X-Mas Special: 100k Q&A

[@PolenarTactical]

It's 2am, i'm drinking wine and listening to you ramble... good times :)

[@MachinistJohn]

Merry Christmas polenar

[@jeremy8715]

Awesome

[@PolenarTactical]

@@MachinistJohn Merry Christmas to you too! :)

[@blarghinatelazer9394]

Based as always. Merry Christmas to you and everybody at Polenar!

[@notaboutit3565]

It’s 2am, I’m just gettin in about to check my messages. No one has called but my homies and some bill collectors.

[@johnnemo4314]

Important cat times: 21:40 Yes, more cats in the future. 27:05: Important cat narrative 53:43: Cat encounter

[@Shaheer23khan]

🙏

[@dasauto7346]

Thank you for catstamps. A true Chad

[@Seanomatic57]

You are doing the Lords work.

[@scaleworksRC]

lol what a bro

[@jeremy8715]

Yes, the most life changes stuff there.

[@coltonowens2742]

Hop is like Paul Harrell's slightly more opinionated long lost son. No James, you are not the father.

[@jic1]

You're right, Paul is Hop's father, James is his mother. I sincerely apologize for the image I just put in your mind.

[@cxmi7o]

@@jic1 hahahaha that was funny

[@jeremiahcherry5283]

They are in the same state. I’d like to see it happen.

[@Joel-e3b]

This

[@StagFabulous]

@@jic1 I'm imagining Paul rubbing James' bloated belly with the WTC getting hit by jets and smoking in the background, and written at the top is "Mistakes into Miracles."

[@filenotfound5516]

I'm glad Hop is just as much of a nerd as I thought

[@cagneybillingsley2165]

if his autism throughout each review isn't enough of a clue

[@bravo_cj]

Hop just insulted every GunTuber by estimating his content as "low quality content" lol. Dude your videos are completely badass and are really hard for anyone to exceed.

[@toddinfl]

You don't need a milestone to do a Q&A... this was an enjoyable 54 minutes. Btw, what's your favorite zombie movie and why?

[@Hoplopfheil]

I sure got burnt out on the zombie craze, but I still think the original Zombieland is a solid roadtrip flick.

[@mrs.vasquezz]

@@Hoplopfheil correct

[@Timboykee]

@@Hoplopfheil Because... Twinkies.

[@yongyea4147]

@@Timboykee snowballs

[@yongyea4147]

@@Timboykee he lives in the snow

[@Tarburz]

your description of Socko had my wife and I laughing pretty hard. your deadpan is unmatched

[@Hoplopfheil]

Do you and your wife need a cat?

[@Tarburz]

@@Hoplopfheil we have two already 🤔🤔

[@Hoplopfheil]

PERHAPS THREE?

[@Mjms000quon]

@@Hoplopfheil man's desperate

[@augustvonmacksen2526]

The secret to his youthful yet stoic demeanor is the fact that he looks both 15 and 50 at the same time. Truly a marvel of the Pacific Northwestern archetype.

[@KristoffFry]

I recently stumbled across a 9 year old KZbin video which was a retrospective review of my favorite video game from my childhood, “Mechwarrior 2”. While watching the video and taking an enjoyable walk down memory lane, I was thinking to myself: “This reviewer is funny, clever, blunt, witty, and… wait a minute… is that Hop?” I don’t use the internets much, mainly because most of it is just obnoxious, and it takes some real degree of talent to get my attention and hold on to it. You sir, have a real talent for making informative and entertaining videos and I am glad that your channel is growing and I hope it continues to do so. Congratulations on the 100k. By the way, I was disappointed with “Ghost Bear’s Legacy” too.

[@pieterandjuanchronicles9849]

@Florida Man HVACR link?

[@AncientMysteriesAndInnovations]

Congratulations dude! I just broke 11k, hope you celebrate 100k one day, too!

[@marcusborderlands6177]

@@pieterandjuanchronicles9849 the examined life of gaming Just google that

[@Sin526]

Decision at Thunder Rift was pretty great though... If you know, you know.

[@jadonpossinger7953]

What he was the examined life of gaming I love that channel and I can't believe I've gone full circle to find him again.

[@hb3n164]

Hearing Hop talking about peanut butter almost created the feeling inside of me that he might be human. Almost

[@yoopergamer1871]

Dudes an automaton of gun info

[@Amatugold]

The resemblance is uncanny.

[@ghozgaming8704]

Marathon 1, & 2, Durandal was such an amazing story. The writing was superb and I still have a collection of all the artwork. I really wish it would be remade with the same care for intelligent writing and sense of wonder. Loved when Durandal captured the Pfhor ship and renamed it "Boomer" - Cheers and Merry Christmas!

[@hogmartinschwerindustrieag8819]

I noticed the 'pfh' in Hop's name a while ago and thought it was a long shot (because those letters don't appear in that order often, if at all) and I just dropped my delicious store brand diet soda when I heard it confirmed in the video. We should find the other four or five people who are old enough to have played Marathon on 4 floppy disks on a IIvx and start a LAN game or something.

[@wc4201]

Congrats on 100k. I found your channel when researching NV stuff. Went out and spent like 8k on NV, lasers, illuminators, mounts and gear then ended up going on only a handful of night hunts over the next year. Spent most of my NV time sitting on my porch in the Dallas burbs staring at coyotes in the open field across the street at 2am.

[@RascalMcGovens]

I fell you. After 2 NV classes, the most common use for my nvg's is late night trail walks with my dog and backpacking at night.

[@Vincent_Boogaloo]

*Peeping Tom arc incoming*

[@michaels5210]

I love how he’s a fan of black metal. It was totally out of left field but also at the same time doesn’t surprise me one bit. Time to shoutout the band Grima. One of the cooler sounding black metal bands I’ve listened to. (I dabble in black metal it’s not my primary genre).

[@TacticalToolbox]

Congratulations on 100k man! You definitely deserve it

[@matthewrossilini5808]

I'm beyond impressed you got into the actual difficulty to machine picatinny rails. Most peyote don't think about how stuff is made. As a machinist its nice to see people appreciate manufacturability

[@Mini1124]

Finding out Hop likes black metal is by far the coolest thing for me in this Q&A. It's such a niche and abrasive subgenre that I'm really surprised to find a guntuber, of all people, is into that.

[@christoperdevore3617]

I love your Spanish gun vids. I carried a Star PD for 30 years almost as my daily carry. Old eyes and the realization that a light was optimal and arthritis in the hands led me to switch to the M&P 2.0 with rds and tlr1 (switched at the beginning of the plandemic and was fully vested in .45 acp, didn’t even own a 9. What was I thinking?🤷🏼‍♂️) and haven’t looked back. Haven’t even shot a .45 in over a year now. Anyway, congratulations on the milestone.

[@amogoose5638]

Been watching you for years now and you are the main reason I started research and purchasing firearms and training, thank you for being who you are and inspiring me!

[@CDOES]

Here's too another 100k! I cant believe your already 16% the way there!

[@stuckincommiefornia]

Some of my favorite guntubers watching each other. Hope your channel grows in 23 as well! No one does optics like you.

[@CDOES]

@@stuckincommiefornia 😘

[@Huckleberry52]

Man.. thanks for making free content… its both informative and extremely entertaining. I got into firearms in my mid 20’s and you’ve helped me curate my taste in them. Kinda like how Johnny Cash and slipknot helped me fall in love with poetry. Probably Doesn’t make sense to anyone else but it’s special to me. Thanks man.

[@kirbyjwhite]

Completely agree on your take about Nutnfancy. I started watching his content in 2008 when he was one of the only guys really doing thorough gear reviews with a consistent philosophy. He’s definitely quirky/corny, but he paved the way for lots of channels.

[@djgunner258]

Happy to see some else got their start off of Nutnfancy. When you released the SPR video you unlocked a core memory for me when you said “Nutnfancy SPR clone. My first AR was a loose copy with the troy alpha rail.

[@frankholub4673]

It'd be rad if you also released articles/other writing, you've definitely got a knack for it Hop. Long-form is my favorite type of journalism/article because you can actually take the time to get into nuance in a format like that.

[@mabs9503]

hop can't even read

[@coryhosselkus6233]

@@mabs9503 take it back lol

[@iornlint]

Seriously I'd read all your articles. Huge fan and I'm not ashamed to admit i come back to watch your reviews regularly.

[@nicholasryan3836]

we need much more guntubers with this level of articulation and critical analysis so refreshing :)

[@franz_stigler]

We totally need more Q&As, the way you speak and phrase things is like a breath of fresh air. As i like to say, you're one of those people who could talk about paint drying and make it interesting.

[@davidp.6871]

Congrats on 100k hop, you're a talented writer; I enjoy your dry humor with a dash of the 'tism.

[@GomJabbarr]

Hoplopfheil - Someone who does naughty things with Greek Hoplite bois.

[@DueIistGio]

I pronouce it Hop-Lop-FAheel. and you cannot stop me Hop, this is your life now.

[@Killer_Space_2726-GCP]

Your PTR build video was my introduction to your channel, and I put off watching it for about a week, because I figured it was useless to watch a video on a firearm I am unlikely to ever get up here in Canuckland. Watched it and was hooked in your style. Keep it up! Glad to see you getting more popular, it's deserved.

[@pyrevulpine]

Hop is completely correct about modernizing the AK. The AK has some good points about it that make it a king in its own realm. But that's it. Take it out of it's territory and you ask yourself "why didn't I just go with X other weapon?"

[@darthhodges]

.350 Legend stuck because hunting. There are a lot of states that mandate straight-walled cartridges for hunting which rules out .223, .308, and .30-06, among others. .350 Legend was expressly made to fulfill that need.

[@runsintunson9586]

examined life is a youtube treasure. so glad you made it in the big leagues with this channel. cheers to another 100k

[@jakemerica]

Love Hop's channel. Dude is a constant source of great information and entertainment. Hope he hits a million plus.

[@waterhead1027]

I ended up here as a recommended channel, so the algorithm is smiling on him. For now.

[@concernedmom4204]

Happy to hear my question answered! I've always appreciated the analytical nature of your content and I think your answer explains the thus far subconscious reason why I've enjoyed watching the stuff you produce on your own channel more than the stuff you produce for TFB.

[@TheUnluckyKnight]

I love the whole, “I like to write but nobody reads anymore so I ‘ll force you to read with your ears,” sentiment. Good Q&A Hop. Looking forward to the next one for sure. 👍

[@docternoblex]

31:58 that was amazing, thanks man! It felt like you were talking to me directly, you should keep that up, that’s what will make you go a long way on this platofrm

[@fairnut6418]

Lmao

[@littlepie3640]

You are my favorite gun youtuber ever, your personality is perfect for my interpretation of a firearms enthusiast. Just pure love for knowledge and matter of fact respect for guns.

[@zlink8]

Congrats on the 100k! I really appreciate your willingness to be yourself and have your own opinion, it's refreshing and I've learned a lot. Keep it up! Looking forward to the next 100k and beyond.

[@user-ij9sh1tf9d]

Talked with you a bit at our booth at ShowShow last year along with Daddy Reeves. Congrats on 100k man, glad to see more people appreciating what you do.

[@Aviator9173]

Congrats on the 100k, it’s definitely well earned, merry Christmas!

[@burritoman2727]

I like how honest and pessimistic he can be. Every product kinda sucks and he lets us know. Gonna go ahead and sub.

[@ohios27]

Congratulations on 100k! I'm 35 and played AOE II as a kid. I recently discovered AOE IV and it's been fun to play. Love your videos!

[@NATHANBROWN80]

I beg to differ... I think you're channel has very high quality content and I appreciate your spin on things as well as your delivery method. Just because there is no fancy editing or intro or overpriced camera or weird colorizations... doesn't mean your content is providing value to folks. I'd rather you spend your budget on equipment for reviews as opposed to having to higher a camera guy and pay for some fancy editing. Thanks for all that you do and the info you provide.

[@therepairgod]

You older videos are awesome! Simply because you are just being you in them, and not worrying about your subscribers. That's how you got more subscribers! Your sarcasm is hilarious and infectious!

[@musician445]

I appreciate you Hop. At first i didn't really know what to think about you, but then i came to realize that your up front, bottom line quips are exactly what we need in this nutty hobby/responsibility.

[@superanderson]

You're the man, Hop. My favorite thing about your channel is just straight up, YOU. So many walking cliches out there the nerdy, witty, dry humor you bring to your content is so much more my style, and go figure, you seem like a pretty cool dude too. Keep it up! Edit: I'm super interested in MDRX SE! Would love to see you review it!

[@arrowhead5217]

Merry Christmas Hop, hope you're doing well.

[@jbh759]

Merry Christmas Hop, I hope you do this again in the future. Congrats on the 100k, you definitely deserve it!

[@thaiwin6173]

Congrats on 100k subs Hop! It's been awesome keeping up with your content over the last few years. Now, where's that Oni review you promised us on the discord?

[@jeromydehaan4991]

You’re awesome hop! You’re my favorite larping operator. You and brass facts do great research and I feel I can trust your opinion

[@fluffyrider9467]

“This would be way cooler if I was a more interesting person” I felt that in my soul lmao I spent all my skill points on strength/autism instead of speech/charisma. 😂

[@wolfkult4320]

Glad to see the channel grow. Been a fan of yours since you were doing vids on TFB TV.

[@londonjolly9174]

Well thanks for answering my question, somehow I wouldn't have expected the Kittycat yet it makes complete sense given what I've seen you shoot so far. Can't wait for the 250k where you spill the beans on TFBs secret cult dungeon.

[@accordsamurai]

Hop the wizard, thank you for your honest, and your self deleting knowledge growth method.

[@TimberwolfCY]

Love your stuff Hop. It was great just listening to you talk and share your experiences and perspectives. Honestly, thank you.

[@brookford1206]

Was cool to hear the Nutnfancy reference and influence 👌 Goodluck on the next 100k

[@steirabua861]

thank you hop, you're one of the few channels I routinely rewatch vdeos of, always awaiting the next release

[@jimbobbigknob2718]

I know this is 4 months late but i feel like this vud would be a good place to say im glad i found your channel, informative and just the right kind if dead pan humor mixed in gives the videos a cozy atmosphere, its kinda like listening to paul harrel in the form of an older brother

[@GUNZ-N-N-NESsi]

Your one of the best out there Mr hop. Truly appreciate your content 🙏 especially when am about to spend hard earned money. Your truly a blessing to the community man. Merry Christmas 🎅

[@AP-lh1bq]

Congrats Hop. I enjoyed this thoroughly. I count myself among the 200K.

[@AFOPatches]

Best gun channel by far

[@matthewbalberchak9510]

Flight of Sleipnir kinda slaps hard Hop, you picked a good one. Seriously congrats on 116k at the time of posting this. Looks like you'll find everyone that wants to watch you sooner then you think.

[@NeglegentDischarge]

Merry Christmas! You have one of those sarcastically approachable personalities we could all have a beer with. GODSPEED

[@theiviachine]

You always know you’re gonna get 0 BS when Hop reviews something

[@bhoward9378]

100,000 /k/ommandos. Congratulations, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!

[@arsenal_616]

That was a lot to suffer through but the cat at the end made it all worthwhile.

[@chital_shikari3163]

I actually completely and unironically watched a KZbinr's Q&A lmao. Congrats on 100k, Hop. And sincerely thank you for explaining how to pronounce your channel name.

[@ElephantsDoingCrack]

Been watching you since Examined Life of Gaming. You inspired me in so many ways of how I do my content

[@HenAndPenn]

Hop you’re brutally honest. I thank you very much for that

[@Commander_Strider]

"I can't promise I'll ever see another caterpillar again, because who can make that kind of promise to themselves" - Hop 2022.

[@gunnersecuador7515]

Nice job. It was fun to learn more about who you are and how you got here. Yourself and BF are my top go to's. Have a great new year, with any luck we will survive 23.

[@bvhnightmare]

The reality of the public land is extremely understated. The midweat has millions of acres that are awesome for shooting. However they're all private.

[@AleksWorkshop]

Congrats man!

[@skepticalhippo6376]

Congrats on 100k, and thanks for all the great info and entertaining content!

[@Mrgunsngear]

Congratulations

[@coyoteodie4458]

Merry Christmas Hop-Lop-Phil. No need to change it just because I know better now 😉

[@randalljeffs7272]

Congrats on 100k. Enjoy your colabs with brass facts, he’s local to me and his cameraman Andy is a fantastic revolver shooter that I’ve shot with on a few ICORE matches. Love your content. Hope you keep adding subscribers. Your dry humor is my favorite.

[@jayarmastice4010]

God bless and Merry Christmas Hop, congrats on 100k. Think I’ve been here since about 50-60k and it’s been great to watch you grow man.

[@PrintWizard89]

I don’t own nor plan to own night vision, but I really enjoy your channel even the night vision specific videos. Glad to see you’re channel is growing.

[@codyschaffer7788]

"Leopold are just legendary choke artists" is my favorite take

[@imperfectlump6070]

I live in Oregon. Down with 114!

[@StormdogK]

Dang, bro, been watching you since Examined Life of Gaming. So awesome to see where you ended up, really inspiring in my own journey.

[@gkft]

Don't be so modest, Hop, I think that before long you'll have too many subscribers and comments to be able to read and reply as much as you do now. While that would be a bummer, at least (hopefully), it would be of financial benefit to you. Thanks for all the great content, bro.

[@Hoplopfheil]

Thanks man. I'm glad you're here, for whatever reason. ☺️

[@heinrichstoltz1356]

Congrats on the 100k milestone. Wishing you 100 times growth on that. You material is some of my fav on KZbin. Keep up the great work and your own unique presentation. I landed on your channel on an older video on the Star pistols, been subscribed ever since.

[@sonnygunz9207]

Congratulations on 100k+! Your content is awesome and very helpful. I had a DPMS Kitty Cat upper. Also had the Oly Arms 7.5” upper with the pigtail gas tube. 20k rounds back then cost 2k (reloads)-4k (new). This was back in the early 2000’s when I SBR’ed my first lower.

[@MiseryDuke69]

Absolutely favorite channel on the Tube. My girlfriend just laughs at me now whenever I'm like "yo new hop video dropped"

[@ramosunity590]

Merry Christmas Hop, congrats on 100k dude, awesome to see your channel grow as much as it has, absolutely my fav guntuber. Always great info (and pretty handsome to boot), Here's to 100K (or a million?) more. Take care!

[@livefreeprintguns]

I'm new to the channel (blessed by thy algorithm) and I cannot believe James is your younger brother lmao. I see the snarky attitude and dry humor runs in the family which is my favorite thing about James' content lol!

[@rickm4295]

As cool as this channel is , Im shocked that 1k is the milestone. I learned a lot around here, thanks for that

[@brianfischer5609]

That's 100k bud.

[@kingwiththeax6880]

this is the best Christmas present I got this year. thanks, Hop.

[@smittywerbenjagermanjensen6680]

Really glad to see your channel grow, your content is always entertaining and informative. Probably my favorite stuff to watch. I'm always hyped when I see your stuff get posted Would like to see more Q&A's in the future. Thanks for what you do hop

[@payne540]

I think this is one of the best channels for firearms and related gear and concepts

[@seraphim2525]

Hop, you are a dope cat-congrats on your 100K😉👍🏾

[@buenoactual5696]

Been viewing your content for awhile, never subscribed but here I am subbed away. Just want to say, your content is the upfront honesty I'm looking for. I hope your able to do more in the thermal realm man! Keep up the good work Hop.

[@paulwuzhere]

Merry Christmas Hop. Congratulations on the milestone. Well earned.

[@lukegilginas9427]

Thanks for taking the time to put out your videos. Definitely one of my favorite channels. In these days of “everything is fake”, someone just out there being a real person is very refreshing. It’s also awesome that someone is out there reviewing the average person’s gear. Let’s be honest, most of us can’t afford to buy only high end boutique shit- we need real talk on what gear works well, within budget. I’d also love to see more Q&A stuff, and the drunk gear talk with BrassFacts. Shit had me cracking up. Keep up the good work!!

[@christopherandrew6545]

The community is in denial about how much of an innovator nutnfancy was. I appreciate your reverence.

[@FMDad-dm5qo]

Yes, this. He’s settled into a bit of a rut in the last few years but I learned a ton from him and his impact was huge. In addition to shaping modern Guntube, he also gave the knife industry some needed kicks in the pants in the early 2010s.

[@maddog7012]

I'm so happy my local shop started stocking 6.5 grendel. Keep it alive people!

[@raifsevrence]

350 Legend is succeeding because of all the places with whack ass hunting laws. Edit: Based on anecdotal experience, the first 100k subs typically takes a long time. It's not always the point of critical mass so to speak, but it's somewhere in there. I'm betting your channel starts growing faster from this point on.

[@mc909a]

I honestly thought you guys were already over 100k. Gratz you guys are awesome.