grubstake Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 If some of remember, a couple of months ago, I had some blood presure issues, and was on a hunt with Shep and my uncle, well I sat down to rest and upon rising. I passed out, due to a drop in my blood pressure, I'm taking alot of heart drugs and blood pressure meds. Well anyway that might happen again, but I won't get lost for 4 hours like I was last time, a friend, his name is Brent Skean, from Palm Springs, that I have taken out with me a couple of times, bought me a set of Garmin Rino 120's and gave them to me. Now these neat little radio's have a built in GPs, that when you key up, it displays your position to who ever has another one. So now when I go I will have these and be able to give one to someone else in my group, just incase. That way we will know which way the other is, and at least I will know how to get back to where I came from, instead of ending up 10 miles away, like I did last time. Thanks Brent, a life saver for sure. Grubstake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridge Runner Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 Hi Grubstake I've seen the GPS,radio combo and they are nice to have. We can never be safe enough! To show how fragile life is, I just got a call that a prospecting friend got kill. I had just started typing this when I got the call! I can't see to good right now, so take care. Chuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grubstake Posted April 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 I'm sorry to here you lost a good friend, and that we lost another pospector. Life is fragile, and you only get one go around. I try to treat people the way I like to be treated, when that happened to me, I was completly disorented, did not know where I was or how I got there. Kind of like having a mini stroke I guess. I woke up, and was alone. I just started waking down hill, until Larry my other friend picked me up, I was 10 miles away from where I had started, and 4 hours had passed. Scarry to say the least. Well it won't happen again, atleast the not knowing where I was part. Grubstake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridge Runner Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 Grub This friend name is Jim Haggard and we had plan on going to California this year.He had a place he wanted to go back to,because the luck he had before. I sold him some of my dredging equipment and he had 4in. dredge he'd been using.I'd said I was going to nugget hunt and help him when needed. This old boy lived in Miss. but to loved to prospect and I hope he's digging up the streets of heaven by now. Chuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grubstake Posted April 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 10-4 on that, they are paved with gold, don't need a detector thats for sure. Grubstake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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