Weight and Portability: Tesoro Vaquero Vs. White's MXT

This time I will consider two aspects regarding the Tesoro Vaquero and the White's MXT, those aspects are weight and portability.

So the point is, you may want a light-weight machine to hunt for several hours and regarding this topic, both machines have "pros" and "cons".

Tesoro Vaquero:

Pros:

-Lighter (only 2.2lbs.)

-Less weight by carrying spare batteries (you only need a 9V cell)

-Good portability

Cons:

-Not a so well-balanced machine, it's a bit heavy at the tip. Forget with a bigger coil than the stock 8x9con

White's MXT:

Pros:

-Very-well balanced machine

Cons:

-A bit heavy (4.4lbs.)

-Carrying spare batteries adds to the weight (it works on 8AA cells)

-Bad portability

The Conclusion: Considering what was said above, a good question would be: How are you planning to carry around your metal detector? are you planning to carry it in a car? or are you planning to carry it on your backs?. If you are planning to carry your detector in a car, the MXT should be a nice option for you, but if you are planning to carry your detector in a bag, then I think you should consider the Vaquero, or another lighter unit (depending on the distance you are planning to walk).

Let's be realistic, with the MXT you will be carrying 4.4lbs around no matter what and you will feel that weight specially when you stand up from a dig or while climbing obstacles, something that with the Vaquero is more trouble free.

Another great point is volume, The Vaquero will fit better inside of a bag than the MXT, but White's Electronics has a nice array of carrying cases specially made for their machines (link: http://whiteselectronics.com/products/accessories/carrying-cases.html), take also a look to the Tesoro accessories (link: http://tesoro.com/product/accessories/accessories.html).