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Why do so many of us....

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matthias

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...own multiple detectors? LOL! I am constantly asked by others 'why so many?' I only own three. I guess I have two high end machines because they are different and if one breaks and must be sent away I still have a good one. I also like trying new technology. I got a Fisher F75 SE Ltd when they first came out to try one. Sweet machine...I just couldn't afford to keep it. HH. Matt
 
There's no one detector that works well everywhere.

You may have different machines for different applications.

For example, I wouldn't use a prospecting machine in salt water.

I cannot see owning multiple machines for the same application, but to each their own.
 
i own 2 detectors just in case someone wants to go with me, and also if one breaks down. i have a nautilus dmc2b and a garrett at pro and they are very differnet machines, but both are great. i can use them both for relic hunting, and if i wanna go to the beach or river then the at pro will be able to handle it. i probably wont get another unless i find a deal too good to pass up :p
 
I only own two. One for land detecting (GTI 2500) and one for hunting in the salt water (Whites Dual Field). I used to have 3 but my 10 year old inherited the Ace 250 from me. Now I wish I had the $$ for an Etrac...I guess it somewhat has to do with the fact that "the grass is always greener"!
 
own 4 and as stated above some just work a little better at some sites than others...and a little better can be the difference between full and empty pockets....presently own sov gt,whites 5900,excal 1000,gta 1000.....each machine has its strengths and weaknesses....if you have ever worked the same site over and over a long period of time you eventually realize no one machine does it all,,although some do a very good job the first time through no one machine gets it all....alot of these old homesites have a variety of foriegn matter in the soil such as coal ash,hot rocks,slag,in addition to the natural mineral content and trash....advertising often makes me curious about other units...if i was rich i would certainly own more of them just to satisfy my curiosity.........
 
Well, for good, bad or indifferent, some of us operate under the theory that "if one of something is good, then two or more is even better". Certainly one can make a good case for having a water machine, a prospecting machine and a good general purpose machine if detecting those three options. Then some of us end up with more just because we like'em. In my case I'm a bit long on detectors mainly due to making some pretty decent deals on used machines combined with their different strengths and having a bad case of the "like'ems". Some folks have a garage full of four wheelers, boats etc. I've got detectors lol
BB
 
I was using my Explorer and making great finds with it. Then I bought the AT Pro so I could have the option of doing some shallow water hunting. As it turns out the AT Pro is a fun detector ... lightweight and making equally good finds. It's nice to have options ! Plus I have a spare in case a friend wants to tag along ..
 
I don't ever talk to myself except to call myself stupid.HH
 
They are like screwdrivers. Screwdrivers are designed to work on one type of fastener. Metal detectors are really very similar when viewed as a tool.

I own several for several reasons, the main one being that I can't get everything I want in one detector. Tesoro make a coil I need, so I own a particular Tesoro so I can use that coil. I own a particular Garrett because I wanted a higher frequency unit with a more general purpose feature set. I own particular Fisher units because of their performance and feature sets. And then there may always be one floating around that I might be curious about.

But I'm always looking to trim down.

My reasons.
HH
Mike
 
In this hobby ... I think the curiousity just wondering
how other units perfom play a big part.

I played musical detectors for about 2 yrs and
I think that I finally got it nailed down to my
favorites.
 
Yeah, I forgot I keep my BH 505 for a buddy to tag along. Its a fun machine and easy to find anything. I keep an extra finds bag/belt and digger for the same reason. HH. Matt
 
I use the e-series xlt. for land, the surfmaster ll for beach and water. and asfar as the old 6db. i keep that around just for old time sake.
 
OK I'll speak the truth, it's an itch that has to be itched! Plus some detectors just fit better than others.

If someone says they have different ones to fit different conditions is just hog wash. I have an entry level detector that is an extension of my arm that will do what ever I ask of it, with 2 exceptions it won't go underwater and I can't change frequency if I run into EMI.
 
Dude, I agree that some just fit better than others. However, I disagree on your statement about different conditions. An example is a detector with manual or true auto ground balance working well in mineralization that severely limits a preset ground detector. That said, using a detector until it feels like an extension of your arm and you've come to know every little nuance in the signal will certainly go a very long way in being successful in the field and you'll often do better than many of those that hunt with top end machines but haven't mastered them.
BB
 
I totally agree with Bill on this. If you buy the best detector you can afford, get to know it inside and out, you'll make better finds than if you have four similar quality detectors. But I have to say I'm a hypocrite regarding this. I have a number of machines, know each pretty well, having detected for many years, but have fun deciding which machine I'm gonna play with on that particular day. But more times than not, I grab the Omega, and it's far from the most expensive machine I have.
 
I might of been a little harsh in saying "If someone says they have different ones to fit different conditions is just hog wash."
I still believe people, including myself at one time, need to have a reason (excuse) for owning several machines costing hundreds just to go around digging up clad and hoping for a keeper.
I've owned several high end machines over the years and I never found anymore keepers than I have with my F2.
Needless to say, but I have sworn off high end machines, it was a hard addiction to break but common sense won out.
I do encourage everyone to go out and buy the most they can because it moves the hobby forward by putting money in the hands of those who research and develop new machines.
So in another 10 years there will be another entry level machine that blows away the high dollar machines of today.:detecting:
 
So you are saying that you are happy with 10 year old technology, and that you admit that high end machines are better, even though you never were able to make good finds with them.
 
Dude said he "never found ANYMORE keepers", not less good finds. However, both those statements fit a lot of my detecting in that regardless of the detector used, the finds have to be where we're hunting. I recently was hunting an old farmstead using my MXT which is as high end a detector as I own. We just found mostly trash so we went on to another old farmstead that involved a fairly good hike. Because of the weight and the hill we had to climb, I took my backup detector, an Eldorado
 
Jason in Enid said:
So you are saying that you are happy with 10 year old technology, and that you admit that high end machines are better, even though you never were able to make good finds with them.
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I think you need to read Bill's post, he gets it. You have to pass your coil over a target before you can find it, and location is everything. A $1000 machine won't find it if it's not there but a $200 machine will if it's there.

For every keeper I found with a high end machine I could of found with the F2 is what I was saying.
It's not the price of the machine that finds the keepers it's the operator.

The F2 is not 10 year old tech, not yet anyways. It's technology that has been built on proven technology from previous Teknetics models.
 
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