Reasons for buying a Probe

[Hardy]

I was just wondering why the use of probes is so common in the past 15 years or so ??

 

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[Woodland Detectors]

Well i need a probe for there are times the coin is right out in the open covered in dirt and i can not find or see it. Then i turn on the pinpointer and i'll be darned there it is. It makes it lot faster and a lot more easy for me at times. I don't really find it to be a gimmic. I find it to be a help

Yeah, It's true man.
I used to think probes were just more garb to tote.
Now I freak if I don't have one.

 

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[Treasure_Hunter]

I was actually going to post a little on this topic so this has been a huge help. I am curious at what the average depth is for a decent probe?(more for relic situations or deeper small items in an under grade homesite foundation)

I use the Detectorpro uniprobe, it is adjustible from 1/2 inch to 6 inches......

 

[Iron Patch]

I was actually going to post a little on this topic so this has been a huge help. I am curious at what the average depth is for a decent probe?(more for relic situations or deeper small items in an under grade homesite foundation)

I use the Detectorpro uniprobe, it is adjustible from 1/2 inch to 6 inches......

But no disc.!

 

[Hardy]

I wonder what is a durable probe that would take a beating from extensive field work ? Spring ,Summer and Fall until the

ground freezes.

 

[Iron Patch]

I wonder what is a durable probe that would take a beating from extensive field work ? Spring ,Summer and Fall until the

ground freezes.

Don't know, I buy my equipment for performance, durability if it has it is just a bonus.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

I wonder what is a durable probe that would take a beating from extensive field work ? Spring ,Summer and Fall until the

ground freezes.

Detectorpro is very durable, easy to use, adjustible depth 1/2 to 6 inches, attaches to your detector as your detector's headset, and you can't forget and leave it laying on the ground....http://www.detectorpro.com/uniprobe.htm

 

[nyiangelo]

Get a vibraprobe. I sent mine in for an upgrade and it's the pits detecting without it.

 

[JoeMoto]

Get a vibraprobe. I sent mine in for an upgrade and it's the pits detecting without it.

I have a 560 that is broken, so I bought a lightly used 570. How much was the upgrade? I may send in the 560 if it's worth it.

 

[nyiangelo]

It was $40 I think. But with the upgrade it now comes with a shut off feature. Which is perfect because I always had a lot of interference with my SE. Someone let me borrow an older model pin pointer in the mean time. I don't remember what brand it was but, it had my crying for the vibraprobe.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

I was wondering if it could be that the Double D coils and the new types of coils on to days market that enable the coil

to have a wider spread of detection of targets { a good thing} has sacrificed more accurate pin pointing that the older

style of coils that used a more conical field of detection

Not if you know how to use a DD coil. Find the target with narrow sweeps and then move 90º and repeat. Where they intersect is a 2" x 2" spot your target lies beneath.

The pinpointers allow you to hunker down and turn a plug and not need to rise again to resweep. Also to check the hole for multiples before you stand up. With the Sun Ray you can even leave your headphones on (and no one hears your "beeps" - which brings in gawkers like yelling "MONEY!")

50 year old knees are more likely the reason for pinpointers than new detector developments.

 

[Monkeywrangler2]

I like the Propointer as it speeds up collection time for me. It also gives a good indication of depth on the surface to make for smaller holes dug.

 

[Iron Patch]

I was wondering if it could be that the Double D coils and the new types of coils on to days market that enable the coil

to have a wider spread of detection of targets { a good thing} has sacrificed more accurate pin pointing that the older

style of coils that used a more conical field of detection

Not if you know how to use a DD coil. Find the target with narrow sweeps and then move 90º and repeat. Where they intersect is a 2" x 2" spot your target lies beneath.

There are many days I don't have my probe attached, and there is always targets that make me wish I did.


I can only speak for using my explorer with DD, but I can guarantee I know how to use it, and you can change sweeping directions all you want and there will still be many targets that get misjudged and the target ends up in the side of the hole after cutting the plug. That's 9 years with the same detector, same coil, and hunting fields where I can even dig a big plug.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

I use a pinpointer because it greatly speeds up the recovery process which means I can move on to the next target that much quicker. I have gotten very good with pinpointing with the WOT coil, but I still use the probe. Name of the game is to recover as many targets as possible, and to leave the area I hunted with as little sign as possible that I was ever there, with the DetectoPro Uniprobe it makes that easier to do.......