Just starting off

Hi I'm just starting off. I grew up in Bendigo and surrounds and my grandfather was a miner in the area, so I've always had an interest in gold but didn't do anything about it. Anyway I decided I would buy a detector as my son is always digging for buried treasure . I bought a Garrett 200i and have just been having a tinker around my local area. It wasn't until I had started I realised I proberly didn't have the right detector for gold prospecting. So far my son and I have had lots of fun looking for stuff underground. I found this place and thought it would be a good place to starting learning more. Thanks for having me.

Welcome clintonb, you're in the right place.
Not sure about the 200i and its gold capabilities but hey, I started with an xTerra 705 and although no gold had a ball looking and learning.
The time will come when you decide you want to really have a bash or just keep tinkering, important thing is keep your son interested and have fun.
Enjoy what PA has to offer,
Cheers T.

Welcome Clinton.

Thanks all for the welcomes

My son and I have a great time detecting over the last couple of weeks. We haven't had any major finds (except a couple of coins, a silver brooch/name tag, and a lead toy soldier) but we have had lots of fun and found plenty of bits and bobs. I decide today if we were going to all the effort of going out we should at least have a machine that might increase our luck. So I bought an Equinox 600. Here's hoping I did the right thing?

Thanks again

Clinton