My wife got her Equinox

[Confetrit]

I surprised my wife this afternoon with a Minelab Equinox 600. She has been wanting a good detector for the beach, so there you go. All we have to do now is familiarize ourselves with the 600 and learn how to use it. She is really excited. Worth every penny to see her so excited with all that has been going on here lately.

 

[Joe Black]

Good purchase for sure. Great machine for the beach.

 

[fwcrawford]

I hope she makes some great finds with it at the beach!!!

 

[Ted S]

I surprised my wife this afternoon with a Minelab Equinox 600. She has been wanting a good detector for the beach, so there you go. All we have to do now is familiarize ourselves with the 600 and learn how to use it. She is really excited. Worth every penny to see her so excited with all that has been going on here lately.

Good for you! I hope she does well with it!

 

[JimmyCT]

One gold ring will hook her for life. Best of luck to you both

 

[laplander]

Be prepared to get your arse kicked LOL Don't' ask me how I know Its been known to happen to me on more than one occasion!
HH Jeff

 

[fastdraw]

The 600 is a great a great treasure hunter...! Let her explore by her self.

 

[fastdraw]

I accidentally cut myself off on the last post so here's the second part.

Congratulations on your wife being excited about treasure hunting with you.

I now have a good treasure hunting relationship with my wife, so I hope you will experience the same. My wife only comes with me about 1/3 of the time, but that's cool.

I use the Equinox 600 and she uses the Vanquish 540 Pro.

After I learned to keep my mouth shut, which took me almost a month,.. (Stupid Me) We now have fun treasure hunting together.. but 150-feet apart, so she is on her own.... and I can't see what I think she's doing wrong. It works for us.

She does better when I'm not near her.

Whether she finds a half a dozen worthless clad coins... or a worthless crusty Buffalo Nickel, we're having fun together, and then we talk about the Crusty buffalo nickel that she found until we fall asleep.

Ohhh.. I'm also now enjoying elaborate picnic lunches... No more beef jerky and Twinkies for lunch Ohh Yea..!

 

[jim tn]

After I learned to keep my mouth shut, which took me almost a month,.. (Stupid Me) We now have fun treasure hunting together.. but 150-feet apart, so she is on her own.... and I can't see what I think she's doing wrong. It works for us.

My wife doesn't detect, but fortunately, solidly supports me. But, fastdraw, the same situation applies to my wife and I whenever we fish together. If she wants to fish 15' off the bottom in 18' of water, I've learned to keep my mouth shut and let her. Anyway, what's to say, she caught a 28.5" walleye last spring on our Canada/Mn border fishing trip. "Shut mouth" is good advise if us males can adhere to it with our spouses or girlfriends. HH jim tn

 

[Confetrit]

Be prepared to get your arse kicked LOL Don't' ask me how I know Its been known to happen to me on more than one occasion!
HH Jeff

No surprises here. She usually kicks my arse with the Garrett Ace 350. I can only imagine what's to come with the Equinoxes 600. Lol

 

[Confetrit]

I accidentally cut myself off on the last post so here's the second part.

Congratulations on your wife being excited about treasure hunting with you.

I now have a good treasure hunting relationship with my wife, so I hope you will experience the same. My wife only comes with me about 1/3 of the time, but that's cool.

I use the Equinox 600 and she uses the Vanquish 540 Pro.

After I learned to keep my mouth shut, which took me almost a month,.. (Stupid Me) We now have fun treasure hunting together.. but 150-feet apart, so she is on her own.... and I can't see what I think she's doing wrong. It works for us.

She does better when I'm not near her.

Whether she finds a half a dozen worthless clad coins... or a worthless crusty Buffalo Nickel, we're having fun together, and then we talk about the Crusty buffalo nickel that she found until we fall asleep.

Ohhh.. I'm also now enjoying elaborate picnic lunches... No more beef jerky and Twinkies for lunch Ohh Yea..!

Our first beach hunt together was here recently at Tybee Island. She did well with her Ace 350 finding a new pair of Ray Ban sunglasses. We had a good time and did pretty well for our first beach hunt. I was using my Minelab Safari which I was pleased at how well it did on the beach. My wife had been telling me that she wanted a waterproof metal detector for the beach, so after doing some research and reading a lot of reviews and listening to what a lot of folks are saying about the Equinox, such as forum members here, I decided to surprise my wife with the 600. She was Thrilled to say the least.

 

[Confetrit]

My wife doesn't detect, but fortunately, solidly supports me. But, fastdraw, the same situation applies to my wife and I whenever we fish together. If she wants to fish 15' off the bottom in 18' of water, I've learned to keep my mouth shut and let her. Anyway, what's to say, she caught a 28.5" walleye last spring on our Canada/Mn border fishing trip. "Shut mouth" is good advise if us males can adhere to it with our spouses or girlfriends. HH jim tn

Yes sirs, through the years I've learned to just "Smile and Wave"..........just Smile and wave. Lol

 

[Ronstar]

My wife has zero interest in detecting, I cant even get her to go with the second set of headphones so she can simply listen. Nope, nada.
Hey, maybe you guys can get the ladies to sign in and then we can get the story behind the story. Hmmmmmm

 

[nwdetectorist]

I surprised my wife this afternoon with a Minelab Equinox 600. She has been wanting a good detector for the beach, so there you go. All we have to do now is familiarize ourselves with the 600 and learn how to use it. She is really excited. Worth every penny to see her so excited with all that has been going on here lately.

Here are some tips/tricks pages I saved and read from regularly to try to increase my skills...

Making your Equinox purr like a kitten while detecting and roar like a lion on a target - Doc's Place

Minelab Equinox Essential Information

A reference collection of threads about the Minelab Equinox, grouped into rough categories. Minelab Equinox 600 Data & User Reviews Minelab Equinox 800 Data & User Reviews Minelab Equinox Software Update 1.7.5 Released Minelab Equinox Software Update 2.1.12 Released Equinox 600 / 800 Full...

www.detectorprospector.com

 

[JAN1]

Big mistake !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Confetrit]

Thanks for the tips. This is some great information that will be helpful. We appreciate both the thought and the help.

 

[utmike]

I hope you guys find great things hunting together.

 

[Confetrit]

Thanks utMike.