Home-made Deus remote control neck holder.

[Emil W]

Not sure how else to describe this other than a 'neck holder' for the remote.

I've gotten used to using the XY screen on both my Deus 1 and 2. But constantly having to follow the remote with my eyes when it's mounted on the end of the shaft can be a literal pain in the neck.

Then I saw various 'neck holders' for cell phones online. I figured I could adapt one to hold the Deus remote, so I ordered the one you see in my photos from Target. I chose this one because of the way the phone holder is mounted on a plastic ball. There are different brands with varying mounting methods but I couldn't see any way to adapt those.

I discarded the phone holder, then ground down the ball on the end and epoxied a spare Deus remote mount where the ball was. The photos should speak for themselves.

So now I can swing the detector while looking at the remote without moving my head. Might seem unnecessary but if you have issues with your neck, it's very helpful.

 

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[HighPlainsHunter]

Great idea. Nicely done...

 

[Emil W]

Thanks. I figured I'd share in case anyone else has neck problems.

 

[Saker]

Thats pretty slick and a great idea! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Ism]

Great idea, but it looks like it would get in the way when digging.
Do you remove it when you're retrieving a target or am I perceiving an obstacle that isn't there?

Lastly, you should share your idea on the D2 section of the XP forum or the main XP forum. It's a worthy idea that should get more exposure.

 

[Emil W]

Thanks. I'll also post it in the Deus 2 forum.

As far getting in the way while digging, if you bend it the way I show in my photos it sits pretty close to your body, so even when bending down to dig it's not in the way at all--at least for the way I dig.

 

[Bokoshe Detectorist]

Not sure how else to describe this other than a 'neck holder' for the remote.

I've gotten used to using the XY screen on both my Deus 1 and 2. But constantly having to follow the remote with my eyes when it's mounted on the end of the shaft can be a literal pain in the neck.

Then I saw various 'neck holders' for cell phones online. I figured I could adapt one to hold the Deus remote, so I ordered the one you see in my photos from Target. I chose this one because of the way the phone holder is mounted on a plastic ball. There are different brands with varying mounting methods but I couldn't see any way to adapt those.

I discarded the phone holder, then ground down the ball on the end and epoxied a spare Deus remote mount where the ball was. The photos should speak for themselves.

So now I can swing the detector while looking at the remote without moving my head. Might seem unnecessary but if you have issues with your neck, it's very helpful.

Be amazing for water hunting since our Deus 1’s aren’t waterproof that’s a good way to keep it up out of the water.