#7 Helicopter to the Rescue: Recovering My Quad Bike in the Italian Alps

[@alicekenworthy9603]

Thank you for capturing the entire rescue on video and sharing it with us … a quad can be repaired or replaced … thankfully you were not injured in this unfortunate accident. Lessons learnt I’m sure … 👍👍DurbanSA🇿🇦

[@mollysheridan7134]

That was an impressive extraction of your quad. Those guys are real pros.

[@girlnorthof60]

A huge cheer from thousands of friends around the world as your quad is rescued. Relief, you did it. 🙌

[@kdclothes]

It was very exciting to watch the retrieval of the quad. I'm glad for you!

[@Daytona2]

hehe, no way were Eliossola gonna trust client provided straps 👍😉 The Quad, with it's battle scars and legend, has now been elevated to mythical status, amongst it's peers, in Quad world

[@jamesnicoll8415]

Professional rescue. Well done guys. Hopefully no more accidents!

[@MarkBeattie-d9w]

An immense moment for you. Well done. The phoenix has risen from the ashes.

[@maritza6337]

Excellent Damiano's job . Congratulations. Incredible view . Thanks for the video .

[@DreamAengusDogs]

Che splendido cane spinone italiano che ha Claudio! (Enjoyed seeing Claudio's handsome Spinone Italiano Dog).

[@wildfireintexas]

Wow. Clearly professionals. Job well done men.

[@cherieleeishere]

Beautifully captured scenes 👏🏼 I'm sorry the accident this happened 🙏🏼 and grateful you weren't hurt. Take care 🍀

[@loudoret353]

Hurrah! The quad is free! That was rather a precise operation. The quad doesn’t look too well - I hope the repairs aren’t too expensive. Might be good to sell it and get an electric cargo bike of some kind.

[@kaasgaafnl]

Good luck with the repair of the quad bike. I hope the costs won't be crazy high... 🤞

[@oscarSanchez-qx2vf]

Its great that the quad was saved. All will get better my friend. Greetings from Mexico.

[@karmaficionado1163]

Congratulations!!! Finally!! Hope you can get it repaired, now.

[@SusanJamieson-4]

Love that dog! And you videos! Chinchin!

[@kebhMI]

Italians❤ are the best. Ciao e cin-cin! Alla prossima.

[@judyshort38]

To keep your pipes from freezing, let the water drip from your faucets. Be sure to include a little bit of warm water in the mix. You can also wrap your pipes with a special insulating wrap.

[@andymccabe6712]

Soo ..... where's he gonna get warm water from ...!!? Particularly, bearing in mind that it could be weeks we're taking about.......

[@retro-mondo]

@@andymccabe6712 Judy might not have a clue! We don't even have running cold water in winter!

[@chriscansdale6389]

Well that's a great outcome. From what we can see, mostly superficial/cosmetic damage. Initially as it was lifted, it looked like also a broken/bent steering arm, but now I see that tyre off the rim, perhaps not. Looking forward to see what it needs and getting back moving itself and you around..

[@rousespoint]

Bravo for you to have your quad back. Continue to push on with your great videos.

[@stephenhenion8304]

They call all the paint damage as. " Off Road Pinstripes "... that Quad is such a great benefit for your hillside mountain home..

[@heathersullivan8833]

Or a tattoo in Bocas

[@evabloecher]

Fantastic, what a rescue. You are so lucky to get this kind of help. 😊

[@rcracer7631]

Quads are very good equipment for a farm, they are a workhorse and very effective, but not for a narrow access way where you require good experience to navigate the awkwardness of the property. Good luck with the repairs

[@DianaDayDreams]

Thank you for sharing with us. I hope it all doesn’t cost you an arm and a leg!

[@rochelleemmanuel6041]

Thank you for sharing the great news 🎉 I'm so happy your Quad has been retrieved 🎉🎉🎉

[@LV128]

Wow...great recovery vlog...was fun to watch...glad this part of the process is done...now onto the next step!

[@praxisfurnaturheilkunde5394]

Neat work , I hope it can be repaired

[@chillnophone2024]

Minus -50 degrees fahrenheit with windchill tomorrow afternoon. It's minus -10 fahrenheit here, now. You have to run your water, drip to a mild stream to keep it from freezing overnight. Wet Mountains, Colorado. When it gets this cold, below zero fahrenheit, I have to run a small stream not just dripping. It will still freeze even dripping. Excellent vlog❣️💯💙☮️🥶

[@nicolethijs5428]

I was a douwter that this would be possible but I am so glad I was wrong this time!

[@matheusstonehouse]

Thanks for the tips!

[@chillnophone2024]

@@matheusstonehouse You're welcome❣️I'm so happy for your recovery of the quad❣️💯 Just wanted to throw that in here❣️☮️

[@JohannaRB-w9i]

Definitely a challenging way to live!😊 Cheers from Maine, USA.

[@georgiaturner8210]

Wow!

[@susisgk2189]

....a new start - you will make it ❤

[@dianewassell7693]

They made it look so easy! 😊

[@tada8092]

Wow! Impressive recovery. 😊😊😊

[@Pilot333]

Exciting to watch it being lifted up. Love to see cooperation between humans. Congratulations. And now fixing... hahah.... At least you can say: green check. It won't happen again. Thank you for this update. No worries, you are doing well

[@CDCRilene]

intense and so expensive! Safe travels

[@cosmicwings7211]

Great rescue. Happy you got your quad back. Thank you for sharing. Love from Lago Maggiore. ❤🎉

[@Mikolas3250]

I have seen helicopters used in the Alps to fly in building materials and such, never to rescue a quad, but it is good to see. I hope that you can breath life back into the quad (beats walking from the village) and use it in your improvements at the house/cabin, hopefully with a little less drama.

[@vallockett4850]

Held my breath….glad it all worked out. Exciting to watch!!!🇨🇦

[@RobertHornaday]

A couple questions… 1) interested in the cost of the rescue and the repair costs? 2) Is the pedestrian pathway wide enough for the quad so that this doesn’t happen again?

[@andymccabe6712]

2)nah!.....he's gonna deliberately drive it off the edge .....again...just for the hell of it......!!

[@vickymassey1479]

Well done, really interesting, thanks.

[@neutonrenda2303]

Great recovery, I think that they use the helicopters a lot for remote building sites as well. One of the other guy's I watch in Italy had his building supplies flown in. Expensive but I think the only thing that you could've done. I hope to see it up and running again soon. Thankfully you didn't go over with it. 🙏❤️🇿🇦

[@SylviaTulloch-em9lz]

An amazing rescue! Well done to your brave team.😊

[@mamacat2049]

Hopefully there wasn't too much damage to the quad. I would get it checked out to make sure it will run properly. Be safe.

[@melsparkles]

Aaarrrgggghhh, it looks munted! Bit exciting chopper lift though!

[@ridgerunner66]

Glad you were able to get it out. Hopefully no serious damage. Thanks for sharing the extraction with us. Looking forward to seeing you soon.

[@natha_ow]

Happy for you, that you got the quad back! Hope it can be repaired 🤞 Just found out about your channel a few days ago. Love what you're doing! ❤️ And it made me go down a rabbit hole, searching for cabins myself... Thanks 😅 All the best, and much love from Germany! Stay safe! 😊

[@matheusstonehouse]

Thank you, I’ll be posting the next video about this cabins for sale near to mine.

[@chillnophone2024]

​@@matheusstonehouse🎉 💙 💯 I can't wait❣️☮️

[@natha_ow]

@matheusstonehouse That sounds great, grazie mille! 😍And it sounds scary 💸😅 Found a few on idealista already, really curious about your input, though!

[@billyporter2195]

Glad to see the rescue went well, I hope you have ‘Plan B’ for your commuting 👍

[@derwanderer6381]

the only channel where I have notifications set!

[@whitby910]

Marvellous!!!

[@johnlorrieboskovic2836]

So this has now gone from an embarrassing incident to a really cool story!

[@ezlow1065]

Woohoo! 👏👏👏👏you guys did it! So happy for you. When that Maremma came out barking mine started too lol. Exactly same bark! Greetings from Aus 💚🇦🇺

[@philgower]

That was AWESOME to watch!!!!!!!!!

[@wimkaufmann5638]

I'm glad your quad is on the road again, the road to your house is a little small, are you going to use him again? Good luck!!

[@Melrosplace]

OMG what did this operation cost??? You must be so rich!!!

[@nicolethijs5428]

I am so glad I was wrong when I said that you would not be able to retrieve the quad, even with a heli. But I am very glad that you have proven me wrong!

[@andymccabe6712]

I'm more interested in WHY you made the claim ... ... considering that you obviously have NO IDEA what you're talking about. ...!!?!!?

[@mpbd1480]

wow! so very sorry you had to go thru this. Thanks for sharing. amazing how it all came about. Thankful you were ok other than your wallet!

[@rickmartinez3781]

That looked expensive.

[@aedwards4428]

Hope there's not to much damage😊

[@annabritta4075]

Great job done!!!

[@toddgarten1]

I can't even get rubbish hauled away in the Lunigiana Valley and you have an ATV lifted by a helicopter. 😂 I bought a cottage in the wrong place.

[@AlbertJanBloemendal]

That has become a very expensive quat. 😊

[@joepalladino3467]

That was AMAZING

[@mixmasta]

Do you still plan on getting the quad fixed? It seemed like it was pretty big for the trails to your house.

[@andymccabe6712]

Soo....ANOTHER armchair expert making a condescending judgement based on ZERO knowledge.....!!! ....what a surprise......

[@metonicycle6294]

@@andymccabe6712 buffoon

[@ashleyreeder3511]

Very interesting. sorry for the experience and expense.

[@gonzo1124]

I kind of wondered in the beginning when you said that you were getting an ATV if it would be too wide for some areas of the path to your cabin. I still think it is…specially using a trailer also.

[@cienfuegos9583]

Hope its still in decent shape

[@LeonardoUgoliniSANDSCULPTOR]

👍👍👍

[@xkraftx0510]

Hi Matheus. I’m really enjoying your story. It’s very well filmed and put together. May I ask which camera do you use?

[@dziurawy]

what was the cost of the operation??

[@naund222]

Very interesting. Good job.

[@Andrea.in.the.outdoors]

I hope you'll ride the quad again!

[@dianamazzullo9065]

Wow, that was exciting 👍❤️

[@kimbecker6203]

Hope it gets fixed very soon for you

[@susanb4816]

I still think donkeys are a better idea:)

[@BernieKiwi]

Agree. Quad bikes can kill. This quad can easily flip again. He needs a pack animal.

[@guy4462]

@@BernieKiwi Maybe just a smaller quad to maneuver thru the trail. That one is way too big.

[@andymccabe6712]

Yep ..... donkeys...COMPLETELY practical..... !!!!!! .. ..however, not on OUR planet .......

[@Ladybassguitarplayer]

I hope you will be able to use the quad again!

[@kennymacleod5522]

I assume it is up to you and others who use path to maintain it or do others in town help. Is it truffle country, looks like you might have to invest in a chainsaw so as to gather enough wood. Big difference with the lights on.

[@Mimi-ui7du]

Maybe you can find someone with Muli or Haflinger horse to transport things? Best wishes

[@paparoysan]

this road seems too narrow for quad. pls consider other option/s instead.

[@andymccabe6712]

Why IS it that people like to make ridiculous comments like this ...!!?!!? You're talking like doesn't know what he's doing ....he MEASURED the path and made a reasoned decision....something went wrong ... ..life isn't all no risk and fluffy bunnies ....!!!

[@danielgoldberg2129]

Close Captioning would be helpful for those of us who don’t speak Italian. 😊

[@thomasucc]

What a day

[@jb99-q5o]

wouldn't a e-mountainbike be more practical for that narrow path?

[@andymccabe6712]

Yep ....you can easily carry LOADS of equipment on a mountain bike....with hardly ANY effort. ...!!!

[@jb99-q5o]

@@andymccabe6712 yep, I'm sure there are very sturdy ones too.

[@suzannehicks5856]

Wow that was cool

[@melissaeden1219]

Wow. What an operation. It's great that you got it out, and I hope that the repairs are straightforward. Will you be able to keep using it, or is it just too wide for the path?

[@reneebanta8569]

Wow

[@gezvic]

What is the cost of a recovery like that?

[@sfoglidellafusi]

Rossa, Vercelli 😏era più economico per i ragazzi venire dall'Ossola a salvare il quad?

[@Kralphrn]

wow

[@MadHatProduction017]

See this is another difference between Martijn Doolard's journey and Matheus journey... Martijn doesn't speak italian so he's always been isolated not only by place but also by language. Matheus speaks great italian with nordic accent. He can befriend anyone in the area including older people.

[@skeena59]

Yes, this is true. Could never understand why you would not take the time and effort to the learn the basic language of the country you chose to live in. Martijn is obviously an intelligent person and likes to learn new things but in this regard he has resisted. Very unusual. “When in Rome, do as the Romans do”.

[@d.g.1178]

​@@skeena59as I know and heared in a few videos from Martijn he speaks a little bit Italian language. But he also said that languages are not his main strength. He understands more than he is talking.I think that's ok because he isn't such a long time over there yet. And Martijn is mostly hard working on his cabins by his own or with helpers coming from different countrys. So the main usual language is English. We will see and hear when he will speak in ltalian.

[@andymccabe6712]

@@skeena59 maybe you should go and live abroad...then you can judge .... !?!?

[@margretpinehaven2]

Expensive lesson, I am sorry

[@lucasbassetto2461]

Woooow

[@olgaolmo9787]

❤😊

[@Terisue-l7e]

👍🏻👍🏻💕

[@AnneFallible]

🤗

[@Nancy-j8o1t]

✌️

[@CarolMains-dy7zh]

🤠

[@SuperBotanica]

this was scary

[@MacFreak10]

How much did this rescue costs you? Helicopter are not cheap.

[@andymccabe6712]

Helicopters.....really ....!?!? ......NOT cheap then.....!!?!!? Well....I'm shocked .... seriously.....!

[@MacFreak10]

@@andymccabe6712 Congratulations on the dumbest KZbin comment in 2025 yet. You really missed the point!

[@semcvetovpoloski7575]

Was it no option to lift it up by chain blocks? I am marine engineer and onboard of vessels we shift heavy items using them, sometimes in very tight compartments

[@andymccabe6712]

Yes....they deliberately chose the most expensive option....just to waste money.......!

[@youngtimerdriver]

How expensive was the rescue?

[@danielgoldberg2129]

About the price of a new quad. lol

[@youngtimerdriver]

@danielgoldberg2129 Yes it should be

[@retro-mondo]

@@youngtimerdriver helicopter transport in these areas is nowhere near as expensive as you think!

[@CynthiaEvans-i2f]

[@astikessymvaseis8858]

I hope it works again but tell us if I understood wrong you mentioned that it wasn't working properly from the start.I hope the dealer will replace it for you or if it's not working you just wasted more time and money.Buy a new one!!

[@lachatteasmr8080]

2:35 dog holding the camera? 😅😅