Dumpster Diving "Tryin' To Catch A Free Ride"
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 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!
I love it when you just sail stuff through the air in to Dotty.
I noticed that too! Mike is the master of Flinging...Cracks me up how most of the time he hits the bullseye, I mean Dottie!😁
@@allyfoster2776 yup. Spot on. I would love to be outside a dumpster when he is it one and listen to him. I would be ROTGLMHO. He is amazing.
Can’t stop watching you find treasures. You are addicting dude. I wish I was you for a fat minute.🤣 just to be able to jump in and out of those dumpsters. 👍
It astonishes the hell out of me the stuff people throw away.
I saw a home design show where letters like that new sold for 80 dollars. Garage sell them for a quick five each. Great for a bedroom on the wall just initials
Hey Mike..As always enjoyed tagging along with you..Stay safe out there.
That's so crazy! The light blue plastic bins are ones I designed for Adrian Steel Co.!
I like how you know a ton about a bunch of different stuff.
Mike's my hero love watching and proud of his enthusiasm for recycling
Drive cams are every truck drivers nightmare one bad bump and the company gets notified including pot holes lol
Not first, but I is HERE! And just proud to be here. Do love me some MTS! Mike, you're the best. Love going down deep in the dumpsters.
Howdy...Im 72...I used to dive...I MISS DIVING THE MOST
..ESPECISLLY WATCHING YOU...U R KEWL!!!
Letters are money Mike! Every kid wants their initial on the door or wall.
They are plastic they wouldn't really appreciate them at the scrapyard
@@bethdavis1812 True, but Mike and his wife have large yard sales where they would, sell as well as his online eBay store.
Yes I would buy those letters at a a yatd sale.
Thanks, Mike, for sharing. I'm still here watching all the time.
Thank you for sharing this 🙌🙌❤️
I'm watching 2 years later and still saying "watch out Mike"' ! lol
I've never in my 63 years seen anybody get so excited about a 2" piece of wire! Christmas in a dumpster for divers!
Alright, alright, alright.
Scrapity,scrap, scrap, y'all ,ooooooooow 🙂😁🙂😁🙂😁🙂
I get all excited when I get these notifications! Love these videos!
What that he finds scrap metal
I've seen dumpster divers find good stuff they can sell on Ebay or donate to goodwill Steven and steph watch them they find good shit
This man knows his bananas
Good work there "dumpster Hopper" Ya got a good eye for metals.
First time commenting. I have to say, the contents of Texas dumpsters are far better then the ones here in Oregon! Although, Texas is one of the few State that has a functioning economy. I need to move to Texas!
Indiana doesn't have good dumpsters either
Alabama either
Lol
That's a Pallet "JACK "-------The Dumpsters love you too ! **** I've got a Honda civic, but I'm gonna start "Dumpstering" Too !
Ive got a clean honda accord but i throw clean ICW and electonics in it
I would've taken that duffel bag!
They look like wall partitions
I've seen a lot of dumpster dives who do not clean up after themselves even if it was a mess before they came they still don't clean it up
Fabulous and so interesting
His sadness..."Awe. It's all plastic, man!"
Mike the scavenger is awesome
Mike. You’re passing up so many good things for yardsale. Hats for one. Don’t ask why, but they like certain logos. Luggage, plastic containers , etc. it sells.
I've been wanting to tell him that too! He passes up so many free hats/caps!
Hi Mike.
Doesn't matter how much something weighs
You always manage to get what ever the item
Is you get it in there. And them snibbits always matter.
Man brother, please, please include your scrap runs for us! It's not us wanting to know your business at all, but scrap runs are half the fun, especially for us that scrap too. Just wanted to say that when you find tons of wire and stuff, it's super cool to see what that stuff goes for, so when you're in a can scrapping we are like, sweet we are banking tonight type thing. Love your videos brother, never thought I'd be watching someone else besides me diving dumpsters lol and watching someone do it for up to an hour at a time on CZcams lol. Crazy awesome brother, wishing you the sweetest ever bank garbage cans :).
Same here, I never thought that I would be watching someone dumpster dive BUT Mike turn's it into a funny adventure every time.
The small box mark McNeilius is a company up here in Minnesota where we build the garage and cement trucks at.
My existing daughter welds at McNeilius. I used to uber drivers from the airport to there all the time
Maybe an easier way to pick up those pallet jacks is to stand between the forks, it would be less awkward and you gotta protect that back. Stay safe brother
Mike love your videos please be safe and God bless you
Good job.
Good night for Mikey👍🏼😆
He sounds like Joe Dirt when he finds something he really likes.
Whew! What a workout. Dumpsterobics!
Gotta love some heavy metal.
It was a blessed day for you❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️
Mike: Here's a mirror, let's try not to break it."
Also Mike: *Taps it repeatedly with an iron pipe.*
Lol
@@jacobydavian5815 The police might give a damn...hope you had your girlfirends permission! If you didn't then may I suggest you take this comment off!
Mike you should invest in ramps and a winch it would save you a lot of pain
he's making enough money off utube he just has to act like he's scrappin now days...instead of putting stuff in a box he picks up 1 pc of wire and sets it out the door, very inefficient
Great haul! Watching from Cebu, Philippines!
Love the sound effects
Need to be careful with those capacitors lol they can hold a high electrical charge for a good amount of time.
Elechickens in the comments be like....
Scrapity scrap scrap scrap
another great night mike great haul
Your work is absolutely amazing man keep it up all the best for you
Hola Mike? Cuanto esfuerzo haces! Me haces reír mucho cuando golpeas los dunsters! Saludos desde Argentina..😊😊😊
Mike takes good care of the homeless scrap.
You know something I'd like to leave a comment or suggestion you need to get a swimming pool ladder that clips on the side of a outdoor swimming pool and use it to clip it on the side of the containers to climb up the container it would make it a lot easier getting up and down rather than trying to climb up the side of the container
Hi Mike those aluminium profiles are Bosch Rexroth thery are not cheap..and if someone want to build some cnc machine then buy them even used so as scrap are 1/10 value . All the best from Poland :)
Grab those studs with a pair of vice grips and unscrew them, they are probably locked in place that way.
Mike, people pay premium prices for 3D letting.
Keep that in mind for the future.
Guys I think it's time for an intervention Mike seems to have a problem with the pipe it seems that he just can't get enough of it
Yup!! He loves the scrappy scrap!! It's better than drugs!! Lol
😂😂😂😂
I've never cared about being the first to like a video, but, OMG!!!!!! I'm first on a Mike video. What up? Dude, love your vids. It's like watching my dream job. Love the obscure references. KEEP IT UP!!!
3:51 Gotta be strong.
17:40 Got to be strong.
Very nice stuff
Like the echo in the dumpster, Go Mike !! I know you have kept another mountain of stuff out of the landfill. Gonna figure out it ='s money !!!!!
Sounds like the title of a book by Mike the scavenger
echo of the dumpster
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhsh "Be vewey, vewey quiet. I'm huntin Snippits!!!"
Every spool makes me want to build cat towers. Wrap them in rope and use PVC to attach them to each other. Money!
I think that black cat you saw brought you GOOD luck on this trip!
Phew! what a dive tonight Mike!
walking outside at the end of the day to dump the trash and hearing, *LOTS OF BOXES OF STUFS*
You can fix that pallet jack
J’aime tes vidéos bonjour de la France bon courage continu comme sa
Moi aussi je regarde beaucoup ses vidéo et je récupére tous autant que lui aussi
@@rahgat9241 moi pas ts le temps mais bon sa fait du bien de temps en temps un ptit chèque
Make t-shirts that "Aww, that's all plastic, man!"
Another hard working evening, thanks!
Pallet jack is easy to fix mine did the same thing it's a really cheap fix just needs new bolts
And Lord knows he could use a pallet jack!
Can't believe u left letters even tho plastic would have loved to find em ....anyway hi from UK the croweman love the vids
Yup nope yup nope😄 funny
You need to write down a special intro song for every post, Mike
I will gladly take some of those monitors off your hands...Would not be a problem to come to H-Town! As a small town scavenger myself...I love tagging along on your adventures! Cant get enough!
People buy letters, even plastic ones. They use them in their bedrooms, living rooms, bars. They buy their initial or write a word, like bar
Well it looks like another successful night for dumpster diving way to go Mike
That a boy mike.! Get that heavy steal the money is in the weight. And the copper wire to.! Get it baby.!!!
I wish one day you would show us how to strip all these different wires. I think it would be very interesting. 😊🇨🇦🌈
The black cat brought you good luck, Mike!
Got to be strong got to be strong let's go Mike
Hi mike im happy to watch your video.
LoL the bananas at first looked like 💩💩💩
Good morning Mike
Ideas!! Take the palletts chop em up for kindling, if not make great garden seats,if not take slats apart, people pay good money for nice bundles of 🪵🪵 its easy $$.,
Those plastic letters sell good at the flesh market
I'm watching this video while taking apart an old microwave.
Careful there bro..
Thats fun but i hear ya dont damage the pink rings and btw where do you take your electonic to scrap....
@@dancearoundtheworld5360 My yard takes circuit boards.
Here in Australia we even recycle all that soft plastic wrap. SAVE THE OCEANS, SAVE THE PLANET.
Here in America we dispose of everything and we don't think about consequences only profit, hell we even dispose of human beings on the sides of roads and city streets
Another re run to help me cope with the pain
Hey Mike you never take the exit signs, why this is? Make a .50 cents garage sale table and throw them on it. I would love to have one.
I thought the same about the letters, even though they were plastic. But I know it's easy to be in one mindset and expect something to be one thing and when it's not, you just toss it right out of your mind.
When I'm sourcing and I see a beautiful vase/bowl I immediately think glass. I'm a glass collector, but I've been fooled by certain types of pottery glazes.
My point is I just see glass because that's what I look for. Mike sees scrap or "not scrap" because that is the mindset he's in at the time.
your city should give you an award for all the crap you keep out of their landfill.
Letters great for garage sale
You rock mike I did that back in the80 s we called it garbage picking. So much fun
Digging through the trash like a bad ass!
Do you take all the cameras apart or scrap them the way they are or do you have someone that buys them from you. I hope the latter so you get more than scrap price. Another great video by best scrapper around.
Stay safe and God Bless
Looks like you are new to the channel, he have some "electronics guy" who buys electronics from him if he interested in them.
As long as he doesn't find a dead homeless person
You should be taking the light aluminum studs tie them down even light scrap is scrap
Keep on with the keepin on Mikey, Mike Mike!
Your follower from Iraq
Mike find yourself a cheap sheet metal slip roller and use it to crush/cut the insulation on the wire. You will then be able to strip it out easier.
Yeah that's what they are at the wall partitions for little cubicle walls and office buildings
Those blue stackable plastic bins at 5:30 are very useful
Treasure island :)
I think that heavy "shelving" was from a warehouse. Last big company that I worked for had big warehouse for storing, of all things, hard back books. When you're storing thousand and thousand of books for a regional book seller ( that is no longer in business today ) you need heavy duty shelving to store it all before it can be sorted and transported to the retail locations. I know first hand how heavy books are since I was injured in a warehouse accident, and was almost killed by about 2000 lbs of books! It's the reason why I have been on disability for that last 20 years!
You should invest in a home smelter .. your passing up good aluminum tin pans .. It’s bring 50 cents a pound in Kentucky .. cans too .
Good stuff!! Thanks, Mike! Peace to all..♥︎