UPDATE 12/28/2024 Garrett Vortex order has been cancelled! I must admit this is the first time I ever canceled a metal detector order but do to the overwhelming issues with this machine i have decided to pass! Maybe Garrett will be able to fix the issues with this detector but for now I have decided to pass on this machine!

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that's so cool. I'm researching colonialism and this video came up. this actually is so important anthropologically it's crazy

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UPDATE 12/2/2024 will be receiving my Vortex soon for a beach test against the Manticore and D2 stay tuned!

Ugh, on the Garrett tones. I’m not even watching other videos of this detector. Sad, Sad

Take that Vortex and throw it in the nearest dumpster

Vortex , as useful as a chocolate Tea pot

Not sure what Garrett engineers were thinking, but it looks just like a waterproofed apex..... Maybe if they copied minelabs multifrequency and put it inside a good waterproof enclosure similar to the At pro, maybe they would have stood a fighting chance.

My manticore found a pulltab over 18 inches deep. Maybe even 24 inches. I never had a machine that went so deep that I could not recover some targets. 4 the other day, they sounded good too!

Manticore, all the way that Garrett looks terrible.

I thought about the GTi back in the day, But Something told me not to buy one. So I went with a Tracker 4 and it did me good other then buying 9v's all the time.. This Vortex well Not even on my radar. But I will watch people who use it just for being curious... Thanks for sharing... Peace

The lady is in the Netherlands.

I definitely won't be buying one. Just picked up a Manticore and pretty excited about learning it!

friends don't let friends buy Garrett. The CZ-20 and 21 and Minelabs are it really

I agree with everything you said, but also wonder why any of us would think Garrett would innovate anything, lol. I got my first Garrett in 1973, plain Jane TR. I think the AT pro was the best bang for buck at the time, only because it was waterproof, but horrible ergonomics. Thanks for saving us a lot of money and frustration

Great info ,Mike! Your decades of metal detecting experience and knowledge make your opinion valuable. Thanks for sharing

Hey, it’s Blue, that’s cool

I thought the Sovereign patents ran out? Also, xp came out with D2 similar time. It’s sad because we’re rooting for Garrett, white’s crapped out and failed miserably with the beachunter ID and V3i. Fisher never improved the CZ machines, was really rooting for them too?

Great video and great information

Those antique rings are the best. The modern crap is hollowed out junk, even if they are 14 or 18K. The quality was so much better back then. Love that old stuff!!! Annealing those old 10K rings might prevent them from being so fragile. What an awesome year you and Susan have had. Congrats!!!!

We did Bob's video production when he started using Bob Denver as the host. I have stories to tell. Glad to find this.

Amazing year! 👍🙋‍♀️🙋

Such an amazing year of detecting Mike.I love that you went with the best old school detector!!! CTX still relevant 👋👍😀

How is that detector compared to the Manticore and the Nox 900?

Good finds Mike what a amazing year of metal detecting I started metal detecting when I was 14 now I'm 19 years old my first month of metal detecting I found a 1910 5 dallor gold piece sitting on top of the clay on the beach

I love my ctx, but the manticore is amazing

They need to make a NEW CTX and make it lighter.

Deus 11all the way young man from raining Cornwall uk 😊

Amazing finds! My fav is the pocket knife- just wow!

The persistence in the search for lost rings and other things on the beaches sure does pay off from what i have seen from you and Susan. Thanks for sharing your adventures.. Happy Hunting. Peace

Recently sold my 3030 acquired many years ago. Have reached the age where the light weight of the Manticore is significant.....

Your beach hunts are always top notch. Primarily, those historical areas you hunt seem to give such interesting finds. Also, your generosity and willingness to share tidbits of your knowledge. That's priceless, and in part, it's another reason I enjoy your channel so much. Finally I enjoy the recaps of your hunts. Even when you've had a slow day, it's still interesting, because you usually go into the reasons why. Looking forward to your next adventure! 👍

Damn Mike!!! Some killer finds there!!! Congrats Sir!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Happy Birthday Susan! 24! ❤️

I won't get rid of my CTX either. I've had 3 roto cuff surgeries so it sits alot but it's a great machine! Love your channel very cool watching all the older rings Susan and you find. Here on the OBX we don't see alot of the older rings wasn't much happening swimming wise until the 1940s when the military came. ATB👍🦀

Very nice, the weights of the rings would be nice

Great collection of finds for the year up to now,nice to see all the jewellery rescued from the beaches gleaming proudly✨,these wipes you use for cleaning the gold do a pretty good job😃

@22:19 wow! That 1961 beveled Redstone class ring is fantastic! I love all your good stuff! I’m curious, do you try to return the class rings? No judgment here, just asking.

Wow! That silver Victorian knife is the most beautiful find! Congratulations on all the goodies! I love your videos. Thank you!

I just wish they would have put tge Explorer in a waterproof housing. I liked the 3030, but didn’t care for everything being on tgat 12 scale. I loved the smartfind screen on my explorers, I could tell so much more about the targets from the screen. Iron to the left, low conductors lower, high conductors higher, etc. quarter, upper right, etc.

What a great year you had. Congratulations 🎉 great video Mike. 😊 let’s go find the gold ❤

Great stuff mate, I refuse to get rid of my old ctx it's great machine, however the poor old thing is gathering dust since getting the manticore

What a great year you've had, but It's hard when Mother Nature shuts the door on you.That's when patience and perseverance and experience helps you to keep going to find other spots .I love your genuine true to life beach videos and the fact you are so willing to pass on your experience and knowledge of reading the beaches . Keep on going because there is always somewhere where the sands are low . Peat and grey clay areas are my absolute favourite! Love the cake and Happy birthday to Susan , thanks for sharing your beach adventures ,its exciting to see what winter storms will bring !

That's frickin hilarious 😂👍🪂

I got up today. 330 am. Drove 1hr30 min to beach. And ready. Drumroll. I didn’t even find a pull tab 😂. Wa wa wa waaaaa. lol. Nice finds.

I went down that way, more towards Rye, all I could dig up was friggen busted up lobstah traps

Happy Birthday Susan! 🎂🎈🎉🎁

Happy birthday Suzan🎉!

Are you still using the D2 for beaches? Just giving the Minelab a run?