Hey M-T,
Woohoo,
I just ordered a pair of hard sided, bear proof pannier boxes

Sweeeet ! huh?
All I gotta do is figure out the padding for the inside, to keep the detectors stabilized.
I know you said your knee might not be in good enough shape to ride, but , now theres the option.
I was always going to build my own detector pannier boxes, because I figured I could do it cheaper than $379., but after a year of pondering the idea, the misses actually said my birthday was coming up and we could buy them.
She also likes fishin high mountain lakes and eating trout cooked over an open fire.
The kids like to too.
And now we can excersize the horses , and get some detecting in to boot, and the kids and her can fish.

I really was planning on a set of good headphones for my B-day, but what the heck.

I'm pretty excited as I'm sure you can tell.

Take Care
dusty