A fun and unique gift idea
Metal detectors make excellent, unique Holiday gifts for nearly anyone of any age. Men, women, children, seniors; everyone has fun metal detecting. The hobby has a variety of benefits to offer your lucky gift recipient also. In fact, it’s probably one of the only Holiday gifts that can actually keep giving to it’s recipient it’s entire life!
Why Should You Give Them a Metal Detector?
When you give your child, parent, grandparent, friend or other loved one a metal detector this Holiday season you not only give them the machine and accessories, you also give them many other benefits including:
- The opportunity to learn about local history, geology, antiques, and much more.
- Time outside.
- A hobby that includes physical exercise – but only as intense as they’d like.
- A chance to meet new people with common interests.
- A way to visit new, unusual places and see them from a very in depth point of view.
In addition you’ll also be giving them a chance to find valuable treasure each and every time they use your gift. Your gift can actually keep giving the whole time your loved one owns it. Stories abound of metal detector hobbyists out using their machines and happening upon a giant gold nugget, a haul of ancient coins, lost jewelry, antiques, and so much more. Just imagine if your gift led your loved one to a valuable treasure; it would end up being the gift of a lifetime!
What’s the Best Metal Detector for Your Loved One?
Finding the best metal detector for a child will be very different than if you’re shopping for your scuba diving father, or beach combing grandmother. To help you find the right metal detector for your special loved one visit an online metal detector learning library.
Search the internet for great ideas!
You will easily be able to use online resources to to select the best metal detector for anyone on your Holiday shopping list. The holidays are right around the corner, so be sure to get a move on it to get the perfect gift today.
Christmas shopping is not easy.
We know finding the right gift for everyone on your list is so important. And, we also know that almost anyone, anywhere, of any age will have fun for years to come with a metal detector. So, give your son, daughter, mother, father, grandparent, friend, or other lucky loved one a metal detector this year and give them a unique gift that will keep on giving for lots of Holidays to come!
Final thoughts on selecting a metal detector.
Whle it is important to pick out a model that is the right size and weight, it is also important to select the right features. You will want to be sure to budget for some extras as well. You will want to have a good quality digging tool and or sand sifter. A metal detecting headphone is an important accessory. A quality set like the Audiophone II from Detector Electronics Corp. will let you hear the older deeper targets easily. You will also want to consider a hand held pinpointer metal detector as an option. This will allow the user to quickly zero in on the targets in the hole. The Makro Pointer is a popular model. No matter which items you start with, the person on your holiday gift list is sure to be in for a fun suprise!
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Michael Bernzweig manages MetalDetector.com in Southborough, MA. He has written extensively on the subject of metal detecting since the mid 1980’s. He has traveled world-wide in his pursuit of educating, exploring and advising others in the proper use of metal detectors. Outside of the business he enjoys mentoring students, being involved in the community and spending time with his family.
