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hey Rod.. squatters is such an old term I doubt people have been able to camp where they want since the first landing :( ... Certainly these days everywhere one camps is someone's backyard... Sorta' takes the joy out of it having to toddle of to a caravanpark overnnight... :( just can't do...

thanks for that Loamer and that link Rod, looks like in Qld I'll only need a camry to do gold, doesnt seem any camp areas one could set up in... and i suppose why would there be, else everyone would be there... i may be living in the wrong state...

Hi Rod, your right, i am inexperienced with gold prospecting but im good eating witchty grubs and pippies so bush camping so water is the only issue.. I take your point with the detectors and research, it takes time to learn to use them...

yep, your right, exaggeration a plenty... is quite amazing the numbers of people that rushed

hi everyone... im new here and new to the subject, so im full of fever questions that my naivety is generating and would appreciate any responses... I have this romantic idea of setting camp on good electronic detecting ground near a creek, setting sluices and setting about doing all the...

I was reading the Queensland Times from 1868 last night... That edition announces the making of what becomes the Bruce Highway, Prince Phillips Shooting by a Fenian and Gold, Gold, Gold everywhere.... Incredibly interesting, especially the scam artist on the fields...riveting really...

add chinese knock-offs from the hack then ebay hurts them....

BINGO, it was pyrite or mica, it's color changed looking at it through the water.... ta for that, now what to do with the dozen 44gal's full of river gravel i brought back... :D :lol: only kidding!

Firstly, let me say a HUGE THANKS for all of your replys. I'm not trying to start a diesel vs petrol vs lpg(when avail) im just trying to work out the "cheapest total cost of ownership taking into account all the things that can happen"... Dirty fuel is high on my list of cons against diesel...

thanks John and Nug' im from Brisbane,,,

it was everywhere like you've said, on the bottom of the gravel bed, caught in the roots of river vegatation, little piles of it gathered from swirling around large rocks... I kept thinking, if it was a pyrite or mica it would have crunched between my teeth...is that part right?

i hear you Arwon, i don't like diesel and can not afford one... I am considering an older troopy, preferably with a SBC conversion on dual fuel... judicial use of gas will give excellent overall fuel economy and total cost of ownership...

hi all, About five years ago i was down on the Snowy river during snow season filling up jerrys when i noticed tiny gold fleck all through the water... i managed to find some pieces large enough to pin between my teeth and was expecting a tiny crunch but the stuff was that soft there was no...

hi everyone... what's the best vehicle to purchase for extended remote stays for detecting and/or sluicing? I've currently got a very very capable and very very comfortable 4.5T 4x4 Bus but it may be a little big and heavy and ignorant... Selling it will provide me with equipment like a...

Hi All, My name is Robert, im 50, semi-retired and would like to do some extended remote prospecting, perhaps concentrating in one area rather than touring... I've been reading through the pages of this forum, with many thanks to the mods and masters and have discovered there are many types of...

hi everyone, my first post, thank you to the site owners and moderators for the site... this is a great tip, thank-you for posting it