Garrett Pro Pointer or VibraProbe 580?

[DD-777]

Looking to buy a new pinpointer this week. I have used the VibraProbe in the past and thought it was excellent yet I'm hearing great things about the Garrett. Any opinions?

 

[oldcoon]

I have a new Garrett Pro Pointer in the box. Never used it. I also have a Harbor Freight pointer that I used maybe 3 times. It helped me find 2 coins.

I am really not a pin pointer guy. When I started detecting there was no such thing so I've always gotten by without one. I just grab off hands full of loose dirt and pass 'em over the coil till something beeps.

Works a lot faster for me, but to each his own. A lot of guys seem to like those Garrett models.

I suppose it goes a lot of where you hunt too. If you hunt those tot lots what are carpeted with wood chips you might find acids and saps leeching from the chips stain the coins and goodies making them hard to spot. I would not know much about that anymore that where most folk don't know where a raccoon goes to the bathroom but I do and I'll not get into that here except to say if you feel you need a pin pointer then go out and get one.

I think its a case of you pays your money and takes your choice.

That Garrett pin pointer works real good for finding nails in studs. I had to test it of course. I mean like would you want a gallon of a ice cream in a flavor you never tasted before? I think not.

 

[Al Czervik]

I enjoy inline probes ... they just seem to work best.

In my BOUNTY HUNTER days the BH probe was OK ...

I do miss the Quick Draw II ...

~ Al

 

[Dano Sverige]

Garrett...i never move without mine!

 

[Westfront]

Garrett...i never move without mine!

Me too!
Two weeks ago i found a cache with 162 coins. All were just under the surface on about 3 sq.ft.. It took me 1 1/2 hours to get them all, working with the Garrett and a knive. Wouldnt imagine digging them all with using the "hand over the coil system".
Im in MDing for over 20 years and dont know how i managed this without a PP.
I tested some before buying the Garrett. Its first choice. Sturdy, with vibration and light... The other i can advise is the GPP. German product. Big, expensive and overkill. You can attach it to a broomstick and leave Your detector at home... http://www.eifelsucher.de/GPP-Pinpointer.htm

 

[mlayers]

I have not used a VibraProbe but I have the Garrett Pro I do not leave home without it. It has helped my find coins that was still deeper then my plug. I think it is the best one I have ever had.....Matt

 

[Wes-N-VA]

Garreet Pro all the way. I have had mine for two years and love it. I have gone through the white's bullseye and the auto max. I would not leave home without my Garrett pinpointer. Hope this helps!

Wes

 

[paul of Penna]

I haven't used the Garrett, but guys seem to like it. I have my original VP and would not be without it.
In my opinion, a "pinpointer" should pinpoint, not just detect several inches into the soil, on all sides.
My VP only detects on the tip, and only about an inch away, so I can "pinpoint" my target easily.
If you need a pinpointer that has so much "reach", maybe your detecting technique could stand some improvement. As far as going detecting without a pinpointer and passing handfulls of dirt over the coil, I think that wastes alot of time. (not to mention the mess it makes unless you keep all the dirt crumbs on a towel or ground cloth)
I dig a horseshoe flap, fold back and put dirt on cloth. Pinpoint, and refill.......
Just my humble opinion, and it works well for me!
Paul