[meteorite-list] AD: Video Footage of our trip to Oman

[MeteorHntr at aol.com]

Hello List;

As many of you know, my wife Qynne and I returned a few weeks ago from "The Arnold's Awesome Arabian Adventure '05." This was our meteorite hunting expedition into Oman.  

We found a few meteorites, and had a blast.  We brought along a video recorder and we captured not only the recovery of most of the specimens, but we got a lot of other great footage too.  Initially, I was only going to give away a video with each specimen that was bought from the trip, with footage of the specific specimen when discovered included.  But I am so excited about how this has come out, I have decided to offer it for sale directly without any meteorite purchase required.

I think the 53 minute DVD is worth $20, and if it is popular enough, I will probably have it professionally edited and made for sale at that price.  In the mean time, if you want a slightly rougher "Limited First Edition" I will be selling them for $10 + $2.50 shipping.

Of course if you want to buy a specimen that we found, please email me directly off list.

I really think this will be a video you will like to watch repeatedly, and some might even invite non-meteorite friends over to watch it too.  Maybe this DVD can help you explain why this is such a fascinating hobby to those who just don't "get it" yet.

Below is the description on the back side of the DVD cover.

Thanks,
Steve Arnold
IMB
Arkansas
the First
the Great, 
the Normal One (well, after watching the video, you might not consider me so "normal")
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The Arnold's Awesome Arabian Adventure '05"

In April, 2005 the husband and wife team of Steve and Qynne Arnold headed to Arabia on an adventure to find meteorites, in one of the most remote parts of the world - Oman's Dhofar Desert.  Sit back and enjoy "The Arnold's Awesome Arabian Adventure '05."

Join Qynne and Steve in their camel-in-the-highway-dodging, scorpion-attacking, tire-shredding, meteorite (and meteor-wrong) hunting adventure (and that was just the first 24 hours).  See amazing wildlife, in one of the most desolate places on Earth, while they searched for rare meteorites laying on the ground.  Visit the world famous archeology site first discovered in 1991 by NASA space shuttles of the ancient frankincense trails and the lost "great walled city" of Ubar, that according to legends and documented in the Koran, was "swallowed up by the sands" some 1,500 years ago.

Share the humorous times, some of the frustrating times, and the awe inspiring places and events of this once in a lifetime trip.  Learn how to tell the difference between camel poop and a genuine meteorite.  See the recovery of a tiny unique ultra fresh 2.4g individual as well as the 4.3kg "Big Kahuna" that only had a couple of grams sticking up above ground!

Due to new laws in Oman, meteorite hunting there may indeed be a thing of the past.  But even if you will never be able to go yourself, you can save spending thousands of dollars, traveling hundreds of kilometers, taking dozens of days and recording hours of raw video - instead, Qynne and Steve have already done it for you.  It is all edited into an hour of footage, put on this one DVD for you to enjoy.

Most meteorites that were recovered on this trip had their recovery documented on video, while only a few of them made it onto this edited version.  If you buy one of the specimens recovered from this trip, a unique edition of this video can be produced for you (added to the footage contained in this video) that will feature the specimen you buy.

Steve Arnold has been a meteorite dealer for nearly 15 years.  His career has led him to recover dozens of meteorites from all over the globe.  International travels both in the pursuit to find meteorites and in trading specimens with many of the world's greatest scientific institutions have allowed him to travel to places including Mexico, Canada, Chile, Peru, Argentina, England, France, from coast to coast in the U.S. and now in U.A.E. & Oman.  Steve buys, sells, trades, brokers and find meteorites.

If you would like more copies of this video, or to purchase one of the meteorites found on this trip, or to learn how YOU could join Steve on one of his next meteorite hunting adventures, you can email Steve at: MeteorHntr@ aol.com