Description
Before the detector ever leaves the truck, the pan tells you if you are even in gold country. Gold Panning Is Easy by Roy Lagal, inventor of the Garrett Gravity Trap gold pan, is a 148 page softcover beginner's guide that teaches the panning motion step by step, how to read a stream for likely gold-bearing gravel, and how to classify material before you ever swing a coil.
At a glance
Gold Panning Is Easy by Roy Lagal is a 148 page, 5.5 x 8.5 in (14 x 22 cm) softcover beginner's guide to gold panning: the panning motion step by step, reading a stream for gold-bearing structure, classifying material, and how detectors and dredges fit around the pan. New edition, Ram Publishing.
Why this book, from the man who designed the pan
Every pan on shelves today owes something to the riffle design Roy Lagal built into the Garrett Gravity Trap, and this book is his own field manual for using it. Most dealers list this title as filler alongside the detecting books; the honest pitch is that panning is the fastest, cheapest way to confirm gold is actually in the ground you plan to detect, and this is the clearest beginner instruction on the market for doing it right the first time.
What the book covers
| The panning motion, step by step | The stratification technique that separates gold from waste |
| Reading a stream | Where to sample before you commit to detecting a site |
| Classifying material | Sizing gravel for an efficient pan |
| Detectors and dredges | How panning fits alongside the tools you already own |
| 148 pages, 5.5 x 8.5 in (14 x 22 cm), New edition | Pocket-size, truck-ready reference |
The next step
Once you have confirmed color in the pan, take the detector to the ground it came from. Read the companion volume You Can Find Gold with a Metal Detector, and pair it with our Garrett gold line: the Goldmaster 24K, AT Gold, and Axiom.
What is included
- Gold Panning Is Easy by Roy Lagal, softcover, New edition
Who you are buying from
History Seekers is a working detecting channel, not a warehouse: over 1.1 million people follow our hunts on Facebook and YouTube. We pan and detect for gold ourselves, and the person who answers your call at 256-284-2247 has real dirt time. Every purchase keeps everyday Americans working.
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