Dumpster Diving "Not Anyway To Live Your Life"

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!

[@Valkyriepedersen]

Mike...you make America Great Again!

[@MeandthePCT-ef7xu]

Hey Mike! First time commenter. I absolutely appreciate your uplifting and positive commentary on all your videos. Life has been difficult this last 15 months for a lot of people & you bring a shining light to it all. You da man, keep it up.

[@cheggs04]

Hey there welcome to the channel Nice to see new peeps.

[@Rudderify]

Mike, the phrase is “slow is smooth, smooth is fast” but you were close enough. Great work.

[@deborahchevallier9294]

Mike you always make my day better I'm always waiting for the next diving expedition Good to have your energy bank

[@mikethrapp]

BG is good stuff. Those axle grease tubea are $10 a piece. Discontinued though. Super cool is $20 a piece. Still sold today.

[@lia-liz2012]

He might be able to use the old grease in his hair 😂

[@mar.s822]

This is so funny to look your Videos! 😂😂😂🙋🏻👍👍 Awesome!

[@frankforrest1597]

Hey Mike, 1:45am on the east coast, great way to start the weekend. Great score on the cases of grease and coolant, grease=$5-8/tube and coolant=$8-10/ bottle; used in machine tools(ie: CNC lathes/mills) I think, looks similar to the stuff I used a while back. Stay safe bud, Awwooooo y'all😉👊👍✌

[@chrisbeck4397]

Making breakfast all I heard was pipes and bongs lol had to rewind 🤣

[@sharkscrapper]

Talk about getting screwed 🤣 Fun vid, thanks as always.

[@elainephleps4705]

I put a bunch of odd ball scrap out this week didn't last 5mins. Makes my day knowing someone is going too make a little extra cash. !! And it's not going into landfills.

[@tawnihaynie1065]

Great video mike. Keep up the good work. Please take care and stay safe. 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️🙂🙂🙂😎😎😎

[@mattparker9726]

@Mikethescavenger look into wood gassification, and you can power your truck with those pallets instead of gasoline...

[@lia-liz2012]

Really????????

[@CORZER0]

Hi Mike, greetings from Tampa!

[@lisauptagrafft2010]

It doesn’t seem to matter how lengthy your videos are, they still go by so quickly! You are endlessly entertaining! ✌🏼❤️

[@Valkyriepedersen]

4-shore he is🤣 I am already saying to my friends...."whats new tennis shoe"

[@MsMacha1]

Entertaining! I respect your hustle. Be safe.

[@jeffslife6571]

The think you called a jack is a steering column, the large metal car parts are subframes. I love your videos, keep up the hard work

[@vauxhallg6272]

The large metal pieces are crash bars, probably rears removed to install a tow bar set up

[@smokenjoe1194]

0:30 that's a blueprint cady. It holds all the blue prints as they hang. 1:35 looks like you are thinking what I'm thinking

[@y.lelivelt2619]

Thanks Mike. You did it again. Making me smile😁😁😁. Greets from the Netherlands🇳🇱

[@tawnihaynie1065]

If you break those light bulbs that are circular ones those LEDs break the light off in the dumpster then recycle the base it's got gold and silver in it.

[@donnapavlock8304]

God Bless you

[@joynayve7950]

Thanks again Mike it’s very entertaining bless you and yours

[@claudiofrancisco1856]

Awesome content tonight. Bro keep it up. Love. Your vids. Keep me entertained at work!

[@michaelhearn3831]

Sky caddie golf range finder.....🤣🇬🇧👍🏻

[@sambontrager6392]

Them satellite dishes make Jim dandy bird baths. I love em

[@lanna7917]

We love digging in the trash with you Mike! awe you missed wires in the first dumpster.

[@judithjanes5738]

Oooh! Doctor Strange! My fav comic from back when I was in college! Still have my collection, I've never been able to part with it even through several downsizings over the course of my life. Doctor Strange always had the best artwork in my opinion. My friends Betty Lou and Phil loved them too, we were all heavy into the Marvel thing, they had a rotating metal comic book stand in their living room freshly supplied every month with the most recent issues of all the heavy hitters for those who needed to catch up.

[@reneewilbur4340]

Good, I stay up late watching ur KZbin channel

[@louiscantu6461]

You can get a lot more fore those blueprint holders then you can scrapping. They are expensive.

[@robeartaniwha7674]

Love your videos Mike

[@andrewjackson692]

The sky golf GPS is about 150.00 if working.

[@rhondaredeemedprodigal]

We love your videos. Always glad to see a new one. I'm doing great in Kentucky. Fruit loops

[@tomasavila9416]

I like watching you.ur a trip!!

[@Albert87nl]

soo. Turbo housing... steering colum... bumper bracket. uprights.. axle xD ... chopshop close by or what lol

[@scottydoesntknow254]

Oh man you're making me miss home seeing those shipleys donuts boxes

[@simplysandy3288]

Great video! Thanks so much for sharing 💜

[@RyanBlockb5]

Next time keep the blue prints. Someone will buy them.

[@homersreluctantodyssey2508]

i use them in the garden in between rows. also great for kids to draw/color on

[@josephbenassi9697]

Are they actually valuable? Was womdering because I have a pallet full and dont kniw what to do with them besides paper recycling.!!

[@francinecrites6235]

@@josephbenassi9697 how many blue print holder do you have

[@josephbenassi9697]

@@francinecrites6235 actually only a half a dozen or so but i started collecting the blueprints when i worked in public works and have tons of prints, i guess i could see them being used for steampunk type decorating or something of that nature.!!

[@gwenoxendine144]

I enjoy watching your videos 👀👁👀... You are so entertaining plus you make me laugh 😀😆😅... Happy Fathers day Mike ✌👌❣

[@joelloyd6069]

sky caddie is a golf GPS ⛳

[@66bigbuds]

I wish the picking was that good here. The scrap metal company has their dumpsters everywhere they throw out much scrap. And it's not a big town. Plus there is a lot of competition.

[@charleslamontagne983]

love those oops!

[@cicikids3035]

You took the words right out of my mouth...slow it down Mikey and stop beating up Dottie...lol

[@navigatorofnone]

A lot of the small dumpsters are empty, i wonder why you did not visit the opentops.

[@jamesbretherton5729]

🤝

[@davidmarshall6311]

Great vid love watching them all took awhile but l caught up very entertaining

[@dogit1840]

Ah you could do strictly wood run anything that would make good firewood for bags of campfire wood to sell at the yard sale

[@arthurbolton8477]

your jack is a steering column

[@doitmanrv1084]

BIG SMILE

[@orthogluchensnable6777]

Mike those plan holders fit in that rack with the casters on it

[@SPUPRR]

I need that Grease!

[@lia-liz2012]

Fo yo hair 🤣

[@cditzler6313]

i just know this ones going to be a great one because i just watched a 5 min ad about menopausal dry vaginas waiting for it to start bet it was the grease

[@clay1671]

That laugh after you farted lol

[@christopherhaugen6847]

It is a rack for those blueprint holders. Not a table

[@lia-liz2012]

He figgered dat out, right away too 🤣

[@resellstudio5750]

Hi Mike. Master Locks sell for decent $$$ on eBay even without the key

[@lia-liz2012]

Cool!!!!

[@karbear26]

I bet you could sell the blue print rack and holders for more than scrapping price!

[@mr_jake.y8348]

Hoop you get your AC working. That's not cool. Lol

[@karenearly-horne8210]

Hey mike

[@bigupajc]

15:05 - some strange noises going on!!!!

[@midixiewrecked7011]

Breathing hard again. Derka der berka derka

[@lia-liz2012]

It's sexy his breathy groans 🤣

[@midixiewrecked7011]

@@lia-liz2012 oh my God

[@dogit1840]

Salud 2 times

[@lindaseto2386]

Was that insulated plastic pipe or metal at 24:29 ?

[@longdatedoptionsleaps6112]

Cannot believe u passed on the bottles of Corona light….

[@Serkanbah]

8:00 thats not car part its arm of a t800 terminator robot.

[@danyount2969]

Is Dotty the new Pork Chop Express?

[@shericoley6871]

Where is the be strong stickers? I'm sorry but can't find them

[@williambrown5348]

Big trouble in little China.

[@campervan-john]

You must make more money from advertisement revenues than you do from scrap collected

[@dennisbinyon9023]

those plan clamps new 5 for $150

[@alonzotorres4073]

Bro you super funny

[@dogit1840]

Her cherry flavored chapstick💋🎃🎃🍻🍻🍻🍻

[@aleyshakluver8575]

Okay how tall are you? I'm 5'2" and would have trouble hopping in and out of them.

[@j.lietka9406]

Mike, if you had been with me this afternoon, your truck would be full! And then some!

[@sindylaelasari7746]

Naboso navis

[@randomactsofhugs]

Hi Mike I like to say more gooder

[@nickibair999]

Like watching but that camera makes me dizzy 🥴 sometimes, lol

[@larryswearingen8129]

Work harder not smarter

[@randywilliams2468]

You got screwed

[@johncannon6572]

U must didn't see that wire u left.

[@gpckoleco]

anything labelled as golf is whole heartily over priced! That golf caddy hopefully she works and you can resell it!

[@sindylaelasari7746]

Shenzar

[@pameladevoy1420]

😜👍

[@kevinkether1979]

“This is all greasy let me just stick it in my pocket”.

[@tinathompson2877]

Does anyone else read the title of the video, and wait to see what part of the video he says it . He's funny and great to watch

[@lia-liz2012]

I do!! I also comment on other ones he could have used... It's full of em... No problem finding one on THIS channel!

[@demetricadement1138]

Yep, every time.

[@jameslawley1737]

Everytime lol

[@gerrimiller5746]

Bm

[@walter2990]

You remind me of me, when I was younger. No dumpster was safe from me! The advice from your buddy was priceless. A word of advice from me..., please protect your knees! Quit jumping out of the dumpsters. The damage to your knees is accumulating! If you take this advice from an old Texan guy (65 yo), you'll thank me later! Keep on keeping on!!

[@crakilldurmom]

I'm only 43 and the accumulated damage to my knees and back I fkn me hard

[@billmonczka7197]

Ah yes.. Saturday morning, hot coffee, watching Mike get that dumpster cash. Not a bad way to start the weekend!

[@bluedogron]

Those things in the first dumpster I think were WIFI extenders or cellular elevator phone lines for large buildings like hospitals.

[@ashfreman4098]

I love how mike told the dumpster he loved it after it screwed him 😄😄😄😄😄

[@lia-liz2012]

😂😂😂

[@andymcewan7292]

“Sorry, I don’t drink pissssss” 😅 definitely a merch opportunity there

[@lia-liz2012]

Yeah he saw piss sneezed and farted all in one video... What a critter 😂

[@deedeejohnson3452]

I was thinking the thing you didn’t know was but maybe a jack was a lift for put disable in car I think the yellow box with buttons proves it .

[@bennyhaha66]

That was great lol

[@jerryglass6513]

Did not expect a late night video. But stayed up and watched...love it.

[@lourdesbrown8774]

I really enjoy watching Mike. I don’t think I have ever seen someone work so hard and get such enjoyment from it 🙂.

[@elainecleaver2941]

$95 for set of 6 on the pprint holders. A similar rack over$600

[@phantom629]

Mike thats worth some cash to a construction company

[@artiejohnson703]

WoW

[@melissawright5326]

Was thinking it would be great for crying artists painting

[@MrShekoexile]

@@melissawright5326 crying artists are impossible to deal with though

[@garycorbett148]

Always happy to see Mike

[@fossilcreekkennels1973]

Mike the diesel fuel pump housing you found in the 3rd dumpster is worth $150 used its for a FORD F250-350 POWERSTROKE

[@lia-liz2012]

Wow, cool that you know that 🤔

[@ProleDaddy]

Is that not a power stroke filter housing?

[@fossilcreekkennels1973]

@@ProleDaddy it’s the pump and strainer housing

[@mikeymike2552]

13:50 oil filter housing

[@ashfreman4098]

Its a oil filter housing for a dodge caravan or its a fuel filter housing for a f350 diesel

[@lia-liz2012]

I love it when people know this crap 🤔

[@lindamon5101]

Ur the best! Be careful& keep up with the tetnus shots!❤

[@lia-liz2012]

His new shoes are finally nail proof... Unlike those other soggy elf shoes he used to wear 😂

[@lindamon5101]

@@lia-liz2012 his agility is ADMIRABLE! GUARDIAN ANGELS AROUND THIS MAN& HIS FAMILY!💜👁👂💪🙏☮

[@lia-liz2012]

@@lindamon5101 A M E N

[@francescaangelous13491]

Funny and watch your head scrap man hurray ! Im always laugh whenever i watch your video. Great score for you ! 💯🤟

[@blairarthur302]

the thing with the wheels on it holds the aluminum brackets you found with the blueprints

[@Firejoker54]

Always makes my night better when Mike drops a video :)

[@tammyreeves168]

Great load. More high dollar items than just weight. Have you hit the open tops lately? I know about air conditioning. Last year spent 2 grand to fix my air conditioner and it worked 2 months and then they claimed it was something else and wanted 1400.00 more. Nope can do. It’s an older van. The problem is that it’s loaded with wheelchair lift and equipment. I’m going to try to get a new one. But 65000.00 for a new one and that’s bottom level. It’s expensive to be handicapped.

[@lia-liz2012]

Car air conditioner replacements suck. Never had one that worked after the original broke down dagnabbit

[@E-hab]

2000 is a lot for something to be fixed.

[@jessethepondhopper8370]

More screws and nails for Mike's tires lmfao

[@murlbailer3755]

I think you're doing a good thing Mike. Your making Green while your helping to keep it Green.🐎

[@Firejoker54]

Nice 👌

[@lia-liz2012]

Noice

[@martinruddell2682]

you're not your