That Guardian article about 'paranormal equipment scams' - which gear do they reckon is dodgy?

So The Guardian published a piece yesterday about ghost hunting equipment being mostly nonsense. They specifically mentioned some EMF meters and spirit boxes, saying they're 'unproven' and 'potentially fraudulent.' Now, I've got a fair few bits of kit, and I'm wondering if anyone here can weigh in on what's actually legit vs. what's snake oil.

They interviewed some physicist who said most devices don't work, which is a fair point I suppose, but then they didn't actually test any of them properly. Just quotes from sceptics. I've had genuine readings with my Mel Meter that seemed to correlate with reported activity, so I'm not buying the full "it's all fake" argument.

What's your experience? Should I bin my spirit box or am I onto something?

The Guardian is about as paranormal-friendly as a tabloid is factual, mate. That said, a lot of cheap EMF meters will ping on basically anything with electricity. If you've got readings that correlate with actual phenomena, you're doing better than most. I'd recommend investing in a decent thermal camera instead - hard to fake temperature anomalies.

Spirit boxes are pseudoscience dressed up as equipment. The 'voices' are just radio station bleed-through that your brain interprets as meaningful. EMF meters have some merit at least since electromagnetic fields are real, but yeah, a lot of the consumer-grade stuff is overpriced tat.

They interviewed some physicist who said most devices don't work

Every physicist I've met has a massive blind spot about the paranormal. They think because it can't be measured by conventional instruments, it doesn't exist. But these are the same lot who didn't understand dark matter until recently. I trust my own observations more than their armchair scepticism.

Honestly, spend your money on a decent digital thermometer and a quality torch. Most phenomena can be documented with basic kit if it's actually there. The fancy stuff is fun but not essential. Save the cash and use it for travel to proper haunted locations instead.

I've had success with the SLS camera actually. Yeah, it's infrared and technically just shows heat signatures, but when you get patterns that don't match anything in the room? That's something. The Guardian probably tested it in an office and expected ghosts to appear on cue like it's a bloody Hollywood film.