Show of Hands - How many use ONLY the Etrac for ALL their land hunting?

[mebbe]

This Sunday was the first time every trying metal detecing, so after reading the books that came with the Etrac I went out and found three Wheat pennies and a Buffalo nickel, not bad for my own front yard.

 

[Phillip_in_NM]

I'm sure glad several other people mentioned keeping detectors for sentimental reasons - my wife thinks I'm nuts. Even though my M6 hasn't even had the battery pack installed since I got the Etrac, I feel like it has "earned its retirement" and can't bear the idea of selling it.

As far as the Omega, what can I say? It's just flat fun to swing! Light as a feather, super on batteries, takes 1/8 and 1/4 headphone plugs, nice large VDI numbers, depth is pretty good.

When I know where I'm going is likely to have silver, the Etrac goes;
when I know where I'm going is likely to have gold, the M6 may come out of retirement;
when I don't know where I'm going but I happen across a interesting looking spot - the Omega is always there in the trunk, ready to go.

 

[mebbe]

Started off with the Etrac metal detecing . The first day I had 3 wheats two Lincolns and a bufflo nickel. Must be doing something right for a newbe.

 

[earthmansurfer]

I am down to just my E-Trac (100 hours of use). I sold my Omega 8000 (also begrudgingly) and V3i in the last few weeks. I just kept the best machine for coins in my iron mineralized ground.

My next move will be to whomever can come out with a nice multi frequency unit for iron mineralized ground THAT IS LIGHT! That said, I love the E-Trac, love the sounds, the 2D screen and simple controls. (Don't love the buttons, screen, backlight, weight, lack of shortcuts - but that said, I kept this machine over two other great machines, so that tells you stg.)

 

[banditicey]

Albert,
Why don't ou like the Back Light?

 

[JBE_Iowa]

I mainly use etrac, but kept the dfx because I used it for ten years and really know how to use it, it makes a good backup. I also use it with the bigfoot coil for planted hunts, works great. The at pro is for water and the kids, beltone is great for beginners.

Joe

 

[earthmansurfer]

Albert,
Why don't ou like the Back Light?

First, I should say I have excellent vision.

It is a very relative thing Eva. Turn on the backlight in the day and you can't tell it's on, even when it is overcast. A much greater benefit can be found (in daylight) by using contrast.

Having used the V3i, now that is a backlight. Has a range from 1 - 100 and 1 makes a HUGE difference for daylight hunting. (Perhaps the V3i's advantage was also more noticeable because it's a color screen which naturally has more contrast compared to an LCD screen - but without the backlight I found the V3i's color screen not very usable in the day time as well.) The angle of the E-Tracs screen probably could be a bit different to assist in daylight viewing.

The ONLY time the backlight on the E-Trac is usable for me is when the sun is going down or if I were to hunt in the dark.

 

[ashdigger]

E-Trac... I've been known to use other machines, I have owned several,Green ones, Black ones and Yellow ones, I still own an AT Pro for in the water; every step and every swing I was thinking to myself" I could be swinging my E-Trac why am I doing all this hunting with an inferior machine" use the best that you can and for me its E-Trac only...

 

[mcb613]

ME!!! and the Excal at the beach! HH Mike