All Gen 4 PRO and LITE Gold Trek Highbankers are now SOLD OUT with very limited stock of Carbon Fiber available. Gen 5 PRO systems will be fully replacing all previous generations and are now IN STOCK!

 

Feb 14 Update: Gen 5 Gold Treks are SHIPPING NOW! Please allow up to 3 business days for new orders to ship while we work through our backlog of preorders. Thank you all for your patience!

Highbankers

Product Overview

Meet the Gold Trek Backpack Highbanker, a revolutionary ultralight sluicing system designed for the modern prospector. Packing production-grade performance into a portable, rugged design, this highbanker weighs in at only 10 lbs fully assembled—light enough to carry into remote areas, but powerful enough to process a yard per hour of gold-bearing gravel!

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Key Features & Benefits

  • Ultra‑Portable Design: Weighs just 11 lbs, nests compactly into a custom mesh carry tote for easy transport and efficient storage
  • High‑Throughput Hopper: Unobstructed, oversize hopper handles full shovel loads; built‑in diverter and spray bars efficiently control flow and clean gold-bearing gravel
  • Efficient Gold Capture: 36" sluice box with textured V‑groove hopper floor, a damper flap and Crux v2 Skip-Riffle Sluice matting for ultra fine gold recovery
  • Adjustable Stability: Ultra stable, wide stance leg system with 60° angle adjustment to handle uneven terrain
  • Durable Construction: Made with strong, impact‑resistant engineered composite polymers.
  • Compact & Easy Setup:  Assembles without the need of tools or extra hardware and comes with setup instructions
  • Made in North America: Built-to-order in Canada with USA‑manufactured components
  • Compatible with most water pumps: Addon options available with all highbankrs or see our pump selection information page to build your own kit
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    Gold Trek Pro, Gen 5

    Welcome to Generation 5 of the original Patented Gold Trek Ultralight Backpack Highbankers! Our Gen 5 Pro series come with new upgrades using everything we've learned through feedback from our amazing customers and our own testing since we first launched...

    $559.00
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    [LIMITED] Gold Trek PRO - Carbon Fiber

    The premium option for prospectors that want the best of the best. The Gold Trek Pro - Carbon Fiber Backpack Highbanker is made with ultra high strength composite Carbon Fiber.  The carbon composite is stiffer but more impact and wear resistant than...

    $899.00
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    Gold Trek Clay Claw

    Brand New CLAY CLAW designed specifically for Gold Trek highbankers 3D printed in 2 pieces to be as strong as possible where it counts 6.4" wide, can be installed in any hopper of similar width Includes: Clay Claw parts All stainless steel hardware...

    $29.00
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    [Discontinued] Gold Trek Pro, Gen 4

    Generation 4 of the original Gold Trek! Our Gen 4 Pro Gold Trek Highbankers come with new upgrades using everything we've learned through feedback from our amazing customers and our own testing since we first launched! The Gen 4 Pro highbankers are made...

    $559.00
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    [Discontinued] Gold Trek LITE - Pioneer Pauly Purple

    Now available due to popular demand; The Gold Trek Lite - Purple Backpack Highbanker, also known as the SUPER DUPER PURPLE HIGHBANKER is custom made for our favorite silly prospector Pioneer Pauly! Made with 100% recycled high-impact co-polymer that was...

    $539.00
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    [Discontinued] Gold Trek LITE - Ocean Picture Stone Blue

    Special-made as a tribute to Dan Hurd and his beautiful Ocean Picture Stone! This is the second edition of our Gold Trek Lite Backpack Highbankers and is made with the same tough base materials we used on the Pioneer Pauly Purple Highbanker. It's as...

    $539.00
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Features and Specs

- 1.5 gallon hopper capacity

- Smooth, unobstructed hopper, clearable with shovel blade

- Standard 1 inch NPT threaded PVC coupling

-15 degree adjustable hopper angle

- Integrated Water Line
- V-notch hopper floor to control material flow and direct material toward the center

- 3/8 and 1/2" interchangeable snap-in classifier screens

- Built-in diverter to create boil box at the sluice head to utilize entire sluice length

- Laser cut neoprene rubber water damper to flatten flow and force gold to drop

- Mat hold down strip compatible with our Drop Riffle Sluice Mat and many 3rd party sluice mats

- 4 Modular sections for 36" of Drop Riffle Sluice Matting tested for ultra-fine gold recovery
- 6" x 38" sluice box that breaks down and nests for efficient storage and transport

- 20 inch, fully adjustable, flared leg system for maximum stability in all conditions

- All stainless steel hardware
- NO TOOLS REQUIRED! No hardware to remove for cleanup or disassembly. No more lost wing nuts! (spares still included just in case)
- Custom made duffel style mesh bag for security, storage and transport

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