I already had a control box cover for my Etrac, but I decided that the grip could use some protection too. So I contacted BTD Covers and ordered just their grip cover and their battery compartment cover. They are based in New York state; you can Google them if interested.
My initial impression is, I like em. The covers seem sturdy and the grip cover is especially nice. Adds a bit of bulk to the grip, but not enough to be uncomfortable imo.
Two minor quibbles:
1. No instructions are included. I guess they figure if you aren't smart enough to figure out how the covers go on, you have no business using a metal detector. If this is their logic, they're pushing it with me. The grip cover was obvious, but the battery compartment cover took a minute or so of pondering, before I figured it out.
2. The battery compartment cover has a weird flap of material that sticks out past the rubber battery door and headphone jack. Either that, or I have fooled myself and I am indeed too dumb to figure out the cover installation (see no. 1). If I have it installed correctly, this flap of material hangs out in space and envelops the headphone jack. That may be intentional, I dunno, to keep crud off the headphone jack. But if intentional, they could stand to reduce the size of this flap quite a bit.
All in all I am happy with these covers. I believe they will give me some protection from mud and dust.
My initial impression is, I like em. The covers seem sturdy and the grip cover is especially nice. Adds a bit of bulk to the grip, but not enough to be uncomfortable imo.
Two minor quibbles:
1. No instructions are included. I guess they figure if you aren't smart enough to figure out how the covers go on, you have no business using a metal detector. If this is their logic, they're pushing it with me. The grip cover was obvious, but the battery compartment cover took a minute or so of pondering, before I figured it out.
2. The battery compartment cover has a weird flap of material that sticks out past the rubber battery door and headphone jack. Either that, or I have fooled myself and I am indeed too dumb to figure out the cover installation (see no. 1). If I have it installed correctly, this flap of material hangs out in space and envelops the headphone jack. That may be intentional, I dunno, to keep crud off the headphone jack. But if intentional, they could stand to reduce the size of this flap quite a bit.
All in all I am happy with these covers. I believe they will give me some protection from mud and dust.