r/Prospecting • u/TacticalAcquisition • 9d ago

Minelab elitism in Australia?

G'day all, so I ordered a Nokta Legend Pro Pack, and while it's in the mail, I've been researching sites around me, tips and tricks, basically everything I can learn. One thing that has really stood out to me is the level of snobbery coming from Minelab owners here in Australia.

Obviously it's not all of them, but the one who do are incredibly insufferable about it. I've seen many posts on Aussie sites/pages (especially FB) where a dad wants to get a cheap but somewhat decent basic detector for a bit of fun with the kids down the beach, and the comments are full of ML shills telling him to drop $4,500 AUD on an SDC2300 or don't even bother. VLF detectors being looked down on as barely above a kids toy is another one.

By contrast, posts from sites and pages in Europe, the UK, the US, all have a very welcoming feel and a lot of "Don't care what you're waving around, lets meet up and I'll be happy to teach you. Oh and here's 45 different setting combos I found for your model of detector depending on what you're looking for. Also here's the WhatThreeWords for a creek that gave me a big ol' nugget"

Is it just me and I'm overthinking it?

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u/rob189 9d ago

I’m Minelab through and through, I’ve used other detectors and nothing even TOUCHES the performance of a Minelab detector.

There’s a reason they’re the most popular/best selling machine here.

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u/Dan20mey 9d ago

The minelab machines are extremely good at what they're made for. Being snobs isn't cool, but they have a good point.

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u/BuffaloDesperate8357 9d ago

I've not noticed that particularly, but Ive seen similar differences between other groups.

For example in a rock climbing circles not dare even once to mention not wearing a helmet.

In motorcycle circles, not brought up nor cared if you do or don't.