Sad Day

[richbat]

Well awhile back decided to try and get back into the hobby but sometimes things in life don't always go as you plan them to.I did countless hours of research and asked many questions on here as well as other places.I finally came to a decision on the Tesoro Vaquero after reading all the good reviews on it and i'll tell you what the machine is great.But things just started to get alittle time consuming with being able to get out very much,actually only got out 2 times since i purchased it back in Feb. and now with everything going on it just sits in my closet begging to be taken out.Well today was a hard decision on what to do about it but it's got to go to someone who will use it,I hate to do this in the worst way but like i said things don't always go as planned.I'm not trying to make this sound like a sales pitch but take it anyway you want to.My advice to anyone who is looking for a new machine is this,Make sure you do your homework before making your decision,read and ask all questions you can think of and then ask more,don't jump into something you feel uncomfortable with,don't get frustrated with your new machine,take the time to learn it and understand what it's telling you and most of all just go out and have great time.

 

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[lastleg]

Rich, try this. Put some bicycle hooks over your back door and leave the vaquero right there where ever time you go out you are reminded that it
needs exercise. That way you won't have to hunt it down and you're always ready to go detecting. Then when the missus says she's going to throw
it in the trash if you don't use it you will have no excuse to not go.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

The first time you give here a nice diamond ring you found with it all her objections will be gone.......

The Tesoro Vaquero is a nice detector....

 

[Michigan Badger]

Serious and successful metal detecting is an obsession and is very time consuming. Back in the 60's when I started detecting I went into it all the way. I even dreamed detecting and my wife would hear me talking in my sleep about it. She hated the hobby and still does. She and I constantly fought over it. I'd sneak out and back in. I was like a wanted criminal in my own home. I'd tell "little white lies" about what I was doing, etc. The whole thing grew worse and worse over the years.

I do very little detecting today because I finally wised up. It's not what life is all about and if left unchecked it (like hundreds of other things) can rob you of the things that really matter. I know of at least one THer who lost his marriage and ruined his life over metal detecting. It can be a lot like a gambling or dug addiction.

Years ago I was digging a nasty old rusted whatever and it hit me that I had traded being with the people I love for a worthless piece of crap. I loaded the detector in the car and didn't go detecting for several years. Life greatly improved.

I still occasionally go detecting but today I do it sparingly and always communicate with my spouse.

A hobby is supposed to make life better; not worse.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

There is a difference between a hobby and an obsession..... Any obsession will ruin most peoples lifes if they are not careful..... I love detecting, but my wife and real life comes first....

 

[smartmoney]

Well I started detecting in 1982 (I was 7 years old) and detected up until I bought my first house with my ex-wife. I had stopped detecting for 15 years because we would always fight about it and our time together and I wasnt even detecting alot, just on some weekends. A few years back we got divorced and I would drive by all of these great potential sites. Well it was my girlfriend who convinced me to buy a new machine and get back into it. She hasnt picked up the hobby yet, but does show an interest in what I find and even comes to all of my club meetings. I would NEVER recommend stopping what you love to do for someone who isnt supportive of your interests. Look at what happened to me...I wasted 15 years of not detecting only to get divorced from that same person who wanted me to stop. It was bound to happen sooner or later. So as long as your not spending every second detecting, there is no reason why you cant split the weekends and take one day to detect or go early in the day and come back by lunchtime. Moving forward, if someone I am with does not approve of what I do, well then its "have a great day".