Whites Beach Hunter ID

Solid Machine

Jeremy P in Ft Lauderdale, FL -
I have been TH since 1979 and owned many different machines. The BHID is great on the wet sand. The lights do for the most part indicate correctly except for nickels which indicate as jewelry not coins. I have found more on the beach since using this machine than I did with the Headhunter PI, Tesoro Sand Shark or Xterra 30. Only complaint would be the non-buoyant coil which makes it very difficult to hunt in the water

Sep 18, 2007

16 Yes
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BHID is really nice.......................................

Dave in Eastern coast -
I've had it for a couple of months and I'm really pleased with the detector. In the water I've found jewelry, silver coins and lots of cool things with it. The best feature is you can detect in all metal and still have the lights id the target for you, but it only has single tone in all metal. It has nice depth and the detector is really sensitive to smaller silver and gold targets. Between the multi-tone and id lights either working in all metal or discriminate the detector is very accurate in letting you know the target type to dig. So, if you want a deep detecting machine that's sensitive to smaller targets, built with quality and is not too heavy get this machine! The BHID works very well on the land as I've pulled some nice old coins from the dirt with it too.

Jul 09, 2007

21 Yes
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Good For Beach and Inland!

Paul in Savannah, GA -
This is my second Water Detector first one was a Fisher CZ-20 and I must say that the Beach Hunter ID is just like it giving multi tones and an added lighted signals showing Rings Coins and Iron at a less expensive price. It has proved itself very good on the land and Sea although it will False signal in surf action. depth has been very good dug quarters out of 12+ inches on land. If your looking for a overall land, water detector this might be the one for you!

Apr 01, 2007

20 Yes
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This machine is average at best

Peter in Long Island, NY -
the machines i currently own for water include an excal 1000, headhunter PI and the beachunter id.
ive been hunting for about 5 years. yes, ive found a good amount of gold with the beachunter.
its simple and easy to use. But i must say, i have no respect for any machine that thinks that many types of rocks are "gold". my explorer II NEVER makes that mistake. also, depth is only so so.

Oct 27, 2006

16 Yes
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Whites Beach Hunter ID - Good Solid Machine

JB in Miami Florida USA -
The Whites Beach Hunter ID was the first expensive water detector I ever purchased. That investement has paid off handsomely over the last year and a half. I have found sooooo many items; Gold, Silver, Coins, Junk, Relics, and even Cell Phones in the water with it. I was very hesitant about purchasing an expensive detector and read many reviews on this site as well as others about the Beach Hunter ID before buying it. I just can't say how happy I am with this machine. The unit definitely takes some getting used to but hey, that goes for all detectors. The Whites Beach Hunter ID is a quality reliable machine and worth every penny.

Sep 13, 2006

29 Yes
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1st metal detector

Mark in Luna Pier, Michigan -
The Beach Hunter ID is my first metal detector. I recieved it on 3/13/6 and have used it on a small beach on Lake Erie (Luna Pier) for the last 5 days, a couple of hours a day. Initially it was a little awkward, but within the first 30 minutes I started getting the hang of it. After 4 hours of use, I think is awesome. So far I've found $1.80 in coins (all newer, 4 of which were quarters), a sterling silver earring (925SU) it is about the size of a quarter and shaped like a heart, a dog license tag, one rock that looks like a meteorite, and of course a lot of junk, pull tabs, bottle caps, fishing lures, aluminum cans, foil, etc. Overall I'm very happy I got it,...I've always wanted one, so what the hell....

Mar 19, 2006

11 Yes
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great one

Mike in London, UK -
I have owned several detectors, but this is my first waterproof item. It is a very handy, friendly machine.

I just feel how well it is built. It is extremely sensitive. Great for fresh/salt water, also on the bank, but works reliable on the fileds as well.

I will definetly keep this one. Great macine, great quality.

Feb 21, 2006

12 Yes
1 No

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HUNTING NEW ENGLAND WITH THE BEACH HUNTER ID

BEACH HUNTER in NORTH BILLERICA, MASS. U.S.A -
I got my Beach hunter in May of 2005 as of now it has found me over 100 items of gold jewlery,2/16/06.I hunt in water out to neck deep salt/fresh I also hunt beaches wet/dry.I use the disc/tone on dry and the all metal in the water/wet sand.In all metal the depth is great and you can swing the coil slow, just using the id lights to see what you might be digging.I hunt with guys who have spent much more for there detectors and alot of times I get more gold.It takes some time to get really good with but when you do you'll be as pleased as me with this detector.

Feb 16, 2006

33 Yes
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Beachhunter ID

Stirling, N5PIP in Daytona Beach, Florida -
I've owned this model for a month and so far I've been pretty pleased. The headphones are comfortable, the machine balances pretty well. A very good detector for dry or wet sand. I haven't tried in the ocean yet as I don't have a long handled scoop. I do almost all my hunting in the All Metal Mode. Using the Disc. mode appears to reduce depth a bit. I pull dimes from 10" in wet sand, gold and silver rings down to 11", and I found an aluminum can at 18" (dry sand). It will find ALL TYPES of metal (sometimes I think I've dug just about all the pull tabs and screw caps on Daytona Beach ;-)
You will learn the different tones for the types of metal real quick. The 3 indicator LEDs are pretty accurate in indicating iron, rings, and coins. I will say that having to readjust the ground balance (and sometimes the Sensitivity) when crossing from dry to wet sand can be a bit of a pain. But it only takes a second or two to adjust. You will get a tone change when the ocean waves roll over the coil. That being said, I feel that this detector performs quite well and should be seriously considered by anyone looking for a good performing waterproof machine.

Jul 21, 2005

38 Yes
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Whites Beach Hunter ID

Bob in USA -
the most expensive pull-tab finder invented...I dont think I'm tone deaf but out in water up to my neck all tones sounded like hits even after adjustment

Jul 18, 2004

21 Yes
22 No

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