martinguitar
Jr. Member
My son has probably spent well over 100 hours by my side detecting and its all he talks about and wants to do. We just got back from a beach trip and as soon as I got in from work this evening his first question was "Can we go metal detecting ?" He has saved $170 from selling crafts he's made and wants to buy his own detector. I know he is interested in detecting so I want to get him a decent detector but not overwhelm him. I plan on adding a little $$ myself but would like to stay under $375 price range.
My first thought was a Tesoro Compadre or Cibola , simple beep and dig machines which would be simpler for an 8 year old to grasp .But I keep looking at the Ace 350 or Fisher F2 . Most of our hunting will be late 1800 / early 1900 homesites which are trashy . I am thinking whatever I get should have a small coil . Any ideas on a detector that would fit the style hunting we will do and his age ?
I have read many many post on this vs that detector but would like to hear what some of you have to say .
Thank You
My first thought was a Tesoro Compadre or Cibola , simple beep and dig machines which would be simpler for an 8 year old to grasp .But I keep looking at the Ace 350 or Fisher F2 . Most of our hunting will be late 1800 / early 1900 homesites which are trashy . I am thinking whatever I get should have a small coil . Any ideas on a detector that would fit the style hunting we will do and his age ?
I have read many many post on this vs that detector but would like to hear what some of you have to say .
Thank You