I met up with ScottyB last night for a quick hunt at a house he lined up that was built in 1868 or so. SE Michigan had about 2-3 inches of rain recently that melted all of the snow we had.
This site is a tough one with all of the iron in the ground but if the Equinox can do what Minelab says it can do then this is a perfect place to run it through its paces. Scotty can go back any time so he should hone his Equinox skills there. I have yet to receive my new machine but Scott brought his. I only swung it for 5 minutes but I think I will very much enjoy it. It is just as light as the deus but the tones are all clear...almost like a keyboard. I dug a couple targets with it and found a wheatie.
I did manage a few keepers. 5 Wheaties, 1932 Canadian penny, and a VERY nice 1917 D mercury. In this condition it might be worth a little bit.
Thanks for the invite Scott and hope you find that bucklist barber there!