Matt, dont give the tobacco tin away. Keep it, the lone star can, the tile and anything else you dig up. Find someone who can preserve and mount them for you. Then display them somewhere like the gift shop, restaurant or booking in office, as pieces of thr ranches history. Just like bunker branding has stuff that youve shot in demo ranch videos.

I don’t get why but Something about watching grown men dig a big hole in the ground makes my caveman brain excited.

keep the tobacco can and at some point create a history corner of the property somewhere in the main building and display relics you found on the property, along with historic pictures etc. It helps entertain people, gives them something to look at and creates conversation pieces. People connect a lot more with a property when they can learn about the history of it.

Prince Albert in a can... As a kid, not a boomer, use to crank call the local 711 and ask, "do you have prince Albert in a can?" (in deepest prepubcent voice). When clerk respond, "yes," would say, "you better let him out, he's suffocating." and we would laugh for a good bit before the next random crank call... Those days before caller id rocked. Good times. Never got old. We all were Uber-tarded and still are today. Amazing. Thanks for sharing.

I remember in the early 50s watching my grandfather hand roll his cigarettes using Prince Albert tobacco from the can. Then he would strike a kitchen match on the back of his leg in his bib overalls to light it. I always liked the smell of the first puff on his cigarette. It was several years later that I figured out it was the smell of the match igniting that I liked and not the smell of the tobacco. Thanks for bringing that memory back to me. My grandfather died when I was 7 in 1956.

"You're not drug testing?" "WHY IS IT CLOUDY!?" That had me dying of laughter 😂🤣

Hey matt you should get a gas detector for being in the hole.. especially with the digger running, the exhaust can settle in the hole, and there not being water in the cave your not going to dunk it in the first 30 seconds of being down there.

Just a slick idea, Why not start a little historical museum of the resort and when you find little things like that Tabbacco can, display it! Seeing the history of that place would be awesome and comparing it to now. Also seeing pieces of the journey you’re on preserved. I just think that would be cool

Do you have Prince Albert in a can? Why yes we do! You should let him out! 😂😂🤣🤣

You ought to build a A frame like structure with a winch attached over the hole so you don't have to tie up a excavator.

“Little chunks of linoleum” hopefully that’s not asbestos? Worth a test. You guys are awesome

even though its just shovelling dirt to move it, for some reason its really satisfying and enjoying to watch.

The amount of joy i experience when i see that a new cave digging episode got uploaded is unmatched. I love it

Abandoned Cave is the best show on YT right now.

The salamanders tail will grow back, I definitely think you are right about the crickets being a good sign! There has got to be a good size chamber down there below the dirt plug

I think you should make a mini museum with all the stuff you found in the cave.. that would kind of be a small history story about the property

Respect to Mr. Mike. You can see the other workers wanting a piece of airtime. Seems like a hard worker.

You have probably already been told this but just in case you haven't, you have possibly found one of the many entrances to the Edwards Aquifer. The Edwards a mostly water filled cave system that runs from your area all the way past San Antonio. It is the source for San Antonio's City water. It is also the longest known cave system in the world.

The harnesses you’re wearing are only gonna hurt you if a collapse happens. There’s 2 types of fall protection, fall arrest, and fall restraint. You are wearing a fall restraint setup. Which means you need no slack in your rope at all times because if you do fall you are going to get whipped to all hell when the rope reaches tension. If you wanna have slack you need a fall arrest setup with a buffer commonly known as a “shock pack”. An improperly used harness can break bones, cut of circulation, or even strangle the user. Not something to take lightly.

Silver Dollar City is a theme park in southern Missouri that started by some people finding a huge beautiful cave system - Marvel Cave. The park started as just cave tours and has turned into a massively successful theme park that is themed as the 1880s mining town that used to surround the cave. I’ve toured the cave a few times and it’s equally amazing every time!

Matt, you should keep the Tobacco tin and try to clean it up. You could have a little display case off all the old and unique items you've found on the ranch and put it up in the office or something.

yes ! Cave content.. we have missed your hole Matt

Mikey, David, Jenna… I never would have thought how cool of a team these guys would make. It’s always more interesting than I would have thought . Matts built himself a great group organically.

My grandaddy used Prince Albert to roll his own cigarettes. I'm now 82 and I was around 10 back then. Easy to do the math. Really brings back great memories of times with my Grandaddy. He would save his empty tobacco cans for me to play with. Great content. g

Ground penetrating radar would probably answer those "what lies beneath?" questions.

Matt, those "linoleum" tiles are possibly full of asbestos due to their age. Sometimes is just the adhesive but to be safe I would probably get one tested. There are local places that test these types of things for construction companies all the time.

Hi Matt ,Am watching from Kenya, Africa and I think am already your biggest fan in Africa, discoverd your channel yesterday and I've done a marathon watch every content you ever made and absolutely loved all 67 episodes, hope one day I get to visit Desperado Ranch and lend a hand. Looking forward to more content, loving the cave contents. Say hi to everyone at the ranch. Alex

You should keep and clean all this random stuff you find during the dig and make a glass covered exhibit in the reception when you open. Would tell a perfect story how that awesome resort was rebuilt

The amount of effort that old farmer did to keep something IN. Cthulhu beasts confirmed.

The amount of suspense in this series is sky high.

Mooooore hole digging content, and longer pls

It’s crazy to think that yall are having such a good time clearing the hole and making it a great achievement. That farmer and his boys probably felt the same when filling it in. I think they say boys will be boys and Jena

My great uncle used Price Albert in a can - the jokes never get old. He passed away in Eastern Canada in the 1950's. My great aunt made us some buckwheat pancakes one morning from grain they had grown, with natural maple syrup and farm fresh eggs. All cooked on a wood stove. A precious memory, but I guess I must be ancient now....

Matt, are you going to explore the hole that opened up from water flowing while you were pouring the concrete pad? That was quite a bit of water disappearing down that hole. I think it's worth opening it up a little to have a peek.

Matt you should save everything you find on the resort that tells the history of the area and the resort and make a small museum that would be interesting to your visitors.Like a couple of those wine bottles,sheep horns,etc.

I just got finished watching over 60 videos from this series over the past several days; and now, I'm caught up! Excited to watch the rest of this series as the videos come out!

3:19 Matt: We have harnesses just in case the floor opens up we won't fall into an abyss 21:52 "Mikey casually jumps down the hole and digs inside the hole without a harness" That man has has no fear, what a legend

The cave videos have been my favorite so far. KEEP DIGGING MATT

This a such a nice way to relax after a long days work

This is fantastic. I really hope you guys are enjoying digging this cave out as much as we are watching it. Fantastic content.

Brent from Ghost town Living finds those Prince Albert cans all the time. They are common finds in mines. They also used to be used to stake claims, so sometimes when one is found above ground you might find claim paperwork.

Hey Matt genuine question… why not just bring out a hydro-vac truck and have it sucked out? Then you can just have the truck dump the slurry on the ground to sort through whatever relics are left. It’ll save ya’lls backs and be much more efficient at removing all the debris.

“Thousands of years” spoken by a true man of Wisdom. God Bless

From beginning to end. Looking forward to the next dig.

Has ten businesses to run and a huge resort to rebuild and a beautiful home to look after and hes a vet although i highly doubt hes practising anymore and even with all that going on he still loves playing in caves gotta love it. Yeeewww

Matt's journey to the center of the earth

Matt, I've been to all but one "show cave" in Texas - there are usually pictures of a dirty pit starting them off ... this is cool in so many ways

Yes another cave video! Thanks for the beautiful content Matt, been going through some dark shit but your content keeps me positive. Greetings from the Netherlands❤

Somebody hold Mikey down and force a harness on him! That mulleted man is too awesome to lose to a cave accident!

You made a giant funnel for the rain. When it’s all done you should build a structure over it. I’m sure you’ll have a fence of some sort around it to keep critters from falling in(or ppl after they’ve had a few)

I literally can't wait for the next cave upload. So im rewatching this one.

I NEED more of these videos

Our family moved to Arkansas from 19:08 Washington state in 1977. Prince Albert metal cans had been discontinued by then in the west (they were all plastic), but were still used in the south. My dad sent one to my uncle as a keepsake, only to learn that my uncle had just quit smoking! And, yes, I grew up on the Prince Albert joke; it never got old!

We need 1-2 hours of cave vlog Wednesday please and thank you! We will watch it all as well. So awesome!

About time we got another cave video! Keep on digging! Best part of the abandoned resort videos so far

My family pulled a big tin of that Prince Alberts Tobacco out of my great grandfathers garage a couple of years ago, still in relatively good shape. Always cool seeing classic brands resurface.

When I was a kid, we would call stores and ask "Do you have Prince Albert in a can." then when they said "yes" we would counter with " Then let him out." Worked every time.

I’m so addicted to these videos. The history that could be down there is amazing. I was say excited to see you finally find an artifact that could give you a date. I’m in San Antonio and I know you’re not accepting helpers but I would absolutely love to sign a waiver and come dig with yall.

Ahhh yess been waiting for the next cave video!!! Could watch these all day ngl. Might not be everyone’s cup of tea but I’d be down to just watch a whole days worth of a Timelapse compacted into an hour or two video🤷🏼‍♂️

The progress is amazing. And there could be a balrog down there or smaug, or goblins.

Watching a half hour of people digging (?). Somehow therapeutic.

Come on Matt!@!! Prince Albert is a classic!! You young folks are killing me... :-)

There might be some cool relics farther on, looking forward to see what they find

I don't anxiously wait for episodes, I binge watch every few weeks. I get so excited when I have saved up a few

Been following the channel for years it’s a pleasure to see the Chanel grown showing love from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Mikey is a treasure. Makes every video better.

Love watching this Matt be safe

mikey's always goin hard he deserves a bonus

You have to save the cool things that you find in the cave so you can put them on display when you make this an attraction!

Looking so green on the property, would love a season tour around the property

You guys should probably get some gas detection units, there could be deadly gases trapped inside the cave

Love the digging videos Matt nice chill time stuff to watch. Also can we please get a playlist you use for timelapses cause i swear the music flow is mesmerizing, i need some of it for sleep cause looking up lo-fi, synthwave, and dreamcore can only get you so far and yalls music is great. Keep up the great work on the ranch!

just keep digging, just keep digging, digging digging, just keep digging.. LOVE IT

Who knew some of my favorite content of 2024 would be watching a group of grown adults dig out a giant hole for fun.... craziest timeline 🤣

If it’s fill and dirt and crap then bring a pressure washer in there and blast away whatever is water soluble. It’ll get taken to a lower part of the cave if such a thing exists. Gravity helps. Then there’s less crap to extract and as a bonus you can get a nice clean look at everything.

Mikey deserves a raise, he’s really going at it!!.

You could make a livestream of this and I’d watch it 24 hours a day. Definitely has my tism tingling.

"Diggy Diggy hole...." somebody PLEASE make a video of Mikey digging to that song!

Love the Cave Content!

That thumbnail is absolutely amazing. It looks so much like an evil eye. The composition of the shot is on point.

you should construct a roof over the hole to deflect the rain to collect for use in a pressure washer. and have a beam with a winch to crane your buckets to save on an escavator.

Loving the cave content

Get a large pump and a lot of 2-inch fire hoses run it from the river and wash out the hole. If there are still cracks in the structure, it should wash out the dirt going further down.

For some weird reason i love this series

You guys should sandbag around the opening to keep rain water out and a large tent

Years ago came for pew pew stuff loving the cave stuff ❤❤❤

Should look into hydro excavation would be less back breaking work if you can get a large vac truck or some kinda pump and some real strong pressure washers to cut through the mud and dirt and clean all the other surfaces around the cave so far and make it look a lot cooler in there

Cave content, best content.

FINALLY ANOTHER VIDEO. KEEP EMCOMING LOVE THE LONGER VIDEOS

What a beautiful life they have

omg thank you so muchhhhh i've been dying for another hole video

We have a similar attachment we got for our drill that’s technically for mixing cement but we also used it as a mini tiller for our garden lol worked great both for a small spot in our garden that needed tilling as well as mixing the bucket of cement we needed for a patch up in our garage. Those attachments are really handy.

I turn 13 yesterday and I've been watching your channel since I was 7 years old

You need to bring the firetruck over there and drop the hose down there. Wash out the lose dirt like the rain did ;-)

I think you should get a water tanker there with a hose to blast dirt free and let the water carry lots of dirt with it.

I could watch this all day!

19:21 was the best joke of the video and it got completely ignored by everyone.

When I was a kid, we used to call the grocery store and ask if they had Prince Albert and a can and if they said yes, we would tell them they needed to let him out 😂

I think preserving the history of the ranch is important. Keep what you find, and you can make an exhibit out of it.

Very cool, and interesting. Be careful down there folks.