What was your first Detector

[Redfin]

Interested to know what was your first machine and how many times have you "upgraded"
May be an idea to hide this from the other half!

My initiation was a Groundhog.
Pic the other day.

and the original ad from (think it was in Popular Mechanics?)

I have the original pamphlet from the miners den somewhere, will try and find it, but recall it cost $660.00, quite a bit back then.
Ron

 

[AussieTreasureDigger]

I got hooked about 1997 and used to hire a SD2100 every weekend for ages, until i got enough money for the latest and greatest which was a GP Extreme.

Broke my neck and sold up, but missed detecting so in April 2012 I bought a Garrett At pro in November 2012 i bought a CTX 3030 and in March 2013 i bought myself a bargain basement SD2200V2 box that hadnt had much use which i have just finished refurbishing. I switched my swing arm from right to left and have no problems handling 8 hour+ days

Basic coin/relic setup more gear has been added to this collection.

 

[Ben78]

Gold Bug Pro was my first. Onto my third coin/relic machine and second gold oriented PI machine. I also have a chinese cheapy that my son says is his. I am ok with that.

 

[Redfin]

Found the original pamphlet from the Miners Den

Hey ATD, Picking up a SD200D from my FIL this weekend.
Should compliment the 5K my missus runs.

 

[Paul]

Bounty Hunter tracker IV

 

[AU Fever]

The first detector I ever used was my uncle's brand new Garrett Deepseeker. I think I was about 19 and thought it was the duck's guts, except for the fact that I could only swing it for about an hour due to the weight and my weedy little arms.

Au

 

[MYSPOT]

Hello All,

My first detector was a Dick Smith kit that you put together, that was in the mid to late 70,s, not long after from what I recall was a coin seeker 6000?. Then a real crappy thing from Tandy, I think it was late 80,s when I picked up my Minelab XT17000 and last August purchased a GPX5000 together with a pro-find 25 it helps sort out the junk realy fast.
Wifey has been shooting a few coins with the old banger so I think a new machine is just around the corner.

I can feel a fever coming on.

chow

 

[Scoopa]

I'm the same as Paul, Bounty Hunter Tracker IV. Then Minelab Xterra 50, 70, 705 (all great units). Now E-trac and Excalibur. At this stage I don't see any need to update as they're finding all the great stuff both on land and in the water.

 

[Greglz86]

The first one I used was a bounty hunter 840. I was only little and didn't have a clue what was happening. Dads still got it at home. My first was a ADS1 deepseeker. Bought it from a bloke in Canberra that repairs them for a hobby. Not really good on small stuff but was fun.

 

[The Drifters]

My Wife she always found where my cash was


Rod

 

[calala]

My one & only is a compass relic magnum 5 I got from miners den Parramatta 30 odd years ago. Have not found any gold with it, just can tabs, bullets, barb wire and the like. However, I mainly sluice and pan.

 

[beach detecting addict]

My first detector was an old tandy. Then a Garrett ace 350,3rd outing I found a small 18ct diamond ring near Merewether ocean baths. Next was a Garrett AT Pro, what a great machine this has been. Then I bought a fisher impulse detector (PI) in America and it used to pick up deep objects on the beach but it was so heavy even with the control box on my belt.

 

[Colin&Lee]

Mine's still in the post an Infinium LS can't wait to have a swing.

C&L

 

[cabwoody]

Garrett Ace 250 - it recouped it's cost in just over a week.Got me hooked, I upgraded to an AT Pro and my two kids share the 250.They're already finding coins and loving it.

 

[jedda]

whites 6db great machine found some good nugs