Which gold pan is the best? *Gold pan review*
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 พ.ค. 2020
- Do you want to know which gold pan to buy, or what is the best gold pan out there? Well, let me show you. In this series I will review, test and evaluate the major production pans out there. I test, the Pyramid Pan Pro, the Gold Hog Flow Pan, the Gold Claw production Pan, the Garrett Super Sluice, a Flat Pan and a Batea Pan. In this first video I introduce all the pans and use them one with no evaluation or opinions, each other video in the series I take one of the pans and dig deeper with it. Catching it tailings, timing it, and giving feadback on it's general use price and ease. _______________
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Hey Dan u used the Gold Claw wrong.
Your supposed to tip the material to a vertical position while stratifying at the same time towards the large long riffles all while keeping the entire pan submerged under water. Then after your vertical u lay it flat while still submerged and turn the pan to the finishing side and again stratify to a vertical position again then pull the pan straight out letting all the water drain out then that flap the sticks out, level it off then HIT the edge of the pan with your palm and JUST THE GOLD will jump out to the middle of the pan. You should be able to pan a full pan in about 30 seconds literally catching all the gold in the pan if done correctly. I have the pan and it works amazingly even catching powder gold. U might want to ask the company to send u an instructional video on how to use cause it’s totally different then normal way of panning with the Garrett gold pan. I think u might like a lot once u get the hang of it. I know I have. Thanks for the vid u have the best gold panning vids on TH-cam!!
With the price point on some of those pans and requiring a second pan, it only makes sense to stick with the Garrett pan..imo thanks Dan
I agree however if it's dirt you want to shift I heart that flow pan.
This is why I appreciate you and your channel. North America has so many different types of panning material and types of of gold specific to whatever region you're working. Once again Dan, thanks for being you.
The Garrett is my guess before viewing.
I do like the Garrett
I like garrett too 👍
You are having a laugh; right?
I had the same guess, and can see we were ✅
@@DanhurdHave you used a pan with a second set of riffles, and what are your thoughts on them if you have?
Thats cool how the gold claw pan company printed out a prototype for you.
I like the design of that pan a lot. All the different riffles make for an efficient pan. I just don’t like their price.
Gold claw is an awesome pan but it needs a tweak. Problem is once you get a gold flake in one of the riffles, you cant get it back in your pan unless you have deep water. Wouldnt take much to fix it. I hope they addressed this n their big version. They have never gotten back to any of my comments so i will keep telling people.
Justin Dixon Does the elongated shape of the pan have anything to do with this issue?
@@justindixon4564 We did fix it in this pan and in the Pocket Pan.
Great job Dan! Love your videos. Thank you!
Tell Dana Happy Mother's Day from one mom to another!
Interesting variety of pans. I look forward to seeing you review them. Glad it worked out that you ended up with the big one full of garnets. Obviously you couldn't have planned it that way.
Keep up the great work!
I love all of your videos , but waving at the train and it blowing its horn was an extra treat !!!
Thank you for all that you do , for your honesty and integrity as well !!!!
Awesome video Dan 👍👍 I really loves the flat pan
Great video Dan. Thanks for sharing.
Great introduction to all these pans, can't wait for the series.
Thanks!
Thanks for sharing this with us, Dan. Looking forward to the next 4 videos on this evaluation. Take care and stay safe.
I love that video Dan. I also loved the speed pan, to bad they are so expensive though. Cant wait for the evaluation video.
I really wanted to see this. It never fails that a typical gold pan is the workhorse. I have always liked the GoldClaw pan as well. Thanks Dan!
Looking forward to the series Dan. I have been thinking of a getting a banjo pan, would have liked to see it as one of your choices.
Thanks man. Your videos always make my day. That flat pan looks like it really works well. I could see the look in your eyes after you finished that first pan. Like spotting your crush at the middle school dance. That was a look of pure, innocent, fresh love. I can see you using that frequently, especially for quick test pans.
That flat pan looks sick! Almost like my turbo pan i had. Cant wait to see another vid with that batea of yours in action. I cant wait to take the time and make one. Great vid dude! This is a great one with great stuff
Look forward to seeing the evaluation video, thanks Dan👍
Excellent Review Dan, Thanks!
Glad you liked it!
I just started. I live in Missouri so it’s not like there’s a lot of gold in NW Missouri but I’m still having a blast and learning a lot!
At least MO has some decent geological diversity in its minerals. Being in KS we have salt, limestone, quartz, and dolomite (just limestone with magnesium in it). That is pretty much it. All of our "notable" minerals are just different types of quartz with different impurities. No chance of finding any gold here.
@@Nogard666 having worked in oil well drilling in southeast Kansas there is gold there it's just about a thousand feet below ground.
Steve, check out this channel. th-cam.com/video/p8pUg-t7R0s/w-d-xo.html Kyle has been prospecting Missouri for years and he doesn’t do too bad.
Hey... Im in KC MO.
Be careful!!!! Gold fever is a is a true disease.......highly addictive and impossible to feed so buckle up and enjoy the mental turmoil and embrace the physical pain! P.S. prospect on Saturday so you can heal Sunday.........them you can work Monday 👍🍻
Love you, Dan--Can't wait to see the evals, you always have good science :)
It's very interesting to see the little innovations of each product. I'm glad that you give them all a fair chance. Some people are drawn to counter intuitiveness and can't stop trying to make a better mousetrap. I kinda like to stick to what I know, but it is interesting to see how all these pans work.
Okay, my favorite part of the video was the getting the train horn to blast for you! Cool!
Thanks! I do like the trains going by
I love how he says "I hope to earn your subscription rather that just asking for you to subscribe he's so humble
I love the videos dan keep putting the content out for all us to enjoy
Thanks! Will do!
Great job,
Thanks for sharing. I had been wondering about the gold hog and it looks like the losses out way the benefits. The others still waiting 4 your continued insight on the rest of them. Tanks again Troy
Dan, The "Lonely Gold Herd" ( apologies to The Sound of Music) I just love your videos. Great pacing and content. I am working my way through all your past videos. Keep it up.
What a spectacular opening shot to your video! Didn't realize there were so many different pans. Thank you for the comparisons. Looking forward to the follow up videos. I too was impressed with the flat pan. Loved the communication with the train too. Noted how the wave quickly went from a "help me" wave to just a friendly wave. 😊 Happy Mother's Day to Dayna.
Thanks Sue! There sure are a lot of pans out there.
I love the pyramid pan. Been using it for about 4 years now. Also been using the gold claw for about a year. The combination of the two is amazing. However super excited to hear that gold claw is coming out with a production pan.
Thanks dan Hurd for your videos they have been very educational for me to learn great techniques and have fun
Glad to hear it
I agree with Dan! I too, have a Garret Gold Pan w/Classifier which I consider the best pan to use. I also have a metal Rota Pan and a Trinity Pan as part of my equipment! I like using these two for test panning!
I got a Garrett starter pack so it came with all kinds of goodies including the green classifier, super sluice, backpack pan and my personal favourite pan the “Gold Trap”. It’s smaller than the super sluice but I find it has 2 big advantages. 1: I personally tire quickly with the super sluice so I find the gold trap more manageable, it still holds a big shovel full, but I can pan for hours. 2: the base is offset so once you get to half a pan you can grip it much easier. Just my own 2 cents. Great video as always!
Very nice to see you going back to teaching us stuff. I learn so much from you! Can the Super Sluice wear out over time?💎⛏
Looking forward to the series!
Hey Dan good vid.Evaluation a side when folks ask me the best pan to use as beginners I always recommend the garrat 14 inch river sluice.There is a reason for that.Simple weight and what they can handle.You like the bigger pan and so do lots of folks.I find it awkward.I have used them all the flow pan and pyrimid pan they are great for younger folks that can deal with the weight.and I know you know what I am talking about.Just something you might want to pass on in your future vids.Kind of explain the work that goes into some of these pans.Luck,Mcbain.
I pulled the trigger and bought the Flow Pan. I start my prospecting hobby next week. Can you say Stoked!
You earned my subscription today.
Thank you for this video.My Garrett slush is my best pan but ima order a flat pan right now i like the concept on it.Let them know they owe you a cut.🙂👍
Back to basics. Love it!
great video Dan i liked the shot of the walk down to the river.
Thanks!
Thanks for this production pan series.
When I saw the guys who make the Gold Claw pans demonstrate then, it was interesting that the pan is just held under water and shook side to side. Once everything is moving, a slight tipping starts. I had never seen underwater panning before. I tried it at a gold show.
I have only seen the videos for the Pyramid Pro pan. A bucket is what they used as a pan holder. Again, this is an underwater pan. They moved it side to side so the material sloshed against the aluminum riffles. The lights flowed out the handle sides. Once the material was reduced to just cover the drain, the next shovel of new material was thrown in. I got one to use in Vermont and it is a fast way to get lots of black sands to finish at home.
Very cool of you to do this thanks Dan.
Thanks!
I like seeing the different pans together. I've been using the flow pan for a while now, but that claw pan looks like it would be nice to use.
Cheers!
It is and I so want the production version of the gold claw as I have the smaller midsize one. I can blow through a 5 gallon bucket of material in under 5 minutes. It is also very easy to use.
Interesting and looking forward to the reviews.
Great series and badly needed. I have one if each pan except the flat pan, but not sure which is best. Thanks!
Nice way to spend your social distancing. Very informative. Thank you. Also very interesting about the garnets.
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@Danhurd I'm really curious about that flat pan. It is certainly counterintuitive.
waiting on the mat vs mat vids, I would like to see carpet, miners moss and expanded metal vs gold hog, dream mat. Just a huge mat war lol. Think you'd be the best man for it. Good video buddy
I'm sure the fossicker is already on you about needing the 1/2 &1/4 material in the pyramid pro to keep that material from locking up. I picked up a couple of his pans from him for a trip up on Fraser. I just ran and ran material maybe 2 cleanouts an hour. Straight into the bucket and loaded next pan in 10 seconds. Elbows on knees wading is best ergonomically. I moved way more dirt than I have ever with a Garrett 3x. Put in some bigger rocks to keep that pan fluid. That hog needs some squeeze spring loaded baffles to run full at first. @goldhog twist handles and they rotate closed. Fossicker is real deal, gold mad scientist. If you ever have an idea he has seen it already my guess.
I also want to say the handles on the pyramid pro are very comfortable and give great leverage, you can really tear it up. imagine a pair of those on your favorite saddle. Running the pan almost fully submerged takes almost all the weight off. Side to side with lots of splash
Dan the man love watching your videos
Love your videos!!
Hi Dan! Thanks for putting this out.
You're welcome!
Thanks Dan for doing a pan review I love to see if other pans work. Not impressed with the flow pan but the concentrator pan by gold hog I think could have been in your review. It is a concentrator but is classified as a pan. I personally will be testing the turbo pan to see if I can concentrate more quickly for testing. Have an awesome spring, can't wait for melt to go down so I can get some candy.
You're doing a awesome job Dan keep up the great work 👍👌👌
Thanks 👍
was waiting for this thanks for your time
No problem!
Great video and products! I love my super sluice! How ever I want to see the one you flashed up o. The screen saw the video you made with that one. I really wish the river was that low today!! Not happening boy it sure got hit out!
The train honk!! Love it. Use to do that as a kid. Great video Dan but I think i'll stick with the trusty super-sluice!!
Thanks for the info, Dan the man !
Thanks for doing this series Dan, it's an excellent idea, and I'll be watching. For the Pyramid Pro Pan you'll need deeper water and room to move to give it a fair critique - as that would be normal usage (not a tub). For me and the people I know who use it the PPP is one of the fastest, most efficient and most ergonomic pans on the market. It excels in areas where sluicing or highbanking is not permitted. Sure, you need to pan down the bottom concentrates, but that would be the case in any pan where you're panning down to concentrates and shovelling more in without sucking up the gold in a snuffer bottle. As with any pan people need to see the tool in proper usage, and TH-cam videos, as great as they are, don't always do that. Personally, I like to overload the PPP with material and then knead it with my hands while removing the biggest rocks. After that, stratify lightly to make sure nothing gets lost out the sides. At that point I have a lot of material in the PPP, and then you just alternatve between vigorous shaking side to side to stratify to lift out the lights. I've caught plenty of fine gold in my PPP so I'm confident in the recovery rate. If you're in an area with a lot of black sand or clay it's a good idea to pause mid-pan and stir the bottom of the trap to ensure all gold is all the way at the bottom (I do that with an aluminum tent peg). The main weaknesses of the PPP are its shape (hard to fit into a large hiking backpack, so you have to strap it to the back or carry it), and some might argue it's recovery rate is weaker in an area with super heavy black sands. Again, just stir the bottom of the trap with a thin camping peg to minimize that problem. On another note - curious to see how the Batea Pan (aka the Right pan) stacks up against the others as it seemed to go from raw material to mostly clean gold really quickly, and on the Fraser getting rid of black sand with the fine gold is a big problem. I appreciate you taking the time to source these pans and share your experiences with them. PS - I'm not affiliated in any way with the manufacturers of the Pyramid Pro Pan, just a customer.
Awe yes!!! My Sunday just got better
Awesome
Very interesting Dan panning yet not evaluating perspective it took me a good deal just to learn the regular pan maybe others will learn from your tutorial process I've been increasing blood to my brain as well hope the knowlege stays in there Thank's Dan!!!; )
You're welcome!
very cool cant wait to see all the evals
Thanks!
I like the big dark blue pan, awesome video like always my friend
That flat pan looks like it made short work of that pay! Another great video Dan! Thanks!
Excelente explicação, obrigado Dan!
I'm definitely looking forward to your reviews. I bought myself a Garrett and I can't wait to use it. It makes the other two pans I bought look like an embarrassments 🤣.
I love the part at the end where you got the train to honk and wave at you. 😂
Wow Dan thanks so much for putting up videos like this. Im always interested in seeing a professional opinion done in the field by a person that's not affiliated with the pans maker. I'm sure it's hard to dismiss the tried and true Super Sluice. But I really like the idea and design behind the Pyramid Pro pan. Looks like it can make a day of collecting cons in large and gold rich amounts fast. Can't wait to see the rest of your content on all of these. Keep up the great work Mr. Hurd, and thank you always for your opinion on the products you find worthy 👍
Awesome video great knowledge thank you
Looking forward to seeing the individual reviews.
Thanks!
I cant wait to see ur evaluation of the large circular pan😁
Thanks for the great info and fun time.
Nice video dan
WOW!! The river is low, I'm amazed at the change in the water flow. 👀⛏🤠🌵
Thank you for the video. Helps get me through this tough time in the world
You are so welcome
I really like my Garrett super sluice it is the easiest pan to use I have a friend that used it and he doesn't pan for gold and he didn't even lose no gold LOL always a pleasure to watch Dan your videos are always so educational I appreciate that👍❤✌😎
Tell you what... for someone only watching and planning to start their own panning fun, this is valuable... and I like the looks of that blue Frisbee!👋😁💰👍
Hi Dan, I took a mini Gold Claw when we went to Canada and Alaska on our tours last year. It was very handy and small enough to pack away. I went to a couple of gold sites for tourists and found it was good for those but I expect it would be too small for a day’s panning.
Great information to watch before you buy your first gold pan.
Thanks!
This was a great show
Hey Dan ! I Love the View of the Fraser River ! As I said in my previous comment I Drove thru your area in 1995 ! I Love Rivers ! I Grew Up on the Lower Rogue River Near the Mouth of the River at Gold Beach OR. about 35 Mi. above the CA. Border ! My Dad had a Fishing Resort there ! I learned to Fish There from 5yrs old ! I caught Big Salmon & Steelhead there ! Now I live in Weiser, ID Right Next to the Snake River ! We have Lots of Rivers here in this part of Idaho ! It's Great ! Again as I said before in my previous Comment, I Really Do Enjoy All Your Very Interesting & Informative Video's And am Absorbing as much as I can from them, as I said before I am Now Just Starting to get interested in Gold Prospecting ! Thanks So Much for All Your Good Information !
William B. Scott !
The flat pan is nice idea
Interesting the flat pan did better than I thought it would do. Like the looks of the new prototype pan
Great vid Dan, HAMMER DOWN
Thanks!
Great idea! When we can gather or maybe you could podcast, it would be fun to see an experience panner, by this I mean an expert in that individual pan talk (since you are the go to expert!) and show their hints with it.
Garrett over all. Of course some can do other things but over all the Garrett is first choice and obviously yours too lol you're always using the Garrett . Great vid as always Dan thanks. And also with the gold hog I think in the states it would work better just for the simple fact we can dig in the water and put wet material in the pan which would settle faster then dry material. I guess you could just wet the material first lol
Great video, looking forward to the individual video reviews. Icing on the cake;train wave :)
Hopefully in a follow up series, you can try out the Turbo Pan. It is very similar to the speed pan, but has "sluice style" spiral riffles. I prefer the 16" Turbo Pan to the other production pans I have tried. It is also pretty good for clay, and testing unclassified material.
I'm sorry I still like old style pans. I love the old saying. If it's not broken don't fix. I still loved the all the different kinds pans video. Keep rocking the videos
Hey Dan, be sure to mention the effect on ones lower back. Panning is worse than picking and shoveling for my back. That flat pan looks interesting . Thanks for video.
Interesting innovations, from wingnuts to waders. I want to try them all!
Hi Dan,
love your videos as always, would you do a turbo pan some time, had some brill news this week found more gold in a stream in wales, GB, so my new Keene sluice box A52s arrived also, so tomorrow having the day out and try the new box, have a great weekend
I liked that last one ! When it comes to speed that was fast. That's what it gets down too.
WOW 😮 I had no idea that there were non-circular pans
Yup!
A great video, I love Dan & his shows.
In saying that, I've been using the Pyramid Pro Pan for over 10 years now & I'm disappointed that Dan didn't watch Dennis Katz's (The inventor) video on how to use it.
For starters, keep the pan flat & just under the water. Don't tip it sideways, the stainless steel slats along the side of the pan are only there to break up the clay/soil.
After the initial wetting of the soil, stratisfy the contents with a vigorous left & right movement using short strokes.
After about 20 seconds or so, increase the length of the strokes & this will clear a lot of the top concentrates.
Restratisfy for another 20 - 30 seconds.
Increase the strokes to clear the rubbish.
WHEN you are approaching the BULB part of the pan, vigorously swing & twist the pan in a circular fashion & any Gold will sink to the collection chamber below.
I suggest cleaning out the pan after every 5 - 10 fillings because if you are like me, you can trip over a rock in the river, drop the pan & lose your Gold.
Yes, I have tried all the other pans except the flat on. The Pyramid Pro Pan is my favourite by far.
Remember, it is NOT a finishing pan. At the end of the session, you still have to empty the contents of the collection chamber into a NORMAL Gold pan & pan it out. (about 1/2 a cup)
You do NOT have to classify the concentrates BEFORE putting them into the PPP.
I hope this helps & Dan, keep up the good work - we love it.
Excellent Pyramid Pan tips Gary, thanks for sharing!
Aww! Thank u for the effort bring all those there for this video :)
Great evaluations. ;)
I looked up a song called Gold Pan by Uncle Dane but I saw this video and I was interested and this is actually pretty cool, you also look like the guy who made the song I was looking for in the first place
That was interesting .thank you for sharing
I have been interested in a couple of the plans you have there. I actually just ordered my Garrett 15in. I should be receiving it soon =)
I got addicted to gold panning along time ago and everyone got me a gold pan for Christmas, the one I liked best was 15-16" because you could fit so much stuff in it , kinda like the Garrett super sluice but lighter green.
closet Johnny Cash fan??the mans got taste, that's for sure! different pans for different panning and or different material ? can't wait for the next episode, your trains in Canada are way cooler than in the U.K.
great video Dan still didn't see the banjo pan in there😉 should contact the guys at gold cube and see if they will send ya one.
I love my super sluice, but my 2nd favorite is actually the minelab pan. Its nice and durable and you basically have to turn it upside down to lose gold