Hi All,
Not looking for advice, but rather just wanted to share my experience and hear your thoughts.
I got into this hobby a couple of years ago as a detector. I was after the nuggets and I sort of laughed and scoffed at "silly" panners who would sit in a creek all day for not much gold.
Then recently I was on a trip with my kids and hiking into the mountains to detect was not feasible, but doing a bit of panning in the creek near our camp was. So I gave it a go, and absolutely loved it! Finding the tiny bits of fly poo in the below photo was far more enjoyable than all of the nuggets I've ever found. Now, instead of saving up for a GPZ7000, I think I'd rather purchase the best highbanker and associated equipment.
For those of you who enjoy doing both, how do you manage this? I have a 5 day trip coming up, and I'm torn between detecting all day for potentially nothing, or sitting in a creek where I know for sure I'm going to come away with a bit of color.
FYI I'm in Far North Queensland
Cheers
Not looking for advice, but rather just wanted to share my experience and hear your thoughts.
I got into this hobby a couple of years ago as a detector. I was after the nuggets and I sort of laughed and scoffed at "silly" panners who would sit in a creek all day for not much gold.
Then recently I was on a trip with my kids and hiking into the mountains to detect was not feasible, but doing a bit of panning in the creek near our camp was. So I gave it a go, and absolutely loved it! Finding the tiny bits of fly poo in the below photo was far more enjoyable than all of the nuggets I've ever found. Now, instead of saving up for a GPZ7000, I think I'd rather purchase the best highbanker and associated equipment.
For those of you who enjoy doing both, how do you manage this? I have a 5 day trip coming up, and I'm torn between detecting all day for potentially nothing, or sitting in a creek where I know for sure I'm going to come away with a bit of color.
FYI I'm in Far North Queensland
Cheers