During our spare time we are able to pay more attention to our hobbies
. There are many activities people during weekend or vacations to reduce the stress level and relax. Many persons enjoy surfing, rock-climbing, bird-watching, fishing or sailing. And for those who were treasure hunting in the backyard during their childhood, there is also gold prospecting.
Beginners might have a wrong image of this activity, or at least an out-of-dated one. Nowadays the gold prospecting equipment doesnt need to be carried by a donkey; it can easily fit in a bag. Your look should not necessarily include an untrimmed beard and ragged clothes, but you should have one of those large hats which will protect you from the sun. Apart from this you could buy modern gold prospecting equipment from the specialized providers.
Gold metal detectors are very useful when you want to be sure you start prospecting in a gold-rich area and not start digging for bottle caps. After you have discovered a good place to settle and start working you can try the traditional methods. These include using gold pans and classifiers, and when you want a change you can also use sluice boxes. For this equipment you need the action of water. The advantages of such means are that they are not noisy and allow you to enjoy the sounds of nature while the water slowly separates the dust and the rocks from the gold.
The gold you find can be stored in small glass or plastic vials before it is further refined. With rock hammers you can break the small rocks which appear useful in your search. And if the traditional ways become boring you could buy electrically powered tools like dredgers and sluices.
There is a big resemblance between a gold prospector and a fisherman. Both of them have high expectations: the fisherman dreams of catching the giant catfish while the gold prospector dreams of finding a huge gold bullion. Nevertheless, the beauty of these activities relies in the patience they both have, and how they learn to stay quietly in the middle of the nature enjoying its sounds and admiring its incredible landscapes.