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Hi Rivers rat , Great name , when I spent most of my recreation time fishing my mates called me river rat . Have read some of your post's , must be physically a tough sport fossicking in the Thames mud . Cheers goldrat

Hi Northeast , You are spot on a sticky would be good , similar to 4 umer and PA . Send me a PM when you come over and i'll shout you a cuppa at the bakery . Cheers goldrat

Thanks Chuck for your response , I have been a member for 18 months and a lurker before that . Love this forum and the members are very caring and the best . I own a SDC and a CTX ( never used it , 1 lesson and too complicated for me ) ( just put it on market in AUS ) I have recently bought a Desert Fox goldwheel and a Gold Cube / Trommel hoping to get my Grandsons interested . They are not ready for detecting at this stage . Did the Grandpa trick last week and let them put a bucket of classified through it salted with a couple of pickers and nugglets ( found with the SDC ) You should have seen their eyes as they wormed up the wheel . I hope two more cases of gold fever coming up . To your question I used to relic and coin hunt regularly 30 years ago in South Australia , then we retired 3 years ago and moved to the Golden Triangle in Victoria ( this is prospecting heaven ) Have found over 250 nuggets with the SDC . Sounds a lot but very small ranging from .005grams to .760 grams with most averaging between .01g to .17 g . I love prospecting and just enjoy being in the bush , it's the thrill of the chase . Google Dunolly Victoria / Australia and with a bit of searching you'll get to see our main street , still 80% as it was in the early days after they removed the tents and shanty's . Thanks for your interest and hope to catch up with you again down the track . Cheers goldrat ( Peter )

Hi Steve and fellow members , Just noticed you will be away for a week Steve , but I have been pondering this topic for some time. Because of your schedule please don't feel obliged to reply until you are home safe and sound . In the meantime I'd love to hear opinions from forum members . Every new member tends to join and go straight into a topic or question , some mention they are a new member , some don't . We know nothing about them nor have we had a prior chance to welcome them and encourage them to participate and tell us about themselves , all their hobbies , most importantly their prospecting love and what type of equipment they use . You may have already tried this and not found it successful , if so I apologise for not picking up on all threads past tense or maybe it is too time consuming . Maybe a header " NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO THE FORUM " with a smaller sub heading " Tell us about yourself and your hobbies and activities " Just a thought I have introduced myself on several forums over the years and member replies and welcoming have made me feel immediately part of a new big family Cheers goldrat

phoenix , thanks for info on that resizing site . For other members info at this stage it is not compatible with safari . Statement mentions they are working on it . Cheers goldrat

Steve and DP members , Been away from the computer for 10 days and just picked up on this thread . It's great to see one and all wishing to have the forum stay as you originally designed it . I would hate to see it change , best forum in the world . My two greatest pleasures in my retired life are prospecting / detecting and joining this great group daily for a catch up of stories and info . Thanks Steve and all members . Cheers goldrat

Butting in on Fred's thread , I have been given I believe an older re built beat up TDI . I run a SDC in Aus and was hoping to search a with a little more depth . It has been suggested by the repairer / rebuilder that it will be very useful with a commander 17 x 13 mono . My question is what about this super pulse 350 any comments on using it for gold in the G T .( heavy mineralised soil ) Cheers goldrat

Thanks Mike and Steve for your info . Cheers goldrat

Have been reading about the Italian Company CEIA , supplier of many styles of detection , ground , food etc . Their more basic models : i.e. MIL D1 and CMD are obviously for mine detection . My question is how would they perform as civilian detectors on coins and relics and gold nuggets . Most probably a complete nieve question , that just hi lights my limited knowledge . Cheers goldrat

Is this an indication that they are off-loading these discounted detectors in readiness for maybe a new Fisher release ???? Cheers goldrat

Thanks for showing that old post Steve !!!!!!!! Will copy photo , frame it and give it to my wife . I may mention to her never complain again at my prospecting purchases . I hope I'm in for some trouble free shopping . Cheers goldrat

My sorrow and condolences to the Keene family . As far away as Australia they have had an impact on our prospecting . I own a Dry Washer and a Gold Wheel and have had many email contacts with Patrick over the years . Always happy and willing to share their knowledge . goldrat

Interesting post , a coil manufacturer in Australia is developing a coil for the Z . Last I heard was getting closer to succeeding . Cheers goldrat

Congratulations principedeleon on your great find 1gram + . I run an SDC and have found over 200 nugglets all under 1 gram can't tick that 1gram box yet . Going out Saturday with a friend and his Minelab Monster maybe there's a 1 grammar waiting for me . Hope you enjoy detecting and find plenty of gold . Cheers goldrat

Hi Forum Members , Been following this post with interest and yesterday I emailed Bunk regarding shipping to Australia . He responded within 18 hours with the answer he does ship to Australia . I'm about to order the pick head only . Thanks for your reports on the pick and rapped with Bunk's super fast response . Cheers goldrat

The garrett ATX is pretty close to the weight of the Z , what's it like in swinging for say 6 hours in comparison to the Z . My interest is detecting in likely gold ground not mined by the old timers looking for a patch . Is the ATX suitable for this , walking at a reasonable pace to cover extra ground . Cheers gold rat

Great thread Steve , Thanks for your effort . Owning a SDC and not committed to a GPX or Z for my walk detector to maybe find a patch , the Deus is well in my sites as is the Minelab 1000 . I have also thought hard about the ATX but too heavy for this old bloke , maybe the new Garrett suits what I am after . At my age one still believes in Father Christmas , never thought it would last this many years . Cheers goldrat

My first detector was a Garrett Deepseeker about 1979 / 1981 . I also have my Mother's Garrett Groundhog in original box and never used . Cheers goldrat

Noticed on a comment by Steve H on FindMall November 2012 he may be interested in a Diablo Umax in good condition . Well theirs one for sale in Australia better than that it is unused . If Steve or any member wishes to view , follow the instructions below , save scrolling through useless info . Forum : Prospecting Australia . Under "For Sale or Swap" Title "Auction " by Outback Page 2 of thread and auction and details start on approx post 16 of page 2 . Cheers goldrat

Interesting thread for me being on the search for a VLF for my wife . I started with a Garrett Deepseeker in I think late 70's and with no help had a terrible time handling it in the Golden Triangle . I think I'm still paranoid , particularly now that we live in the heart of the Golden Triangle surrounded by variable mineralised ground . Firstly Steve thanks for putting up a click on to Argyle's great thread on Minelab VLF's . I am not all that technical but it was interesting to read that with the Eureka he recommended maximum sensitivity . He went on to discuss getting maximum depth with this setting . Not sure with my "PI" SDC I was taught to lower the sensitivity . I have been detecting with this prospecting friend for a couple of years and he has immense respect in the community for his detecting knowledge and ability . He states that lowering the sensitivity does not lose depth . To back this up a little since I changed my settings from 5 sensitivity and 6 threshold (depending on ground) to 1 sensitivity and 4 threshold , I am bringing home about 30% more gold . He also states depth is always controlled by the size of the coil . Going on to JP's reply , I didn't quite connect with your comment " It's taken 22 years for someone to take it's crown here in Australia " What detector were you referring to as a better performer now . Love the forum . Cheers goldrat

FYI taking orders in Australia for May release . Retail will be Aus $ 1099.00 Cheers goldrat

I agree with you phoenix , I have diarised every excursion keeping all gold found in containers in there different gullies or diggings . This in itself is interesting to see the different characters of gold , maybe like a fingerprint . I have also kept every pellet in a bulk jar . Very depressing when you look at the number of pellet digs you've had . I agree with your wish list for the Minelab Monster . I want to purchase a detector for my wife and I am waiting for reports and experiences . I'm also waiting for reports on the Deus and Nokta Impact with their gold coils and maybe wait for the new Fisher , if their ever is a release !!!!!! Cheers goldrat

Google Ultimate Outdoor Workers Cool Hat Several choices of purchase in Aus . Recommended by Australian Cancer Council . Cheers goldrat

USA has two April Fools Days in one month hey !!!!!!!! Sorry to hear that , been confirmed here we can line up next week in Aus . That's because we are a day earlier and get first bite of the cherry . Maybe leave a few for USA . Cheers Chuck Goldrat