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  1. Chriso1988

    Cape York Trip The Easy Route Advice

    Sweet as cheers mate, Ive got the pan in the Ute might give it a crack.
  2. Chriso1988

    Cape York Trip The Easy Route Advice

    Hey guys traveling QLD at the moment and was thinking about heading up Cape York to the Tip, has anyone done this and can recommend the most direct / easiest route? Not interested in epic 4WD tracks as dont want to stress the rig and camper if I dont have to. Driving a Navarra D40 towing a...
  3. Chriso1988

    Yongs block fossicking area sabotage

    Had a look yesterday, cant see what the issue is ? Standard workings trash bit of fly tipping here n there by the road . Only thing that put me off was the long grass . Definitely worth a swing in there.
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    Yongs block fossicking area sabotage

    True that. Gota be in it to win it
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    Yongs block fossicking area sabotage

    Maybe im miss reading it but spewing if true, maybe they cracked the sh*ts because they didnt find anything lol. Will hopefully get to have a look while here, got nothing to lose ?
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    Yongs block fossicking area sabotage

    Hi guys just rocked up in Charters Towers and read from Wiki camps App that the Youngs block fossicking area has been maliciously peppered with scrap steel ? Anyone else heard this ?
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    Camping spots NT - Katherine to Darwin

    Hey guys just keen to see if anyone can recommend a decent camping spot in the top end between Darwin and Katherine ? We have wiki camps but most of the spots are road side or no dogs, plus van parks booked out or expensive. Were well set up to free camp solar / AMG but dont mind paying for...
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    Mad Mick missing or dead ?

    Haha she wasnt impressed when I told her the tale :lol: Weve seen wolf creek :lol: she wasnt a fan ! Especially that we lived and prospected in the Kimberly close to the real Wolf Creek .
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    Mad Mick missing or dead ?

    I found another site Haunted.com.au thats gives abit more details aswell . MAD MICK'S MINE Tennant Creek, NT BUILT: 1970s. HISTORY: Tennant Creek was little more than a base for a telegraph station until 1932, when an Aboriginal boy known only as Frank found gold in hills to the south. A...
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    Mad Mick missing or dead ?

    Hey guys , Im currently traveling AUS and we passed the Warrego fossicking area so pulled in for a few days to have a swing. While researching the area I came across the story of Mad Mick, I had to keep this quiet from the missus or no doubt the detecting would be off and wed be out of there...
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    KAL / KAMBALDA GOLDFEILDS HIGHWAY INFO REQUIRED

    Jeeezz , thats BS ! Ppl like that will spoil it for the honest ones. I do wonder somtimes how many ppl actually make the effort to check the legality / retrictions of the ground there on . Some old boys ive spoken to told me about jumping fences or tips on spots theyd recently been when i...
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    KAL / KAMBALDA GOLDFEILDS HIGHWAY INFO REQUIRED

    Nice cheers mate , will be in Kal tomorrow for a few days so get the info from DMP n make the necessary calls when i pick a spot . Seems like it would be a busy spot being so close to kal and easily accessible and not under pending or active lease .
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    KAL / KAMBALDA GOLDFEILDS HIGHWAY INFO REQUIRED

    Hi guys heading to the Kal area whilst on a trip round Aus , used geoview ID some spots between kal and kambalda just seems strange that the area is so active with pending and active leases yet this stretch is bare ? Theres open pit mines in the area that have produced but are now shut so its a...
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    Coil cover alternative

    Hey guys after a recent trip to the UK with the detector and a massive struggle to remove the coil cover on a webbed style coil I was wondering if anyone coats there coils in a PVC dip or sprays them with something like Line X or anything similar. Anyone done this or can recommend a product to...
  15. Chriso1988

    DCDC charger outputs

    Thanks for all your replies! Some really good info and advice! Thanks condor22 awesome write up thanks for taking the time to post it !
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