Wow thanks for this!!! This has to be the best of “DO’s” and “DON’Ts” on UA-cam, I’ve watched a lot of different vids and this was the most informative I learned a lot from this! Thanks again
dunno if anyone gives a shit but if you are bored like me during the covid times you can stream pretty much all the new movies on InstaFlixxer. I've been watching with my gf recently :)
This is the most useful video on gold panning that I've seen - and I've watched a few now. Everyone tells me what to do. Dan, you are the first person that has ever told me what not to do. thank you.
ps, just in case you do read this, you earned my subscription a while ago, and I will be passing on your info to people for whom I hope it will change their lives.
Your enthusiasm is what gets people to watch your videos, but it's the information you impart to us all, that gets people to sub. I've watched other gold panning videos, but yours are definitely the best.
a few years back, the wife and I went to Sutter's mill. They had a "learn how to pan for gold" hands-on thing where you pan seeded sand. I learned more about how to pan from watching your videos than I learned there, then you release this video explaining everything in detail. Well done, good sir.
After watching this, I can't imagine how one could not find gold in their pan (unless it wasn't there to begin with). You are an educator for a reason Dan, you're good at it. Great video!
Thank you so much for your videos. My 9 year old watched this video and then spend the day on the river..... Lots of flour gold and a very happy young lady! Keep up the great work!
OMG. . . . I just got a garrett gold panning kit that included the classifier, a 14" pan, snuffer bottle, two little vials, and two smaller pans. Then I come on to watch Dan and same stuff!! Coolio. Now to find a way to get out and try this gold panning. On my bucket list. LOL Got it from Fred's. :) Absolute senior newbie here.
Pretty cool. I have watched a LOT of panning videos. your the first to explain the proper way to get the shiny to the bottom. I have always thought some of these folks were shaking too hard, but now i understand the why and how. thank you for the education.
Just what I needed! I just picked up a super sluice and a set of classifier. Such a great teacher you are. If you haven't already you should write a book!
You can really tell in your videos that you you: 1. were/are a teacher 2. super passionate! I love your videos, and they inspire me to try panning around the north sask river. i dont expect ill find much (if any) but i think it will be very peaceful either way.
Hi Dan, I'm glad to see you're in good health again after your cardiac difficulties. About your video, the Super Sluice is also my favouried pans. Another one i like a lot is the Gold Claw. Best wisches from Germany, Ingo
Thank you Dan, it is nice that you take the time to get knowledge out there for us. You and vogus have rekindled my grandfather's teachings in me and got me back out there.
Glad you mentioned shaking and tipping at the same time. The first time I ever found gold was when I watched it fly right out of the pan doing that. Thankfully I was helping a buddy pan his cons so it just went into the tub
Excellent information and demo ! Just getting started panning. I live in Oklahoma , USA. No gold here ! Will pan in Alaska and Colorado in May. When someone asks how I learned , I’ll say , “Dan Hurd taught me “.😎🌟Thank you !
Thank you so much. Just got a pan and found so much gold. Found a great spot with a natural sluice, pick up by hand and brought home 2 gallon ziplocks of black sand to pan. Getting 1/8 teaspoon of gold per cup of sand. I needed some tips.
The master of instructive information!! The way you speak on topic ,demonstrate, and conclude is as thorough as Ive seen on UA-cam. Your certainly providing superior content with great enthusiasm/ attitude ,and genuinely care about people’s success-( something that is really hard to fake ) which keeps most of us engaged. I thank you for your generous contribution to this awesome hobby/pastime/ lifestyle. Keep us in the loop as I’m sure you will.
I've been watching you for quite a while and this video was your finest yet. thanks Dan for your teaching us old timers these fundamentals we've forgotten, I appreciate you taking the time to do this. I can only hope to one day to be able to get to a stream like this to try my hand to find myself some gold, MN is missing streams like these. thanks again.Jim C AKA "bert"
You damn right anyone can use that pan - first day and I found a flake. Was worried about my method of panning hence the reason I came to this video, of which I appreciate very much. Thank you!
Dan you cant help yourself. Even when you are not teaching you are teaching , a true natural, great video, great information, entertaining, and you are a great teacher
I am a recent subscriber and have just ordered my first gold pan. "The Garret 15" pan you recommend and also a Garret complete gold panning kit because my 10 year old son and I plan to make a summer panning around our state. The recommended pan was only about $9 with $1.99 shipping. That was less than I had thought they would be. This video is exactly what I needed. Thank you so much!
I'm just learning how to pan, and have watched a few of these so far. Definitely the best panning how-to, tips and tricks videos I've seen across UA-cam. Thanks for the videos!
I really have a lot of respect for you sir. I live in Georgia and my son and I found a small creek and in the second pan we had several decent sized colors. I have been watching your channel for a few months now and they have helped me find gold and get it from the ground into my sniffer bottle. Thank you for that. The substrate is nothing but pulverized quartz mainly white and hematite but at roughly 3’ deep there are cantaloupe sized quartz. I can’t find bedrock! Hahaha.
Your videos are the best I have seen on panning for gold and looking for gemstones. And I see that your video quality has been improving over time as well.
Big thanks to you! We moved to the US last year and I tried panning for the first time today. Found nothing, probably did everything wrong but loved it! I now have a better idea of how I should be panning. Thanks 😎
Dan thank you for the videos. Between you and Gold Rush I took the kids out to Clear Creek in Colorado and found a piece of gold in our very first pan! What an amazing memory to have with my children.
This is awesome, I haven't panned in almost 30 years. Went up the other day and 100% lost gold. Saw it got excited and poof was gone by the time I got to the end. I made every mistake you pointed out! Lol I'm up in the cariboo so hi neighbor!!
Thanks Dan I learned how to pan by watching UA-cam videos and doing it on my own ipan at least a couple times and then I let it dry completely and I always go back through it little at a time pulling it down with my finger and using a magnifier to check if I have messed any gold.
What a great video! I started panning for gold only yesterday, and watching this I think I understand which errors I might've done! Thank you, I appreciate it!
Sincerely love watching your videos, Its a breath of fresh air! Pun intended. Ive seen tons of your videos and am coming back to watch this again after feeling like i was not executing proper technique and I may be on to something there... lol I gotta say, when you said "for under 40 bucks, you can..." as a rock nerd from the southern us, it sounded like "For hunerd (twang for hundred) 40 bucks, you can...." 🤣 i had to rewatch and make sure
I decided to start this as a hobby and bought a couple pans and classifiers and was telling a couple people I work with about my plan and where I've already scouted out some good spots with sand bars in the summer with the water levels very low that you can walk on 80-90% of what is the bottom of the river in the fall and winter and they both said the same thing "Can I come with you?".😊So now we are all going as a group and splitting what we find equally each person gets one share of the total.
This was awesome Dan thank you so much! I’m new to prospecting and born and raised in the heart of the gold rush and where gold was discovered. Coloma/Sutters Mill. Around here most places you can only use hands and pans. I can’t wait to watch more on your channel!
Wonderful lesson Dan! Thanks for the tips! For those of us "over 70's" who are just learning these are the things that help us (me!) develop the proper skillset for panning. For those of us who don't get a lot of time on a claim panning, could I make a request? I see on your website that you sell paydirt, could you package up some paydirt with known amounts ( approximately) of gold so (a) we could know if we managed to do it right and get all the gold and (b) we could practice over and over again with the same paydirt to improve our skills. Categorizing the paydirt as beginner, intermediate, and skilled panners would also be helpful in improving and measuring our abilities. I know that I'd be interested in that sort of paydirt to learn on!
Thank you so much, Dan! I've started getting into gold panning. Been wanting to do it since I was little! Just today I went out and tested out an old pan that my dad got me when I was nine or so, but never actually used until now. But when I got to the beach (Was at the beach because I haven't found a good river yet) I realized I had no idea what I was doing and decided to try a little bit, and then once I got home I would try to find a video on how to properly pan for gold. So, it's only a little bit after I've gotten home, I'm just looking through UA-cam trying to find something to watch. I had completely forgot to look for the video. And then this video pops up in my recommended! And I just knew it was going to be perfect! I was right! This was so helpful and I feel so much more confident that I can do this right next time!
Great, informative video. Thanks Dan. I lived in Armsrong for most of my life, moved to the lower mainland for 12 years. I'm back, Princeton this time. I can't wait to get out there!
I have found an exception to one of the rules. One spot I work on occasion is all shale. Zero black sands. The heavies are garnet sands there. When stratifying if you don’t let it cement just a little after shaking, you will get the mudslide effect and can lose 3/4 of your pan in one shot. The gold there is thin and fairly fine, just like the smaller shale fines. Easy to lose. Great video Dan. As always.
Dan, I watched your video and was waiting for you to point out the big taboo; circular stratifying!!!! Took you awhile to get to it, but YAY, you said NEVER do it!!
I sure enjoy your videos sir. I was thinking I wasn't finding gold because I didn't really know how to pan. Probably was right lol. I use your videos as a learning tool. Thank you and keep on keeping on!
Dan, you’re the man! Thanks so much for sharing your experience and expertise. Such a pleasure to learn from. I’m a fly fisherman and have always wanted to try it out when the fishing is slow! I’m buying the supplies and trying it out asap!
Very helpful, thanks. I recently panned out one of the bags of pay dirt I got from you. I panned it about 5 or 6 times. My panning skills are pretty much non existent, but I'm learning.
I always have a great time watching your videos! I ordered a kit and some paydirt to get started and get in the fun activities myself and now i can probably get gold right!!
Great video Dan. I use to prospect a few years ago and been itching to get back into it. I am getting ready to buy me a claim to do a little looking for some color. Some really good info in this video. Thanks Dan
I've never seen someone who can teach like you can! I'm hooked! I've seen a lot of your videos from school tutorials to your panning and exploring claims. if youtube had "oscars" I'd nominate you for "best educational" any day. thanks Dan.
Enjoy watching your channel and learning all I can . It’s be been out a couple times on the river and found some small flat gold and let me tell you it’s really cool. I’m looking forward to having an awesome summer of searching for gold all over Colorado. Again thank you for the lessons of gold prospecting.
When the pan is over half full I stratify flat and tilt the pan while still shaking until the gravel is about to spill over, the shake for about 10 seconds longer. I do this as it was how I learned from a mate who introduced people to prospecting. probably not the best idea, but seems to work even with fine gold. Great vid too, I love the learny stuff you do and I see the influence of your teaching background in those videos clearly (I'm science/maths teacher in Aus)
Thanks Dan. I've never panned before but have been watching a lot of your videos. I'm excited to try and i feel confident to find something. I appreciate your videos
Thank you for continuing to produce the educational and entertaining content that so many people have benefitted from over the years, I myself have learned so much from your free content you provide here on youtube and have personally moulded my technique using your videos as the base knowledge. Cheers dan and hope all the best for you, keep at the excellent work and hope your 2022 mining season treats you well
Great video for newbies and pros alike. I stratify flat at first to get the larger chunks to the top then pick through them for any cool specimens, then tip my pan and give it shake. I tell everyone the water when shaking the pan should look like violently boiling water.
Well first thing in the morning I'm ordering a stansport 14" pan, classifier and a bottle, the Garrett pan was over $50 so for now it'll wait (it does look like a good plan) if I like panning then I'll buy that also. Thanks for the video, I appreciate your time and effort, from Alberta take care
Mr.Hurd, well done on yet another video tutorial! I’ve been following your videos for a few years now and have finally taken the plung into the Fraser! You pointed out the do’s & don’ts and I caught myself doing the incorrect way a few times ! Still I’ve gotten colour but now with doing it the correct way Iam catching more gold ! Thank you sir!
13 seconds in and I already like this guy a lot!
He looks like someone who you would want to be teaching gold prospecting.
You can’t get much more stereotypical
"Digging by hand SUCKS." is a beautiful line, brilliantly executed. Great video!
Wow thanks for this!!! This has to be the best of “DO’s” and “DON’Ts” on UA-cam, I’ve watched a lot of different vids and this was the most informative I learned a lot from this! Thanks again
Glad it was helpful!
@@Danhurd sar we are in Afghanistan here is more gold i want your contect whatsapp or massanger will uu give me
Its rally helpful thanks sar for this helpful information
dunno if anyone gives a shit but if you are bored like me during the covid times you can stream pretty much all the new movies on InstaFlixxer. I've been watching with my gf recently :)
@Royal Kannon Yea, been watching on Instaflixxer for since december myself :D
Education is one of the reasons we love what you do. Keep it up good sir!
Thanks, will do!
Thanks that help slot
I never had an interest in gold panning until Dan Hurd came across my feed with his big friendly smile.
Can't wait to give it a try!
This is the most useful video on gold panning that I've seen - and I've watched a few now. Everyone tells me what to do. Dan, you are the first person that has ever told me what not to do. thank you.
ps, just in case you do read this, you earned my subscription a while ago, and I will be passing on your info to people for whom I hope it will change their lives.
Your enthusiasm is what gets people to watch your videos, but it's the information you impart to us all, that gets people to sub. I've watched other gold panning videos, but yours are definitely the best.
I appreciate that!
The slow mo shots were awesome thanks dan!
Glad you like them!
I liked the slow mode of the pan great explanation of the skill dan
So grateful I found this. Thank you
Thank you, Dan. Your existence on planet Earth helps me a lot.
Half the fun is that he's talking to ME. Directly. And cares, really cares. It shows!
Second your comment!
Totally agree with both comments, Dan seems to really want people to lean , and succeed.
a few years back, the wife and I went to Sutter's mill. They had a "learn how to pan for gold" hands-on thing where you pan seeded sand. I learned more about how to pan from watching your videos than I learned there, then you release this video explaining everything in detail. Well done, good sir.
Probably the best and easiest to understand panning video I've seen. Thanks Dan!
Wow, thanks!
@@Danhurd Specifically the "Rush of water out of your pan..." Really solidified it!
Excellent instruction! Thanks!
After watching this, I can't imagine how one could not find gold in their pan (unless it wasn't there to begin with). You are an educator for a reason Dan, you're good at it. Great video!
Yes and where to get this equipment? Amazon?
@@octobonus Amazon is a good place for gold related equip. I believe I got all of mine there.
I picked my pans up at Cabela's.
69.00. Complete set up.
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Thank you so much for your videos. My 9 year old watched this video and then spend the day on the river..... Lots of flour gold and a very happy young lady! Keep up the great work!
This one is one of best videos.... Thank you Dan.....😊
OMG. . . . I just got a garrett gold panning kit that included the classifier, a 14" pan, snuffer bottle, two little vials, and two smaller pans. Then I come on to watch Dan and same stuff!! Coolio. Now to find a way to get out and try this gold panning. On my bucket list. LOL Got it from Fred's. :) Absolute senior newbie here.
Welcome! We are also senior newbies (55 and 67). Having a great time
@gringling57 I am 71
Pretty cool. I have watched a LOT of panning videos. your the first to explain the proper way to get the shiny to the bottom. I have always thought some of these folks were shaking too hard, but now i understand the why and how. thank you for the education.
Just what I needed! I just picked up a super sluice and a set of classifier. Such a great teacher you are. If you haven't already you should write a book!
Great suggestion!
@@Danhurd I would buy and read it, Dan!
^^^THIS^^^
@@Danhurd - Yeah, you should. Chris Ralph ("The Professional Prospector" - ICMJ Associate Editor) seems to do pretty well with his book.
@@Danhurd I would very much buy a copy!
Great vid and THANKS for the tutorial! All gold panning enthusiasts should watch this video first!
You can really tell in your videos that you you:
1. were/are a teacher
2. super passionate!
I love your videos, and they inspire me to try panning around the north sask river. i dont expect ill find much (if any) but i think it will be very peaceful either way.
Hi Dan,
I'm glad to see you're in good health again after your cardiac difficulties. About your video, the Super Sluice is also my favouried pans. Another one i like a lot is the Gold Claw.
Best wisches from Germany,
Ingo
Thank you Dan, it is nice that you take the time to get knowledge out there for us. You and vogus have rekindled my grandfather's teachings in me and got me back out there.
Glad you mentioned shaking and tipping at the same time. The first time I ever found gold was when I watched it fly right out of the pan doing that. Thankfully I was helping a buddy pan his cons so it just went into the tub
Excellent information and demo ! Just getting started panning. I live in Oklahoma , USA. No gold here ! Will pan in Alaska and Colorado in May. When someone asks how I learned , I’ll say , “Dan Hurd taught me “.😎🌟Thank you !
Thank you so much. Just got a pan and found so much gold. Found a great spot with a natural sluice, pick up by hand and brought home 2 gallon ziplocks of black sand to pan. Getting 1/8 teaspoon of gold per cup of sand. I needed some tips.
The master of instructive information!! The way you speak on topic ,demonstrate, and conclude is as thorough as Ive seen on UA-cam. Your certainly providing superior content with great enthusiasm/ attitude ,and genuinely care about people’s success-( something that is really hard to fake ) which keeps most of us engaged. I thank you for your generous contribution to this awesome hobby/pastime/ lifestyle. Keep us in the loop as I’m sure you will.
I've been watching you for quite a while and this video was your finest yet. thanks Dan for your teaching us old timers these fundamentals we've forgotten, I appreciate you taking the time to do this. I can only hope to one day to be able to get to a stream like this to try my hand to find myself some gold, MN is missing streams like these. thanks again.Jim C AKA "bert"
It's abundantly clear that you are an educator at heart. Thanks so much! Peace
Thanks!
You damn right anyone can use that pan - first day and I found a flake. Was worried about my method of panning hence the reason I came to this video, of which I appreciate very much. Thank you!
Video starts at 0:00 😎. Amazing wholesome content as usual!
Dan you cant help yourself. Even when you are not teaching you are teaching , a true natural, great video, great information, entertaining, and you are a great teacher
Thanks you good pan 🍳 👍
you're welcome!
I am a recent subscriber and have just ordered my first gold pan. "The Garret 15" pan you recommend and also a Garret complete gold panning kit because my 10 year old son and I plan to make a summer panning around our state. The recommended pan was only about $9 with $1.99 shipping. That was less than I had thought they would be.
This video is exactly what I needed.
Thank you so much!
Super helpful......everything my dad taught me was wrong....But that was in the dark ages when I was a kid and using those smooth metal pans.....
I'm just learning how to pan, and have watched a few of these so far. Definitely the best panning how-to, tips and tricks videos I've seen across UA-cam. Thanks for the videos!
I really have a lot of respect for you sir. I live in Georgia and my son and I found a small creek and in the second pan we had several decent sized colors. I have been watching your channel for a few months now and they have helped me find gold and get it from the ground into my sniffer bottle. Thank you for that. The substrate is nothing but pulverized quartz mainly white and hematite but at roughly 3’ deep there are cantaloupe sized quartz. I can’t find bedrock! Hahaha.
Thanks, Dan. Was panning this weekend and I needed some extra tips. Found some great nuggets but no other size gold. Happy what I found.
Your videos are the best I have seen on panning for gold and looking for gemstones. And I see that your video quality has been improving over time as well.
Best panning tutorial I have come across!
Thanks!
Big thanks to you! We moved to the US last year and I tried panning for the first time today. Found nothing, probably did everything wrong but loved it! I now have a better idea of how I should be panning. Thanks 😎
Dan thank you for the videos. Between you and Gold Rush I took the kids out to Clear Creek in Colorado and found a piece of gold in our very first pan! What an amazing memory to have with my children.
This is awesome, I haven't panned in almost 30 years. Went up the other day and 100% lost gold. Saw it got excited and poof was gone by the time I got to the end. I made every mistake you pointed out! Lol I'm up in the cariboo so hi neighbor!!
Thank you for loving us more than your gold, God bless you abundantly
Thanks Dan I learned how to pan by watching UA-cam videos and doing it on my own ipan at least a couple times and then I let it dry completely and I always go back through it little at a time pulling it down with my finger and using a magnifier to check if I have messed any gold.
Sometimes i almost flick the dirt out like you said thank you dan for the refresher i really needed it after a couple years of hand panning
Nic refresher course. Now use a plaxier. Save s time. Tips we need. Be safe. Greetings from California soon fro Arizona.
Thanks as a guy learning this was awesome 😎
Happy to help!
Such a beautiful place. Would love to live near a place like that so peaceful
It really is!
What a great video! I started panning for gold only yesterday, and watching this I think I understand which errors I might've done! Thank you, I appreciate it!
Thank you Dan this video helps a bunch.
Glad to hear it!
Sincerely love watching your videos, Its a breath of fresh air! Pun intended.
Ive seen tons of your videos and am coming back to watch this again after feeling like i was not executing proper technique and I may be on to something there... lol
I gotta say, when you said "for under 40 bucks, you can..." as a rock nerd from the southern us, it sounded like "For hunerd (twang for hundred) 40 bucks, you can...."
🤣 i had to rewatch and make sure
I decided to start this as a hobby and bought a couple pans and classifiers and was telling a couple people I work with about my plan and where I've already scouted out some good spots with sand bars in the summer with the water levels very low that you can walk on 80-90% of what is the bottom of the river in the fall and winter and they both said the same thing "Can I come with you?".😊So now we are all going as a group and splitting what we find equally each person gets one share of the total.
Thank you for the education from a guy in the states that is eager to get into the hobby
dan! i think this is your best one yet you seem so comfortable behind the camera and laid back also like how you change your opening tag
Why thank you!
This was awesome Dan thank you so much! I’m new to prospecting and born and raised in the heart of the gold rush and where gold was discovered. Coloma/Sutters Mill. Around here most places you can only use hands and pans. I can’t wait to watch more on your channel!
My school is going to Sacramento and going to pan for gold. Thanks for the tips!❤😊
Best video on how to use your pan I've seen! Thanks Dan!
Great tutorial 👍 I told my wife I'd like a gold pan for Father's Day. Gold panning looks like a really fun hobby.
Wonderful lesson Dan! Thanks for the tips! For those of us "over 70's" who are just learning these are the things that help us (me!) develop the proper skillset for panning. For those of us who don't get a lot of time on a claim panning, could I make a request? I see on your website that you sell paydirt, could you package up some paydirt with known amounts ( approximately) of gold so (a) we could know if we managed to do it right and get all the gold and (b) we could practice over and over again with the same paydirt to improve our skills. Categorizing the paydirt as beginner, intermediate, and skilled panners would also be helpful in improving and measuring our abilities. I know that I'd be interested in that sort of paydirt to learn on!
Thank you so much, Dan! I've started getting into gold panning. Been wanting to do it since I was little!
Just today I went out and tested out an old pan that my dad got me when I was nine or so, but never actually used until now. But when I got to the beach (Was at the beach because I haven't found a good river yet) I realized I had no idea what I was doing and decided to try a little bit, and then once I got home I would try to find a video on how to properly pan for gold.
So, it's only a little bit after I've gotten home, I'm just looking through UA-cam trying to find something to watch. I had completely forgot to look for the video. And then this video pops up in my recommended! And I just knew it was going to be perfect! I was right! This was so helpful and I feel so much more confident that I can do this right next time!
Fantastic! This is by far the best video on how to pan I have ever seen. Thank you Dan for not only the how to, but also the what not to do.
One of the BEST EVER Videos on UA-cam!!!
Why thank you!
Great, informative video. Thanks Dan. I lived in Armsrong for most of my life, moved to the lower mainland for 12 years. I'm back, Princeton this time. I can't wait to get out there!
I have found an exception to one of the rules. One spot I work on occasion is all shale. Zero black sands. The heavies are garnet sands there. When stratifying if you don’t let it cement just a little after shaking, you will get the mudslide effect and can lose 3/4 of your pan in one shot. The gold there is thin and fairly fine, just like the smaller shale fines. Easy to lose.
Great video Dan. As always.
Dan, I watched your video and was waiting for you to point out the big taboo; circular stratifying!!!! Took you awhile to get to it, but YAY, you said NEVER do it!!
yes.....
Thank you!!! You are near the top rungs for teachers, thank you so much.
Ok i did this at less than 5 min. He is my second best teacher.
I sure enjoy your videos sir. I was thinking I wasn't finding gold because I didn't really know how to pan. Probably was right lol. I use your videos as a learning tool. Thank you and keep on keeping on!
Dan, you’re the man! Thanks so much for sharing your experience and expertise. Such a pleasure to learn from. I’m a fly fisherman and have always wanted to try it out when the fishing is slow! I’m buying the supplies and trying it out asap!
Been lurking around on this channel for a while. Finally picked up a sluice box and some pan's! Thanks for the encouraging vodeos!!!!!!!!!!
Stratify my gold, Probably one of the best educational videos for novices and beginners alike great video thankyou Dan 👍
Awesome, thank you!
Hi, Dan, from Australia, I have been following you for quite a while. As an educator, always the educator, excellent presentation.
Wow, thank you!
This is really such an unbelievably incredible video man. Thank you so much for sharing.
Very helpful, thanks. I recently panned out one of the bags of pay dirt I got from you. I panned it about 5 or 6 times. My panning skills are pretty much non existent, but I'm learning.
That is awesome!
Thanks for the reminder one panning Dan. Always best to have a refresher .
You bet!
Dan have to say I suffer with anxiety and OCD . during this strange time your videos calm me . thank you
True its true
well I'm now living in the Yukon so this seems like a viable hobby to undertake. Thanks for the info
Love your videos dan.
Your the best teacher there is.
I always have a great time watching your videos! I ordered a kit and some paydirt to get started and get in the fun activities myself and now i can probably get gold right!!
You can definitely tell you are a teacher. Great job explaining how to pan.
I appreciate that
Great video Dan. I use to prospect a few years ago and been itching to get back into it. I am getting ready to buy me a claim to do a little looking for some color. Some really good info in this video.
Thanks Dan
I've never seen someone who can teach like you can! I'm hooked! I've seen a lot of your videos from school tutorials to your panning and exploring claims. if youtube had "oscars" I'd nominate you for "best educational" any day. thanks Dan.
Why thank you!
@@Danhurd I bought a pan and it has small riffles as well as large. are these useful or just a gimmick?
Enjoy watching your channel and learning all I can . It’s be been out a couple times on the river and found some small flat gold and let me tell you it’s really cool. I’m looking forward to having an awesome summer of searching for gold all over Colorado. Again thank you for the lessons of gold prospecting.
When the pan is over half full I stratify flat and tilt the pan while still shaking until the gravel is about to spill over, the shake for about 10 seconds longer. I do this as it was how I learned from a mate who introduced people to prospecting. probably not the best idea, but seems to work even with fine gold.
Great vid too, I love the learny stuff you do and I see the influence of your teaching background in those videos clearly (I'm science/maths teacher in Aus)
well done ! Garrett is the best pan, had color with my very first pan
Dan you are getting better at this! Top video mate, really informative. As others have said this is the best how to pan video on the internet!
Thanks 👍
Thank you Dan, I come back and double check every now and then to make sure I continue to pan correctly. Appreciate you.
Perfect!
I'm new to panning. Went yesterday and today didn't find anything worth cleaning. Love your videos they help a lot. Got gold fever badly
Rock on Dan. This cleared up so much for me. Teach like it’s for 3rd graders. Really good video will watch many times and hope it sinks in. Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks Dan. I've never panned before but have been watching a lot of your videos. I'm excited to try and i feel confident to find something. I appreciate your videos
Nice!
Thank you for continuing to produce the educational and entertaining content that so many people have benefitted from over the years, I myself have learned so much from your free content you provide here on youtube and have personally moulded my technique using your videos as the base knowledge. Cheers dan and hope all the best for you, keep at the excellent work and hope your 2022 mining season treats you well
Are there laws on where can look for gold in creeks?
Great video for newbies and pros alike. I stratify flat at first to get the larger chunks to the top then pick through them for any cool specimens, then tip my pan and give it shake. I tell everyone the water when shaking the pan should look like violently boiling water.
Thanks that was educational, I don't pan but I enjoy watching.
Glad you enjoyed it
Awesome video Dan. Best I've seen on the subject of using a pan !!!
Thank you Dan for joining us virtually in the classroom this week! I can't wait to show them this video, then demo using the gear Pauly gave me!
Well first thing in the morning I'm ordering a stansport 14" pan, classifier and a bottle, the Garrett pan was over $50 so for now it'll wait (it does look like a good plan) if I like panning then I'll buy that also. Thanks for the video, I appreciate your time and effort, from Alberta take care
Thanks for your info I'm going to give it another try
Mr.Hurd, well done on yet another video tutorial! I’ve been following your videos for a few years now and have finally taken the plung into the Fraser! You pointed out the do’s & don’ts and I caught myself doing the incorrect way a few times ! Still I’ve gotten colour but now with doing it the correct way Iam catching more gold ! Thank you sir!
Great video for beginners 👍