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I was going to be content with letting others say what I think but it's especially important that worthy endeavors, vital information sharing and - these days more than ever - good manners and message discipline, be celebrated. So thank you for your efforts on our behalf. There is no doubt we are all better for it.

This whole thread is hilarious.

If you have not watched Goldhounds videos, you might try them. These guys are charming, funny, smart and brave. They know what they are doing. Their videos are immersive. You live what they are living. They have taken the time to show us their way of life and anyone who detects for gold will be better for watching their generous and evocative videos. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCanm0gYhAZNL6-wNKkSXx8Q Also, of course, any video by the hobby's most renowned and deservedly famous prospector and cheerleader for us all, Jonathan Porter, is worthy

Yeah guys, this was sort of tongue in cheek which I'm sure you know. Isn't it fun to have this level of anticipation for a product that seems to open new ways of doing what we love to do?

Valuable, and as is usual with you, detailed and complete information. Much appreciated.

We entering the last week in January right? We supposed to be hearing about the release of some sort of new fangled detector from Minelab around now right? "Minelab is pleased to announce that the new EQUINOX Series of detectors is expected to be available for purchase worldwide from late January, 2018 onwards." A second Christmas in January, cool...

Thank you everyone. I am under warranty so I'll see what ML says. And thanks for the IPB Steve...

Hi Norvic, yes I have plugged it into the usb port on my computer with the same results. Thanks for the suggestion. Is the battery something that a civilian can replace? I did test recharging it in the field with one of those iphone portable battery chargers and it worked just fine...so I have a way to keep the charge up, it's just cumbersome.

This has happened for awhile so I thought I would throw it out to the experts. The Wireless Module on my 7000 does two things I don't understand and are probably related. 1. It takes an insanely long time to charge and after a couple of days, it takes another insanely long time to charge. 2. When out detecting it runs out of charge before a day of detecting is over. Any thoughts? Thanks...

Same…but I love your enthusiasm.

Yeah, that multifrequency mode sounds fascinating and deadly.

Hi Steve, an interesting article on the Equinox, thank you and Happy New Year https://www.minelab.com/usa/go-minelabbing/treasure-talk/2018-year-of-the-equinox

Great tips to start the new year with JP, thank you.

I keep my interest in detecting on the downlow.

Excellent relics JP…If this detector is able to find pieces of gold that small in addition to it's other apparent capabilities, it's going to be the biggest selling detector ever and I will be standing in line as soon as my savings allow.

Clear and well said Condor.

Slightly off topic but highlighted by PhaseTech's post - Am I wrong or has there been precious little attention paid to the Sharp timings on the GPX models? That timing is extraordinary if used in the right way in the right environment. I do wish someone who has had experience using it would publish a short note on how it was to work with and their results with it.

All these gents are professional prospectors. That fact that they have taken the time to share their adventures and their expertise with all of us is a rare gift of their time and effort. Sometimes I wonder how many people have tried to follow the Goldhounds and JP to the places they have shared with us. I do not blame them for 'going dark' as it were - they have left us with amazing video records that we all can continue learn from.

Ken, not trying to speak for JP here, he does that perfectly - But I think the effort required to research, film and edit these amazing DVDs may be outweighed by the fact that the profits may not be enough to justify the effort. Also, the months and months it takes to photograph and do all the post production single-handedly only to have your DVD duplicated by counterfeiters is enough to give anyone pause.

I am very hard of hearing in the upper ranges and I love the idea of these headphones. They are expensive but if they work as advertised they could be a huge boon to those of us who need hearing help. Mn90403 definitely try JP's booster. You will be pleasantly surprised.

Just don't do it inside folks…any kind of retort in an enclosed space is asking for big problems.

JP that was such an important observation that you added in your last post: "…The GPZ is perfect for expanding patches, I tend to find the main locations can often be expanded into territory where nothing has ever turned up, so an ever widening circle out from known ground is an important part of my work flow these days…" Certainly worth some thought.

I was involved as a moderator on one of the forums people are mentioning that got involved in out-of-control flamewars. The threads in that forum did absolutely nothing to help the site as a whole, they did nothing to further our knowledge of gold detecting and they seemed mostly to bring out widely divergent political views. In other words it brought out the edgiest aspects in many people who are otherwise great contributors. (My opinion only), It seemed that those who were involved no matter which side of the disagreements they were on, did not feel that forum accomplished much of anything other than ruffled feelings and some lingering bad feeling. This forum is a refuge from that kind of thing. That is why I am here. There are people that I am close friends with who disagree with me on many things, but when we are out hunting together, when we are talking about what we love and sharing our hard-earned detector knowledge, well that is what really matters. I wholeheartedly vote "no."

I am probably an outlier on this but I don't understand having a gps on the GPZ at all. It is clunky to look at and to use (highly technical term), and even if it were good it is not convenient to keep having to look at the screen 'way down there on the detector handle. I don't like the weight of course, who does? But that being said, I gladly use the machine - it is the best I have ever used.

The most tempting all-around detector possibility I can remember…But the Gold Detecting Mode will be the most important aspect as that is my main focus.