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  1. RadioGuru

    Aussie Detecting & Prospecting Bendigo

    I haven't purchased from this business and probably won't, going by some of the experiences here. Despite claims by the proprietor that some issues are being sorted the underlying message doesn't seem to be sinking in and this is why both over the counter and online retailing has a bad...
  2. RadioGuru

    Which Fridge, (its Driving Me Nuts)

    Condor, Dometic make a few 3 way power models. I've never used one so I can't vouch for them but as they are Waeco's parent company I'd assume similar quality and performance levels. I just thought it'd be nice for 3 way power in Waeco's monster models. Gas seems to be limited to the medium...
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    Which Fridge, (its Driving Me Nuts)

    I've owned a Waeco CF80 for about four years with no issues. On the upside:- Reliability, good temperature controller, thick insulation, dual zone (fridge and freezer in one unit), well supported and spare parts readily available. On the downside:- Bloody heavy with or without food/drink...
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    The Holtermann Collection photos - amazing details of gold rush days.

    Holtermann used huge plates for his photos and this will explain the high resolution. When Holtermann built his estate and mansion in North Sydney part of the mansion was a tower where he spent time taking panoramic photos of the Sydney skyline. The camera used for this work used plates of 5' x...
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    how green are you?

    There is a clear distinction between some simple respect for the bush and the ideology of the loose cannons some people keep voting into the Senate cross-benches. I think one is doing enough simply to leave a campsite the way it was before one arrived. Little is more aggravating than campers...
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    smoking has been outlawed in nsw forests

    No, because the exhaust from vehicles is burnt at a higher temperature and we don't have the cars on the footpath with the exhaust pipes forcing the smoke in our direction. Unless you are a life-long non-smoker you can't have any idea of how offensive it is to cop someone else's smoke in your face.
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    smoking has been outlawed in nsw forests

    Sorry guys but I support the ban. I am sick and tired of breathing everyone's cigarette smoke and am looking forward to the day it is banned on the footpaths and in parks and so forth. I am also sick and tired of smokers (perhaps not all of them but most) just dumping their butts wherever they...
  8. RadioGuru

    Goannas Victoria

    I saw two on the Bridle Track near Hill End about four weeks ago. This was the second one.
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    The must haves for camping.

    I've always found the typical two burner stove either flimsy or too small for frying pans. These days I use a single burner directly on the gas bottle for small jobs and for bigger, heartier meals I have a Zeigler and Brown barbeque, a lot of people call them Ziggies. They are like a Weber Q but...
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    Camp lighting

    I went from hurricane lamps to gas lamps to electric with standard fancy-round or pilot lamps and then to electric with 4 watt LED lamps which throw out about as much light as a standard 60 watt lamp. I am sold on these because I can run them for days on a single charge (I have a 36AH battery...
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    Bridle Track Hill End NSW information and questions

    I can confirm the Bridle Track is still closed due to the landslip at Monaghan's Bluff. Apart from the track being closed for about a kilometre either side of the missing section of road the Bridle Track is still open and all camping areas and the Randwick Hole fishing spot are still accessible...
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    Bendigo gold plant for sale

    Where's the freight train to shift it all?
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    Snakes & Prospecting Safety

    A mate of mine was riding his bike on the M7 bikepath today and confronted two brownies, both around 1m long. Much of the land along the M7 was once farmland (and not as far back as one might imagine) and the snakes decided to hang around and have become accustomed to living around urban homes...
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    Interesting podcast about volcanoes in Victoria and deep leads

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_volcanoes_in_Australia Yes and some are technically active though none have erupted since 1788 (that we know of).
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    Snakes & Prospecting Safety

    Just one more... A Tiger at the foot of Mt Bogong, Victoria about six years ago. It was coiled up when I passed it in the car but by the time I'd taken three or four photos it decided it was warm enough to try and get me so I backed off and put a bigger lens on the camera.
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