Balanced Nox
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Lodge Scent
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Making a detector heavier so it feels lighter ! Now that is some out-of-the-box thinking there brother. :lol: But your counterweight approach is probably the least annoying way to balance a detector.
I tried bungy cords on my old heavy DFX when my elbow flared up once. But that was very annoying. Then I figured out it was just easier to use my other arm.
The Deus is a bit nose heavy but it is so light overall I don't even notice it anymore.
I tried bungy cords on my old heavy DFX when my elbow flared up once. But that was very annoying. Then I figured out it was just easier to use my other arm.
The Deus is a bit nose heavy but it is so light overall I don't even notice it anymore.
OxShoeDrew
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I remember Dan's DFX looking rear end heavy.
You hooked it up so your back took the weight?
You hooked it up so your back took the weight?
Lodge Scent
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Yeah Drew I ran a bungy cord over my shoulder down to my belt. It definitely helped but not practical for woods hunting. I wasn't clever enough to think of a counterweight.
OxShoeDrew
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I remember taking it out of the box and swinging it in my living room for the first time, telling my wife, "well I don't like this." :lol:
After some hunts my forearms hurt until I read others were having the same problems. Many were counterbalancing, and they started selling after-market shafts to correct the issues. I watched a guy put a 2lb diver weight on so I bought one, but it was TOO heavy. 1lb seems just right.
I hear the CTX is much heavier than the e-trac, but better balanced.
After some hunts my forearms hurt until I read others were having the same problems. Many were counterbalancing, and they started selling after-market shafts to correct the issues. I watched a guy put a 2lb diver weight on so I bought one, but it was TOO heavy. 1lb seems just right.
I hear the CTX is much heavier than the e-trac, but better balanced.
Lodge Scent
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Hey Drew, check out my perfectly balanced rig !
OxShoeDrew
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:lol:
We do need to have a Roomba type detector so this would be all for naught.
We do need to have a Roomba type detector so this would be all for naught.
OxShoeDrew
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Wow, Vito! You're much more handy than I am. I'd never think to move the whole thing.
Alas, I went out today with 3 or 4 inches on the ground and it felt heavy. Maybe I'll try 3/4 lb.
Alas, I went out today with 3 or 4 inches on the ground and it felt heavy. Maybe I'll try 3/4 lb.
I purchased the PWR-NOX Power Pack by RB Innovations. It has the perfect weight needed for a counterbalance weight and doubles the run time of my detector. In a pinch it can be used to recharge your cell phone, blue tooth headset or the WM-08 wireless module. It's better than carrying a dead weight on your detector that has no other function.