Great Escape Tunnel Dave Part 6 Escaping

[@colinfurze]

Oh you guys are going to love the escape, could not stop laughing. Thanks to dave for inviting me.

[@Tornado_Dave]

I’m still laughing now 😂

[@NickBotha]

That’s Epic 🏆

[@you-know-who.]

Nice surprise to see you in daves vids Colin

[@geargeekpdx3566]

Next epic video project: CONNECT both your homes via tunnel! You'll need a TBM and yellow roadworking vests and insurance but i think it could happen

[@CatCrazyFamily]

Soooo AWESOME to see you drop in on a fellow tunnel builder that was EPIC!!

[@theloneranger2101]

Two English eccentrics at their absolute best, God bless them both, and keep them safe. Makes me proud to be English.

[@peterrobins3708]

Nailed it.

[@Tornado_Dave]

Thank you, we will keep on digging 😀

[@dolphin082]

That Colin Furze appearance is gonna boost your sub count buddy. Gives us something to watch between Colin's videos. Thanks. I can say i was here at 17.5k subs. There's still that.

[@Tornado_Dave]

I hope so 😀 I feel it was a big project to start with just over 1000 subscribers but it is finally kicking into life now 😀

[@stephengarner9109]

Up 4.8K in 1 day. Quite impressive!

[@marcelg1157]

Great to see Colin in your video😉

[@Tornado_Dave]

Yes it was nice of him to come round and then get his hands dirty 😀

[@Wilko601st]

As hard as it obviously is (2024) as you said it does show what those men achieved with just bits n pieces. Heroes does not even come close

[@Tornado_Dave]

Yes they didn’t have any proper tools or parts and still managed it, they were also quiet which Colin and I weren’t very good at 😂

[@jamesrivettcarnac]

And their soil was basically sand.

[@sim8634]

so is no one going to point out and mention the type of gravel he is digging out???? all his yard is either ben back filled in very deep along time ago orrr its the path of a very old river bed as all he is digging out is water worn river rocks..

[@bog969]

Gold ❤️

[@letsgocamping88]

Digging up looks terrifying. So nervous of a cave in.

[@Tornado_Dave]

It was, probably the worst job I’ve ever done, but had to do it for the full effect of what the boys had to do back in the day

[@robertmccabe8632]

When a "piece " lets go; there is the weight x velocity. And you don't do it again. Small dome one thing. Big one can cause a big, break off. There is also the "side-pressure" forces, in combination with the vertical download.

[@daledigsdownunder]

I love digging sideways. Up and down are both nightmares. Cool seeing that you have enough support to get Colin over. That will help your channel grow alot. You deserve that support mate, well done.

[@Tornado_Dave]

Fingers crossed! It was great that colin made the effort to come over 😀

[@Lee_Essex]

Pretty cool that Colin popped in for a chat. Going well keep up the good work.

[@Tornado_Dave]

Yes I’ve had a pretty cool week 😀

[@alexaustin5568]

Just how nice is Colin.

[@Tornado_Dave]

Very genuine, and a great laugh to work with 😀

[@dmd733]

Congrats on getting Colin Furze! Hoping your channel blows up :)

[@lukearts2954]

You've got such beautiful pebble deposits there. It's the stuff that under pressure turns into Nagelfluh, a special kind of natural concrete found in various areas in the world. Be on the lookout for larger nodules that might contain cool fossils!

[@Tornado_Dave]

I best look out for the larger bits 😀

[@lukearts2954]

@@Tornado_Dave To be honest, I'd be collecting them _all_ ... But I'm just crazy about silex (flint) pebbles. I saw a couple big ones that you might even be able to use for knapping. Make some primitive tools or weapons with them. Though I'd keep them whole. I really can't explain, it's just that after learning about how they all have formed and realizing that those rocks have been tread on by dinosaurs, fills me with admiration. They are truly infinite compared to our existence. Humanity is just a blip in the existence of each of those rocks. Insignificant. Am I too philosophical for this channel perhaps? hahahahaha. Or it could be that it's 5am and I urgently need to sleep.

[@RTJ3DCosplay]

who else came here thanks to collin... i never would have found your channel otherwise, i also just watched the court letter video i hope u got that resolved !

[@Tornado_Dave]

When colin came round last Sunday I was on 12000 subs so it’s grown in a week so far 😀I emailed the court back saying it wasn’t me and they haven’t even sent a reply! If it does go to court I will post another video 😀

[@RTJ3DCosplay]

@@Tornado_Dave that's awesome news for the more subs. But I do hope u get the court thing resolved, I'm staying tuned to find out more whilst also enjoying ur other videos can't believe youtube never recommended me lol

[@Tanker_Wanker]

Imagine being the neighbor... Knowing nothing about the tunnel, hear giggling, see lights, then see 2 guys breaking up through the ground 😂😂

[@akhagee4707]

Hitting subscribe now... followed over from Colin's channel (and I found him thanks to Mythbusters) I'm glad to know your content exists & I'll be binging this week.

[@akhagee4707]

16ft & 20K is a great new mile marker to plant on the tunnel wall!!!

[@Tornado_Dave]

Yes it’s nearly time for a new sign 😀

[@golddiggersau4729]

You are actually digging in an ancient river bed, because those are heavy water worn rocks. Those alluvial gravels have laid in this undisturbed virgin material in situ for a very long time. I see what looks like quartz and I can also see iron (red material) and other mineralization which are very good indicators that gold might be present. So if I was you, I would certainly be looking very closely at that really tightly packed conglomerate alluvial material you are having to dig out with an impact drill. Break it up and run the material through a gold sluice or at least pan a decent 20 litre sample from different locations, usually the deeper the better. If you can dig deeper until you hit the hardest conglomerate layers that sit on top of bedrock, that is where you will find the most gold if it is there. This is the type of alluvial material that has trapped gold for millions of years after it eroded and got washed downstream from a nearby reef upstream from where you are digging. You would need to determine the direction of the ancient water course first to be able to track it though further sampling and testing to locate the source. Examine how rocks have been worn down in the waterflow, this will tell you which way the water was traveling. Who knows, you might hit the motherlode? I'm sure myself and a few other people who have commented here would love to know what comes out of it. Good luck, I hope you strike it rich!

[@circoloculturalenuovanalis554]

Two tunnel, two men... Great Colin... 😁

[@Tornado_Dave]

I’m looking forward to Colin’s video 😀

[@Scott-oi4go]

Tunnel Dave that's epic don't let anyone tell you different so cool to have just have that in your back garden I also love the way you are digging and not cheating getting the digger out.

[@Tornado_Dave]

Yes makes the tunnel something to be proud of digging by hand 😀

[@zuhlenhuth]

I'm excited to see the ventilation system go in. Would also be cool to eventually install an LED light strip along the tunnel, or a programmable array of circular ones that can follow the cart with a light show as it glides through!

[@MrMaxeemum]

Or even warp lights like Battlestar Galactica. Whooooosshhhh

[@Tornado_Dave]

That would be cool, will get on with soon 😀

[@AxGarage]

Last time I was this early to something I got a promotion. Just binged your videos last week!

[@Tornado_Dave]

Glad your liking the project 😀

[@chrisparti]

I just found your channel via Colin's channel... I wasn't expecting the great landrover content... Gut Martin... and that Tornado Rookie is absolutely incredible. I subbed immediately...

[@Tornado_Dave]

Welcome aboard! Glad you like all the other parts as well, will be more varied videos again at some point 😀

[@gondolaservicepeschieradel4115]

ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT !!! I LOVE THAT MOVIE !!!

[@Tornado_Dave]

Glad you like it 😀

[@niceguybytheway8481]

Watching how much effort it takes to dig a tunnel like that with modern tools, make you appriciate the work and effort these soldiers put in. They had simple tools and had to make do with limited materials. Those guys was really detirminded to escape from capture. Great video

[@Tornado_Dave]

Yes I’m glad I’ve done it to see how hard it was for them to

[@TJAllcot]

Watching your vertical dig was rather unsettling. I don't think that I could do that with such a small tunnel. Definitely seems that digging up from one of Colin's tunnels would be less stressful.

[@Tornado_Dave]

Yes it was bad, but also realistic to simulate what the lads had to go through on the great escape

[@dimitar4y]

Something new every episode. I love the aesthetic of the well though, beautiful brick.

[@robhamilton5057]

brilliant guys, well done both of you! and thanks to Colin i now have another amazing tunnel channel to follow!

[@Tornado_Dave]

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for following me 😀

[@thatdudeinorange5269]

Oh so much shenanigans you two can make entering tunnel Dave and coming out at Colin's shed and vice versa 😊

[@Tornado_Dave]

Yes I’m sure there will be more content with each other in 😂

[@mtem2253]

Exellent to see progress and have colin visit, hope to see you in colins tunnel

[@Tornado_Dave]

Yes I’ve told him I want to help for a day 😀

[@pauljoseph8338]

So cool that Colin stopped by!!!

[@stephengarner9109]

Hello Tunnel Dave. Seen you on Tiktok, but here by virtue of Colin. Looking forward to watching your progress!

[@Tornado_Dave]

Thanks for joining the channel, more videos out soon 😀

[@petter5721]

Greetings from Stockholm Sweden 😀👍🏻

[@Tornado_Dave]

Welcome! Hope you like the content 😀

[@doug2078]

One of Charles Bronson's best roles. " Danny The Tunnel King " Cool video !! looking forward to watching your progress .

[@Tornado_Dave]

Glad you like it, more videos to come soon 😀

[@madmanx9976]

Absolutely love it. A few things you could do for quality of life. 1. make the cart operatable by foot pedal. 2. when or if you redesign the auger boar that was super cool make it auto feed sand bags for easy removal. 3. use this new great escape tunnel as your new winch spot for material removal. look forward to seeing what you do :)

[@Tornado_Dave]

Yes the cart will be upgraded at some point soon, I already use the lever with my foot but it takes a bit of getting used to, i want to upgrade the soil processing from the borer but I haven’t had time because Ive spent all my time digging lately to hit the 16ft point for the escape shaft. And yes that was the plan for the shaft, easier soil removal 😀

[@WintonMc]

And I was about to Christen Colin "Colin 'the Mole' Furze. Super looking project. Your subscriber count just went up by one, and I'm going back to watch the first five episodes. Have a nice day. :)

[@Tornado_Dave]

Welcome to the channel 😀yes I feel like a mole after climbing out through the turf 😂

[@buffplums]

Brilliant you getting Colin in Dave 😂… I wonder who you could get in next? Maybe Leo from Samson Boat Co… haha 😂

[@Nas_Atlas]

Remember the heroes. Courage and danger every step of the way.

[@ScotlandsGold]

Lovely looking conglomerate in your ground, definitely a chance at some shiny metals💪

[@Tornado_Dave]

I need to be checking 😀

[@ScotlandsGold]

@@Tornado_Dave wonderful

[@rogerwertz]

Great progress! Colin's a class act for showing up to offer encouragement on your project. Can't wait to see the final product. 🫡

[@Tornado_Dave]

Yes and then to come back and help me with the escape, even better 😀

[@WeekendShedHead]

Fantastic 🙌 lovin this project.. proper graft so well done , cheers Rob

[@Tornado_Dave]

Yes I’ve picked a challenging project to take on, I now dig 4 nights a week 😂

[@WeekendShedHead]

@@Tornado_Dave😂who needs the gym eh 💪

[@CatCrazyFamily]

Haaaaa the FURZE shows up how cool!! Awesome work Dave!

[@Tornado_Dave]

Yes, was great to meet him 😀

[@andrewsteele7663]

Thanks, I am fascinated with the progress and nearly panic driven when you swing the camera to look back on yourself. I can then see the sheer closeness of the walls. My claustrophobia kicks in and I have to look away, then look back, then look away. My neck aches 😅🤣😁😄

[@Tornado_Dave]

I’ve got used to it now and it does t seem bad 😂

[@michaelrohloff3679]

Hello from Australia Dave (Down Under). I’m liking your vlogs and what you’ve achieved there. I’m also a big fan of Colin Furze too! Was great to see him on your channel. And I look forward to seeing you on his channel.

[@Tornado_Dave]

Yes I need to go and visit him when he is on that job again 😀

[@alangood8190]

A fellow loony tune friend of Colin is a friend of mine. Have subscribed.🙂

[@Tornado_Dave]

Thank you 😀

[@EpicATrain]

0:14 "Here's the well, there's the house, I'm diggin' a tunnel like a mouse!" is what you should have said! xD That would have been awesome.

[@longleaf0]

Great to see the progress, looking forward to the next episode :D

[@Tornado_Dave]

Thanks! Glad you are liking it 😀

[@stoatrepublic]

This Project is going Well, great to see The Furze down there.

[@Tornado_Dave]

Yes amazing that I’ve only known him a week so far and we have 2 videos together 😀

[@BackyardBunkerBuilder]

Hope your channel grows even faster now mate. Your doing a fantastic job. Keep on digging.

[@Tornado_Dave]

Thanks, it getting there, just about hit the target I set myself for the year in the first 3 months 😀

[@BackyardBunkerBuilder]

That's awesome Dave. Now you can set the next one and keep kicking goals. You do great work and deserve the rewards.

[@michaeldemetriou1399]

Colin Furze is a gent and he will advise you about Radon gas. Good luck to you buddy and to Colin.

[@LexsBudgetBunkerBuild]

Digging up looks terrifying! Looks as if you are digging through an old river bed - have you thought of panning for gold? Would be an interesting side quest :-)

[@Tornado_Dave]

Think I need to try it 😀

[@GrotyGold]

Mate that river wash is the type of wash we find gold in here in Australia it looked perfect do a test pan you might be rich lol.

[@Tornado_Dave]

I need to give it a try 😂

[@brianofmoore]

Certainly a bit of a surprise to see that face in the thumbnail. Great to see you've been Furze approved.

[@Tornado_Dave]

Yes, he loved the tunnel cart, he was zooming through the tunnel for ages 😂

[@Devyyy]

i love the well entrance!

[@factorycharlie]

Fantastic work Dave ! I am very curious to see how it will turn out.👍

[@Tornado_Dave]

Yes I think it will be pretty cool what I have planned, I’m sure colin will be returning to see how I get on as well 😀

[@ronniehoyle9671]

Brilliant work Dave 👍

[@Tornado_Dave]

Cheers Ronnie 😀

[@MrMaxeemum]

I'm here from Colin's channel, although it's different I like it. You would have been rumbled many times with all the noise etc. especially Colin's laugh, his own men would have killed him just to silence him 🤣. It does give you a good idea of what the guys went through and what a mammoth task they had ahead of them. Looking forward to future episodes.

[@Tornado_Dave]

Yes we would of got caught 😂 I now know how hard it must of been for them to do the escape now and to keep there civilian clothes clean, my suit is ruined 😂

[@goochbootch3466]

Well done! Great Co lab. was waiting for this!

[@Tornado_Dave]

Thanks, yes hopefully colin will come back and check on the progress at some point soon 😀

[@jayzo]

Something to add when Colin mocks the naysayers with "why don't you just use a shipping container" shipping containers aren't designed to support the load through the walls so using them is an insanely bad idea. . I love this little project, a little claustrophobic for me but this is your project. I would say that if you hadn't already implemented some kind of railway track into the tunnel design and bunker design you can get rails for 7 1/4 inch minature railways ready made for having carts and sleds in the tunnel to make moving easier but the design is already there lol.

[@Tornado_Dave]

Yes I know what you mean about the shipping containers not being suitable, mine is upside down with concrete pours and reinforced walls to take the loading, it’s managed over 10 years so is doing ok but 8 have out grown it and it’s time for something a bit bigger 😂 the track gauge is to suit the hoverboard 😂

[@TheGeezzer]

Great to See Colin Furze -in the house- under the house. I bet in former lives these two were together in Stalag Luft III over in Zagan, Poland 1944, 80 years ago. Actually, it was almost exactly 80 years ago to the day (24 March 1944) that The Great Escape took place! Many of the 76 escapees were caught a few days later, with 50 of their names being drafted up for Hitler's Sh!t List! He originally demanded all captured escapees to be shot, but Himmler persuaded him it would be very very bad PR and got the number down to 50. Incidentally, they were shot in pairs, (bullet through back of head) on quiet country lanes, not as depicted in the movie... all together in a field via a burst from an MG42 on the sidecar of a Zundapp motorcycle!

[@robertstopford1016]

Compressed air tools maybe? Staying safe the most important thing though! Take care.

[@pureheroin9902]

here from colin. this is amazing.

[@Tornado_Dave]

Glad you are liking it and welcome 😀

[@chuuzu]

New subscriber here; came for Colin, but this is great, I'm stayin. ❤‍🔥

[@Tornado_Dave]

Welcome!! More videos coming out soon 😀

[@buffplums]

really exciting stuff Dave well done chap

[@Tornado_Dave]

Cheers thank you

[@lukearts2954]

Colin Furze about to blow up this channel.... I suggest you free up some space on the shelves for the next play buttons, and start thinking about a 1M special.

[@Tornado_Dave]

I hope so, I was targeting 25k subs this year but maybe I should aim a bit higher 😂

[@lukearts2954]

@@Tornado_Dave well, like they say, if you want better results, you'll have to dig a little deeper...

[@ktgurl]

Cant believe all the river gravels your digging through .....I'd be panning for gold

[@Tornado_Dave]

Yes I’m going to do it soon 😀

[@BackyardBunkerBuilder]

Apparently the only guy to survive the great escape was the bloke who designed the air pump and pipe to feed the air down the shaft. That leaves you in good stead to make it out mate. The pipe work was constructed from old tins. They had multiple tunnels but due to lack of supplies for air pumping they could only finish one.

[@Private-GtngxNMBKvYzXyPq]

Furze sent me. Subscribed.

[@134StormShadow]

Subscribed.... followed Colins link 😂👍👍👍👍👍

[@Tornado_Dave]

Awesome thank you!

[@jurgens9867]

Great project. 👍

[@Tornado_Dave]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@zachmoyer1849]

just something about a tunnel that tickles our primitive fancy

[@adcaptandumvulgus4252]

Hey looky there, you and Colin are escape brothers now.

[@Tornado_Dave]

Yes I will never forget Wednesdays escape night with Colin. This tunnel is a timeline of memories already 😀

[@michaelj3282]

I do love crazy English People (and I am one), brilliant.

[@Tornado_Dave]

Being sane is overrated 😂

[@Axeglass]

Jim's a hard worker

[@hbpgames7592]

Smooth rocks? Must be an old river bed or shoreline..

[@lewiscowden9731]

I was laughing all the way through that brilliant 😂

[@Tornado_Dave]

Glad you liked it 😀

[@Wolfyjinny]

Having 'almost' the correct gear to do it for fun versus the will to survive..... hmm, Knowing that the Kugel (Bullet) order had been made and the fact that prisoners who escaped and were recaptured were to be executed must have been a whole hell of worry, in fact of the 76 men that escaped that day only 3 made it to freedom, the rest were captured and 50 of them were moved to different camps and shot to make an example, when you think about it there were about 80 different tunnels discovered so you can tell how much determination they all had and over 600 men were involved in the "escape" tunnel one way or another, their tunnel was 363 feet long and 28 feet underground so that's some bloody good going, hurrah for the 76 and hurrah for you dedicating your tunnel to the memory of those brave men.

[@Tornado_Dave]

Yes they did an awesome achievement in the tunnel dig which ended so badly for most

[@Ke0hwo]

Saw a 4 inch auger bit for the drill at the garden center recently for planting flowers and such in the beds. Wonder if that would work better than your half inch bit

[@Tornado_Dave]

Have you seen Part 2? 😀

[@Bob39965]

It looks like there would be a lot of gold in that dirt looks like and old river?

[@GrotyGold]

Yes we saw that too good looking wash i would be test panning that river wash.

[@pauljoseph8338]

What’s with all the smooth, rounded pebbles and stones so far underneath the surface? Those look like river stones or beach rocks. Was your ancient property once under water???

[@Tornado_Dave]

Looks that way yes 😀

[@wullxz]

Is there a river in the area where you live? The stones in the first layer above your tunnel all look very smooth with no rough edges. Maybe it's an old riverbed?

[@Tornado_Dave]

Must be, I need to look into it a bit more 😀

[@Theoriginal1981]

I felt much better when you put those supports in 👍

[@Tornado_Dave]

It was one of the worst parts of the tunnel dig to do 😀

[@sampfrost]

and caught up , brilliant side note why is there a random video about car theft in the combined bunker+tunnel playlist between this and the last part?

[@Tornado_Dave]

I have no idea, fixed it after a noticed your comment cheers 😂

[@joedatuknow]

I subbed dave cane over from Colins channel 🙏 for you an yours the only thing id say to do is at the entrance where the well is maybe put something that can hold water to hide the entrance once your in there so no one finds you in there

[@Tornado_Dave]

My original plans was to make the staircase lift up and down so when not in use send it under water and have a brick door but I ran out of money for those big plans 😂

[@scaramanga86]

I like it even more Dave

[@Tornado_Dave]

Glad you liked it, was pushing it to get this video out in time, wanted to show my viewers where I was up to before Colin’s video comes out tomorrow 😀

[@simoncelt5590]

its a little mind blowing that the "great escape" was 80 years ago

[@johnks6733]

I'm not a geologist but all the rounded rocks suggest there was a stream or river flowed through there

[@scottishdigger4991]

I would be building a sluice to run that ancient river gravel through gotta be some gold in ther

[@Tornado_Dave]

Think I need to check

[@TheScronge]

Have you tried panning for gold in that pebble layer? It looks like pay dirt

[@Tornado_Dave]

Everyone keeps saying, so I best have a go 😀

[@Lee_Essex]

Gold rush

[@japdog9]

looks like your diging a old river bed , all the round stones ,only found in rivers , also have you tested for GOLD ?

[@Tornado_Dave]

It’s on the jobs list 😀

[@DaysofElijah317]

Can you switch your tool to ramming rather than drilling or a combination of the two functions it might help your upward momentum

[@Tornado_Dave]

It’s a cheap drill so no hammer action, I need to invest in a better one soon 😀

[@DaysofElijah317]

@@Tornado_DaveI noticed that later- it is impressive what you have accomplished. I’ve always wanted to make a bunker and tunnel 😁

[@Jay_Dee420]

Interesting to see perfectly rounded pebbles that deep underground. Does that mean at some point it was a shoreline?

[@Tornado_Dave]

I’m not sure, everyone keeps telling me to pan for gold so that’s coming up in a future video 😀

[@Olectralab]

Colin furze sent me and I think I'll stay :)

[@jayburrough4308]

New from Colins channel

[@Random42]

From bunker to the house, total length? Keep up the great work!

[@Tornado_Dave]

60ft but am planning on extending the house with a new bunker so will be less

[@blueluny]

hi-ho! it's down the tunnel we go!

[@michellegreenwood6213]

I wonder why there is so much river cobble? Was it put there by the developers or could it be an old river or sea bed?

[@Tornado_Dave]

It’s never been developed, it’s the natural ground here

[@michellegreenwood6213]

@@Tornado_Dave You must be digging through an ancient river bed or what was the seabed then. Probably an old river bed as the well is located there. Great channel and it's cool to see @colinfurze joining you.

[@JamesFox1]

THATS AN OLD RIVER BED , those rounded stones are from them rolling down steram in a river = river rock , although small , but majority of river rock are small stones " I " could actually SEE Layers of silt while you were digging

[@Tornado_Dave]

Yes there are different layers

[@CapeFearJon]

looks like an ancient river bed with all those smooth rocks., pan it for gold. if he already addressed this, sorry, my first video of his watched.

[@Tornado_Dave]

Yes I need to do this

[@THEDON3400]

why didn't you use some type of auger on the top or you just trying to stay true to the movie

[@Tornado_Dave]

Yes just trying to keep it like the real escape, digging from the top would be too easy

[@jansadianec8156]

💪💪💪

[@skysurferuk]

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