Now days at diamond hill mine you mainly find the small pieces of crystals and a lot chucks that’s mainly good for tumbling. Not best but close by me and fun
@@LoveHut4Life I get like that with things too, like guitar. For the longest time it was just a hobby. Now I gotta play it every day...I'm obsessed!👍😎🎸🎶
Hey...i live close to Diamond Hill...its fun for sure....littke tidbit of info...not far from there on Lake Russell where Rocky River runs into Russell which is technically the Savannah. River ...there are amethyst veins on the bank that you follow up to where the points are....Im digging y'alls style.....Stay Dirty!
@@LoveHut4Life I'm a 2 time cancer survivor....getting dirty flipping rocks was my therapy....I just found your channel...I didn't check to see how it was..,,hey would you happen to be in need of a chauffeur would you? I'm an excellent driver....excellent....! I would give my right arm to do what y'all are doing!
Nice... I stumbled upon your channel today, excited to watch more. I just moved to the diamond hill area, been there a few times, I’ve been poking around the area for more places to dig, but I’ve yet to find any hot spots, good luck & thanks
I live near diamond hill mine and I love going there. I don't know if they have camping there but I know they use to. But it's no electric nor showers. You are right about no public places being around there. At lake Russell there's camp sites in Calhoun falls at a state Park but it is pricey. Anyways what I wanted to ask is what do you use to clean your finds with. Over the years I've brought home alot of finds but I never get them clean. On the dirt road that goes across the little creek and up to the curve is a wonderful place for surface finds. I've found beautiful crystals on side of the dirt road just walking and enjoying the view. Amazing place to go. On Google Earth you can see the mine from space when zooming in the area. Hope you guys come back to visit in the area and would love to meet you both. Stay safe and thank you for content. I enjoy watching you guys. Have a Blessed Day.
They used to have camping there, but unfortunately had some problems with crime and stopped for the safety of the man who runs it. The little campground you see us visit in this video isn’t too far though and is free most of the year. That depends on the mineral. Most things we use a chemical called iron out on, but if you are wanting to preserve the cool colors of film that are often on the crystals from this area, I would just use water and a tooth brush.
Thank you for the info about cleaning my crystals, We've had a lot of rain this week and we had rain last night so I'm up early and planning to go down there today to do a little surface hunting, I'm getting in my 60's now, so digging is getting hard on me. I've haven't been there in about 8 years and I hope I find some points sticking up. Stay safe with y'all's travels.
Isn't it kinda funny that I live around Quartzsite and have had no desire to go rockhounding. Maybe when you get here you can entice me to join you on a hunt.
Hi guys your prospecting knowledge is getting a lot better I’m looking forward to obviously meeting y’all but also your inventory my people’s big hugs 😎🥰❤️🤗🍷🍷🍷👍🎉
Thanks! I have become so obsessed lol!! We traveled a little over 200 miles in your direction today, and that collection is going to be crazy by the time we see you!
@@LoveHut4Life I totally understand being obsessed with prospecting hopefully everyday you’ll do 200 miles closer I’m soooo ready to party love y’all 🥰❤️🍷🍷🍷🎉🤗😎👍
Thanks for the tip… we have a few sites and Facebook groups we use when we get around to identifying them…. We rarely bother though 😂, always just looking for the next vein
Nice, been to DHM twice. Planning a trip this spring hope to find some amethyst or smokey... Got buckets of milky from before.... Awesome video and love the nomad life.... Wish I could break camp and travel the states prospecting as well
It’s definitely a fun way to live man!! We wound up with a few amethyst, some Smokey Quartz, a little milky and a whole bunch on skeletal…. We were just at the Quartzsite Arizona gem show though and saw an incredible amethyst cluster from that mine! Can’t wait to go back:) if you ever see the yellow house come find us and we can trade secrets!
@@LoveHut4Life you got it!!! Currently working on a old van for my exodus from the grind. Come a long way on the build but still not where I want it for long trips. Maybe I will upload some pics of where I am with it
Good luck! Check out this video, from our 2nd trip to Diamond Hill:) we show you were we camp and tell you all about it. Mushroom Foraging and Rockhounding in The South - Diamond Hill Crystal Mine and awesome free camping ua-cam.com/video/nRLpBCp5cPU/v-deo.html
Hey guys I certainly admire your enthusiasm. Can’t say you two are afraid to get down and dirty that’s for sure. I hope you can turn your projects into some cashola. I’m still right behind you on this U-Tube channel,Tc from Nevada
😂😂. Lol we have become so obsessed. I’ve sold enough jewelry along the way to support the habit so far, and have built up a nice inventory so we can stop at a festival or 2 along the way:) Thanks for always supporting us TC! We very much intend on doing some rockhounding in Nevada this year. It’s a shame we weren’t into this yet when we spent so much time there.
I live in N. Georgia and have been to Diamond Hill twice- absolutely worth the drive. I love the experience and I’ve found some great pieces there. Glad y’all had some luck - looks like you got some goodies!
The sc state park pass for the year is only $99. Gives you access to all the state parks in sc for that. Except I believe you have to pay extra for beaches.
Idk the name of the lake, but it was Parsons campground. We shot more of the campground when we went back a little over a year later with some friends. The video is in our rockhounding playlist with this one.
After day 1, when you were by the lake, there were many fishing behind you rising for bugs. Should have tried to catch some :). Congrats on a your very successful rock hunting!
You also can find moon stone, raw garnet, & aquamarine in the far right side where you pay. Plus pretty chucks of mica that’s look really cool. 😊❤
We’ve heard but haven’t found those:) such a cool place!
Now days at diamond hill mine you mainly find the small pieces of crystals and a lot chucks that’s mainly good for tumbling. Not best but close by me and fun
You know you say that, but I just saw a massive cluster of amethyst come out of there.
If you dig in the tailings you’ll only ever find tailings 🤷♀️
Looks like it was a lot of fun!👍🙂
So much fun! It’s funny that this started as his hobby, and now I’m obsessed 😂
@@LoveHut4Life I get like that with things too, like guitar. For the longest time it was just a hobby. Now I gotta play it every day...I'm obsessed!👍😎🎸🎶
You ain’t kiddin’
@@shanecamp15 yup!🙂
So cool. Looked like a blast
Oh yeah man… I love doing this stuff!
It’s healthy gambling 😂
Hey...i live close to Diamond Hill...its fun for sure....littke tidbit of info...not far from there on Lake Russell where Rocky River runs into Russell which is technically the Savannah. River ...there are amethyst veins on the bank that you follow up to where the points are....Im digging y'alls style.....Stay Dirty!
Hell yeah!! Thanks man. Will definitely have to check that out next time we are on that side of the country!
✌️💕
@@LoveHut4Life I'm a 2 time cancer survivor....getting dirty flipping rocks was my therapy....I just found your channel...I didn't check to see how it was..,,hey would you happen to be in need of a chauffeur would you? I'm an excellent driver....excellent....! I would give my right arm to do what y'all are doing!
Nice find, I haven’t had a whole lot of luck with the amethyst there, safe travels
We found a few pieces. This one guy found a massive one on the back wall while we were there. As big as my head and crazy deep purple.
Nice... I stumbled upon your channel today, excited to watch more. I just moved to the diamond hill area, been there a few times, I’ve been poking around the area for more places to dig, but I’ve yet to find any hot spots, good luck & thanks
I live near diamond hill mine and I love going there. I don't know if they have camping there but I know they use to. But it's no electric nor showers. You are right about no public places being around there. At lake Russell there's camp sites in Calhoun falls at a state Park but it is pricey. Anyways what I wanted to ask is what do you use to clean your finds with. Over the years I've brought home alot of finds but I never get them clean.
On the dirt road that goes across the little creek and up to the curve is a wonderful place for surface finds. I've found beautiful crystals on side of the dirt road just walking and enjoying the view. Amazing place to go. On Google Earth you can see the mine from space when zooming in the area. Hope you guys come back to visit in the area and would love to meet you both. Stay safe and thank you for content. I enjoy watching you guys. Have a Blessed Day.
They used to have camping there, but unfortunately had some problems with crime and stopped for the safety of the man who runs it.
The little campground you see us visit in this video isn’t too far though and is free most of the year.
That depends on the mineral. Most things we use a chemical called iron out on, but if you are wanting to preserve the cool colors of film that are often on the crystals from this area, I would just use water and a tooth brush.
We’ve been back since this video was taken, and brought friends! Definitely a fun way to spend a day
Thank you for the info about cleaning my crystals,
We've had a lot of rain this week and we had rain last night so I'm up early and planning to go down there today to do a little surface hunting, I'm getting in my 60's now, so digging is getting hard on me. I've haven't been there in about 8 years and I hope I find some points sticking up. Stay safe with y'all's travels.
Isn't it kinda funny that I live around Quartzsite and have had no desire to go rockhounding. Maybe when you get here you can entice me to join you on a hunt.
Lol we’ve honestly never done much around Quartzsite either…. Sounds like a plan:)
I’ve heard people “dry pan” for gold around there. It sounds awful😂
Great haul! Diamond Hill Mine is one of our favorite spots.
Right?!? That place is awesome! Thanks for watching:)
Hi guys your prospecting knowledge is getting a lot better I’m looking forward to obviously meeting y’all but also your inventory my people’s big hugs 😎🥰❤️🤗🍷🍷🍷👍🎉
Thanks! I have become so obsessed lol!!
We traveled a little over 200 miles in your direction today, and that collection is going to be crazy by the time we see you!
@@LoveHut4Life I totally understand being obsessed with prospecting hopefully everyday you’ll do 200 miles closer I’m soooo ready to party love y’all 🥰❤️🍷🍷🍷🎉🤗😎👍
Everyday I learn something new!
should have a look see on the Crystal Collector's UA-cam to ID your crystals
Thanks for the tip… we have a few sites and Facebook groups we use when we get around to identifying them…. We rarely bother though 😂, always just looking for the next vein
Love that channel!
How long did you dig
We dug for 2 full days that trip. We’ve been back since though
Nice, been to DHM twice. Planning a trip this spring hope to find some amethyst or smokey... Got buckets of milky from before.... Awesome video and love the nomad life.... Wish I could break camp and travel the states prospecting as well
It’s definitely a fun way to live man!! We wound up with a few amethyst, some Smokey Quartz, a little milky and a whole bunch on skeletal…. We were just at the Quartzsite Arizona gem show though and saw an incredible amethyst cluster from that mine! Can’t wait to go back:) if you ever see the yellow house come find us and we can trade secrets!
@@LoveHut4Life you got it!!! Currently working on a old van for my exodus from the grind. Come a long way on the build but still not where I want it for long trips. Maybe I will upload some pics of where I am with it
Good times I love rock hunting I did it all through my childhood great memories thanks for bring me back.
I soooo wish I would have known about this as a kid!!! Not too much to be found in East Texas though lol
I used to go garden rock hunting with my grandmaw. This is a whole new game
Thinking of hitting DHM during a road trip this summer. What campground did you end up staying in and what are your thoughts on it?
Good luck! Check out this video, from our 2nd trip to Diamond Hill:)
we show you were we camp and tell you all about it.
Mushroom Foraging and Rockhounding in The South - Diamond Hill Crystal Mine and awesome free camping
ua-cam.com/video/nRLpBCp5cPU/v-deo.html
Where did u camp pls?!🎉
Parson’s campground, about an hour away
Hey guys I certainly admire your enthusiasm. Can’t say you two are afraid to get down and dirty that’s for sure. I hope you can turn your projects into some cashola. I’m still right behind you on this U-Tube channel,Tc from Nevada
😂😂. Lol we have become so obsessed.
I’ve sold enough jewelry along the way to support the habit so far, and have built up a nice inventory so we can stop at a festival or 2 along the way:)
Thanks for always supporting us TC!
We very much intend on doing some rockhounding in Nevada this year. It’s a shame we weren’t into this yet when we spent so much time there.
We certainly aren’t scared of a little dirt. There’s lots to be found in Nevada!
Yall got GRIT…. Lol 😂
😂😂 something like that… we are just up the road from you! At Sardis, making our way to more crystals as fast as we can lol
@@LoveHut4Life enjoy ❤️ yall
In my teeth lol
It's my understanding that Amethyst are generally found in geodes. Is that correct?
They can be in geodes or crystal form. In this case we were looking for the crystals. I hope to search for the geode form in Utah this winter
Oh an amethyst geode would be so amazing to find!
@@LoveHut4Life hey you guys get to go ride or ski in Utah!?
How much was it to dig?
$20
As much as you can carry out or up to 5g worth only
I live in N. Georgia and have been to Diamond Hill twice- absolutely worth the drive. I love the experience and I’ve found some great pieces there. Glad y’all had some luck - looks like you got some goodies!
Such an awesome place! We had a great time!!
If I were to have known about it I would have driven from north alabama!
The sc state park pass for the year is only $99. Gives you access to all the state parks in sc for that. Except I believe you have to pay extra for beaches.
Thanks:) most states have deals similar to that, but we never spend long enough in one state to make it worth it.
What lake? I visited DHM 2021 and now want to take my sweetheart. But we need a place to tent for a night.
Idk the name of the lake, but it was Parsons campground. We shot more of the campground when we went back a little over a year later with some friends. The video is in our rockhounding playlist with this one.
Welcome to South Carolina where anything recreational is overpriced
The south is real good at making you pay to enjoy nature:/
After day 1, when you were by the lake, there were many fishing behind you rising for bugs. Should have tried to catch some :). Congrats on a your very successful rock hunting!
😂 yeah man we want to fish every time we stop at a body of water. We carry all of our gear, but fishing licenses in each new state gets pricey.
A monster fish jumped out right at sunset!