Confetrit
Well-known member
This is Confetrit (Kevin) from Georgia and I'm a relic hunter. I know some of you have read some of my posts concerning the Minelab Safari. I have been going back and forth back and forth between the new Minelab Equinox and the Minelab Safari. I want to first start out by saying that I'm not in any way bashing one detector or the other. I'm pretty much leaning towards the Safari and here are my reasons why: 1) the Safari has been around longer and has a pretty good overall track record 2) the Safari has a wide assortment of different size search coils to choose from 3) the Safari operates to my understanding the same as the Equinox in that it operates using Multi-Frequency 3) while the Safari is not waterproof, I had a water detector awhile back and never got it wet. (I'm more of a land hunter) so this would not be an issue. 4) this is just my personal opinion, but I can't get used to the idea of a rechargeable lithium built in battery. I'm more old school and like the regular AA batteries. I know a lot of folks say the Safari uses a lot of batteries, but then this could be expected in that it is using Multi-Frequencies. I have heard too that the Equinox has a faster recovery speed. I have watched a lot of videos and the Equinox is impressive, but this would not be an issue as I hunt slow in the woods listening for that slightest pitch in threshold volume. I have never owned a Minelab and I try to do a lot of research and watch a lot of videos before I make a final decision, although I believe I have just about made up my mind on the Safari. I try to be slow and methodical in my decision making when $ are involved. I already know where I will be making my purchase when the time is right. One of our sponsors here. I guess what I'm looking for is response from Safari users and primarily owners that use the Safari for CW relics and what their review is personally on the Safari. I own and use a nice detector that has found relics in an area hunted to death through the years by many different hunters and detectors. I won't name the name, but it starts with an M and ends with a T. I don't want to get this bumped. My question is would the Multi-Frequency really give me even more depth than the detector I now use. I'm 62 years old and I know I wont be able to hunt another 20 years or so, but I would just like to know that when I have to retire from hunting that I had a detector that gave me a nice edge as far as depth. I know this is a little long winded, but I sincerely appreciate anyone's time in reading this and commenting and giving your honest opinions and reviews concerning the Safari. I know the GPX series is highly recommended for relics, but this is a little out of my price range. Again, I appreciate your time and look forward to hearing from Safari users as I value your reviews and comments. HH and be safe out there. Confetrit