SeptMember Gold Giveaway — The Founder Bag is only available with a new lifetime membership
SeptMember Gold Giveaway
Lifetime claims access, the Mining Guide, magazine, and chapters — plus The Founder Bag, an exclusive paydirt bag with at least $140 in gold. One bag every day hides a bonus mystery nugget.
Watch how The Founder Bag came together — in memory of GPAA founder George “Buzzard” Massie.
Two ways in
$900 is lifetime membership plus this month's Founder Bag. $1,500 is that, plus a bag on this date for four more years. The extra $600 buys four more days in the mystery-nugget hunt. A nugget alone can be worth hundreds.
One bag this month
Join for life. Pan gold this month.
Lifetime membership plus one Founder Bag — at least $140 in gold you pan yourself, and one shot at that day’s mystery nugget.
$900
$2,639
Save $1,739 (66% off)
Pay once · ships free
Five shots at a mystery nugget
Same membership. Five bags. Five chances at extra gold.
Your kit and Founder Bag ship now. Then every year on this date for the next four years, another bag arrives. That’s five days in the mystery-nugget hunt — and a nugget alone can be worth hundreds.
$1,500
$3,199
5 chances at a mystery nugget · $1,699 under regular price
Pay once · five bags over five years · ships free
The extra $600 is four more bags — about $150 each. Every bag has at least $140 in gold, plus another shot at a nugget.
Join September 15, 2026 → bags on September 15 in 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, and 2030.
The Founder Bag ships only with a new GPAA Lifetime membership during this event. One Founder Bag per day includes a bonus mystery gold nugget. The $1,500 offer sends your next four bags on this same date each year. Ships free.
The Founder Bag
Named in memory of GPAA founder George “Buzzard” Massie. During SeptMember, every new lifetime member gets one — and one bag a day hides extra gold.
Every Founder Bag is packed with paydirt that holds a minimum of $140 in gold value. You pan it. You keep it.
One Founder Bag each day includes a bonus mystery gold nugget. You won’t know until you open it — that’s the giveaway.
You can’t buy this bag later in the store. It’s only packed with new GPAA Lifetime memberships during SeptMember.
What arrives with membership
Hat, pan, card, and The Founder Bag. The kit is what every new lifetime member gets — the gold in the bag is this month's extra.
Offer windows
Lifetime Gold Life bundles are released in limited runs—when GPAA closes an allocation, this package may change or pause.
Who’s covered
Your membership covers you, your spouse, children under 18, and up to four guests on claims—follow current GPAA rules and each claim’s posting.
Since 1968
The GPAA has helped everyday Americans find gold for over fifty years—through publications, claims, and local chapters.
What your membership opens
200+
Prospecting areas on GPAA claims & leases
Use the Mining Guide and Online Property Guide for directions, GPS corners, maps, and updates—always follow posted rules.
90+
Local GPAA chapters coast to coast
Meetings, outings, and mentors who’ve already worked the ground you’re learning.
1968
Serving prospectors for generations
The GPAA was founded in 1968 to help everyday people find gold—still the same mission today.
Lifetime member benefits
Lifetime membership is the same on both offers: claims to prospect, chapters to learn with, and the magazine between trips. The difference is whether you take one Founder Bag this month, or lock in a bag on this date for five years.
Field access
Lifetime membership is your key to knowing where you can prospect on GPAA claims and leases—and how to read each site before you load the truck.
GPAA maintains a network of member claims and leases across the U.S.—places you can work with other members under posted rules. Your lifetime status keeps that access in your pocket as long as you follow GPAA guidelines and each property's posting.
The Mining Guide & Online Property Guide is your roadmap: claim locations, access notes, and the context you need to plan trips responsibly. Use it with GPAA publications and chapter updates so your next outing matches what's open today.
Explore claim pins on the map—use your location to zoom in nearby.
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GPAA programs, claim availability, and guide details are subject to change. Always follow the latest GPAA rules, claim postings, and land use requirements for your trip.
Between trips
GPAA's bi-monthly magazine keeps you in rhythm with the field—gear tips, how-tos, and stories from prospectors who are already on the ground. It's the member read that turns a weekend plan into a smarter dig.
Every issue blends practical techniques —detecting, panning, sluicing, and highbanking—with trip reports and community news so you see what worked (and what didn't) on real claims. You read it between outings, then show up with a sharper idea of what to test first.
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Lifetime access doesn't expire. The Founder Bag is only this month — unless you lock in four more on this date. Check out once, pan gold now, and you're a member for good.
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