Dumpster Diving "I Ain't Afraid Of No Bigguns"

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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!

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@karenkuhr5698 2 жыл бұрын

Had to stop and think a moment about the comment after reading the No Dumping Sign and jumping in "alright, I'll try to hold it..."

@lilyrose3145 2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@yvonnebrumbeloe6626 2 жыл бұрын

Yep!!!! First good LOL today!!

@dannystathos7086 Жыл бұрын

@cmmc3400 2 жыл бұрын

In the '80s my daughter had a friend who would travel the rendezvous circuit with us. One day she saw a sign near a bridge way back in the woods. The sign said, "No Dumping". She whispered to my mom and said, "Why would anyone take a dump here???" Still makes me grin.

@Chris-vw2pq 2 жыл бұрын

Watching this in my office at work, all alone. As soon as Mike says "watch out for the dumpster milk" someone walks in....perfect timing

@roberthowkins3097 2 жыл бұрын

Says more about them ,than it does about you mate

@raimundocruz660 2 жыл бұрын

@@roberthowkins3097 vwosoz

@markfurman4386 2 жыл бұрын

They prob gave a quizzical look but said nothing.

@lindaeddy7144 2 жыл бұрын

Best way to start the day. Coffee and a new Mike video. Love it. Have a great safe day.

@stargater2892 2 жыл бұрын

I hum ... These are a few of my favorite things.

@ronaldsteichen838 2 жыл бұрын

It's pretty awesome when the big stuff comes predisembled and all there. Great score SUPER GREAT VIDEO

@cmmc3400 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Mike. My family has had some really sad things happen to everyone of us lately. It is making life more than hard, it is heartbreaking. I want you to know that this morning, I couldn't bring myself to face the day but I finally came out of the dark and turned the computer on. You were the first of my subs in my feed. Today you made me smile and if that is the only joy I get, I decided it will have to be enough. Thank you and know that you aren't the only weirdo with a camera talking to yourself. We need more like you.

@dianna3157 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you were able to find some joy today, if only for a little while. 🤠 Keep your head up, hopefully things will get better for you and your family soon. HUGS from Arizona. 🤗

@erinparker6438 2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately everyone on this planet will be needing a mike video to get their mind off of their grief. My family is also suffering due to my father in law rapidly getting sicker and sicker from a tumor that just happened to show up in his abdomen and this is after getting a strange and very painful case of shingles both after being forced to get vaccinated but not right away just enough time went by so the shot wasn't fresh in our mind but way too many people are either dropping dead or financing their doctors newest sport car for this to be a coincidence. Let's just pray for God to inspire one of his warriors with the remedy to get this crap out of bodies before any more damage is done.

@petehuffman2651 Жыл бұрын

God. Bless. U

@kandiwolfe1125 2 жыл бұрын

Coolio, Mike!! Another scrappy-doodly great day out there I'd say! Thanks for taking us along!!! Peace to all.....💜💙💜💙💜

@lorimilks870 2 жыл бұрын

I love how you don't scrape discriminate. All pieces big and small are welcome to the party.

@Guitar101Smasher 2 жыл бұрын

Except for those wall studs!!

@lorimilks870 2 жыл бұрын

@@Guitar101Smasher 😂🤣😂 true but I did see a few he caved and took those too.

@sortathesame8701 2 жыл бұрын

@@lorimilks870 If there is enough of them, even those add up to some weight!

@scambaitnaansense512 2 жыл бұрын

Mike in the morning thank you much Mike 🤘

@g-dogn-dog6983 Жыл бұрын

I can't stop watching these! Why is this so satisfying. You the man Mike!

@ja-canadian5451 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Mike I think you should make some "best of" compilation videos. Such as hardest items to lift, or hardest dumpsters to get out of once you were in them. Etc.

@spanky2266 2 жыл бұрын

Happy to see people are trashing copper wire n such !!!

@bobmcdoggish9659 2 жыл бұрын

No pool motor? Mike, I think the guys working for the pool company may be watching your videos.

@gaiaocracy 2 жыл бұрын

Live long and prosper, Mike. May your scavenging always yield treasures!

@grese_rivo 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Mike! It's 11pm here in the Philippines and I'm about to sleep. But I just have to watch your latest. I get excited everytime I see a new upload. Great job as always!

@MikeTheScavenger 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@tonznz007 2 жыл бұрын

Working hard tonight Mike, cheers for the entertainment, Tony from New Zealand.

@dianaluttrell6515 2 жыл бұрын

Woohooaaaa Mike....Mike the scavenger.

@robbythegrapes 2 жыл бұрын

Love me some Scavenging on a Saturday at work! Very Entertaining!

@keithgriner330 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome to start my Saturday with MTS thank you Mike. Enjoyed the video. Hope you and the family 🐶 are doing excellent. You all have a nice weekend. 😎👊PEACE!!

@tinalawrence3147 2 жыл бұрын

Mike have a great safe day.

@jvjdrn 2 жыл бұрын

Great run, Mike. Thanks for taking us along!

@debbiebarrow817 2 жыл бұрын

Where...on earth do you get all that Energy!!! Fast and furious!

@lorieakins2843 2 жыл бұрын

I need some of that energy too.

@fredreed7202 2 жыл бұрын

Mike, U're the hardest working man in the world of scrapping. Can't help but admire your zeal!!

@dennisshaw9285 2 жыл бұрын

It's getting tuffer out there as most skips are all locked behind security gates which is awful when u see what's binned

@robertoruizdiaz1056 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Mike ... Like from Argentina mí Friend 👍🇦🇷

@davidbudy6256 2 жыл бұрын

I like how Mike pretty much knows about everything he finds,tools, drip pans, capacitors,line dryer,lol not very often do you get stumped Mike shows been around. And payed attention! Good job bro

@michelebrown7951 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Mike nice too see ya, happy scraping ❤️

@beaverc2884 2 жыл бұрын

The electrical conduit fittings are actually made of Zinc not aluminum, most scrap yards will give you a better price than aluminum if you separate out. 🙂

@dr.a006 2 жыл бұрын

My yard has different prices for cast aluminum and zinc/die cast too. I separate most what I can, the guy helps me on certain pieces.

@paulthebaker 2 жыл бұрын

I love the sound that a motor makes when it hits the concrete!

@richardbaumeister466 2 жыл бұрын

Capacitors hold a charge pretty much forever Mike Watch out as you may get shocked and they can KILL!

@bengone3349 2 жыл бұрын

Every one of your DD's make me smile! New magnet equals, fishing, yes?

@jvjdrn 2 жыл бұрын

Good morning scavenger nation!

@sandrahurley5702 2 жыл бұрын

I love all your videos. Past and Present. Your videos are my best watching at all time. Thanks for making them Funny and Enjoying to see.

@lilyrose3145 2 жыл бұрын

Love those metal buckets .Sweat band?Another great video.

@theodorelueker5057 2 жыл бұрын

That scrap can't hide from Ol'Mike. Man He gets right in there and grabs it.

@LannisterKing 2 жыл бұрын

this dude always makes me nervous wearing shorts and jumping in a dumpster

@SollersScrappingandDiving 2 жыл бұрын

I now just have 'I anit afraid of no ghosts' in my head!😂 Too hot to scrap here so YT it is 😉👩

@squirrelygirl24 2 жыл бұрын

Now it's in my head too! Lol.

@SollersScrappingandDiving 2 жыл бұрын

@@squirrelygirl24 oops sorry 😂

@RavenCajun 2 жыл бұрын

Mike is doing that in over 100 degrees weather here in Houston. Imagine the heat in a metal dumpster. I don't know how he does it. Mike is a super human! 😳🤣

@squirrelygirl24 2 жыл бұрын

@Everyday Sollers 😁

@kevintorres9399 2 жыл бұрын

Quality is always better than quantity, “and such”!! Keep picking 👍🏻

@rdoggtreasurehunter5583 2 жыл бұрын

Nice haul Mike! Thanks for the vid! Be well!

@williamburdon6993 2 жыл бұрын

Inspectigatory look !!!!! I learned a new phrase today!

@jenniferkeatley1237 2 күн бұрын

Hey Mike, I don’t know how KZfaq works ( Algorithms and SUCH ), but I hope you get the “Counts” for how many times we all watch re-runs of your AWESOME content‼️ ✌🏻🤟🏻❤️

@ojaneyboy791 2 жыл бұрын

Use your wire stripper for the copper braiding on the coax. It strips off really quick.

@birgittahogberg5580 2 жыл бұрын

You are so funny to watch 👍🏽good work!!!! Have a nice day👋🏻

@cijil169 2 жыл бұрын

Those Ortronics racks are usually the central hub to run computer ethernet cables to employee desks. Most of the phone systems now also use cat5/6 to accommodate the various options associated with. Depending on the size of the company and office they can be one or into the hundreds of racks. Too bad it didn't come with the wire!! Good show MTS!

@johnny0253 Жыл бұрын

you to fuuny... love how you snatch up everything so fast and box them up lol

@jeffbelcher4646 2 жыл бұрын

Always great to watch ya buddy. Watch your head!!

@cherylradabaugh2720 2 жыл бұрын

Another scrappity day of treasures from the dumpsters

@kerylcooper2314 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Mike 🧓🏻🌵🍀🍀🍀❤️❤️👍🏼🙏🛐🇺🇸🎊🎉🍦

@genuinedickies99 Жыл бұрын

I love you scrappers that do this. We are so wasteful. I'm glad people like you exist that appreciate the value others do not.

@user-qp5lr6kl5k 2 жыл бұрын

Hallo Mike, good job

@middleageddad 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for another great video.

@garylangley4502 2 жыл бұрын

Can lights in the dumpster. That's where they belong- hate them!! The louvers from the A/C unit could make a cool hood for a rat rod. Have a good evening Mike!!

@michaelmount76 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video bro

@Baldskul 2 жыл бұрын

Once again, Mike the master digger get the goods.

@jeffreyczech2591 2 жыл бұрын

first dustbin so much good

@kaycawthon7354 2 жыл бұрын

Slow ride,take it easy! Great hunt Mike. Thank you and be cool!!!

@MommaOG 2 жыл бұрын

Good diving Mike, you no the more I think on it the more I like that logo of the pirate with the pink sunglasses, I think I'd like a shirt like that and a magnet on my fridge. Give it some thought please. As always ty 😎🤟🏼😍

@apostlepaulvining5688 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Mike, Rev. Paul M Vining Sr from Eustis Florida here, bro I enjoy watching you in your adventures. Do you know and understand why people follow you.?. It's because you my friend have the ability to take us out of the moment into what your doing Mike, and that my friend is a rare commodity in today's society. You have the ability to give us a break and smile from your antic's in other works Mike your a funny man keep it up my friend. P.S. I'm a 70 yr old man and you make my laugh. The Bible say's a merry heart doth good like a medicine KJV Proverbs 17:22 hey Doc keep making people laugh healing hearts. Mike if you will give an old man a shout out on your vids one time like what's up Rev. thanks Bro Rev Paul M Vining Sr Eustis Florida.

@cristinagimpaya9813 2 жыл бұрын

Hello... Helloooo 😘

@Disembodied_Voice_420 2 жыл бұрын

good morning

@demetricadement1138 2 жыл бұрын

Mikey likey those motors. Awesome stuff. Stay safe, cool and hydrated Mike.

@russhoppe3971 2 жыл бұрын

You Briten my day with your big loads of scrap I go everyday and I've yet to collect three hundred lbs at one time ok

@wolfgangricky 2 жыл бұрын

That's a fluxin lot of capacitors. Ty for taking us along

@roxiepool278 Жыл бұрын

Love that magnet!!

@lukelegg9915 2 жыл бұрын

punch down blocks are single handedly one of the best pieces of scrap, all number two copper, easy to process, and they weigh almost a pound each

@verdagarner5112 2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos Mike, it guys like you that keeping our landfills, from being filled metal.

@melvinsuarez8866 2 жыл бұрын

✌✌✌✌✌👍👍👍👍🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷

@sharongidner4516 22 сағат бұрын

Iam happy your getting this stuff that don't go to land fill

@danielsteward5090 2 жыл бұрын

I had the most badass extension cords when I worked for the pool company in Miami. Those cords for the pool lights are indestructible.

@loriekesslersmith2911 2 жыл бұрын

Your still my favorite scraper

@darreljohnson7538 2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos. Just so you know when you scrap that pool light, a few light taps from a heavy hammer and that resin pops right out. Clean stainless, not that its worth much right now.

@spacecadet8460 2 жыл бұрын

The crawling dumpster fungus is amongst us!!!!!!!!!!

@brendablystone9615 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome to see anither great video

@donnapadgett6583 11 ай бұрын

Great finds. Enjoyed your video 😎. God bless you and be safe

@e.s.l5861 Жыл бұрын

I need to have my step kids start watching these. The rate things are going, in ten years when they start entering the workforce, this may be the most viable carrier choice

@ronbrandich4196 2 жыл бұрын

Teasures were at the bottom....as usual Mike! Love to watch you find STUFF too!! Was my D R E A M also, but bad health kicked in!

@tammymanuel9158 2 жыл бұрын

Like Texas, we here in AZ need rain desperately. Things are soooo dry, the green desert is turning brown. 😔. The monsoons are starting but not much rain yet. Have a great and safe day.

@beccamac3520 Жыл бұрын

You know what would be fun...a MTS game! Find the items in the dumpster!

@becbow8183 2 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@michaelschultz5127 Жыл бұрын

And everyone says you aren't exercising, LOL!! you don't have too because you do when you are looking for good stuff.

@karbear26 2 жыл бұрын

Nice night! Was waiting for you to say transformers more than meets the eye!! I hope you can sell the big server rack!glad you got a new magnet sorry you lost the other one!

@y.lelivelt2619 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you had the safetyshoes on youre feet. I saw a lot of sharp things.

@gordonleahy1364 2 жыл бұрын

I have a buddy who works for a heating and cooling I get mortar from him all time copper aluminum

@bridgetbrown8351 2 жыл бұрын

Renaming the wet dumpster. The swampster. monster.😁😃🤗👍👌🤑🤩😎😉

@mdouglaswray 2 жыл бұрын

Def good haul today!

@johnkranz4004 2 жыл бұрын

Great Haul Mike

@4Tugboats Жыл бұрын

They took the best part of that home AC unit. They took the outdoor condenser core, which has all of the good copper in it.

@yeominseok 2 жыл бұрын

더운데 항상 수고가 많으세요 좋은영상 잘보고 있습니다 더위조심하시구요 홧팅 보냅니다 KOREAN

@oyet72863 2 жыл бұрын

Love it!

@malpcl 2 жыл бұрын

My mans is a real life Wall•E

@andyharman7622 2 жыл бұрын

if its taken apart for you it stacks better in your truck room for more scappy bits happy scrapping mike

@superpotatobuns 2 жыл бұрын

I love the curbside scavenging, but the dumpster diving route is always productive and profitable.

@wendywoodruff2871 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoy a man who gets into his work. Fun video Mike!

@lindabrown2170 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed the video Mike . Nice haul

@robertferrell8518 2 жыл бұрын

Great effort, Young Mike!!

@Champagne1 2 жыл бұрын

You did good Mike !! I love to see ol’ Dottie with her rear-end full !!! Lol 😂♥️♥️🧡💛💚🤎💜🖤🤍💙🇨🇦🌈

@Azoreanislandgirl 2 жыл бұрын

Good stuff !!!

@scrapguy6816 2 жыл бұрын

Your a lucky man. I found several window units. But never a whole house one. Much less took apart. I get some remnents of of some ac units somebody else found. Which is better than nothing. I'll take what I can. Keep up your great work.

@stephensmith3708 2 жыл бұрын

Just got new phone, couldn't remember all multi pass codes. Just got help and finally can make comments. BRO, GREAT SCORE!!!!

@mildredhensley4175 2 жыл бұрын

Just started watching you about 2 weeks ago I've been bending you you've been benched before lol anyway you are the most passionate scavenger I've ever met my life you make me laugh you make me cry you have a good time sitting here watching your ass so keep it up and I'll keep watching and I'll make it to 2018 I said 2022 I'm making 2018 keep it up kiddo

@elisaortizmignolet419 2 жыл бұрын

Gracias mi estimado no sabe cuanto disfrtuto con sus videos hasta el punto de retroceder en el tiempo y recordar cuando salia con mi carro a " limpiar" lis basureros para mi era un deleite me encantaba pasar horas desarmando tal como lo hace uds pir itro lado no encuentro nada interesante en yootuve que a Mike the scavenger es como mirar el mejor estreno de una pelicula de accion gracias por sacarme risas gracias por ser como es cuidese mucho plis