#HMOFOUNDIT — The Finds Wall
The Proof Is in the Vial.
At Hobby Miner Outlet, we build gear for one reason — to find gold. Nothing validates that mission more than hearing from the prospectors running our equipment in the field. These are their stories.
Ryon P. — WA
Gear used: Next-Gen Mini-High Banker
"Good gold. Great gear."
0.25 oz recovered. The kind of run that makes you want to go back the next morning.
UPDATE 2/6/26: Back out this past weekend with the NextGen High Banker and HMO mats — pulled about 0.25 grams of fine flower gold that other high bankers simply can't process. The combo is dialed in.
Josh Rumbuc (Rumbbq) Wisconsin — US July/August Winner
Gear used: Skillets Korner Pay Dirt
July post
July and August Winner (Augusts posting was on social search #HMOFOUNDIT to view)
"Here is a picture of what I found out of the bag of pay dirt with sapphires. I will definitely be buying more!"
Josh Rumbuc (Rumbbq) Wisconsin — September 2026
Gear used: Skillets Korner Pay Dirt
09/05/2026 submission date
"0.14g gold nugget recovered from Skillets Korner Pay Dirt — Gold Hunt. Plus a few gemstone chips in the pan. He keeps coming back!"
Steve White — Alaska
First adventure. Public land.
09/04/2026 submission date
"I'm super new to prospecting — this was my first big adventure. I hiked into a new spot on public land and found this in my second pan of the day. Usually I only find tiny little specks, so I was pretty stoked to tilt my pan and find this one."
Justin H. — Montana
Placer Gold | Found: July 18, 2026
09/07/2026 submission date
"We were working bedrock cracks below where the pressure washed the mountain. This is all gold that slipped in between the cracks."
1.278g of Montana placer gold. Beautiful color on that piece. 🥇
Submitted via #HMOFOUNDIT
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🥇 #HMOFOUNDIT — Josh R. | Wisconsin Find Date: September 10, 2026 | Submitted: September 10, 2026
Josh ran a 5 lb bag of unsearched beach sand straight from Alaska through the pan — and came up with gold! He called it "fun and challenging," which is exactly the kind of session that hooks you for life.
Follow his adventures: Rum BBQ Prospecting on TikTok (@Rumbbq)
Have a find of your own? Submit it at hobbymineroutlet.com and show us what you found!
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Backfill your holes. Pack out your trash. Leave every site better than you found it. Access to these places is a privilege worth protecting.
— the Prospector