The new valve is designed to eliminate clogging and spitting (forward flow) while still using our tried and true leather cups. This model is designed to work creeks and streams or totally submersible with the ability to replace the valve gasket in the field. The X-Stream Hybrid Pro represents years of development intended to enhance your prospecting experience. Gold can hide down in the deepest part of a crack or crevice or behind a boulder and often is best reached with a hand dredge, also called a "sucker gun" or "suction gun." This gold prospecting tool is ideal for working below the water line when a motorized dredge cannot be used. Problem with the vac and working in water is that the bucket fills with water quickly and has to be poured off often.If you've found a rich spot that is hard to access, this hand dredge is a great tool to have on hand. The motorized vac should be legal due to the fact that there is no discharge back into the water source. The hand dredges are inexpensive but the vac is worth every dollar due to the amount of material you can gather faster, coupled with the ease of use, along with having more suction power. With the vac, the motor does all the work and all you have to do is run the nozzle over the crevices or around boulders etc. The hand dredge I built incorporated two check valves so I could pull in material on the upstroke and then expel material on the down stroke through a hose into a bucket or even directly into a sluice with the crash box adapter. Guess if you have never used a vac then the hand dredge is better than nothing. I couldn't get my gold vac out of the truck fast enough to start using it instead. After using my hand dredge for a short while this weekend for the first time,
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