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Rusty's Outback Adventures showcases our trips to various places around Western Australia, as well as how we modify our vehicle for touring the outback. Come along with us as we explore 'out of the way' places, check out our camping setups, bush cooking and tips on how to live off-grid.
Whether we're towing the caravan, the camper trailer or sleeping under the stars in a swag, we'll show you what we do and how we do it.
As a photographer, I never go anywhere without my cameras and my drone, so I'll share my photography tips with you, too.
There's also our 'In The Shed' section where we show you how we fabricate components to suit our camping, prospecting and touring needs.
Whether we're towing the caravan, the camper trailer or sleeping under the stars in a swag, we'll show you what we do and how we do it.
As a photographer, I never go anywhere without my cameras and my drone, so I'll share my photography tips with you, too.
There's also our 'In The Shed' section where we show you how we fabricate components to suit our camping, prospecting and touring needs.
2 Week Camping & Gold Prospecting Trip | Goldfields WA
In this video I'll be spending 2 weeks gold prospecting in the area northwest of Meekatharra, which is approx. 760kms north of Perth.
Accompanying me is my friend Gary, the maker of the Gazza Pig cookers you will see us cooking on.
If you are interested in one of these, get in touch (my email address is rmhyde58@gmail.com) and I'll forward your details to Gary.
At our first location, where we stayed for 5 days, we didn't find any gold, even though the ground geology supported the potential for gold.
It was great to finally catch up with Hettie and Johan, after corresponding with them for several months.
I appreciate their kindness and hospitality they showed to both of us, and I look forward to catching up with them again, soon.
Making the decision to move to another location, which featured a row of 7 old mine shafts, on face value, appeared to be the right thing to do. However, the reality of only finding old bits of tin, wire, nails, bullets, etc. did cause some angst.
Being under no illusion that the area wouldn't hold some junk from the old timers who dug those mine shafts, the amount of junk that I found, seemed to indicate to me that not many prospectors have been there before me, or they would have cleaned up some of the junk I found.
However, from the evidence we saw, I'd say quite a few prospectors have swung their coils over that ground.
Finding that small 1.5gm nugget specie (it did contain a bit of ironstone at the end of the nugget), was a great find, and a welcome relief from all the 'non gold finds' that ended up in my junk tin.
The deep targets that turned out to be old tin cans....1 being an old Swan Gold beer can and the other being an old tobacco tin, were both found at a depth of 18".
In one way, this is testament to the detector and coil, to penetrate the ground to those depths...my detector is the Minelab GPX5000 and my main coil is the Nugget Finder Evolution series 17" x 13" coil, along with the smaller 12" x 8" unit.
I believe that area warrants a return visit, so I'll do some more research and a bit more homework, with a view to revisiting the area in the not-to-distant future.
If you're interested in finding out more details about the iridium GO satellite device, check out the link here: www.iridium.com/products/iridium-go/
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Music credit: Country Blues - Silent Partner | CZcams Audio Library.
Thanks again for watching and I'll see you in the next video.
Accompanying me is my friend Gary, the maker of the Gazza Pig cookers you will see us cooking on.
If you are interested in one of these, get in touch (my email address is rmhyde58@gmail.com) and I'll forward your details to Gary.
At our first location, where we stayed for 5 days, we didn't find any gold, even though the ground geology supported the potential for gold.
It was great to finally catch up with Hettie and Johan, after corresponding with them for several months.
I appreciate their kindness and hospitality they showed to both of us, and I look forward to catching up with them again, soon.
Making the decision to move to another location, which featured a row of 7 old mine shafts, on face value, appeared to be the right thing to do. However, the reality of only finding old bits of tin, wire, nails, bullets, etc. did cause some angst.
Being under no illusion that the area wouldn't hold some junk from the old timers who dug those mine shafts, the amount of junk that I found, seemed to indicate to me that not many prospectors have been there before me, or they would have cleaned up some of the junk I found.
However, from the evidence we saw, I'd say quite a few prospectors have swung their coils over that ground.
Finding that small 1.5gm nugget specie (it did contain a bit of ironstone at the end of the nugget), was a great find, and a welcome relief from all the 'non gold finds' that ended up in my junk tin.
The deep targets that turned out to be old tin cans....1 being an old Swan Gold beer can and the other being an old tobacco tin, were both found at a depth of 18".
In one way, this is testament to the detector and coil, to penetrate the ground to those depths...my detector is the Minelab GPX5000 and my main coil is the Nugget Finder Evolution series 17" x 13" coil, along with the smaller 12" x 8" unit.
I believe that area warrants a return visit, so I'll do some more research and a bit more homework, with a view to revisiting the area in the not-to-distant future.
If you're interested in finding out more details about the iridium GO satellite device, check out the link here: www.iridium.com/products/iridium-go/
If you liked the video, please give it a Thumbs Up. If you didn't like the video and you give it a Thumbs Down, please comment below about what you didn't like, as I'm always looking for ways to improve my videos.
If you would like to subscribe to the channel, hit the Subscribe button, it would be great to have you on board. Remember to hit the bell icon to be notified of upcoming videos.
If you'd like to support the channel, please consider buying me a coffee...your support is greatly appreciated. Here's the link: www.buymeacoffee.com/support4rusty
Music credit: Country Blues - Silent Partner | CZcams Audio Library.
Thanks again for watching and I'll see you in the next video.
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lizards take cans underground and their entry hole can be a long way from the target zone, I have been caught out myself.
Thanks Ann....I've also found a can down a goanna hole. I knew as soon as I detected it that it was probably a can, but I had to dig it up, just in case.
Great vid mate what settings do you run with on the 5000 cheers from Tassie
Thanks Sharon, I appreciate your kind words. The settings on the front panel are General; Special; Mono; Fixed. Within the menu, I pretty much run factory preset values (FP) for RX Gain, Stabilizer, etc but tweak the target volume. Under Soil/Timings, I run Special and 'fine gold'. I was running a Steel Phase unit but lately I've gone without it....I hope these settings help you.
New subcriber here . . Interesting video . The satelite gadget was cool . . Looking forward to your next vid already . . Till next time take care . Bye from New Zealand 👍👋🇳🇿🍻twa
Hi Roger and thankyou for subscribing....I hope you enjoy the channel's videos. Yes, the iridium GO appears to be a popular item amongst yachties, as well as outback travellers.
Nice build. Built not bought, I like that.
Thanks Tom, I appreciate your kind words.
Did I miss the gold you all found for a week? I watch many gold shows and they always do a weigh-up at the end of their videos. I'm a new subscriber, so not sure if you all do that on the channel. I'll stick around for a few more videos and see how it goes on the channel. The whole reason we watch gold shows is to see the results, it's super exciting to see the finds in an area. You'll get tons more subs pretty fast showing the end results. Thanks and please forgive any arrogance on my part being new and all.
Hi Shawn, unfortunately I'm not finding enough gold to have a weigh in at the end of each video, but it's something I will keep in mind, when I do start finding nuggets regularly. Thanks for subscribing and I hope you will stick around for future videos.
@@RustysOutbackAdventures I will for sure, ty for answering back. Appreciate it very much. :)
Iam thinking u r struggling to find some good nugget country rusty. May the gold gods favour you next time cheers
You're right, John. This last trip, I thought we're in the right place, as there was a row of shafts to highlight a primary source of gold, but all the junk finds got in the way....but I'm sure there's gold in that area so I'm thinking a revisit is on the cards. Just need a strategy to overcome all the junk.
Swan gold finish in 2003
Thanks for the info....so the can has been in the ground for quite a while, then.
Good video mate we are home again now trying to fix up my joints so we can get out again. I might de able to pop up a video looking at the Adelaide hills and might have a look at Victoria as well before next season. Catch up with you next season.
Thanks Peter, hope you can fix up your joints....you'll need them when digging up yellow rocks! When will you be back in WA??
@@RustysOutbackAdventures probably around April may next year at this stage but no hard and fast rules
Great video Rusty!
Cheers, thanks AusSandgroper.
Thanks for sharing
Thanks Daniel, I hope you enjoyed the video.
There getting way louder as the ground heats up ..
Yes, I've heard that. I've also heard that storms can affect the way the detector operates, too.
@@RustysOutbackAdventures sure does mate spikes all the time ..I live in Mount Magnet and out often the hot rocks are getting noisier every time .,good luck hope you get on to some real soon ,,definitely getting harder .but it’s still out there
Thanks for that...I'm definitely due a change of luck, but I agree, it does seem harder to find, so I'll have to up my research a bit.
How come you dont set the detector to non ferrus and you wont detect the other junk 🤔 im new to this tho , so sorry 4 my stupid question 🙂
Hey David, not a stupid question, at all. The design of the detector and coil registers a 'disturbance within the electrical field' created around the coil but can't decipher the nature of the 'disturbance'...metal, gold, brass, aluminium, etc. That's why you have to dig every target.
@@RustysOutbackAdventuresok but 35 years ago my parents had a detector and you could switch from metal to non ferrus , couldn't you use an old one after you start digging around
I'm not aware of a detector that will let you switch from metal to non-ferrous, but I'll certainly have do some research.
There are 2 types of detectors - gold and treasure detectors - different technologies and the better / newer gold detectors have no discrimination option but go deeper and find smaller targets.
Good stuff Rusty. Nice to have the time to scratch around. Great video mate.
I'm be surprised if your starter battery would go flat when sitting for a week. I can leave mine sitting for a few weeks and it starts with no problem. Plus i now carry 1 of those book size lithium jump packs
Hey Darren, with my old battery, it would start to go flat after a couple of days, but I must say the new Century battery in the Nav now, is way better. Are those lithium jump packs worth having in the car???
@@RustysOutbackAdventuresyes mate for under $200 the lithium jump packs are worth every cent for piece of mind. Even though my D23 Nav is a manaul i wouldn't be able to push it by myself as i do a bit of remote touring. Anyway Rusty i Always look fwd to seeing your vids👌👍
Thanks Darren...I reckon I'll have to check out the those lithium jump packs.
Well done another great video Rusty, I really enjoyed the trip away with you sorry I got crook but these things happen best regards Gary
These things can't be helped, Gary.
Gooday Rusty, thanks mate for sharing your experience out there my friend, and especially your safety and tools that you personally use, i enjoy all your vids and for me its reminding us all its not an easy thing chasing the gold even countless of hours on doing the research,,in real-estate its location location location, in the gold game its,,, patience perserverance, and knowledge and yes lets not forget the bloody hard work,,thx again Rusty and keep well my friend, ps keep the vids coming, cheers
Thanks RT, I appreciate your kind words. I totally agree, we do our research and hope it puts us in the right location, but it is hard work and sometimes for no reward. I love being out in the bush and I always enjoy the experience. I've just come back from 2 weeks in the bush and I'm editing the video now, so keep an eye out for that one....and I'm already planning my next trip, too!!
@@RustysOutbackAdventures Thx Rusty for the quick reply mate, goodluck and good fortune to you, hope to see you out there one day,,keep well RT 😐
Sans intérêt la vidéo
If your Satphone is a Thuraya it doesn’t work anymore
Yes, that's correct. Pivotel offered a range of replacement sat phones and I went with the Iridium GO unit, as it allows me to connect my smart phone to the device via wifi, and allow me to use my current contacts, etc and I can send text messages and make phone calls. If I download the Iridium mail app, I can then send and receive emails, too.
Try your iPhone with Avenza maps
I'm not familiar with Avenza maps but I'll check them out, thanks Trevor.
Hi mate. Where did you purchase the Starlink from? I believe you can get an adapter from battery to Starlink which lets you connect by 12volt.
Hi Trevor, I purchased Starlink online and brought the 'roaming' package so I can pause and unpause it when I'm not using it. I have heard that the new version is 12V powered, rather than the Gen 2 router that is 240VAC powered, which I run off an inverter in my caravan.
Hey Rusty. Just passed you on the Hwy heading north. Just letting you know that you have no indicators but the brake lights are working on the van. Have a safe trip
Hey Alicia, thankyou so much for letting me know. I checked the lights before I left home, but now it appears the left indicator doesn't work on the van....so that's something for me to fix, now that I'm home. Where did you pass me and what were you driving??? Keep an eye out for my upcoming video about this trip!!
I was going to do the same..on my baravan.
Hey Donald, if you upgrade the suspension, make sure you choose a standard length axle rather than a 'custom length'....makes it easier if you need to replace it in the future.
Hey Rusty good work , just wondering where you bought those meters from (the little black ones)? Thank you
Thanks Paul. I bought the little black panel meters off Amazon....it's an 'AiLi Battery Monitor DC 300V 100A Voltmeter Ammeter Voltage Amp Meter Gauge with Hall Effect Sensor Transformer'...search for part number 'UK-300V-100A-FBA'. Hope this helps.
Thanks Rusty for the fast reply, Thank you again
If you have any questions, feel free to get in touch, ok....my email address is rmhyde58@gmail.com
Great video Rusty, I’m sure you would get a job as a Snorkel fitter, sorry I’ve been giving you a hard time regarding fitting it before our next prospecting trip, best regards Gary
Great video. If you aren’t going to drive though an y deep water you are best to leave the small lower hole open. This will allow any rain water that is sucked into the skorkel to escape.
Thanks Peter...I ended up leaving that hole 'as is', to allow for any water to drain away, as you've suggested.
The top piece is called the Ram Head.
Thanks Darren. Yeah, I had a 'senior moment' but it came to me after I'd finished recording that segment!
Hey mate liked your video, you have a serious amount of clamps. From my perspective that tells me you're a man to be reckoned with, thanks, Mick
Hi Mick, glad you enjoyed the video. You can never have too many of anything, I reckon!!
Remember folks don’t wear steel cap boots when metal detecting other wise every step you take will be giving you a reason to dig for nothing.
That's true, Peter. Also, don't wear a watch or you might be setting off the coil, when running a scoop of dirt over the coil!
is there a engine oil cooler delete ?
Hi Mark, from my understanding, the oil cooler bolts to the block and has water in and water out hose connections on the outside of the cooler. To delete the oil cooler, some sort of blanking plate would be needed to bolt to the block, but deleting it could be an option, but not one I'd even considered.
Cheers Rusty, also looking at doing something similar. Also in Perth, thnx
If you go with a standard length axle, it will save problems down the track, should you need to replace it. You might have to look for rims with an offset to suit your installation...something else to consider when upgrading the axle, springs, etc.
Great video, thanks mate
Thanks...I'm glad you found the video helpful.
That's a pretty good camping setup you have there Rusty. I like the carrier for the quad on the drawbar on the caravan. The gold is pretty elusive at times eh. Currently at Yalgoo with the Mrs and will do some detecting tomorrow. The ground further north is very wet after the recent rain, so hopefully better here 😊.
Hi Mark, the camper set up has taken a few tweaks to get it to where I want it, but really happy with it now. The goldfields has had a bit of rain lately, so that makes getting around, a bit tricky. I hope you find some gold on this trip.
Rusty, would love to join you but will have to be next year mate, (medical issues)
I hope you get over your medical issues and back to full health soon.
@@RustysOutbackAdventures thanks mate
Great Video! Good filming and info, appreciate you taking the time to share your camping setup etc in addition to the gold prospecting. Id be keen to get one the "Gazza Pigs' if you can share details. All the best.
Thankyou for your kind words. If you would like to email me at rmhyde58@gmail.com I'll pass your details onto Gary, thanks.
That’s a balancing weight that sticks to a rim Instantaneous obviously the two-way sticker did not work very well
Thanks for the info, Carmine. I wonder if wheel that lost the weights, was out of balance enough for the driver to notice?
Those sat phones don't work anymore
You're right, David...the Thuyara satellite suffered a 'force majeure' (something must have crashed into it), so I've just upgraded to the Iridium GO unit. It provides voice, text, SOS and location messages, but has limited data downloads, but I have Starlink so I don't need it for data, just the ability to call and/or text someone in an emergency.
@@RustysOutbackAdventures I was prospecting up north got the message that it was down it stopped me from going more remote bummer $16.50 a month was great I got the 9555 at $65 a month not much of a choice
Pivotel are trying their best to provide customers with options, but there didn't seem to be much on offer....it was a toss-up between the 9555 and the Iridium GO.
Great video Rusty that was your trip after the chain broke on my Honda, the countryside was certainly dense, glad the Gazza pig worked well for you regards Gary
Cheers Gary...that was some trip, wasn't it.
Well done. Thanks for a great video.
Thanks Philbo, I'm glad you liked the video....finding those nuggets towards the end of the trip, made it a great trip.
Hi mate, I’m at Nookawarra Station, 200 km north west of Cue, I know there’s an area with gold , if you want to you can come and visit.
Hi Johan, thankyou for your kind offer....I'd love to come and take a look around. My email address is rmhyde58@gmail.com if you would like to email me, we could work out some details, thanks. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
I would like a PLB , one day will get one .. I keep my car and my van in view or if I can't see it I know where it is at all times ... And yes it's hard going through the bush with caravan on the back mine is 20 foot
I believe a PLB is a 'must have' so even if you never use it, you always know that if you set it off, someone will find you....even though it won't be instantly.
Hi Rusty , you not the only one struggling to find gold , I live in my caravan so I been out around coolgardie for bout 3 months now. I m thinking about going up cue way .. .about safety , I have trilobite on phone so I'm tracking where I'm going . I have E10 GPS never used it. I have coden radio in my car , and I'm a member of Austravel , I send GPS location to the base and each time I do this my mum and dad get an email plus one of my mates ..also Austravel has morning and afternoon skeds ...plus I can make phone calls from my radio ...I'm also a ham radio operater as well .
Hi Christie, sometimes it can be a struggle to find gold, but the lure of finding it keeps us coming back. Thanks for the info about Austravel.
Nice, I like the idea of the van. So if it's ok to ask, how much was the old girl, and what did you need to spend to bring it up to the standard you wanted.
I bought the van for $4500 and spent another $10k doing it up....and that includes 2k for the 200Ah lithium battery, $1500 for the 85L Bushman upright fridge, as well as the suspension upgrade, wheels, tyres, etc.
What you should carry, but don't, and everyone else seems to not carry either, is firewood. You could easily have bought enough for a five day trip from a firewood supplier. The reason why this is an issue for me, is the wood on the ground is part of the ecology/environment. It provides homes and shelter for small creatures, and when degrading it provides nutrients to plants. Collecting and burning wood is destructive. I hate seeing people with these massive bonfires that waste so much wood. Eventually, there will be a scarcity of wood with everyone collecting it. People go camping to enjoy it, but you are destroying what you came for.
Thanks John, you make a very interesting and valid point.
@@RustysOutbackAdventures I was wondering if I would get a reply from someone, and what it would be, as mostly, it is along the lines of telling me to get a life, or I'm a nazi, or fun police. Thank you for being thoughtful and not abusive Rusty. I was as guilty as anyone in my younger years, but with age and some critical thinking, I am more aware.
wood has to come from somewhere, any wildfire will take thousands of tons,,, insignificant amounts of material removed.
Don't we go bush to get away from that internet social media stuff?
Starlink allows me to stay in contact with my family, as well as allowing me to conduct research while out in the bush, looking for better prospecting opportunities, rather than spending time on social media.
Great video mate and yes we carry most of what you have. In addition to that we carry a defibrillator in the truck as you never know who may need it, plus we live in our van full time so we have everything on hand. We had a ripper of a season last year just south of where you were but not a lot of luck this season so far but it’s early. By the way thanks for the plug it’s most appreciated. See you around the traps
Thanks Peter...never thought of a defibrillator, but you never know when one is needed. Hope you have a better season this year, just as I'm looking forward to a better one, too.
He rusty Just for your info the Starlink app has a built in speed tester
Thanks David...I tend to forget there's one in the app, but next time out I'll check both options.
Things we carry in our pack or on our person. I carry a few things. A Silva compass. A 3lt camel back pack, knife with fire starter, a headtoarch, a power bank, solar powered, takes forever to charge, but does charge. I also carry a few of those energy squeeze packs cyclist's use. With my quad, I carry all sorts of stuff, puncture kits and ryobi plus 1 compressor. You have a really nice set up bloke. I'm totally different country to you though, darwin area.
Thanks for your insights into what you carry when out prospecting....including a couple of things I don't currently carry, so that's for commenting. I've checked your channel and subscribed, as I'm keen to see more of what you get up to in the NT.
@RustysOutbackAdventures , I've slowed down on posting, maybe do a few more this season, grass is still long!
I watched a couple of your videos....the one of you and your quadbike being towed back to camp (I'm guessing)...the grass was very long, which must make it very difficult to swing a detector in.
@RustysOutbackAdventures , that was early in the dry season and and sketchy moment! Blew a fuel hose off a badly repaired injector, lost about 20lt of petrol in about 10 minutes. Usually, the grass is fire bombed, this year it is really late, which makes it frustrating. There is some good gold here, but very sparse patches. My best is 7.5 oz nugget, and an 11 oz day, so can have so.e good ones!
You were lucky you had someone with you to tow you back to camp. My best nugget and best day in the goldfields are way less than your best day...by a long shot!!
Long time no see, been awhile, I'm sure a gold nugget is close by
Hi Louis, I need to get out more often, in order to post regular videos! I do hope there's some nuggets on the next trip.
It's under the sand
I'm guessing the bedrock in that area is a lot deeper than in other areas....the magnetic anomaly can't tell me the depth, unfortunately.
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Hey Rusty, I found your video after doing a search on the internet. We are buying a ute, we want it fitted with bullbar and front and rear racks, but they wont fit a front rack to the bull bar because something to do with the airbags sensor. So I am going to get a friend to fit me one, but I wanted to ask, how do you determine what weight the racks can handle? And is there some govt regulations regarding weights that can be loaded on to racks? Cheers
Hey Dingo, I'm pretty sure the roof racks on the Navara are rated at 80kg, so I figured the front rack is really only 'supporting' the 80kg, rather than having to take the whole weight. I built it for what I thought would be strong enough for this role, which I'm sure it is, but haven't looked into any govt regulations that relate to such a front rack.
@@RustysOutbackAdventures yeah that would make sense..cheers mate
Hi rusty,how have you mounted your solar on the roof of your caravan ta
Hi Jaimie, here's the link to the video of the solar panel installation onto the roof of the caravan....hope this helps. czcams.com/video/-Bxt66Cg1I4/video.html