Hi everyone,
Anyone who uses a Minelab Explorer or E-track will know how heavy they are and after a couple of hours detecting can take
its toll on the arms and back,there are devices on the market to help the poor detectorist overcome the weight problem but they don't come cheap.
Well I've got a couple of cheap alternatives to the branded expensive systems on the market.
AS you will see from the pix, I have made a comfortable arm rest from an old coat sleeve that helps to take the weight off the arm,
all you have to do to make it fit onto your detector is to remove the sleeve from the coat at just above the elbow, and then stitch the end of the sleeve back together, then you cut a slit in the sleeve about six inches long and again stitch the edges of the slit back up.You now undo the screw that holds the arm rest to the stem of the detector and remove the plastic rest,now fit the plastic arm rest into the sleeve with the slit at the bottom or underneath the screw hole. Then you line up the arm rest and sleeve
with the hole in the stem and screw the arm rest back in place, if you have a Protector cover on the stem it may be a bit fiddily
to line up the screw with the hole as the screw is quit short but it will fit.
To help take the weight off the back I didn't go out and buy the new Minelab detecting harness for £110 I went to Aldi and bourght
a rucksack for about £17 bargin.I found a bungy cord and conected one end to the rucksack and one end to the detector.
My arm used to ache after about a hour before I fitted my gagets now I can swing my detector all day with no aches or pains,
and it goes to show that you do not have to spend a fortune to make your detecting life easier. Hope this is of help to some of you.
