Choosing Your Metal Detector

If you are planning on going treasure hunting, one of the best tools you can buy for the job of finding precious metals, coins, and relics is a metal detector. Metal detectors come in all different models and versions from all different manufacturers. Here are some thoughts about the wide array of detectors available to you...

This is a list of some of the reputable brands of metal detectors available today: Tesoro, Whites, Minelab, Garrett, Bounty Hunter, C-Scope, Fisher. As you can see, there are plenty to pick from! Which company should you go with? It is mostly a matter of personal preference. The different brands have different looks, average prices (higher-average, lower-average), and different models designed especially for certain purposes.

Here are some ideas about a few of the companies listed above... Tesoro Electronics builds quality metal detectors. I own a Tesoro Compadre model metal detector and have found it to be a very good quality metal detector, especially as a starter metal detector. Tesoro detectors are distinctive for their cool model names, western-looking colors on their detectors, and the fact that many of their models don't have a screen, just the control knobs. If you feel like you must have a screen or a meter that tells you how deep the target is, or maybe even makes a guess at what the target is, try a Whites. Whites is a legendary company, a name sort of like Case to knife collectors. As such, many of Whites detectors are pretty high priced, but you can still get their basic detector for around $200. Bounty Hunter metal detectors are popular and widely advertised. The Bounty Hunter line includes inexpensive kid and starter detectors, and advanced models.

These are just some ideas to get you started. The idea though, is that there are plenty of metal detectors available, just find one you like and go with it, have a great time metal detecting!

If you are interested in more information about metal detecting, please visit:

http://hubpages.com/hub/good-places-for-relic-metal-detecting

Thanks for reading!