ukaradag said:
Hi all,
What is the best detector you have ever had?
This information is going to help me to buy my first detector. Help needed. Thanks.
I have owned some
'best detectors' in the past that were the best I had at that time for the particular task and site challenges I was taking on. Most of those have been replaced with models that I determined were better, or
'best' (for me) based upon:
• their performance for specific tasks
• being lighter-weight
• being better balanced
The 'Best Detector' is a selection made at the time for what you plan to be doing and where you're going to be hunting and the conditions / challenges you're going to deal with. I have models in my Regular-Use Detector Outfit that I'll grab first if I am going to work an urban tot-lot with metal structures and a lot of targets because I want the 'Best' model I own for better results.
If I am going to work a densely iron infested ghost town or urban renovation site, I'll grab one of the models I own that are superior
(aka 'Best') for handling ferrous debris, providing a quick-response and fast-recovery to help unmask potentially good targets.
On a different occasion I'll tackle a large, open-area at a park or private yard were I have a greater likelihood to find older-date and higher-conductive targets, and where there's
a chance some
might be a little deeper, and for that I have a
'best' detector and search coil combination I prefer.
Over half-a-century of detecting has taught me there is no 'perfect' detector, and also that there are some 'cheap' or 'inferior' detectors that lack impressive performance and/or versatility. Those I avoid.
But there are some that have acceptable in-the-field performance and can handle quite a few tough challenges, and, from those, I use them to determine which of them
I prefer. The ones that feel better and seem to work better
for me and the applications I have for them. Those make up
'The Best' that I own and select from.
In time, and with more experience working a variety of site challenges, you're likely to settle on what
YOU feel
might be
'Best' for your needs.
Monte