I resisted for yrs. (The Garrett probe)

[Dancer]

Been hunting since 2002, always probing with a screwdriver (for clad) Neverthought the Garrett probe would be worth the cost.
My brother a newbe since last yr. Made me use his for a hr. Well I got hooked! So I got one. Forgot to take it one day and felt a little naked without it. Proves an old Dog can always learn something new.

 

[fongu]

It's a handy tool.

 

[GeorgeinSC]

I use a thin phillips screwdriver that is about 8 inches long. What does the brass one from Garrett do that the screwdriver does not do? Just wanting to know if it is worth the investment.

 

[mudpuppy]

Are you talking about the screwdriver like probe, or the Garrett PP? I use a thin shaft screwdriver that used to be a flat tip for nearly everything I dig.
Mud

 

[fongu]

I wish the probe had a round point instead of the sharp point, I have scratched some coins. None of them were valuable, thank goodness. I need to take a file and work on it a little, but my memory don't work sometimes.

 

[Ron M 608]

I think that the Brass one won't scratch the silver coins. I went to the welding shop and got a piece of 1/4" brazing rod and cut it to the length that I wanted and put a handle on it and sharpened it. Cost was about $3.50 for the rod and I can make 2 or 3 more with it.