Here's an interesting doc to accompany your story.
https://www.resourcesandgeoscience.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/109775/nerriga-gold-deposits.pdf
The deactivated and drained old reservoir contains a nice bush walk and bike track as I discovered recently.
There are many old rivulets and feeds into what is now a dry clay pan.
And I can't help but think of the lots of gold bits that must have been sluiced down the hill over the years...
These are good:
http://www.arkcorp.com.au/c/37/arkpak-portable-power
Mine has a slightly used car battery in it and works fine.
As for solar panels I have:
https://www.projecta.com.au/solar-panels-controllers
Look under the section "soft folding kits" and select....again, mine is 12V 120W...
For general charging of gear don't use a generator.
Genny negatives
-only charges while it runs - does not store electricity
-have to carry fuel
-noise/fumes
-some sites wont allow them
Genny positives
-good for high current draw gear such as power tools
-doesn't need sun
-delivers 240 V so...
Good articles thanks for showing me...bought the ATX on a whim and looking at the tube vids on river gold sniping it may stay in the car.
Sniping looks more a visual technique...we'll see in October when I get back from hiking in Spain :)
Yeah good point - I have an ATX rated to 10 foot/3M, so that will have to do, and can invest in a waterproof pointer so should be right...at least it's fresh water so if the poo hits the fan the electrics might dry out rather than fry...
Will revisit this when the weather warms up a bit!
So one of my other interests is diving...walking up the Turon river recently I thought to come back in the warmer weather with a wetty and diving gear.
Surely this must be a good way to get in among the bedrock crevices?
I've not heard anyone doing the same thing so thought to see if anyone's...
The A$ on thleft and what appears to be something Italian on the right....the only Italian I know is "Inuendo" which I'm told is Italian for "suppository"
Maybe....
:lol:
A few bits of junk from an old Army training ground in Sydney.
The coagulated lump is a buckle and the dangly things are radio/electronics dust caps.
Most impressive is the 55 gram lead projectile - sure wouldn't want to be on the wrong end of that!