Recent content by daruthe

Quite a bit of effort yes, and much more to follow :)

If you are looking to fossick in Gympie, you should take a look at Deep Creek

Had to wait for phone to charge. Well here it is, the pic of my first gold!

I took my X-Terra out today for it's maiden run and I struck gold, first target of the day! I will post a pic shortly

Sweet. I used you 705 vids to help me set mine up. Depending what's on the market at the time I look to upgrade, I am keeping the 3030 as prime candidate - that mapping feature very handy

Very nice. Are you going to post some YouTube vids on setting this one up also?

Decision made - X-Terra 705 Dual pack it is. Thanks everyone for the advice.

My first detector - X-Terra 705 Dual pack

SF = State Forrest BT = Barrington Tops

That would be the Rio Ucayali in Peru. Link below, zoom out a bit over half way and move to the right some https://maps.google.com.au/maps?ie=UTF-8&q=El+Sira+Reserve&fb=1&gl=au&hq=communal+el+sira&cid=7017479302965098114&ei=eXU-U8CNFYSFkAXzk4CYBA&ved=0CHwQ_BIwEA

Most excellent news indeed. My grandfather used to tell me tales of the things he found up there, including a nice gold reef. I may have to get the location from him and take a look

Yeah, I saw a video posted by someone a few days ago of the right way to do it - using the screwdriver, probe and cloth - that's how I intend on doing it. And now just because it's a good way of doing it, but I'm also rather eco-minded too.

Hi Phil, I am in the same boat as you, in the process of getting my first detector, so I can share a few of the things I have figured out so far, from a noob's perspective. This whole process can be rather daunting - there are so many choices to make. First thing I would suggest is figure out...

These kid's worry me. As someone just starting out in detecting (in the process of buying my first detector), it concerns me that councils will prevent people from detecting in public areas such as parks because of the negative impact of a small few.

Nice find. I can't wait until I get my own detector so I can find treasure like this too.