Posted 11/18/2013 06:21 am
First I must say 
to the site
There are a lot of different brands on the market some are waterproof a lot aren't it depends on what you want or can afford,
but my advice is see if you can hire a detector for a weekend that way you will know if it's what you want in your life and if you do like it you can buy an up market one,
I detect with a group of prospectors and every one has a different detector (but all Minelab) they range from the GPX 3500,GPX4000,a few with the GPX 4500 and a couple of us with the GPX 5000,
I also have a mate that uses an (Minelab) Excalibur underwater detector
I've been swinging a lot of different detectors since 1982 and my latest detector is the Minelab GPX 5000 (cost $6500 AUD)I know it may not suit most people but it's great in the Aussie gold fields
also you must read my thread I started back in 2008 called "Aussie Gold Finds" in this detecting site you see what people find in parks and on beaches so read this thread and see what comes out of the gold fields here in Australia.
don't forget to
swing low and
slow
and be safe.
happy hunting
to the siteThere are a lot of different brands on the market some are waterproof a lot aren't it depends on what you want or can afford,
but my advice is see if you can hire a detector for a weekend that way you will know if it's what you want in your life and if you do like it you can buy an up market one,
I detect with a group of prospectors and every one has a different detector (but all Minelab) they range from the GPX 3500,GPX4000,a few with the GPX 4500 and a couple of us with the GPX 5000,
I also have a mate that uses an (Minelab) Excalibur underwater detector
I've been swinging a lot of different detectors since 1982 and my latest detector is the Minelab GPX 5000 (cost $6500 AUD)I know it may not suit most people but it's great in the Aussie gold fields
also you must read my thread I started back in 2008 called "Aussie Gold Finds" in this detecting site you see what people find in parks and on beaches so read this thread and see what comes out of the gold fields here in Australia.
don't forget to
swing low and
slow
and be safe.
happy hunting
Edited by nuggethill
11/18/2013 06:23 am
11/18/2013 06:23 am
