Sir Gala Clad
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Help me I am sanded in and can't get out!
My favorite beaches have been sanded in - what should I do.
1. Search for beaches which have not sanded in, or better yet eroded?
2. Change to larger coil sizes on my current VLF detector so I can detect deeper and cover more area?
3. Break out a PI and dig all?
4. Stay home today and treasure hunt another day.
Great answer but:
1. I can only get to beaches near where I live, I fear to venture further as the piece of junk I drive may or may not shift into high.
2. Changing coil sizes works well for treasure hunting on dry and wet sand, but sucks for shallow water hunting as it is not waterproof and I need to detect in the water at depths below waist level.
4. So I have lost another day treasure hunting waiting for the PI which I need to order to arrive.
3. This is where it gets nasty, As there are no local detector stores, I cannot get hold of one or test it and there are no local treasure hunting clubs. So around and around I go, like a rat in a coffee can, loosing day after day while trying to decide which PI works best for treasure hunting in Hawaii, so that I can order it.
A. Do I buy the Garrett Sea Hunter Mark II, to treasure hunt in Hawaii. I like being able to use the small 8" mono coil for diving and shallow water hunting and the larger 10"X14" DD coil for hunting on wet sand. No way do I want to play Lawrence of Arabia on dry sand with it, I would never survive digging all the trash up. Also, I don't like the measly one year warranty.
B. Then there is the Tesoro Sand Shark - I have read that it is good on small gold but does not go as deep. I think I would really like the VCO mode to home in on the target and it's hard to beat a lifetime warranty but: The spiral antenna is a concern as I have read that it tends to act like a rudder or flip up in strong surf.
C. Or is a White's Surf master PI Dual Field better? I heard the small coil is sensitive to gold and you can go deeper with the larger coil. I saw one in action and it almost looked like you could walk on water with it till I realized the detectorist was just trying to hold the search coil down. The bright yellow color is a plus as it would be easy to spot if I got swept out to sea.
D. Last but not least to consider is the Garrett Infinium LS. I think I would really like this beastie, as it is the most versatile being designed to find gold nuggets, coins, gold, treasure caches, and relics and you can dive to 200 feet with it. But I have heard that it has a longer learning curve as you have to master ground balancing, adjusting the frequency, and get used to the LO/HI and HI/LO tone for target discrimination.
My favorite beaches have been sanded in - what should I do.
1. Search for beaches which have not sanded in, or better yet eroded?
2. Change to larger coil sizes on my current VLF detector so I can detect deeper and cover more area?
3. Break out a PI and dig all?
4. Stay home today and treasure hunt another day.
Great answer but:
1. I can only get to beaches near where I live, I fear to venture further as the piece of junk I drive may or may not shift into high.
2. Changing coil sizes works well for treasure hunting on dry and wet sand, but sucks for shallow water hunting as it is not waterproof and I need to detect in the water at depths below waist level.
4. So I have lost another day treasure hunting waiting for the PI which I need to order to arrive.
3. This is where it gets nasty, As there are no local detector stores, I cannot get hold of one or test it and there are no local treasure hunting clubs. So around and around I go, like a rat in a coffee can, loosing day after day while trying to decide which PI works best for treasure hunting in Hawaii, so that I can order it.
A. Do I buy the Garrett Sea Hunter Mark II, to treasure hunt in Hawaii. I like being able to use the small 8" mono coil for diving and shallow water hunting and the larger 10"X14" DD coil for hunting on wet sand. No way do I want to play Lawrence of Arabia on dry sand with it, I would never survive digging all the trash up. Also, I don't like the measly one year warranty.
B. Then there is the Tesoro Sand Shark - I have read that it is good on small gold but does not go as deep. I think I would really like the VCO mode to home in on the target and it's hard to beat a lifetime warranty but: The spiral antenna is a concern as I have read that it tends to act like a rudder or flip up in strong surf.
C. Or is a White's Surf master PI Dual Field better? I heard the small coil is sensitive to gold and you can go deeper with the larger coil. I saw one in action and it almost looked like you could walk on water with it till I realized the detectorist was just trying to hold the search coil down. The bright yellow color is a plus as it would be easy to spot if I got swept out to sea.
D. Last but not least to consider is the Garrett Infinium LS. I think I would really like this beastie, as it is the most versatile being designed to find gold nuggets, coins, gold, treasure caches, and relics and you can dive to 200 feet with it. But I have heard that it has a longer learning curve as you have to master ground balancing, adjusting the frequency, and get used to the LO/HI and HI/LO tone for target discrimination.
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