The Ultimate Beginners List to Gold Prospecting! Get the Best Equipment Without Breaking the Bank 🤑
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- Trust me… Starting a new hobby can cost hundreds if not thousands of dollars! I’ve been there and done that!
And if you’re new to prospecting and don’t know where to start, this video is exactly what you’ve been looking for!
I’ve spent the better part of a decade buying the latest and greatest prospecting tools and equipment and I want to save you money if you’re starting this hobby from scratch.
It’s easy when you first start wanting to buy everything you can that comes in kits and with marketing the way it is today bombarding you with promises that sometimes can never be obtained, it’s hard knowing where to start.
This is a basic list with some of the best products on the market today. Everything you’re about to see will cost you between $150-$200! That may seem like a lot, but I’m telling you, so many people make the same mistakes buying all of these unnecessary products that eventually sit on a shelf never to be seen again. This is by far the best list and right price you’ll ever find!
I promise, with these products and at a place that has gold, you’ll crush it and find that sweet nectar!
Welcome to prospecting and I hope you enjoy this video and it helps ignite a fire in you to get outside and find some gold!
Items listed:
Supersluice Gold Pan, 15" a.co/d/iptbT0M
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SE 13 1/4 Inch Stackable Classifier Gold Prospecting Pan - 1/8 Inch Stainless Steel Mesh Sifting Pan, Green a.co/d/3ygqQn6
SE Sand Shovel Scoop, Shallow Design for Gold Prospecting and Gardening, Green a.co/d/3GbgAin
Garrett Gold Guzzler Bottle 1650300, Plastic a.co/d/cL8sgKf
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@TheDSP1970
Woa Woa Woa, that’s a lot of money to spend just to find out if I enjoy prospecting or not. A pan is all someone needs to find out if one might like prospecting. Once they see gold for there very first time. They are going to spend thousands just to get all the gold they can. Nice sharing 😅
Yup
@@a3skywarrior929thanks Rich, first time. I saw gold in the pan. I spent millions to get more. Took me a long long time to realize having the right equipment and using it properly was all I needed. I meant Sonny Rico on the creek and saw that I was using my gear wrong for the area I was prospecting. 😅
Although true to a certain extent, I know when I started, along with some friends, we dumped way more than $150-200 on tools/equipment. And in today’s terms… that’s like 7 meals out to fast food! 🤣🤣🤣 But I hear ya… this is more for that person that just doesn’t want a pan and wants some extra stuff to give em a leg up. That list is basically all I use now and I’m happy :) 💪😎👍
You started talking about your razer back shovel, and acdc the razers edge started rocking in my head 🤘
🤣 Rock on Brother! One of the all-time greatest bands!
the rectangular buckets work best, dump you dig in, rotate it, dump out the lights, you are left with cons, I use it like a sluice , works great
That’s the list I’d give to a beginner. Then there is the sniping beginner, dredge beginner, metal detector beginner. You’ve got more lists to make fella😆👍
Fo sho buddy! But I’m not the expert in those other areas… that’s where you come into play. Rock with it.
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Garrett pan kit $30 is all you need to start. Talk to community members; people love to help.
I started with a hub cap on the side of the road...just get out and try it.
Rich! I don’t know why your comment is gone but yea, I get there are kits, but I went and bought kits when I first started and most of it just sits in the shop collecting dust🤣 Most of the stuff they throw in there is junk anyway and come on brother… you know when we all started out, everyone wanted a sluice to up the changes of getting more gold. Why not spend a little extra and get one of the best sluices! When I started I bought 3 sluices thinking I’d be at an advantage… I was wrong and wasted all of that money. Ok so maybe this list is for the new prospector that wants to get into this hobby just a bit more, that has more of a crack itch than just a regular itch 🤣🤣🤣 love ya bro!
@StoneyCreekSparkchaser a Crack itch!!! 😂😂😂
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@StoneyCreekSparkchaser better than a itch crack 🤔🤫🤠
@StoneyCreekSparkchaser sure people watch those shows and think they can do the same on a creek lol
Hey Stoney. I just didn't want to spend any money on this hobby. But it has become more and more.
Anyone who starts searching for gold will be brought back down to earth. A lot of work, small results.
Everything else is luck. Thanks for the info, mate ⚒👍🤠
You speak the truth 1000% I spent so much money in the beginning and now I’m just having fun and using what I have. I have all of the tools necessary to find gold. The problem is always where to find it! If gold were a person, they’d be the world champion of hide and seek! Happy Oktoberfest!!! 🍻 🎃
Right on, pal. Thanks 🍻🍻🍻@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser
Great info indeed fam 😁💯. Great day out there. Keep on having fun getting that Au and living the dream. Gold Squad Out 🤠
Much love brother!
Super Great Info. Stoney .. have a great day 🦅👁
Thanks brother! I hope you’re doing well Eagle Eye!!!
Awesome video stoney!!!! Great information!!! The golden list for everyone!!! ✨👍🏽👊🏽😎🤠 prospecting!!! 😅😂 stay blessed braddah glad to see you back. Hope everything is good much aloha braddah 🤙🏽👊🏽
Thanks my guy! I firmly believe that these items are some of the best out there if one wants to start and not break the bank. Everything is good my friend and I hope all is well with you!
I’m gonna buy a couple of things I saw you demonstrate. Ty
Wow my friend! Great instructional video! I’m reall happy I took your advice on the 6x24 trek sluice box. Next spring I see great prospecting and I can hardly wait. I will stay in practice with some bought material. But next year katy bar the door. As always a great, great video. Ty
Thanks Stan and I wish you the best of luck! Every time I go out with my 6x24 I find some gold and have a fantastic time doing it. I hope you find the motherlode!!! Thanks my friend!
Back in 2022. You did a video on prospecting rules in Washington state. Do you think you can do an update? On new rules. On high banking or dredging. I love your videos. Have a great day.
Hey Shawn! First off thanks for the continued support and comment. That’s a great question. I check monthly on their website to see if any new rules dropped and happened to check last month and still see that the rules are still applicable (as of the 2021 edition) and nothing new has surfaced. Have you seen something different or are wanting any other info? If not, rest assured I will always keep everyone up-to-date if new rules come out. I’m also hoping, like you are, that on the next rewrite, they loosen the rules. I was planning on doing a beach mining rule set since I didn’t hit it on the 2022 video. I just haven’t gotten out there to do anything. I also wanted to do a video on the permit process but ran into some roadblocks that I’m still hoping to work through. Anyway, I hope this helped and answered your question my friend. Thanks again Shawn!
great intel and content bro! I've never purchased raw gold so I'd have to do a lot of research to make sure it's done right. But id be interested in buying it from you so I can learn to refine it and make things from it.
Hey Veteran Metals! Super appreciate the comment and support! To answer your question, I don’t sell any raw gold, I kind of wish I did, but it’s something I haven’t even looked into yet, having said that, I can let you know who I buy my raw gold from. Goldnuggetsales.com is the go to for buying raw gold. Once you’re on their site, quick the menu button on the upper left, then go to their wholesale nugget page and boom, you can buy anything you want there. The prices are very good (almost spot price) and you’ll get very good gold. That what I would do if I were you. Also, if you want paydirt, they sell that there as well, but also mike from vendetta prospecting sells some really great paydirt bags as well. He’s also very trustworthy in this community. I hope this answered your questions and thank you again so much.
Where you been at bro ? Been MIA for a good min lol... Great video. Great information, everyone has their own preference when it comes to equipment. I love my super sluice pan cause the bottom is wide. Makes it much more easy for doing clean ups. Plus your able to go through so much more material faster. As for dream mat I'm not to much of a fan of it. I do like that you don't have to classify. But I'd still classify lol. Love my A51. And I know a lot of guys don't like the whole carpet and riffles thing. Mainly cause you gotta burn the carpet and pan the ashes to get the rest of the gold. Plus the riffles and carpet and mesh add extra weight. Witch sucks if your hiking. But it doesn't bother me to much.been meaning to get out to the creek soon. But I've been taking a break from prospecting this summer and just been fishing a lot lol
Dude Anthony! Sorry this is late brother. I thought I messaged back but didn’t. Yea man it’s good to hear from you! I hope fishing and stuff is going well. I was absent all summer due to a new job and more house stuff… you know how it is. I’m back but on a limited basis. Still have too much going on and I’ll do what I can :) great hearing from you though and hope everything is going great for you and the family!
Good informations! Thx for sharing content!
Thanks PionierDaniel! Really appreciate the comment and support :)
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Yessir! Even though I wasn’t posting, people kept coming :) Blessed my friend :)
I got my Jobe 10" w/legs and 2" portable pump for $80. The guy never used the cheap China pump and barely, if at all, the sluice, never, apparently, got help or asked anybody questions.
Wow John, you got a great deal. That’s one thing people often overlook, buying used equipment from people who lost interest. You bring up a really good point. Thanks for the comment and support! I hope your JOBE is filled with GOLD!
Stoney!!!! How / where have you been doing?
Dude! Man it’s good to see you! Where have I been? Well I started a new job and had tons to do this summer on the house so that took me away from YT for a bit. I’m doing well though. Summer is always crazy for me and the autumn is where I slow down and get back into my hobbies. I hope you are doing well my friend! I’ve definitely missed the community and YT. It has been a nice break though. I think we all need that once in a while so that we can breathe and reset. Thanks for asking though :) Always appreciated as you know 💪😎👍
Ever heard of a "poop tube" sluice? It might not have as good a percentage capture rate as a Dream Mat or some of the other rubber mats out there, but you can build a lot of "beginner" prospecting equipment out of junk. Snuffer bottle by shoving a tube into a hole drilled in the cap of a bottle, gutter sluices, kitchen strainer classifier, etc., and if you're not afraid of the weight, you can build a sluice box out of wood like the old timers any size you like for relatively cheap. You can pan with just about anything, even a shovel, if you understand the technique, but it's hard on my back and IMO the most tedious and boring way to prospect, no matter how necessary the skill is, so I avoid it as much as possible. Personally, I like Gold Hog mats and a Blue Bowl concentrator, but they're not exactly cheap. I imagine most people living on the east coast would have a very difficult time finding anything other than a speck here and there with just a pan unless they're in an area that produced good gold in the past, and they're limited to private property that they have permission to prospect. Don't forget that research is also a major part of prospecting, too.
Hey Christine! I love you’re comment! And yes you are correct that you can just about use anything to catch gold. I’ve used a lot of equipment and through the years… these are my go to favorites and I know they’ll work, even for the beginner and expert. When I first started, I tried everything and wasted tons of money in doing so, so I figured I’d take the guess work out of some and show them some good equipment. I’ve also used a lot of “not prospecting” equipment and found some gold. I actually like doing that the most. It’s fun and cool to see everyday items collect gold. And yes, I do watch some east coasters prospect and it’s definitely slimmer Pickens out east but people are still finding it and in every state as well. It’s all about the hunt and that why I enjoy seeing people get on it. Where are you from by chance? I don’t need an exact location. East or west will work just fine. You seem pretty experienced and I bet you have some awesome stories to tell! Thanks again Christine :)
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser I only have personal experience prospecting on the east coast, on a poor to mediocre creek with way too much overburden on average in the mountains of VA outside of the gold belt. Finding anything at all was very difficult, you can do 20 pans and only find a speck or two, no matter where you dig, but after a lot of research and hard work I managed to find a few tiny and super course pickers on the bedrock (they didn't travel hardly at all). There are still decent gold bearing areas in VA, but most of the alluvial east coast gold is probably way too deep in valleys that filled in long ago, because these mountains are as old as Pangaea, and even though quartz float is all over the Blue Ridge, it's hard to find any bedrock to look at without digging. I've spent WAY more than I've found, but it's fun to get out every now and then and test a new spot or upgraded piece of equipment, and I've learned a decent bit of geology in the process (not to mention pulled a lot of lead, nails, and broken glass out of the creek).
I learn something new every time I watch your video. I’m telling you mf I have the equipment, some of which I picked up on your recommendation. And I thank you for that. I haven’t been able to get out much lately and I’m pumped about trying some of your methods on a couple of streams and a nice river soon. Any way i appreciate your tips and please keep them coming mf.
Thanks again Stan! That means a lot. And trust me, I’m not the best at this or know everything. I’m a modest prospector but I have been doing it for quite sometime now. I’ve tried a lot of different pieces of equipment and I’ve had luck with some and no luck with others. I do believe however, that this list is good and is what you need to try prospecting to see if you like it without breaking the bank. That’s important to me, saving money but having fun. Sure you could go all out and buy the best of something, but realistically thinking, prospecting is hard work, so start off slow and steady :) super appreciate the comments :)
Working up in Boardman OR. Would like to go out panning while I'm here foe fun. Any suggestions or groups to contact?
Hey Michael! Man I wish I knew who to contact out there. I do know there is some great ground in the upper east side mountains of Oregon but I wouldn't know the first place to get a pan wet. Try researching some areas in those mountains and see if there is a club. You can also try the Columbia River as well. Gold does travel through there and I'm sure you can find some flakes along the banks. My apologies if this didn't help answer your question. I'm mostly a western Washington guy so anywhere else... I'm lost and would be in your same shoes.
Good luck out there! I hope you have great luck!
@StoneyCreekSparkchaser Thank you so much getting back with me!
Great channel! Ordered your suggested items!
Awesome Michael! They really are great items to try and you're not breaking the bank. Good luck out there! I hope your pan is full of gold!
How do you use the equipment
Hey Marcia! Great question! I have tons of videos on here showing you exactly how to use all of the equipment. Give it a go! Prospecting is so easy!
Good list but to long IMO. Two pans, one sluice and a shovel is all a beginner needs. Ten by thirty-six dream mat can be cleaned out directly into one pan. The other pan is their catch pan.
You’re absolutely right Brian. Of course this can be modified to fit the needs of the individual :) that list is basically all I use now and wish I would have known this sooner to save me money. I really through some dollar dollar bills at equipment when I first started hoping to strike it rich 🤣🤣🤣
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser If I can't get it all to the dig site in one trip, I have too much stuff.
@briandutcher5055 now ain’t that the truth! Couldn’t of said it better myself.
Ouch The RPE is less then half that sluice
Lol I mean 1/3 rd
RPE! I know brother. The RPE Is near to your heart and I totally accept that. I’ve heard good things from your equipment as well and I need to get one and try that baby out! I’ve been so busy lately where prospecting has been kind of on hold but I want to get back into it. Especially with it being fall and having my water levels come back up. It gets so dry here in the summer where I can’t do anything for the most part. Good hearing from you brother! Haven’t seen a video from you in quite some time. Hope things are well. Sorry this reply is late too. I thought I messaged you back and realized this morning I didn’t. It’s been a crazy S show around my place lately :)
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser all good been doing hang outs and meeting people. But no vids!!
After visiting "Stoney" for a week or so back in August, I saw this same equipment...and in action. Since I don't know a dang thing about p r o s p e c t i n g, I can imagine that this would be a good start for someone whos' interests are brewing. The investment seems fair and not a ton is put into the craft. Heck, most probably even have a scoop in the form of a small garden shovel. I can imagine costs going up though if you plan to continue with this hobby. Anyway, seems like a decent start to me.
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