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One other thing on the topic, a very inexpensive Solar panel from Battery Tender can help keep your batter/s charged during the daytime. I have one and it works very well.

One point, if you have a Diesel engine, Genius has a jump started made just for them and for different  Diesel engine displacements that take in account engine size.  

Cool ! glad the pick didn't hit it when digging.

I purchased a carbon fiber upper from Rob, I like it. It's sturdy, reduces weight and reduces the amount of metal on my detector. Reasonable cost, I  think it is a good up-grade.  

Nice Doc, good start.

Chris, thanks for your contributions to helping us prospectors figure out how to hone our skills, wish you and yours the best and healthy new year and years to come.

I vote for the forums format, this one is great, never have and never will visit mindless social media. Shame that so many folks have been spent so much of their time on them.

WOW !!!

Welcome Crustycoinfinder, good luck out there.

I know the university of Arizona can verify weather a stone is a meteorite or not, don't know if there is a place on the East coast that can do the same. Good luck, good find if it is.  

Welcome Holmz , good luck in your seach,

Been back and forth on purchasing the SP, still on the fence. Good finds.

Purchased the 7000 and the Pro find35, like them both. Keeping the 5000 for certain conditions.

1. Wow, when I first joined it was $65 for 3 years, didn't know it had gone up that much. I joined LDMA just a month or so ago. I have found gold at the Gold Basin claim and at the Stanton claim but I can't say it's worth $90 for a year. You would have to visit a few claims to make it worth while. Good luck what ever you decide.

• No joke, not all claims are worked out, new ones in the works. $90 is a bargain for 3 years of membership.  

1. Good to her about the sP01, I have been considering purchasing one, waiting to hear more reports before I do though, Thanks.

Going to Quartzite area for two weeks starting next Friday the 19th with two friends. Be the first time spending that much time round there. Temperatures are getting cool enough, hope to find some gold.  

There are enough things made in China, we need more things made by folks from the USA.

Doc, thanks for thinking and coming up with all the things you have.

my 7000 has done this once, I had a moment of semi panic but turned it off and on again, no problems since. I still have my 5000 so something to go to if I ever have to send the 7000 out to be repaired. I still very much like to use the 5000 in some conditions, still a very good machine.

wow, I thought that every meteorite had been found long ago from that crater.  I have been there, incredible to see. I  have been to the visitor center where they have several meteors on display.

Good going Goldseeker4000, the 5000 is a great detector, you will be very happy with it.

Cool, two coils, double the fun!

Nice gold, hard work I'm sure but sounds like fun, I'd love to spend 8 weeks just looking for gold. Thanks for the story and picks.

Cool finds Chris, get the surgery and get back to finding more nuggets like these.