Detect-Ed 900X Long Barrel Metal Detector and Sand Scoop Carry Bag, 50 in

The Detect-Ed 900X Long Barrel Bag is a 50 in (128 cm) canvas cylinder for carrying a metal detector, or a sand scoop with its handle, in one piece. It tapers from 11.8 in (30 cm) at the wide end to 9.4 in (24 cm) at the narrow end and holds about 90 L. One long zip opens the main compartment, three outside zip pockets take the small items, and it carries by short handles or the included shoulder strap. It suits detectorists who travel by car or plane with a detector and want it, the scoop and the spares in one bag rather than loose in the trunk.

Who the 900X is for, and who should look at something else

Beach and water hunters are the main audience: a full-length scoop handle does not fit a normal detector bag, and the 900X is built around that length. It also suits anyone who wants to carry a detector with the shaft collapsed and the coil still attached, with room left for headphones, a pinpointer and a digger.

If you only need to carry a detector and want padding around the control box, look at our padded metal detector carry bags. If you fly often and want a hard case, or want a backpack rather than a shoulder bag, the rest of our metal detector bags, backpacks and cases collection covers those.

Key features of the Detect-Ed 900X

• 50 in (128 cm) long, tapered. Long enough for a scoop with its handle fitted, or a detector collapsed with the coil on. The wide end takes the coil or scoop basket; the narrow end takes the handle.
• About 90 L of space. There is room beside the detector for headphones, a finds pouch, a pinpointer and a digger, so one bag goes from the car to the beach.
• One main zip pocket. A single long zip opens the cylinder, so loading a detector is a straight slide rather than threading it past dividers.
• Three outside zip pockets. Detect-Ed lists them for tools, spare parts and personal items. Keys, batteries, coil bolts and a charging cable each get their own place.
• Short handles and a shoulder strap. Carry it by the handles for a short walk, or clip the long adjustable strap to the mounting points for hands-free carry down to the water.
• Tough canvas with a Carbon Camo centre panel. Detect-Ed describes the canvas as tough; it is a fabric bag, not a hard case.

What is in the box

• Detect-Ed 900X Long Barrel Bag
• Long adjustable shoulder strap

Detector, scoop and accessories shown in Detect-Ed's photos are not included.

Compatibility

• Detect-Ed sells the 900X as one size for all metal detectors, and lists it as fitting the Detect-Ed sand scoop with its handle.
• In practice any detector that collapses or breaks down to under 50 in fits with the coil attached, and the 11.8 in wide end clears coils up to about 11 in. A 13 in or larger coil is a tight fit at the wide end; check your coil's width.
• Fixed-length scoop handles and full-length shafts longer than 50 in do not fit.
• Padding is not stated by Detect-Ed, so treat the bag as unpadded and wrap a control box if it travels with a heavy scoop.

Where the 900X works well, and where it does not

• Car to beach: this is the bag's purpose. Detector, scoop and gear in one carry with the strap over the shoulder.
• Air travel: at 50 in it is checked baggage, not carry-on, and a canvas bag does not protect a control box the way a hard case does. Pad the detector inside it.
• Wet gear: rinse sand out of the zips after a beach session and let the bag dry open; Detect-Ed gives no waterproof rating for it.
• Short walks with a detector only: a 50 in bag is more than most land hunters need; a standard detector bag is lighter and smaller.

How it compares to other carry bags we stock

• 900X vs a standard padded detector bag: the padded bags protect the detector better and are shorter; the 900X trades padding for the length to take a scoop and the volume to take everything else.
• 900X vs a backpack: a detector backpack splits the load across both shoulders for a long walk in; the 900X carries one long item better and loads faster.