Good evening from Maine. I just retired this year and thought I would get back into my old hobby. I dug out my old whites coinmaster 1 put in a new battery and it still works. I also ran across a tesoro compadre at a flee market for $20 and it seems to work fine also. Not sure if the whites is any good or if technoligy has outdated it so im also looking for another machine. I haven't read much about the tesoro silver umax. would it be a step up from the compadre. Is it worth the extra money over it's little brother? Anyway looking forward to better weather up here. Ernie
Starting over after 20 years.
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Topdecker
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Not sure why you've gotten no answers, so I will take a swing at it...
I would take the Compadre out and experiment with it. It is a starter detector, but a lot of guys keep one because they are fun AND effective. If you like that style of detectors, Tesoro has a broad selection to choose from.
By the way, $20 was a heck of a deal. There is no reason to immediately jump to Silver - the Compadre has an excellent rep.
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I would take the Compadre out and experiment with it. It is a starter detector, but a lot of guys keep one because they are fun AND effective. If you like that style of detectors, Tesoro has a broad selection to choose from.
By the way, $20 was a heck of a deal. There is no reason to immediately jump to Silver - the Compadre has an excellent rep.
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MikeSatter
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Since the Compadre works, you got a great deal!
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Congrats on the retirement! Enjoy it!
The Compadre is a great detector, no need to spend money on an upgrade until you get a feel for what the newer, more featured detectors have to offer.
Almost everyone uses a pinpointer now, the go-to is the Garrett ProPointer at $127 and it's worth every penny. You can get other pinpointers for less money, or a used one in the For Sale or Trade forum here, or even Ebay, but here is usually better.
If you have a Harbor Freight nearby you can pickup a basic pinpointer for $18, I have one, it's ok, but requires tuning pretty much before each use.
Almost everyone uses a pinpointer now, the go-to is the Garrett ProPointer at $127 and it's worth every penny. You can get other pinpointers for less money, or a used one in the For Sale or Trade forum here, or even Ebay, but here is usually better.
If you have a Harbor Freight nearby you can pickup a basic pinpointer for $18, I have one, it's ok, but requires tuning pretty much before each use.
