I need your advise

[1shotwade]

My grandson turns 4 next month and I thought about getting a little detector since he likes to dig up my targets,but they are so expensive.I just looked on amazon and walmart.com and to my supprise there's some in the $40-50 range.Since I'm just starting out myself I don't think I would be a very good judge of these products so I'd like someone more experianced to point me to something(really cheap ) that will last him a couple years to see if it takes with me then at a later date think about a better one.I don't want it to be just "a toy" but rather a "tool" for him.Any ideas guys?Bounty huntes,VLF, and wildgame intovations are the ones I'm seeing but I don't feel competent enough to even choose a mdel.
Thanks all.

Wade

 

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[jeff of pa]

I would suggest a Bounty hunters. I'm not familiar with the others

But from looking at the pic of wildgame intovations 50 Dollar detector online it definitely
looks like a toy.
Yes Looks can be Deceiving but Bounty hunter is a more familiar Name.

no matter what, at that price you do get what you pay for .
but it should be good enough for him to learn on

 

[jeff of pa]

I see Terry Beat me to the Draw, Tesero may be a Good alternative choice to at least look into.
They are light

 

[Higgy]

All Tesoro models find stuff, but in my honest opinion, the age of four is still a little too young. Not old enough to catch the significance of it, but just happy to be spending time with grandpa. Just my opinion. Don't mean anything by it. My grandson is 3.5 and I'll take him fishing, but detecting - no.

 

[Sandigger2]

He may be a little young for a detector, but let him use your pinpointer in the plug or for surface finds. Makes a sound and will hold his attention.
An inexpensive functional pin pointer is available at Harbor Freight.HH

 

[BigWaveDave]

yea, I would hold off for a year or two before getting him a detector..this coming from a guy who resigned from coaching 4 year old T-ball kids

 

[be2019]

My son is 7 and goes with me all the time, however he is the "pin pointer guy" because he isn't really strong enough to swing for very long, and he's a big kid for his age. Digging is another challenge for him, but give him a fanny pack with pennies and trash to carry hes one happy camper.

 

[OWK]

You should be nearly guaranteed to find something on your local Craigslist for $25 or so.

Often one of the nicer Bounty Hunter units.

 

[CincinnatiKid]

Please don't buy a BountyHunter and/or shop at Walmart. You can get better products at Harbor Freight. I don't recommend that either.
Just get a cheap Garrett or Tesoro.
Good luck.
Peace

 

[thumper]

Bounty hunters work just fine. For a child to learn on it will be great. I myself have 2 bounty hunters and an at pro. I still use.the bounty hunters in the tot lots

 

[lookindown]

My son is 7 and goes with me all the time, however he is the "pin pointer guy" because he isn't really strong enough to swing for very long, and he's a big kid for his age. Digging is another challenge for him, but give him a fanny pack with pennies and trash to carry hes one happy camper.

Yeah, he might have more fun using a pin pointer in the hole you dig...Garrett Pro Pointers are fun to use.

 

[1shotwade]

Hey y'all! Thanks for the replies! I kind of thought my thread had died so being very busy trying to get wood in for winter I haven't checked in on it.This is all pretty good info for me.My biggest fear is if I start him out too early he might loose interest and not continue in MDing.Any thought on this?

Wade

 

[billyjoe42]

Wade, Applause for including grandson in your interests . I have learned to go with the flow of my 7 yr-old grandson's changing interests. Some days he likes pinpointing, then going to Home Depot, then "organizing" my toolbox. Sometimes, just throwing rocks in the water! Enjoy these times, my friend.

 

[mlayers]

I will take my grandkids detecting with me at the park or beach. When they get bore with detecting they will play in the play ground while I detect and they will come back over to me later to see my finds.