What Detector Did You Buy In 2018 And Why?

[geof_junk]

I have not got a new detector since I got 2 new GP-3000 since 2003 as they have not failed yet. Since I am only looking for easy gold in bad ground. I also have a wide range of coils to extend my depth after I have got most of the gold from the new patch. When both of the GP-3000 break I will have to find $20,000 to get 2 new GPZ-9000.?

[Dig It]

Well my body was telling me, if I wanted to continue to hunt for gold I would have to change things up. Sooo  I had to retool, sold my claim the Rocco, sold all my gas powered equipment, Gans-So Digger ( Mini Bck. Hoe ) Pro-Line Dredge / Highbanker Combo, 8" Drum Trommel, Hybrid Hydro Force System, Keene Concentrate System, Cube Deluxe 4 Stacker. Also sold my Fisher Gold Bug 2. ( When you maintain equipment, it sells ) Kept my Polaris 6x6 800 & ATV Double Axle Trailer and all hand digging tools / Dive Equip. Dry Suit / Mask / Snorkel / Kevlar Gloves still like getting in water.

Then I started buying, 1st buy was the NOX 800 followed by the 6" & 15" coils, 2nd buy was GPZ 7000 & 19' coil, 3rd buy was the Mine Lab Pro Find 35. ( Already had the Garrett Carrot ) And besides not having my own piece of ground to go to, I haven't look back since...… My new challenge is getting out of my locale comfort zone & find new hunting grounds. Which will include before spring a new slide in camper for pick-up and trailer to haul wheeler & trailer.

Looking forward to my new direction for a couple reason, getting out to stay active & healthy, hunting gold & relics in different ground conditions, and meeting and detecting with like minded folks...….. Always Alaska in summer, somewhere in lower 48 winter months. And just maybe a plane ticket or 2 ???

Happy Hunting

[Dubious]

On 11/4/2018 at 2:28 PM, Bryce said:

Does the Minelab Pro-Find 35 pinpointer count?

Bought it to complement the Gold Monster I bought last year to speed up target recovery. Overall does a great job but tends to flip out at max power and keep beeping away until lowering the power or restarting it.

Unless you're sure that is normal behavior for the Pro-Find 35 (I have no idea), you may consider sending it in for warranty repair.  I recently had a similar situation with the new Fisher F-Pulse pinpointer--would go into these crazy falsing bouts.  Since most others seemed to like their F-Pulses, I finally called Fisher and got an RMA and sent it in.  Fisher sent me back a new one which works fine.

[Mike Hillis]

Metal Detectors purchased in 2018.....hmmmm   I think this is the list:

I bought a G2+ .   No longer have it.

I bought an Minelab Etrac and still have it.

I bought a Nokta Impact for a buy and try.   No longer have it.

I bought a Rutus Alter 71 for a buy and try.  No longer have it.

I bought a AT Pro and still have it.

There you go.

HH
Mike

[Goldseeker5000]

I bought a GPX 5000 and a profind 35. I used to have a 4000 but had to sell it. I loved that detector. The 5000 is impressing me. Ilike the versatility of the 5000. It will compliment the monster completely. Discrimination works flawlessly. Have no interest in ever upgrading to the 7000. It has no smaller coils, no discrimination and in open ground it might be great but the places I hunt it is worthless. The 5000 will excel in these locations. Had to send in my profind 35, no sound. Got my replacement and it works great with no issues.

[Mike Hillis]

Forgot I also acquired a new Gold Bug DP this year.    Got it for sale.

HH
MIke

[Jeff McClendon]

On the advice of lots of people on this forum I bought both the Equinox models. Love the 800!!!!! I like the 600 so much I just can't part with it and my grown up kids love to use it when we hunt together. (I guess I just keep spoiling them).  Other than the squirrely pinpointing I have absolutely no complaints. They have both helped me find plenty of coins and jewelry and some gold nuggets too.

A GPX4800 came up for sale in my area for about the same price as the new TDI SL I bought last year. It came with three coils and everything else and I am so glad I bought it!  Maybe it's just me but it feels quite a bit lighter than the GP3000 that I had for several years until I thought I was just too heavy. The 4800 goes a lot deeper much more easily than the 3000 and it blows away the TDI too. So goodbye TDI.

I know I'm crazy but I bought a Quest Q40 just to see if it was any good since the slightly used price was REALLY good. It is an amazingly fine detector for the money I paid for it and I can only hope that FTP and other US manufacturers can come out with something similar that has a much more modern design, with internal Li Ion rechargeable batteries, and bluetooth or 2.4 gHz wireless, and, and, and, and, and, that anyone no matter how old or what size or how strong, can use!

[Ridge Runner]

The contest is over for the rock book. I will post the winner by opening a new post.

Thank You  

 Chuck 

[vanursepaul]

Minelab Equinox

Minelab Monster

Minelab 5000

Minelab 2300

Versatility.