DawgStrip - Abandoned BC Kootenays

[@davejoe2592]

They failed to mention the best part. That electric plant in Sandon was built by Nicola Tesla, the greatest man to ever live. Ironically, that plant probably provides power to charge a vehicle with the Tesla name. attached.

[@tomthebomb557]

Yeah..I can''t believe they missed that point. Supposedly Tesla himself oversaw its construction at one time.... and it still functions today...Tesla was a genius bar none.

[@jonverkuyl5396]

Thanks Dave. I'm here in Nelson and never been up there yet but now I want too. Cheers.

[@jadetrautman5877]

Greatest man? Clearly you don’t know who buddy holly is.

[@tpxchallenger]

The generator at Sandon is indeed Canadian Westinghouse and Tesla was at Cristina Lake in 1897 to set up the power plant at Sandon, but the generator now operating came from Vernon in 1912, AFAIK. The plate has a patent date of 1905. I just looked at the photo I took last year.

[@davejoe2592]

@@jadetrautman5877 You need to get off those drugs! They have programs to help people like you. Buddy Holly lol. Just for reference, Albert Einstein was once asked how it felt to be the smartest man alive. He said "I wouldn't know, you'd have to ask Nicola Tesla"

[@michaeljjohnson6894]

I remember actually getting to drive those old buses when they were still in service. I was only 14 y.o. too. Great times.

[@HFFCANADA]

I grew up all around these places, even had an ice cream a cpl years ago at the wheeship demoing. Some places in the Kootenays I wouldn't go adventuring, if you're looking to explore and dont see signs honk a horn. Lots of weed farms out there lol

[@ashamedofcanadiansastoundi2962]

Where was that property that had the IH Scouts? Would possibly like to try to buy that blue one.

[@25Soupy]

Sad to see all the old homes abandoned. Wouldn't it be nice if we could know the history of the people that built them and lived in them. It was crazy and amazing to see the last place had its own hydro electric power!

[@cherobinson6371]

Most were Racist Qnut jobs. The land in most of that area? Contaminants. Very cool looking but not Cool people in Koots. Being a Karen is the Norm. Lots of Jazi groups very prevelant in Koots especially the birder towns like Grand Forks,Trail and Creston! Creston is the unofficial headquarters for Nazi party of BC and Trail is official Freemason and KKK headquartered of BC. Facts

[@62Cristoforo]

The ferry is free because it’s considered part of the actual road, or highway

[@flyinnphilini3136]

Dang , those bus's 4 sale ? Great Canadian ghost town tours eh ? Hey ! Thank you, ! God bless the America's !

[@ingriddiefenbach4601]

Great Documentary !! These Dudes Ought to Have a Prime Time TV Show on National TV !!

[@NORTHERNROVER1]

Great video! I used to ride those very same buses along West 4th avenue growing up in Vancouver in the 1960's. Coincidentally, I even owned an Austin Somerset for a while, although I wouldn't describe it as exotic it was a well built car. Cheers!

[@25Soupy]

Wow, this video must have brought back a flood of good memories.

[@rationalguy2744]

Inspirational stuff! When I was a wee chap, I would teeth on the interior parts of a near new Austin A4. As a teen, I cheered when those buses were disabled during the riots in Gastown. Ah, memories.

[@notsure6182]

@4:58 that is my old 1972 f250. it was a $400 beater I bought in 1987ish. the motor blew driving up there to visit Mom.

[@gearheaddave9639]

5:10 i would love to have that old toyota camper!

[@toddthewodd]

Save the Dent Side and the Scout!

[@Kowyn]

I have a very clear memory of the Needles ferry form my childhood, My mother was taking me to Nelson for a summer trip and when we hit the ferry after Edgewood the river was turning like a boiling pot, once we got about half way across the wind really got crazy and the waves where coming over the deck and hitting the Civic we where in, I was then and still am not even remotely interested in boating period, thought I was going to die that day. One of the coolest memories I have of the Kootnyes is as a young teen we stayed at the old King Solomon Silver office that had been turned into a hotel. The second day I got up with the sun and packed a bag with food and some gear told my parent's the direction I was headed and went up into the mountains (Back when kid's could do that and the parent's didn't get hung out to dry) I bush whacked for most of the day and found almost endless mines and rusty relics but the big find was a whole little town there was about 6 buildings various stages of disrepair but all intact and untouched, a literal time capsule hidden in the woods with no road in or out, it was amazing all the windows where unbroken, one of the coolest things was the power plant an old in line engine in a small shack, it had a brass tag on it that I took, I have in my hands right now (WEIDELY MOTOR Model MW48282) it turned and had compression, I've always thought if I had the tools and some gas then I could have turned the power back on. That night I got back to the hotel just as the last light faded and to this day I wonder if it's all still sitting in the woods still untouched. On another not they had a Bust-A-Move 2000 arcade machine and it was bad ass

[@Mascotal]

I can remember riding on those buses when I was a kid. I'll always remember those ugly green seats and beige interior. Those little red boxes beside the windows were for the daily transit news flyer called the buzzer. And the rope at the top was to pull and ring the alarm so the driver would stop at the next bus stop.

[@SanProsan1993]

Looking forward to that Motorhome build! Or whatever it ends up being. Great episode as always fellas!

[@danielkingery2894]

That was a marvelous exploration trek.👍

[@DawgstripProductions]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@zak-a-roo264]

You had my subscription at the cut van, lol!!! Great vid, dig your style. Watching on the other coast in New Hampshire, USA.

[@marshabradcoe417]

really enjoyed the trip. Your partner there the other feller...do I detect the sound of a baymen....All good. keep up the good work fellers

[@stevenwithanS]

That was cool. Right through my old stomping grounds.

[@cherobinson6371]

It’s all methed up now. Totally taken over by white supremacy on Meth. Violence is common nowadays

[@leclercj764]

Sad to see that Chinook rotting away

[@ericlakota1847]

House inside at 14:00 has awsome kleen insides love the mint green appliances the second hydro plant was so cool love to go check it out on my own one good thing of not showing a ton of video of place so next guy can find new stuff

[@markh441]

Hey! I liked everything about this video, thanks boys.

[@DawgstripProductions]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@paulipuhakka8788]

A BC Ferry ride with no fees?????? WOW!!! I'm absolutely shocked in disbelief!!! BAHAHAHAHA 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣 Pretty entertaining vid guys 👍 It's always good to see a vid about our Provinces history on YT. BC has so much hidden history that most don't know about. Always good to see how BC operated by the men and women back in the day, in such remote areas. Cheers from the Fraser Valley.

[@heronimousbrapson863]

Yes the ferries in the BC interior don't have fares (although there was some attempt in the past to bring them in). I believe they're operated by the ministry of highways. This has ruffled a few feathers of people who live on the BC coast who have to depend on BC Ferries, which is fare based.

[@westicle9812]

Thanks for sharing your trip!

[@EmilyAnneAtHome]

It’s always lovely to see people exploring an area so familiar to me! What is normal for me to see is always new and intriguing to others 😊 did you travel to Nakusp? It’s always great to walk by the old stairways leading deep into the lake. Have a bite to eat at the old Leland Hotel and read about the history of the land which is now flooded by the lake 😁

[@Wooolfey]

Love your narrations!!!

[@DawgstripProductions]

Thank you!

[@troysmoliak4924]

Right on brother it's cool that I don't know if you live in the Okanagan or BC for that matter I live in Armstrong BC and there's the tons of things to see up here that's for sure love your van bro.

[@magnetmedia]

New subscriber. Happy I came across your channel. BC is the best place on earth!

[@DawgstripProductions]

Welcome aboard!

[@Dutcharmytent]

Just the content I like , have subscribed.

[@DawgstripProductions]

Awesome, thank you!

[@billyproctor9714]

At the start you mentioned the Kootenay's are in the south west corner of B.C. when it is actually in the south east corner. Cheers, Billy

[@DawgstripProductions]

Good work, you passed the test!

[@RandallColvin24-7]

I have a 1st gen biolite....had to replace battery. These things are awesome for portable cooking and charging stuff..

[@DawgstripProductions]

That is the goal.

[@peterparker6584]

That little half ass van is super cute . It reminds me of the Tim Hortons Timbit bumblebee mascot from the 1980s I wonder if you guys were familiar with that where you called it the Bumblebee. Tim Hortons used to have a mascot which was a fuzzy little yellow bumblebee logo and they eventually made it into things like a plush toy. I forget if the bee had a name or not but basically it was the Timbit b or something like that

[@KHKH-os6kt]

Love the van.

[@shyphirenflowerchild4631]

I would love to restore any of the houses you investigated.

[@HermannKerr]

You didn't make a mention of one of my favourite place Trout Lake.

[@ReduxGarage]

Who do I contact to buy all those old buses?

[@bobross6593]

Love the bumble bee!!!!

[@adammacer]

What's sad about those trucks isn't that they're lost vehicles but that there's all that garbage in the middle of nature

[@nathanadrian7797]

You missed a lot. Highway 31 north from Meadow Creek, is sometimes called "The Mountain Goat Freeway", The original candle sticks for Candlestick park came from the Lardeau Valley back around 1900, and the town of Gerrard had its own power and a huge mill where the camp ground now sits. There is a lot of history here.

[@ruthnash8486]

I love the Kootenays thanks for sharing that info

[@nathanadrian7797]

@@ruthnash8486 There is so much more, if you can find it, buy the book "Where The Lardeau River Flows" . This small corner of the Kootenays is my home!!

[@robhanik420]

Where was the abandoned property with the scouts on it?

[@chugfoose7077]

Beautiful video you have a new subscriber!!

[@DawgstripProductions]

Thanks and welcome

[@tomklejne3916]

Nice trip! Pretty sure the calendar in my home is also from 2014 ;)

[@robertvandervelden5917]

Is Bumble Bee going to be for sale at any time?

[@fitspirit]

I like your van! What is the make? I would like to maybe buy one.

[@zarinnorwich1220]

My grandma has a cottage in the Kooteney’s this is very cool to watch

[@BCGhostTownsandTravels]

My Jeep 😂 6:28 😂 is at the Fire hall/ school house as I was giving tours that day.

[@Squirrelking4395]

Was half expecting you to be sitting down to watch some Project Binky when the Police Squad theme kicked in!

[@DawgstripProductions]

It wasn't long ago that we learned the origins of their theme music... epic!

[@Wooolfey]

Love this van!!!

[@joesutherland225]

Wish those internationals were in better shape my favorite of that era

[@Daniel-dg9bo]

Cool video. What’s the name of the music at the 4:52 mark. Nice piano.

[@oddball_the_blue]

It's very curious to see a Chevy van looking like an old MkII Ford Transit van (that front grill especially)

[@W4RR4NTW0LF]

I know every one of those roads SOOOO well.... :P

[@amazonianchild]

Cool Thanks for sharing man

[@gsp911]

2:30 The cables are only to guide it to the right place. We also have that type of ferry in Denmark. 🙂

[@DawgstripProductions]

This particular ferry is driven by cable. No propellers.

[@gsp911]

@@DawgstripProductions There must be a winch under the water then. I can't see where else the cable should be. Well, you're probably right, you've been there, I haven't. 🙂 The cables on the side are for steering, they are fixed on land.

[@jbrobertson6052]

Awesome guys this is my first time watching one of your videos and I really enjoyed it and of course I am subscribing. I live on the Rock (Vancouver Island) if you ever get over here you gotta check out my brother's Auto Wreckers its Maxwell's Auto Wreckers on the Trans Canada Highway just north of Mill Bay it's a long established dealing in mostly trucks but not anymore because it is now about everything old. Cheers

[@MrSpearp]

Can you tell me where you bought your camp stove I would like to get one of those for myself

[@DawgstripProductions]

This was the first Biolite stove.

[@mikeholland1031]

Seen a few shorty vans in my day but that's the shortest.

[@billbryce2538]

Hi Guys - just a quick correction. At 8:44, you're not looking at a diesel. That's an air compressor driven by water piped down from above.

[@DawgstripProductions]

Fairbanks Diesel, same as the engine seen at 7:37

[@billbryce2538]

@@DawgstripProductions Interesting.

[@Rhythm911]

You guys are hilarious....And actually, I thought those buses shown in the video 'thumbnail' I thought the picture was from Nelson BC. Because, there are a half dozen or so, of those buses in Nelson BC, or there were, when I lived there,10 to 15 years ago.... If you want directions just reply to the comment. They're close to town, easy to find, but you may have a short walk from parking to get there. Cheers All ...........

[@JesseKreis]

I will say, I generally don't take anything when I visit abandoned places. However, I think I would make an exception for a Hudson's Bay blanket.

[@knaptonmawson]

No 4k HD camera? but interesting to watch.

[@ericlakota1847]

Those cable faries are cool

[@CatFish107]

Unfortunate dislike of boats. Would love to see yah do an exploration of Churchhouse.

[@CatFish107]

LOL "I was surprised to find there was a 6am."

[@bgrigg07]

That power plant in Sandon was built by Nikola Tesla and may be the only existing Tesla power station in the world.

[@ericlakota1847]

I like bumble bee must drive decent to take it on road trip.

[@edhog]

What is that van, year make and model

[@jordanoneill82]

i found an austin a40 once, with a metal detector! somehow the entire car wound up buried, was no easy task figuring out what it was

[@goodshipharmony]

You said 'southwest' corner of the province in the narration...

[@KISSFanDan1995]

8:42 Someone's got to save that engine. I know it'll cost a lot to transport it and get it running but it's just sitting there wasting away.

[@naturalwings3597]

On your Bumble Bee on the top is that hatch a fart hatch?

[@ericlakota1847]

Wow the hydro power plant was in such good condition looks like it's something over built ffew years ago they used all Westinghouse and GE and othe AMARICAN made well built to last electrical stuff might need new barring or seal hear and thei

[@51249ca]

They have camping there too

[@wingnutwillie]

You guys from West Golden?

[@natebriggs6368]

East Whistler.

[@joesutherland225]

That fridge would make a real nice smoker

[@rpenrose24]

You guys missed out on some pretty sweet abandoned towns in the southern koots.

[@louisliu5638]

and WILD hot springs.

[@greggreg2263]

Going exploring, abandoned buildings I wonder how long until you run into a serial killer in one of those places🤔👻😁⚡️🙋

[@jacquelatourcaptainunderpa8475]

I would love to have your chevy van it looks cool I would trade my 93 ford f 150 lol.

[@patpopov]

Who you gonna call? 7:30

[@ShaunHensley]

Visited Victoria BC once with an exgf, beautiful country

[@marcdemmon471]

I want buy one of those buses

[@marcdemmon471]

Just think way back in the 1950s and 60 my grandfather was RCMP detachment

[@wolfgangzenker3049]

I’ve passed your little van on the highway before.

[@drewski5730]

71mph in that car would have been terrifying.

[@RuralTowner]

16:50 AH THE HUMANITY!!!!

[@StoptheHateJustDebate]

Please! Never play your TV or stereo at a campground! What an awful experience! Going camping to enjoy nature, and you have to listen to someone in the campground listening to a lame TV show! Wrong!!!

[@shovelheadneckbolts]

I was in those caves 40 years ago before any infrastructure, safety, guides and established trail. Went on a tour about 5 years back and truly realized how sketchy it was to explore them as a 10 year old with my dad. Spend too much time in Kaslo and find out how much the majority of locals actually cant stand tourists/outsiders. Just forget about moving there from Alberta,,,esp if u plan to build. If you do make sure u have bottomless pockets as every contractor and tradesman answers to a premium on top of the already jacked up labor rates. Oh and good luck with any type of permitting and paper work if u plan to build. That town will literally run off anyone they collectively deem unacceptable. Seen it many times. I live an hour away so I know...

[@mikeholland1031]

I found a hippy van graveyard in the Kootenays

[@royalblue2043]

Are you kidding me.The South West corner of the province is Vancouver .

[@DawgstripProductions]

Congrats, you passed the test!

[@desdicado999]

you drove right my house on highway 31

[@curtisnewton895]

only 1.3k subs ??? I dont get it

[@laurieedeburn2449]

Fun

[@dalehooper9413]

I drive a factory made yellow ford van daily…

[@ronaldharris6569]

I salute medication

[@matthewkeating-od6rl]

liquid therapy.

[@marcdemmon471]

I never traveled much down there gas is a investment

[@redleaderone8429]

now the kootenays are full dont come here

[@scaggit]

U mentioned UrbEx. Auto n exploration go hand in hand. 👌