ASR Outdoor 50" Aluminum Folding Sluice Box for Gold Prospecting Backpack Set, Black

I choose this for the first kit in my gold hunting adventure. It has everything you need to get started in the hobby. Several different size pans, a classifier pan, shovel/pick, collection vials, and more. I have yet to try the sluice, but it is built well and should last for several seasons.

I had so much fun with this kit! The sluice box really works, and it yielded both fine and flake gold, as well as garnets. Folding out and assembling the sluice doesn’t require any tools and it only takes a minute or two. The rucksack is actually pretty high quality. The inside of the rucksack is lined with fabric, and the outside is reinforced with heavy cotton canvas.I put in the extra effort to make this kit even more awesome by waxing the outside of the rucksack. It looks even better now, and it’s a little more durable and water resistant. I also took apart the sluice box and de-burred the sharp edges and corners of the aluminum.There is enough room in the ruck sack for more than just the sluice box. In fact, I was able to fit everything I needed, including a 3 gallon collapsible bucket, a 15” gold pan, a classifier, a prospecting scoop, and a small pick mattock. That’s a tight fit though! The outside pockets held my drinking water and snacks, my snuffer bottle, tweezers, vials, magnetic black sand separator, gloves, etc.I suppose my only complaint is that the carabiners that attach the nylon carrying strap to the sluice box are so low-quality the leaf spring on one broke the first time I used it. I replaced them with some nicer ones because I actually do find the straps useful for pulling the sluice out of the rucksack, and for hanging the sluice up to drip dry before packing it back up.If you like the idea of hiking AND prospecting, this might just be the best way to start doing that! I would recommend this set.

This is a compact sluice box and seems to be of good quality, just don't over tighten the wing nuts because you could cause it to break the bolt tac weld. I like the backpack it comes with and is a nice canvas quality bag. Plenty of pockets for all your gear. I don't care for all of the moss mats in the sluice box, it would be better with just a rubber mat, I'll have to find one. I bought one but it didn't fit that well. I'll just use it how it comes. For $150 it should have came with a single rubber mat

This is one of the greatest buys I have made. The sluice box is very well made out of stainless steel. Its heavy duty. The mats are really nice. It has the pans for small spots. There is a larger rock sorting mesh basket. It comes with a small shovel that folds up. Then there is a lot of smaller misc items in the bag.The back pack is heavy duty. It has the chest strap as well to help stabilize the pack. It is rather heavy so if you are not in the best of shape you may find packing this very far to be a challenge.Make sure that you set up in a good water flow part of the stream and get your angle right. There are several videos online that help guide you through how to properly set up your sluice for maximum efficiency. I recommend you also check your state laws as there are places and streams where it is illegal to set up portable sluices and "mine" for gold. Know your laws.

This kit comes with everything that you need to get a little sluice box out into a river or creek and start looking for gold. Perfect for our fun little hobby time and the kids love it too. Light enough that a 10 year old can carry it for a decent distance as well. Bag is durable but a bit snug to fit everything into.

I love how well thought out these kits are. Everything fits well into the bag and with room to spare. The bag is comfortable and the product is high quality. They have pretty much thought of everything and it should last for years.

The only reason I rated this 4 stars is the shovel/pick combination tool seems a little weak and likely to break. Digging in dirt and sand gets a lot of grit in the threads and jams it up pretty bad. It would have been better as a rock hammer instead for sure. The sluice itself definitely works well and I pulled a good amount of flour gold. Which in the area I was working surprised me. (It's a very popular area) definitely would recommend this to my friends though.

The quality of this kit is amazing. I thought the quality of the back pack was going to be that of a small child's school backpack but it surprised me with how heavy duty it was. Everything about this kit exceeded my expectations. I wish it came with a small amount of dirt so that you can practice before taking it to a river to sluice.