By Mike Harshe
I figured that any metal detector would find the '32 Chevy buried in my backyard, but I wanted to find coins, rings, and Civil War relics in my 5 acre woods. It took 5 minutes to assemble the Tracker IV and when it comes to 15 minutes to review the instruction manual. Round up a few coins, a gold ring, and numerous nails and run through the visual representation on page 5 of the manual. It will give you an idea of how dissimilar objects respond to the 3 detection modes.
I borrowed my wife's headphones (highly recommended) and headed for the woods. Within minutes I found beer cans, shotgun shells, nails. The detector will pinpoint an object close sufficient that you may dig it up with a few scoops of a garden trowel. On my second try I found a man's silver ring.
Tracker IV appears to be well constructed and a good value. I don't have any experience with other detectors, but I can't imagine that any are more comfortable to use than this one. Tracker IV is a outstanding choice for your kids to use, if they may get it away from you!
172 of 176 humans found the following review helpful.
Fun and Easy to Use
By A
The Bounty Hunter was precisely what I was looking for. My 11 year old son and I wanted to expore metal detecting together. I didn't want to invest a big amount of cash in something that was too high tech or that he would lose interest in. I didn't want to spend too little and get a cheap product. This item was priced right and so far has proven to be a quality item. It was easy to assemble (maybe 5 minutes), takes 2 usual 9 volt batteries and is lightweight sufficient for my 11 year old to handle with ease. The shaft adjusts in height so when I in the long run get my turn, I may adjust it to fit me.
We are having a ball so far with it. We haven't found any high dollar finds yet, but the neighborhood kids have gone with us the last few days and made it a fun treasure hunt. In our search of a couple vacant lots, we have found 17 cents, lots of nails, an old bottle cap, a saw blade and other misc items. We plan on taking this into the mountains soon, as it is waterproof so you may look for gold in the rivers. We can't wait!
123 of 126 people found the following review helpful.
Great way to start!
By Carolyn Mathews
When I started researching metal detectors before buying one for my husband, I was overwhelmed with all the reviews, ads, etc., I found on the internet. I printed out all the info that seemed to have a "voice of authority" behind it; it wasn't long before one brand/model seemed to take firstborn place as the best choice for units underneath $300. Reviews from novices to experts concurred that the Bounty Hunter Tracker IV was a outstanding buy as well as a outstanding metal detector for novice to intermediate users. My husband is not an individual who reads the instructions before using anything, but I showed him galore of the printouts that admonished versus attempting to use any metal detector without getting intimate with the instruction booklet initial (because if you don't know what you're doing, you'll be frustrated and determine the detector doesn't work right). For once, he did spend time reading the instructions and then practicing with the detector as the directions advised. It wasn't long before he was out in the yard and up a mountain genuinely using his Bounty Hunter IV with success. I likewise purchased him the Bounty Hunter earphones because I read that using earphones prolongs the battery life of the battery in the detector. Earphones also raise the user's prospect of success by blocking noises that might cause numerous of the more subtle indicator sounds to be missed. We live in a windy, windy canyon, so the earphones were a ought to for blocking wind noise. So far my husband loves his Bounty Hunter Tracker IV, and the learning curve, according to him, was finelooking short.
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