NEWBIE'S ESSENTIALS

[AUssie]

 <-good_>just bumping this up the list, if someone could do this every few weeks. Also look at posts by Larry (GPEX) and Greywolf on page 2

[jj1781]

lol look at us all in this new day and age how did the salted miners  do it a hundred years ago  80 pound pack and the best friend their rifle lol now a days we bring the whole house with us kinda funny how things change

[Ivyn69]

Fantastic info!  I really liked Greywolfs list on page two as well.  Thanks a bunch!

Ivyn69

[Coastal Prospects]

JB Weld, or, in my case, the two part small tubs if industrial DevCon plastic steel epoxy already on hand. It will repair holes in gas tanks, permanently if fuel is drained first into one of your large tubs, metal radiator tanks, oil pans, cracked engine block even, water pump block and pump housing, pump impellor if you happen to suck up a nasty that busts or cracks the impellor, it will rejoin the impellor parts until it can be replaced, etc, etc, etc. Be patient, let repair cure overnight, use a wee extra hardener. For so many metal repair possibilities its weight and storage room are minimal, and may make the difference of getting back out that isolated road without an expense return rescue trip or tow or just disrupting a whole prospector outing. A must with the tool collection.

[aref_naa]

I've run across a number of lists like this, but this is the first I've seen that explains the items enough for a total noob. Thanks much ^^

Also: Is your name pronounced 'fish'? :p

[rekcd]

Excellent, looks like I gotta head into Nevada, and hit the shop tomorrow. This makes it cake.

[stronghold96]

Very cool! There are things on this list that I probably wouldn't have thought of on my own.  Already, the experience here is paying off tenfold.  Thanks again.

[JBone]

heres the ultimate noob question how do i know what Im seeing in tha pan is gold and not ion pyrite or mica

[jack]

 
  You'll know when you see gold. A strange feeling will come over you.

[NZnewbie]

Thanks, looks like some great advice here, if you have never done it before, ( Like me)  there is a lot to learn