Gold Monster On Hot Ground In Wa

[Ethan in Adelaide]

20 hours ago, blackjack said:

Hey Ethan, I can relate to what geof_junk is saying, early VLF's weren't any were near as sensitive as the modern generation of VLF's. I've had plenty of experience using VLF's in the 1980's and hot rocks weren't really an issue, but after a recent trip to W.A. and here in Tasmania there are places where my nox 800 was picking up as G_J says 3-4 hot rocks per swing. Most of the time in factory settings the nox will disc. out hot rocks, but when you are in areas with extremely hot rocks, i.e. showing a solid 11-16 signal all you can do is notch discriminate them out. This works very well, but of course you will miss gold in this range. I will stand corrected, but I don't think the GM has notch disc. So if you are going to use a VLF in these areas you need that option. You mentioned you had a 6000 on your last trip, if so then there's you answer. From what I've heard the 6000's are very good on small gold. If for other reasons you need another machine and can't afford a P.I then look for a VLF with notch disc. The Equinox 800 does handle hot ground very well for a VLF, that's the only machine I'm qualified to comment on. 

Hey Jack,

I am thinking to buy garret Axiom if u have any advice?

[blackjack]

7 hours ago, Ethan in Adelaide said:

Hey Jack,

I am thinking to buy garret Axiom if u have any advice?

No Ethan, I've never used one, Phrunt recently posted a video of the Garrett Crew doing a test run Tibooboorroo, I think he meant Tibooburra. Also NQExplorers have a couple of videos on youtube. They are being talked about on this forum so you should be able to make up your mind about them. From what I've seen they look good, let me know how you get on. 

[Ethan in Adelaide]

On 12/13/2022 at 3:22 PM, blackjack said:

No Ethan, I've never used one, Phrunt recently posted a video of the Garrett Crew doing a test run Tibooboorroo, I think he meant Tibooburra. Also NQExplorers have a couple of videos on youtube. They are being talked about on this forum so you should be able to make up your mind about them. From what I've seen they look good, let me know how you get on. 

Hi Jack,

I have not made up my mind yet. I have been searching on gumtree AU as well and I can see there are more 7k than 6k on gumtree. IDK if that was because they found 7k is too heavy to use?

At this stage I am open-minded to 6k, 7k and Axiom. 

[blackjack]

2 hours ago, Ethan in Adelaide said:

Hi Jack,

I have not made up my mind yet. I have been searching on gumtree AU as well and I can see there are more 7k than 6k on gumtree. IDK if that was because they found 7k is too heavy to use?

At this stage I am open-minded to 6k, 7k and Axiom. 

Yeah Ethan I can't comment on the weight issue for others, only my self. At my age, even my equinox is too heavy to swing for an extended time. I use a harness which is just an 'occy' strap with one end in a hole on the top shaft the other hooked into a small backpack. But even way back when I was young I much preferred a hip mount, I had an excalibur II that was also much better hip mounted. I seems like that may not be an option any more but you can buy a harness. Personally I wouldn't buy a detector based on weight they all get heavy after a while, balance is more important. Just my take on it Ethan. Let me know what you decide and give me your thoughts on what you think of it, when you get out into a gold field.

[Northeast]

13 hours ago, Ethan in Adelaide said:

I have been searching on gumtree AU

Be careful on Gumtree, it’s just Scammer-Ville for a lot of things.  

[madtuna]

Yep, as a seller, if you get an inquiry and if they’ve just registered, the dead give away is when they ask “what’s your email”

[Ethan in Adelaide]

14 hours ago, blackjack said:

Yeah Ethan I can't comment on the weight issue for others, only my self. At my age, even my equinox is too heavy to swing for an extended time. I use a harness which is just an 'occy' strap with one end in a hole on the top shaft the other hooked into a small backpack. But even way back when I was young I much preferred a hip mount, I had an excalibur II that was also much better hip mounted. I seems like that may not be an option any more but you can buy a harness. Personally I wouldn't buy a detector based on weight they all get heavy after a while, balance is more important. Just my take on it Ethan. Let me know what you decide and give me your thoughts on what you think of it, when you get out into a gold field.

Sure thanks Jack will do. 

[Ethan in Adelaide]

1 hour ago, madtuna said:

Yep, as a seller, if you get an inquiry and if they’ve just registered, the dead give away is when they ask “what’s your email”

i came cross that as well they asked me what your email. But what they use your email for?

[Ethan in Adelaide]

4 hours ago, Northeast said:

Be careful on Gumtree, it’s just Scammer-Ville for a lot of things.  

Sure thanks. I will try face to face.