Dumpster Diving "Gettin' In Real Deep"

Howdy, y'all! My name is Mike and I absolutely love scavenging for free stuff, random treasures, lost valuables and other interesting artifacts. I mainly rock the dumpster diving scene but can be found digging through trash curbside as well as scavenging the river bottoms for lost treasures in the summer months. Join me on my epic voyages!
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In a nutshell, I ‘m an avid dumpster diver, scrapper, picker, treasure hunter and underwater connoisseur. I prowl the city streets in search of dumpster loot, curbside treasures & scrap metal as well as scour the river bottoms for lost valuables during the summer months when I can scrounge up enough money for gas. Be sure to stay subscribed to stay up to date with my latest expeditions, y'all!

[@ontime3462]

I'm an 80 yo woman who just discovered your channel today. Watching in amazement at the waste this country does not redirect so as to not trash the environment. You are in a business that is good for the environment. Even the cardboard boxes should be redirected. I hope you make a decent living.

[@turkeysandwiche8552]

God bless u 80 more

[@walroth84]

I completely agree. Very good insight.

[@janicef8656]

I am 68 and have the same observation

[@craftycrafter1960]

The reality is businesses do not recycle much at all. It should be illegal to just toss it all in the garbage for landfill.

[@Zolwena]

Thank you so much for taking items out of the trash that can be recycled and kept out of the landfills! Awesome dude!

[@andrewcarr2416]

💨💩

[@bobfugazy4916]

You're so enthusiastic Mike, that's why I come back. Scrap strong Mike The Scavenger.

[@lanna7917]

He was in rare form tonight! lol

[@albertocastillo7686]

Would like to see a video when you go to the recycle center.

[@joeblo1]

Check his channel, there are some

[@danielbarbee7712]

There is a good one with steel wire. Says something about biggest pay out yet

[@justinwilliams9452]

Then you would see how much bread he make.

[@TheWorldAroundUS.]

I second that

[@OriginalNethead]

Thanks for rescuing the hankies with the tag sale tags; crafters will make use of them. Did anyone else bust into "I Am Iron-Man" (Ozzie rules!) about 10 minutes in? 33:58 Hit it with a torch? I've seen it work, but this one's probably a goner.

[@heathershauls]

I find so much scrap when I'm dumpster diving I'm like man I need to call Mike. 😂

[@charmainehensley7457]

Take the glass plate from the microwave. It's sells

[@calvinevans8305]

14:54 pipe union. The big but in the middle comes loose to separate the fittings on either side of it. It's like a quick disconnect for pipes and water heaters and other appliances etc.

[@cheeneedejesus3537]

Shoutout to Mike! Sending some love from the Philippine Islands!! 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭 Aaaaaaaaaawwwwww!!!!

[@vjpearce]

3:17 I didn't know they sold Lucozade in the US. Best thing to drink when you're feeling under the weather.

[@k.y.6148]

You might be surprised how easy it is to unthread old steel fittings from brass valves. Different types of metals do not corrode too tightly together. Just bang on the end with a heavy hammer a few times and most times you can use a big wrench or something and turn it right off. You get more for brass when it doesn't have pieces of galvanized fitting in it! A tip fr om a fellow scrapper.

[@mrkipling2201]

What a shame that someone took the copper off the transformer. Hi Mike good to see your scrapping adventures here in the afternoon in England!!

[@aluminumcantheif6557]

They are keeping the copper out of landfills. Hmmmm, I wonder why they would take all that copper?

[@mapoli3478]

Aqui no Brasil o kilo de cobre está sendo vendido por 40 reais o kilo....se for limpo....queimado está pela metade....🤑

[@maciejdymerski]

Wow, people like You are an true ecologists. I like that a lot.

[@sharonbutcher5023]

Old sinks make great outdoor cleaning stations for fishermen. Great for gardeners too. Making a soil and potting stations. Three sinks; open drains for soil, gravel and plumped for water

[@VanWhistler]

Heroes having a party, getting legless in the dumpster

[@Champagne1]

I’m always happy for you when you get a truckload of scrap. That stuff is so bad for our landfills, and you are Far from having dimensia lol lol lol 😊🌈🇨🇦

[@richierich2154]

man I miss dumpster diving its like a treasure hunt you never know

[@whiteelephantvideos1343]

Set an electric release for a door cost about $100 usually they get jammed up with dirt and take it apart clean the dirt out and it works fine

[@ernbaca6018]

Cool,cool whip, cool bins, cool fm, cool runnings, My water angle says cool ADE

[@AstrophotographyUnderMSSkies]

Is it just me or is anyone else sitting here like dude be still, go back! I saw something you missed!😂

[@ariesmariano4592]

Nice big transformer very nice find

[@kevinyoung5119]

It's amazing how many people called Michael Wave are living in dumpsters, it's so good of you to find them a new home.

[@earlwright9715]

Back in the 90's, copper was pay around 5$ a pound for clean #1. I was making bank, every Saturday. I was an electrical Foreman on large jobs

[@anderssoderlind90]

What luck for you Mike that they had cut off the copper wire otherwise you would not have been able to lift the transformer. 💪

[@JammyCrackcorn]

That’s ASBESTOS wrap on that scrap piping and valve!!

[@greekgods3399]

love it

[@jamesflynn8841]

Lol when he was like whoa baby lol

[@normajeancaballero7959]

03:43 YES!!! Recyclable cardboard!!!♻️💲♻️💰♻️💲♻️

[@johntopshelf2996]

You Rock. Save the World

[@christineberry3076]

You could use a furniture mover blanket! It would help keep the bed of your truck a bit!

[@YellwRozTx]

...and the ever present whataburger bag. Love it!

[@tammyreeves168]

They ought to know they can’t hide that scrap from Mike the scavenger. All that cat wire in the bottom of the dumpster. Stay safe and God Bless

[@_RYEN_]

That " Return to vendor" or RTV tag is from home depot it's after something is returned and you don't want to put it back on the shelf you return it to vendor for a credit usually it means it's broken but definitely not all the time

[@bhall9809]

Tin coated copper, that's the silver. I melt it down and it all skims right off and leaves a pure copper ingot.

[@carmendoyle9786]

Thank u saving the land fill every little bit counts u are hard working be safe take care that back buddy🇨🇦❤️🙏

[@rogersmith4540]

Mike you are definitely a superhero star of scrap GOD BLESS you my man keep up the good work

[@offwithhishead2556]

Quite the workout!

[@user-gw8ro1gy5z]

I lived in Alabama, so I know the humidity, bugs, etc. give me Oregon any day. You should visit summer is hot, no humidity, you would love it and your wife would love how many things grow here. Dixie

[@Stalkerrob20]

i think those wires are tinned copper its super flexible. it looks like the kind thats basically copper hairs that get everywhere when you strip it.

[@evelynrochelle4695]

Thank you for you great videos. Love them. Please never stop. Evelyn from Texas.

[@russellbarnes5108]

Like your style. Best thing I’ve seen so far was the Whataburger bag. Damn I miss that food

[@chameelatorrence6935]

That microwave plate you threw back has some sale value.

[@nikkolaus]

32:00 - What you have there is an electronic door strike.. It's used a lot in security, with Prox Cards... Basically, you send an electrical pulse to the door strike and it releases a latching solenoid, which allows the door to open. If no electricity is provided, the door stays secure.

[@aluminumcantheif6557]

The people who took the copper were smart people! They know the good stuff!

[@marcelofurtadoyt1672]

Note that the

[@3v3nte]

usually any coated copper wire is treated as #2- they reserve bare bright and #1 for clean copper

[@annettemaddalone4297]

them glass plates you throw out sell real good at yard sales

[@gregchase5162]

Love the sound effects!

[@2halltwo]

Mike we are addicted to you...want a shirt and a ball cap. Need one that [ what that is ] now I say that all the time. Will watch for them. Thank you for all you keep out of the landfill... this is meanjean

[@BrendaBodwin]

I cant believe you threw away the glass turn plate from the microwave. You could sell that. People break those, and, people use them as serving trays, & hot pads/trivets too. Those spools too. Yard sale $'s. People loooove spools.

[@robwhitfield6936]

Hi Mike, is there any name or a code on the outer cover of the blue cable? If so can you let me know as my daughter works for a cable manufacturer and I'll pass the details on to her for you, for future reference. Keep up the good work and it great that you're helping to save the planet by recycling 'KEEP ON SCAVENGING'

[@joaogoncalofanha7284]

That's tined copper, that usually is better striped, it goes as tined or #2 copper

[@eastcoastboy1977]

Mike that big value was old enough to have asbestos wrap on it. Its usually on the elbow sections and is high concentration of asbestos. I noticed you tore some wrap off before you put it in the truck. Just a heads up.

[@maxguod]

That wrap was asbestos . It should not have been in that dumpster . An abatement contractor should have removed it . I worked demolition for 2 yrs in schools and other buildings . If we spotted asbestos opening up a wall , we were sposed to let the boss or main contractor know . Until one day he told us if we found it , carefully remove it , triple bag it and hide it in the dumpster . I don't work for him anymore . He lived a like a mile away from the Manhattan project dump and got cancer in his ballsack - turned into a douche

[@Nunya_Bidnez]

A hand crank winch arm for your truck bed stake holes would really help. Maybe a good steal rake or poker stick also. Brave dude jumping in in shorts. You'll be angry if you catch a cut or a needle to the legs.

[@timjb19621]

Flexible metallic conduit comes in rolls. We cut it to length and then fish wires through it. Judging by some of the short lengths, you are probably just finding the excess leftover pieces of flex. Sometimes light fixtures have pre made pre wired flex tails.

[@krowe33]

6:30 - That is called Tin Coat Wire. It is a cheaper wire with less copper content.

[@ikarus_incarnate]

We got some ALLOMINUM right there!! Gets me every time!

[@logandelaney3575]

I'm surprised you didn't take the drinks

[@duaneross9271]

I think your good ol truck needs a vacation!!

[@jazzrat]

Sending love from Australia. Can you show your magnet on the back of your truck more? It looks ace

[@maccone1]

Oh man Mike heavy metal my friend... Be careful out there. Peace and love to you and the wife.

[@beckaboo7659]

Hard working man. Love it. Be safe.

[@bearhardcorepicker]

Surprised you didn't grab that frame in the Iron Man bin, being extruded aluminium. Easy to clean. Scrapped lots of them over the years.

[@davidkaufman9574]

This is so funny as I've been pulling those transformers out of power conditioners. The ones I've been pulling are between 60 and 500 lbs. They say that you can beat them with a large hammer once you unbolt the angle iron and the iron core will break apart. Iron core=laminated sheet metal.

[@ronaldnewlon4607]

Enjoy your attitude and how much you like what u do

[@charlvanderwalt9841]

Thats what is left of a transfomer. You got the core plates

[@neil6212]

Ummm How about the green and white box with a pretty good amount of wire in it? I kept watching it get tossed around when looking for the bottom... The blue, red and black wire looks like it is either tinned to resist corrosion, or maybe silver plated for best conductivity. Very likely tinned.

[@AsifHussain-vx9ws]

Hell yeah will the karate chops. Peace and love from the UK 🇬🇧

[@marywallace9243]

I picked up one of those trollie things the other day. They are used by Railroad personnel to turn their pickup trucks into railriders.

[@roseeckstein6534]

Good thing you are your wheaties this morning!

[@lquinn7212]

Good score on that brass!

[@alexandrealvarengafreitas6295]

Keep It up,we from Brasil,we watch your work,your Joy os contagious

[@bettyjones3911]

Happy early Valentine's day Mike and God Bless you

[@alanevans4955]

Those Liebert Veritas boxes served you well in another video. You should totally find.out where they're coming from. I work in IT and if a scrapman came around and asked me to set aside the scrap I'd be glad to.

[@kenmilne2379]

Do u ever take a rest Mike! U only have one speed ! Full ahead !! 😮😂👍👍🤘🤘

[@larrymaxwell5535]

A pretty good sized gate valve full of brass!

[@joyceclough7377]

The Lucozade does not need refrigerating. I would have loved to have some of that it's my favourite drink

[@joyeubertaanire6572]

I'm happy to see dumpster diving it's so many blessings, I like it, ur new frnd done me here watching from iligan city Philippines

[@juniorthird7952]

You should buy a Geiger counter and scan the dumpsters first just in case some oil field equipment gets dumped in there.

[@sprite4973]

“It’s the flash.” 😭😭

[@robinettemhaywood5489]

When you salvage and you feed people that inspiring

[@t34_guy90]

go Mike!!!

[@brisydeleon5594]

i love dumpster

[@timothypirnat3754]

Cast stone sink: "Love me Michael" Michael: "You're dead to me"

[@illwill5084]

HEY mike we would all love to go on a ride with you to the scrapyard

[@eddieblanke912]

Enjoy your video's, I'm new to your channel and kind of amazed at how you can jump in and out of dumsters lol. Scrappity scrap buddy

[@sunnyqureshi8971]

Good effort buddy I like your spirit 👍💪

[@captainwinky]

Yo dude I love watching your show. You know your shit and what you want.

[@eugenemabie2456]

Have you ever thought about making a mini foundry to melt down some of the aluminum and copper you find?

[@DMolodtsov]

Like some people say: "Someone's trash is someone's treasure"

[@darranparlett2517]

Hey Mike that sink if it's not plastic its Scrap and you missed the security sign

[@hapsgurl8026]

With all you do, you make me tired! Keep up the great work! Love your voice by the way!

[@louisetridle255]

How many times a week do you go working the dumpsters? Hope you know that’s awful hard work! Take care anyway. Louise Tridle

[@anthonyamendolia818]

Mike can you imagine you go to throw the scrap over and that security guard was standing there

[@thinklikeadog007]

Iron man seems perfect for the scrappity yard 🚀

[@tattoosteveneo]

That little whia tool is about $30! Nice finds. I’m doing some research where I live to make sure it’s legal and such before I do this. Seems a whole lot of people around here throw stuff away like that. I just subbed to you as well. Keep up the good work recycling and saving.

[@GabrielVargas-jm7eh]

Yea I've been watching his videos also. I really enjoy watching these videos. So much stuff that is beening thrown and has value to it

[@hummingbird275]

Could you fix a ramp with 2x4s to save your back for years ahead? 😊

[@karenearly-horne8210]

Good stuffs

[@rickprusak9326]

Hey Mike, the red colored super hero figure could have been sitting on top of your truck dashboard. He could be named super dumpster scrapper man. Now that you re-tossed him back into the dumpster, he's gonna be buried with the landfill super hero's. Waaa.

[@user-fu8yc4li3c]

excellent haul tonight Mike, hope it brings you some good money.

[@donnapadgett6583]

Loved your video 😅. You really work hard from your money 😅. Be safe and God bless

[@salobrena6442]

those glass microwave plates have resale value..people break them quite often