Nox 800 was a high dollar item for me! Unless i strike it rich with the lottery, or on the Treasure Coast detecting; ( highly unlikely on both) which is 100 miles away, and not a regular drive for me! Than i will probably never spend that much again! Not only am i retired, but have a daughter in an arts college $$$! And i will have a life long dependent ( my son) living with me and my wife for life! 💑 👩‍🎓🤷‍♂️ Don't get me wrong, i wouldn't change a thing if i could! (Except the lottery winning, and treasure finding part) I'm just happy i have some time to detect, and would love my son to join in at some point if he's willing and interested! (Very little so far; Patience is not his virtue)LOL🤯

Hello, and welcome aboard! Steve and Simon, along with many others here, will have you finding stuff in no time! They all have pretty much seen it and done it all! 💰Good luck!💰

Hello and welcome, I started back detecting after about a 30 year break! I love it! Good luck and welcome back!⛏💍💰

Haha Steve, great minds think alike! I had just edited my post with almost the same idea, and had to go back and delete, after i paged down and saw you already did just that👌👌

Maybe someone can make solid coil covers for the Equinox coils! It won't replace elliptical coils, but at least it won't catch on stuff!

Maybe we could also talk Jeff Herke into using anodized aluminum in his armrests, in colors other than black!🌈🌈 lol And i don't think spray paint on the coil is out of the question! Just don't us a metallic!! Love that 3D cuff! Nicest one I've seen made!!

I've heard that salt mines are used to store stuff by the government, but i did not know that the public could store stuff too! Pretty interesting! I'm guessing that they no longer work the mine? Or has it just reached the max that they could mine without compromising the structure? The only thing that was mined here was shell rock, and beach sand! But no storage here due to sea level!

Welcome Ohio, These guys will help you get the most out of those detectors; all you have to do is ask the questions! Good luck, and keep us posted!👌

Welcome Cristian, Steve, and the rest will set you straight on the proper detector! There's hundreds of years of experience on here! Don't worry about the English! It's a process; like detecting!!! Good luck with the hunting!