Ok y’all, I don’t own a metal detector.
I’m planning a family vacation to Sebastian Inlet State Park in FL and thought it would be pretty memorable for the kids to discover the 1715 Spanish Fleet while we were down there.
So, I’m not positive my children will enjoy the hobby, or whether I will. I thought it would be fun family time to try it and maybe make a few million bucks too. We have an RV so it seems like RVing and metal detecting might go together pretty well.
My question is, what is the bare minimum (read: least expensive) machine that I could take on the beach to discover Spanish treasure with? I know there’s a lot of fancy machines like pulse detection and multiple frequency detectors that kick butt on salt water laden sands, but I’m not real interested in investing $1,500 to make my millions in gold.
Any ideas? I’ve searched the forum, and found a lot of relevant information, but not the exact question.
My goals are: become a millionaire, enjoy time with the kids on the beach and spend $400 or (preferably) less. I have read that many lesser machines do alright on dry sand, but many return frustrating false hits and will make you dig to Australia. I would prefer to interest my kids, the 7 year old boy most specifically, without frustrating him.
Thanks y’all, from my perusing this seems like a great place to learn.
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I’m planning a family vacation to Sebastian Inlet State Park in FL and thought it would be pretty memorable for the kids to discover the 1715 Spanish Fleet while we were down there.
So, I’m not positive my children will enjoy the hobby, or whether I will. I thought it would be fun family time to try it and maybe make a few million bucks too. We have an RV so it seems like RVing and metal detecting might go together pretty well.
My question is, what is the bare minimum (read: least expensive) machine that I could take on the beach to discover Spanish treasure with? I know there’s a lot of fancy machines like pulse detection and multiple frequency detectors that kick butt on salt water laden sands, but I’m not real interested in investing $1,500 to make my millions in gold.
Any ideas? I’ve searched the forum, and found a lot of relevant information, but not the exact question.
My goals are: become a millionaire, enjoy time with the kids on the beach and spend $400 or (preferably) less. I have read that many lesser machines do alright on dry sand, but many return frustrating false hits and will make you dig to Australia. I would prefer to interest my kids, the 7 year old boy most specifically, without frustrating him.
Thanks y’all, from my perusing this seems like a great place to learn.
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