Digging A Secret Catacomb (Sandland Tunnels)
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4 ай бұрынWe're back at Sandland for some more tunnel digging! And since the actual digging is getting kind of repetitive and boring, we did a bunch of other stuff too! I keep collecting realistic fake skeletons and bones, so we've been building a DIY catacomb! Now I can finally make a stupid reaction thumbnail for one of these videos :-D
Check out Sandland and other hobby tunneling in this article!
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@TechGorilla1987 3 ай бұрын
Dude, you're on fire with the content. There is a vast chasm of content that has been lost to the giant stick up YT's rear differential. I really do appreciate you uploading.
@iamgriff 3 ай бұрын
I know right? I found Gabe’s channel looking at rail karting videos. I happened to have a boofweng (baofeng) radio. So I considered all the content related a bonus😂
@mouton1053 3 ай бұрын
holy crap that maze of egg rooms is nauseating. marvelous work.
@Hobbyrepubliken 3 ай бұрын
Reminds me of the alien ship or xenomorph Hive in Aliens
@ayitsyaboi 3 ай бұрын
The thought of getting lost in there makes me feel panicky just watching.
@TechGorilla1987 3 ай бұрын
@2:25 - "...cooler than my bar..." WHOA, whoa, whoa there Mr. Comstock. That bar is the absolute coolest thing I think I have ever seen. I also have audio hypersensitivity so the silence would be immensely satisfying.
@-NGC-6302- 3 ай бұрын
Homemade anechoic chamber in Sandland... that would really be something
@5roundsrapid263 3 ай бұрын
I have sound and light sensitivity, so this place would be a dream come true!
@michaellichter4091 3 ай бұрын
What a vast tunnel system, I had no idea how immense it is; you could get lost if you're not familiar with it. My appreciation, there's a lot of work involved. I find the carbide miner's lamp very nice; just a bit of carbide and water and a spark, and you have light. I think it's a reliable lamp, which can't be said for flashlights; they're anything but reliable. The corner with the human bones is very creepy; I think the idea with the railway is great. Eventually, the carts will automatically transport the sand outside, unload it automatically, and come back automatically. Thanks for showing us around and taking us along.
@max782_ 3 ай бұрын
lmao the thumbnail is amazing
@saveitforparts 3 ай бұрын
I made this last week, but I was in a cave this weekend and someone said "hold on, gotta get that KZfaq face" as photos were being taken 😂
@DadofScience 3 ай бұрын
@@saveitforparts Nailed it like a Roman at Easter!
@volkovoy1191 3 ай бұрын
I've missed Sandland so much. The more sand, the better.
@arichansen8527 3 ай бұрын
Evil Anakin Skywalker be like
@GingerNingerGames 3 ай бұрын
You know when you're watching a movie or playing a game and the villain has this really intricate, massive lair and you just wonder how the hell they built all that? The answer was crowd sourcing volunteers.
@Zombiepaper_ 3 ай бұрын
You could throw the old, retired safety gear in with the catacomb bones for extra effect.
@user-ox7pb5us5g 3 ай бұрын
Watching this makes me super anxious - getting stuck, cave ins, you guys are super brave.
@jaustin3370 3 ай бұрын
@21:07 Thanks for the mention! I hope the line lights work out.
@saveitforparts 3 ай бұрын
I still haven't had time to play with them, but I'll try to have an update when we do!
@suomi35 3 ай бұрын
That carbide lamp is excellent...I really didn't expect it to give off that much light. Very cool
@RinoaL 3 ай бұрын
If me and Thais ever find time to visit on our road trips, maybe I should make you guys a six-wheeled sand cart that has a LiFePo4 battery to self propel it. I'll see if I ever come across six identical wheels lol.
@kylewatson952 3 ай бұрын
15:54 it would be funny if in other videos that have nothing to do with sand land to explain that down there there is 100% humidity.
@paulheitkemper1559 3 ай бұрын
"The owner wants people to not know where they are." Look for this video to be evidence in the inevitable trial. 😂😂
@miklawson211 3 ай бұрын
Oh Man, you could make a cool D&D LARP in those tunnels.
@nealart 3 ай бұрын
The carbide lamp works great!
@ardnys35 3 ай бұрын
Dave's mad tunnels reminds me of Brandon Sanderson's Steelheart series. there were tunnelers that went mad and dug a whole city under a city
@Brainstunt 3 ай бұрын
Appreciate if you'd show the digging, even if it's the same allover, because it is extremely satisfying.
@jim2725 3 ай бұрын
Loving the frequent video's lately! I noticed you have the same full face respirator as I use and wanted to mention that there are protective films available for them.
@DonnyLA 3 ай бұрын
The tunnels look amazing! Cool video. Thank you 👍
@SRQmoviemaker 3 ай бұрын
You could buff the mask to get the scratches out. I can usually clean mine up a few times before needing replacing.
@drumboy02 3 ай бұрын
sandland looks freakin awesome!
@Bananeisafree 3 ай бұрын
I was about to write that this reminds me a lot about the catacombs we have here in Paris, the "non open to public'' ones. And there you come with the false skulls and the stone tablet written in french :p
@saveitforparts 3 ай бұрын
I really enjoy those when I get a chance to visit :-)
@5roundsrapid263 3 ай бұрын
“Stop. This is the empire of death”. 😳
@BenWilsonJewelry 3 ай бұрын
Heck yes, more sandland content
@jasonGreenVw 3 ай бұрын
You can clear your plastic shields/ Lenses the same way you restore plastic headlights. Lots of howto vids here on YT . I would replace the gearbox grease in the grinder. on the cheaper grinders they come with cheaper grease. AVE talks about it in some of his old vids .
@L-Office 3 ай бұрын
Truly the thumbnail of all time
@patchvonbraun 3 ай бұрын
We use IP-65 rated LED strip lighting at the observatory. We have bad condensation issues at certain times of the year, and hasn't let us down so far. Made by LOTUS.
@Chad_at_Big_CAT_Networking 3 ай бұрын
Underground bunkers and New Glarus beers. You have my full attention...
@xnizonyt 3 ай бұрын
If that strip fails try some RGB pond lights and use them for uplighting. Would look really cool i bet.
@Rooftopaccessorizer 3 ай бұрын
damn i remember meeting this dude in like 2009 at mouser week, and now hes out here with a successful youtube channel
@MrMe4444444 3 ай бұрын
It's Bloomberg. To be expected.
@christophercallinan 3 ай бұрын
That transition kicked ass
@saveitforparts 3 ай бұрын
I still don't fully know how to use that green screen, gotta adjust the lighting on it.
@fuzz1500 3 ай бұрын
Such an interesting person you are !! Great vid !
@bioboi4438 3 ай бұрын
Another great upload, really enjoyed the vid.
@Hobbyrepubliken 3 ай бұрын
Tunnel KZfaq is best (and yes, I would like to see some digging timelapses every time)
@UrbexTroll 3 ай бұрын
Great footage as usual. This brings back memories of all the years digging sandstone caves. I've been to Sandland once, but I can't wait to get back to Sandland again.
@ScarlettStunningSpace 3 ай бұрын
This is so cool! I never knew that this was a thing
@iamgriff 3 ай бұрын
The Carbide lamp is really neat Gabe!
@markjarrodhughes 3 ай бұрын
Love that transition. Hilarious!
@user-hb4sb7xp2n 3 ай бұрын
Always worth watching, thanks Gabe.
@AlbertFilice 3 ай бұрын
Very cool, love all the videos. Got me into the weather satellites, having a lot of fun!
@PU7MZD 4 ай бұрын
I think the experience of watching your "secret" videos is like the digital version of exploring the sandlands tunnels
@saveitforparts 4 ай бұрын
Ha! I'm surprised more people don't know that trick :-D This one might be posted next week :-)
@orca984 4 ай бұрын
You should try pneumatic jackhammer, these were used for mining, set up an compressor outside and lay a air hose
@saveitforparts 3 ай бұрын
We've tried that, it works but the owner things it's not cost effective.
@fabigreat 3 ай бұрын
love the thumbnail already haha
@saveitforparts 3 ай бұрын
I made this last week, but I was in a cave this weekend and someone said "hold on, gotta get that KZfaq face" as photos were being taken 😂
@DetroitMicroSound Ай бұрын
"Tunnel industry guy" 🤣
@Geek-a-Zoid Ай бұрын
Awesome stuff!
@charliemke 3 ай бұрын
that lamp is so neat, cool seeing it in the cave!
@RobsNeighbor 3 ай бұрын
I love these Videos! Johan tells me all about sandland! I can't wait to see it someday. I have a small version going myself so much Jordan sand stone here in the driftless region
@Curleysound 3 ай бұрын
I bet you guys could make a go at World's longest underground model railroad.
@-chris-2775 3 ай бұрын
You can hook multiple shop-vacs up in tandem. Hook the exhaust up to the suction on the next one and so on. Not sure how it would work with sand but worth a shot.
@Mee0714- 3 ай бұрын
I find out more and more about this channel every day lol
@Vtarngpb Ай бұрын
“Turns out angle grinders aren’t meant to be used for industrial mining… who knew!” 😂😊
@giantfan5872 Ай бұрын
This thing gonna have a raider clan in the apocalypse for sure
@user-lv2kd6od6d 3 ай бұрын
What … this is crazy cool …!!
@tfairfield42 3 ай бұрын
Haha, all the comments about the thumbnail 😂. I wholeheartedly agree with them
@ivleontellus 3 ай бұрын
The sign in tomb is mande from Larvikite
@-NGC-6302- 3 ай бұрын
Woohoo, more Sandland! I wonder how well a headlight restoration kit would work on that respirator. I suppose regular plastic polish might be cheaper, since UV sealant would be rather useless underground. Still, I think it could be saveable within a few hours' work depending on the type of plastic it is. Another janky idea: combining multiple shop vacs to a single pipe to get better suction
@DarkMultiBigTrees 2 ай бұрын
Old air tools may be helpful down there for lasting long.
@saveitforparts 2 ай бұрын
We've tried some compressed air jackhammers with a rented compressor. The owner is already invested in generators and electric tools and doesn't want to pivot to a compressor.
@veganguy74 3 ай бұрын
Sandland could use a lonesome set of vaults, encrusted with nitre where a recently-bricked up niche might be found...
@pixel_tortle 3 ай бұрын
I would love to visit sandland sone day although i know you guys would have to drag me away.
@54RKY 3 ай бұрын
Glück auf ⚒️
@dazer123 3 ай бұрын
Getting claustrophobic all ready
@sarkybugger5009 3 ай бұрын
Mining equipment is usually powered by compressed air, or it was when I worked with the Hand Tunnellers down the Channel Tunnel.
@anfroo9660 3 ай бұрын
i used to collect those tiny plastic dinosaurs so i have a bunch and i leave them around my house when im bored
@TechGorilla1987 3 ай бұрын
@19:21 - Seems to me that for the thing you're trying to accomplish, a mere shop-vac isn't going to cut it. I'd imagine that some sort of large venturi system may move the volume that you're looking for. I look forward to possibly being wrong though.
@gufweniuoce3 3 ай бұрын
If would be amazing to build a LIDAR and mapping Sandland tunnels 😅
@saveitforparts 3 ай бұрын
We have a little bit of 3D mapping in these videos: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a5dpi65q1LPUnac.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gZykdc511JzMcmQ.html
@LostieTrekieTechie 3 ай бұрын
I was wondering how well a time-of-flight depth camera plus an IMU could be used for 3D mapping the caverns
@illa-noisemusic1081 3 ай бұрын
add the tools and carts to the catacombs.
@sauer8726 3 ай бұрын
Surveyed in hard rock and coal mines. Just out of curiosity how are you keeping track of the physical relationship of one project area to another? Any concerns someone will bust through in to another? What is the ventilation situation? Thanks, and as always great content.
@saveitforparts 3 ай бұрын
One of the volunteers has a survey project that they keep up to date, and another has done some 3D scanning. We have 3 entrances at different elevations that provide some natural ventilation, and a powered fan in one spot. I've done some air measurements and even in the dead-ends there's not much difference in air quality over time.
@aspergerio 3 ай бұрын
That goddamn Soy'd-out thumbnail got me good, hahahaha. Thanks for another engaging, informative, and fun upload, mate.
@emeraldcraft2447 3 ай бұрын
qustion !!!!!!!!! if sand land tunals are just compressed beach sand could you use a pressure washer to cut out the sand? i looked online and there are reports of people cutting into their sandstone tiles when they leave their pressure washers on high power. this has the added benefit of elimataeing air dust and there for fancy respatory equipment. All you would have to do is wet the area you want to cut using the low power setting to make sure no dust gets in the air, and then use the high setting to cut the sandstone. problems you would encounter from here is getting power and water
@saveitforparts 3 ай бұрын
Yep, high-pressure water jets are actually how a lot of local sewer tunnels were constructed. But we don't have a reliable water supply, and we'd still have to separate and transport the sand (plus it would make a mess in the tunnels!)
@eyehear10 3 ай бұрын
This is like a nightmare
@binky_bun 3 ай бұрын
Curious if you've done any tests for radon gas down there and what fire / safety measures you have in place. My home town of Nottingham has a bunch of sandstone caves that have been used for various things over hundreds of years. The oldest inn in England the Trip to Jersalem is partially in the sand stone caves under Nottingham Castle. There's a cave museum / tour thing you can go on that tells you about the history and takes you through smugglers caves under the pub and there's a tiny hole in the roof to the pub upstairs where people would drop rocks down to warn smugglers below that the pub was being raided by the authorities., There's even a tannery down there.
@saveitforparts 3 ай бұрын
I've heard of some of those and I'd love to visit Nottingham! We did some Radon gas tests and determined it's an OK level for occasional working but you don't want to raise kids in the tunnels 😂
@binky_bun 3 ай бұрын
@@saveitforparts if you ever do I'd happily join you for a trip down the caves. I haven't been since I was a kid.
@kylelopez629 9 күн бұрын
I love sandland
@mrnevinmathews 3 ай бұрын
thumbnail is amazing!!!! looks like mr beast style
@Gunbudder 3 ай бұрын
do you guys have a tag system so you can tell who is supposed to be inside the mine? could be extremely useful if there was ever an accident
@saveitforparts 3 ай бұрын
I actually have a plan to make something like that, but with 3 entrances we might forget to tag in/out!
@JJJ-zs5nw 3 ай бұрын
If people park their cars there, you institute a tag system with the cars. Maybe on the windshield so no one forgets. Plus you can list guests names as well.
@DadofScience 3 ай бұрын
My place is on the perfect basement for an epic tunnelling project, however, there is one problem. It's all granite. Would be an awesome end product, but the mining bit could be a little tricky! 🤣
@arjovenzia 3 ай бұрын
Hah, My dad did some work at a granite quarry, and was told he could have all the granite he wanted for free. had just bought his first house and needed to build a retaining wall. Perfect he thinks, and gets to work prepping the site. First load breaks his trailer. second load breaks his diff or gearbox. third load does a back injury. but kinda committed by this stage. he now has an almost pathological hatred of granite. dont mess with granite.
@DadofScience 3 ай бұрын
@@arjovenzia Sounds about right! 😆
@Wyi-the-rogue 2 ай бұрын
I'd bring a vacuum to suck up *some* of the sand at least. Also, what if you like, used modge podge to sorta like, seal some of the areas, like the bar?
@skidmark696 3 ай бұрын
wow thats pretty impressive hope it doesn't collapse
@johnny-james 3 ай бұрын
Hey! Very cool man! Thanks for giving the tour of Sandland, I didn't know what the story was on it or that its open to the public? like a camping site? Very cool! Have you ever tried a rock-chainsaw? I always thought they looked so awesome and I can't imagine the chain working or staying lubricated/watered? Tunnel people! xD
@saveitforparts 3 ай бұрын
We've tried regular chainsaws, we don't have a way to extract the used water so we can't use the wet ones unfortunately.
@anfroo9660 3 ай бұрын
i love sandland videos you need a way better mic idk if its the room or what
@t0nito 3 ай бұрын
That looks scary! What if that caves in? :O
@saveitforparts 3 ай бұрын
I did a video on the stability a while back :-) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iOCcY7KX2NuUd6s.html
@alexhope212009 3 ай бұрын
These videos honestly make me sweat, never been a cave person haha
@jeffscheeler2532 3 ай бұрын
It would be cool to see a map of the tunnels like some of those tombs Egypt that they show on tv.TV. Update. I went and looked at the 2 video's. That's exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!
@saveitforparts 3 ай бұрын
We have a little bit of 3D mapping in these videos: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a5dpi65q1LPUnac.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gZykdc511JzMcmQ.html
@___echo___ 3 ай бұрын
@saveitforparts it would be really cool if every once ina while a scan was done so you get a timeline of the tunnels getting dug out
@truthreigns7 3 ай бұрын
wow, that makes my head hurt, lol
@s1nister688 3 ай бұрын
Damn this is like real-life Minecraft.
@markpitts5194 3 ай бұрын
Kluckig Futz! Love your work. You guys have the spirit of Fred Dibnah with you. At what point do you start looking for neutrinos?
@memejeff 2 ай бұрын
Very cool stuff man. Shame on bloomberg for being so negative instead of having fun.
@jscheunemann 3 ай бұрын
I know what I’m dragging my family to now
@nick9323 3 ай бұрын
automated wagons !
@dimabelya8338 3 ай бұрын
is there a skeleton spawner farm down there
@ET_AYY_LMAO 3 ай бұрын
What a strange article with an absurd conclusion. Sand land looks really cool. Is it open for visitors and how hard is it to get to :D ?
@saveitforparts 3 ай бұрын
It's not really open to the public, just tunnel explorers who like to dig! There's some more info on the property here: tunnelcity.com/
@JJJ-zs5nw 3 ай бұрын
You guys could hold dungeons and dragons live games. Play by choosing which tunnels then scenario each room.
@Modna89 3 ай бұрын
I did not expect to feel horribly claustrophobic when you were zigzagging through those tunnels but lo... I sure felt uncomfortable!
@saveitforparts 3 ай бұрын
Sorry!
@SergeyKhvatynets 3 ай бұрын
Its may be interesting to test air for Radon gas. Its natural gas form of nuclear element Radium which emits alfa particals and they are the main cause miners had a lung cancer.
@rustblade5021 3 ай бұрын
make sure the exit is marked in the doughnut room 👍
@saveitforparts 3 ай бұрын
That goes against the creator's dream of everyone being lost forever 😅
@WelshLad. 3 ай бұрын
I'd like to know how do you keep it from collapsing in as it's all made from sand
@saveitforparts 3 ай бұрын
It's made from sandstone, which is a solid rock until we smash it with the jackhammers.
@WelshLad. 3 ай бұрын
@@saveitforpartsThank you for the reply that's very interesting.
@pauldickman4379 3 ай бұрын
It's not loose sand, it's been compressed over millions of years.
@The-Mad-Taoist 3 ай бұрын
Fun
@EvoWatches 3 ай бұрын
How would one go about joining sandland? I live relatively close and this looks super fun.
@saveitforparts 3 ай бұрын
The owner's contact info is on tunnelcity.com, he's the best one to ask :-)
@SAMANUELb 3 ай бұрын
Ты очень крутой парень, хочу быть таким же, как ты
@TJK50014 3 ай бұрын
when you are deep in the cave, does it stay warmish in the winter?
@saveitforparts 3 ай бұрын
Yep, it's about 50F year-round.
@nekomakhea9440 3 ай бұрын
how do they monitor air quality and ensure ventilation down there?
@saveitforparts 3 ай бұрын
We have a fan that runs when we're digging, and with three entrances there's some natural airflow. I did some air monitoring in a prior video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kMCPfrqispjdYZs.html
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