Norvic

Good one KL love ya style.

On ya Geof, I`ve just poured a glass whoops timber tumbler with my nightly port, if I may I`ll drink to Carol, you and all DP members health, may 21 be the year we all got the key to a golden decade.

Geof I`ll join you with a cognac any day, also possibly introduce you to an expresso a la bush. I`m patiently waiting on KL with some lessons in his style, perhaps he thinks we are a few pennyweights short of an ounce, sun touched just a wee bit. JR a pot of tea never goes unappreciated, no need to eat worms doubt your outnumbered, and now Geofs introduced cognac we are in for a golden time.

Tis the fruit of life such a luxury actually it is more than a luxury is a procedure, no a regime, no I`m having trouble finding the word a ritual that is it, but I know at my age I`ve earned it, I`ll still carry instant because I`m addicted but only when all else fails. Thus if it sounds like bs to you, you aint lived yet. 😉 plus I`m promoting three local coffee growing and processing outfits, check out Jaques Coffee on the net. Good OZ coffee, it don`t get no better.

I`ll check the Gaggia out GC, obviously your a connoisseur of top coffee.

Aye Ricks got this NQer wishing our much needed wet would rack off, I too have a 17" concentric kindly gifted by X coil with no strings attached.

Aye, my daughter in law introduced me to fresh Expresso Coffee 6 months or so back, now I am a full bore coffee snob. Once bitten it is difficult to enjoy an instant coffee. But it is a pleasure that brings enormous satisfaction right out away from civilization, it is not all roses out there chasing that heavy stuff and while I`d have it no other way, a wee bit of indulgence each day just adds to the magic of our bush. Mind you I still take an odd teaspoon of cement to toughen up.😉

Righto righto KL you`ve put your foot in it, now come up with the goods fill us in on your style, SS please do the photos for us and ensure we get the hole story.

I`ve a DeLonghi coffee machine that uses fresh crushed coffee beans it uses the full 2000w which is too much for the AGMs thus start donk to give batteries a kick for the 5minutes or so the coffee machine does its thing, but I have a Makita coming which is not a high pressure machine like the DeLonghi it only draws 550 w but still uses freshly crushed coffee beans, so if the coffee is OK from it I`ll carry it about as is much more rugged. Blends 1 to 42 buh no idea but must`ve been failures MT

MSC and all please post photos of rigs and camp setups plus some explanation of features as it is a topical, interesting and educational subject as diverse as the individual we cater them for.

Nice one JR, say hello to Uncle Reg for me, call him Uncle coz I had an Uncle Reg who would blow hell out of me when I dropped a sinker into the bottom of his wooden boat to scare the fish into biting he reckoned it chased them but I learnt later ya gotta stir em up a bit, fish too. I reckon Reg would do the same, quickly apologize to him if he picks up the axe but tis good fun no....

Tis a stereo/tuner/GPS android head unit with a 12.8" screen I`d imported from China a couple of years back, not using the stereo/tuner as Toyotas combined stereo/tuner/navi is magic, easy to use and tuner with the electric antenna brings in distant AM radio no drama. I think mine is the 2021 model thus the navi standard. OziX I`ve used for crikey must be over 20 years after trying Fugawi, have Tribolite too but love OziX.

Been nearly 40 years since I`ve gone off wide tyres, too much sidewall damage from the sharp slates of back yard. At this stage will probably go for air bellows on the rear otherwise just wait for the usual Toyota sag, long time customer of Superior so will go their way probably after a season or two. As these days I only work in winter, very rarely have wet bogs only water I see is creek/river crossings thus clean water. But it is a bit of a worry that low down alternator, bit frightening lifting the bonnet, got to hope she`s reliable as the days of bush mechanicing are over, just too complicated. Nah she comes standard with Toyota Sat nav, (GLX) but I`ve installed the 12.8 Android from the old girl, that gives me Oziexplorer along with a smart phone means the days of carrying a notebook are nearly over. 60L of water plus 2x 20l jerry cans, days of going a week without a shower are gone also. Get soft in old age and forget to take a teaspoon of cement now and again. Tis a bit of a worry this old age, heading for domestication is frightening after a life of gold/barra, Hinchinbrook hut probably have to remove this year, erosion. Went with Enerdrive DC/DC/MPPT to handle the house battery charging via solar or alternator, with their 2000W Inverter, another Qlder that knows the go and supplies top gear. Until the AGMs die and replace with Lithium I have to crank up the donk/genny to get enough sparks to run the coffee machine, but can live with that. Gerry, Downunders lot of Covid Princesses are keeping our gold safe from invaders😁 Only joking you are most welcome, that`ll teach us not to leave it laying around.

How the hell are you going to get any work out of the lad set up in such luxury......

We are all wacked you folks get it right and drive on the right side of the road but steer from the left side of the vehicle, downunder we get it right and steer on the right side of....... ah..... definitely we are all weird mobs.

Gerry, send us a 6000 pronto and you`ve a deal...........😉 I`ll be out there somewhere for you to collect.................

Basically was a matter of transferring gear, cleaning up with new carpet covering and installing in new Toyota Troop Carrier from the old 1986 Troopy, "Back to the Future" project. No photos of old Troopy setup as took very few photos back in those days. Of interest perhaps old 86 Troopy cost 50 ozs new, was very basic, leaf springs front and back and a diesel motor that couldn`t pull your hat off but will go forever. New Troopy cost 35ozs has coils on front, A/C, Navi Screen, electric windows, locking front and rear diffs, electric winch, V8 diesel that`l pull a CAT etc etc. but fortunately the body is still the same thus everything fitted, holes were in same place. Solar charges 2x125A/hr AGMs, which powers all including a 2000W Inverter for this coffee snob, nothing beats an Expresso as one waits for the sun to come up. Separate Fridge and Freezer accessible from sliding side windows, I camp on a stretcher with a swag and awning sides for when cold or wet. Have a small 11ft off-road caravan but rarely use as is too much trouble getting it into our rugged NQ OZ. I think the below photos tell the story.

Actually JP tis almost the same rig I had way back, you just didn`t see it set up in camp just on the road. Hardly took a photo back in those days, too busy but have taken a few of the new back to the future setup.

Precisely it is perceived as showing off by some, especially those that attack and call it BS eg. we build flash houses with good looking exteriors that too is considered showing off by some, I will be "showing off" (tongue in cheek) my new vehicle and its prospecting setup shortly on a separate thread. I see such as just the fruit of our labors. Certainly I do understand you don`t wish for forum members to be considered as showing off by showing their finds, that adds to their threads. You may be a Yank Steve, but no diff to us Ozies, all individuals for sure, I certainly am not going to judge you by broad cultural differences by many, many are influenced by more of our human failings than just the individual thus is often way off the mark. Come on down and experience more of that hospitality that JP showed you, tis the fruit of life.

You will find when you get to know more Aussies, we are like other societies, we have our passivists, our narcissist's, our bullies, our jealous ones, our achievers, tall poppy knockers etc etc, and sure you get the image from your short view that we speak out, have a brawl and then drink together, personally I prefer to speak out directly when I perceive an injustice rather than bottle it up. We are just huuuumans like all other human societies with cultural differences that varies from State to State as I note you folks vary from State to State. Gold does bring out the worst as well as the best in huuuumans. I have noted as JP has when showing off gold a lot react jealously immediately, you just learn wisely with age not to show off gold, but that all is part of our crazy hobby.

Reading between the lines, which is fun but often way out, the 6000 in MLs pipeline is why they didn`t produce a smaller coil for the GPZ. Which is exciting because going by MLs past of always dependably producing better performing detectors thus those of us who chase gold seriously will want, whoops no no need both. 😉

Wow, if I was a young fella, I`d wow that Gorgeous Lady off you.

Crikey, I always thought my backyard (NQ OZ) was the safest playground in the world until I read this.

Garret A2B without a doubt for me. Mainly small gold sub grammers in my backyard, Bounty Hunter RB7, Whites 6000D, Garret Deepseekers were OK but the Groundhog/A2B with its high frequency 15Khz (for that time). It was the " prelude" for the Fisher Gold Bug 1 & 2 and the Whites GM 1 & 2.

I suspect I`ll join you Trent and get a 6000 too, I`ve never had a disappointing Minelab detector touch wood.😉 come to think of it any brand detector. Got something out of all.