coolhandluke
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Well I've been reading about the wonders of the E-Trac for months and finally saved up enough to get one. It came in the mail Friday and I put it together that night after I got home from work. It was so easy to assemble. I didn't even have to read the manual. The parts fit together perfectly and the assembly was so intuitive. I immediately plugged in the battery pack so it would charge up over night. Even if I didn't get a full charge, I wanted to at least be able to go out for a couple hours Saturday morning.
I could hardly sleep Friday night. I tossed and turned waiting for the alarm to go off. Finally the time had come - 7am ! I jumped out of bed, washed my face, brushed my teeth, and combed my hair. (I showered before bed to save time) Got dressed and was ready to go.
I thought since this was my very first hunt ever, I had better test it out in the yard just to make sure it worked before driving across town or to some other remote location.
So I installed the battery pack, opened the back door, and walked down the deck stairs, me and my E-Trac, to the grass below.
I pushed the power button and bam! She lit up the first time singing her little tune in my ears. I fell in love right there.
Now what? I thought; since I have never used a metal detector before. But how complicated could they be? You hear a beep and dig right?
Without hesitation instinct kicked in and within seconds I was sweeping the coil back and forth like a pro. I could hear a steady hum but nothing yet. I kept swinging and walking towards the tool-shed.
Then all of a sudden I heard it. The droning silence was broken with my first real BEEP. But it was more than a beep, it was a scream, more of a frantic urging to dig. The closer I moved the coil to the target the more frantic she became. I said with a calm voice "OK, OK girl, I'll dig. Calm down. It's gonna be OK"
So I gently laid Veronica next to the target, that's what I call her now, while I went to the tool-shed to retrieve my long handled shovel. I was back in a flash and plotting out the area to dig. I started by just taking the shovel blade and cutting through the grass a few inches. I kept doing this until I had an almost perfectly round 3 foot circle surrounding the target. Almost there! I scooped off the topsoil and grass and neatly piled it to the side. I wanted to make sure I could put it back when I was through digging. I read that it is always good manners to return the soil back to the way you found it after you are finished digging.
On the next shovel full of dirt it happened! All my hopes and dreams fulfilled in an instant. Long story short, I dug for 2 hours, pulling 352 pounds of metal out of that hole.
The picture speaks for itself.
Needless to say, I am very pleased with my new E-Trac and think I will retire now!
(and then I woke up
I guess I have been reading too many first time success stories and want one of my own
)
I could hardly sleep Friday night. I tossed and turned waiting for the alarm to go off. Finally the time had come - 7am ! I jumped out of bed, washed my face, brushed my teeth, and combed my hair. (I showered before bed to save time) Got dressed and was ready to go.
I thought since this was my very first hunt ever, I had better test it out in the yard just to make sure it worked before driving across town or to some other remote location.
So I installed the battery pack, opened the back door, and walked down the deck stairs, me and my E-Trac, to the grass below.
I pushed the power button and bam! She lit up the first time singing her little tune in my ears. I fell in love right there.
Now what? I thought; since I have never used a metal detector before. But how complicated could they be? You hear a beep and dig right?
Without hesitation instinct kicked in and within seconds I was sweeping the coil back and forth like a pro. I could hear a steady hum but nothing yet. I kept swinging and walking towards the tool-shed.
Then all of a sudden I heard it. The droning silence was broken with my first real BEEP. But it was more than a beep, it was a scream, more of a frantic urging to dig. The closer I moved the coil to the target the more frantic she became. I said with a calm voice "OK, OK girl, I'll dig. Calm down. It's gonna be OK"
So I gently laid Veronica next to the target, that's what I call her now, while I went to the tool-shed to retrieve my long handled shovel. I was back in a flash and plotting out the area to dig. I started by just taking the shovel blade and cutting through the grass a few inches. I kept doing this until I had an almost perfectly round 3 foot circle surrounding the target. Almost there! I scooped off the topsoil and grass and neatly piled it to the side. I wanted to make sure I could put it back when I was through digging. I read that it is always good manners to return the soil back to the way you found it after you are finished digging.
On the next shovel full of dirt it happened! All my hopes and dreams fulfilled in an instant. Long story short, I dug for 2 hours, pulling 352 pounds of metal out of that hole.
The picture speaks for itself.
Needless to say, I am very pleased with my new E-Trac and think I will retire now!
(and then I woke up
I guess I have been reading too many first time success stories and want one of my own)
