Purchased a new Compadre for my daughter to use at playgrounds, tot lots, etc. I mostly just do old ghost towns and home sites, but occasionally I'll take the kids to a playground and detect while they play around. Lately I can't keep my daughter off my DeLeon and my MXT is way too heavy for her, so I figured I would get her a Compadre. Affordable, lite weight, great quality, Lifetime warranty, and it's a Tesoro, so you know you can't go wrong!
Well, I get up early and decide to hit a local school playground a few blocks away to try out her Compadre. Well, this thing is a blast! Feels like swinging a small stick and this baby was eating up coins and small jewelry, and a sterling silver ring, like a beast! I even dug a couple of coins at appx 5 inches and I had the Disc set just below nickles. Wow, I'm thinking I'm going to have to work a deal with her on using her Compadre!
Well, she finds out where I've been and she wants to try out her new Compadre. We go to another playground, she with the Compadre, me with the DeLeon. I bet her an icee on who produces the most. Needless to say, she kicks my a$$ and I owe her an icee. She was killing Quarters and was the only one to produce a nickle. I'm not even sure if she ever dug any trash, but I could hear her Compadre popping and I knew she was putting the dagger deeper in every time I saw her digging!
I know several folks on this forum really sing the praises of the Compadre and I can tell I'll be another. I don't care if you only use it for tot lots, it's worth the small price tag! Great little detector! I see myself "borrowing" this baby frequently! Way lighter than my MXT and even quite a bit lighter than the DeLeon. Don't fool yourself, the Compadre is a great little detector!!!!
The picture is our haul after about 1 1/2 hours of detecting. Not bad for a $150 detector!!!
ohp800max
Well, I get up early and decide to hit a local school playground a few blocks away to try out her Compadre. Well, this thing is a blast! Feels like swinging a small stick and this baby was eating up coins and small jewelry, and a sterling silver ring, like a beast! I even dug a couple of coins at appx 5 inches and I had the Disc set just below nickles. Wow, I'm thinking I'm going to have to work a deal with her on using her Compadre!
Well, she finds out where I've been and she wants to try out her new Compadre. We go to another playground, she with the Compadre, me with the DeLeon. I bet her an icee on who produces the most. Needless to say, she kicks my a$$ and I owe her an icee. She was killing Quarters and was the only one to produce a nickle. I'm not even sure if she ever dug any trash, but I could hear her Compadre popping and I knew she was putting the dagger deeper in every time I saw her digging!
I know several folks on this forum really sing the praises of the Compadre and I can tell I'll be another. I don't care if you only use it for tot lots, it's worth the small price tag! Great little detector! I see myself "borrowing" this baby frequently! Way lighter than my MXT and even quite a bit lighter than the DeLeon. Don't fool yourself, the Compadre is a great little detector!!!!
The picture is our haul after about 1 1/2 hours of detecting. Not bad for a $150 detector!!!
ohp800max
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