Anyone got tips for prospecting in the rain?

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Discoveries »  +  ?  Results 1 to 20 of 20 8Likes TopAllThis Page 1Post By mtau 1Post By Oldyoungtimer 3Post By Fabrication Specialists 1Post By guyport89 1Post By DizzyDigger 1Post By Vance in AK Thread: Anyone got tips for prospecting in the rain?«Prev Thread | Next Thread»LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacksThread ToolsShow Printable VersionEmail this Page…Subscribe to this Thread… Ignore this ThreadSearch Thread Advanced SearchDisplayLinear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded ModeApr 03, 2013, 01:41 PM#1Oldyoungtimer Feb 2013119 22 times Anyone got tips for prospecting in the rain?

I only got tomorrow to get up the mountain till this Sunday and it's supposed to rain. Periods of rain anyways no heavy down pours or i wouldn't be going. Going to hit it early in the cold and maybe the rain. Never really prospected in the rain any tips?

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Apr 03, 2013, 02:24 PM#2mtau Mar 2013MTgmt19 25 times Prospecting

Wear a rain coat, and be careful of your footing.

63bkpkr likes this. Reply With Quote Apr 03, 2013, 05:06 PM#3B H Prospector Feb 2010Black Hills, South Dakota349 161 times All Types Of Treasure Hunting

Unless you will melt don't worry about it and be carefull.

Reply With Quote Apr 03, 2013, 05:34 PM#4Reed Lukens Jan 2013Alta, CaliforniaWhites GMT, Vsat, MXT, 5900Di Pro, Minelab GPX 5000, GPxtreme, 2200SD, Excalibur 1000415 203 times All Types Of Treasure Hunting

If you're going to be on bedrock a good walking stick can save a sprain or worse. I've worn wet suits in down pours for years. This way it's warmer in the water and most of the time you're wet already.

Reply With Quote Apr 03, 2013, 06:47 PM#5Oldyoungtimer Feb 2013119 22 times

I won't melt i don't think lol. Thanks for the replies.

Reply With Quote Apr 03, 2013, 11:50 PM#6TerryC  Come out from under your bed today...... DO SOMETHING!Jun 2008Yarnell, AZ and Murphys,CARight now: Garrett GTA 500, ACE 250, Fisher Impulse 8, Gold Bug 2, Whites GMT, Vibraprobe 570, and Falcon MD203,428 814 times Coinshooting, Gold prospecting, and Nuggetshooting Honorable Mentions (1)Class Ring Found & Returned

The time most dangerous is the drive home after the hunt. You will be tired, maybe sleepy, wet, and the rain will make driving more dangerous. Keep alert! Till you get home. Have fun. TTC

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Reply With Quote Apr 04, 2013, 12:12 AM#7Oldyoungtimer Feb 2013119 22 times

Originally Posted by TerryCThe time most dangerous is the drive home after the hunt. You will be tired, maybe sleepy, wet, and the rain will make driving more dangerous. Keep alert! Till you get home. Have fun. TTCThanks TerryC for the tip I'll be sure to be careful on my way back. It's a long winding mountain road back so I'll be alert. I might be very happy with excitement from the big gold i find! Lol

TerryC likes this. Reply With Quote Apr 04, 2013, 12:24 AM#8Mackaydon Oct 2004N. San Diego area (Pic of my two best 'finds')Minelab Explorer8,548 368 times All Types Of Treasure Hunting Honorable Mentions (2)WWI Dog Tag ID'd & ReturnedWWII Dog Tag Returned

Carry your cell phone and pocket flashlight-just in case. If you're out in the middle of nowhere, you might also consider 'carrying'.
Don....

Reply With Quote Apr 04, 2013, 12:25 AM#9Fabrication Specialists  Jan 2013Yuma, Az71 43 times Prospecting

Don't try to drywash...lol

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Reply With Quote Apr 04, 2013, 12:45 AM#10Aurabbit79er Oct 2012Southern CaliforniaA cheap little Bounty Hunter338 162 times All Types Of Treasure Hunting

Watch out for flash flooding.
Once at EF I was digging in the river and sluceing in the rain. I was feeding the sluice and 1 second the sluice was there the next look and it was under muddy water. I grabbed it just as it started to float away.
The water went from knees to my waist in seconds I could see it rise 4' in 5 minutes. My camp was prepared. Trenched around the tent and tarp set over the tent at a 30? angle. I had my trusty dog and we rode out the storm at Heaton Flats.
Next day, the water went down and the sun came out, and I mined.
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Reply With Quote Apr 04, 2013, 01:02 AM#11guyport89 Mar 201317 1 times

If you are near water and you see it become muddy get out of the way that means the wear shed off the hills above you will bring the water level up very quickly

63bkpkr likes this. Reply With Quote Apr 04, 2013, 01:23 AM#12DizzyDigger  Dec 2012Concrete, WA256 172 times Prospecting

It tends to rain just a bit up here in the rainforest country, and we average
75-100" per year. If you want to do pretty much anything outside on a regular
basis, then getting wet goes right along with it.

You didn't say where you were heading (high or low country), but planning for
it in advance as you are doing will certainly make for a more comfortable trip.
If in cold country, you can dress in layers and adjust accordingly, and add a
light raincoat to your pack that goes over the top of it. This way you're prepared
for whatever weather comes along, and if you're working in a river with hip
or chest waders on, the lightweight raincoat will keep you comfortable
and somewhat dry, and I use a Boonie style hat that has been treated with
a rainproof, breathable sealer (keeps the water from running down your neck.
...most of the time..lol).

If it's warm out and you're in shorts and a t-shirt, be sure to pack dry clothes
along so you can get dry before heading home. If camping, make sure your fire-
starting tools/lighter, etc are stored in a waterproof container, as having that
fire to warm up by will be very important.

This time of year the temps drop quick after sundown, especially out in the deserts,
and Hypothermia can come sneaking in damn quickly if you're out in wet/cold
and are wet/cold yourself! If no dry clothes, and you've still got to hike out to your truck I
suggest not waiting til' dark to go, as once those temps drop you'll be colderanhell
in a NY second if you don't keep moving.

An old trapping buddy of mine used to say "Welllll , you can only get so wet, and after
that it doesn't really matter".

So go have fun, be careful and if you're prepared and it rains? So what...

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Reply With Quote Apr 04, 2013, 05:51 AM#13Oldyoungtimer Feb 2013119 22 times

Thanks everyone! Great advice I'll be heading out now I'll let y'all know how it goes.

Reply With Quote Apr 04, 2013, 01:24 PM#14Lanny in AB Apr 2003AlbertaVarious Minelabs(5000, 2100, X-Terra 705), Falcon MD20, and the Tesoro Sand Shark for sniping underwater on dredged bedrock.2,250 334 times Metal detecting for gold and dredging.

Please do.

All the best,

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Reply With Quote Yesterday, 10:01 AM#15Oldyoungtimer Feb 2013119 22 times

The rain was not to bad yesterday. I was expecting it to be wet when i woke up and it was bone dry. Radar said it raining right on top of me but i think they assume the worse most the time lol. Once i crossed the Georgia border though I was glad i packed my wet weather gear. It started to rain as soon as i crossed the border. Once i got to my spot it was off and on all morning. I thought i was going to have a great day for gold after i ran my first bucket through and got three big Georgia flakes. That was it for most the day. After my last trip finding all these nice pieces in the same spot i had my hopes high. I had to work so i left around noon. I'm sure there is some great stuff still there. It's just going to have to wait for a nice dry day. Sunday will be in the 70's and sunny, that's a bit nicer than 37 and rainy lol. Thanks again everyone for your advice on the rain. Sure glad i didn't see the murky brown water come rushing in on me!

Attached Thumbnails  Reply With Quote Yesterday, 11:26 AM#16Vance in AK Feb 2010112 47 times

Glad you got out & found a bit!

As an Alaskan living on a peninsula & doing most of my playing in a mountain pass that is in the geographic center (kinda) of where 3 different bodies of ocean water almost meet (Cook Inlet, Resurrection Bay, & Prince William Sound), my best advice regarding prospecting in the rain is DO IT!!!! Otherwise you spend 90% of the summer waiting for the "nice" weekend.

63bkpkr likes this. Reply With Quote Yesterday, 01:25 PM#17Oldyoungtimer Feb 2013119 22 times

Wow, yea that sounds like it gets a ton of rain. I bet it doesn't get too warm either. Luck me for the weather and lucky you for the big chunky gold up there! I think you might have the better end of the deal lol.

Reply With Quote Yesterday, 02:09 PM#18Power Guy  Apr 2013Placerville, CAAT PRO19 3 times All Types Of Treasure Hunting

Actually I hear that the best detetecting is after (during) the rain. the wet soil will conduct to the metal. May have to make a few setting changes. stay warm and enjoy.

Reply With Quote Yesterday, 02:21 PM#19Vance in AK Feb 2010112 47 times

Originally Posted by Oldyoungtimer lucky you for the big chunky gold up there! I think you might have the better end of the deal lol.Actually my area isn't known for chunks stuff. Mostly fine with the occassional picker, although folks pick up a true nugget now & then. But hey, it's all GOLD!!!

Reply With Quote Yesterday, 02:58 PM#20neighbors75  May 2012Ironton, MissouriGarrett Grand Master Hunter CX III,Garrett Ultra GTA 1000,Whites coinmaster classic.15 1 times All Types Of Treasure Hunting

just try to stay dry, prevents hypothermia and you can still prospect. just my two cents.. Good luck

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