The Dalas™ Has Landed. Detecting Comfort Has Just Been Increased 100 Fold.

[Doc]

OK, please realize these are prototypes.  However, I can tell you aside from the attachment ring in the Upper Strut of the DALAS being too large, this thing is amazing.

I wanted to do a video but it is so windy today it would have not been ideal.

So let's look at the Detector Air Lift Assist Stick and the OPTIONAL Detector Air Lift Assist Strap.

There are four parts aside from the QWIPPLE BUNGEE on the stick.  #1 The Paddle, #2 the lower Strut, #3 The upper Strut, #4 The DALASystem Slide Clip.

#1 The paddle slips into the waistband in the middle of your back.  This has a female thread for you to screw in the lower strut to adjust to your "WIDTH"  It is very generous, and if you don't need that much excess simply saw off the excess with a hacksaw.  The entire DALAStick is made of Nylon with infused fiber glass for amazing strength.  WARNING! - DO NOT try to secure this adjustment with a screw. it needs to be able to move freely front to back.

#2 The lower strut screws into the paddle as explained above to give your the width adjustment.  I recommend you keep the rod as close to your ribs as comfortable.  This way your arm does not bump into it.

#3  The upper strut has a female thread that attaches to the male thread on the lower strut to give you a generous height adjustment.  This strut has two guide holes so when you find that perfect adjustment you use the provided drill bit, drill a hole approx. 1/4 inch deep through the upper strut into the threaded portion of the lower strut to lock your adjustment in.  WARNING!!!  Do not drill holes or secure the upper rod in place until you have put the weight of a detector on the upper strut.  You need the weight of the detector to show you what the proper height adjustment should be.   If you are very short, you may want to saw off some of the upper threaded part of the lower strut.   However you can only cut off approximately 1 1/2 inches.  The male thread you see  showing in the picture is the maximum you can cut off.

I recommend you mark all adjustments with a Sharpie so you always know where your width adjustment should be on the paddle.

#4. The DALAStick Slide Clip.

THIS IS  A PICTURE OF THE DALAStick and optional DALAStrap (That ring where the QWIPPLE attaches will be approx. 2 inches in the production units.)

You do not have to use the strap, it is available as an optional accessory.  The DALAStick will work with your harness rig.  I do advise that you may want to mount a ring lower down on your shoulder strap.  I'll explain why in a minute.

THE FRONT OF THE UPPER STRUT has two guide holes for you to drill and screw in the provided screws to lock in your height adjustment.

The lower rod screws into the comfort paddle and can be adjusted for maximum comfort.

As I have mentioned before, in order for the weight of your detector to be properly redirected, the movement of the DALAStick can not be impeded in any way.  Anything that interferes with the ability of the DALAStick to move freely up and down transfers the weight to whatever is interfering with that movement.  That is why it is important that your "D" ring attachment point or "O" ring attachment point is low, so as not to impede the movement of the DALAStick to slide inside the SLIDE CLIP.  If the "D" ring is too high the DALAStick SLIDE CLIP will stop at the "D" ring and the weight will be transferred to your shoulder.

I have been wearing this around the house for three hours.  It's like it's not even there.  When you bend over it moves with you because it rotates inside the paddle.

Already I can see that the "O" ring and the sleeve on the DALAStrap needs to be lowered and adjusted because it is too high.

So it's a process.

I went outside and hooked up my GPZ7000.  LOL it now weighs nothing.  Literally nothing.  All that happens is the weight of the detector is transferred to the paddle which pushes your waistband out and away from you.  I can tell you, that once you use this, you will not be without it.  If you're someone who suffers with arm and neck and back problems; your legs will wear out before your swinging arm.

Congratulations to Valens Legacy for using the word STICK in one of his posts.

Valens message me your address.

Your gifts are a rechargeable headlamp, The New Nugget Stalker® Nugget Stash. And Doc's Nugget Stalker® genuine cowhide nugget pouch.  No the quarter is not included it's there as a size reference.

 

 

Carry on fellow Treasure Hunters.

Doc

 

 

 

 

[GotAU?]

Hmmm 🤔 looks very promising! Making it adjustable was an excellent upgrade to the hip stick, good job!  Need any beta testers and reviewers? 😉

[MSC]

Looks like you are on your way Doc, I'll take one when you get it finalized. 

[Aureous]

GPZ and ATX owners should get one of these when they buy new from the dealer! Expected RRP????

[phrunt]

I knew it would be the new revised better version of a hip stick so didn't comment in your previous threads to spoil your fun, looks promising! Great work as always.

[Swegin]

The paddle idea has been around for awhile for those who knew.  Nice looking rig.  I do like the Bruce Willis vibe you have.  LOL.

 

[RickUK]

Looks a fabulous piece of kit and just want i am looking for,when they are in production i will certainly be buying one to detect a heavy rig here in the UK.

[RONS DETECTORS MINELAB]

Very nice work Doc, looks like a winner for sure. 😎

The weight goes into the middle of the back or lower body area so it removes most of the side tension probably most of it which has been my biggest problem for sure.

I think if Minelabs lowers the Zed prices a lot of people might reconsider buying one again now we have the  Dalas to attach to it.

[Doc]

1 hour ago, Aureous said:

GPZ and ATX owners should get one of these when they buy new from the dealer! Expected RRP????

Unfortunately I'm not exactly sure. Shipping costs are up, but the big up in the air thing is always import duties.  I usually pay 15% on covers imported, then one time they whacked me a 45% tariff.  Well that changes retail prices dramatically.

So when I can ball park it I will let you know.

Thank you,

Doc

 

[Doc]

5 minutes ago, RONS DETECTORS MINELAB said:

Very nice work Doc, looks like a winner for sure. The weight goes into the middle of the back or lower body so it removes the side tension probably all of it completely.

I think if Minelabs lowers the Zed prices a lot of people might reconsider buying one again now we have the  Dalas to attach to it.

Actually Ron it doesn't even go to the lower part of the body.  The way the Stick is designed it goes down, then back and then around in back and the force of the weight actually gets dissipated by pushing your belt out and away from your back.  If you were going to notice it anywhere it would be your belt in front tightens up because it is being pulled from behind.  Sort of what would happen if you grabbed your kid by the back of his belt and pulled.

I can't take credit for this re-direction idea as opposed to direct transference of weight like the Hip Stick.  It was first thought of by Minelab in their Pro-Swing, but the Pro Swing has some issues with adjustment and being tied to the harness, and the support strut on the Pro-Swing does not float, more times than not it ends up pulling on your shoulder because people are unsure of how to adjust it properly.

Doc