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Holy smokes, that is crazy! Unless a guy wants to ice his nuts that outhouse is out of order for a while!

Just gearing up for first 4 day trip in next week and ended up re-reading the post of my misadventures of a year ago. Lol, will be bringing in a snowmobile with me this time! I also picked up a new claim block in a area that is a lesser elevation and the locals report the snow going fast so I will i...

Cool story, thanks for sharing.

Awesome Chickenminer! Really kicks the gold fever into overdrive!

Ya, would love some photos. What you are doing is old school but proving to be productive.

I have done both. Fly with gold on person and ship via Fed Ex. Always a bit of a hold yer breath and wait for the call to make sure the refiner received it lol.

Man, I would love to use a heli for prospecting!

Always awesome to get real world reviews! Thanks Chickenminer!

Thanks for the comments guys. Jim you asked the question if I was having fun? Well, at the time no but the next morning I was ready to tackle the problems (I actually slept pretty good behind the steering wheel with the sleeping bag over my head) and 12 hrs later, yes I was having fun. The 2nd guy w...

Well, as promised I said I would elaborate on my video.... It was quite the ordeal this year. First trip out to the mine was planned for early May. Usually there is still snow in there and I went in with the expectation of having to plow out my minesite. Coming in with me in May was a buddy and anot...