Greetings,
I purchased my Quattro last year and had a blast at the beach
digging up coke cans and loose change -- lots of great experience
and it was very satisfying retrieving in sand that still had
footprints of other detectorists.
Question 1 regarding sand scoops:
However, I had purchased an aluminum sand scoop and it was a bear
shaking out the wet sand when retriving near the water line.
After a search, I read that stainless steel (SS) scoops don't hold
the sand like their aluminum counterparts. Before shelling out
$32+ postage for a SS scoop, I thought I'd ping y'all to ask
your opinion if a SS scoop would make that much difference
in wet sand.
[attachment 25316 SSScoop.jpg]
Question 2 regarding long-handled scoops: Even though the Quatto
is not water proof, I'd still like to try to retrieve targets
at the water's edge. Those hand scoops are kinda worthless there
and am considering a long-handled scoop like RTG's Monster
(or mini-monster). My options there are a 5" or 6" diameter,
and a screen or 5/8" holes. I read where sand falls through
the screen scoops easier but don't hold up as long with constant
foot pressure. I'm only going to get to the beach a 1/2
dozen times during the year, so, I don't think longevity would
be too much of a problem. I thought I'd solicit a few opinions
regarding scoops in shallow water. Would a monster be overkill?
Dare I go near the water's edge with a Quattro? It does seem
kinda scarey?
[attachment 25317 BeachMasterIISSWaterScoop.jpg] [attachment 25318 RTG6inchMonsterScoop.jpg]
I purchased my Quattro last year and had a blast at the beach
digging up coke cans and loose change -- lots of great experience
and it was very satisfying retrieving in sand that still had
footprints of other detectorists.
Question 1 regarding sand scoops:
However, I had purchased an aluminum sand scoop and it was a bear
shaking out the wet sand when retriving near the water line.
After a search, I read that stainless steel (SS) scoops don't hold
the sand like their aluminum counterparts. Before shelling out
$32+ postage for a SS scoop, I thought I'd ping y'all to ask
your opinion if a SS scoop would make that much difference
in wet sand.
[attachment 25316 SSScoop.jpg]
Question 2 regarding long-handled scoops: Even though the Quatto
is not water proof, I'd still like to try to retrieve targets
at the water's edge. Those hand scoops are kinda worthless there
and am considering a long-handled scoop like RTG's Monster
(or mini-monster). My options there are a 5" or 6" diameter,
and a screen or 5/8" holes. I read where sand falls through
the screen scoops easier but don't hold up as long with constant
foot pressure. I'm only going to get to the beach a 1/2
dozen times during the year, so, I don't think longevity would
be too much of a problem. I thought I'd solicit a few opinions
regarding scoops in shallow water. Would a monster be overkill?
Dare I go near the water's edge with a Quattro? It does seem
kinda scarey?
[attachment 25317 BeachMasterIISSWaterScoop.jpg] [attachment 25318 RTG6inchMonsterScoop.jpg]