Doug, that was an exceptional post you just did there. I think you hit on some pretty important things, and that is, no two detectors are alike and the idea of burrying some stuff in the tuff ground so you KNOW what's up, at least with the burried stuff. Good idea for any ground, especiall "tough, ironized" ground. You know, I hate to admit it, because I always want to think I'm open minded, but I have to admit, I've been pretty narrow minded when it comes to detectors. I'm so sold on Minelab, I've pretty much been blowing any other brands off (in my mind's eye) as far as a possible 2nd or 2rd detector. I think I need to change that attitude, because, even though I love my Quatro and would like an Excallibur for a water machine, I was looking at Teseoros and some other brands before I got the Quatro. I like your idea of being able to move fast and fairly easy with the Tesoro in order to find stuff then using the Quatro to kind of zoom in on it, especially when the Quatro has a slower recovery rate. I'v heard a number of fellas say that different detectors may work better on different grounds. Interesting thought and I'd like to pursue it when I get soome more bucks. I'm also very interested in different size coils. I have the 5" for the Quatro and it seems to work "great" for trashy areas and seems to get reasonable depth. I should do a depth test, though, just to see, in order to make a more informed decision on which coil to use at which site. Anyway, nice post you did there.