Hobby return

wadevb1

Tenderfoot
Dec 26, 2018
5
15
West Michigan
Detector(s) used
Whites XLT
Whites DFX
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
I’ve reached a point in my life where I can return to a hobby I once enjoyed. Work and home life is now permitting me to shoot coins again. I cut my teeth picking up a used Whites XLT then the DFX and proceeded to have fun shooting for coins ten plus years ago.


I picked up my DFX a few weeks ago
only to discover one of the battery prongs corroded away so it’s currently sitting in repairs at the whites authorized shop in VA. I’ll either keep for a loaner or sell once it has a clean bill of health

I stumbled into here only to discover some amazing machines to replace my DFX and was looking close at the XP Deus and Etrac when I made the mistake of watching a YouTube of a well respected member here doing some great comparisons using the Anfibio

Back to the drawing board

Winter setting in, so I have plenty of time to research
 

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vpnavy

Super Moderator
Staff member
Jun 15, 2008
35,183
18,684
York County, PA (USA)
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
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Welcome Aboard! Take a look at Forum: Michigan for information (i.e., clubs, etc.) directly related to your state.
 

Rookster

Gold Member
Nov 24, 2013
29,382
111,598
Detector(s) used
XP Deus, F75Ltd., AT PRO, Garrett pointer
Primary Interest:
Cache Hunting
Welcome to Tnet from Mississippi.
 

Oct 5, 2014
31,886
35,425
Massachusetts
🥇 Banner finds
1
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
Garrett: AT Pro, AT Gold & Infinium; Minelab: Explorer SE, II; Simplex; Tesoro: Tejon & Outlaw; White's: V3i
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
Welcome to the forum! :icon_thumleft:

Enjoy the DFX and have a great 2019 season!
 

Ogre1190

Bronze Member
Mar 31, 2015
2,063
2,408
Northern Illinois
Detector(s) used
MineLab E-Trac, MineLab Safari, MineLab Explorer XS,
White's 5000 D, White's 6DB, White's 5000 D GEB
Sunray X-1 for the ML's, Garrett PP for the White's and a Backhoe
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Welcome from North Central Illinois. 🙋
 

Dragonscout

Full Member
Nov 1, 2018
192
242
Warner Robins, Ga
Detector(s) used
MXT PRO (formerly) - Tesoro Mojave, and Equinox 800
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Welcome to the site from middle Georgia!! All kinds of great info across multiple sub-forums to research during the off-season. It's one of the strengths of this site. And plenty of folks to answer just about any question for any scenario you can imagine for any type of treasure/relic hunts. I know you'll enjoy it here and look forward to your successes in the spring!
 

teleprospector

Silver Member
Jul 8, 2007
3,794
4,134
The Motor City
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
25
Detector(s) used
Extended Sensory Perception, L-rod, Y-rod, pendulum, angle rods, wand.
White's MXT, Garrett Ultra GTA 500, AT Gold, SCUBA Detector Pro Headhunter, Tesoro Sidewinder, Stingray, 2 box-TF900, Fisher TW-6
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Welcome!
Jon from s/e Michigan :headbang: :occasion14:
 

smokeythecat

Gold Member
Nov 22, 2012
20,721
40,804
Maryland
🥇 Banner finds
10
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
XP Deus II
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Welcome! Try to test drive a new machine. Every machine has it's own fan club, and everyone including me has an opinon. Each machine has plus's and drawbacks, and there is no magic wand out there! It will depend on where you dig. Since you're in Michigan, a salt water machine won't be of much help, unless you vacation in Florida most of the year! Also, almost all machines are now used on Ebay or other websites. See if there's a dealer where you can test drive some. My best advice. (I have bought some machine I plain didn't like sight unseen.)
 

Possum

Bronze Member
Nov 22, 2017
1,912
2,477
Southeast Louisiana
Detector(s) used
Minelab CTX 3030 and Equinox 800, XP Deus, Shadow X5, Shadow X2, Fisher F44, Whites Coinmaster, and Tesoro Compadre'
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
:hello: Hello and welcome to T-Net from Southeast Louisiana..."D"
 

lairmo

Silver Member
Jan 1, 2009
2,952
4,890
SW MO
Detector(s) used
Garrett AT Pro/ Fisher M-Scope 1280-X
Must have been watching Calabash...there's one for sale in the forum...
 

teleprospector

Silver Member
Jul 8, 2007
3,794
4,134
The Motor City
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
25
Detector(s) used
Extended Sensory Perception, L-rod, Y-rod, pendulum, angle rods, wand.
White's MXT, Garrett Ultra GTA 500, AT Gold, SCUBA Detector Pro Headhunter, Tesoro Sidewinder, Stingray, 2 box-TF900, Fisher TW-6
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Welcome!
Jon from s/e Michigan
:headbang: :occasion14:
 

BLK HOLE

Silver Member
Aug 3, 2017
4,725
6,501
Northern Virginia
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
AT MAX/AT PRO/GPX-4500, Equinox 800, Garrett Pro Pointer,NEL Attack Coil, Lesche diggers, and the custom made in the USA Freeloader Pack Mule Pouch!
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Welcome from Northern Virginia :skullflag:
 

sataro

Sr. Member
Jan 16, 2013
360
300
Corsicana, Texas
Detector(s) used
Minelab Equinox 800 | Nokta Simplex+ | Tesoro Mohave | Quest Xpointer
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Welcome from Corsicana, Texas!
 

Joe-Dirt

Silver Member
Jan 18, 2018
3,540
10,897
Central Massachusetts
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
Minelab equinox 800, Manticore & XP Deus II , 2 Garrett carrots, Minelab find 35 pin pointer, NX6 shovel , 31” Lesche shovel, whites digmaster, Lesche hand trowel, 3-5 gallon buckets full of crappola
Primary Interest:
Other
Welcome back!!
 

OreElse

Hero Member
Jan 8, 2011
607
988
Yuma, AZ
Detector(s) used
Mxt, Gold Bug
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Welcome from Arizona. Good luck finding the right detector for you. It's confusing as there are many to choose from. My MXT has served me well and I'll never let it go, but I'm also looking to try something new.
 

sataro

Sr. Member
Jan 16, 2013
360
300
Corsicana, Texas
Detector(s) used
Minelab Equinox 800 | Nokta Simplex+ | Tesoro Mohave | Quest Xpointer
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Should have included this above in my post. I just bought a used Anfibio a couple of weeks back. Really enjoying it. Weather 74 today. Enjoyed getting out & hunting some...
 

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