Dream mat Flow rates & Angle, how to use dream mat

Prospectors Dream mat can be hard to understand and set up with limited if any info available on line.
Here i attempt to help solve some of the questions and show you how i run my 3 different size dream mat sluice.
Any questions please comment and ill try to help with them. I’ve been running dream mat in my sluices for a year now and love them to the point i wont go back to any other.
I’m no way working with or for prospectors dream mat i just enjoy using it but feel the lack of set up and running info puts a lot of people off of using it....
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[@1000000trs]

Great video - straight talking, friendly, generous with his knowledge and experience- and a bit of philosophical wisdom thrown in at the end.

[@albertcab]

If it passes more than a couple of centimeters of water thickness and with an incline greater than 8 degrees, you will begin to lose gold. In the mini-dream mat the pieces must be sieved to less than 10 millimeters thick to obtain positive results. In the micro-dream mat it has to be sieved to 5 millimeters and in the dream mat you can pass it with a maximum of 25 millimeters thick. Now and knowing this, I hope you increase the amount of gold collected with the dream mats. Greetings from Girona, Catalonia.

[@craigjohnstone3855]

Great video. I got mine running day after a seen you works great.

[@bucketheadistheman]

Outstanding! Cheers, mate.

[@MalteseCross]

wonderful video, keep it going i run the 10x36 mat in a Keene A52, and a 12x36 in a high banker

[@Joshuaellis420]

I've got a 10 by 36 of the big mat your video helped with my plan with it thanks great video

[@bigfatdrum]

Good Job Man! Dream mats are the only way sluice.

[@seanbelhumeur3840]

Great vid love my Dream mats

[@PopcornH3]

Great video my dude. Looks like you're having fun out there. I can't wait until spring.

[@atadventures2336]

Big things coming this year and as long as your out there getting it it’s all fun 🤣

[@colindevine3233]

Good demo man , just got one of those mini mats quality was at Wanlockhead the other day but no joy , goin to Tyndrum soon so hopefully , goin to get the big mat for ma big sluice as well looks really good man :)

[@r0b1975]

Really enjoyed this video Teddy, canne wait until I get in a decent Scottish burn with active exchange mats. Clean outs are a thing of the past with this technology 👍

[@DIRTDIGGERDAN]

Just found your channel great vid. I'll probably bumb into you at some point in Scotland

[@MalteseCross]

the hardest thing i find with Adding the Dream Mat to a sluice like the Keene A52, is setting up the header box to flow over the mat. i know people make the metal clips to allow the water to flow over the top edge but i find the heavies just pool at the top of the mat and don't clear onto the pockets

[@portroyal6886]

Awesome video dude.

[@moneybox5733]

I thoroughly enjoyed your video. I'd love to have just a fraction of your beautiful water. We're in the desert with no surface water, just dry river beds but we do have some nice alluvial gold. I extract the gold using a Cat 928F loader and a 20 tonns p/hr dryblower and get a half a bucket of concentrates. My suice is fed by a 17,000 LPM pump over a 10"x36" Dream Mat. Our precious water is recycled so there's no chance of seeing the stones moving about but I trust they do because the gold is only ever found in the top few cells. I'd love to have that nice clear water to pan in as well 😀. Thanks for the great video, I look forward to more.

[@atadventures2336]

Thank you so much for your kind words!! Where in the world are your gravels Sir.? We have just got back from Alaska and “maybe” heading to Arizona this February. Before heading back to Alaska for summer 2024

[@moneybox5733]

@@atadventures2336 We are in Cue, Western Australia. It's about 650km north east of Perth and about 450km from the coast. The rivers ran here a few melliniums back but these times we only see a little brief water flow after a severe storm.

[@jamesolson4420]

Iove the dream matts

[@highlandgaming420]

Helpfull info there teddy ;)

[@atadventures2336]

Peaky Panners I try my best just hope it helps some people

[@ScotlandsGold]

Had to behave myself and not splash on the 1x3,real happy with my 6(till seeing this ) Top job on the video 💛🍻

[@atadventures2336]

Scotland's Gold cheers buddy... just watched some of your vids and have a very good idea on where you was working.... and if I’m right the better gold and bigger is down stream lol.... I’ll watch the rest later.

[@jeremysaunders9003]

Great video.

[@GOWIN8109837]

An American Scott/ Cherokee , SOUTHERN North Carolina boy hailing from The Oregon territory. US. " WHATZ UUPPP!!!" HUNTIN GOLD MYSELF. Don't have a Dream mat but they have my curiosity for fine gold. Have 3 sluices myself, my "bigboy" being a Keene A51 with stand. Found lots of gold. Just tired of panning so long in the black sands. I've rigged different setups with the v mats but I see the gold fall out left and right. Subscribed. 🤙

[@atadventures2336]

Hay buddy how’s it going.?? We are reaching out to the US viewers as we are heading over (covid depending) beginning of August flying into Seattle road tripping in a RV to Yellowstone onto Denver working back to Seattle (30 + day road trip) Looking for anyone willing to meet up, use of claims, collaborations, hints tips advise on where to stop & visit and wet a pan. Wanting to make an epic gold tour video/ videos. Any advice or suggestions would be epic dear sir.!! Any thoughts or free time to meet.?? Teddy A&T Adventures

[@kylehines1838]

Great vids new sub for America keep the vids coming I’ve been thinking about getting some dream mat good stuff 👍

[@atadventures2336]

Kyle Hines thank you buddy... I love running dream mat, can get some getting used to but once you do it’s grate stuff. And thanx for the sub..!!

[@atadventures2336]

Hay buddy how’s it going.?? We are reaching out to the US viewers as we are heading over (covid depending) beginning of August flying into Seattle road tripping in a RV to Yellowstone onto Denver working back to Seattle (30 + day road trip) Looking for anyone willing to meet up, use of claims, collaborations, hints tips advise on where to stop & visit and wet a pan. Wanting to make an epic gold tour video/ videos. Any advice or suggestions would be epic dear sir.!! Any thoughts or free time to meet.?? Teddy A&T Adventures

[@JohnsonfromWisconsin1232]

Sure did like this video !!!

[@MurrayRiversGoldAdventures]

Great video mate. With flow, it's impossible to know in a river/creek. With the mini cell angle, no more than 11 degrees and original cell 9 degrees. 6" min 1100 GPH, I think 2000 GPH is better. The 12" 4700 GPH, but I think 5200 GPH.

[@RedmanOutdoors366]

Cool video bud got you on Lock ⛄🍺💯

[@atadventures2336]

Hay buddy how’s it going.?? We are reaching out to the US viewers as we are heading over (covid depending) beginning of August flying into Seattle road tripping in a RV to Yellowstone onto Denver working back to Seattle (30 + day road trip) Looking for anyone willing to meet up, use of claims, collaborations, hints tips advise on where to stop & visit and wet a pan. Wanting to make an epic gold tour video/ videos. Any advice or suggestions would be epic dear sir.!! Any thoughts or free time to meet.?? Teddy A&T Adventures

[@BMChase01]

Very nice

[@jamesolson4420]

Nice

[@mambripapuabiak6379]

Love ❤ you Dream Mat Video

[@toledojess]

nice deno mate.

[@stevegood3621]

mate your fashion is so fair out, your in fashion

[@mambripapuabiak6379]

i am watching from Indonesia 🇮🇩

[@jamesolson4420]

You are really running it hard and fast

[@mambripapuabiak6379]

Thankyou

[@ziongray918]

I Bet 2 sluice box legs off ebay put on the end of that sluice would make it super easy to set a perfect pitch with that wingdam configuration. Also bet that mat would smash it on a 18 inch wide box just loading it full bucket

[@atadventures2336]

Been thinking about trying some legs but ya it dose do well and unclassified

[@ziongray918]

A&T Adventures nice

[@user-zc3kf3lj3e]

Put a pan under tbe end of the sluce

[@xraycam3709]

Where do you get the Big Sluice (It looks like tough - heavy gauge aluminum), and do they ship to USA? I only see what appears to be light - shiny aluminum frame "dream mat" from a seller in France on eBay. Thanks

[@atadventures2336]

XRayCam yep that’s the same place it got it from. It is heavy gauge , it’s made better than it looks on the web site. Unsure about the shipping to the US and I warn you before hand they can be a little slow on email responce sometimes but I believe they have a new office worker who is dealing with English language emails etc.... hope this helps on your hunt for the Yellow Candy

[@MikeLeachVideos]

I can’t even find that. Did you ever get one XRayCam?

[@xraycam3709]

@@MikeLeachVideos no, never got one. I live in Iowa - wanted for hobby. Kinda not there at the moment. Good luck

[@rogercrier]

How the hell do you keep warm in winter and cool in summer!! What about a video about your quirky waterproof clothing choices , especially the strange closures on your ankles! Looks like old inner tubes of a motorbike!!🤣🤣

[@atadventures2336]

Warm in the winter- work hard & thermals, cool in the summer- take a dunk in the river your working 😂 the fashion outfit in this video was a wetsuit with shorts and water skin over the top as I felt you all did not want to see my rolls and bulge 🤣

[@jamesolson4420]

I guess dm is for everyone and every situation.

[@robertbuchanan8528]

Hyya I have a caladonian sluice, at moment, but I fancy that big daddy sluice, would that be a good choice?

[@atadventures2336]

The Cal is a good sluice and so is the dream mat. We love the dream mate and would be our go to however the big daddy is a monster on both size & extra weight. If your planning on taking it long distance it’s going to hurt carrying it all the way. The up side is that it’s a big sluice you can move far more material through it even with two shovelling it would still keep up and the joy of the dredge Mat you don’t have to classify. If you need the mobility maybe look at smaller option. I love the minimoi but always wished it was longer so maybe look at a longer version. Most of all at the end of the day Get out, Explore & Enjoy

[@fsbirdhouse]

Don't know what the rules are in Scotland for equipment that can used in the streams there but, if magnets can be used to remove the Magnetite here's something to look into. The idea is to 'not capture' any magnetite, but only to position a magnet 'Above' the Magnetite low enough for the magnet to affect the weight of it, by lowering it's weight (as it does) long before it captures it. There is a zone of influence involved that the magnet will never touch the sands, but you 'never' have to clean the magnet because no sand ever touches it. The water washes away the sand down the box because magnetic sands cease to have 90% of their weight because of the magnets zone of influence. The Hematite, in an agitated state, is washed away by the water and the moving Magnetite that all remain in close contact with the riffles. Nothing is EVER captured by the magnet...ever! Magnets alone will not move any of the Hematite. That was my worry when I considered using only magnets and water hoping they'd be enough to push the Hematite by themselves, but they will do so effectively when both the Magnetite and Hematite is agitated. A simple easy to build vibrator attached (12 volt) to the sluice will allow you to decrease the grade of the box, and decrease the flow of water. Gold being three times the specific gravity of the black sands should stay put while Black sands migrate to bottom of box. (This will take some experimenting to get the right balance on the vobrator and magnets)

[@BeefyPrepperthegolddigger]

I’m in America in the Midwest (flour gold country) I have only run my dm twice and last time I found some specks at the end of my mat. Had good flow and not much angle. What did I do wrong?

[@BeefyPrepperthegolddigger]

That was 3-5 gallon buckets

[@atadventures2336]

What was your heavies looking like is my first question .? If the cells are clogging up and not exchanging due to being filled with black sands / heavies etc the gold will skip over.. Second you say not much angle sometimes more is better with vortex because the agitation is increased. 3rd of all I ask how fast was you feeding the sluice to fast and it pushes material over the cells rather than letting the vortex work I watch the top the rows of cells a feed according to them cells clearing......

[@BeefyPrepperthegolddigger]

Easiest way to answer these questions is to ask you to watch the videos on my channel lol the last two I was running the dream mat

[@BeefyPrepperthegolddigger]

Guessing I was clogged but at the same time there was quite a bit of blonde sands in the cleanouts

[@atadventures2336]

Beefy Prepper the gold digger ok dude watched both your videos and here goes lol.... Cell clogging up with back sand.! Dump clean ya sluice more often may be 2-3 bucks just dump into a cons bucket, don’t strip down the sluice save that for end of day just dump splash reset.! Blond sands and build up at the top.... More water flow and maybe increase angle to allow for better vortex exchange, I suggest damming the creek a little to increase pressure and build water level to allow for a steeper drop on the sluice... you key thing is keep playing and adjusting the above till the material in the cells is dancing. Seeing gold that low down in the box tells me it’s skipping over the top cells due to lack of flow and the vortex is not being created.... At any point if the cells stop dancing and sit static the dump in bucket and reset..!!

[@UncleJimmyOutWest]

What sluice are you using with your 12"x36". I have the mat but I have a 10" and have been looking for a 12".

[@atadventures2336]

I got mine from gold digger (France) but if you have the mat it would be cheaper enough to buy a blank sluice or have the alloy folded/ made to your size you need. Where are you based as I know highland mining (Facebook & website) dose blanks to order they are based in Scotland or any metal shop would be able to do it for you

[@PartridgeFamilyProspecting]

Great info!! Still feeling the same? I'm really thinking of upgrading my sluice/dredge

[@atadventures2336]

It’s been what a year since making this video and a year of use before hand and yes I trust and love dream mat..! From chunky gold down to fly micro poo it’s traps it all I don’t go any where else now mat wise.

[@PartridgeFamilyProspecting]

@@atadventures2336 awesome thank you for your advice!!

[@aaronruff4652]

Hi AT been watching your vids for a while they are are abit kooky but thoroughly enjoyable and informative.i esp apprieciate the tips about rubbing your new pans with wire wool to get rid of the factory grease in your other vid, I'd not seen that from anyother prospecting vid and I've watched a few lol. I'm after some more advice I saw you mention your using the dt sluice. Was that the Active cell before dream mat? If so how did you get on with it? I'm off to snowdonia next month for a mates birthday and I'd like to know if it works with fine gold my mates bought the same and i dont want to let him down we live so far from a gold prospecting river I've tried it with small fishing bb and it catches it but i was wondering about the fine stuff i know that the gold is hard to come by so would really appreciate the advice thanks

[@atadventures2336]

Aaron Ruff hello buddy, not sure if kooky is good or bad but we will take it lol... no the DT sluice was not the active it was the expanded metal and v.mat with riffles. Iv not tried his active yet but have heard very good things about them.! If in doubt with finer gold just run a little slower or check your tailings regularly. But then also don’t get over worried chasing fly poo you can expect some losses on any and all mats. Biggest thing is have fun and explore

[@aaronruff4652]

@@atadventures2336 haha it was meant In a good way lol cheers for the advice il be sure to check them tailings we will def explore we cant wait buzzing not expecting piles of gold but def up for the adventure thanks again

[@jayuppercase3398]

For the 'big daddy' sluice, what is the brand of the actual sluice? I have the matt but need to source the actual metal sluice

[@atadventures2336]

I brought mine here in the UK from a French company called golddigger but they no longer deal with dream mate so not sure if the have blank body’s . They are a standard size for large high bankers or dredges so maybe think outside the box and repurpose and old / broken unit .?

[@michaelzapp5011]

Where can I order a mini moi? Living in AZ USA and cant seem to find it listed... live the compact size and yet still feed fast

[@atadventures2336]

Gold digger shop in France... not sure on shipping to the US but worth a email and ask.. they are not bad on written English but maybe worth a google translate into French to speed it up. golddiggershop.com/en/

[@jk-76]

I ordered mine from the company and it shipped from Australia last week. I am in New Mexico and it hasn't arrived but I didn't expect it to get here anytime soon.

[@ianoliveira1]

What kind of sluice boxes work good with those mats?

[@atadventures2336]

rookie1991 any with correct width to fit the mat. Most people use a blank sluice box where you can add any mats such as dream mat, hog matting owl etc but I have also seen people lay the mat over a drop riffle sluice, check the mat width with the sluice width ie 6” mat for a 6” sluice etc. Hope that helps

[@thebuzz2010]

Great video, Where do you buy these sluices? Thanks

[@atadventures2336]

The shop I got 2 of them from is no longer open (covid) How ever I believe highland mining in Scotland now dose dream mat sluice. Or some buy the dream mat from the states and make there own sluice blanks to fit into. Hope that helps

[@mattc6226]

I would like to see you weigh your take at the end. most prospectors I watch do that. just a suggestion.

[@atadventures2336]

Hi Matt… yes very noted. We have been away from the river for a while with the whole covid issue then family and health problems but will be back out soon with new adventures and we now have a good set of scales. Hope you enjoy the videos to come in the future

[@robertbuchanan8528]

Hyya I have a caladonian sluice at the moment, but I fancy the big daddy sluice you have, would that be a good choice??

[@jamesschank3833]

Howdy Scotty, this damn Yanky lives in the high dry desert...i think ill buy this mat & try blowing an air flow through it & see how ut wourjs...peace out bro

[@raydowdy6914]

I'm trying to figure out what mat I need. I've heard the dream mat is good in low flow but not sure.

[@atadventures2336]

Dream mate needs water flow to allow the vortex and cells to work properly. The bonus with dream mate in low flow areas is you can get away with pulsing the water over it I have found. Ie pouring buckets of water down it if need.! Just a thought for you.

[@raydowdy6914]

@@atadventures2336 that sounds good. My area has low flow in the summer. I ordered a 6x42 with both mats in it. So hopefully it will do well. Thanks for the video

[@loosegoosegoldandglass]

Aggressive water flow along with 9-10°

[@ainschuntayleuhn1147]

From my video angle it just looks too steep. I’d like to see the same test using a Catch Tray. Just to be sure.

[@MadScientistProspecting]

Did you say you found 0.5g pickers in your tailings?

[@atadventures2336]

No not in any tailings.! Check tailings often and never found any gold..... Any and all pickers especially 0.5g have always been caught in the dream matting and never made it out the sluice.

[@jamesolson4420]

It's all about gold not fashion

[@yanbinthohir7670]

I'm from Central Java, Indonesia...how and where can I buy a 14 inch wide green dream mat? what price?... Thank you in advance sir 🙏❤

[@atadventures2336]

prospectorsdream.com/

[@yanbinthohir7670]

@@atadventures2336 Thank you very much Sir 🙏🙏🥰

[@derekcollins4306]

Where can I buy big daddy

[@atadventures2336]

The shop I brought it from is no longer trending. Your best bet is to get the dream mat “dredge mat” available from dream mat and get a blank slice box made up in aluminium box to fit the mat in. Any metal work shop should be able to bend to your measurements

[@derekcollins4306]

@@atadventures2336 thank you man appreciate it

[@gannonsmith4091]

Good job buddy! Check out my Chanel pnw prospecting I use gold hog in my dredge but I just got a 10in dream mat for my river sluice. You can see how we also beach mine over here in the pnw

[@jamesolson4420]

You don't have to be perfectly set up to catch the majority of all the gold

[@BushLeague_BC]

listening to that sound or music or whatever it is for 30minutes. you may aswell not use any music

[@atadventures2336]

Noted and very much agreed with. That was one of my first attempts at a proper video some 4 years ago and yet it’s one of my most viewed. I’ve learnt a lot since then…. 1- I hate audio / music editing. 2- copy write loves to jump on your videos and 3 audio quality has come along way since. But thank you for your observation sir

[@PrincessKickingButt1]

Too steep of incline. What gold you had was washed away.

[@rt-l3400]

What you say, from me? No subtitres im Russian man.

[@account2292]

Can't beat miners moss folks. DM loses gold.

[@atadventures2336]

🤣 your funny

[@MohammedNovalija]

Dream mat Flow rates & Angle - yeah - it took 30 minutes of absolutely nothing to do with the title It's like calling a video "Potty Training" , and having a kid walking around naked for 30 minutes with shit smeared half way up his back

[@atadventures2336]

Mohammed Novalija 👏👏👏👏👏