Any thoughts on this?
https://prospectorsdream.com/products/vortex-dream-mat
Good point... In the absence of data, if the nest you have is clichés, that probably says all you need to know
OK time for FACTS, to dismiss the LACK of any REAL Fact Checking done here in Both of these statements.
1. Dream Mat has been sold since mid Feb this Year NOT ~3 YRS!
2. Since that time Its is being made in Australia & has 4 international distributors.
3. with over 1,000 mats sold in less than 9 months w/ out 1 return or complaint.
Go to my Prospectors Dream page on FB, see how;
*Gold Hog
*Gold Well
*Gold Cube
Owners are replacing their systems w/ Dream Mat.
Plus new Dream Mat for the Cube is being developed & larger size wash plant Dream Mat Grating is being developed. Plus other products on the way. All w/ NO paid magazine advertising!
So, not to be snippy, post like these w/ lack of data is irrelevant & don't effect the Dream Mat wave, just blinders in among yer self's.
* As for DATA the competitors have NO independent 3rd party engineering data. Only marketing data & data produced among themselves, which is the fox guarding the hen house.
Glad you found your way here to set us straight! :)
To be fair, Emac does both state what you did, that there is little data on most systems and that he's open to more information, so no one has blinders on.
Also, there are videos on YouTube that are 3 years old, so that's where that came from.
There is more information/videos out there on it now and it does look like it works pretty well. I see you've got posts on your FB page from Sept regarding dredge testing. I've been trying to find a solution for catching micron in my Keene sluice with my 2.5" dredge. Tried a few runs of GH matting and haven't been happy with the results.
Just a few suggestions for your website. Maybe link to your FB page and add more to the testimonials? Seems like you've come a long way since we posted this in April, but your website doesn't provide much information or links to let folks see your product in action.
Congrats on your success! I enjoyed reading your "about us" on your webpage :)
All right, curiosity got the best of me and I ordered a 10" matt. Look forward to testing it in the field!
Looks interesting. Very sturdy. Can't wait to give it a whirl! Should fit right in my Angus.
I can't wait to see how it retains fines, bizarre configuration but could be killer. Is it made from silicone or polyurethane? How will it be secured in the sluice box?
Thank you for being the Guinea Pig.
Urethane. Very heavy duty!
Hoping it will be snug enough to just fit in the Angus, but I'll play with it before I take it out to be sure.
Since you can't make it out Monday I think I'll take it out to Arapahoe Bar. Never been there before and I won't have to work around the ice.
Well shit... My 10" Angus is 9 3/4.
Guess I'll have to pull the highbanker off my Keene and use it.
I hope it works well for you. Are you going to run the Angus after the Dream mat to see if anything is missed?
Initial use looks promising. I think I like it! I did run my Angus behind it and there was color in it, but I suspect it was a result of me playing with the angles and feed rate. Will continue to run the Angus in tandem until I get it dialed in.
Did a pretty good job of catching everything from fines to 20 mesh.
Prospector Dream now has a sluice that is made for their mat. I got one and used it for the first time yesterday. Gotta say, I am a convert!!
First thing I did was give it the Swizz treatment and bed lined the slick plate and added a strip of shallow v mat (gave me a nice preview of a couple decent flecks).
Wanted to get some video, but with all the snow melt, the water was pretty cloudy. Will give it a go next time.
When I had the Dream Mat in my Keene with no slick plate, I got a fair amount of gold in my Angus I ran behind it to test what it was loosing. With the Dream Mat sluice there was only 5 fine specks in the Angus. Off to process my cons now, but a quick pan in the field appeared to reveal a lot of color!
Damn, looks like Dream Mat is trying to steal my money again lol
He's come out with a new setup for beach sand and fine gold. Gotta think with all those small vortexes, it would be killer on the Arkansas or Clear Creek.
He also has sizes to fit the gold cube.
Finally pulling the trigger on this mini mat. I think with all the small cells, it'll kill it on the Clear Creek micron. Going with the 8" x 36" in a custom adaptable Sluice with both a power head (for reducing cons or even use on battery at A-Bar) and a stream Sluice or long Tom extension attachments.
Here's one he just made for someone else
Very nice! Where did you score the sweet box and headers?
We need to run side by side again at CC for a good test! That matting is intriguing. Work should slow down for me a little toward the end of November. I still have 4 small jobs on the books. This has been a work season like no other.
There's a guy on Facebook who makes sluices for the dream mat. He's in Canada, so shipping will probably suck, but not a bad deal for a multi-tool Sluice. Probably won't get it for a few weeks; he's headed out hunting this week.
Ready to roll when you are! Still gotta find a good winter spot. Need to go do a recon to see if the new section of trail on the other side opens up any options.
It will be interesting to see a little version of the dream mat in action. If I ever get another sluice I will be looking at the dream mat for sure. I may get one sized for the sluice I have now.
If I might ask... what is the total cost for that setup?
Is this the right site? From Montana https://prospectorsdream.com/collections
I also noticed that an outfit from Australia sells it, or a version of it.
Since there are multiple entities selling it... I'm super curious as to where it is sourced. I'm guessing some type of conveyor material for the agriculture, farming, or food industry. Possibly for mechanically moving hay or processing animals? I don't want to undercut these guys but I find myself wanting to know the origin of this stuff.
Ah, roger that. If I purchase I'll go through his site as well.
Really interested to see how longtomming my keene 10" (with 2.5" dredge) going down to 8". Should definitely speed things up and clear black sand. Can't wait to see how it performs at our claim, which has a LOT of black sand. We're still debating if using a 4" dredge will be effective without having to do a cleanout once an hour to keep the black sands from overwhelming the sluice. We'd end up with a large amount of cons, which will make the con reducing sluice capability invaluable. Or we just both use 2.5"s, longtommed to catch more gold.
Finally got a chance to test out the Prospector Dream Mats 8" mini mat in a Paul Jarvis (Adventures in Gold Prospecting) Triple Threat Sluice. The mini mat was designed to catch fine gold and for con reduction. Paul's sluice gives you the option of swapping between a stream sluice flare or power head for recirc or at home con reduction. It is well built and Paul continues to seek feedback from his customers to improve his already awesome product!
One of the common questions on the mini mat is to what size should you classify, so I made this video to show it running 1/8", 1/4", and 1/2". I was please to learn it runs great at 1/2", which is what most folks classify to. Even in the slightly low flow I had it running at.
I bought both the 8" mini to be able to reduce dredge cons in the field, as well as run as a recirc away from the water source, as well as the 6", to run cons at home.
I can definitely recommend the mini dream mat as a winner for catching the Colorado (and everywhere else) small stuff!
Mike S did also use it for a bit, as well as my 12" full sized dream mat, so maybe he'll weigh in with his thoughts.
https://www.facebook.com/bobbittm/videos/10211598594507522/
https://www.facebook.com/bobbittm/videos/10211598766111812/
I've never used a Cube, but no doubt adding a sheet of Dream Mat would lock in any gold that might sneak through.
I got the mat and now debating either to reap one old mat from the gold cube and replace it with dream mat or just install the dream mat on the fist slick plate right under the trommel.
From one side if I replace the mat it's going to be on the final section to catch fine gold that other 2 mats missed. From another side, if I place it on the first tray I'll have 4 trays with matting instead of 3. There is no option for me to just add another tray because the setup will become too tall for the field, it's already pushing the comfort zone, and I don't want to raise shovel over my head in order to feed the trommel.
It should just slip in and come right out, right? Run a couple times in each configuration and see which one makes the outcome easier!
I can't run both configurations. That will mean I'll have to alter with one cold cube section and attach it permanently there. I can attach it to top one without any modifications but if I put it to the lowest one I'll have to get rid of old matting then screw and glue dream mat.
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