vanursepaul

Haven't heard anything Norm--- But then again i havent ruined anything in a day or two--lolol

Is this the number you are using for Jamie 630-401-8154

1 hour ago, klunker said:

 

 Mr. V.A.N. Paul. Thank you for you kind offer of assistance. Few members of this esteemed forum are aware of what a generous offer this is as they don't know just how steep, brushy, rocky, snaky, bear and mountain lion infested and generally dangerous this area can be.

Especially when you have to negotiate it blindfolded.

😳

hahahahaha... --- Go get 'em Merton!!!

Research isn’t everything..... but it beats the heck out of whatever is in second place...

 once again... a lesson from the Taskmaster..

i once asked him, if the gold is all down this long run of claims you have, maybe I should go on East of them and explore all that ground? It looks completely open to claims.

 With a look, that I was used to by this time, he states, “ there’s a reason for that. Have you looked on the geo maps I gave  you? 
That’s all way outside the line of strike and besides that it is all solid granite! Read your dam maps!”

And many other choice descriptive adjectives which I won’t include... for those who are faint of heart.

 Then for my lesson of the day he says, “did you ever think of staying on the line of strike and trying to link up hot spots along that strike?”

Find new patches in between known patches on the line.

He actually looked disgusted at times during the teaching process😅

i noticed the same Aussie behavior    from Goldhound Dale, and Norvic!

Tremain and Dave were always perfect gentlemen, but I did notice them laughing a lot while looking in my direction🤠

Almost positive Klunker  has done the same...

I KNOW Condor has because he is less apt to hide his laughter 

did you acidize this or is the natural----??????

If it is natural. please dont go back there until i get there.....

You will definitely need my assistance and Merton will be too busy studying Geo reports to help --- 

I, on the other hand, will be a willing subject to haul all the nuggets away from the area [to prevent you from hurting yourself.]

My number is BR...549 

3 hours ago, normmcq said:

 Paul

 If you didn't have bad luck, you wouldn't have any at all! Glad you got your truck back, but not much chance on your 800.

                                                                                               Norm

Your right on that-- even tho the police knew where all the junk was this ring had stolen--

I was never contacted to go see if any of it was mine-- nor did i get to put paper work in---

it is too much hassle for them --especially now in LA--- so i just let it go and called USAA--- 

Its all good.

I just keep paying the insurance premiums....lol

So far they have paid off.... 

Looking for a Nox now--- 

Oh yeah mate -- i like it!!!

3 hours ago, Gerry in Idaho said:

Paul,  Sorry I did not catch this post earlier this year but as you folks see, I come and go in spurts onto the forum.

Much of my detecting style is on tailing piles.  I like hunting dredge piles, hand stacked workings, old placers and ore dump piles.

For most of those mentioned above, the Equinox 800 is my detector of choice and the main reason is the amount of iron trash in the piles.  The identification capabilities of the NOX is best on the market today and it has proven for me many times over.  Yes I take a 5000 with 11" round DD coil in DISC mode and hunt some piles if there is mostly hot rocks as that really drives the NOX nuts.

On a recent trip, I found a dandy with the NOX and stock 11" coil at approx 12" and there was iron trash all around it.  I so desired to find another bigun in the area, the next trip had the 7000 covering the same ground and anything not near the surface was checked again with the NOX.  (side note)  You can have both machines on and be about 8 to 10 feet part.  If there was no signal at all from the NOX, I dug it.  Sure enough, I pulled 3 more non ferrous targets from the same piles my NOX missed.  No they were not gold, but I was happy that my combo hunt produced 3 more signals that easily could have been gold.

The NOX is a very capable detector and unless those piles have some seriously deadly mineralized soils, you'll still get good depth with the stock coil on decent size gold.  I have found many pieces with the NOX in the 6 to 8" range and a half dozen in the 10 to 16" range.

How are you setting up your NOX for the tailing as for Function Settings?

Mine was stolen a month or so ago-- and I havent gotten up to AK yet to try one out....

I go up in 2 months tho and would like to check out some OLD workings-- the piles are surely hand shoveled that i saw-- all covered in moss and dampness of the south east Alaskan rain forest near ketchikan... Trees canopy is immense..

Luckily i ran in to a fellow who is a gold hunter and even has a few claims--- this area can be very steep and is mostly known for hard rock mines---- but some gold was found down in the creeks... that is where i saw a few mounds of old workings... there are more..

Looking to replace the 800 with a 600 or 800 ....as i understand the 600 on park 2 is the go for gold....--- correct me if this is skewed thinking--

there isnt much difference in the price...

i may even try to pick up a used 800 if i can find one for sale.... 

I cant let the Taskmaster see me wearing gloves.... 

Harden the f... up Yank!!!!! 🤠

😂

i was meaning a plastic cover of some type you could just pull off and the rash would come off with it-- i have stuck trash in my hands a few time getting the metal off my pick magnet-------ziplock would tear too easily---

or maybe wear a dang glove Paul!

How do you clean the neo mags?? would you put something like a plastic ziplock bag over them or something?

Thanks Norm--

Believe it or not  I had my truck stolen again for the second time---- this time the west hollywood police found it right before it was to become a parts donor...lol

But alas--- my 800 was gone 

On ya mate!!!

Give us a tally when you get her done..

Lolol.. I have noticed that my foot size keeps increasing the older I get. I used to wear a size 12 boot... I recently bought a pair of NB 12 sneakers and had to exchange them for size 13.... then had to change again to 14s and they are still to small.... I thought something is weird here... then I looked at the Reebok boots I wore in Australia that Goldhound Dale recommended and saw they were size 14!!!!

 Maybe this is why I broke so many 705 shafts??? Or was that because I used them as walking sticks in Forest  Hill mountains????😂

 Klunker,,,,the PVC fix is truly Californian🤓

Love this story!

 Thx mate

1 hour ago, Condor said:

Well, he did find your lost Toyota keys nearby.  Presumably, some of those nuggets were the ones that fell out of your pocket with the car keys.  People who know Paul would find it inconceivable that he could lose a set of car keys mere weeks after he let the local miscreants steal that same vehicle and our detectors.  A curious coincidence indeed.  Could be a conspiracy to defame Paul.

Finally the explanation of my woes

My lazy a.. watch snake must have been drinking again--- stay off my patch you two!!!  lololol

It’s a jungle

5 minutes ago, Gold Hound said:

Are you still selling them Steve?

Because if you are its working on me 😂 I've just added one to my near future toys list.

I will get Paul to find me a nice late model second hand one he can then disassemble and clean it and Chuck it in his suitcase when he comes over...

I was waiting for someone to chime in and tell ya that may be a good way to lose all your parts

shipping it to you in his luggage!!!!

🤠

15 minutes ago, Gold Hound said:

Oh may aswel use a 4x4 quad, didn't realize they were that heavy.

May not be quite that heavy...🤠

www.rokon.com/bikes/rokon-hunters

98.8 kgs 

3 hours ago, Gold Hound said:

Are you callin me a wussy boy... ya mug!

Hmmmmm😝

 those things  weigh 200 kg!!!

 Yeah you should harden the f... up mate!!!! 
🤠

5 hours ago, Gold Hound said:

Hi Condor

What a bugger stacking the bike, I know what that feels like...

The one I remember most is when a stick flicked up off the front wheel and stabbed into my shin bone about 2in, it was a timber called cooktown iron wood which is one of our hardest timbers and is also toxic. Had to brace my leg and use both arms to pull it out of my shin, then it bled really slowly dark nearly black blood for 3 weeks... ouch.

I've never seen a Rocon they look awesome! What do they sell for over there? We don't get them here. What a weapon it would be in our country!

way too heavy for you!

what beach?-- That one earring sure looks goldy!

im ready for a trip soon!!!

It'll be almost 8 months since i took a runner.......

Steve-- wheres my emoticon of the guy in the Aussie hat???

BOLO- ---------Norvic and Dave and goldhound, Trent  and Tremain-- could be coming any day--- watch yourself--- you never know......lolol

51 minutes ago, Steve Herschbach said:

Hard lesson Steve but I’m glad you did not break something or worse to learn it. No matter how we try to ignore age it does sneak up, requiring a downshift in expectations about what can be expected of our once young bodies. I’ve come to accept my hardcore prospecting days are behind me but that’s just fine. A two seater for you and more time with your girlfriend seems a better option than broken bones! 

He's like me Steve-- he is finally realizing that having "Adult Supervision" can be a plus now days.....🇨🇭