My own little corner of the world - My Metal Detecting world that is.

[Diggin' History]

These are my new detectors that I have purchased over the last 1 1/2 months. I have two (2) more coming and I'm going to have to rearrange some things to get them to fit on this rack. These are loaner detectors, except for the Simplex+, that I let family and friends use when we go out hunting. So far I've started 11 people metal detecting along with making some metal detector business(es) money.

Here's the picture:


Cheers.
-DH-

 

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[Loco-Digger]

Wow DH how many machines is enough? I only have 3 on hand, a water machine, my main machine, and a loaner. When I stop using a machine I sell it before it depreciates too much. I think some of ya'll have more fun playing with new toys, than saving history. You have 3 camera's to? Do you post videos? My wife bought me a high dollar go-pro set up after my 2nd year, thinking all metal detectorist have a youtube channel. I told her I rather live today than to edit yesterday's living for others to watch. I traded the set-up to my daughter for a cheaper video camera that I seldom use. I do appreciate a few of those MDers who do post up videos, I watched plenty when I just got into the hobby both for machine reviews and to see how other hunt and and see their target retrieval techniques.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Wow, I thought I had too many! I'm in the process of selecting some of my excellent conditioned detectors to sell.

Very nice setup area you have started!

 

[Diggin' History]

Wow DH how many machines is enough? I only have 3 on hand, a water machine, my main machine, and a loaner. When I stop using a machine I sell it before it depreciates too much. I think some of ya'll have more fun playing with new toys, than saving history. You have 3 camera's to? Do you post videos? My wife bought me a high dollar go-pro set up after my 2nd year, thinking all metal detectorist have a youtube channel. I told her I rather live today than to edit yesterday's living for others to watch. I traded the set-up to my daughter for a cheaper video camera that I seldom use. I do appreciate a few of those MDers who do post up videos, I watched plenty when I just got into the hobby both for machine reviews and to see how other hunt and and see their target retrieval techniques.

Well... I'm replacing 3 of my 4 competition detectors but, these hanging here, as I mentioned, are loaners (except for the Simplex+) and I really enjoy family hunts and taking friends out to teach them how to metal detect. I mentioned in another post that I have 4 competition detectors coz I'm lazy and don't want to keep programming 1 or 2 detectors during competitions - I like to grab and go so I'm not wasting any time since I tend to spend more time gabbing than I do getting ready for the next event. Shhh... I do like to play with my new toys as well. [chuckle]

The cameras were sent to me to review during my White Water Kayak trips so I decided to put them to good use during my off season. I'll keep one for MDing and the others will go back on my Kayaks. I don't have a YouTube channel any longer. I gave up Social Media a very long time ago - just about the time Gaggle (spelled that way on purpose) started buying up different platforms. Now I just video for the fun of it. I haven't checked into seeing if I can post them here without a link to Social Media. If I decide to do that, I will check into if it can be done at that time - I get a laugh out of some of my own video digs thinking, what in the heck was I thinking when I dug "that" up?

I still watch a video review once in a while to see if I'm making a good choice when buying a detector. My last two for this year are the Teknetics Patriot and the Vanquish 540. These two and my Simplex+ will be my go-to detectors for competitions when I get used to them. Admittedly, too many detectors does get confusing trying to remember how each one works and sounds but, I have PTSD and it's a real problem trying to remember settings that I use for everyday and competition use. I tend to mix them up if I'm not careful. I do keep a notebook of my settings for each detector for different types of hunting, albeit, the Simplex+ makes it simple to pick a setting and go as long as I don't need any special settings. I'll tweak each of them a bit as I get used to them and keep notes on my changes. Good thing is, on my high-end detectors, there is always Factory Reset.

Everything I've posted, and stuff I haven't posted, I have kept (even from 23 years ago) unless it's aluminum then I save enough of it to donate to the Special Needs organizations or Cancer Research Centers in my area. Modern items of no historical value are put in a plastic tub and gone through each month and then I decide if there is any monetary value that will benefit others, and if so, it gets donated. Historical finds that I have multiples of will get sorted and I'll donate a few each to our Historical Society and to the local Library.

Appreciate the comment!
-DH-

 

[Diggin' History]

Wow, I thought I had too many! I'm in the process of selecting some of my excellent conditioned detectors to sell.

Very nice setup area you have started!

Thanks!

Check out my comment to Loco-Digger on why I have as many as I do.

I won't show my other competition detectors coz I compete with some members here on TNet. Not that it would make any difference but, I like to think it gives me an edge. [snicker]

I know I've let the cat out of the bag on my new detectors I have and the ones I have coming but, these upper end detectors have so many ways to set them up, I don't think it matters. This is my last year of competition as I'm going to be going full-time RVing next year. I have very few things left on my bucket list and the main one I'm trying to complete is to metal detect in all US, contiguous, states. I'll still have a home base to come back to when I need a bit of a break and, who knows, maybe I will meet some of the TNet members while I'm out running around.

When I hit the road I will probably give my "loaner" detectors to family members - I can always get more if need be.

Cheers.
-DH-