Mega River Bottle Collecting

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2 жыл бұрын

On the river collecting old bottles and filling up my kayak with trerasure. Lots of underwater action. I hope you tag along. Thanks for watching!
About Aquachigger:
I enjoy metal detecting for historical items like gold coins, relics, silver coins, and other buried treasures. I also metal detect for gold and silver nuggets and even meteorites. I like to make videos that promote my choice of lifestyle that includes outdoor adventure,
metal detecting, yapping, searching for river treasure, SCUBA diving, exploring abandoned places, hiking, caving, caring for animals and pets, and observing the things outdoors that often go unnoticed by most people who are not familiar with outdoor adventures and nature. I keep my KZfaq "Aquachigger" channel family-friendly and hope you subscribe if you like my style.
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@woods240 Жыл бұрын

Great video Aqua! I know I am only 14, but finding things has been one of my passions for around 8 years. All I can remember is talking about archaeology and Egyptology from a young age, and it’s been my dream. I always get out hunting for new finds to add to my collection whenever I have the chance, and even watching your videos I get that buzz of excitement when you get a good find. Thanks for being one of those KZfaqrs who inspired me from a young age! ❤

@aquachigger Жыл бұрын

I'm happy to hear that. Good luck following your dreams!

@jeanaardsma7169 2 жыл бұрын

Loved the underwater action in this video! Had to come up for air a few times when I couldn't hold my breath any longer. Maybe next time, you could flip over some of the pieces of plates and pottery that are down there to see if they're plain or patterned. I was yelling, "Chigg, turn over that piece of plate!" whenever your hand was near a piece.

@janblake9468 2 жыл бұрын

I have collected pieces of ceramic dishware from old mine camps, railroad section houses, homesteads, etc in the Mojave Desert for decades. Some are quite ornate.

@rachaelleann9847 2 жыл бұрын

Lol ya it almost makes me feel like I'm under water and need to gasp for breath lol

@aquachigger 2 жыл бұрын

On the river looking for old bottles. I find a few. Thanks for watching! Special thanks to all of my supporters over on Patreon! Follow Chigg’s Army! My Patreon: www.patreon.com/aquachigger Instagram: instagram.com/aquachigger/ Facebook: facebook.com/chiggsarmy/ Twitter: twitter.com/BeauOuimette T-Shirts: www.bonfire.com/store/aquachigger/ Thanks for watching…. The Chigg

@broadstken 2 жыл бұрын

Those bottles run from the 1880's to 1930's from what I can see, definitely has to be some good ones in there. I thought I saw a Hobbleskirt Coke bottle in there somewhere, definitely pick those up.... Some are worth a few hundred dollars depending on what city they're from

@hgghgguk 2 жыл бұрын

could go back an dig in the dump on the bank and be the one picking through the good stuff

@GrantReed7 2 жыл бұрын

Went out on the tippecanoe river in northern Indiana and found a local brewery bottle. The brewery closed before prohibition so it was definitely a cool find! Thanks for the videos that inspired me to go looking!

@jefferyfowler7860 2 жыл бұрын

This is exactly what I'm doing today. It's great to see others with the same passion for our streams.

@melissaslate1621 2 жыл бұрын

Nice haul! You got some good ones. I Definitely would go back for another look

@richardmarsh9257 2 жыл бұрын

When Brandon at Adventure Archeology sees this he's going to go nuts! The possibility of what might be buried deeper on the banks might call for further exploration.

@joshburling8988 2 жыл бұрын

I was literally thinking the exact same thing as I'm watching the video lol 😆. Brandon would literally have a field day going through all those bottles.

@adventurearchaeology 2 жыл бұрын

Somehow I keep missing my invite 😂🤣

@GarysMetalDetecting 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking us along.

@aquachigger 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for joining me.

@russbonk1372 2 жыл бұрын

The entire time I spent watching Chigg on this video my mind was singing softly "Message In A Bottle" by Sting!! Hahaha!!!

@normagrimstad8869 2 жыл бұрын

I love those old ink bottles.

@coffissa 2 жыл бұрын

I have found & sold many bottles from old dumps. Never thought of finding them in a river. Thanks for the video. Stay safe out there.

@aquachigger 2 жыл бұрын

The rivers are loaded with them. This particular spot was picked over a couple years ago though.

@cyberleaderandy1 2 жыл бұрын

Have a look at Brandon's you tube vids at antique archeology he does a lot of creek walks.

@marks.c4753 2 жыл бұрын

@@cyberleaderandy1 Adventure

@beverlyhanlon8376 2 жыл бұрын

Always here. Some nice bottles they real old. Thanks. Stay safe.

@twindiggersminnesotapamandpat 2 жыл бұрын

Chiggs great bottle video. We would love to tackle that clean up, but you only have so many resources for help with that amount of glass. I know dumps were by water incase the caught fire. But still sad it all ends up in our waterways from the erosion.

@anthonynelson3536 2 жыл бұрын

It's very sad to see rivers like this in Washington state me the wife and kid take a contractor bag every time we head to the river and collect as much junk as we can

@cooperscoins901 2 жыл бұрын

I mean finding newer trash sucks but all the old bottles are cool

@jamesbarisitz4794 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job. I was driving through upstate New York and watched the driver ahead toss a big green garbage bag into the ditch from his car window.

@cdd4248 2 жыл бұрын

I was just this minute thinking..good lord, humans are such a disaster. Thanksfor picking up trash, I do too when I am out-

@CoinandRelicOntario 2 жыл бұрын

It's everywhere, streams, rivers, lakes and oceans all over the world. The Great Lakes are now full of micro plastic thanks to plastic bottles. At least the glass doesn't break down like plastic does.

@daxlog1685 2 жыл бұрын

I too live in WA state eastern side Columbia river and snake area. My children were raised to take a garbage bag to our favorite spots on the river unfortunately we could take ten bags and not pick up half of the trash left by others these days seems to get worse every year. We will keep at it guess we need to bring more bags and get a bigger boat.

@TomFromMN 8 ай бұрын

A lot of nice bottles that were damaged, but I know from a previous video you are able to repurpose some of them. I've never needed to have everything in my collections be perfect (neither am I), whether it's a chip, crack, dent, or otherwise. I just appreciate having examples of history and/or work that was done by hand. Thanks for another adventure.

@Looter8TreasureHunter Жыл бұрын

Holy crap that place is loaded with bottles. Nice! 👍

@show-metreasure3438 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found some keepers, I don't think I've ever seen so many bottles in one place!

@vernaraney9870 2 жыл бұрын

People collect the broken dishes too Have a great dat Thanks for your videos

@heehaw8401 2 жыл бұрын

Always an adventure! Thanks!

@anthonykendrick1418 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely go back Chigg. I think they did like you and was amazed like you and left a bunch behind.

@mercedithcompala8148 Жыл бұрын

Awesome find

@aquachigger Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it.

@cyberleaderandy1 2 жыл бұрын

Cool stuff Beau, in the UK we dont get anywhere near as many bottles in rivers and streams apart from in big cities. From what i gather, the embossed bottles ( especially rare pharmacies or shops), certainly hutches and rare town or straight sided Cokes/ Pepsi's or sodas etc are what people are after.

@heehaw8401 2 жыл бұрын

I watch mudlarker videos. Some of them dig in old dump sites and find amazing things!

@hetrodoxly1203 Жыл бұрын

These are modern machine made bottles, there's loads of dumps on the sides of rivers where the bottles make there way into the water, lots of marshland as been reclaimed by Victorian dumping, in the mid 1970s we dug out on whole section of river that had been filled in so they could change the course of the river.

@kathybrandt6060 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Mr. Chigg, yeah it looks like you found a few bottles. The ones that stands out is the glass milk container that’s pretty old I remember we used to get that turned in and get a new one when I was under 10 years old. It’s a lot of fun to go looking for bottles, but you’re right you should’ve had gloves on. But I do look forward to watching you pick through those bottles again sometime in the near future. Thanks again, Kathy

@michaelhargis7036 2 жыл бұрын

Love those sunglasses Chigg. 👍

@kathycarroll8681 2 жыл бұрын

So many bottles! The blue ones are my favorite,

@dawncloninger1798 2 жыл бұрын

I just love the under water videos...I love the sounds too

@claudiasmigelski1528 2 жыл бұрын

Wow ! Looks like fun !

@branchsnapper2228 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful clarity in that water

@richardklapka5147 Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@rondathiesen9317 2 жыл бұрын

Love a great vintage bottle! Have a great Sunday Chigg!👍😘

@pfjl1800 Жыл бұрын

God I love bottle videos more than anything, have had to look elsewhere for them so happy chigs back at bottles even if it's only for 1 vid

@aquachigger Жыл бұрын

I'll do more. Thanks

@ismewhat1234 2 жыл бұрын

I really like that giraffe on the bottom how much lol

@chrispemberton7000 Жыл бұрын

Great video Chigg. Keep up the bottle hunting. Loved it. You never know what you will find.

@garryeversult5446 2 жыл бұрын

That was fun, I like it !

@Gingin7321 2 жыл бұрын

Come back please, I love it when you hunt the river!!!

@willbart1236 Жыл бұрын

As a treasure hunter, I can tell you this. There are many many many good bottles left in that river. I would want to go there when I could spend a couple of days there. Camp out overnight maybe. Pull every bottle out of the river. You will leave with a nice small collection of spectacular bottles.

@aquachigger Жыл бұрын

I think you are right. I'll go back once the water warms.

@fredclemons8923 Жыл бұрын

Nice hunt Chigg I enjoyed it, catch you on the next one. 🇺🇸

@richardperkins6132 2 жыл бұрын

Wow chigg, so many bottles. You could just make a week of videos going through all the bottles an relics in this creek/river. Lots of china shards an pottery pieces as well. The more you dig the more your going to uncover. Yes, i would definitely go back an search it and detect it to see what else there is to be found. We just never know till we search it all out. An maybe dig the banks a bit. Great video chigg. Have an awesome week. An congrats on all the finds so far. Catch ya on your next adventure. 😁👍👍

@alabamadixiediggers4714 2 жыл бұрын

DUDE !!!!! BOTTLE MANIA at its best. Thanx Chigg for another great AQUACHIGGER ADVENTURE see ya on the next

@nanachick05 2 жыл бұрын

As a bottle collector, you’ve got some real nice rare bottles there Chigg, nice haul.

@hetrodoxly1203 Жыл бұрын

which ones are rare?

@itsyaboiiiandy9158 2 жыл бұрын

Love the video Chig love bottles

@studerje 2 жыл бұрын

Love me some Chigg videos. Wish he would voice over these when he’s under water.

@tinybigfoot495 2 жыл бұрын

He’s underwater for 3 seconds there’s no point

@studerje 2 жыл бұрын

@@tinybigfoot495 I just like hearing his voice as he describes things.

@AndrexT 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, that was quite the haul Mr Beau!

@aquachigger 2 жыл бұрын

Yes it was!

@marykaystreasures 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed your video it's amazing how anyone could even walk in that River with all the broken glass keep up the good work 👍👍👍👍👍🗝️👍♥️

@mr.ghornitalianmetalhunter Жыл бұрын

Hi Aquachigger amazing old bottle hunt, greetings from Italy 🇮🇹

@mandybrown7758 2 жыл бұрын

Man that's a bottle diggers dream I would be in heaven in that river thanks Chigg 😊

@rawfoodwriter 2 жыл бұрын

Bottles galore! I like a nice old blue bottle with bubbles!

@magnetfishinghammer1997 2 жыл бұрын

Nice finds!

@lizzymoore54 Жыл бұрын

Cobalt blue is a collector’s dream! ☺️ ( at least it is for this collector ). 😉

@cyndybutler7330 2 жыл бұрын

Some good ones 👍😁

@bluowl148 2 жыл бұрын

Well done ! Clean this world! 👏👏

@mikebaker7362 2 жыл бұрын

He throws the broken pieces back into the water lol

@dixietreks3974 Жыл бұрын

Great vid

@jimfitzgibbon5492 8 ай бұрын

I have never seen a river with so much trash in the bottom. Our creeks and rivers do not have near that much trash on the bottom. I,m not referring to the bottles as trash, that is Amazing.

@jennysmith7170 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Chig, that half doll is a Frozen Charlotte! Wonderful find even tho its only half there!

@user-sz7fd8vx9e 2 жыл бұрын

Love the videos.

@janvafa9959 2 жыл бұрын

I loved trying to guess what you were going to grab!

@joaomarcosjoao9474 2 жыл бұрын

Show, many bottle in river 👍

@normawinton6832 2 жыл бұрын

You passed right by a hutch and I was screaming! Yes, go back you missed some!

@petekbleeepingaustralia8720 2 жыл бұрын

Chiggs 🤘👍🏼🍺

@westcountrymudlarks Жыл бұрын

Great video great under water footage really enjoyed this

@JD-ps6od 2 жыл бұрын

I’d say definitely come back. Gotta be a few good ones in there. Enjoyed watching!

@earlshaner4441 2 жыл бұрын

Hi from Syracuse NY brother and thank you for sharing your adventures

@maryjane8321 2 жыл бұрын

What a great way to spend a hot day. Cant believe all the bottles. Metal detect that area

@melindamoore9449 Жыл бұрын

Interesting. Recyclable too.

@bobwardimages 2 жыл бұрын

What the heck, another fun little venture 😏

@jessechristian8665 2 жыл бұрын

Held my breath the whole time. About killed me. What an exciting adventure! Almost as much fun as watching a video of a guy swatting flies in a garbage dump.

@rachaelleann9847 2 жыл бұрын

I love watching them even if u don't keep em all. It was fun going with ya in a sense. I'd love to go just find and see that many bottles at once.

@Piper_Rubio Ай бұрын

You can tell he’s a good KZfaqr when he almost falls at the start of the video

@janblake9468 2 жыл бұрын

What I find interesting is that some of the bottles contained air from when they went into the river. The air escapes when you pick them up.

@aserta 2 жыл бұрын

These bottles got in the river recently in the grand scheme of things. 10 ~ 15 years, to even less as the banks erode, the river changes and so on.

@blacksheep9505 2 жыл бұрын

Algae or bacteria sometime produce gases as a byproduct and they could be living in the bottles.

@janblake9468 2 жыл бұрын

@@blacksheep9505 Okay, thanks.

@eucliduschaumeau8813 2 жыл бұрын

Those are mainly from the 1920s to 1930s and only certain ones are worth keeping. The milk bottles that are embossed with the name of the dairy are good. The color glass bottles with cork tops can be decent if cleaned. The screw-top bottles are usually the newest ones and not worth much. There were a lot of cork-top panel medicines, which are plentiful, but the ones that are embossed and/or colored glass are worth keeping. The beer bottles and sodas with embossing are worth keeping. There may be an older part of the dump, which would be worth looking for. Have fun!

@gunsgoldandgreenery1990 2 жыл бұрын

top ten in the comments!! nice !! you're awesome Chigg!!

@louisaziz1235 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video. Thanks. I saw that you missed a few and I'm glad that you are going back. Some of the blue bottles, even broken, can be cut down, if necessary, and used as "tea lights" . I hear that they sell quite well. On a different topic, have any of your treasure hunting associates ever thought about getting together once or twice a year and doing a treasure hunt/river clean -up? Would be great national publicity for all. Be safe and many blessings.

@tberkoff 2 жыл бұрын

You are a brave man to do this without gloves. Are most of the bottles from the 19th or 20th century?

@comic_book_emporium 2 жыл бұрын

Love the bottle videos! Go back; BUT try and find the land source of the dump these likely washed out from n do a video (or not). Should they to find the source tho! Might be a fun expedition! Either way man keep it up I've been following you for years now and I watch every video!

@NQExplorers 2 жыл бұрын

What a treasure trove mate - some nice history there in the bed of the river and nice there is so many complete bottles. Love the old embossed examples. Nice 'woops' moment early on well caught LOL. Happy Fossicking mate! Warren.

@lucca04 Жыл бұрын

Fantastico

@randlerichardson5826 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah some are good

@aRustyPatina Жыл бұрын

Hey, Beau. At 6:46, next to what looks like a small crock, there looks like some kind of panel with a scene on it. As always, great video!!

@Bert2368 2 жыл бұрын

When you find piles like this, it's often where people back before modern trash collection would save up all the non burnable/non compostable trash all year, then in winter would carry it out onto lake or river ice and just leave it. In Spring, ice melts, trash is gone without needing to dig a hole or pursue other labor intensive disposal methods... The bottom of a Lake with resorts going back to before USA civil war I used to dive in was like a time capsule. Whole crates of torpedo wine bottles & etc., just sitting there.

@georgiaware3248 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

@jabeachdates853 2 жыл бұрын

The Chigg looks pretty sharp with them shades on.

@cynthiaswearingen1037 2 жыл бұрын

Beau, I'm glad you found some keepers! Definitely go back!!! I agree with another poster here, you need to invite Brandon from Adventure Archeology for a proper excavation!💖

@diggernash1 2 жыл бұрын

So many slicks

@daytimedreaming8307 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful clear water in that stream. Hey look at the bottles laid out on the dirt at the videos end: looks like the shape of the USA minus Maine and Florida lol. That water looks so refreshing.

@cabinvibesebaystore8956 Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@aquachigger Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 😊

@lynnmaupin-simpson1215 2 жыл бұрын

I'd be happy to find one old bottle.

@debbiestumm511 10 күн бұрын

Where the heck is that river? That's a massive amount of bottles! Holy Cow!😮

@metaldetectorkalimantan0336 2 жыл бұрын

Naisss Vidio friend 😃👍👍

@ronwatson4287 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome opossum

@aquachigger 2 жыл бұрын

WHY???? Why did you have to remind me of that? Now that's all you'll hear until I forget about it again...lol.

@ronwatson4287 2 жыл бұрын

@@aquachigger was just taking your mind off the beavers

@budrohammbone2806 2 жыл бұрын

Dang Beau, The water that day was excellent, proverbial Gin clear. that one piece of metal looked kinda' like a bowie w/ a rat tail tang. The camera really worked well, nice images. Thanks for sharing.

@llc1976 2 жыл бұрын

Good lord! That is a lot of bottles?! I wonder why?!

@dustyrusty6840 2 жыл бұрын

Seems like you found a lot of elixir medicine bottles.

@cheyennemauritz9911 2 жыл бұрын

I would go back to it this time metal detect

@loriward5512 2 жыл бұрын

❤️

@oooloo99 2 жыл бұрын

Remember floods over the decades sometimes are the reason so much is showing up in streams and rivers. It is not always "thrown out trash".

@0_0-two_big_guys 2 жыл бұрын

DEEEZ NUMBER One

@BarrettPvP 2 жыл бұрын

man what a dream for me, I have always wanted to either find bottles in an old bottle dump or in the creeks and ponds that have been around for ages, just don't know any places that are like that in Colorado. I'm dying from the urge to go bottle hunts like this, all I find are the ones people have already found and are selling in antique shops.

@detchdetch12 2 жыл бұрын

Put on CC...there are a lot of "foriegn " bottles in that river lol

@cpearson540 Жыл бұрын

Another good video! If you do another bottle one could you break down for us what makes a bottle a keeper? Not crazy detailed but maybe just the things that pop out to make us aware of what to look for. I am knew to relic hunting and just starting to learn about bottles.