There are many different brands and types of metal detectors you can choose from but from a beginners prospective the choice can be confusing.
In my opinion it all comes down to what is the best metal detector to use at the sites you intend to search.
Some metal detector advertising can be misleading, for example waterproof does not always mean a metal detector will work at a saltwater beach and handle salt.
I guess they work if you dumb down the metal detector to cancel out the effects of the salt on the lower beach.
Waterproof should read water resistant for a certain time on some "Waterproof" metal detectors, I have iPhone and camera cases more waterproof than some metal detectors advertised as waterproof so always read the reviews.
All terrain does not mean jack if the metal detector weighs a ton and you can hardly carry it never mind hold it level while sweeping the search coil over rough terrain.
The best metal detector for you is quite often not the metal detector everyone else is using, especially if you intend to search for one thing at a particular site.
The majority of metal detecting enthusiasts are too often influenced by the herd mentality, everyone else is using it so it must be good right?
When I meet people metal detecting I usually start the conversation with do they like their metal detector.
Its ok I am getting used to it or I bought it because it is the most popular metal detector are usually the two most common answers.
The surprising thing to me is just how many people with a little experience I meet give me those same answers.
If you intend to search beaches the answer is simple when it comes to what metal detector you need to have success on the beach, you need a waterproof metal detector with a reputation for cancelling out the effects of salt.
The price tag is not that important, I own a metal detector worth several thousand dollars but it will struggle at a salt water beach where a $200 metal detector runs smoothly.
Different horses for different courses, I have another "Waterproof" metal detector I would not dream of submerging in the water but it purrs like a kitten at saltwater beaches.
Unfortunately choosing the correct metal detector for the sites you search is often only solved after trial and error, but it does not have to be that way if you avoid the influencers and do your own research.
What may work perfectly well for one metal detecting application or site, may not work out so well searching for different things at other sites.
Your choice of metal detector should always be about the sites you intend to search and of course the metal objects you are likely to detect and recover at those sites.
I travel to metal detect for a living so I tend to use metal detectors that work well in a wide variety of sites searching for a wide variety of targets, but the back up metal detector I travel with is always more site specific and it often becomes the main metal detector.
Understanding the site to potential targets equation is often overlooked by beginners lured by the feel good look what this person found using this metal detector ads.
Research is always the key to finding the right metal detector for you.
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