BufordCityDawg
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Wondering of anyone uses a gun case to cary your detector. I saw this for 50.00 and thought it might work. This would be for my Nox,
As I am sitting in California without it I am really sad that I couldn't take it with me. I have a cruise vacation coming up too. Really want a safe way to travel with it.
BCD
I flew to Arizona in Feb and I took my gear with me. It almost all completely fit into my carry-on. AT Pro with 5x8 with some shirts to keep it tight. The only thing that didn't was my 27" blood red nemesis GD shovel. And I had to check that in my main suitcase anyways, along with my whites dig master, for obvious reasons. Very compact for traveling though.Suite case works fine. The key is to wrap the screen in something that prevents damage. I use a knee pad... and then wrap in a pair of jeans.
I had only one incident with my detector (I've traveled around the world with it), and it's because I didn't protect it. Had it next to the metal scoop, and it cracked the screen. That's when I came up with the knee pad Idea. The velcro straps make it a snap to install.
The rest of the detector is well protected in a large suitcase.
Frankly, it's not worth paying the extra $70-$100 for a bag to ship separately. ($35-$50 each way). With as much as I've traveled, I would have cleared $1000 in baggage fees. Instead, I've cleared about $800 in finds. Yeah, I cracked the screen, but that ended up with me selling it about $100 off the price (worked fine, but I don't know about waterproofing), and I got a new detector.
You need a Tesoro with the 3 piece shaft, they knock-down much more compact than a 2- piece and transport easy
Suite case works fine. The key is to wrap the screen in something that prevents damage. I use a knee pad... and then wrap in a pair of jeans.
I had only one incident with my detector (I've traveled around the world with it), and it's because I didn't protect it. Had it next to the metal scoop, and it cracked the screen. That's when I came up with the knee pad Idea. The velcro straps make it a snap to install.
The rest of the detector is well protected in a large suitcase.
Frankly, it's not worth paying the extra $70-$100 for a bag to ship separately. ($35-$50 each way). With as much as I've traveled, I would have cleared $1000 in baggage fees. Instead, I've cleared about $800 in finds. Yeah, I cracked the screen, but that ended up with me selling it about $100 off the price (worked fine, but I don't know about waterproofing), and I got a new detector.
you might look into bow case or compound bow case (hard sided).I bought a couple from walbarts for I think $20 ea. they worked perfect, I could put two detectors in each case easily. plus the cases were lockable.
jeff
I flew to Arizona in Feb and I took my gear with me. It almost all completely fit into my carry-on. AT Pro with 5x8 with some shirts to keep it tight. The only thing that didn't was my 27" blood red nemesis GD shovel. And I had to check that in my main suitcase anyways, along with my whites dig master, for obvious reasons. Very compact for traveling though.
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OP - The potential issue with a gun case is the depth. They're designed to hold something only a couple inches deep at the most.
True. Depth is 4" outside so 3.5 inside max. I would have to disassemble the arm cuff and probably the unit too.
BCD
Wondering of anyone uses a gun case to cary your detector. I saw this for 50.00 and thought it might work. This would be for my Nox,
I just thought of something when I reread your post. Im pretty sure the lithium battery in the Equinox is a no-go for putting it in the hold if you're flying so you'll have to either take the control box off and hand carry it or leave it on and hand carry the upper assembly.
Might be a good idea to have a printed copy of the manual as well for those awkward questions at security