Category: Vanquish 540
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Determining Targets Before You Dig. With the Vanquish 540
So I’ve begged the question since I started metal detecting and finding targets. How do I know what lies beneath before I dig? And what do all these setting mean on my machine? Well, first things first. If your just starting this hobby like I was, then it can be very difficult to know what…
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Getting Down & Dirty
I’ve been writing a lot about detecting Ontario beaches lately, but it’s not the only detecting I’ve been doing. I also like to go to some local ball diamonds /parks/& playgrounds. I do like the beach because it can be some easy digging, however when going to a beach there is a bit more planning…
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Main Differences In The Modes & Settings For The Minelab Vanquish 540 & 440 Series Detectors.
The main differences in modes are as follows: Relic Mode: deepest ground penetration but slowest recovery speed (SWING SLOWLY ). It doesn’t discriminate anything, so you will find iron targets as well as coins, but if 2 or more targets are under the coil, it will think it’s only 1 target with a really confusing…
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Clean VS Dirty Beaches
I’ve decided to do a litter comparison between beaches I end up going to and swinging a coil @. I’m doing this because Erin, Caspian and I do go to loads of beaches. Although almost every beach we hit initially looks to be clean, there is most definitely a major difference between all of them,…
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First Outing With My Partner Erin
On the 26th of August 2022, Erin and I decided that we would finally have a date day. It has been months (11) to be exact, that we’ve been able to go with just ourselves and do something fun for an afternoon. Erins mother (Janice) has been absolutely incredible since Caspian has been born. Taking…
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Decision Made.
After weeks of contemplating what metal detector to purchase for my next machine I have finally made my decision and my new detector is on it way. I did not end up getting my top pick of the Minelab 800 as I have been drooling over the idea for the past month or so. Instead,…
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First Finds on First & 2nd Day Out.
After acquiring my new metal detector, my partner and I embarked on a trip to Gananoque, a public beach located just east of Kingston, Ontario. However, I must admit that initially, I felt a bit uneasy about the idea of searching for lost items while being observed by a crowd of beachgoers. The thought of…
Relic XPeditions 