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RV Prospector: Adventures in boondocking and prospecting, Part 2

If you missed Randall's first installment of this series on boondocking and prospecting, click here to read.  The rising sun chased the heavy morning mist...

RV Prospector: Finding solitude and gold in nature’s splendor

An RV trip that mixes boondocking with prospecting is my camping ideal. Far from towns, campgrounds, and crowds, the boondocking prospector lives in freedom,...

RV Prospector: Try ‘mossing’ for gold

RV travelers looking for ways to expand their prospecting possibilities without carrying more heavy tools and equipment might consider “mossing” for gold. Mossing is a...

Gold Prospecting: Mining crevices in stream beds

A popular method for RV prospecting involves mining crevices in stream beds, where the natural flow of water can concentrate gold particles. We’ll look...

Modern prospecting equipment for the RVer

In my first installment of this prospecting series, which you can read here, we covered essential equipment and where best to dig. In your...

Prospectors: Look for these rocks that may indicate the presence of gold

If you're an RV prospector with a thirst for adventure and a desire to strike gold, knowing the types of rocks and minerals that...

No better time to prospect—Gold hits $2,000 an ounce!

Early in the morning on Monday, March 20, 2023, the price of gold surged past $2,000 an ounce for the first time in history....

Big spring runoff could mean mini-gold rush in Mother Lode streams

As RV prospectors plan their late spring and early summer travels in the Western USA, it is a good time to consider a trip...

RV Prospector—Winter planning for spring prospecting

Last year, many RVtravel.com readers showed interest in prospecting while RVing about the country. The focus then was on essential equipment needed for mineral...

RV Prospector: Game-changing Gold Hog FlowPan speeds panning

Over the past 150 years of prospecting history, many have attempted to improve upon the method of use and recovery speed of the essential...

RV Prospector: Don’t worry about staking a claim—mining clubs have done it for you

Suppose you are an RVer who has caught the "gold bug" but do not have the time, energy, or inclination to locate and stake...

Prospecting for more than gold. Find diamonds, and more, on your RV travels

Gold is not the only valuable mineral on the earth. RV prospectors who find themselves traversing an area of the country barren of gold...

RV Prospector: No, all the gold has NOT been found

"There's gold in them thar hills." We've all heard that line, spoken by a quintessential prospector character in a film or on TV as he...

RV Prospector: Be on the lookout for ancient streambeds

RV prospectors who frequently camp on any of the millions of acres of public lands administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau...

RV prospector: Advantages of the handy, compact, easy-to-use Grizzly Sluice III

Many years ago, when I started looking for ways to increase the amount of gravel I could process in a day, I found the...

RV prospector: How to file a mining claim (plus a surprising boondocking benefit)

When your RV travel prospecting hits a pay streak, you may want to return to the site of your discovery and continue working it...

RV prospector: Spiral gold wheels automate the most tedious phase of panning

As we’ve discussed here in the weeks past, prospecting and panning for gold in stream beds, creekbanks, riverbanks, and ancient river gravels is an...

Modern prospecting equipment: The Blue Bowl

For the RVer prospecting with a few simple hand tools and a gold pan, separating the last fine sands and gravels in the pan...

Modern prospecting equipment: My favorite tool

In an earlier prospecting article I described a few pieces of simple, lightweight equipment that an RVer can carry efficiently in any rig. Here,...

Prospecting: A fun and profitable hobby for RVers

If ever there was an activity suited to the RV lifestyle, it is prospecting for valuable minerals. Whether it is strictly a hobby, an...

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