Hiking Australia's Remote Mountain Ranges To Find Gold With My Old Military Gear!!

I dust off the old Army gear and set out on a remote Gold Prospecting Adventure. I hike a huge mountain range, camp in a basic shelter, survive off an Australian Army ration pack and find a worked gully with great Gold still left after the Gold Rush.
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[@SavageProspecting]

I dust off the old Army gear and set out on a remote Gold Prospecting Adventure. I hike a huge mountain range, camp in a basic shelter, survive off an Australian Army ration pack and find a worked gully with great Gold still left after the Gold Rush. Thanks for the ongoing support🤜🤛. Cheers Lee.

[@PaydirtVictoria]

Hey mate the coils get air in them .. on a flat surface must be flat undo the screw put solid pressure in the center of the coil hold count to 10 and do up screw while still holding pressure problem fixed

[@neilmcmenemy4510]

Bugger the instant mash!!! I was brought up on that shit, until I figured out all I had to do was peel the spud’s.

[@CheeseNoodleOZ]

We get these rations on the fireground woth CFA and mate those fruit bars are next level!! They sometimes chuck an apricot one in too, also bloody good. Cheese in a can is good. And always carry the condensed milk in your pocket for when youre walking around. The "jam sandwich" fancy biscuits are the best! That spoon they come with is a lot better than the old FRED!!.

[@SavageProspecting]

There so good aren't they! Good old Fred's where still handy.

[@bozzagoodsell310]

The chocolate is good laxative out bush and then have the canned cheese to stop it for 3 days hahaha

[@SavageProspecting]

Haha that's the perfectly balanced diet right there😆

[@raymann4027]

Happy New Year Lee and your family. That would be the best video I have seen in this genre. Great quality, scenery, camp set up, and detecting. Great job mate and very much appreciated. Cheers Ray

[@SavageProspecting]

And to you and your family Ray I hope it was a great time with the fam. Thanks so much mate that means a lot and I very much appreciate it. All the best. Cheers Lee.

[@scruggsbuster9458]

Well thank you for that nice little Adventure camping in the outback and finding the shiny😂 I'm glad I did that when I was younger❤ thank you I enjoyed the video❤ I like to guitar music at the end of your video I love the guitar sound😂 see you on the next one

[@SavageProspecting]

Thanks man, Oh my back was feeling it for a day or 2 after lol. I enjoy the music as well mate, I always add stuff I like. Cheers Lee.

[@kathyadams7025]

Dave here Lee. A great vid. Something other than beeps. Kath and I will stick with our 5000 and 7000. The 6000 seems to have a lot of problems with coils. Enjoyed the contents of your ration pack. Use by date...........Kath always yells at me about something a mere 2 years out. 50 years ago we were still having biscuits stamped 1952. Break your teeth.

[@SavageProspecting]

G'day Dave, thanks for that mate not just all beeps haha the beeps can become quite a bit. Well it was packaged in 2013 so it had some age to it😆. I hope you guys are doing well. Cheers Lee.

[@leevallance6854]

Great Vid mat. Quartermaster Ration packs (NSW) do a 12 &24 hr packs with self heating bags with about 8 different flavours and half the price of the defence ones. Your pack never had a $10 note for a taxi fare on the last day of deployment.

[@SavageProspecting]

Nice mate, I got this from a mate. I definitely wouldnt pay for one of these😆. Overseas we did get dehydes which i didn't mind but the wet rats are nice and easy, just eat it without re-hydrating. Nah mate, that would have been alright though hey. Cheers Lee.

[@wademcneil5025]

First time I've joined n commented on anything.. haven't even finished watching. Had to say the sun coming up screaming gold 😂 loving this Lee.

[@SavageProspecting]

That's awesome Wade I appreciate it mate. Cheers for watching👌

[@nsa_surveillance_orb-42b]

Thanks for the Adventure! Keep up the good work

[@SavageProspecting]

Thanks for watching👌. I appreciate it. Cheers Lee.

[@JohnHillmanMillar]

The old hurry up and wait for a replacement coil. Love the canned cheese. Remember a ration pack can dump in Shoalwater over two meters high. Great video Lee

[@SavageProspecting]

Thats the one mate, cheese with the vegemite on crackers is the go👌. Really thats amazing I've seen some decent piles in the bush at old timers camps. Cheers Lee.

[@AMProspecting]

Great video and nice adventure brother

[@SavageProspecting]

Thanks mate, it was a fun one🍻

[@paulmadden7961]

Great vid Lee, I was 35km from my 11" after the NF failed from new, I think they need to be improved but a good coil, great looking bush area to detect the gold, good work..

[@SavageProspecting]

Thanks Paul, that sucks so much man! A bit of reliability would be nice hey! I love the coil just some teething issues maybe.. Cheers Lee.

[@stevenbateman4353]

great video mate your ration pack definately looked a lot better than what we got in the 80's even the 10 man ratpack was pretty basic

[@SavageProspecting]

I bet they are much better these days👍

[@twobrothersprospectingaus]

Awesome video Lee and very nice Gold, The Nf's are not doing to well, we're on our second and after seeing yours I'm sure ours is playing up too. first one cracked on the shaft mounts then got heavy after detecting in the creek 😂

[@SavageProspecting]

Thanks fellas, Damn your not having much luck with them either hey. It's dissapointing to say the least. I like the coil, when its running properly! Cheers Lee.

[@twobrothersprospectingaus]

@@SavageProspecting Disappointing indeed

[@JosipKolenik]

Thanks for taking us on this adventure. When i was a young fella, would always see those army rashens at the army disposal store but never tried them. What a shame with the nf coil glad you had a spare and you got some yellow for all the hard work you put in for all the hiking you did. Keep up the great work and see you on the next one. Cheers mate 👌👌👌👍👍👍👍🤜🤛

[@SavageProspecting]

Thanks Josip, I'm glad to have shared it with you man. They are very interesting to pick through and they are filled with some good stuff. These things happen, hopefully I get a longer run out of the next one. Cheers Lee.

[@kimthomas8672]

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@SavageProspecting]

Thanks Kim, I appreciate it🙌. Cheers Lee.

[@morganlamb5308]

Cool video Lee and the area you solo’d is awesome.The coil problem didn’t slow you down but I’m sure it was annoying for sure. Thanks for the video Lee,good one.

[@SavageProspecting]

Thanks Morgan, its such a beautiful spot I really enjoy being in the undulating terrain rather than flat areas. It was a nice change from the normal trips I do. Cheers Lee.

[@morganlamb5308]

@@SavageProspecting I like mountains too,Reno,Nevada is at 4500ft elevation with mountains everywhere and it just dumped a ton of snow yesterday,luckily not feet of snow this time.Thanks Lee,later buddy.

[@SavageProspecting]

@morganlamb5308 that would look amazing mate especially with all the snow about.

[@nickwren4653]

A better pack than when i was in Lee, nice bit yellow you got there great looking country

[@SavageProspecting]

I bet mate! I appreciate it Nick🍻

[@ervinslens]

This looks absolutely amazing my friend! Gorgeous filming and editing!

[@SavageProspecting]

Thank you so much👌 I'm glad you enjoyed it. It was certainly a fun one. Cheers Lee.

[@rodneymiddleton1044]

G'Day Lee thanks again for the shoutout with the knife I hope it serves you well mate and you found some lovely pieces well done. Bugger about that coil giving you dramas. Stay safe mate.😁😉

[@SavageProspecting]

G'day mate, not a problem mate I was glad to be able to actually use it mate. Coil dramas seem to be never ending but she'll be right and all will be good👌. Cheers Lee.

[@paulpeople9178]

Thanks mate, I really enjoyed watching that one !!!!.

[@SavageProspecting]

Awesome mate, thank you for watching🍻. Cheers Lee.

[@ShannonChambers-mj7nw]

Well done Lee your not having much luck with the coils but still getting the gold keep up the awesome work mate

[@SavageProspecting]

Thanks Shannon, no not at all unfortunately but as always we adapt and overcome. I just bring every coil I own on trips now just incase😆 sad really. Cheers Lee.

[@DTGTDetectingTheGoldenTriangle]

Awesome video mate 👌 good looking spot you have found there. That coil tho 🤬 what a pain I have to take my new nf12 back it's getting bump noise as well. Strange considering my first nf12 was so good (one of the first 50 nf12 coils made) I had worn out the plastic cover not skid plate the actual coil cover and never had an issue. Thanks for the video mate 👌👍🍻

[@SavageProspecting]

Thanks man, it was really frustrating thats for sure! No way! Thats so annoying. I think you just get unlucky with coils sometimes. You definetly just want some sort of reliabilty especially when it's such a critcial piece of the machine.. Cheers Lee.

[@wademcneil5025]

Great little adventure.. cheers mate 🍻

[@SavageProspecting]

Thanks Wade. It was a fun one👌.

[@leighsayers2628]

Stick insect..awesome

[@SavageProspecting]

He was a cool little guy

[@rumpig845]

That ration pack was loaded, I can also understand how easy it would be to smash it after an energetic day. For the coil I'm on my 3rd 11" coil and the machine is only 18 months old. It was surprising to hear that you've gone through a nugget finder already as I thought they were more robust. Great video. 👍 Cheers 🍻

[@SavageProspecting]

They are full of so much man and have some bloody weight to them as well! Yep mate same issue with me for the 11inch and pretty much everyone else I know with a 6000.. It sucks but what do we do hey.. Cheers Lee.

[@PetesGoldAdventures]

That was a great adventure mate, camping out is one thing, but hiking out and roughing it was awesome. Well done on the gold, there was some nice nuggets there. The NF coils are a worry, I was torn when I wanted one, the CT appear to be more reliable, but the NF seem to get the chocolates, who knows, all things electronic have issues. Cheers, Pete.

[@SavageProspecting]

Thanks mate, it was a sweet little trip. A nice all-round adventure enjoying the bush and finding a little gold while I was at it👌. I'm sure there's people that have had no issues with them but you are spot on it does what it's supposed to do it's just unfortunate for the faults because I really enjoy the coil. Cheers Lee.

[@thegoldrushguy]

About time you got a 9” Goldhawk mate. $200 cheaper and the best coil on the 6. Great adventure mate

[@SavageProspecting]

I think so mate! I'll definitely be looking into it. Cheers Lee.

[@thebushbunker]

Coil tek all the way!!!!!

[@brendonburch5552]

Great little adventure video

[@SavageProspecting]

Thanks Brendon, i appreciate that mate. Cheers Lee.

[@neilrawlings3724]

nice one Lee, i wouldnt be fit enough to go up there! makes it less likely others would have been over it, interesting to see what they have in those packs too cheers.

[@SavageProspecting]

I struggled a little not gunna lie lol. Surprising there was still a lot of old dig holes.. It would deter the majority of prospectors though thats for sure. Cheers Lee.

[@bigkev19]

I was a soldier 40 years ago, and out rat packs were expired ex Vietnam packs. They still tasted ok. On an exercise K81, we were with the yanks, and they were given our daily rationale packs and are them for breakfast. They thought the pack was 1 meal. I remember cooking up a treat in my mug. When it was cooked, I left the lid off so it would start to cool. I went for a piss just as a chopper came over my position. When I got back, my mug was on the ground and full of ants, leaves, and twigs. LOL. Fun times.

[@SavageProspecting]

Wow mate that's cool I love hearing stories from the past like this. While I was deployed we got our hands on some American rations they were a good treat and always nice to have something different. Bloody unfortunate about that feed lol. Cheers Lee.

[@stevenbateman4353]

hey bigkev i was at k81 as well was in artillary then

[@bigkev19]

@stevenbateman4353 I was in 4 field Regiment HQ bty and shuffled between 107 and HQ battery. I was an FO sig with lieutenant Darlington, he got promoted to Captain. Were you at laverack battacks?

[@stevenbateman4353]

@@bigkev19 no i was in 102 field bty 8/12 reg at holsworthy

[@user-cl6xc4bc3q]

Nice one Lee, we should catch up for beers with a few bendigo cav lads this summer

[@SavageProspecting]

Cheers mate, for sure🍻

[@MsCarissa007]

Great a vid mate. Oh my the memories flooded back with the rat pack. Couple of nice pieces as well, shame about the coil

[@SavageProspecting]

Thanks mate, it would bring back memories for a lot of us. It was good fun having a look through one agin. Cheers Lee.

[@buckshotprospector]

big adventure Lee hahaha the ration kit seems to have a few not so edible things theres a fair bit fo ra 24hr pack . Question is when are you going to try out a ration kit from the early days a bit of hard tack and vegemite would be great. Rodney makes some great knives hey. Nice lil nuggets love the edit and filming Lee

[@SavageProspecting]

It was a fun one man, the ration packs are pretty good but you always get the odd thing that's slightly our of date😆. He definitely does a great job with the knives. I appreciate that mate, Cheers Lee.

[@buckshotprospector]

@@SavageProspecting have you watched that guy that eats old ration packs from different eras some of them actually last a long time.

[@SavageProspecting]

@buckshotprospector I have watched a couple, from memory an old fella that tries old ship rations was pretty interesting. A dehydrated soup one I watched recently and it goes hard as a rock.

[@buckshotprospector]

@@SavageProspecting yeah some of them are so bad I don't know how he eats them some are well past the due by date

[@SavageProspecting]

@@buckshotprospector it amazes me how some food can last so long. Some good canning or preservatives..

[@Goldfox23]

Awesome Lee great camp and that ration pack and the gold brilliant mate

[@SavageProspecting]

Thanks Goldfox, it was a lot of fun this one. Cheers Lee.

[@jph8266]

Best video in a while! Thanks legend

[@SavageProspecting]

Thanks mate, it was a nice change doing something a little different for me as well👌 Cheers Lee.

[@neilmcmenemy4510]

Nice !

[@TheCoffeeBushKid]

Well done on the gold Lee. That spot certainly has the potential for more. Good hunt. Take care mate 👍😁

[@SavageProspecting]

Thanks Andrew, all the best. Cheers Lee.

[@alannash7644]

Well that brings back the memories my days of carrying a heavy load on my back are over, well done with the gold Lee cheers Alan 👍

[@SavageProspecting]

I bet it made your back ache as well lol. It was great fun picking through a ration pack again and being out in the bush with minimal gear. Cheers Lee.

[@goldchannel93]

Did well bro love your content as always

[@SavageProspecting]

Thanks mate, I appreciate that. Cheers Lee.

[@andypandyAU.6669]

Great vid Lee, nice colour, shame on the coil again. A true solo trip. Army rations , hopefully not as old as your pack. Grouse episode, thank you for doing the hard work of taking us with you. Thank you for your service

[@SavageProspecting]

Thanks man, I reckon it would nearly be as old😂. It was a cracker of a trip something a little bit different from the norm which was a nice change. Cheers Lee.

[@andypandyAU.6669]

I concur

[@garrymercer757]

Nothing like going to sleep in a tent and waking up outside it. Now you are doing my kind of prospecting except without the thick bush. Cheers

[@SavageProspecting]

It was nice having everything I need on my back and I couldnt have asked for a more beautiful camp spot. Cheers Lee.

[@gregwatson7479]

White chocolate 😅not much changed since the 70s I remember it was a treat .it looks like a lot but you need to keep fuel in your engine great video champ 👍

[@SavageProspecting]

I think it was from the 70's😂! They definitely do the trick and are actually pretty good. Cheers Lee.

[@neiltaylor-smith1805]

I quite enjoyed this trip mate, nice calming spot to camp and some gold as a bonus. I’m also on my second NF 12x7. Not sure what’s going on but at least Rohan replaces them no problem. I wonder what the Coiltek would be like?

[@thegoldrushguy]

Better and less expensive

[@neiltaylor-smith1805]

@@thegoldrushguyWhat do you mean mate?

[@thegoldrushguy]

Ive used all the coils including NF and the 9" Goldhawk is the best allround coil for the 6000. Just my opinion@@neiltaylor-smith1805

[@SavageProspecting]

Thanks mate it was a great little trip and beautiful country. He does replace them fine but I'd much rather him not have to. I'll be looking into the Coiltek coils now. Cheers Lee.

[@johnanderson1013]

Should have put that beef jerky in with the noodles lol. I wonder if that jerky came from Wisconsin.

[@SavageProspecting]

Haha nothing was helping that jerky or those noodles😆

[@detrackozi6292]

Lee can't see HV Antenna coming out the top mate or do you have the sat phone with you.

[@SavageProspecting]

haha I have neither mate👌 just the Garmin.

[@ayetee8403]

Some companies choose to supply for Au ration packs but don't want their name associated with any defence force or as they would see it....war machine. On another note, after 12 months my coiltek 8x5 has begun to do the same and refuses to signal on anything under .08. I think of all the areas I will have to go back over.

[@SavageProspecting]

Thats it mate, there's a lot of money, contracts etc involved. I'd be taking it back to get looked at mate. Cheers Lee

[@antonybanks2133]

It's the life love the video

[@SavageProspecting]

Thanks Antony👌

[@Andysfishing]

Nice one Lee, I’ve had issues with EVERY GPX6000 coil so far. Especially the 11”, I think is very rude for minelab to have an active handshake in each coil making them 2-5 x more expensive than they need to be.

[@SavageProspecting]

Thanks Andy, oh dont worry mate I've been through 2 or 3 11 inch coils as well and I'm definitely not rough with my gear.. It's dissapointing. The 7000 has never had an issue with anything, just shows the build quality has been compromised in favour of profits!

[@Andysfishing]

@@SavageProspecting And then at some point companies wonder why others overtake them.

[@120downunder]

Great to get out far away from the norm that’s for sure Well done mate

[@SavageProspecting]

Thank Cookie, it was great to do something a little different than the norm. Cheers Lee.

[@neilmcmenemy4510]

In the middle of nowhere at sunrise which a coffee, is my default.

[@SavageProspecting]

This was an amazing trio this one, very peaceful🙌

[@paoloriente5233]

For the "chocolate" bar I would suggest melting it down in some hot water

[@SavageProspecting]

That's a good idea👍

[@CENSOREDFORSPEAKINGTRUTHS4380]

The gold is getting harder and harder to find now days,many of the GPAs I’ve been to have been totally gutted.

[@SavageProspecting]

It's definitely hard to find decent sized pieces that's for sure! I think it pays to get to those hard to reach places👍. Cheers Lee.

[@natcostanzo]

Was the coil screwed in the machine properly?

[@SavageProspecting]

Certainly was

[@chuxxsss]

9000 dollar machine now Lee. They went up. Morning mate on point with the music.

[@SavageProspecting]

True mate I forgot about that. Cheers mate👍

[@guidokuhn1275]

Greetings ◇ Top show ☆ Where can you order those rations packs?@¿ Above all best wishes in your diggings ☆☆☆

[@SavageProspecting]

Thanks mate, unfortunately you can't buy those exact ones.

[@RangaPirate]

Glad I wasn't on that trip.... :) Soon tho. "Its time"!

[@SavageProspecting]

Haha my back was cooked for a day after, wouldn't have done yours any good that's for sure!

[@typhoon3502]

The ausie ration packs aren't as good as British forces ration packs mate, but not bad. Graham uk.

[@SavageProspecting]

I haven't tried the British ones mate, be pretty cool to give them a go though. Cheers Lee.

[@heinzmartin8266]

You must have wanted to wrap the detector around a tree when the coil played up!

[@SavageProspecting]

Oh yeah I did mate!! It was a massive inconvenience thats for sure! Cheers Lee.

[@gregrobustellini386]

hate to tell you mate but that 6000 is a return to minelab job

[@SavageProspecting]

You reckon? I did ask them if it's the machine and apparently not..

[@gregrobustellini386]

I did post that comment before you changed the coil, but it is one of the first signs of a failing 6000 we own 3 6000s running all three brands of coil to which the coiltek is the more stable coil on all ground types the nugget finder is the most sensitive but gets the most ground noise. Too have been back to minelab twice, the first one blew up 3 coils the 2nd didn't matter if you put a new coil on just blanked out the machine hope for your sake I am wrong and its a nugget finder issue ,love your channel mate @@SavageProspecting

[@SavageProspecting]

@gregrobustellini386 thanks for the info I really appreciate it. I may have to get minelab to look a little deeper if it continues to fry coils on me..

[@gregrobustellini386]

@@SavageProspecting what was the response from nugget finder my coil is super sensitive and borders on unusable sometimes

[@SavageProspecting]

@@gregrobustellini386 haven't heard anything yet mate...

[@jasongoon1495]

Damn they're spoilt these days the only good things in our mre's had were the scotch fingers and condensed milk and the good old Fred

[@SavageProspecting]

Haha upgraded a little hey. They still have the Fred in there👍

[@goldennuts9590]

Game leaving you're ute in the bush overnight around here old mate.

[@SavageProspecting]

Dodgy area hey.. I suppose it doesn't matter where you are there can be some scum bag trying to steal someone's hard earned gear!

[@goldennuts9590]

​@@SavageProspectingEverywhere now mate,I've court a few people circling towards my ute,normally late in the afternoon.

[@SavageProspecting]

@goldennuts9590 thanks for the heads up man. If you ever see me out there, come and say G'day👍. Cheers Lee.

[@goldennuts9590]

@@SavageProspecting No worries mate will do for sure,👍

[@steven_ewen]

1.54 grams is a cracking result for a new area Lee. Well done and thanks for sharing your adventure. 🏞 cheers 🍻

[@SavageProspecting]

Thanks Steven, I was very happy with the result mate I should have spent a little more time there come to think of it but I'll be back at some point. Cheers Lee.

[@nicko4756]

Is that amphetamine chocolate???????

[@SavageProspecting]

Haha no mate.