I wonder how many people got in trouble with this metal detector?

[turtlefoot13]

I wonder how many people bought these, before they were discontinued, and used them to dig where they weren't supposed to?

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Doug

 

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[Seamuss]

The fact that these ankle bracelets were discontinued should tell the hole story of how good they worked.

 

[mrwilburino]

No, really officer, it's not an ankle monitor - it's a metal detector!

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

There is a sucker born every minute, anyone who buys them proves that..........................

 

[Woodland Detectors]

The fact that these ankle bracelets were discontinued should tell the holw story of how good they worked.

Yeah rite!

 

[Skelly607]

WOW! Depth up to 2 FEET!!!! (Get it,,,,,2 feet)

 

[Lil Eagle Eye]

 

[Frankn]

They stole part of my idea for the ultimate detector!! See the post!

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[W6PEA]

No, really officer, it's not an ankle monitor - it's a metal detector!

In Mexifornia the police would just say that the battery's were dead.

 

[grafter]

 

[WishfulThinker]

Let's see ... size 15 flip-flops -- eliptical coil wound around edge and Carls Hammerhead design should do the trick!

 

[BIG61AL]

only a moron would buy that piece of crap...if they did I doubt they used for more than a hour before throwing them in the trash can

 

[W6PEA]

only a moron would buy that piece of crap...if they did I doubt they used for more than a hour before throwing them in the trash can

Or someone who had a little too much to drink or smoke!

 

[Produce Guy]

This is the same kind of crap that put The Sharper Image out of business.

 

[Shortstack]

Man, such SKEPTICISM! I wonder how many of you thought the wristwatch T.V. that the Japanese introduced several years ago was "moronic" and only "suckers" would buy them. Hmmmmmmm how many of you have cell phones, today, that take and record video?

Juuuuuuust wondering.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Cell phones? That is like comparing the space shuttle to a plastic toy, how many people do you know who walk keeping their feet parallel to the ground and an inch off the surface....

 

[Shortstack]

Cell phones? That is like comparing the space shuttle to a plastic toy, how many people do you know who walk keeping their feet parallel to the ground and an inch off the surface....

Your thinking is too narrow; too, boxed in. Those shoe mounted detectors can be used for surreptitiously checking for relics and caches in places that are not friendly to normal metal detecting. I know of places along the Natchez Trace that contain small caches hidden a couple of hundred years ago by travellers where regular detecting can get you big time fines.

Have you ever actually watched the majority of metal detector users on the beaches and school yards? Hell, just walking using small steps would almost cover the same ground that those wild swingers do. But, again, the shoe mounted detector would be another "specialized" machine. If you don't think specialized detectors have their uses; then, throw away your pinpointers.

 

[Treasure finder]

I can think of a couple of places I would use them, just shuffling along.
Have you ever thought about how far you could see a white searchcoil whipping
back and forth. Now we have black searchcoils on a lot of detectors! Much more
stealthy. I know places where mere possession of a detector can get you
arrested.
Just my two cents.
Rich

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Cell phones? That is like comparing the space shuttle to a plastic toy, how many people do you know who walk keeping their feet parallel to the ground and an inch off the surface....

Your thinking is too narrow; too, boxed in. Those shoe mounted detectors can be used for surreptitiously checking for relics and caches in places that are not friendly to normal metal detecting. I know of places along the Natchez Trace that contain small caches hidden a couple of hundred years ago by travellers where regular detecting can get you big time fines.

Have you ever actually watched the majority of metal detector users on the beaches and school yards? Hell, just walking using small steps would almost cover the same ground that those wild swingers do. But, again, the shoe mounted detector would be another "specialized" machine. If you don't think specialized detectors have their uses; then, throw away your pinpointers.

First off if you caught using that "specialized machine" as you put it in areas detectors are outlawed, not only can you be arrested, heavily fined and the shoe detectors confiscated, but your vehicle and any detectors and equipment found in it can also be confiscated. That is a huge price to pay to try to sneak in with what is basically a rip off toy...........There are specialzed detectors, I have 2 myself, my Fisher 1235x with the freq shifter for competition hunts, and my Detectorpro Uniprobe pinpointer which can detect up to 6 inches that I also use for hunting under metal bleachers, and playground equipment where there is too much metal structures to swing a regular detector..........I do not consider those shoes to be "specialized machines" those are kid's toys and the arrest, lawyer costs, potential fines and loss of equipment and vehicle of more then $10,000 is a heavy price to pay for trying to sneak in with a toy detector..........It is like robbing a Salvation Army Santa bucket, is the $40 dollars in change worth going to prision.........

Yes I have seen people swing their detector in an arc like it is a sickle and they are cutting wheat, although I would not say the majority swing them like that, the ones swinging them like a sickle are finding very little..............

Just my opinion is all.

 

[Seamuss]

Cell phones? That is like comparing the space shuttle to a plastic toy, how many people do you know who walk keeping their feet parallel to the ground and an inch off the surface....

Your thinking is too narrow; too, boxed in. Those shoe mounted detectors can be used for surreptitiously checking for relics and caches in places that are not friendly to normal metal detecting. I know of places along the Natchez Trace that contain small caches hidden a couple of hundred years ago by travellers where regular detecting can get you big time fines.

Have you ever actually watched the majority of metal detector users on the beaches and school yards? Hell, just walking using small steps would almost cover the same ground that those wild swingers do. But, again, the shoe mounted detector would be another "specialized" machine. If you don't think specialized detectors have their uses; then, throw away your pinpointers.

First off if you caught using that "specialized machine" as you put it in areas detectors are outlawed, not only can you be arrested, heavily fined and the shoe detectors confiscated, but your vehicle and any detectors and equipment found in it can also be confiscated. That is a huge price to pay to try to sneak in with what is basically a rip off toy...........There are specialzed detectors, I have 2 myself, my Fisher 1235x with the freq shifter for competition hunts, and my Detectorpro Uniprobe pinpointer which can detect up to 6 inches that I also use for hunting under metal bleachers, and playground equipment where there is too much metal structures to swing a regular detector..........I do not consider those shoes to be "specialized machines" those are kid's toys and the arrest, lawyer costs, potential fines and loss of equipment and vehicle of more then $10,000 is a heavy price to pay for trying to sneak in with a toy detector..........It is like robbing a Salvation Army Santa bucket, is the $40 dollars in change worth going to prision.........

Yes I have seen people swing their detector in an arc like it is a sickle and they are cutting wheat, although I would not say the majority swing them like that, the ones swinging them like a sickle are finding very little..............

Just my opinion is all.

We can also mention that a real detector that would pick up a desent signal would have the technology to cost a lot more then the sixty dollars that this toy cost. And I would have to bet that it's not waterproof at that price either. Don't step in a puddle with this shockingly good piece of chinese quality detector. Ops, let me check the manufactures of this item.