Too many ghost hunting expeditions fail to gather good evidence, because they fail to organize themselves in a scientific manner. Take some time to carefully plan what sort of a ghost hunting expedition you are trying to mount and what sort of equipment and supplies you need for your team.

Also, you have to think about how to organize your ghost hunting trip, because creating a good organization is the key to getting compelling evidence of paranormal activity.

The following is a check list and organization chart for scientific ghost hunting squads of anywhere from five to nine people.

You do not have to have every piece of equipment on this list, but the more backup you can have for each reading the better, especially video, audio, temperature, time, and location of any paranormal activity. Read More →

Panning for gold is simple, fun, and often VERY rewarding.  It’s also the least expensive method for extracting gold from the Earth.

All you really need to get started is a gold pan, which you can get for around twelve bucks!


Traditionally gold pans were shallow sheet-iron vessel with sloping sides and flat bottom. But modern gold pans are lighter, feature cheater riffles to help catch the gold, and are colored to help make it easier to spot pay dirt. While you could get by with just the pan, there are also a bunch of gold panning accessories that will help make your life easier while maximize the amount of gold you take home.

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