where are the makers going?

[leslie(nova scotia)]

From the land of the Bluenose.....just going over a few sites of dealers and such and got to thinking since the ground is frozen and we are butt deep in snow with cabin fever at an all time high. Ads stating deeper depth! Lord love a duck this has been a common cry since I got in the hobby over 30 years ago and if only a half inch per year deeper was achieved I think we all would need a backhoe instead of a lesche tool or shovel.

So where are manufactures of these "wonderful' machines going to go next? Could it be the way of cars with more km between fill ups or all the techno stuff with personnal communications? Deep thought. Point being is.......is high tech going to take the joy out of the hobby.

Don't know about you bouys but the hunt and digging buds are everything and the finds but a meer by product. Think that knowing what each and every target is before you dig it would take away some of the allure of this great hobby.

To this day I still feel like a child on a grand adventure each and every time I grab the detector and head out. Once that feeling leaves............the little boy is lost!

 

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[Iron Patch]

No worries, detectors will never be that good, and affordable, in our lifetime!

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Oh, there has been some movement in the past 30 years. Remember the eight pound detectors that ran for four hours on three (or six!) 9V batteries? Digital displays that don't have the delay of an analog needle. Machines that now scan deeper and with better discrimination the faster you sweep them. Displays that truly can seperate a dime from a pre-84 cent. Machines that see copper, gold and silver beside and near iron.

We're not necessarily getting any deeper; but we are getting lighter and with more advanced features. And features that used to cost big bucks are now part of the "entry level" units.

 

[Keppy]

Leslie... I think Hi tech is takeing the fun out of the hobby for a lot.........Well i have been detecting going on 30 years also and i really do like these lighter detectors. I don't want a detector i can plug into my computer don't need that. And i don't need a detector that i need one of those swingy things to use. Just got myself a Teknetics Omega it is light and easy to use i really like this Omega will get one of those new Gold Bug 3's when they come out. And a Tesoro for a back up detector. No more heavy complicated detectors for me.

 

[~MetalDigger~]

I agree Leslie.

I wouldn't WANT a "perfect detector"

Unfortunately, there ARE people who WOULD want one...

These are the people who are in it for the money, not the love or the hunt...

I see more computerized interface screens and a "picture" of "what" the item is, and then where it in in relation to your coil as a picture on a screen as a popular new gimmick..

Where can I get one?

 

[kando]

I agree Leslie.

I wouldn't WANT a "perfect detector"

Unfortunately, there ARE people who WOULD want one...

These are the people who are in it for the money, not the love or the hunt...

I see more computerized interface screens and a "picture" of "what" the item is, and then where it in in relation to your coil as a picture on a screen as a popular new gimmick..

Where can I get one?

......................................YOU CAN'T..............................................

 

[Woodland Detectors]

"We're not necessarily getting any deeper; but we are getting lighter and with more advanced features. And features that used to cost big bucks are now part of the "entry level" units".