kezhk
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- Jun 1, 2014
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- Beach & Shallow Water Hunting
Hi everyone, just thought I would say I have a Eurotek Pro 8" incoming. So I though I would share some back-story and get some more opinions
It wasn't my first choice, but being outside USA it is extremely difficult to find shops who are allowed AND willing to ship out USA.
My first choice would have been a Tesoro uMax- I just love the small, simple and light design.
I have a $900 White's ID300 which works well in the water and wet sand, but on the downside its fairly heavy , the earphones are uncomfortable after a while. I wanted something I can just grab and take down the beach with a beer or go hiking with after work.
Also something I can chuck in suitcase and take with me on holidays around Asia.
My first detector was an ACE 150, it was my starter model, it was OK for dry sand and it paid for itself very quickly. But I gave it away to my dad to play with the grandkids with.
So, I wanted something to replace the Ace 150, perhaps slightly better but not much more expensive.
I narrowed my choices down to
Tesoro uMax
Fisher F2
Teknetics Alpha 2000, Delta 4000, Eurotek and Eurotek Pro.
Unit: a brand name, small head unit, and weight (~1kg), price <$250
Detecting in: dry sand ( 'so-so' in wet sand is a bonus) and parks predominately in low trash areas for coins and jewelry.
However, all of these brands are unavailable for export from Kellyco ( which is where I bought my Whites ID300 from)
So I sent some enquiries out and found metaldetector.com was able to ship Teknetics and Fisher.
So I looked at some reviews, comments here and some Youtube videos ( big thanks to everybody who posts information about products) and settled on the Eurotek Pro. Though I have no doubt the F2 would perform equally as well. The Pro has a slightly smaller unit head for easier storage.
It was a little confusing to choose from 4 Teknetics products which are all priced within ~$120 of each other. So I settled on the Eurotek Pro, mainly because there was a video of a guy using one in the wet sand and lakes. Also, because of the waterproof coil?
I chose the 8" coil instead of the 11" DD. Mainly to save money, but I have seen the main advantage is depth, better discrimination on multiple targets and pin pointing. However, from videos etc it seems the 8" will still go down OK.
Well there you have it, thanks for reading according to the USPS standard delivery is 8-10 days normally without customs interference.
Well I hope I have made the right choice with the supplier and the Teknetics. So far I have imported 2 detectors without any problem so I hope to be HH soon.
Any thoughts or comments appreciated.
It wasn't my first choice, but being outside USA it is extremely difficult to find shops who are allowed AND willing to ship out USA.
My first choice would have been a Tesoro uMax- I just love the small, simple and light design.
I have a $900 White's ID300 which works well in the water and wet sand, but on the downside its fairly heavy , the earphones are uncomfortable after a while. I wanted something I can just grab and take down the beach with a beer or go hiking with after work.
Also something I can chuck in suitcase and take with me on holidays around Asia.
My first detector was an ACE 150, it was my starter model, it was OK for dry sand and it paid for itself very quickly. But I gave it away to my dad to play with the grandkids with.
So, I wanted something to replace the Ace 150, perhaps slightly better but not much more expensive.
I narrowed my choices down to
Tesoro uMax
Fisher F2
Teknetics Alpha 2000, Delta 4000, Eurotek and Eurotek Pro.
Unit: a brand name, small head unit, and weight (~1kg), price <$250
Detecting in: dry sand ( 'so-so' in wet sand is a bonus) and parks predominately in low trash areas for coins and jewelry.
However, all of these brands are unavailable for export from Kellyco ( which is where I bought my Whites ID300 from)
So I sent some enquiries out and found metaldetector.com was able to ship Teknetics and Fisher.
So I looked at some reviews, comments here and some Youtube videos ( big thanks to everybody who posts information about products) and settled on the Eurotek Pro. Though I have no doubt the F2 would perform equally as well. The Pro has a slightly smaller unit head for easier storage.
It was a little confusing to choose from 4 Teknetics products which are all priced within ~$120 of each other. So I settled on the Eurotek Pro, mainly because there was a video of a guy using one in the wet sand and lakes. Also, because of the waterproof coil?
I chose the 8" coil instead of the 11" DD. Mainly to save money, but I have seen the main advantage is depth, better discrimination on multiple targets and pin pointing. However, from videos etc it seems the 8" will still go down OK.
Well there you have it, thanks for reading according to the USPS standard delivery is 8-10 days normally without customs interference.
Well I hope I have made the right choice with the supplier and the Teknetics. So far I have imported 2 detectors without any problem so I hope to be HH soon.
Any thoughts or comments appreciated.
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