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  1. chris11330

    COIL SWAP.

    G'Day Ronnie, What condition is she in? Maybe a photo or 2 if possible. I have one and would be keen if all good. Cheers Chris
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    Headphone compatible hat.

    Have a crack at these units look cool for summer! www.personalcoolingproducts.com.au/pg_ultimate_outdoor_workers_hat.php
  3. chris11330

    Pine plantation

    G'Day Wags, I've been detecting around Creswick of late and these are Crown Lands leased by HVP. You can apply for permission to do recreational things on their land through their website. I tend to just go with the flow as the ones i go to are not fenced and if i was to encounter anyone i would...
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    Beepin' and Vapin'

    Howdy, I've been vaping for 3 years had a 15 a day rollie habit for too many years! Love the vape just running a Kanger K-Box at around 22 watts and an Aspire Nautilus sub ohm on ceramic coils. Make my own juice get VG and PG from South Australia from Base Drop and flavours also from S.A can't...
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    PLB - Personal Safety in the Bush

    Hi Folks, Just a heads up Rays Outdoors have GME GPS Personal locator Beacons on sale at $299. Pick up in store. Only till 27/11. Cannot recommend them highly enough to have one for peace of mind. Cheers Chris
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    Just noticed new gold prospecting shop in geelong?

    Hey Goldfev3r, Yep been in to pick up some plastic bolts and sundries, they have a website too. Cool shop to have in Geelong when you need stuff ASAP and dont have to wait on snail mail!
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    Main Vein from Melb East Suburbs

    Welcome mate hope all the colours you find run golden!
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    Underground Mines - Victoria

    Hi Dean, Great pics as usual is this the one up at Yandoit? It's surely come a long way since i saw it last! Chris
  9. chris11330

    4WD; What do you drive and why?

    I drive a 1999 Landcruiser 105 series, solid axle petrol/gas. Bloody tough love it and hasnt cost me a cent apart from servicing for last 5 years. Paid $16 k for it fully kitted out back in late 2011, winch, bullbar, UHF, drawers, fridge slide, driving lights, twin batteries, compressor, brake...
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    4500 screaming over ironstone??

    Hi Nick, Had this same rock a few times absolutely blanking on me think it was Mt Doran and also around Yandoit/Daylesford areas, red on the outside and blue on interior! Just hot and metamorphic i think and remember it being magnetic. Cheers Chris
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    do you think this ground would be worth a look??

    G'Day Ben, Sure looks good but looks can be deceiving! Spent a lot of time up around Blackwood and surrounds for not much gain except my leg muscles! Happy to come have a scout around just for shi*s and giggles and see what you have there! Once we suss it out we can go from there and just how...
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    Snake Valley, Smythesdale, Happy Valley, Linton, Skipton areas information and questions

    Best i've done at Linton was 18 months ago when i hit a 22 nugget patch in about 50 square metres on a slope just off a ridge. Nuggets weighed from 0.2 with the biggest being 1 gram. Spent about another 10 days there and have only got 3 more! But it is still out there and this one was very close...
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    GX 4500 audio problem

    Hi Wishfull, Yeh mine isn't a no noise problem it's a low noise problem but electronics can be a fickle thing!
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    sign up and register!!!!

    Hi Fellow Prospectors, I have been a member since 2013 but have just been a looker not a contributor. I needed some help with a problem my machine had and have had great responses. Since then i have been contributing to topics and have found it quite rewarding. Most of the time i just jump on...
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    Victorian Bushfire advice and information

    Great advice RM, also remember that you only need a big enough fire to keep you warm, not a blazing bonfire! Chris
  16. chris11330

    ONCE BITTEN......

    Hey Greybeard, I got smashed by 3 Bulldog ants at once detecting outside of Blackwood, Vic, the original stinger pain subsided a little until about an hour later when lumps, pain and swelling started. I am semi allergic to bees so i always carry some psuedoephedrine 60mg (sinus) tablets with me...
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    WA Couple bogged 24 hrs-had EPIRB

    I'm only in Central Victoria detecting but always have carried GME PLB GPS on my person at all times whether 1 metre or further from my vehicle. I mainly detect alone and for $350 over 7 years is a cheap investment for my safety and my family's peace of mind. I cannot recommend having the surety...
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    Minelab GPX 4500 information and questions

    Hi Rusty, I have a 4500 and generally run a N/F 17 x11 have found a 0.2 with it about 3 inches down very sensitive and have also dug a 2 foot deep hole for a fugget!Great detector does take a bit of trial and error and time but i like the advice from Nenad! Spend some time with the machine...
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    GX 4500 audio problem

    The detector is an older 4500 i've had it for 5 years now and Old Hand did you finally get your problem sorted?
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    GX 4500 audio problem

    Hi Folks, Wondering if anyone has had a similar problem with the 4500. After detecting for a couple of hours the volume of the threshold and volume response just drops by about three quarters. One minute the sound is normal and then it just drops dramatically in volume. I have tried 2 different...
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