Greetings!

[Ledster]

Hi
Ledster here, I've been interesting in gold prospecting and came across this site. This is the most informative site I've seen. I live in NM in the middle of no where, land here is untouched. I want to invest in a good detector to pick up nuggets, coins, etc. I'm surrounded by arrowheads if you walk you can find them. However, I'm more interested in gold, I have a geological survey bulletin that tells you where it is in maps. I have a river at the end of my yard. Hey there's nobody here but me..sure you could find some cool stuff in it.

And right now I want to do this on a shoe string because I'm unemployed, would love a Garrett, Fisher, Tesoro, though gotta start cheap. I know someone out there knows of a good cheap detector I can start with. Happy to be here and hope to connect with a lot of groovy treasure hunters out there.

Thanks!
Ledster

 

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[Enginefitter]

Welcome from NE Ohio.

Engine

 

[vpnavy]

Welcome Aboard Ledster! Take a look at Sub-Forums: New Mexico for information (i.e., clubs, etc.) directly related to your state.

 

[smalltowngirl13]

Hello and welcome to TNet...

 

[Terry Soloman]

Welcome from White Plains, New York!

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

Welcome to TNet!

Cheap, don't get cheap!
See if you can find a mid-o-line unit from those companies you list,
but find it at a pawn shop, or eBay or.....whatever, get something that you can (effectively)
start finding good stuff asap...!!
But for Gold Prospecting only, then get the Fisher Research Labs Gold Bug Pro or the Fisher's Gold Bug II are proven.
Tesoro's machine, the Lobo is a good gold machine, too..., but with Lifetime Warranty.

 

[digging440yrs]

Welcome aboard

 

[Ledster]

Thanks! You inspire me to take what little coin I have left, take the risk and just go for it.

 

[bootybandit]

Welcome to TNET!

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

Thanks! You inspire me to take what little coin I have left, take the risk and just go for it.

...yes, and you won't have to upgrade, and re-learn a NEW machine!
Cheaper over all.
If you want reliable, get what they use, well, they aren't necessarily using super exspensive machines,
they use the FAVORITES, most popular, rather deep-seeking units.
Watch some videos that have the detectors that you are considering, see what features they have.
Are they VERSATILE? ....meaning can it do coin-shooting, relic hunting, gold prospecting, toughness, light-weight,
good design - is it a hit-the-ground-running-type of machine...??

Not one machine can do that all, well, so you see many detectorists, that have been doing it years, have more than one machine...!

 

[Ledster]

So little time so many to choose from.. I've been researching detectors for eons it seems, read so many reviews. What I can afford right now for a newbie like me is a used teknetics delta 4000.