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Metal Kiwi  
Posted : Sunday, 13 May 2012 7:42:20 PM(UTC)
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Late on Saturday afternoon Max and I went to Takapuna beach for a low tide hunt.
We were there about 3 hours and well into the darkness. Although I only found a measly 2 coins
Max did a little better with several dollars and a cool ring.

This was the first time I had seen Max with his new Excal and all the gear for water hunting
and so here are a couple of pics of the outing to share with you lot.

HH
Chris.






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DrunkBrother  
Posted : Sunday, 13 May 2012 7:55:40 PM(UTC)
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Thanks Chris for the Photos :-)
Yap- that is me.
In regards Socks and sandals- there are 2 reasons:

Sandals for protecting feet from cuts (even the sand scoop itself)
And socks makes it a bit warmer and protect feet from blisters..

I looked at the option of swimming shoes- but cheap ones are crap..
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DrunkBrother  
Posted : Sunday, 13 May 2012 8:02:44 PM(UTC)
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Here is a picture of the ring mentioned.
other finds will be posted on blog :-)

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mineforgold.co.nz  
Posted : Tuesday, 15 May 2012 1:44:26 AM(UTC)
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That is a find alright. Not an every day ring.
Own: Lobo SuperTraq, Garrett ATPro, Minelab Excalibur
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gavin  
Posted : Tuesday, 15 May 2012 8:47:56 AM(UTC)
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Socks... you could always get some cheap neoprene socks off trademe, that's what I use when detecting for gold up gorges etc. ;)
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DrunkBrother  
Posted : Tuesday, 15 May 2012 9:41:48 AM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: gavin Go to Quoted Post
Socks... you could always get some cheap neoprene socks off trademe, that's what I use when detecting for gold up gorges etc. ;)


Thanks Gavin, checked the trademe and they are about 20$
will order later on :-)

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