Can you recommend a light cheap beach detector?

[Keith67]

Thanks Gonzo, much appreciated.  Certainly plenty for him to consider.

[redkite]

I still think a look at Tesoro/Laser worth while, after all the Laser Scout was built with the Thames foreshore hunters "The Mudlarks " in mind

Mike

[nailman]

I still think a look at Tesoro/Laser worth while, after all the Laser Scout was built with the Thames foreshore hunters "The Mudlarks " in mind

Mike

The Scout is my back up machine and is used on the beach as well

[Keith67]

I still think a look at Tesoro/Laser worth while, after all the Laser Scout was built with the Thames foreshore hunters "The Mudlarks " in mind

Mike

The Scout is my back up machine and is used on the beach as well

Thanks fellas, it's in his price range too.

[Nigel at Regtons]

We sell new 4Pi's at £255.......

[Willy muffit]

Got a friend who detect on beaches and her CTX got to heavy 

and she now swears by her DEUS  on 4.1  and REALLY  finds tons of proper goodies

[Keith67]

We sell new 4Pi's at £255.......

I think the dig all with PI may be too much for this fella.  Thanks all the same though.

[Keith67]

Got a friend who detect on beaches and her CTX got to heavy 

and she now swears by her DEUS  on 4.1  and REALLY  finds tons of proper goodies

Cheers Willy, I love using the Deus on the beach too.

[gonzo]

How about something like the whites mx5.....lightweight and suppoeed to do well on the wet sand.Also weatherproof i believe.Its based on the mxt so enough said.

[Keith67]

How about something like the whites mx5.....lightweight and suppoeed to do well on the wet sand.Also weatherproof i believe.Its based on the mxt so enough said.

Underrated machine I hear, from a reliable source.

[gonzo]

Hi Keith,
I moved to the coast 7 years ago and started beach hunting exclusively.I took a whites m6 with me as that was the only detector i had at the time that was capable of hunting the wet sand.It was brilliant on the beach,the best single frequency detector by far ive ever used in wet sand conditions.
If the mx5 has similar performance your mate can't go wrong with it........i had plenty of jewellry with the m6,some of it at decent depths in the wet sand.
Shame he cant use a harness to support something a little heavier as a used explorer or similar would be ideal .

[Keith67]

Thanks Gonzo.

I think he's settled on a Racer 2, for the ease of use and some respectable enough feedback on the beaches.  My last piece of advice though will be to consider going wireless.  With his mobility issues the removal of a tethered headphone will be another thing to help him.