BeachHunter Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Hey phrunt! Long time since I’ve been back here. Thanks for the like my friend. Hope all is good in your part of the world. Best of Luck! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarVatrex Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 On 10/30/2023 at 7:41 PM, BeachHunter said: I sure do like my Xterra Pro on the beach. Sure. The beach is its natural environment and 8 kHz works great. It's stable and very deep, like the Equinox. Yesterday I tried a Simplex Ultra (new generation) and a men's wedding ring more than a foot deep and I can't even smell it in the wet sand... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phrunt Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 On 10/31/2023 at 7:49 AM, BeachHunter said: Hey phrunt! Long time since I’ve been back here. Thanks for the like my friend. Hope all is good in your part of the world. Best of Luck! Thanks, I have been wondering where you have been of late! Good to see you back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Many Hobbies Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 I found the VDI number jumping all over the place. Not too happy with it. If I wanted a beep and dig I would of kept my tesoro vaquero. I emailed Minelab and the response was no future updates for it. I returned it and looking at a different machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afreakofnature Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 I am really enjoying the positive reviews with the XTP on the beach. I am thinking of adding this as a strictly beach detector for overseas travel destinations. Its cheap (incase stolen at customs), breaks down easy and can be put together easy with no tools and telescopes down as well. Those are kind of my main 2 reasons, besides detecting ability. Question though, is it really bad at black sand beaches? I mean compared to the Nox, not just in general. I would like to use this on Treasure Coast, FL beaches but they can have some serious black sand when eroded down to the pay layers (Spanish Fleet silver and relics). Thoughts or has anyone tried yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjtom Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 On 7/22/2023 at 11:00 AM, StarVatrex said: As you get closer to the water, you lower the sensitivity and reduce the Recovery speed to 1 and...what a coin shoter Why reducing the recovery speed may be helpful in wet sand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarVatrex Posted Thursday at 05:13 PM Share Posted Thursday at 05:13 PM On 3/27/2024 at 9:31 PM, mcjtom said: Why reducing the recovery speed may be helpful in wet sand? Sorry for delay... That's not entirely accurate. Let me explain: when going from dry sand to wet sand, the first thing you have to do if you want to work calmly is to lower your sensitivity. In that case you will have lost depth in exchange for a stable machine without false signals. Good, and now you will surely start getting in and out of the water with the coil in the Surf area... The ghost signals will return every time the coil enters and leaves the water. Solution, lower the sensitivity again. Even less depth. There, the only solution is to lower the recovery speed to the minimum to be able to recover some depth. Keep in mind that your swing will be slower in water. That's what I was trying to explain. You can also use Beach 2 and play with high sensitivities, to your liking. I prefer Beach 1. 😉 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD4V.org Posted yesterday at 04:08 PM Share Posted yesterday at 04:08 PM On 3/27/2024 at 12:25 PM, afreakofnature said: I am really enjoying the positive reviews with the XTP on the beach. I am thinking of adding this as a strictly beach detector for overseas travel destinations. Its cheap (incase stolen at customs), breaks down easy and can be put together easy with no tools and telescopes down as well. Those are kind of my main 2 reasons, besides detecting ability. Question though, is it really bad at black sand beaches? I mean compared to the Nox, not just in general. I would like to use this on Treasure Coast, FL beaches but they can have some serious black sand when eroded down to the pay layers (Spanish Fleet silver and relics). Thoughts or has anyone tried yet? Why wouldn't you just get a Vanquish 440 if you are hunting saltwater beaches. SMF Brother!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedinVT Posted yesterday at 08:38 PM Share Posted yesterday at 08:38 PM 4 hours ago, MD4V.org said: Why wouldn't you just get a Vanquish 440 if you are hunting saltwater beaches. SMF Brother!! Probably because only the Vanquish coil is waterproof and the really good stuff is out in the water where you need a waterproof detector. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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