Dumpster Diving "Rain On My Head"

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  • čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
  • Howdy, y'all! My name is Mike and I absolutely love scavenging for free stuff, random treasures, lost valuables and other interesting artifacts. I mainly rock the dumpster diving scene but can be found digging through trash curbside as well as scavenging the river bottoms for lost treasures in the summer months. Join me on my epic voyages!
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    In a nutshell, I ‘m an avid dumpster diver, scrapper, picker, treasure hunter and underwater connoisseur. I prowl the city streets in search of dumpster loot, curbside treasures & scrap metal as well as scour the river bottoms for lost valuables during the summer months when I can scrounge up enough money for gas. Be sure to stay subscribed to stay up to date with my latest expeditions, y'all!

Komentáře • 379

  • @jodyinutah48
    @jodyinutah48 Před 3 lety +40

    Mike I adore your charm and witty ways. I'm a 73 yr old disabled shut in that used to dumpster dive and shop in front of homes for city wide cleaning. Those were the day! Thank you for taking me along. I cuss and laugh and answer you. I'm alone living in Utah with my 2 dogs, no family. So congratulations, you just gained a Nana Jody. Please don't stop being you! Nana Jody

    • @robertordewald8678
      @robertordewald8678 Před 3 lety +8

      I'm 62 in the same boat. Most of these guys never answer a msg or email, Mike does. He may be nuts but he's my kind of nuts!

    • @user-ug3tx2gg4s
      @user-ug3tx2gg4s Před 3 lety +1

      لؤي

  • @finetune1031
    @finetune1031 Před 3 lety +10

    Don't listen to the haters Mike. You are doing good work for your community!

  • @sherryluna8325
    @sherryluna8325 Před rokem +3

    It is refreshing to see a hard working young man like yourself
    You have a kind heart and manners. You are funny as hell too. I would expect nothing else from a Texas Boy.

  • @lindaseto2386
    @lindaseto2386 Před 3 lety +6

    I like hearing Mike say in every video
    Hold up
    Watch yo head
    What up open top

    • @MrDm2609
      @MrDm2609 Před 3 lety +2

      what we got here y'all

  • @tylerthomas2350
    @tylerthomas2350 Před 3 lety +34

    Holly content Mike! After subscribing I had to go back to the early days and just now finished watching them all.

  • @cheggs04
    @cheggs04 Před 3 lety +1

    There were memory card you through to the side Mike
    You are one of who actually clean up 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
    I award you the gold stars

  • @burnindaylighthomestead2977

    Inner workings of the scrapper mind .... priceless and entertaining. 😁 thanks for the smiles.💓

  • @brianwv64
    @brianwv64 Před 3 lety +6

    The little tool with the blue handle is a hacksaw, used for tight areas

  • @genehasenbuhler2594
    @genehasenbuhler2594 Před 3 lety +6

    Great haul tonight Mike! Rain don't stop ol Mike The Scavenger😁👍

  • @fredsilvers1427
    @fredsilvers1427 Před 3 lety +10

    Your good attitude alone is admirable. It actually helps me. It gets tiresome seeing the world circle the drain. People like you give me hope.

  • @eagleeyes5638
    @eagleeyes5638 Před 3 lety +1

    Greetings Mike. The Rain drops keep falling on your head, yippee. You can take it, get all that metal (even snippets). Vandal Vlogs, Scrapping with grandpa & Florida scrapper says a little rain won't her you. GOD BLESS you always. PLEASE PLEASE be CAREFUL. Be safe,healthy &blessed.

  • @boomerraider4010
    @boomerraider4010 Před 3 lety

    Let’s the juice 🧃 loose 😳, hello 👋 Scavengers-Army!!

  • @superchuck3259
    @superchuck3259 Před 3 lety +7

    After hitting the dumpster juice, you need to do some river scavenging!
    That would get you cleaned up!

  • @donnabailey
    @donnabailey Před 3 lety +1

    If anyone is having a bad day they just need to watch your videos they will surely cheer you up Love them all

  • @marylousinger3489
    @marylousinger3489 Před 3 lety +1

    I sure do get my workout when you go dumpster diving because I am always trying to help you. But, as hard as I try, I don't seem to be of that much help. I'm just glad you are the strong one of us.

  • @marcuslorensen8306
    @marcuslorensen8306 Před 2 lety

    Mike, The blue tank is water pressure tank. The main reason they are scraped is the rubber bladder located about 1/2 between ends is leaking water to air side, thus is no long good. usually only has 30 - 50 PSI pressure.Water side is on bottom, air side on top. Little blue cap on top has a air valve to incress air pressure, but once cap is removed, warranty is void.

  • @frankforrest1597
    @frankforrest1597 Před 3 lety +5

    Mike great haul bud. I have the same lathe that you found, inherited from my father. Hook up a 1/2 HP motor to it and some turning chisels from Harbor freight and you can make table legs, lamps, candle sticks, etc. Maybe worth holding on to for future wood projects/furniture.
    Aaooooww, y'all! 😉👊👍✌

  • @patsysmith4096
    @patsysmith4096 Před rokem

    Fabulous Buff Scrapper. The Saint of Scrapping. Love the antique Sears roebuck old laythe piece. You are great!

  • @rebacunningham3773
    @rebacunningham3773 Před 4 měsíci

    You find so many great things. Wish I was young again..thanks mike😊😊😊

  • @basilssoc61
    @basilssoc61 Před 3 lety +4

    Haven't watched a Mile video in months ... time for binge watching ; ) NZ Keep safe xx

  • @mjlnard
    @mjlnard Před 3 lety +9

    Well Mike if it rains anymore I might just build myself an ark 😂🌧️🌧️

  • @christinelowery6195
    @christinelowery6195 Před 3 lety +5

    You would think if someone was going to make a turd they would do it behind the dumpster 🤣

  • @handymanhoney-do6881
    @handymanhoney-do6881 Před 2 lety

    Whenever I get a fridge/freezer, etc I put it on its back/open-end up and fill the empty space with scrap. Especially good for poles & sticks or big wads of wire. Bonus--after sorting, pack that fridge full of same type scrap and drop it all at once at the scrapyard.

  • @onefixitman
    @onefixitman Před 3 lety

    Mike those compressor air tanks are very useful and if it is not leaking you got a great deal. "FREE"

  • @donnapadgett6583
    @donnapadgett6583 Před rokem

    Absolutely amazing finds and your ability to make it all gets loaded. Be safe and God bless you

  • @lorimilks870
    @lorimilks870 Před 3 lety +15

    I think my ocd would kick in and I'd pick up all the mess around the dumpsters even if I didn't make the mess.

    • @lia-liz2012
      @lia-liz2012 Před 3 lety +4

      Me too, it bugs the crap outta me but I've seen worse on other scrapper channels. His are relatively neat there in Texas 🙂

    • @lorimilks870
      @lorimilks870 Před 3 lety

      @@lia-liz2012 oh me too! And the food divers dumpster areas are horrible.

    • @fernandoantoniobernalbarei1415
      @fernandoantoniobernalbarei1415 Před 3 lety

      Cierran cablevisión en Estados Unidos, México y Argentina

  • @mjlnard
    @mjlnard Před 3 lety +4

    Great to see you working the odds and scrapping in the dumpster juice. Keep up the good work

  • @ramoshurgaia7651
    @ramoshurgaia7651 Před 3 lety +1

    Good job.

  • @fredgillick3071
    @fredgillick3071 Před 3 lety +4

    Hey Mike, that blue tank would make a nice smoker. If I lived close to you, I would buy it from you.

  • @auddboss
    @auddboss Před 3 lety +1

    Thank goodness a video

  • @teresabowen3317
    @teresabowen3317 Před 3 lety +1

    YOU MAKING A HONEST DOLLAR 💰💰💰❤❤❤😀😀😀🇺🇸

  • @lia-liz2012
    @lia-liz2012 Před 3 lety +1

    Every little snibbit adds up 🤔

  • @jamiekatz7591
    @jamiekatz7591 Před 3 lety

    JUICE!!! I DON'T WORRY BOUT NO JUICE!! I got new boots on, what I need is some playtex dish washing gloves!
    Your right the lathe is best find.

  • @SollersScrappingandDiving

    Another vid of the wonderful random things you find in dumpsters over there! 👌

  • @bridgetbrown8351
    @bridgetbrown8351 Před 3 lety +1

    Yay! What a great scavenger haul. Awesome! Thank you for sharing this scrap haul.👍🤗🤩😍😇❤👌

  • @Firejoker54
    @Firejoker54 Před 3 lety +1

    18:14 Aight that gave me a chuckle lol

  • @saulsscrappersdelight8875
    @saulsscrappersdelight8875 Před 3 lety +13

    My man Mike, that pressure tank probably has a bad bladder inside, that's why it was tossed, that old CRAFTSMAN lathe is cool, heavy duty scrappity scrap!

  • @rhondaredeemedprodigal
    @rhondaredeemedprodigal Před 3 lety +2

    We simply love your videos and watch them over and over

  • @maureengill240
    @maureengill240 Před 3 lety +2

    Hi Mike🙋🏻‍♀️ from a very wet Yorkshire in England 🇬🇧 Really Love your work🧤Keep safe and keep winning 👍

  • @onefixitman
    @onefixitman Před 3 lety

    There is always that random 5 gallon bucket in the big open top dumpsters.

  • @cditzler6313
    @cditzler6313 Před 3 lety

    omg that first breaker box you said oh thats heavy my thought woohoo its full of gold all that preacher stuff and movies you may need to burn them prolly should have watched this one before the scrapyard run haha

  • @tonistillions1058
    @tonistillions1058 Před 3 lety +2

    When I saw that blue tank I said " Oh Lord give him back strength cause I know he is going to get it out". I said use your legs not your back Mike. Good job Good finds tonight.

  • @marielg9143
    @marielg9143 Před 3 lety

    I heard it supposed to rain all the way up to August
    No It's raining here and the temperature dropped then it's supposed to go up again and rain rain rain....Your gonna have to get a rain suit. Love your video's and your candor. Thanks Mike for your consistency. Stay safe young man.

  • @markhicks359
    @markhicks359 Před 3 lety

    Wow on the craftsman lathe

  • @victorphillips6654
    @victorphillips6654 Před 3 lety +1

    Kansas city Missouri we have had rain for 10 days straight

  • @bluetoad2001
    @bluetoad2001 Před 3 lety

    start right off with a dorm room “wire spool” coffee table. ✌️✅😎

  • @pbs4535
    @pbs4535 Před 3 lety

    Mike you deserve the most out standing biggest
    dumpster diving awards you are truly the best.🏅🏆🏅

  • @CRUCIFi777
    @CRUCIFi777 Před 3 lety +4

    I think more sound effects would be a good thing in this case, the occasion whip crack while snapping up snibbets for example.

  • @Dav3Campb3ll
    @Dav3Campb3ll Před 3 lety +2

    Wow that cell phone dumpster just kept on giving!!!
    Great video keep em coming

  • @crowsparrow7169
    @crowsparrow7169 Před 3 lety +1

    that lathe is dope man

  • @wolfgangricky
    @wolfgangricky Před 3 lety

    Hell Mike, you & the Mrs are woodworkers. Put that old lathe to work. Fun Vid !!!

  • @davidhermiz9705
    @davidhermiz9705 Před 2 lety

    Those blackberries when they came out those were for top-notch people

  • @chrisk7626
    @chrisk7626 Před 3 lety +2

    When I come to a dumpster and it's full of nothing I call it full of crapulence😁

  • @cicikids3035
    @cicikids3035 Před 3 lety

    Thx host with the most!

  • @wildman6755
    @wildman6755 Před 3 lety

    Boom boom a boom watch for juice mike.

  • @altonhouse9740
    @altonhouse9740 Před 3 lety +8

    Great haul, love the old wood lathe. Someone will definitely want it and restore, probably use it as well. Keep on scavenging.

    • @jasinere35
      @jasinere35 Před 3 lety +1

      its deffo missing its motor & the frame it would have been bolted to

  • @rodbollinger7017
    @rodbollinger7017 Před 5 měsíci

    Big blue tank makes great bbq grills and smokers.

  • @SouthOfGate
    @SouthOfGate Před 2 lety

    You could have made an awesome floor fan with that bright blue exhaust fan you found in the crate welded to the blue tank. Just put it on some of those heavy duty casters.

  • @JohnMichael-py3im
    @JohnMichael-py3im Před 7 měsíci

    Excellent job guys

  • @rogerroger7734
    @rogerroger7734 Před 3 lety

    I changed a ballast in a light today and cut a bunch of wire out of the old one and said ahhh Mike I got you some snibbets. I’m in Maine though.

  • @gearheadwes
    @gearheadwes Před 3 lety +1

    Dude, you should totally keep that OldSchool lathe!! They don't make them like they used to. Good quality!

  • @sbarnett6720
    @sbarnett6720 Před 3 lety +1

    "Welcome to the truck , sucka!" 👌👌😂😂

  • @julieblack8130
    @julieblack8130 Před 3 lety +6

    Yay at last, I have missed you

  • @Kreygore
    @Kreygore Před 3 lety

    There's something very soothing when you collect the snippits

  • @tinathompson2877
    @tinathompson2877 Před 3 lety +1

    You worked hard for that blue tank. Thanks for another great video!!!

  • @josephcormier5974
    @josephcormier5974 Před 3 lety +1

    Nope there was a rust hole in the bottom good scrap though another fine video thanks

  • @lynfreeman2383
    @lynfreeman2383 Před 3 lety

    Old Blackberry and etc can be worth saving 💰

  • @jaysongilger159
    @jaysongilger159 Před 3 lety

    Dang that blue tank would have made a great smoker or grill

  • @marciac.9634
    @marciac.9634 Před 3 lety +1

    Just incredible! We currently have a lathe like the one you found. It works well!!! It is early 1950’s. We have a Craftsman table saw from this same era. Needed some craftsman parts for it. Found the parts on eBay. Parts for lathe might also be on eBay depending on what’s needed. Wonderful what you do. More people need this work ethic. Thank you.

  • @tracisikkes7916
    @tracisikkes7916 Před 3 lety

    Raining in Michigan while I was watching this...

  • @wadewilson7001
    @wadewilson7001 Před 3 lety

    Last time I looked fans have motors and motor have copper in them and fan motors are reasonable easy to harvest copper from or so I've found personally

  • @centermando4160
    @centermando4160 Před 3 lety

    From Egypt 🇪🇬 I tell you, by God, I will come to you

  • @tawnihaynie1065
    @tawnihaynie1065 Před 2 lety

    Cool Mike 👍👍👍😎😎😎❤️❤️❤️

  • @rman8028
    @rman8028 Před 3 lety

    Mike? Will you take $10 for the watch? Oh yeah, that 5 centisimos was a Panamanian nickel! You gave me flashbacks of my wonder years since I lived in the Canal Zone back in the late 60s--early 70s.

  • @simplysandy3288
    @simplysandy3288 Před 3 lety +1

    Great diving! I’ve had about enough of this rain than I can strand lol thanks so much for sharing 💜

  • @murlbailer3755
    @murlbailer3755 Před 3 lety

    Somebody left a tv on my floor today. Still working on it scrap.🐎

  • @LizaTerraASMR
    @LizaTerraASMR Před 3 lety

    Wonderful and yourself

  • @richardwarnock2789
    @richardwarnock2789 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank's Mike Smell ya Later!!!; ) Nice Haul!!!

  • @davidthimell7845
    @davidthimell7845 Před 3 lety

    The worst thing about rain is the humidity after

  • @d.t.4523
    @d.t.4523 Před 3 lety

    Eewwww I can smell you from here Mike! 👍 🤣

  • @petekbleeepingaustralia8720

    Mike 🤘 godbless thou bin with goodness

  • @rhondaredeemedprodigal
    @rhondaredeemedprodigal Před 3 lety +1

    Love from Kentucky ❤️👍🧡💛💚💙💜

  • @rob13854
    @rob13854 Před 3 lety +2

    Another great video Mike, some good finds, especially the lathe. Keep entertaining us mate. Rob T Australia.

  • @Azoreanislandgirl
    @Azoreanislandgirl Před 3 lety

    I like Butterflies 🦋
    I agree I haven't thrown any paint cans out. I go to my nearest place to make sure that it's been handled properly.

  • @jb7631
    @jb7631 Před 3 lety +5

    It's a pool tank with a big rusted hole in the bottom of it Mike. It's only scrap bud

    • @joeluk123
      @joeluk123 Před 3 lety

      Actually, some people will buy those to make a backyard forge (Smelting). Not sure what one would go for but you could advertise it like that to get the idea in someone's head.

    • @tuahiwi39
      @tuahiwi39 Před 3 lety

      You could get a couple of outdoor fire-pits from that. Your brother's a welder, get him to help.

  • @michaelyarmie4858
    @michaelyarmie4858 Před 3 lety

    Hey Mike
    Mike from Winnipeg watching get a laugh from your anticks.

  • @suebrown3917
    @suebrown3917 Před 3 lety

    good fines.

  • @markavargosr36
    @markavargosr36 Před 3 lety

    that is the thing about good DD's they clean up all around even if they did not make the mess.

  • @chriscyrus2983
    @chriscyrus2983 Před 3 lety

    Mike you are getting what we have, you see I live in the state of Vancouver, WA west from you

  • @maralynhuntington2071
    @maralynhuntington2071 Před 2 lety

    Great job mike

  • @jillbyrd7072
    @jillbyrd7072 Před 3 lety

    hey mike, love watching you and guess what....they call me Jilly Bean!

  • @tinabrewer_24ab12
    @tinabrewer_24ab12 Před 3 lety +1

    Nice vid. Those soft side ryobi cases would be good for hand guns. Keep them protected.

  • @joshbassett2046
    @joshbassett2046 Před 3 lety

    Inlay some of that "marble" in the furniture ya'll refurbish would look amazing.

  • @iamtheomega
    @iamtheomega Před 3 lety

    Craftsman lathe, omfg.....even a small one like that a couple hundred dollars. They were made well and accurate back then, and as you can see, can attach any motor, make your own belts, and if you had a steam engine setup could power by steam.

  • @chrislessig5277
    @chrislessig5277 Před 3 lety

    Been raining for like 13 days straight here still more rain this week

  • @jeanodom597
    @jeanodom597 Před 3 lety

    Cool socks 😎

  • @jerryglass6513
    @jerryglass6513 Před 3 lety

    Got a haul. Good scrap

  • @jamesbretherton5729
    @jamesbretherton5729 Před 3 lety +1

    Ok. 🤝

  • @TheNesbittExperience
    @TheNesbittExperience Před 3 lety +1

    Stopped bye to say congrats on your vintage craftsman lathe! Wow! My uncle Bob was a talented craftsman, and I’ve def seen that before! Very cool, Mike! 👏🏻🥳

  • @donnaboston7532
    @donnaboston7532 Před 3 lety

    Tks for thevideos