Combo Dream Mat VS Flood Gold (First Impressions 2022)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 มิ.ย. 2024
- Join me while I break out my brand new Combo Dream Mat. After installing the mat in my sluice box I run down to the river. Right back my trusty flood gold spot. This spot always produces color for me. After filling 3 buckets of classified gravel I move down stream to sluice those buckets. I was pleasantly surprised with the results!
Video that I referenced about different layers in the gravel bar.
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Liked and already Subscribed! Happy Times Yo! Oh and when I get my combo mat in the water I get those bubbles in the micro Mat too. Usually I have a little brush on me to get them out, if not I just rough up the mat with my hands to force the bubbles out. Works a charm. Really good video man!
Good to know! I run the gold cube and the "vortex" mat has the same problem. I wasn't expecting it so I already had material in the box. I'll catch it next time. Thanks for watching and the comment. I appreciate it!
Okay where do you get that gold mat from
prospectorsdream.com/
Your Dream Mat will run better after it's broken in. I no longer have to scrub air bubbles out of mine. And the surface has seasoned from all the material I put through it. Seems to catch even finer gold now and let's the cons flow on by.
That's good to know! I was wondering how well the mat will season. Thanks for the comment!
Thanks for giving Dream Mat a test! Good Job!
I was hoping you'd eventually catch this one. I might have a chance to run it again this weekend.
Really useful. Look forward to seeing it tested with some *chunky gold*
Ran some small course gold through it this weekend. Still performing well.
@@prospectingforadventure I've just noticed, you have a detachable top part to your sluice - I was wondering, is that your own adaptation, or is your sluice a different brand to the mat? (I ask, as I'm wondering - before i buy - about the age old problem of size verses portability🤔👍🏼)
That combo mat looks super nice! We love dream mat. So easy to clean too!
Yeah I'm excited to run it again.
Haha watching your video now! I just had to say, that was one of the best Intros I’ve seen in a long time! Lol I had to rewind it to see it again lol.
Lol I've tried to catch 3 different crawdads over different trips so I could do that. I'm glad someone thought it was funny.
I've always been a fan of the vortex action. I discovered a while back also how well it catches the very fine gold! Thanks!
Yeah I was happy with the results. Might have to add some to my dredge. 🤣
Good work dude,
Love our dream mate and crazy what it catches
I've hesitated for a number of years. I'm glad I decided to give it a try.
Since you had it dry to start you should get one of those spinning magnets.. run it on half a painful at a time..will remove most of the black sand and possibly wire. Transfer to bucket or pan to wet to run. Good luck! If that works let us know.TY
Seems like a lot of extra work. The sluice box should be able to work the black sands.
Great video thanks for sharing. I love dream mat
Thank you! It definitely has my attention.
Nice Video young man, Enjoy the content
Thanks for watching and the compliment!
great show nice clean up 🦅🦅🦅🦅
Thank you, I appreciate it!
Looks great man! Very interesting design!
Definitely makes you scratch your head a little. Lol
I love my dream mat, been using it a couple years and it'll catch anything short of foil! Takes a bit more water flow though. Air bubbles on the smaller cells almost always show up, gotta "pop" em when you put it underwater with a brush or something
I was hesitant to hop on the bus. Lol I'm glad I did. Bubbles should be a quick fix. I didn't want to pop them with gold already in the box.
Really nice mat looks like a great area
Happy with it so far. Can't wait to use it again!
Looks like fun bud
It's good therapy. 🤣
Like a dream!
Catches the gold very well
I've used it twice so far. I'm liking the results.
I love my dream mat but Id like to try yours too. I enjoyed the vid thanks!
Yeah I'd like to own the regular version too. I have teo boxes the same size and I have the dredge combo hopper to convert them into a high banker. Thanks for watching!
Some very nice gold
Thank you!
NIce gold recovery for scraping g the top side of the flood gold gravels. What may lay down deep there
Never had a good test pan deeper down at this location.
Combo mat is hard to beat ! I love it !
Can't wait to run it some more. So strange having the large cells at the end.
@@prospectingforadventure your correct about it being longer than it is because of the vortex cells. You won’t have migration. Dream mat is very forgiving too. The combo mat with the micro, Cape disappointment and Mini at the end is just very hard to beat. In a dredge or high banker with the same mat and adding a Jarvine riffle is a game changer. No gold loss 100% recovery even on the fine stuff you can’t see.
It definitely has my attention. I can't wait to take it out again. I was pretty happy with the ease of setup too.
Great video. Thanks!
Ijust got the same mat.
Do you think a flair on your sluice is necessary?
I have a straight sluice run, with no flair.
Trying to decide if i need to hand fab a flair.
My box is 10x48
So the flair adds a couple different features, the most important being that it helps funnel more water into the channel which increases the velocity and power of the flow when your in a spot where you are struggling to get enough flow out of. But really, you can set up a few well positioned rocks at the mouth of your sluice to create a rock flair. You see spots in shallow areas all the time where people have created a dam like structure on one side to create more flow on the other.
Another feature the flair adds is a place to drop your pay without it directly landing and clogging up the first section of your mat with light debris that would normally rise off the flair after hitting and get swept over the first mat section and hopefully all the way off the sluice. You don't want the light debris gumming up your mat, which will then end up in your concentrate, creating more cleanup work for you later.
You can also see in the video, he has a short section of indicator mat on the flair which gives him helpful information. So, say you do a test pan or two and start shoveling and eventually you spread your shoveling out to other areas that you didn't test. The indicator mat will grab on to some of the heavy bits long enough for you to catch a glimpse of some color. If you're not seeing any color for a while on the indicator it informs you that you might want to stop and run another test pan or two.
If you're dumping more dirt on that doesn't have any color in it you're ultimately just adding more waste to your concentrate and more time to your cleanup.
And its just fun to watch gold appear briefly on your indicator and helps motivate you to keep that shovel moving =D
You likely know all of this, but in case you didn't...
Yes, it helps in low flow situations.
You might check this out. Makes you think about the potential limitations of the mat.
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Something to do about those air bubble is use a vegetable scrub brush after you set up your sluice and scrub the cells to get rid of the bubbles before you start scooping material.... kinda like you have to do with a gold cube and the vortex mats
Yup exactly. That was my first trip out with it. The next couple trips I brought a similar brush. You can also rub your hand or sand over it too. Thank you.
Can't go wrong with the @DreamMat. Period!
Liking it so far. Took it out again today.
You're a tough dog that you carry your material so far. Cool mat, where can I get that to buy.
Video felt to be very good and left the video big like and subscription.
Greetings from Germany from Golden Christian.🤠
Thanks for watching and the sub!
Here's where I got mine.
prospectorsdream.com/
Looks good enjoyed the video ⛏️🕳️🇺🇸
Thanks for watching and the comment!
Nice gold enjoyed the video [Me] I’m a Goldhog mat myself only mat I’ve ever use not saying I might try out the Dream mat combo 🕳️⛏️🇺🇸
I love gold hog as well. I have found it's limitations though. No mat is perfect, I don't care what the manufacturer says. Gold hog looses the super thin larger flat flakes. There's significant migration. I was trying Dream Mat to see how it handles different types of gold. Most important thing is knowing your Mat and adapt to each situation.
I ordered the combo dream mat supposed to get here today going to try it out tomorrow
Awesome. Let me know how you like it.
I think your running the mats in reverse order!!
Put tue big heaviest matt first the fines last and the middle matt of course in tje middle
The big heavies drop out First and fastest the fines take a longer ride down the sluice!
This is how it's designed to be used.
Love that "Pick axe" you used....where can a noobie find one Sir?
Here's where I got mine. Prospectors Treasure Trove is in Portland Oregon if you're near by. Or you can oder online.
www.prospectorstreasure.com/products/the-pick-by-gold-cube
Have to leave to pick your kid up from school. That means your lucky enough to be able to go panning during the week. Your so lucky! Of course maybe you work on weekends?
I'm self employed. Haha I go during the week and weekends. Just depends on the schedule. I'm lucky this spot is 7 minutes from home.
@@prospectingforadventure very nice! I wish I lived closer by a good spot. What do you do for work? I am a finish carpenter and was debating on starting my own business
I'm. Real Estate photographer. I run around to homes before they hit the market take photos, drone, video and develop the visual marketing.
Seems like contractors are in short supply. Might be a rough start, but that seems like a popular business.
I have the Dream Mat combo sluice with the micro and mini mats. Cant run both at the same time tho. Been considering making a longer sluice but since they have the combo mat its got me thinking.
I like it so far. I had it out again yesterday. I'm running pretty small flood gold. I cleaned each section out individually. The last section with the largest cells had a few colors, the cape D one had a couple dozen colors, the micro mat had ~%95 percent of the gold.
@@prospectingforadventure Cool! That is good to know. I have some gold coming in the mail so I can mix it into various soil types and test my equipment better.
What degree where you running at Thanks. Have the same mat
The general rule is 1 inch drop per foot. I have no idea what degree I was at. I always eyes ball my sluice. Look for exchange rate in material. Water speed, volume and angle all play a role in that exchange.
I know that spot, did pretty well last fall. River was too low to sluice. I just used the Gold Claw production pan with no classification and went through (4) 5 gal buckets pretty easily. Got into the 2-400 mesh, 2 fly poops in the safety pan. I hate classifying.
Same here, I rather dredge! Lol I should take a claw pan down there. I've always wondered if that light gold would escape.
@@prospectingforadventure I have the multi sluice, a royal miller table and a mining magnet for the cons, and heavies. Started using the Clay Claw last year unclassified and it takes it all the way to pure gold without all the extra work, it’s made me re think the equipment I bring. As with all prospecting the more volume you process the more gold (albeit fly poop at this location). I packed a ridiculous amount of equipment only to use a shovel and a pan, lol
I brush mine before every use to get the air bubbles out
I'll do the same. Didn't realize it was an issue before I went. Same with the vortex mat in the gold cube.
I use a plastic winter sled to get my dirt to the sluce
That's a pretty good idea. I use a masonry tub at times.
@@prospectingforadventure I only have 1/2 the body weight you do
The dream mat looks like it does the job well. Curious why you don't wash your rocks ?
It was a decision based on experience in that location. Dry classifying in that location has proven to get pretty much all the gold out of the gravel. If it was wet I would have classified wet. Sometimes a few more colors isn't worth the time or effort. With this method I moved a lot more gravel than if I took the time to classify wet. That gives me more gold in the end.
What backpack is that? I'm looking for one for my gold prospecting gear. Thanks.
It's called an Alice pack. Surplus military gear. This one is an older like Vietnam War model.
@@prospectingforadventure Thanks. Did you get it online or at an army surplus store?
It was issued to me in the military. Lol You can find them at surplus stores and Facebook Market Place.
What’s the pick your using ?
It's manufactured by Gold Cube. I bought it locally here.
www.prospectorstreasure.com/products/the-pick-by-gold-cube
I want to start doing this so bad. Ive collected electronic scrap the last 5 years or so and used chemicals to collect the gold and thats addictive even though you spend more money on the chemicals - Nitric Acid / HCL peroxide / sulfuric acid and its very hard to accomplish and what your left with is a brown mud that still needs to be heated in a crucible to bring back in the metal yellow form we all know gold to be.
What state do you live in? That'll influence your luck with placer gold.
I have a bucket of gold plated chips and boards. I've always had an interest in processing that into a gold bead. The cost and learning curve has always been a barrier.
Where can I get that sluice box and mat?
Didn't come as a set. I put the mat in an old sluice I had. Here's where you can purchase a box and mat.
prospectorsdream.com/
ALWAYS use a fine bristle paint brush to wipe out air bubbles on any sluice....
Yes, I normally do. I just forgot to do it on the first run that day. I run the gold cube quite a bit and it's an absolute necessity with that.
@@prospectingforadventure
Great video!
@itchntohitch4143 thank you, I appreciate the positive feedback!
@@prospectingforadventure
Came down to our claims here in Arizona (Wickeburg area) for the winter. Been out findin' the shiney all day. A few colors to show for it....
But how fun is this? It's a lot of fun!
@itchntohitch4143 Arizona is on my list. I have a brand new Axiom to test out.
5$
I'll take it! Most hobbies or interests have zero return on investment. Other than fun.
Just have not warmed up to this just yet ! I dont need to see the shiny will Im Sluicing just when Im cleaning up!
Took me a long time to warm up to it.