Well I ran the AI coil for a bit yesterday, it was so brushy, it could not get into the places I wanted. It did run smooth for the hour I had it on. I changed back to the Platypus, and nailed a 2.8 DWT in the first few minutes. Then i got passed out, got disorented, got lost, search and rescue was called. I'm ok, my blood presure bottomed out, thats why I passed out. Anyway, some time in the next week. I will got to my patch, where I have been working for a few years, on private prop. and run it, right up under the power lines, where I have not been able to detect in the past, because of them. Its a good gold are, I have found pounds there. So it will be a good test. I'm sorry I don't have more on it right now, but yesterday was a bad day for me. Thanks Grubstake
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AI Coil test
- Thread starter Grubstake
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Hey Grubstake,
It's so easy for a guy to get disoriented even sometimes in familiar country that looks all the same. All you have to do is get on what you think is the right ridge and follow it for a time, and before long you are in big trouble...
Get yourself an inexpensive GPS....it will get you back where you want to be with no trouble..it will save you and your loved ones a whole lot of anxiety and grief.
Get better, and don't forget to take your meds..I forget all the time..I think it was the shite they sprayed on us out in the jungle they were first testing it.
You know that defoliating stuff..got lots of it in and on me.
~LARGO~
It's so easy for a guy to get disoriented even sometimes in familiar country that looks all the same. All you have to do is get on what you think is the right ridge and follow it for a time, and before long you are in big trouble...
Get yourself an inexpensive GPS....it will get you back where you want to be with no trouble..it will save you and your loved ones a whole lot of anxiety and grief.
Get better, and don't forget to take your meds..I forget all the time..I think it was the shite they sprayed on us out in the jungle they were first testing it.
You know that defoliating stuff..got lots of it in and on me.
~LARGO~
Yeh Largo, I got plenty on Agent O in me too. Not to mention taking 17 different meds everyday, for blood presure, beta and alfa blockers, blood thiners, pain meds, for the 5 cervical fusetions I've had, meds to reduse my bad colestoral and other to bring up my good, 6 stents in my heart, and they say the bottom 1/3rd is is gone from the first two heart attcaks I had, too much musel damage. But I'm still here, and my DR. says metaldetecting is good for my heart and mind. Grubstake
I was also going to say, I've had kiddney stones 4 times, have an enlarged prostrate, and a hip they keep wanting to replace, skin problems, because of the crap they sprayed in Nam and so on. When I die, its going to be with a detector in my hand, andmy wife knows that, hospitals are not forme, everytime they do a heart proceedure on me, I drive myself home, the same day. I had 5 cervical fusetions, spent 3 days in the hospital, and they would not let me go, because no one to drive me home, {MY WIFE DON'T drive} I called a taxi cab, they let me go. The taxi drive says where too? I said the back parking lot, tomy truck. I drove the 100 miles home, with stainless steel staple in my neck and a drain tube in. I'm not trying to be yough or stupid, but my wife and I don't have anyone up here, that we can count on, when we get in a bind like that. The Army tought me to rely on your self and thats what I do. Grubstake
Reno Chris
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Hey Grubstake - I hope you are doing better today. Take it easy and dont over do it for a few days. Dang that can be real scary - disoriented in the heavy brush. Be sure you carry a walkie talkie and take care of yourself.
Chris
Chris
Yeh Chris, I'm just kickin it today, was going out, but looked like rain, Shep and my uncle will be here for a SAT. hunt. You know those power lines over where I took you , just before you go over the dam, along 140. Well thats where I'm going to try the AI coil out. right at the entrance's to those three mines. lots of good looking tailings. But I either have to use a VLF or if this coil works good enough I should be able to find something in the way of gold. Grubstake
Gee Grubstake, hope you get to work out your patch while the doc's can keep you going..
I havnt had much experiance with AI coils but I know they are good on salt.
My idea of testing a coil is to use it for quite a while and see what gold it turns up. When I lived in the bush it was easy. I would get a new coil and use it daily for about a month. but if you only have weekends or short spells people tend to do the 'bury a nugget test' which to me says nothing.
Looks like you have been going to your patch regularly for a long time and the platypus has made it new again for you. That's what we are all looking for.
If a coil is getting lots of 5-10 grammers but not many .01's I think I know what I'd go for.
Here's a couple of nuggets for you to look at while you are grounded.About 2 oz each.
Alan
I havnt had much experiance with AI coils but I know they are good on salt.
My idea of testing a coil is to use it for quite a while and see what gold it turns up. When I lived in the bush it was easy. I would get a new coil and use it daily for about a month. but if you only have weekends or short spells people tend to do the 'bury a nugget test' which to me says nothing.
Looks like you have been going to your patch regularly for a long time and the platypus has made it new again for you. That's what we are all looking for.
If a coil is getting lots of 5-10 grammers but not many .01's I think I know what I'd go for.
Here's a couple of nuggets for you to look at while you are grounded.About 2 oz each.
Alan
Thats pretty nice Alan, I have only been going to this new patch, on SaT. for 7 weekends now, got nuggets everytime, I haven't bet skunked yet. Its just hard to get in there, and very brushy to work. My other patch, has produced a couple of pounds, but I have been at it for 6 years, and its only a seasonal patch too, its the one on private property. And I'm the only one they let detect it, and who ever I bring. The gold I have been posting, is from a totally new patch. We just barely touched it so far. Thanks Grubstake
Well if it does not rain, I may get some time in under the power lines SAT, with the AI coil, but I have been on the go all week, and again tomarrow. So I have to see. If no rain, and I feel like it, I may go out and just do some testing on my patch up here. Not the new one my old patch. I haven't been able to work the area under the powerlines, so its virgin as far as detecting goe's. Grubstake