The day I have been waiting for

[mrtim]

My 10 year old son came to me today and asked if he could try one of my metal detectors, I told him sure. He got my DFX out and poor little guy could barely hold it, let alone swing it. I showed him how to use it, how to pinpoint and how to dig his target and left him to experiment on his own. He spent 30 minutes in the yard and only found a few pieces of can slaw. I told him to get in the car and I would take him somewhere he could find something. We headed to his elementary school playground and he detected for 15 minutes before we got rained out. He found 3 pennies, 1 nickel, 1 dime and 1 quarter then he gets a solid 10 on the VID, turned out he got his first ring. Made me so happy that he enjoyed himself. every time we have gone detecting he always headed straight for the playground and never took interest. He said he wants his own detector now so I will be in the market for something lighter than a DFX for him.

 

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[Peyton Manning]

nice, but had he asked me I would have him bring me a beer first

 

[Rookster]

Awesome day. Good to see the young one get involved. It's a great sport to be addicted to.

 

[Ogre1190]

What kid doesn't want a skull ring? 💀 Hope he gets hooked. 🙌

 

[Indian Steve]

A Tesoro Compadre is 2.2 pounds, One knob with great discrimination, around $160 and LIFETIME WARRANTY. It's a great machine for kid or adult.

 

[Slingshot]

Bounty Hunter Jr, weighs 1.5 lbs. The discriminate on mine can reject copper cents and dimes and leave me just digging the quarters. Definitely kid sized though.

 

[Racso]

That’s freaking awesome, congrats to the both of you. I wonder if a go-find would make a good detector for him since nowadays kids are really tech savvy.

 

[DeepseekerADS]

I second Steve's suggestion of the Compadre - simple as they come, majorly capable, and easy entry for the bucks. He could use that for life and probably kick my butt all over the place.

 

[Jesse James]

Looks like a Great full Dead ring!

 

[A2coins]

great fun I wonder what my finds would be like if I started that young

 

[Jesse James]

I remember a few years back when my daughter was pretty young, I had a child's Bounty Hunter "Treasure Hunter". It didn't have an arm rest so I modified it with some wood and PVC. It worked great.

 

[Shakakka]

The Ace 250 is a great starter machine. Easy, reliable, finds good stuff, and weighs 2.7 lbs.

 

[dirtlooter]

once a kid finds something "cool", they are hooked for the most part. you just have to allow for the fact that they tend to wear out quicker than you do plus have some drinks and snacks for them. always great to have something that brings you closer to the family. well done

 

[Blak bart]

Sounds like a great time !! Im happy for the both of you. Congrats on a great day !!

 

[Hawks88]

Nice story. Great finds for his first time. Congrats to both of you.

 

[treblehunter]

Get him a XP Deus, when hes not using it, you can. They are extremely lite

 

[A2coins]

great post happy for you two

 

[Bama Billy]

Cool Grateful Dead ring! Their stuff is very collectable, might be worth a few bucks

 

[Whyme]

Awesome! Fun times ahead for both of you. Making great memories with your son

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nice hunt! Hunting with your son...priceless!