i mention that this is the "second" bunker because there is a seperate video from the "first" bunker linked at the end.

this guy always puts so much trust upon old welders

ive been paralyzed for almost 2 years now and the struggle has been unreal. not really sure what brought me to ur vid but i found myself watching ur grand adventures. long story short guys saved my life. there is so much more i want to say but thank u will have to do, im not much on sappy emotions. keep it up and please make more vids

6:06 the glass devices you refer to as “generators” are called mercury arc rectifiers when they operate the give off a bright purple glow and they are used for converting AC into DC at high current. Used in motor control or power control systems.

I think the cabinet that you didn’t recognize is a Mercury Arc Rectifier that is basically a AC converter. “A mercury-arc valve or mercury-vapor rectifier or mercury-arc rectifier is a type of electrical rectifier used for converting high-voltage or high-current alternating current into direct current. “

4:08 that's not a generator, but actually mercury rectifier. Its for turning AC voltage from your generator to DC to charge batteries or whatnot. They were used even after diodes were invented because they were able to handle much more current than diodes. Saw them used for making DC tram traction many years back, when in usage the mercury inside turns into vapor and whole thing glows blue/cyan color

Hope your doing well man, I remember a couple videos back you were saying you didn't feel yourself and so forth. Whatever it is man hope you conquer it. Was super unexpected/hyped to see a video today. As always best exploration content on KZfaq, I wish you all the best my man and others out there having situations in life, keep your chin up!.

These guys are just playing one of those co-op games IRL

i love shiey's videos. they provide an itch to an adventurous curiosity i think we all have. i envy him in this sense; i'm currently watching this video in between calls from customers at this moment, sitting at my 12 hour shift getting yelled at by customers for things that aren't my fault. shiey's videos provide so much mental relief and distraction. his adventures are therapeutic for him in the same sense that they are therapeutic for the viewer. thank you.

Shiey is like that cool older brother we all want

The insane network of tunnels under New York's Grand Central Station are amazing, I tagged a bit in the 1980's and the endless network of tunnels go on forever. If you ever find yourself in NYC you should hook up with a local who knows where to avoid subterainian turf issues though, you can get into trouble down there if you don't know where to avoid.

9:15 so your telling me a random mailman comes to this place once a month and delivers energy bills to a random room in this abandoned bunker.

That working elevator was too cool!

6:04 i can't help thinking someone's TV just randomly switched off somewhere 😆 your videos are so good man, hope you are doing good. everytime you upload i just find myself thinking why won't i just take off and start exploring this world. you are so inspiring

The lift you stood on top of is what we used to call ‘the two man lift’ for obvious reasons and to distinguish it from the other two lifts, so people knew where to enter and exit out ‘tube’. The ‘G tube’ was the name of the tunnel you were exploring and right outside where that lift stops at the top and bottom, used to sit building security guards in a cubicle.

The power still being on can be for a few reasons: The place may have backup generators and a huge propane reservoir that has yet to be tapped out. It's only been 6 months at the most from that electric bill you mentioned and there is very little electrical activity here. One possibility is that it may be attached to a specific portion of the grid that it can't be shut off remotely unless somebody comes in to do so manually. The electric company could be letting this place sit on ice until someone scoops it up. They have tons of customers. If suddenly a super user is no longer giving a discernable blip on power usage, their system may be set up that it ignores billing below a certain threshold of usage.

I wish I had the same trust in myself the way Shiey puts trust in stepping on random, rusted metal

Quality content shiey, much love and hope you're doing ok.

I am genuinely impressed with the places you find and lengths you guys go to get in. Be careful out there.

Man as a elevator tehnician/installer, I always love seeing elevators and it suprised me a lot when I saw you 2 are gonna drive it. Pretty sick right? 😁

I was like "no way he leaves Matt hanging' and then I breathed a breath of release

The "generator" you mentioned is actually a Mercury Arc Rectifier. It takes Alternating Current from the grid and converts it to Direct Currant. I'm assuming the reason for needed DC power would be for radio comincations equipment

Hello Shiey. You may not see this, but I wanted to let you know that your content is the absolute most captivating and intriguing content I have really ever seen on this platform. I wanted to commend you for the work, time, and risk you put at stake for showing us a part of this world many others would not be able to experience. I hope you read this, and I hope you know every single one of your fans is proud to be subscribed to you. Keep doing what you do, don't change, and be safe. Subscription well earned.

Man, I love everything about underground bunkers, missile silos, and deep underground military bases, I mean I don't love what goes on in these places because it's obviously insidious but I do love the planning and engineering that went into these places. Hopefully one day you could find and film one that's connected to a mag-lev train system, (hint hint!)

My eyes got lit up the moment I saw this, Shiey never stop uploading cause these videos bring me a sense of peace

4:11 a mercury-vapor rectifier valve....it converts ac to dc, in this case probably to charge large battery banks for backup power, but are used in old street cars and subway systems, circa 1930-1940 probably. pretty cool

The perfect beginning to a terrifying movie/videogame

love seeing inside these abandoned underground places like a time capsual

The device shown at 4:08 is not a generator, it's way cooler! It's an mercury arc rectifier, those were used to convert AC to DC before we had semiconductors. They glow blue if they are working, looks great. You can see one working in this video for example: watch?v=QY6V2syGnZA

You see things like this and it makes you wonder (and really know) what else is out there. I live VERY close to a century old airbase in the midwest and everyone thinks a lot of crazy things flown in during the night and there ARE interesting flights at night but I've always been curious about the rail line that runs directly into the base. Most of the people that live here are affiliated one way or another. Both of my grandfather's were stationed here. One a master sergeant the other a Lieutenant Colonel who was also a young B-29 bomber pilot during the Tokyo fire raids. My mom was civilian personal working for the airforce for 29 years. I've heard all kinds of stories. The base here began in 1917 and is named after an enlisted person. If anyone knows where this is and has any interesting stories I'd love to hear it.

i can never stop rewatching all theses adventure vibs and u really inspired me to go out to do this i just wish u had more videos uploaded cuz i can’t get enough of theses awesome adventures especially the calm vibe alone ones

Trainsurfing and exploring/urbexing and enjoying my freedom in general are all things I started doing thanks to this guy since he gave me a peek into how good it must feel and I love it

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YES! I love these kind of videos from you. The last bunker you went into when you had to climb in the claustrophobic vent was amazing. it's crazy that these things are under ground all over the world. so sick!

At times the filming. movement (just seeing hands and the camera going forward/looking around), and environment made me feel I was watching a video game, so neat!

That is cool! If I wasn’t so old exploring those facilities would be cool, especially us old soldiers

You left Matt hanging at the end HAHA. I was like whaat until you were like wait a second lel. Cool bunker for real, and yeah they won't cut your electricity if you stop paying for the bills it's wild, they'll keep it connected to rack the debt up even higher so they can try and take even more from the customer, it's actually wrong. Thank you for the upload!

this is one of the old tube line bunkers in london. I went on a tour around the clapham south bunker. Looks very similar!

This guy is just amazing. I've been watching his videos since the first wave of corona and i have to say iam addicted to it. Keep it up

Really Cool, interesting to watch. That is a modern historic engineering marvel. You all know a lot of information about such places were unknown, it is educational to see how such structures are built and to still see some of it still working.

The sequence where your mate stays at the ventilation and then you crawl through to the other side to see him reminds me of a typical video game single-player section where the friendly AI remains put while you have to go out on your own haha

Nice mercury vapor rectifier and cabinet! They look cool, but they look WAY cooler when they are active. Nice find.

Although I love all your videos. These are my favs. So glad your back to bunker hunting!

That elevator with the control on top was cool, thanks.

9:22 I once explored an abandoned factory in France. One room was full of still working high voltage computers/machines, wasting power for at least ten years. The room felt fucking dangerous, so went out quickly, but I’m to this day curious how much money these ruïns have wasted.

Always enjoy the exploration vids shiey! Can't wait for the 2nd vid to come out. Always been interested in the history behind these bunker systems and have gotten to explore some of the patriot missile silos here in the u.s but nothing like this

Shiey I ask that you please never stop posting videos. You inspire me to do stuff like climbing on buildings and houses. You actually inspired my name and I have a very similar haircut to your old one. You do things that I couldn’t even imagine doing. I admire you in every way. Keep up the good work.

man i love exploring abandoned shit its so fun, my favorite part is trying ways to get into or onto places

What they kept calling generators is actually a transformer and arc rectifier both of which are ancient by today's standards. I'd love to bring my meters and tools down there and see what I could figure out about these old systems maybe even liven something up to see what still works, really cool stuff.

3:56 be careful near those transformers, they are high voltage and could still be energized if it's humming it's energized

Always love coming along on an adventure! Love your videos.

You’ve come a long way since the Baltic Sea adventures I remember when polar night dropped. You inspired me to train hop and live off grid

I appreciate living vicariously through your vids. cool to see this stuff. I'm claustrophobic and couldnt even consider such adventures.

hyped to see the other bunker 👀 this looks like a good horror movie location, elevator ride is intense in case it gets stuck

Sorry to see your London vid was deleted. That was one of the best videos on YT. Big respect for all that you do. Best content going!!

these bunker videos gotta be some of the best videos you upload. i understand there hard to make but i hope you upload more like this in the future

Thanks for making my week a little more bearable Shiey.

This has to be one of the coolest explore video's I've ever seen. Thanks for posting and more please!

That elevator is definitely having maintenance done on it.

London eh. I’ve done this bunker. Didn’t realize you could surf that lift. Didn’t think it worked lol

Always a good day when Shiey uploads, man.

I'm satisfied you're traveling with someone like inside bunkers were dangers are all over. Stay safe my friend!

Nobal man for turning the camera back on for the fist bump :) I thought you was gonna leave him hanging haha Great vid

10:25 the way you left Matt hanging for a sec lol

Inspirational stuff man! Makes me want to become more adventurous and find more unusual things to do 🤘👍

This is so cool. Wish there was old things like this around me

Good to see more of Matt. Love you Shiey!

Asbestos warning ⚠️ Shiey: cool !

I know this one! I am pretty sure it's in London, Belsize Park Deep Level Shelter. Nice exploration, loved it. Looking forward to see the "first" one.

I have no idea what or who I just stumbled on, but that was way cooler than the subway tunnels I used to "investigate" growing up back in Brooklyn!

Yes Shiey ... I been off KZfaq for a while and I totally forgot your feed , thank goodness algorithm put you back in my feed 👌

If WW3 breaks out shiey will be the only one that knows all locations of all the bunkers.

your friend seems cool, love the vibes of this video, as always damn cool to see all these places and at the same time very entertaining to watch you two

When I was younger I go and explore stuff like this. Never had any of this stuff more like old buildings. The guy under me talked about old welders and trust. My father was an old welder and built Subs for Electric boat. So those old welders know their stuff and learn many things on what not to do. My father always signed his work with his badge number. This way no one can say it was his work that screwed up. I got a chance to visit the place when I was younger and boy was it a huge friggen base. Talk about being amazed.

This feels like a gmod map and I love it. I wish there were more exploration maps in gmod.

never have i ever clicked a notification faster. good to see you’re alive & well shiey!

4:08 This is Ignitron, a mercury vapor A.C. to D.C. rectifier. They look cool indeed, especially when working!

So freaking cool. Amazing the amount of determination goes into getting into one of these! Thanks for another adventure brotha.

Missed the bunker vids, keep it up! 🔥

Hope u keep on making videos shiey! But if you need to take a break, that's 100% Okay! 🤗😁 Watching your videos have helped me through soo much hard parts in my life. And I'm happy I always had your videos to watch, cuz I think it honestly saved my life. Hope your mental health gets better, and if needed, Hope u get some help for it.! Just know we care about u shiey! 😊💖

Good to see you are still alive! Great video!

Guys, you need headlamps (white, red, IR led colour options) KEEP BOTH YOUR HANDS FREE WHILE CLIMBING ..SO can GRAB holds on way down after a slip... Also... ramble on as much as want...we are all listening and some more of the long distance cross country train trips please! 👍👍👍

The bunker videos are by far the best

4:07 and 5:55 Oh nice, a mercury arc recitfier!

@4:08 = A 3 phase mercury arc rectifier. Very rare and can fetch you a nice payday on the surplus market

I love the video Shiey. I wish my sig other and I could do this around where we live. There are some beautiful buildings and interesting places that you go.

keep up the vids man we all love them! hope things are going well for you atm stay safe

that time went quickly so much to see , love this stuff ,totally amassing

Ive explored old farm houses for years- what you didnt know or thought was safe can get you in a instant

Good to see you're still around bro, you were the main inspo to start my own exploring channel 🤙💯

I’m glad to see you’re doing okay with everything going on right now. Sending love and support to you❤️

Wow thats scary, what a long way down! This is what you expect to see in movies! Some of that signage looks fairly modern, so must have been maintained quite recently.

I like the way this man sends his buddy down first to check the safety aspect first...cool

Every notification from Shiey makes my day

The glass thing at 4:07 is a mercury arc rectifier, it's the old school way of turning AC (mains) electricity into DC (battery-like) electricity. You can find some pretty neat videos of them running on youtube, normally they glow when they are on. I do wonder if any of those can be fixed because while they are fragile they don't usually break easily unless they corrode where the electrical connections are made. You do have to be careful with leaks around those things though, there's of order a litre of mercury that sits at the bottom of it when it's off.

KZfaq. One of the few places that you can catch a passionate debate over the practice of welding and quality standards over the last few decades, set against a backdrop of historical exploration..

this is so badass. much respect. thank you shiey.

Absolutely awesome, glad your back doing videos brother. The world's been shit..... until now.

Love how you call your videos ‘missions’, seeing you upload always cheers me up and makes my day so thanks lad I’ll always love your channel ❤️

"I'll just mark the exit here" Turns around to a sign saying "Exit this way" 😂 Awesome video though!