Best Metal Detector for Kids

Do you know a youngster interested in metal detecting or have a child in your family that's just dying to go treasure hunting?

 Wish there was a metal detector that could keep the kids busy without losing their interest? The metal detectors in this section were hand-selected and are just the ticket for young metal detectorists around the world!

“What are the best metal detectors for kids.” My answer is pretty much the same.
“One that is inexpensive, and easy to use.”
I have seen moms and dad’s buy metal detectors for their children that were way too much technology for the child. The thinking is that if they purchased a high-end detector, the child’s finds would increase, and the child would stay with the hobby. Unfortunately, it does not work that way.
First, kids being kids, their attention spans are all over the place. Any of us fortunate enough to raise children understand this. Give a child a puppy today, and tomorrow he or she wants a parakeet.
Second, high-end metal detectors are too technical for the average child. Yes, I know kids today are computer geniuses, and game freaks, however, that in itself is a problem. Here’s why. Children cannot shoot their enemies with a metal detector, and if they cannot shoot their neighbors with it, or they cannot turn the TV on by pointing the detector at it, then you are off to a bad start with the idea of buying them one.
Now combine that with the fact that a metal detector actually needs to be brought outside and used, think about this. Kids today do not go outside, unless they are not fortunate enough to have indoor plumbing. So you now have the issue of the learning curve of a high tech metal detector, remember “attention span”, and the need to go outdoors to use the detector, and you end up with a costly metal detector gathering dust in the corner of your home.
If you want to purchase a metal detector for your child, the best metal detectors for kids are priced between $125 – $250. The detectors in this price range are easy to use, and they are lightweight. This type of metal detector is called a “turn on and go” model. This means that all the child needs to do is turn on the detector, and start swinging.
It is true that with the low end priced models there will be a loss of a true reading, meaning that the detector may sense a piece of junk below the ground, like a pull tab, yet the sound it emits may lead you to believe it’s a coin. However, if you tell the child that for every piece of junk that is dug, it means they will be closer to finding a coin, which is true. Find ways to make it fun for the child to have a metal detector.
 Here are my choices :

1 )  The  Bounty Hunter BHJS Junior Metal Detector

2)  The Bounty Hunter Gold Digger Metal Detector

Best Metal Detectors for finding gold

Gold is an allusive substance that can be hard to find. The best metal detectors will detect gold if it is there. This is a list of the top metal detectors for finding the most gold. With gold currently selling for over $1400 per ounce a top gold finding metal detector is a great investment that could pay off quickly.

The technology behind a gold detector
One technology used for finding gold is the PI, or Pulse Induction, metal detector. Black sand or fine metallic mineralization is the main problem that encountered with typical detectors. PI units can ignore these deposits and separate out the yellow substance.
VLF, or Very Low Frequency detectors are also useful for the job. This is the most common technology used for gold detectors. These metal detectors use ground balancing to separate the readings in mineralized soil.

Minelab Eureka Gold
Using VLF technology combined with Minelab's own patented technologies the Minelab Eureka Gold metal detector is a top performer. Find only one ounce of gold and the metal detector and trip to the field is paid for.

Fisher Gold Bug DP
The Fisher Gold Bug DP is a  quality unit that operates at 19 kHz. This is Fishers' top of the line gold nugget shooter. Capable of ground balancing even salt this is a great machine for use at the beach.

The All Terrain AT Gold Deep-Seeking  Metal Detector 

 The All Terrain AT Gold Deep-Seeking Metal Detector .  True All Metal Mode Preformance for All Terrain Prospecting! Highly Recommended - Prospecting, Coin, Jewelry, Cache Hunting, Relic Hunting, Organized Hunts and Shallow Fresh Water Hunting. Includes: 5"x8" (14x20cm) PROformance, Double-D submersible searchcoil , Garett MasterSound stereo headphones for dry land included (waterproof headphones sold separately). AT Gold includes 18kHz frequency for enhanced detection of small gold nuggets, jewelry, coins and relics! Gold Scorpion Stinger is the perfect detector for those seeking quality on a low budget.

Tesoro Lobo SuperTRAQ
Another quality instrument operating at 17.5 kHz is the Tesoro Lobo SuperTRAQ. With computerized ground tracking and no-motion pinpointing this detector makes finding gold a pleasant task.

Conclusion
In order to locate the most gold, no matter what method is used, it must be done in a known, gold bearing, region when looking for alluvial gold. Researching the areas is an important first step. The Internet has numerous geological resources available. Gold bearing regions are well known and documented in detail.
Gold jewelry and coins can be located most anywhere that such items could have become lost. It is rare to find gold coins since few people would be careless enough to lose them. It is possible that someone may have buried their savings in the back yard and never returned to reclaim it.

Top best Beginner Metal Detector

Best Metal Detector for Beginners

1st Place – Bounty Hunter TK4 Tracker IV Metal Detector

The Bounty Hunter TK4 gets 1st place in our best metal detector list for the beginner category simply because it does a great job for the price you have to pay. It really is about as good as you are going to get for under $100.

The Bounty Hunter TK4 is very user friendly, and offers effective performance in a variety of conditions. It also eliminates the need for ground balancing with its built-in automatic ground trac feature.
Bounty Hunter TK4 Features:

• Rugged metal detector ideal for detecting treasure in extreme ground conditions
• Motion All-Metal mode, Discrimination mode, and 2-Tone audio mode
• Preset ground balance neutralizes response to mineral content in the ground
• Disc/notch control distinguishes between targets and unwanted metals
• Low battery indicator
• Adjustable height design
• Padded armrest
• Detector stand
• Five year limited warranty

Read more about the Bounty Hunter TK4 Tracker IV Metal Detector

 

 

 

 

Selecting your first metal detector

Selecting Your First Metal Detector

 

If you can play a guitar or have ever tried to learn to play a guitar, you know from experience that you do not get a "starter" guitar from one of the local five and dime stores for $49 and learn how to play. They will not tune correctly, will not note correctly, and will not stay in tune, but even if they did, the best guitar player in the world could not play them well! The same applies to buying a outboard motor for your inexpensive fishing boat. Sure you want to get by as cheap as possible, but if you go too cheap, you will wind up with one of the real old models which weighs three times more than newer models with the same horse power rating. Also, you might find yourself spending more time on the lake, pulling the cranking rope, or working on the motor to get it to run, than the actual time you are enjoying it! Now! we are suppose to be talking about metal detectors, not playing a guitar or fishing! But, think about this, some of the most important things to consider when making your first metal detector purchase is :

Price: Try to get the best buy of course, however, don't go to cheap or you will not get a metal detector which will perform adequately enough to bring any pleasure to the hobby. In other words, if you do not get a good enough detector, how will you ever know if you like the hobby or not? By the same token, do not go overboard on your first metal detector. Get something good enough to get the job done, yet not too expensive and definitely not too complicated! You can always trade up to upgrade you metal detector if you see that you are going to really stick with the hobby. (Chances are you will!) Most metal detector dealers will work will with their customers when they upgrade to a more expensive metal detector.

Weight, Conformability: At one time metal detectors were like the older outboard motors, big, and bulky, as compared to the later manufactured metal detectors. Try the metal detector on for size. What feels comfortable to one person might not feel comfortable to another. Remember, a little weight, or a poorly balanced metal detector might not seem too bad when you pick it up, but a little less weight and a better balance means a lot when you are going to be swinging it for an extended amount of time.

Warranty:  This seems to be an important factor to those buying a new metal detector. Different  manufacturers have  warranty policies which varies. Some have warranties which are good for one year, some go all the way up to a lifetime warranty to the original owner. This will be a personal preference, you as the buyer, will have to decide upon. As have been a metal detector dealer and also involved in distributing metal detectors, I know I have had to return very, very, very few metal detectors to the factory for repairs. With today's modern technology, and electronics using surface mounted electronics on circuit boards, there is very little repairs to be made, that is if the metal detector has been cared for in a responsible manner.

Features: Almost all manufacturers have available metal detectors which required operating skills from "turn on and go" detectors to the really advance and sometimes very complicated detectors. However, some of these so called "very complicated" detectors usually have built in programs which almost make them turn on and go detectors, if the user opts to take advantage of them. You and only you, can determine if a metal detector is going to be too complicated for you! Each little bell and whistle that is installed on a metal detector by the manufacture will cost you, the buyer, more money. If it is a feature you will never ever have a need for, why buy it?

Target ID or Not? Another decision which you, being the buyer, will need to make is if you want the metal detector to have a "Target Identification" feature or just the regular tone alert. Again, this is simply a matter of personal choice. I know folks who have been metal detecting for years and would have nothing but a metal detector with "Target ID", and by the same token, others who would not own a metal detector with the "Target ID."

Target ID- Advantages/Disadvantages: Metal detectors with the target ID feature gives the user an idea of what the target is, enabling the user to make the decision on recovering the item or not. One advantage is that the metal detectors are usually set to identify some of the more common items one finds while metal detecting. Most detectors have the target identification categories separated in the following fashion or quite similar: Iron-Foil-Nickel-Pull Tab-Zinc Penny-Copper Penny -Dime- Quarter- Half-Dollar. If the user opts not to dig any iron target, or pull tab targets, the metal detector will help by giving an indication so that these particular objects will not have to be retrieved. This is particularly helpful when metal detecting for newer coins at, for instance, a city park where there are numerous pull tabs, or around an old home site, where there are countless small nails. Another instance could be when the user is metal detecting in the mountains where pull tabs are not likely to be present, but is an area known to produce civil war minnie ball bullets, the user knows in which category the bullets will be identified , such as "pull tab", it will give the user a pretty good indication of what is about to be retrieved. Another case that "Target ID" feature could be of value, for an example, around a local swimming pool. The user realizes that the odds of finding lost chains, rings, and such are pretty good. The user also realizes that the small rings and some of the chains will fall under a certain category such as "foil", and wants to concentrate his search for the small rings digging only the foil targets. The Target Identification feature would be of great value for the user in this situation. In a way I guess the Target ID feature is about like asking your detecting partner, "Do you think I ought to did this target?" The detector will be telling what it thinks, however the final decision of to dig the target or not, will still have to be made by the user. Also, you as the user, have the option of relying on the target ID indication or ignoring it altogether.

Target ID-Disadvantage: Remember the target ID categories mentioned above? Iron - Foil - Nickel - Pull Tab - Zinc Penny - Copper Penny - Dime - Quarter- etc, well as I stated earlier, these are some of the most common targets found while metal detecting. Metal detectors can not be made that can identify every metal object in the ground, and even if they could, can you imagine how long the category list would be? This is why the metal detectors have the above categories in which it tries to identify the target based on the conductivity of the metal and the size of the target. Also as stated above, lots of the smaller gold rings will fall in the category of "foil". Other gold rings a little larger might fall in the category of "nickel". Gold rings can be identify by the metal detector as anything from Iron to Zinc Penny, depending on the size of the target, and the purity of the gold. The purer gold, such as 18K has a lower conductivity than does 10K. Therefore two identically shaped and sized rings might appear differently on the "Target ID" display. Another example could be a small piece of copper pipe will have a close conductivity of a copper penny, and thus would be identified in the copper penny category. Depth will also play a factor in the accuracy of the target identification. Any detector with "target ID " is only accurate, even on coins, to a certain depth. If the detected coin is deeper than that depth, the signal will be weaker, therefore the target will be identified by the detector in a category lower on conductivity than it would if it had been more shallow. In other words, let's say that the Target Id feature of the particular detector is accurate in identifying a copper penny at 8", if the copper penny is a little deeper than 8" the penny could be identified as a zinc penny.  If the penny was even deeper still, it might be identified as a pull tab, and so on down the scale according to the depth. Any target ID detector can only accurately identify targets, when those targets detected fall into the same situations that the detector was calibrated for at the manufacture. I don't think you will ever be detecting in a civil war area and find a target that the detector identifies as a "cannon ball fuse" or a horse shoe for that matter. Nor do I think you will be detecting around an old home site and see "old watch fob" or "antique toy pistol" ever come up on the target ID display. To sum things up, what I am trying to say is that if you just want to dig what the detector indicates as a good target, you will in all probability find those targets and what few rings and other goodies that so happen to fall within those categories. You will need to use much thought as when to and when not to rely on the target Id display. A lot of my more valued finds are items which would have not been identified as coins on the target ID display. The more targets you dig the more items you will find. You will have to dig some "junk" signals if you want to find the good stuff.

Tone (No Target ID) Some detectors do not have the target identification display included.  A lot of people prefer this type of detector, as they do not rely on the accuracy of the identification display, thus causing them to recover more target, thus retrieving more of unusual finds.

Tone ID: A few of the detectors have what is called "Tone ID" which means that the detector will emit a different audio tone for different conductivities of the targets. An example, one particular metal detector gives a low pitched tone on targets it suspects to be made of iron, foil or nickel.  Likewise the detector will give a medium pitched tone for the targets it suspects to be pull tab, screw cap, or zinc penny, and a high pitched tone for copper pennies, dimes, quarters, halves, and silver dollars. The "Tone ID" gives the user a method to try to determine if the target should be retrieved by the given tone instead of the visual Target ID  as mentioned above. The same conditions apply to the "Tone ID" detectors as does the "Visual Target ID" detectors we talked about earlier. If the target is deeper that the detector is able to accurately identify the target, the signal will be deeper, thus the Tone ID will be lower on the tone identification scale.   Features: Almost all manufacturers have available metal detectors which required operating skills from "turn on and go" detectors to the really advance and sometimes very complicated detectors. However, some of these so called "very complicated" detectors usually have built in programs which almost make them turn on and go detectors, if the user opts to take advantage of them. You and only you, can determine if a metal detector is going to be too complicated for you! Each little bell and whistle that is installed on a metal detector by the manufacture will cost you, the buyer, more money. If it is a feature you will never ever have a need for, why buy it?

How to chose a metal detector that is right for you

Metal detecting is an outdoor activity that is fully filled with joy and excitement. More and more people want to enjoy the excitement of finding the treasure and the fun of staying with family or friends brought by a metal detector. But the problem is how to select a metal detector that can completely meet your detecting needs? Here are some tips to help you to choose a metal detector that is right for you.



 
First, take your height into consideration when you select a metal detector. There are a variety of metal detectors on the market and some may be too short or too tall for you. So select a detector that has a nice fit to your height to have a comfortable control.
Second, you should know what kind of metal you want to find. There are many all-purpose detectors that are able to find coins, rings, relics and much more. Some models are specialized in hunting coins and jewelry. Generally, these detectors come with exceptional pinpoint and discrimination features.
Third, think about where will you be detecting. A metal detector will have different detecting in different ground conditions. A general all-purpose detector does a good job detecting dry ground sites, like yard and playground. If you want to detect on the beach, then a detector comes with waterproof coils which are safe for shallow water is your ideal choice.
Finally, the cost. If you are planing on buying a detector just for fun, you can select a general all-purpose detector which won’t cost you too much. Definitely, a better detector which can detect more treasure and less trash will cost more.
Now, it’s the time to make a choice and start your enjoyable detecting.