Well I am a 54 yr old detectorist who has been out the hobby for a while, I stated with a whites coinmaster in the 70s a Tesoro bandito in the late 80s and a 1280x fischer I still own.I have found a lot and a lot of trash but still have fun, as I use to tell my now grown children tomorrow is the big day lols best to everyone hope to see you in the parks, schoolyards or beaches ps I am going to north myrtle beach this weekend to detect will upgrade gear very soon best to everyone