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Message:: [QUOTE="Detecto92, post: 1643130, member: 75105"]Metal detecting is not a hobby to cheap out on. If you can't afford one now, then just save until you can. I see people spend $200 on a metal detector and then wonder why they have so much trouble in certain areas. More expensive detectors filter out the junk better, go down deeper, and are more fun to use. I recommend the White's XLT. It does have over 40 settings, but you can also just turn it on and go, until you get used to it. They run about $400 used. They were around $800 new. If you cheap out on a detector, there is always the chance you might miss something nice at an old house. I have gone back to areas where I used a cheap detector with the XLT, and found a bunch of stuff I missed. In all honesty, if you can't afford $400 for a detector, then save until you can. There is also an even better detector called the White's V3i, they sell for $900 used, but that's a lot unless you can afford it. Don't ever get a cheap detector, or it will drive you nuts knowing all the stuff you left behind. They also make water proof detectors for beach hunting.[/QUOTE]