deathray

Clay Diggings has a website ' mylandmatters.com' . You can find claim info there. Or BLM. County assesors.

Make sure your not on someones claim.

Not a problem bud.  Auburn rec area is only hands n pans area . 

On 4/12/2023 at 8:34 AM, GotAU? said:

If I didn’t know where you are from, I’d swear these are Valley Oak trees in the Sierra foothills in central California’s motherload country! Some of my favorite places I’ve been!

Yep...looks exactly like where I live

I still have an f-19...cant say I use it anymore. Holding on to it, because a good friend...carpenter I work with...is interested in detecting, perfect detector for new person.

Im kinda a backpack junky. Check out REI.  For a onetime $20, you can become a member. They have great deals in their outlet and garage sale sections. But, this is kinda high end stuff.

Sunup to sundown is the norm for me, if possible. But often times, during summer, 3-4 hours after work, till dark

21 hours ago, strick said:

The thing that really pisses my off more then anything else about Minelab is their coils...when you release a new detector and it takes months for the accessory coils to come out is just stupid. And then when they do come out  you gotta stand in line like your waiting to shake the popes hand just to get one....it's all so ridiculous this is done on purpose and its bad look..morning rant over..

strick 

I hear ya! Number one reason I bought a 900 , instead of  Manticore. An 11 inch coil, is only good for searching for new spots, for me. 

Good job

2 hours ago, glacialgold said:

 

As for fluids, however, I learned a trick from my dad. He worked on a factory assembly line for 30 years, a brutally hot place without AC. He would take empty gatorade bottles, refill them with tap water, and place 4 of them in the freezer for work the next dsy

Im in construction, thats my daily routine. Except, I buy cases of water, usually throw 6-7 in freezer at night.  That saves me from buying ice.

Man...Im lazy...usually whatever fruit I have on hand, and a fat P&J, gives good energy. Also...I like to detect with guys that bring along way to much food, 😁

What you wrote up Gerry, is why I bought a 900. My Deus is on life support, so ready for new vlf. If the manti had a 6 inch coil, I would have bought one...had one with my name on it, passed on it. Now...if it would only stop raining/ snowing here in Cali...the winter from hell

Couple of nice taps there

On 1/12/2023 at 11:20 AM, Dutchman4 said:

Couldn't agree more.  When I lived in SoCal there were many outdoor target shooting areas on BLM land that were shut down due to huge amounts of trash left behind including old TV's and appliances that were shot up.   

 You beat me too it. Around here, Calaveras county, thats the worse. I live next too New Hogan Lake...theres a shooting spot nearby, dudes bring in cars, rvs, hundreds of bottles, etc...looks like a landfill. I love to shoot, but find this disgusting.

3 hours ago, strick said:

Breaking Bad? 😃

Yep, ha. Can you imagine, taking one of those HUGE magnets, to a mining camp? That would be awesome!

35 minutes ago, strick said:

We need to come up with  a big magnet on 4x4 wheels that we can wheel around. Then at least we pick up most of the ferrous stuff then flip a switch and let it fall to the ground away from where we re detecting. Maybe then we could have a fighting chance in some of these spots lol 

strick 

I have a big rolling magnet, you can get them at the supply house, for about $150. BUT...will really only work on the loose, surface trash. Stuff stuck in the dirt at all, no bueno. You have any friends at a salvage yard?😁

REI buddy. Membership is/was like 20 bucks. This will get you too the outlet section, which has fantastic deals on new gear, and the garage sale section for used gear. I got a 70 L Osprey pack, for $70, like new...new sells for $300.

Me personally, I will never buy a detector from Cabelas.

On 2/6/2023 at 3:13 PM, Rob Allison said:

Hey Deathray,

   I don't remember the conversation on my forums, I'm sure it was a long time ago.  Was it about what coils came with the Minelab GP Extreme? Gerry's correct, when purchased new the GP Extreme came with two coils, 11 inch and 18" and they were both DD/Pseduo Mono's.  You also got the black hard case, which was pretty nice if you traveled.  

 

I got the case, 11 inch coil. Dude held on to the 18. When I asked him about it, since his ad said with coil, he said send more money, and I will send coil. Ive bought and sold dozens of detectors over the years, first time I had an issue. Probably about 10 years ago.

Thanks Gerry! I recieved everything but the 18 incher...then it became a heated back n forthon Robs old forum, and out of respect for Rob, I dropoed it. So thats what I thought. Still searching for anyone who has one they want to sell, or may lookat any other bigger DD coils. Im thinking theres more, deeper in my spor, haha.

Hey Gerry, guessing you, Steve and other old timers will know the answer to this....

The 18 inch coil, that came with the gp extreme, is that a mono or double D? The 11 inch that came with it, is the only coil I have that works good there. I was under the impression, that the 18 was double D too,but Improbably wrong. I bought the detector used years ago, and dude ripped me off on the big coil.

Ok. Yeah, got a couple big mono coils, but my main site is to close to subdivision...get too much emi. Thanks bud.

That was me, Gerry, that posted the ad. Will it work on gp extreme, and is it a double D?

2 hours ago, strick said:

Chuck some of those backpacks they give away are worse then a cardboard box...the good backpacks you have to pay for. The cheap backpacks are just one more thing to fill up your garbage can. 🙂

Strick

Truth. I spend too much at REI...got a backpack addiction , 😪

Thanks for the write up. Been waiting for someone to compare it to a Nox. Of course, like you said, no small coil yet for the Maniwar