Dumpster Diving and Scrap Metal Adventures!

[@francis-kp9cw]

0:26🇺🇲Hawaii🤙

[@wantacar2055]

hi, this is great, how much treasure you have collected, just super, and once again thank you and your subscribers for your help, I scored 1010, this is cool💫💫💫💥💥💥💪😀

[@thubprint]

I saw that, congratulations! Now the trick is to just keep going, next goal is 1000 views on each video! 😁👍

[@farttart597]

That thing at 5.23 is a power bank with a small solar panel on it I believe. That is a cool find.

[@benharris80]

21 minutes in, the white glass globes can be good money.

[@logancowperthwaite4742]

Hey Thub, i've recently gotten into scrapping as i get motors and different metals from work, your videos help me find what it's worth it and what isn't. i appreciate the wealth of knowledge you have shared

[@thubprint]

Nicely done! Makes a fantastic side gig. The trick of course is knowing where to spend your time so I’m glad I could help with that part!

[@sandgstacker9881]

Great video as always

[@BOOT]

That dryer cord was prob too small(light like yah said), looked like it got hot. When cords have that twisted look n are not smooth(best way I can describe it), sometimes that means they got a bit hot and a larger one should have been used. See it on cheap/small gauge extension cords sometimes.

[@myb5558]

Congrats on the truck. You deserve it. You keep doing what you need to do

[@simodo11]

Watch all your videos ,leaned so much from you ,thanks son much for your information and very interesting scrapping adventures

[@BushDogScrapper]

Thub thank you so much for the awesome shout out! I was wondering where all the amazing growth on the channel today!!! Thank you to everyone that supports us scrappers and our adventures! Awesome video Thub those bars looked amazing and them old appliances gotta love them they looked like classic cars back in the day! CheeRs Family ♻️🎉✌🏻 much love ❤️

[@thubprint]

Oh goodness I wasn’t thinking of it as a shout-out, I just enjoy seeing what you’re up to over there! Lemme add a few links to make sure it’s easier to find ya. Keep goin brother!

[@BushDogScrapper]

@@thubprint that’s what it’s about community! Thank you for just always being awesome Brother! 🇨🇦♻️👌🏻

[@RobbieBeswick]

The bag with the bang in it, I think someone ditched that to come back to, surely?😂😂

[@sirrivet9557]

Yeah the bag straight up seems like the kind of bag a punk (punk in the sub culture sense of the word) would carry with them every day.

[@sirrivet9557]

Though more my guess is more likely it got ditched or confiscated and ended up in the trash

[@VibinBryan]

i love that youre always doing something interesting in your videos. I subbed for the dumpster diving and scrapyard dropoffs. I've come to love your other adventures too with smelting, the stint of repairing the red car when your truck was out of commission, microscrapping and exploring the world's methods of precious metal recovery. really cool stuff, thub keep it up

[@maritimescrapper]

So glad he got over the thousand mark!! Alot of great finds buds!! Also thanks for the "Bushdog" shout out. He is an awesome guy! I should mention that YOU are one of my main "go to guys" for scrapping videos. I was here when you were running, literally, around alleys gathering bottles and cans with the little red beast! Appreciated seeing you still grabbing bottles and cans, they add up! Awesome video my friend!!!

[@BushDogScrapper]

I’m watching now shhh 😂 thanks Brother!

[@BushDogScrapper]

The greet scooter was one of my favourite scrap mobiles 👌🏻

[@lokidogproductions1289]

I will admit, I wished I found your you-tube channel sooner. Lots of great info, loving every bit of it! Oh well I got a lot of cool new things to watch before bed! Thanks for posting your adventures and knowledge! So many things that go to the trash ( trust me I am guilty of it as well)still has value, guess this is a good kind of hoarding. Not all heros wear capes, they have to put on gloves to dig thru society trash.. Thanks much for what you do!

[@thubprint]

I’m so glad you found me now! 😁 there’s a lot of good stuff I’m pretty proud of from the last few years, but I’ve got a handful coming up real quick I’ve been working pretty hard on so you’re just in time!

[@empirefinds]

Brother awesome episode strangely warm all over the world like the start of summer here in England the last few days.

[@timnavarrette6932]

Bro as good as you are you can be on jay leno or letterman keep up your good work homie god bless you

[@dr.a006]

Well that was a whirlwind of awesome stuff! Good people contacts to help each other out.

[@trasieinkersole491]

❤️💙

[@александранатольевич-л3и]

👍👍👍

[@scrapnjunk81]

Great video. Lots of goodies found. Yes the first 1k subscribers are the hardest to get

[@dcummings7253]

That lead sheeting people look for to protect themselves EMF from smart meters on their house. Just a thought.

[@rossmoniz5032]

I’ve been jumping in dumpsters the last few weeks having a blast 💥

[@markrice3502]

great video thank you for shareing wth us keep the faith

[@slimturner9711]

I don't really take apart washer n dryers anymore, the motors 99% of the time have aluminum windings. But the antique washer n dryer in that house, plus the old deep freezer would more than likely have copper windings in the motors. Also,at the 22:32 mark. That is I think a 7pin plug for trailer lights & trailer brakes. Small trailers use the flat 4 or 5 pin,but that you had in your hands was for heavy-duty trailers. Anywho..thanks for taking us along & happy treasure hunting

[@thubprint]

Thanks for joining! I couldn’t bear to scrap those appliances though, if I acquired them I would either use them myself or sell them for a pretty decent price

[@GeorgiaDogScrapper]

Awesome video, some awesome finds, both dumpster and the pick up. Stay safe and see you on the next video.

[@trench124]

Vintage thubprint. What was that machine thing though? Some kind of rock tumbler?

[@zlatanmorrison8182]

That was quite the whirlwind tour Thub :)

[@dart336]

here we got cellphone recycling kisok vending machines at walmart. you punch in type of phone it is on the screen, and use their charging cables to test functionality. useless dead /broken /older model phones get a dollar each. I heard some iphones fetch about 400 from the machines. The only requirement is showing photo id and face scan. Our is US only, don't know if there is a canadian equivalent. you can always hoard them and make a day trip to the us and hand them to a friend as a US ID is required.

[@rixismetals]

Love you videos and look forward to future ones

[@ericprater4017]

You can never have enough dimensional lumber! Great job Loved it!

[@thubprint]

All I really need is a shed to store it lol

[@ericprater4017]

Space to store projects, is there ever enough? Keep stacking up the dimensional wood tarp it! Sell it, try 1/2 retail? @@thubprint

[@garywright5024]

I Watch Each Episode Rarely Comment this was So Good - Gary Wright Coventry UK

[@thubprint]

Thanks so much, and I’m glad you’re here! It was a bit chaotic but the nice weather had me itching to go out and get busy haha

[@mikestrowbridge6015]

Ps luv your videos been watching a long time now

[@RedWalker98]

DAMNNNNN I LOVE THIS VIDEO!! Great content, keep it up you beautiful Canadian man

[@thubprint]

And you are such a sweetheart 🥰 I will, thank you you beautiful ‘merican!

[@sleepybadtzmaru]

I started wood scrapping like 6 years ago. Most construction and home builders LOVE people removing and using scrap wood. It helps keep waste to a minimum AND helps extend the time before needing a haul off. An elderly couple were happy i was taking a lot of their scrap plywood and the wife gave me some apricot preserves.

[@thubprint]

Wood for upcoming projects AND apricot jam?! That was a real good day ☺️

[@sleepybadtzmaru]

@@thubprint AND permission to take as much lumber as i wanted whenever the construction guys were done for the day.

[@unchained20000000]

House cleanouts rule!

[@thubprint]

I’d love to run across more of them! Always fun to see all the treasures that come up

[@sovpys]

hi thub! just an idea, you should consider selling ingots to fans sometime! not sure if you’d be able to do it with your merch store or how you’d go about it, but i think fans would buy them here and there ☺️

[@thubprint]

That’s a fun idea! I’d have to make them unique so it feels special though. Honestly, the idea of selling merch has lost its appeal to me, I’d much rather do limited custom runs of little things like that. As much as I love the hoodie and shirt designs I’ve got, I just lose money keeping the store open

[@benhumphregys3087]

Keep doing the thing

[@tawnihaynie1065]

👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️😎😎😎

[@mollynakamori]

Your two by fours look two by fourier than ours. Ours are more like one by twos these days. These are my fave videos. Thanks, Thub. I. Want. That. Freezer!!

[@thubprint]

I know right?? The washer/dryer too, I realize they’re short on “features” but they’ll probably keep on working for a hundred years yet

[@TNTRaidz]

I love how he finds a “water pipe” in a random backpack and is just like oh it’s just a piece

[@thubprint]

Well it is! 😂 it’s of zero interest to me and it’s broken so I can’t sell it

[@benhumphregys3087]

Amazing video as always these are by far my favourite type please do more like this more often thub

[@thubprint]

Absolutely will! These are the bulk of what I have planned for this channel, I just have a list of supporting videos that I think are important to put out there so I do have to work through those as I go 👍

[@ScrapYardMan]

Hey man! video was great! From down in florida

[@thubprint]

Thanks for watching bud, glad you’re here!

[@joshuabennett3377]

19:54 the people out there that don't understand the value of material.... It may look like a random piece of boards but when you dream for renovating there's nothing like having free lumber and material in your backyard or garage... Especially if the natural disasters you can use it to board up windows and doors another vulnerable entries and all free that he found in a dumpster.$$$.. This man plays chess not checkers he's always thinking of the next... And in the current world we live in... That's a top commodity...

[@campervan-john]

Hello pandas 😂😂

[@johnchristie1423]

@ 22.32 time that is a trailer hook-up for electric brakes

[@Macky1101]

How much do you get for pewter at your scrap yard?

[@lewisveighey4635]

Love how you help me out with ideas cheers love the videos 🎉🎉🎉

[@thubprint]

Happy to be a part of it! Not sure what ideas specifically lol, but glad I could help

[@lewisveighey4635]

I’m new to scrapping and there is things I’d have missed without your videos some things are different here in Northern Ireland lol

[@sandymcgill1910]

I just bought a 2009 Vibe.. love it.

[@thubprint]

One of the best cars ever made 😊

[@JohnHatch-t4m]

Do you like can 😅.I do like can 😂

[@thomasl4759]

Crazy I live in the Youngstown Ohio area and if we dumpster dive we have to ask the owner's permission first or we can go to jail

[@aarongreenakacavemonster904]

Bro are you doing magnetic fishing soon

[@JMurdaF]

idk if you mentioned or its been in the comments but Gamestop buys a lot of electronics for cash or credit in store. Along with other websites you can ship too that i'm sure you're aware of. As for Gamestop condition i'd assume must power on and not be cracked. Also Iphones and others locked can be sold for good money as a whole for parts from $100-$300 depending on model ofc on offer up, ebay ect. good luck!

[@thubprint]

I didn’t think about GameStop, thank you!

[@unchained20000000]

May a dumpster panda never get bopped on the noggin while rummaging through the treasure.

[@miloudoranges2201]

👍

[@kave9482]

Yessir yessir

[@arthurmorgan9559]

Makes me glad I gave up vaping

[@thubprint]

Good on ya!

[@Donna-vs2iq]

Just entered the "hang out with Thub for a week" contest. It does not exist, but know I am the first to enter the contest in the event it becomes a thing. :)

[@johngastineau653]

What brand was the chest freezer? I would believe it still works, but not efficient.

[@thubprint]

I think it said RCA, if I remember correctly? You might be surprised about the efficiency though, those older freezers and fridges are usually more efficient than modern counterparts because they don’t have a heater for a built-in defrost cycle. Most people are happy to sacrifice a bit of energy efficiency for not having to unload everything onto the floor and defrost the unit once a year though lol

[@drp6574]

More great content, good job!! Hey, what brand machete do you use? Looks like some tough steel there, I need one that won't chip when used rough.

[@thubprint]

I think the trick is getting the best you can find for cheap haha, then you don’t have to worry at all! Mine was some garbage $20 one, I think a repurposed saw blade cut and shaped appropriately would be a decent solution

[@drp6574]

Roger that, I'm probably overthinking it like most things. 🙃@@thubprint

[@matthewelliott2213]

I can see why that person was exited from the job site. Unfortunately a liability. Hope they make it out of addiction.

[@danielsmith-le8ld]

hi thub is the bags you use for sale or where did you get them if so do they ship to the uk

[@danielsmith-le8ld]

the bags is the ones you use for bottles and cans

[@wnytrashtrucks]

not anymore@@danielsmith-le8ld

[@thubprint]

I had them custom made! They were available in the merch store for about a year but the warehouse cranked the fees up outrageously high so I couldn’t do it anymore. I do have some old stock still around so if you’re interested send me a dm!

[@colehagglund4259]

@thubprint There’s a class action lawsuit in Canada for iPhone batteries. Keep your cerial numbers it’s $150 per phone

[@thubprint]

Oh sweet, I still have most of them! That’s great news actually

[@johnsharp8627]

Do you ever have people when they see you dumpster diving, come up to you and offer you money or food thinking you are homeless or struggling to make it?

[@thubprint]

I’m not sure that’s ever happened to be honest, I’m usually groomed and dressed like I’m supposed to be there. I don’t think I look desperate!

[@johnsharp8627]

@@thubprint Should have started with, no offense meant bro, but...lol! Could see where someone might think you are hungry when they see you taking slightly expired juice and other food type items and clothing, etc. If I saw you out not knowing you, I might be inclined to ask you if you needed anything. Again, no offense, more first impressions.

[@sjpropertyservices3987]

What is your process for getting permission to remove items from a dumpster?

[@thubprint]

Ask the person who rented it I suppose

[@wnytrashtrucks]

you don't need it

[@sjpropertyservices3987]

@@wnytrashtrucks if you had a dumpster on your private property would you expect someone to ask permission before taking anything from the dumpster? I would for a variety of reasons. Different story for your trash cans left in a public right of way waiting for it to be picked up.

[@rixismetals]

You got any advice for someone starting out on KZbin with there hobby scrapping as I’m just starting out

[@thubprint]

Tough to say, the landscape has changed since I started my channel so what worked for me probably wouldn’t work for you anymore. I would say focus on creating value for your audience, figure out why you think they should watch you and do everything you can think of to deliver on that. Quality is more important than quantity these days. A KZbinr is more interesting when they are a person who does something interesting already and then they decide to share videos about it. Don’t just start scrapping because you want to be a KZbinr, scrap metal is a very populated niche and the maximum views a video can get is not very high.

[@rixismetals]

@@thubprint thank you for the reply , I love all of your videos , I like taking things apart it helps me unwind and relax and lowers my anxiety while doing it ,I thought about KZbin mostly to share my love for stripping things down and my journey doing what I like doing , you ,ewaste Ben and BYB are my top 3 KZbinrs ( your top of the 3)

[@thubprint]

@@rixismetals thanks so much man, I’m glad you’re here and I appreciate the question! I’m not trying to say you can’t do it, I have no doubt there are scrapper KZbinrs who will hit hundreds of thousands of subs who haven’t even started yet. All im saying is, look at the top dogs: Mike the scavenger and bigstackd. They get loads of views, but both of them are more scrap-adjacent and make videos that have an appeal to a wider audience. You don’t have to be a scrapper to be intrigued by what this guy finds in a dumpster, or watching a pile of copper melt into a pool of molten metal. If you can look at those two and figure out why it works for them and not for so many others, and implement it, then you’ve got a channel.

[@julieb.2868]

How’s the video game collection doing?

[@thubprint]

I’m pretty happy with it right now! I’ve slowed down a lot, haven’t been playing the consoles much so haven’t picked up many new titles for the switch or PlayStation. Just casually on the hunt for gameboy carts I don’t have yet and picking them up here and there when they pop up. Treated myself to the hd retrovision component cables for the snes though and holyyyy cow, what an incredible difference. I didn’t know my crt could look this good lol

[@julieb.2868]

Lol, nice update. Vid’s have been great. The the treasure hunts

[@woodworkingandepoxy643]

I'll never understand why these people throw away multiple feet of wiring like that

[@tomokovlog8567]

Looks like a homeless dude got arrested, to the victor goes the spoils

[@tawnihaynie1065]

Into the Unknown on UTube

[@vincedibona4687]

KZbin is removing my comments… 🙄

[@vincedibona4687]

FTR - my original comment said “Time to make another cup of hot cocoa while watching the new Thubprint video on this cold day!” Anyway, thanks for another great video, Drake.

[@lorrainemcdonald7332]

Bad You Tube!

[@thubprint]

That’s so strange! I don’t see anything wrong with that comment.. well either way, enjoy your cocoa and have a great weekend Vince!

[@mikestrowbridge6015]

I might have some stuff for you if your willing to put in some work helping clear out my garage. It'll make an awesome video trust me😅!!!

[@thubprint]

That actually sounds pretty fun!

[@tracybachman1937]

So you are Trespassing.. Private property is a legal designation for the ownership of property by non-governmental legal entities. Private property is distinguishable from public property, which is owned by a state entity, and from collective or cooperative property, which is owned by one or more non-governmental entities.

[@GeneralSalvage]

Just claimed the 400th like, do I get a gold star?

[@MrRoscojones1]

I hope you’re keeping your tetanus shots up to date.

[@chrism-qk8jm]

Looks like a homeless person's bag. Someone gave them the shirt and briefs. Someone else lifted the bag, took what the wanted, and tossed it for you to make youtube famous.

[@suheyilpekiz2786]

Çok konuşuyorsun boş konuşuyorsun çok sıkıyorsun

[@whatarewedoing0]

naloxone saves lives, you should have taken that and given it to someone who does opiates

[@thubprint]

I don’t really know who I would give it to, but I suppose I could store it until I hear about someone who does

[@dart336]

I would have kept the two Narcan cases and vapes stuff. Don't know what the laws are in canada are concerning depensing the medicine itself but those cases as containers alone are worth some value to collectors. It's one of those items that you need to bulk order like 5K at a time to get. Like 1st class gift bags. Found one at goodwill for 3 bucks and bought. Forgot to pack it on my last flight though. The hack is that airline staff are subconsciously trained like dogs. 50/50 chance they see it you'll get an upgrade out of habit.