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Field Prospector Bundle — Metal Detector & Gold Recovery Kit
Field Prospector Bundle — Metal Detector & Gold Recovery Kit
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Complete Gold Prospecting Field Bundle
Detect. Classify. Recover. Learn the Whole Process.
Want to move beyond buying one prospecting tool at a time?
This bundle brings together the core equipment for searching, classifying, panning, sluicing, and powered recovery in one package.
You get a metal detector for searching likely ground, classifiers and a pan for working material by hand, a river sluice for passive-water recovery, and a highbanker when you're ready to process material with powered water flow.
It's a strong starting system for the prospector who wants room to grow instead of replacing beginner equipment every time they learn something new.
What's in the Bundle
Land Ranger Pro Metal Detector
A dedicated metal detector for searching prospective ground and investigating metallic targets before or alongside your recovery work.
Supplier fulfilled.
Golden Giant Mini-Highbanker
A portable water-fed recovery system with interchangeable recovery-mat capability.
Designed and manufactured by Hobby Miner Outlet.
Golden Moss 3.0
A portable sluice with drop-in recovery-mat compatibility, giving you another way to work material directly in suitable creek and river conditions.
Designed and manufactured by Hobby Miner Outlet.
5-Piece Stacking Gold Pan Classifier Set
Multiple classification sizes let you separate material before panning, sluicing, or feeding other recovery equipment.
Gold Wash Pan
The basic tool every prospector should know how to use — useful for sampling, cleanup, and final concentrate recovery.
One Bundle. Multiple Ways to Prospect.
This setup lets you work through several stages of the hunt:
Search → sample → classify → pan → sluice → highbank
You don't have to use every tool every time.
Take the equipment that makes sense for the ground you're working and the kind of prospecting you plan to do that day.
Interchangeable Recovery Mats
The compatible recovery systems in this bundle can use different drop-in mat geometries, allowing you to experiment with recovery surfaces as your material and conditions change.
Bio-Memetic Grass Mats
Flexible grass-inspired geometry designed to create a dense field of small interaction and settling areas.
Golden Spider Sluice Mat
Interlocking web-pattern geometry designed to create numerous smaller capture opportunities across the mat surface.
Mustang Mats
A more aggressive recovery geometry intended for heavier material and conditions where pronounced capture structures are useful.
Gold Prospecting Nugget Trap Mat
Larger recovery structures designed with coarse gold and nugget-sized material in mind.
Step Pyramid Riffles — 4 Sided
Repeating four-sided stepped geometry that creates multiple edges, pockets, and flow interruptions.
Golden Honey
A textured recovery surface designed to provide repeated interaction opportunities for fine and intermediate material.
Clay Crusher
A recovery option intended for prospectors dealing with clay-rich and more difficult material conditions.
Built for Learning as You Go
One of the biggest advantages of this bundle is that it doesn't lock you into a single prospecting method.
You can:
- Search likely ground with the detector
- Sample promising material
- Classify it into manageable sizes
- Pan small samples immediately
- Run appropriate material through the sluice
- Step up to water-fed processing with the highbanker
- Experiment with different recovery surfaces
That makes the bundle useful for beginners while still giving you equipment and options to explore as your skills develop.
What Else Might You Need?
Field conditions determine the rest of your setup.
Depending on where and how you prospect, you may also need:
- Water pump for powered highbanker operation
- Appropriate hose and fittings
- Buckets
- Shovel or hand tools
- Snuffer bottle or recovery vial
- Boots or waders
- Appropriate permits or landowner permission
- Additional field safety equipment
Check the individual product pages for specific equipment requirements.
Mixed Fulfillment — Know What You're Buying
This bundle combines Hobby Miner Outlet-made prospecting equipment with a supplier-fulfilled metal detector.
That means individual components may have different availability and fulfillment timing and may arrive in separate shipments.
Hobby Miner Outlet-made equipment is manufactured and inspected by us according to the availability shown for each product.
The Land Ranger Pro is supplied through its product distribution channel and should not be interpreted as Hobby Miner Outlet-manufactured equipment.
Current availability and fulfillment information is shown on the product page and during ordering.
Maker Direct Where We Make It
The prospecting equipment we manufacture isn't pulled from a generic catalog and relabeled.
We manufacture it. We inspect it. We listen to the prospectors using it.
When field experience shows us something worth improving, that information can go directly back into future production and design decisions.
That's what maker-direct means at Hobby Miner Outlet.
And when a product in the bundle comes from another manufacturer or supplier, we tell you that too.
A Field Setup You Can Grow Into
You don't need to master every prospecting method on your first trip.
Start with the pan.
Learn classification.
Read the creek.
Experiment with the sluice.
Learn how water and material interact.
Use the detector when the ground calls for it.
Then move into the highbanker as you become comfortable processing more material.
Different tools. Different methods. One bundle built to let you explore them.
HOBBY MINER OUTLET-MADE EQUIPMENT: USA MADE & HAND-INSPECTED
LAND RANGER PRO: SUPPLIER FULFILLED
Current build, availability, and shipping information is shown for the applicable products.
Free shipping on qualifying orders over $50.
30-day returns subject to the applicable product and return terms.
📍 Free Download:
Gold Prospecting Hotspots by State (PDF)
Gear Guides
Metal Detector Prospecting for Gold Nuggets: Gear, Settings, and Search Patterns
Highbanker Setup Guide: Step-by-Step Instructions for Success
How to Choose the Right Sluice Mat: A Complete Guide
The Complete Guide to Using Classifiers for Gold Prospecting
The Basics of Gold Panning: A Beginner's Guide
Your First Day of Gold Prospecting: Expert Checklist & Step-by-Step Plan
Prospect responsibly. Backfill your holes, pack out your trash, respect access rules, and leave every site better than you found it.
— The Prospector
European Inspired — USA Crafted — Built for the Hunt!
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In-stock items ship within 3–5 business days. Built-to-order items ship within 3–4 weeks — you'll receive an email with your expected ship date within 48 hours, plus progress updates at each production milestone. Every item is hand-inspected before it leaves our facility in Newport, Oregon. Free shipping on orders over $50. Not satisfied? We offer 30-day returns on unused gear in original condition.
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