I use a garmin Inreach explorer +. Set up my preprogram messages and routes via gpx files before I leave. Use it for my wild trips in the Vic high country. Wife is happy I have it and battery last for ages. I have it on cheapest plan and suits my needs. Would recommend
Is it worth getting into?
4 days last week I went camping around woods point and took my Gold Monster 1000 and pans with me. If you go hunting expecting gold you will be disappointed, a lot, but if you use it as a excuse to get out then it is a great hobby. I spent a week before going looking...
I know its bringing up an old post.
But I managed to save my grand and bought the Minelab Goldmonster1000.
I still havnt managed to take it out yet due to all the lockdowns but been reading all the forum posts.
But for those that havn't bought a machine before I recommend checking with these...
Prepping for the LOOOOONG weekend. (Thursday to Monday Camping)
Food shopping is done. (pre freeze and food prep in progress now).
Route is planned (Heading to Jamieson area). I've checked the licence website and noticed that not allowed to fossick, but all the websites about camping say you...
This does raise the question then since it's close to the Campaspe river. Would gold be in that river? Can us mere mortals have a chance close by?
Also Axe creek is just to the south of the mine
Thought I better update you guys on what has happened.
It happened just as aussieChris and a few others mentioned.
I put it a claim saying the machine is not what I expected as it was a fake model. (sent pictures of what a real gold bug should look like and what I received). The process took a...