Loc8tor alternative to Deben ferret finder

[PETEWINN 5]

Has anyone tried a Loc8tor which has a range of 600 feet.

 

http://www.loc8tor.co.uk/

 

At £59.99 for one locator and 2 collars I think Deben at last have some competition.

[Guest world.hunters]

does look very nice and a even better looking price im not sure if i would have problems the detecting the signal from under ground???

 

 

anybody else know owt about it

[Hob&Jill 258]

Look through the terrier section, They had a topic on it last week sometime

 

Personally, I would rather use something desiged for the job. It might have 'ferrets' and 'terriers' on there list but Im fairly sure it says nothing about them being to ground. Looks abit fancy aswel tbh lol.

[Kay 3,709]

I also wondered if it would work underground, i suppose an email to them will confirm if it does or not

 

I have emailed them & will post up a reply if i get one off them

[Guest world.hunters]

lol i have also sent an email earlier

[Kay 3,709]

Well lets hope one of us gets a reply at least then

[the fezz 44]

dont think it would last very long , looks to fancy for ferreting i would rather spend the extra on something you no that does the job

[Guest gypo joe]

These gadgets have been out for a few years now

take a close look at the pic on ebay and you will

see it says on the reciever KEY FINDER

dont think it is made for ferrets and it DOESNT

say 2 collars in the add

[Hob&Jill 258]

Any rich people around here?

 

If so, buy one and test it them let us know Cause Im not forking out £50 for it to be crap, you can

[Guest world.hunters]

this is the reply i got from them.

 

i just asked weather it would work for locateing ferrets underground

 

 

 

Hiya

 

Thanks for your e-mail, whilst we know people have purchased the loc8tor in the past for this application, I cannot give you any feedback as to the type of range you can expect to get.

 

Whilst I am sure it will still work, the loc8tor has not been designed to go through ground, and as such there will more than likely be a significant reduction in range.

 

I trust the above is of assistance.

 

Kind regards

[Hob&Jill 258]

A proper field test is in order here, thats the only way to find out.

 

TBH I cant see it being worth it though

[Guest ash]

Hi All

 

I've got one of these. I can't say I've given it a field test, but I can't accurately locate my 3 year old daughter with it (and that's above ground, by the way!). It's a bit of a gimmic in my view although there is quite neat function which triggers an alarm on the handset when the tag moves out of range. We've got quite large grounds and we use it to ensure our kids don't run off!

 

No good for accurate location though, in fact the tag itself actually beeps so you can find it. Quite handy for lost keys.

 

The biggest problem is I keep losing the handset!

[benny 0]

if my ferrets somehow manage to find thier way down to 600 feet the buggers are staying there so i think i might stick with the good old 16ft debens finder :thumbs-up:

[higgins 75]

if my ferrets somehow manage to find thier way down to 600 feet the buggers are staying there so i think i might stick with the good old 16ft debens finder :thumbs-up:

best sticking to one designed to locate underground for accurracy and sensitivity,the key finder/child locator types are best used above ground for maximum range,also range is usually quoted as line of sight and

by this they would not take obstacles between transmitter and reciever into account.I wouldn't chance using one without a proper field test in various types of terrain that you would normally enter a terrier in,

Higgins.