DIGGER27
In Memory Of
I don't have a clue, don't even know what most of that stuff is.
All I know is that coil just works and works well.
All I know is that coil just works and works well.
I don't have a clue, don't even know what most of that stuff is.
All I know is that coil just works and works well.
I'm seriously considering joining the church. I need to confess though. I am having doubts. I wonder if the Compadre will be all that I need, or if my salvation might depend on sensitivity, ground balance, and interchangeable coils as well. Would I regret getting the Compadre when I could spend some extra and get the Mojave?
I live in Australia, and things are expensive here, so as much as I'd like to, I can't just get both! Also, I can't find out how our rground conditions might differ from those of the US or Europe where most hunters seem to be. Would I regret having no ground balance switch? Or am I wrong and the Compadre is all I need?
Forgive me my doubts!
I have an Equinox 600 with the stock 11in coil and the 6in coil, I also have a Compadre with the 53/4 in coil , I love both detectors and use them about equally, the Nox 600 though requires a lot more learning and it’s really not very good on our Canadian clad, I can find it but the Compadre hits it much better, on some hunts I go home a bit frustrated after using the Nox but I’m always smiling after swinging the Compadre, it’s a simple fun, capable machine. I recommend it.I'm seriously considering joining the church. I need to confess though. I am having doubts. I wonder if the Compadre will be all that I need, or if my salvation might depend on sensitivity, ground balance, and interchangeable coils as well. Would I regret getting the Compadre when I could spend some extra and get the Mojave?
I live in Australia, and things are expensive here, so as much as I'd like to, I can't just get both! Also, I can't find out how our ground conditions might differ from those of the US or Europe where most hunters seem to be. Would I regret having no ground balance switch? Or am I wrong and the Compadre is all I need?
Forgive me my doubts!
I'm seriously considering joining the church. I need to confess though. I am having doubts. I wonder if the Compadre will be all that I need, or if my salvation might depend on sensitivity, ground balance, and interchangeable coils as well. Would I regret getting the Compadre when I could spend some extra and get the Mojave?
I live in Australia, and things are expensive here, so as much as I'd like to, I can't just get both! Also, I can't find out how our ground conditions might differ from those of the US or Europe where most hunters seem to be. Would I regret having no ground balance switch? Or am I wrong and the Compadre is all I need?
Forgive me my doubts!
Thanks DIGGER27. I've appreciated reading your posts I have to say. I can almost imagine myself wandering around thumbing the knob on the Compadre. Up 'till the signal is gone, then back down until it comes back in. I can almost hear the nice clear tone. Nearly time to join the church!
Having said that, you make some good points about the Mojave. I'll see if I can convince my wife about the extra expense, but even if I can't, you ease my mind a bit about bad dirt and the Compadre.
Well I'm pretty sold on the Mojave. I'll see what I can do about the best price.
It looks like I might have to sit outside at church though! Maybe I could bring doughnuts. Or how about lamingtons and pavlova? That's more Australian I guess.
Well, you certainly painted a nice picture of that thumbing technique, it's like I was there.
A Compadre, a Mojave or any other Tesoro have a definite language, there are a few slight differences between them that make every one a personal choice for somebody.
The tone is one of them, not all sound the same with some higher frequency tones and lower.
I had a high tone Vaq but I found I prefer the lower tones better and the Mojave sounds sweet to me.
When starting everything sounds like the same beep but in a short amount of time you start to hear some slight differences over some targets and you remember that tone.
Eventually you gain a nice catalog of different tones characterized by length, volume, sharpness on the ends and how that tone does "come in" when you thumb down.
Combine that with some coil movement techniques most of us learn and before long you have an entire colorful, descriptive language that becomes second nature.
All along the way it is fun learning, you find a lot of things including maybe some better coins and jewelry but once you begin calling your targets before you dig and you are shocked and pleased to be able to do that with some measured consistency you know you are becoming fluent.
Learning to hunt with sound is not only a challenge that is actually a labor of love but whether you do it at the beginning of after you already had some experience using screen units you will find learning to really listen close to the tones and behavior will be an asset that you will continue to employ as long as you do this hobby.
Many hunters use all kinds of detectors including some of the best and they will still tell you it's really all about the tones and not much about the screen.
The Compadre works but if your soil is hotter than normal the Mojave reads it better.
I am learning the Nox right now but I have several hours behind the Mojave, hundreds more behind the Compadre, and I still pull it out here and there and it still shocks me at how well it does things and the way it does it.
There is a bit of drama going on on most forums started by a guy that never spent much time with any Tesoro, never learned any language or behavior and still felt the need to bash them.
One of the biggest objections I had was he completely missed the part about the absolute fun and joy we have when we use them, the great satisfaction of finding the things we find.
He would never understand this part and neither would be care but it is a huge part of the hobby for me.
Just get something and then get swinging....
There is a bit of drama going on on most forums started by a guy that never spent much time with any Tesoro, never learned any language or behavior and still felt the need to bash them.
One of the biggest objections I had was he completely missed the part about the absolute fun and joy we have when we use them, the great satisfaction of finding the things we find.
Thanks DIGGER27. I've appreciated reading your posts I have to say. I can almost imagine myself wandering around thumbing the knob on the Compadre. Up 'till the signal is gone, then back down until it comes back in. I can almost hear the nice clear tone. Nearly time to join the church!
Having said that, you make some good points about the Mojave. I'll see if I can convince my wife about the extra expense, but even if I can't, you ease my mind a bit about bad dirt and the Compadre.
I think Aussie dirt is mostly iron. If it is you need ground balance. High mineralization would make the Compadre useless.
Well I found somebody willing to send me a Mojave, and I couldn't resist their price of $212.60 (new)! Now the wait ...
If you need me, I'll be sitting outside on the steps of the church.