topcatskin
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- Apr 29, 2012
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Greetings. My apologies up front if this is the wrong place to post for advice. I am residing in Southern California with easy access to ocean but also have desire to go out in the desert and mountains for gold nuggets, etc. Like many i am limited to a single purchase, no matter how much i spend (due to spousal constraints!) Therefore, i want an all-round detector as i do not envision getting the opportunity to purchase another detector over the next five years unless I bring in some strong results. IN the $600-700 range I am looking at Minelab 705 gold with the ability to add an additional waterproof low-freq coil (for beach, silver, & jewelry use) or a Garret AT Pro with additional coil for gold (if necessary?) VERSUS Minelab ETRAC, Whites Spectrum V3i, or Excalibur ($1000-1500).
To be clear i don't envision myself snorkeling/diving with detector (so i don't feel like i need waterproof), however, i do live on an island and will have more opportunities to walk beach/surf. I just dream of walking in mountains, desert hikes, old homesteads, etc., and do not want pigeon-holed into a "great" beach machine but a lackluster coin / gold hunter.
Therefore, i want to know 1) if the price point differential is worth the expenditure and 2) which detector would be recommended at each price point. Thanks for all the advice in an advance.
To be clear i don't envision myself snorkeling/diving with detector (so i don't feel like i need waterproof), however, i do live on an island and will have more opportunities to walk beach/surf. I just dream of walking in mountains, desert hikes, old homesteads, etc., and do not want pigeon-holed into a "great" beach machine but a lackluster coin / gold hunter.
Therefore, i want to know 1) if the price point differential is worth the expenditure and 2) which detector would be recommended at each price point. Thanks for all the advice in an advance.