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  1. Hippyty79

    Aust. Geology/Tribolite Solutions

    We could all wander around with our compasses🤣
  2. Hippyty79

    Aust. Geology/Tribolite Solutions

    Well over a hundred satellites, which are all owned by country’s with nuclear capability’s,. There would be more of a chance of a nuclear war.
  3. Hippyty79

    Aust. Geology/Tribolite Solutions

    I agree and carry one, but after over 25yrs of using electric gps without any issue, I’m confident in the modern compass.
  4. Hippyty79

    Coil storage

    I use an old DD Leather gpZ bag behind the back seat in the wagon for my coils and sensitive gear, DD use to make coil bags.
  5. Hippyty79

    Aust. Geology/Tribolite Solutions

    Great to see the apps back up and running, but now my thuraya satellite phone is good for bugger all now, as their satellites gone awol, the plan provider pivotal has cancelled plans for the time being after all attempts to get the satellite back on track failed. I think for a couple hundred...
  6. Hippyty79

    Aust. Geology/Tribolite Solutions

    I run trilobite both on iPad and iPhone, although trails and waypoints don’t sync between the two, I read maybe on the website the licence allows for 2 devices If you use the link I posted above you can save all your trails and waypoints and reload them if you need to delete the app. Here’s a...
  7. Hippyty79

    Aust. Geology/Tribolite Solutions

    https://trilobite.solutions/maps/ Click the red Data recuse link, I saved this to files. After opening the link clink the square and arrow scroll right right and clink the last button and open with the trilobite app. If your out bush don’t try and save trails or drop pins, and don’t simply rely...
  8. Hippyty79

    Aust. Geology/Tribolite Solutions

    Yep, deleted and downloaded 3 times now, if you try to create a track or drop a pin the app crashes, if you go the website there is an emergency backup link for your trails, this didn’t work for me the first time, but i tried again today and worked, but if you close out of the app you need to...
  9. Hippyty79

    Internet coverage out bush

    Here’s an interesting little right up. https://mashable.com/article/google-maps-satellite-connectivity I get the feeling it will not be long before mobile satellite coverage will be the norm, but I wasn’t that long ago that snake, postage stamp size screens and polyphonic ringtones of your...
  10. Hippyty79

    Internet coverage out bush

    I’m not to sure about android phones, from a google search the latest Samsung was rumoured prior to its release as going to have emergency satellite sos, but never came through. I’m not sure how the technology works and if it’s something a firmware update could activate? Its active in Aus with...
  11. Hippyty79

    Unbelievable Facts

    I asked why a Aus company would chose a chinise company for their caravans, it’s simply cost.
  12. Hippyty79

    Unbelievable Facts

    Yep, cause everyone wants to earn $150000 a year and do bugger all for it. I’ve just been to the caravan show and I feel 50% of the the caravans are from china as they are identical, but with different names, and halve the price as the Aussie counterpart I think Australia is for a shock when...
  13. Hippyty79

    Unbelievable Facts

    Love 34😆😂
  14. Hippyty79

    WA Western Australia Information and Questions

    The bit at the end is the important bit, we copped a 300% burn from people not complying?
  15. Hippyty79

    Map help (WA)

    If your using Apple you can save your google earth kml trails to the files app, then open the kml file press the square with the up arrow and send it to trilobite, if the trilobite icon isn’t showing scroll right and tap the last button to bring up a drop down list and the app will be there. Its...
  16. Hippyty79

    What are YOU doing right NOW

    Gary the Pom, what a great name, This is what Australia lacks these days, Aussie humour and banter, I feel I’m speaking another language in the country I was born these days.
  17. Hippyty79

    Internet coverage out bush

    Just tried the demo on a iPhone 14 Pro Max and it connected, had to point the phone west for it to connect. The demo is to get you familiar with using it without making the 000 call, but the connection is live.
  18. Hippyty79

    Whinge of the day thread...

    Interesting read, this article within the article is a good read too, when life gives you lemon! https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-13/carnarvon-banana-growers-finding-new-way-to-reduce-food-waste/103159688
  19. Hippyty79

    Aust. Geology/Tribolite Solutions

    I’m still confused at what difference the update made, it seems WA tenements are updating daily, I did notice on the website holding your finger on the centring icon the screen tracks your movement and tap and hold on the map now gives gps coordinates in different variants.
  20. Hippyty79

    Aust. Geology/Tribolite Solutions

    These ones for WA, for the layer section that completely disappeared.
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