Bounty Hunter Tk4 Tracker Iv Metal Detector With 8-Inch Waterproof Coil & Califone 3068av Stereo/Mon
Bounty Hunter TK4 Tracker IV Metal Detector with 8-inch Waterproof Coil & Califone 3068AV Stereo/Mono Headphones, 3.5 mm Stereo Plug, Black
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- Product 1: Rugged metal detector ideal for detecting treasure in extreme ground conditions
- Product 1: Motion All-Metal mode, Discrimination mode, and 2-Tone audio mode
- Product 1: Preset ground balance neutralizes response to mineral content in the ground
- Product 1: Disc/notch control distinguishes between targets and unwanted metals
- Product 2: Dual volume controls on each earcup for optimal listening
- Product 2: Noise reducing, ABS plastic for durability
- Product 2: Headband and earcups are cushioned for added comfort
- Product 2: Switch between monaural and stereo modes for optimal sound quality
Brand : Bounty Hunter
Category : Electronics,Headphones, Earbuds & Accessories,Headphones & Earbuds,Over-Ear Headphones
Rating : 4.4
ListPrice : US $180.49
Price : US $102.81
Review Count : 13270
SalesRank : 0
Bounty Hunter TK4 Tracker IV Metal Detector with 8-inch Waterproof Coil & Califone 3068AV Stereo/Mono Headphones, 3.5 mm Stereo Plug, Black
- I bought this metal detector on a whim after watching a bunch of metal detector videos on YouTube. I never expected to find buckets of gold and jewelry, but I did want to have a detector that I could take on hikes with me to poke around for relics and artifacts. Junk, in other words, but interesting junk.Because this was just going to be a hobby, I didn\'t want to spend a lot of money. This detector was the least expensive entry-level detector with good reviews.The detector itself is easy to use, but read the instructions because not all the settings are intuitive. There are also tutorials on YouTube so I won\'t cover it here, but you can set the discrimination value on the detector to include or exclude certain metal types. That will keep you from finding every nail and screw you walk past.Speaking of finding nails, the first outing I took with this detector was in my backyard. I was still playing with the settings and managed to find a zillion roofing nails as well as some bits of aluminum siding and some mystery pieces of zinc that were too corroded to identify. I didn\'t find a chest of gold or a Rolex, but I did prove that the detector works.I haven\'t used this detector as much as I would have liked, but that isn\'t the fault of the detector. I have taken it out several times and it always finds something. One trip to the beach did yield a few bits and pieces including a spent .25 caliber shell casing. A trip to a local park yielded a dime (if I find 850 more, this detector will have paid for itself). I\'ve found interesting little artifacts on every trip, but nothing valuable. I\'m OK with that.This detector is perfect if you want to get started detecting and aren\'t concerned with finding valuables. It\'s a fun toy. In the hands of someone experienced and in a good location, I\'m sure it could be used to find something more valuable than roofing nails, but for me that doesn\'t matter. Every time I take it out I have a good time. When I get bored, I put it away. It works, it didn\'t cost too much, and it\'s entertaining.
- I\'m as amateur as it gets when it comes to metal detectors. Very easy to assemble and use, had mine working in about 10 minutes after unboxing. Does not require headphones to hear the tones. And within 15 minutes of powering it up I had already found a couple of sharp stakes in the grass in my back yard that I knew were there, but couldn\'t find, and was afraid I\'d be replacing tires on the mower if I didn\'t find them. I would say I\'ve already saved the money in new mower tires just in the price of the detector, and now I\'ll be trying to find lost treasures in my yard, or on a beach day. Great detector, would recommend!
- I remember as a kid wanting a metal detector. And I have a vague recollection of actually using one when I was about 10 years old. It belonged to a friend of mine. I don\'t remember much about it other than how it made me feel. It was like someone gave me a treasure map and said, \"Go find the treasure.\" I was excited at the idea that maybe I was going to find something worth thousands of dollars. No, hundreds of thousands of dollars. It was my destiny! Hehe. Well, that\'s what I felt when I was a kid holding that thing for the first time.Anyway, forward a good number of years, and now I have a couple nephews around that age. I think long and hard about what to get them for Christmas. I always get them interesting, unusual gifts each year. I try to imagine what I would have wanted when I was their age. And I insist on it having some aspect that makes them think or learn about stuff.And so for Christmas 2010 (a little over a year ago), I was making a list of all kinds of stuff I might want to give them for Christmas. Then it came back to me how I would have loved a metal detector growing up. And so, that\'s what I got them. My youngest nephew was 9 years old and the other was 12, by the way, when I gave them this.I\'m real picky about what I get, though. It took me a while of shopping and looking at specs and reviews before I decided that this was the best metal detector for the price. Most people said they thought it was of better build quality than most others for this price. It\'s ergonomic also, which was important to me since I didn\'t want my nephews to feel like it was too heavy or putting too much strain on their wrists. It can be used by kids or adults.No, it doesn\'t have the fancy displays and bells and whistles that some of the more expensive models have, but that stuff isn\'t even something most people care about. What people care about is if it can find stuff. And according to my nephews\' results and all the other reviewers out there, it is definitely up to that task. You don\'t need a fancy LCD or LED display. Those things add very little to the overall experience, and I personally think having an old fashioned analog display like this is actually cooler. It certainly makes it easier to understand, especially if you\'re a kid. And you don\'t have to worry about not being able to see the display in bright sunlight like you do with LCD displays.This product even has swappable parts, so you can swap out the head with another one that detects more gold or another one which detects a smaller area or a larger depth. The head that comes with the unit is pretty good for finding metals in general, though, so I doubt we\'ll ever get those other parts. But it\'s that sort of thing that caught my eye about this product. It says that the manufacturer has put a lot of thought into its design and doesn\'t just want to sell you a new unit each time.Actually, this metal detector went to only one of my two nephews, the older (12 years old at the time) one. I thought about getting them both one each, but I expected they would share it. And I was right. My brother tells me they both love it. The older nephew moves it around while the younger one digs for the treasure. They\'re a two man team, and it goes a lot faster that way since one can continue looking while the other is digging away. It was maybe just a little too big for the younger nephew (9 years old at the time), but he could still use it just fine.Anyway, my brother tells me they bring it with them on family trips and vacations. Especially to the beach. Apparently they\'ve already found some things of real value. They found a watch valued at over $250 on the beach one day. They found an expensive knife once. They find coins. And of course bottle caps. This just adds a whole other dimension to any family outing. My brother tells me that they look forward to being able to use the metal detector whenever they go on trips now. They take it everywhere.Here\'s something you\'ll want to do. I told my brother before giving them this Christmas gift from me that he had to throw some coins around the yard ahead of time. Then when they open up the present, I told him to tell them that there are coins hidden in the yard for them to find and go to it! They enjoyed that a lot, and it got them hooked on day one. I think my brother said they found most of the coins he put out there, too. And they found some stuff he didn\'t even know about. Cool!As for the educational value of this, it\'s phenomenal. The kids learn about electro-magnetic fields and metals. They also dig up pieces of history and try to research what it is they\'ve found. And poking around nature, they get to see the natural world, which is something a lot of kids don\'t do these days.Actually, for older teenage kids and adults, there\'s yet another educational level to this, which I didn\'t even know about until I saw something on TV about it. Apparently there are \"historical\" treasure hunters out there. They learn about historical places that used to exist but are now just uninhabited wilderness or maybe public parks and such. They\'re not historically famous places like Valley Forge or something. Those places don\'t let you do any metal detecting, I don\'t think. But at these non-famous places, you can use your metal detector and dig all you want. Since they\'re obscure places, they may not have already been gone over by others with metal detectors yet. And that means you can sometimes find really interesting things.So to any parents, grandparents, aunts, or uncles out there, this is a great gift to get the young ones. It has stood the test of time. My nephews are still excited about it and take it everywhere. They now have iPhones, iPads, PS3\'s, and laptop PC\'s. You can give them yet another video game to add to their collection, and it will be cool for all of a couple weeks or so. The metal detector isn\'t something they\'ll outgrow or get bored of that easily. It\'s something they\'ll keep coming back to when they get bored of all the other stuff they have. It also gets them out of the house and into the real world for a change. For the price, it\'s well worth it for the entertainment and educational value. I highly recommend it.Hope that helps.
- Well worth the money - worked like a charm! My hubs owns a grading/excavating company and was pressure washing his very dirty excavator in our large gravel lot that was covered in fall leaves and dirt/mud when he realized his ring was missing - he had forgotten to take it off ahead of time. We looked into metal detectors and ordered this one after reading the reviews. It was pretty easy to use (we\'d done our homework and watched a couple instructional videos) and we found his ring within a few minutes. So thankful for this device!!
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