hello from Las Vegas, NV

[zemetrius 1]

for starters i have been panning for only a couple of months, this past weekend i picked up a 24 inch gold buddy sluice. i am also a member of the GSSN, the last couple of weekends i been making trips out to a gold claim, still hoping to find the shiny stuff, now that i have a sluice i hope this increases my chances of finding some. when i first started panning i got 2 bags of paydirt, this was the first time i actually got to see real gold, it was fun but its kind of like fishing in a barrel of hungry fish, you know they are there, and your gonna get one of them, paydirt is basically the same, but it was a good was to test my panning skills, i have a gold claw, and the standard round pan, the gold claw is my favorite. ok guess that's it.

[azdigger 1,424]

Welcome to the group.....I too am a member of GSSN, they had a nice outing this last week.

[zemetrius 1]

that was the one to Arizona right? if you mean that one, then it was just outside my driving range, there is a GSSN gold claim much closer to where i live.

[adam 2,892]

How are you going to use a gold buddy sluice on a GSSN claim?

[zemetrius 1]

the claim is an hour away from my home, i can bring the sluice to the claim and cycle water through it manually or i can bring home bags of material and run it through the sluice with the powered pump. its works for me both ways.

[Desertpilot 431]

At some point you should look into a dry washer. It’s a big desert out there. I have a sluice as well but I only break it out during monsoon and the washes run for a few days where I live. Try and learn from the other club members on what is successful for them during the outings. 

[zemetrius 1]

actually i have done some looking at dry washing, at this time i do not have any plans to go that direction.