Never owned a MD before. And I've narrowed down my choices to the Garret AT Pro and the Teknetics Patriot. I can't decide if waterproofing on the AT is worth the extra $150. Also is the coil on the patriot waterproof? I know the main unit is not.
On paper the Teknetics patriot looks to be the better unit performance wise. Aside from being waterproof why is everyone on the AT Pro band wagon? What is the big benefit of the ATpro vs the Patriot. And at the projected price point the Max is not do able for me. Im asking because i have never used or owned a metal detector before and id like to buy one that im not going to want to upgrade for a while or at all if i dont have to.
I can't decide if waterproofing on the AT is worth the extra $150.
On paper the Teknetics patriot looks to be the better unit performance wise. Aside from being waterproof why is everyone on the AT Pro band wagon? What is the big benefit of the ATpro vs the Patriot. And at the projected price point the Max is not do able for me. Im asking because i have never used or owned a metal detector before and id like to buy one that im not going to want to upgrade for a while or at all if i dont have to.
Never owned a MD before. And I've narrowed down my choices to the Garret AT Pro and the Teknetics Patriot. I can't decide if waterproofing on the AT is worth the extra $150. Also is the coil on the patriot waterproof? I know the main unit is not.
On paper the Teknetics patriot looks to be the better unit performance wise. Aside from being waterproof why is everyone on the AT Pro band wagon? What is the big benefit of the ATpro vs the Patriot. And at the projected price point the Max is not do able for me. Im asking because i have never used or owned a metal detector before and id like to buy one that im not going to want to upgrade for a while or at all if i dont have to.
OK so got a great on the AT Pro and bought that. Tried it out for five minutes in my back yard and found a quarter a dime and a washer. so far so good..