Detecting in South Africa

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1720 on: December 23, 2011, 02:01:31 pm »

Hey X, maybe if I learn to fly mine, I could put my small movie camera onto it and make a film for Youtube Idea

umm it could come in handy Welcome

I could see if you steal my gold coins Grin

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1721 on: December 23, 2011, 04:48:36 pm »

Hey boys.
Nothing to report treasure wise, just best wishes for the festive season to all of you and yours!
Helium balloon is much better platform for the camera. I'm looking at an ROV build in the new year. Might be a nice project to follow. Will incorporate, manipulator , lighting, full pan and tilt camera platform, metal detector and possibly a way of shooting a dart for marking the spot with a buoy.....or spearfishing LOL!.
Anyway, probably start in Feb......use Jan to start scrounging parts! This is the fun part.
Be safe and be good, and if you can't be good.....be good at it........and take photographs hehe!
Merry Christmas
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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1722 on: December 23, 2011, 06:31:33 pm »

Happy holidays to all the S.A. people. May the glint of gold meet your eye at your next dig. gambol

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1723 on: December 24, 2011, 12:12:39 am »

Hi Viking,

That ROV sounds like fun, maybe I can make one for the bathtub and find my own treasure Great

But I will leave out the spear in case it misses the treasure spot and lands somewhere else Funny

Gambol1 I will look out for the glint of gold on my next hunt Great

Happy Christmas to you guys also, may you all be blessed Welcome

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1724 on: December 24, 2011, 08:35:36 am »

Ho ho ho no I don't have any presents but I do have a Christmas with for you all. May you find gold and silver and all sorts of nice things but most important may you find friends and peace in the new year.

All the very best to you all
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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1725 on: December 25, 2011, 10:38:05 am »

Hello Boys and Girls !
Merry Christmas ,lots of Happiness ( means : Gold coins, Diamond Rings , Pirates Treasures etc ...! ) and Good Health ( means : no business for me .. !) Sorry , lately I was busy in the bush but I was closely following yours adventures on the net ! Today and Tomorrow working lake a Dog in the Casualty in the bush trying to save this Dumb ,drunk asses who decided to prove that their cars can drive them self and are unbreakable ! Please , keep yours thumbs up for me ! By the way , got for Christmas : Helium filled , remote controlled flying fish- Shark ! Great fun toy ! Check on You Tube : Flying Fish ! Good luck for all of You - and don't drink and drive or even better : don't drive at all during the Christmas - walk with Metal Detector !!!

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1726 on: December 25, 2011, 10:40:18 am »

Merry Xmas to you all, may you have a peacefull one.. Funny

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1727 on: December 25, 2011, 02:47:10 pm »

Hi Guys

Here is a link that I found quite interesting about the Boer war 1899-1902

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1728 on: December 27, 2011, 10:11:29 pm »

xavier, Intersting article on the Vaalkrans assualt. I can't help from being an armchair General when I think Buller should have advanced on the Brakfontein Ridge instead of Vaalkrans. The Topo map shows an elevation of 1100 m all along the Brakfontein ridge. while the lower peak of the Vaalkrans is 900 m. with the upper peaks at 1100 m. If his troops had gotten to the top of the Brakfontein ridge they would have been on the same level as the Boers. Also you would expect the main road to Ladysmith to be heavily guarded with artillery which it was. It sounds like the Boers had better guns than the English. I guess that was the doing of the Germans. History is one of my favorites and I have just began to read about SA.

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1729 on: December 28, 2011, 04:05:12 am »

Hi Gambol1

Nice to hear from you again. The problem with the Boers is that they had no military training most of them were farmers (Boers) and some were teachers, doctors, lawyers and ex policemen so lots of bad decisions were made field marshals and lieutenants were chosen more or less at random or by their popularity amongst the men, however the Boers were great marksmen having learned how to shoot at a very young age. Had the Boers had the proper leadership history would not have been what it is today. Another thing to remember is that the British build concentration camps where they held woman and children and that is really how they got the Boers to surrender. I just got a book called ADRIFT ON THE OPEN VELD it is the story told by Deneys Reitz and basically his memoirs on the war it is not a glorified story just the facts of what happened and where, get it if you can you will most surely enjoy it.

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