Carry Gear Built by Detectorists, Not a Catalog
The difference between a finds pouch that lasts a season and one that lasts years is in the details you only notice after a few hundred digs: a mesh bottom that sheds wet sand instead of holding it, a waist belt that actually stays cinched, stitching at the stress points where cheap bags blow out, and a holster that keeps your pinpointer where your hand expects it. We build this house-brand line around those details because we hunt with it ourselves. Comparing across every brand we carry? See the full carry bags, pouches & covers collection.
Mesh-Bottom Beach Finds Pouches: Drain the Sand, Keep the Treasure
On the beach and in the surf, a solid-bottom pouch turns into a bucket of wet sand by mid-morning. Our mesh-bottom beach finds pouch with pinpointer holster and 43" waist belt lets water and grit fall through while coins, rings, and targets stay put — and the built-in holster means your pinpointer isn't rolling around the bottom of the bag. Prefer to run your pinpointer elsewhere? The same pouch comes in a holster-free mesh version with the 43" belt, and there's a camo finds bag on a 42" belt for relic and field hunters who'd rather stay low-key in the brush. If you're shopping for the best metal detecting finds pouch for wet sand, the mesh bottom is the feature that matters.
Padded Carry Bags: Get the Detector to the Site in One Piece
A detector that survives the dig but gets banged up in the trunk is a false economy. Our padded carry bags wrap the machine and its accessories in real protection between the truck and the field. The All-Purpose padded carry bag handles a broken-down detector plus pinpointer, headphones, and digging tools, while the Medium and Large Universal padded bags scale up for travel kits and multi-detector hauls. All three are brand-agnostic — if it fits, it fits.
Sheaths & Pinpointer Holsters: Keep Your Tools on Your Hip
A digger you have to set down is a digger you'll eventually leave in the grass. Our nylon belt sheath for hand diggers — sized for Lesche-class diggers and digging knives, in four colors — keeps your blade on your belt and out of the dirt. For pinpointers and compact digging tools, the molded brown leather right-side sheath and left-side pinpointer sheath give you a fast, consistent draw. Left versus right is carry-side preference — pick the side your drawing hand reaches for.
Starter Kits & Bundles: Everything but the Detector
New to the hobby, or kitting out a second hunter? Our bundles pair the carry gear with the tools you'll reach for first. The pouch, digger and gloves kit is the no-nonsense starting set; the pouch, carry bag, cap and digger kit adds protection and a little shade. For beach and water hunters, the mesh-pouch recovery bundle and the camo bag, digging tool and gloves bundle ship the pouch, digger and gloves as one buy. Pair any kit with a recovery shovel or hand digger from our shovels, diggers & picks collection.
Carry Gear FAQs
What should I look for in a metal detecting finds pouch?
For dry land, capacity, a secure waist belt, and a separate trash pocket matter most. For beach and water hunting, the single most important feature is a mesh bottom that drains wet sand and water — a solid pouch fills with grit and gets heavy fast. A built-in pinpointer holster is the next upgrade, keeping your probe on your hip instead of loose in the bag.
What's the difference between a finds pouch and a padded carry bag?
A finds pouch rides on your waist while you hunt and holds the targets and tools you need at hand. A padded carry bag is transport: it protects the detector and accessories between home, the truck, and the site. Most detectorists eventually own both — a pouch for the dig and a padded bag for everything else.
Do I need a separate pinpointer holster or sheath?
If your finds pouch already has an integrated holster, no. If it doesn't, a dedicated pinpointer sheath keeps the probe secure and fast to draw instead of rattling in the bottom of the pouch. Our leather pinpointer sheaths come in left- and right-side versions so the draw matches your carry hand.
Left-side or right-side leather sheath — which do I get?
It's carry-side preference, not a rule. Pick the side your drawing hand naturally reaches: most people carry the sheath on the opposite hip from the hand that holds the detector, so the free hand can draw the tool. Both versions are the same build — only the carry side differs.
What comes in a Serious Detecting starter kit?
Our kits bundle the carry gear with first-reach tools so a new detectorist is ready on day one — combinations of a finds pouch, a hand digger, gloves, a padded carry bag, and a cap depending on the kit. They're built to pair with any metal detector; you supply the machine, the kit supplies almost everything else.
Why Buy House-Brand Carry Gear from Serious Detecting
This is the gear our own staff hunts with — the pouches, sheaths, and bags in this collection earned their place by surviving our digs, not a spec sheet. Everything ships from our Michigan warehouse, orders over $99 ship free in the lower 48, local pickup is available, and over 2,700 verified buyers have rated us 4.9 stars. Not sure which pouch or kit fits how you hunt? Tell us where you detect — beach, parks, fields — and we'll match the carry setup to it.
