Dumpster Diving - Trash Picking for Scrap Metal - Today Was Crazy Good!

Dumpster diving went incredibly well today!! Found some super good scores, some good money in scrap metal, some things we needed for the house, and we even made a few new friends! Funny how just leaving the house can lead you any number of places if you're open to the opportunities.
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[@gergc4871]

"Because somtimes just a reason to get out of the house goes a long way" SO true.

[@Kreygore]

Thumbs up!

[@user-hx7er2sf5r]

No, Thank you man .You are Awesome, great content

[@OriginalNethead]

I never argue with a man making a buck doing something he actually enjoys!

[@amethystwinter8231]

Fun. There is nothing wrong with expressing gratitude. I am glad you post. You are a very nice human being, and deserve happiness 😊

[@thubprint]

😊ty!

[@wopwop420]

you're the man Thub!!

[@connieabdelkader5256]

There is nothing better in life than doing what you enjoy. Great to see someone doing what they thrive at doing

[@Jason1975ism]

I enjoy this content. My family was all into scrap because grandpa had a junk yard.

[@benhumphregys3087]

Let’s go champ

[@connieabdelkader5256]

I really don’t care at how much you make it the excitement of finding scrap😀

[@nickmerrill8030]

Appreciate your content Brother! I like to watch these early to help get me hyped up for the days scrap adventure.

[@thubprint]

Nice! Well I hope you do well out there 🤘

[@cj1613]

Trash recycling pirates unite well done keep it up and keep mother earth clean

[@ewaste-jd-preciousmetals3723]

Nice to have a scrapping day if the weather is good like that.

[@benjaminarmstrong7047]

I love 5 gallon buckets

[@trench124]

There's a reason people keep coming back. People like you and your content. You come over as a genuinely nice guy and the leave it better than you found it is something we can all live by. Your videos are amusing and informative and most things transfer to us in your international audience. Long may you continue doing the thing

[@thubprint]

Thanks so much!! I’ll be here for some time to come, absolutely 👍

[@yorkshiremonkey7576]

Greetings from Northern England , Top effort Thub , hi to Wub .

[@KathrynMorse]

Thanks for leaving it better than you found it! 💚

[@Khodazmoon]

Very happy to see that smile on your face good luck

[@BOOT]

Unplanned adventurers are sometimes the best ones!

[@Warpcaller]

Great comfy video, keep up the good work.

[@scrappingadventures290]

Awesome, nothing better than a nice evening with some dupster diving 👍👍👍😃

[@oregonmike4665]

THUMB, we enjoy your micro scrapping shorts. And your street dumpster diving! Keep it up Buddy

[@MultiTyski]

Golden Apples, nice!

[@yohannmessersmith102]

Hope I find a scrap panda as your woman must love your drive dam lucky man

[@chadfortman8098]

It's good find a job you enjoy in life

[@dr.a006]

I used to install siding and soffit and we’d always save the aluminum scraps. Of course the boss always got the money from it, but it added up. That was way before I scrapped for fun.

[@thubprint]

They end up being a surprising amount of cash!

[@ETSRY2K]

Hit a damn jackpot with that Blue Dumpster!

[@adamdaley8090]

Nice score broham! Way to be an ambassador for scrappers. Have a great weekend broham. I am resting up from a couple teeth being pulled.

[@thubprint]

Fair enough, I’m sure you’ll be all better real soon 👍

[@kaysay716]

Those cards might be telecom equipment Thub, valuable in the US for sure.

[@timnavarrette6932]

I do pest control in New Orleans I always tell my customers i leave it better than I found it and I get good reviews from them and tips . Thank you homie god has definitely blessed you

[@mollynakamori]

I tell ya, Thub, you have changed my life, too. Bottle picking, shop talk, treasure hunting, pancake breakfasts . . I come away from all of them feeling just a bit better about the world in general. I think I'd be tickled to watch you paint the garage. You just have such a light about you. Question - how did those soffit looking pieces get all that dirt caked on them? (I knew the minute I saw that side yard that you were going to clear out the actual rubbish. :)

[@joshmallon]

That's blown in cellulose insulation.

[@thubprint]

Thanks so much Molly ☺️ and I was wondering the same thing!! I had thought it must have been nice or birds or something, but joshmallon seems to be familiar with the stuff aha

[@tommymadden9746]

Awsome Thub. Good score. It was almost overwhelming. You left some there for another scraper dude.

[@CruiserMac]

That AC unit was a great score !

[@tannerwest6823]

Very enjoyable video. One of your best so far!

[@dorisrougvie1793]

Great day loads various scrap items

[@petermccall9354]

HI, YOU LIKE YOUR JOB DUMPSTER DIVING THUBPRINT AND YOU SEEM HAPPY MEETING NEW PEOPLE AS YOU DO IT GOOD ON YA.

[@timwerner7769]

Loved the Adventure. I enjoy these as much as anything else you post. You have become my most viewed KZbinr and now watch every sing video. Keep up the hard work my friend!

[@thubprint]

Thank you so much for being here 😄 And for allowing me my constant distractions and side quests lol

[@lynnanir]

Making good money in a day AWESOME! Saving all that metal from the landfill... PRICELESS!!!!

[@jimmyhoneycutt1]

I admire your patience, Thub........ breaking down stuff on site and all. When I am scrapping, my excitement keeps me running wide open all the time. When I find a big score, I get so nervous I could thread a sewing machine while it's running. Keep it coming brother!

[@thubprint]

A sewing machine while it’s running? I haven’t heard that one before! 😆

[@lorrainemcdonald7332]

Great haul today.

[@nowspacemeditation5597]

I enjoy your video your fairly funny..lol Semper FI ......

[@richardwarnock2789]

Be better than Just Butter have some Toast with it!!!; )

[@marywallace9243]

You're a delight Thub. I Wish my sons were so determined to make the best of their days. Namaste

[@bigredbullion3883]

Nice finds

[@nateallen1769]

Awesome scores! Thank you so much for the video

[@user-gi8di9oh8m]

Hey man I like your videos more than most because you make them more interesting and I've learned a few things to

[@stuartsmyth3686]

I like trash panda more then just panda lol

[@cocopufer5667]

Man! Finally no snow! You ever think about contacting siding companies and just having them call you when they do jobs like that? I bet if you bring them some donuts or something it could be a gold mine

[@JajaLolo-kj7cr]

One hell of a good personality

[@thubprint]

Ty 😊

[@kevink.2719]

Great video

[@keith102955]

Awesome plus you got the air conditioner to turn down there’s a lot of money in that. Great video I bought that strip Meister that you showed the video of works great I am in Central New York.

[@thubprint]

I’m so happy with the Stripmeister, it just makes the job so much easier

[@its_marc]

You really are a class above other scrappers the way you genuinely do leave it better than you found it, makes wonderful viewing and I hope we all learn from you even just doing some of that. Love your videos and enthusiasm. Keep it up my friend 👍

[@thubprint]

Thank you! Hoping to be a good influence haha

[@rubberneckingjks7254]

Has always great video,you are the most genuine guy I know,and you work so hard,keep up the great work.see you next time.

[@ikessul1429]

Been missing these kinds of videos

[@stanleygallman7800]

Thub you are appreciated for the vibrant entertaining aspect that you bring to the KZbin scrap community. Keep doing and being your imaginative entertaining self. We I believe are truly blessed as you allow us to be a part of the journey. Happy scrap hunting and keep leaving things better than you find them ☺️

[@thubprint]

Thanks so much!! I do enjoy being here haha ☺️

[@theodorelueker5057]

nice run. Could not happen to a better guy.

[@bradmcgill2709]

You have inspired me and several of my friends. Unfortunately, dumpsters are practically watched by armed guards in my (USA) Tennessee/Georgia area. You are the Favorite among our group.

[@thubprint]

Thanks so much! I do live in a pretty fortunate area for this type of thing. Sorry to hear your spots are few and far between. Could always talk to some of the shops and maybe find some who would stash scrap for you?

[@marthashipman9010]

Love your videos no matter what you're doing. But must admit i do love street scrapping,dumpster diving and planned pick ups the most.lol

[@johnh3614]

I haven't watched you in awhile glad you're doing okay

[@Vandal-Vlogs]

Nice score with the ally/copper rads 😁✌

[@thubprint]

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[@DumpsterMarcus]

What an awesome score dude

[@thubprint]

I was hyyyyped!

[@afineliner740]

Yes, scrapping is a great incentive to get out of the house. Love the dumpster action. 👍

[@omar_padilla]

Aww hey man you're welcome!! Thank you for entertaining us through everything that's happened and on a personal level i want to thank you personally for your videos because you don't know how many times I've had a bad day and i see a new video of yours and you know what that video makes my day better than it was before your video. Keep going and just keep doing you you know we're here. This is from a proud trash panda!

[@thubprint]

Thank you Omar! It means a lot that I’m able to bring some joy into the lives of others 😄

[@iffy9776]

I enjoy all your videos..

[@Thelime]

22:19 Bring back that scooter!

[@ashtonsseries6968]

Always enjoy your projects keep up the good work 👍♻️

[@colormeleons1191]

Thank you!

[@vincedibona4687]

I am just about to head out on my route and I saved this video just to get me pumped up. Thanks, man! See you in a few hours.

[@vincedibona4687]

A great night! Not as good as you, Drake, but good nonetheless.

[@thubprint]

So long as you got some air and touched some grass it’s a win 😁

[@gravitybear]

"...a reason to get out of the house," is exactly what is required, but I'm doing it differently. I get a lot of scrap from FB contacts, then once I've picked up the scrap, and today I got 48 brass cabinet knobs, I look for a geocache to find in this new spot. In the past, I would have used the gas just to geocache, but now I get a little in return from the scrap value.

[@thubprint]

Oh that sounds like a great combo! As I said I’m running out of games I want to pick up so I might need something new. Maybe geocaches are the next move!

[@matt2244]

Amazing just how much you channel has grown.. sub's back when you had 3k subs now look at you going HollyWood with 65,000+ subs! keep up the amazing work.

[@thubprint]

Thanks for being here 😊 It’s been an adventure for sure! So many different videos along the way. I almost feel bad for more recent subs, they’ve missed out on alot of surprises!

[@matt2244]

@@thubprint Yeah it has been think I found you when you had something about pokemon go, people can always go back and watch your video's and the fun times of you planting trees.

[@shellyouellette1724]

awesome...!!!

[@SollersSrappingandDiving]

Yay treasure hunting!! I spend a lot of time showing what is inside things, weighing in and crunching the numbers etc too but I really do love watching your diving/street scrapping videos as we just don't have the same wonderful diving opportunities this side of the pond and my street scrapping is very very different lol. It is also so satisfying seeing you find so many little goodies in a dumpster that looks almost empty but the best bit, as ever, is you modelling to the world just how it should be done and hopefully passing on your fantastic ethos to others 👍🙂 I can relate, having my little channel has actually changed my life too, no exaggeration, this community means the world to me! Holy Moley.....aluminium score and bless you for going the extra mile at the side of the house!!!

[@ericprater4017]

What a great day to make the rounds! Making contacts with contractors can really be beneficial! I insulated a 40' piece of my old 1890-1915 with 2" foam board scraps out of a off of a construction site where they were insulating the foundations. Keep your eyes open for foam board for the walls and ceiling of your shop. You don't have to infill in between the 2X4' you can just go on top of the rafters. Which is what I am going to do with my old garage that looks an awful lot like yours (no insulation) but you have a cement slab I have old 2X12's laid on dirt. Which means none of my wood projects I build have a chance of being square. sigh... However, having a warm place to work and hang out is essential. Great job Thub!

[@dalecross4543]

What up ☝

[@jmonsted]

You certainly left the siding job better than you found it :)

[@stevesrt8]

Good finds Thub! well done Sir.

[@sharkscrapper]

Love the creative packing job! So frustrating to come upon a bin like that and have space limitations and have time constraints and have traffic challenges and have...a great pay day!

[@thubprint]

It all worked out in the end didn’t it? It was honestly a perfect day. Opportunity to sweat and get paid for it at the end 😀

[@trasieinkersole491]

Really happy for you and very well done. Excellent video. 👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️

[@lboe927]

Nice vid Thub! Great job leaving it better than you find it. Wish more would.

[@livvyweimar7362]

No, thank you for the great content and our increased knowledge. Oh, and that Polywater J is a lubricant you use for feeding insulated wire through other rubber items such as grommets. It's good to have if you ever need it, but it's a lot to store if you don't.

[@zacklamprey4784]

I got one of those to pick up to small world. A lol

[@JajaLolo-kj7cr]

I enjoy dumpster diving too,but i wish i knew half as much as you

[@thubprint]

I feel the exact same way when I watch reselling/flipping channels 😄

[@boysonlyparty]

Hope you enjoyed that aluminum. My first scrap experience was cleaning up aluminum siding left at the side of a siding company owners house. $125 later and I was hooked on scrap. And since watching your videos I've learned so much I can stretch my metal money a lot further. Thanks for all the awesome content thub.

[@unclejohnbulleit2671]

You and Scrap and Pallet Man have inspired me to start scrapping! I find it relaxing to break stuff down. And figuring out how some of it works is a nice experience too.

[@johnthompson3253]

Mike the scrapper as well

[@johnchristie1423]

Have a comment section for What it weigh and What it Pays, you should get a 1000 comments and tell it in the next video. Another contact is always worth it, make sure you take them a case of blue bottles......not a Blue but Pepsi

[@robertbedard2962]

free aluminum and scrap metals are great.

[@spangdeez498]

I know you said U didn’t have the time - but those brake rotors usually go for a few pennies more than scrap price - I used to junk them too- years ago when I didn’t know it

[@jeffswartek7356]

Great vid brah.

[@Vandal-Vlogs]

3rd I guess 😁✌

[@jefflloyd9234]

You need to throw your wire cutters in the trash go to Lowe's and get you a pair of 8-in bolt cutters you will love them they do everything your wire cutters do and more cuz they're both others they cut through all kinds of little things

[@alanscott8067]

Bin there Dump that😜

[@justincloss799]

So I’m in Arizona and I found about 500lbs of steel. Cleaned them up and all that. Found a heavy as hell I-beam. Took it all to the scrapyard after looking up the prices online. It said .25-.65 for steel and it said nothing else about it. Clearly not the price for shred but I figured I’d clean em up and get the best price available. Didn’t happen because, “until further notice” all steel is .04/lb! So I got $17 for it all. So yea, I just about gave up with trying to do this thing and then, the next day, I found a roof mounted ac unit! Tore it apart and got over 80lbs of ac radiators, 2 big electric motors and like 20-30lbs of copper. I haven’t brought them in yet because I’m trying to build up a supply, but I know it will for sure be worth a lot more than $16. New goal is to find the good stuff and not care so much about steel. 👍✌️

[@smallgaragebigdreams1085]

Dang. Just realized in this video your my local competition 😂🤣😅

[@thubprint]

Maybe I’ll see you out there! 😁

[@smallgaragebigdreams1085]

@@thubprint I’m sure we will now 😂 I’ll say hello if I spot yah. Maybe pick your brain about this KZbin stuff lol

[@stevenkursi4050]

Last week I got $1.28 a pound for aluminum, highest ive seen around here Southern Ontario. soffit/trim coil/miscellaneous cut off. Pays for the gas in the truck

[@thubprint]

That’s a real decent price for Al!

[@tkuebler9561]

2:30 is crazy stuff. Take the item and work on it at home or leave it. Don't break stuff down in someone's driveway, where you leave parts that give a flat tire.

[@justincloss799]

Inspiration achieved! I am in need of extra money and finding a second job that is worthwhile that I won’t lose my mind doing has proven to be quite the pain. I have a truck and a bunch of tools (I do live in an apartment complex, so I don’t have much space 🤷‍♂️) nonetheless, I figure I’ll give scrapping a go! I see metal stuff everywhere where I live, so hopefully it will be well worth the effort. I’ll just adopt your attitude about it all and call it an adventure! Hell, I might even film it if it’s at all as interesting as what you’re doing. Keep on making these videos and just keep on keepin on! ✌️

[@gabrielebehr563]

👍👍👍

[@simon-pierregrenon2938]

Was that bottle uranium glass? Nice finds!!

[@thubprint]

I checked in a black light, it’s glows a tiny bit but I don’t think it counts

[@timnavarrette6932]

You should do some videos with your cheater bar

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

How to have a great adventure. Step one - leave the house! Step 2 - have an open mind and embrace whatever comes along with a positive attitude! Awesome work Thub! 👌😊

[@thubprint]

A two step process to happiness 😆