If you knew how mans woods and hollows there were in Sevier Co Tn you’d know exactly how close to impossible that was. They ain’t doing this in their backyard.

@Carter Whittle don’t matter if they can’t find them in the act

And that’s why it’s fake like a lot of these programs

Its a show and its funny so who cares

It’s a fake show lol

Amen..always entertaining

They might be paid to do it for tv or maybe selling water in the deals. But it's still happening either way

That is what makes a good show lol

What they are doing IS illegal. Making booze and calling yourself Moonshiner is not illegal. These deals where they're selling LARGE quantities to individual buyers for cash money no tax? Pretty sure most of their illegal activity could be summed up as tax evasion, doesn't really sound good to them either but I'm pretty sure that's what this boils down to. Everyone is caught up in the fact that them making the booze and videoing it is legal, but I've watched a few of these and heard them complain about the IRS multiple times...

Even if it's scripted, pretty sure these guys actually break the law, at least some.

I loved how they kept driving despite the sirens blaring behind them, like thats suspicious af

Why would you want your truck bed wrecked by the elements? All logical to me

🤣🤣

💀

They need one of those auxiliary diesel tanks for re fueling equipment in the bed.

Karl Applegate That would be a much better idea. More inconspicuous, too

@@karlapplegate4145 josh did that one time

Or just get a van

They could have chucked some furniture in the bed of the truck and tied it down. Made it seen like they were mooving something 🤷‍♀️

Can’t haul much of anything else with a bed cover

No

No

not a bit rigged, its totally rigged lol

No it’s all real

im surprised they didnt have the dash cam from the cop

The folk of West Virginia are something else. They like it when people think they're simple hill-billies, but the truth is they're so cunning and willy they could sell a fur coat to a fox.

if they act like that they shouldnt be doing what they doing jail time comes with moonshining

I understand liking Jerry but idk Mike's purposes. Jerry makes the designs, he has the ideas, he really makes everything. Mike is just there doing nothing

@@TheThefresh180 My friend Jerry is a 💎 gem. Love both he and Mike. I have watched the series many times and Mike "does" come up with great ideas. They compliment each other..

Fr having it in the back of the truck like dat is just not smart

I'd use a suv or a car to haul moonshine

Amazon van.

@@rickiihendrixx684 it’s not ilegal to make and or transport it…. It’s illegal to sell

You know this is all fake and scripted right

you can tell mike gon tell gonna on evrrything lmfao

Ole mike stuck it to them

You'd have to have an IQ < 80 to believe anyone on this show is a genius. lol

Doubt it.. theyll beat this dead horse harder than Gold Rush (gold rush white water worst show of all time)

I was wondering the same thing

This is fake. Everything they are doing is legal

Bro it’s scripted

Selling it is

whys that?

@@johngriffon2118 too many so called thumpers equals too much back pressure.. not to mention you shouldn't have regular glass in a still.. at eye level.. surrounding the open flame.. You could accomplish the same thing alot safer

@@kevind7617 All very good and obvious points that i absolutely did not think about.

@@johngriffon2118 apparently they didn't either

Well their idiots ,what do you expect?

Your aware it’s not real right lol?

Isopropyl "rubbing alcohol" and ethanol are 2 completely different alcohols. One will make you go blind if not just out right kill you, while the other one is toxic still, yet is drinkable.

yeah was thinking the same thing.

@Cody Monko how can you tell? I would like to know to be educated, so that I can tell the difference.

because they are legal

This is what I was wondering. I'm a truck driver and I'd a made that run 5 times a week for that much money lol

That just means he’s that good 👍

Lmao

whats there to be badass about? criminals deal with criminals and police deals with criminals. its a rare breed of people that deal with the police. You've only really ever seen that with Latin cartels and the cosa nostra. its not a movie, its not about being a badass, people trying to live.

Hasn't stopped corrupt cops from illegally searching before. js.

Its illegal for the same reason its illegal for me to own a restaurant without getting it cleared by health inspection. You are selling an edible product, they want to make sure you dont kill your customers on accident.

Esophagus

Yeah, it blows my mind how much people pay to smoke in NY and various other states. I'm from NC and most brands run in the $4-$6 range, I met a guy from Australia at a bar once, i let him bum like 2 cigarettes and in return he bought me and my friends drinks all night. He thought I paid $20+ for the pack; he also expected a round of beers (like 5 coors light) to be $100+. I guess inflation is a real motherfucker over there.

@@CatfishBradley Its not inflation, they intentionally tax the hell out of you to stop people from smoking. Its literally poison.

Be better if I could spell

Yeah, but it’s 100% illegal to sell it

It's legal to make your own beer and wine up to 200 gallons, but it is illegal to distill the alcohol without paying the tax. You can re-distill purchased alcohol as tax has been paid.

@@2fathomsdeeper No, any distillation is illegal under federal law and always will be due to the dangers of methanol. A typical home distiller cannot accurately test for methanol presence without chemical testing. It doesn't matter if it's paid for or not.

@@cup_and_cone Anything that comes off before the still temperature hits 174F is dodgy. I think methanol comes off from 147F. It has a lower boiling point. If methanol is present it will be in this first runoff. That is why distillers discard this first runoff from the still.

@@Isochest The bottom line is the chemistry/methanol hazard and explosive potential of vapors are half of reason why distillation is illegal, while home wine and beer making has actually become legally almost everywhere these last few years. The other half of the equation is risk of resale... you can buy commercial beer and wine for cheaper than you can make it, so there's little risk of illegal sales. Liquor is completely different. You could sell distilled spirits for significantly more than it costs to make, which governments see as a risk.

Still a crime at the federal level unless you give the govt it's extortion fee.

That I agree with