No, I'm not dead.

[@Jonezfps]

Bro is not dead

[@samiraperi467]

He's not?!

[@AlexandraBryngelsson]

Don't really know who this guy is, but this video was on my for you page and I'm happy he's not dead!

[@davecad]

Hahah cheers!

[@Brash_Candicoot]

@@AlexandraBryngelsson I am terrified. Terrified that how many same channels we BOTH HAVE SUBSCRIBED TO...

[@TerryFGM]

guy who tried to be a big youtuber, didnt get enough views and kinda quit.

[@Shadelio]

"What happened? Burnout happened". In other words, you had yet another Finnish experience that makes you even more Finn. Welcome to the club. Like I don't know a single person from my family and friend circle who has *not* burned out during their career in Finland. And even outisde of careers. Like while studying or while unemployed and looking for jobs and so on. It happens. To many, many of us.

[@-tsvk-]

It's called "ruuhkavuodet". The years of your life when you are busy being a parent and coordinating/running the daily grind of family life with small children. It's hard to find time for hobbies and other interests, when you are mentally occupied with life happening.

[@markogronfors3826]

Great. Cave - Dad is alive. Welcome back.

[@hannahchessell6111]

You've been missed! As a fellow brit who travels to Finland semi frequently, I've loved watching your videos over the years. It was a lovely surprise getting back from Helsinki yesterday to see you'd uploaded a video after so long! Welcome back!

[@Ihminen1apina]

Luola isä on poistunut luolastaa!

[@xxHIMfanxoxo]

Glad you're doing well! If you're wanting long form video ideas I'd certainly love to see more travel style videos. Finland is a mysterious country.

[@annina134]

Take care of yourself, Dave. 😊

[@heatherthomas7545]

After your first short came across my feed, I had to watch every single one. You've had me belly laughing and learning as well. Your content is gold but breaks are good for the creative spark. Thanks for all you do!!

[@TheRealJupitz]

Remember to follow the golden rule of being influencer. You do videos for your own liking and pleasure not for the viewers’.

[@rosamariii]

Love to see you back! You have a very calming presence - that's why I love watching your vlogs 🙏🏻

[@dieZera]

Ah Dave, please keep doing stuff from time to time, just when you feel like it. I love your content, as I love Finland and the UK and I just love your voice and accent and you come across as a very warm, nice and fun person, I just like to watch :).

[@wandapebble4992]

Same here!

[@MsNeanna]

Cave Dad is alive!!!

[@Juhani96]

no more in cave

[@l.u.o.n.n.o.t.a.r]

It´s really nice to have you back. Hope you are well now. Dave´s kitchen videos are fun if you up for that kind of content creating.

[@AJBonnema]

The title reminds me of the prologue of every Terry Pratchett book in the disc world novel series that started with "Terry Pratchett was born in 1948 and is still not dead.". He died in 2015. Thanks for the video.

[@anincandescentlightbulb]

I've noticed similar "symptoms" with other youtubers aswell and it is all good and understandable. In my opinion the easy way to avoid people getting worried, unsubscribing etc. would be something like, simply letting people know when times become uncertain and a break is needed. No need for extreme decisions like making a video of "I'll quit KZbin" or such...

[@tuommika]

It's funny that video like this makes me happy. A guy who I don't know at all really living just a normal life! So maybe your videos have meant something for me after all

[@kristiinaha]

I love your short videos! Keep going those funny little "shows"! 🤩

[@davecad]

Thank you! Will do!

[@fuugari4395]

Welcome back Cave Dad!

[@ciaiei]

Welcome back Dave! :) As for pressure for content, personally I'd rather see 1 good video each month rather than 4 mediocre videos each week.

[@tonibufu6103]

Dave, i can tell you, that so many youtubers (almost alone), have experience a same thing, when have tried to upload new long video each week, and get more money of making youtube videos, but that is just too much for them, and then they take break or quit, making videos. Then comes back after some time and start to make videos again but not so often. And that's understandable. I think that everyone who start to make youtube videos and want more money of those videos every week, better have team that helps make those videos that workload will be distributed, or just do videos almost always alone, rarely.

[@davecad]

Yeah, for sure. It's quite a common thing on KZbin. The problem is that there's not enough money in it to pay for help in most smaller cases like mine, so it can't happen unless there's a sponsor or brand involved.

[@tonibufu6103]

@@davecad Yep.

[@dolangooby117]

Good to hear from you Dave!

[@marittamustonen-smith7333]

I love the shorts on KZbin esp the ones about Finnish habits and foods and so on. Iam Finn myself and get them. Hope you and your family are happy living in Finland. We care Dave👍❤️🇫🇮🇬🇧

[@Azria07]

Me and my other half have a 14 month old and we came back to watch your videos the other day and were wondering where you’ve gone 😅 Glad you and your family are okay ❤

[@ytMFOS]

I didn't even notice you were gone, but it's nice to have you back.

[@IMnot_FROMearth]

Same here i also didnt notice it i thought his last vid was a month or two ago not a year lol

[@Mansikka02]

Great to hear you are doing well, apart from getting burnt out

[@yeahright5675]

Thank you for the comeback...

[@blanketoffear]

I didn't watch every video you created, but every video I did watch was enjoyed. It felt like you enjoyed what you were doing. I reckon its a good thing that there is no more pressure putting out videos so you can really enjoy the ones you produce. And then I can watch and have a wholesome experience 😊 Thank you.

[@shaairah]

Sounds super stressful, I'm glad you gave yourself breathing room! A good work-life balance is sooo important!! Very exciting to hear about the acting! Love to you all

[@KROB3LO]

For honest I always enjoyed to watch u'r videos and most of all, no matter what u do, these makes me less pissed off time to time. Since it's snowing again...

[@NinjaBee81]

Good to hear u're back, you have been missed!🎉

[@Brash_Candicoot]

Oh my god, Cave Dad is back!?

[@Filmipatkis]

Glad you're back! Regarding video ideas, we don't need anything special or fancy for every video. If you are totally out of ideas, it could be as simple as few minutes of you talking about life, what you have been doing this week, what you have been thinking about things etc. :)

[@heddja]

i was wondering why hadn’t posted in awhile :) welcome back!

[@tinksi9856]

Hey Dave, I did wonder... good to see you're back and it is really good for you and yours that you realised these things you talked about

[@eggytoasty_]

OMG DAVE

[@mantailuaa]

What a lovely surprise, a vid from you. Just few days ago I looked through your shorts to see what’s happening in your life now. Was little worried to be honest. And here you are ❤ Say hey to Cat and Leo too! Don’t take pressure of filming something, go with the flow, I really enjoy your vlogs, camping, fishing and going to the cottage. See you!

[@Sieggis]

I've genuinely missed you! Good to hear that you're doing okay 💚 Because I did have my brain generate some darker reasons why there wasn't any videos from you. I genuinely like you and would love to say hi sometimes to you and your family irl! Take great care, man! 💚 Good to have you back 💚

[@ToyotaMies85]

Hän on hengissä!!!

[@digitalspecter]

I think there are more than 1% of people who care but what do I know :D I like to watch your Finnish language related videos, tasting videos, travel videos.. etc. but no pressure =)

[@NinjaTheEwok]

So good to see you making videos again 🎉 Sorry about the burnout etc. but glad you are recovering 😊

[@kmbtlFIN]

Kiitos Dave, nice to have you back!

[@aeb8o871]

Glad to know what happened and glad to hear that you got a break from the stressful parts of youtube content creation! Take care from now on as well!

[@nonime9566]

15 years is impressive. Nice to see you back!

[@r2dezki]

KZbin is pretty harsh against good videos. The algorithm appreciates mass-produced "content". Makes you appreciate all who still manage to make the good stuff.

[@jtekholm]

Glad to hear everything's alright! Take care of yourself and enjoy life! :)

[@hs964]

Noone has to do the same job forever! It's normal to move forward and find new experiences and skills

[@Snorpish]

So glad you're alive!

[@Adelnel]

I really love your shorts, so if you prefer making those, I'm not complaining! Your humor is brilliant :D

[@wandapebble4992]

Indeed! Love them! 😄

[@m.crowmoor]

Happy to see you again! I definitely missed you! Though I have been keeping up on checking your ig. Always love your cooking content but if that's not something you're inspired by at the moment no worries!

[@riina54]

Great to have you back ❤ I was wondering where you were. Take care of yourself!

[@llssneN]

Your shorts are awesome btw!

[@voneschenbachmusic]

I find your vids very entertaining and an interesting view into Finland as I've thought about moving there with my half-Finnish partner... but making vids needs to be fun or it is not worth the huge amount of effort. Thanks for all of the videos and hope to see a more relaxed format going forward

[@elluriinaJKL]

I thought today that hey, I haven't watched any of Dave's videos in a while, let's see what he has been up to - oh, life, great! Support!

[@migmarfin]

Not really burnout. Just PTSD from visiting Kouvola.

[@TomteMiley]

I was pleasantly surprised that I still had notifications active for your channel! Welcome back and greetings from Germany!

[@companyjoe]

Maybe you could shine some light on what's life in Britain like for real people. Surely it's not all Downton Abbey or Heartbeat? For all I know, it just might be. Do you have any British habits you still hang on to? Is it ok to use tea bags for a cup or am I right that it should always be brewed? Your word is the full 100% truth about the correct British way of doing things (because I'm definitely not going to survey a ton of Brits for this purpose)!

[@b-rabbit-95]

I would love it if you come back to making longer videos again :)

[@stevesapsford1429]

Welcome back. Like an old friend, no matter how long it is, it's always good to see them. Bonus news, I've also moved over. Just in case you want to Brit together some time...? 😅

[@Suolakissa]

So good to hear from you! Really stoked for the TV show, hope it gets greenlighted

[@testforme838]

Happy to see u back. I also thought that you quit. We need more summer car videos 😂

[@Iamtimchung]

WE APPRECIATE YOU!!!

[@eggytoasty_]

Please post whenever you feel like it

[@Seve82]

0:12 Now an AI avatar confirmed!

[@nina-kitty6573]

Welcome back, You said you gona take a break and I hope you done stuff you like to do. Should only do KZbin when it feels right, familly and heallt comes first. 😊 Bte, I saw your wife, Katti. Working on swedish talking news..Tell her,she did good work, Bra jobbat! 👍

[@jennymalmiola324]

Nice to hear from you! (Not quite Jenna but close.)

[@ttiwaz4398]

You have done youtube videos for such a long time it is very understandable you get out of ideas for new videos and also getting burnout. You needed this break and don't worry viewers haven't abandoned you. I have got an idea for you for a long video (I prefer those over shorts). Would be nice to see your family doing christmas preparations. Or shorts something like Cave Dad's advent calendar or something like that.

[@TheSophiezation]

I've missed your videos, but I completely understand and know how the whole burn out thing feels! 🥲 Good luck with everything. If you start making more shorts/reels/tiktoks at some point, a collab with Josh of Western would be so much fun!!! 😍

[@kv6uf]

Bro moved to Finland and found the beauty of Finnish society - doing whatever you like

[@finnishfinn]

You came back on November when actually people in Finland shold be hibernating. 😅

[@scorpse1]

“The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” -Mark Twain

[@Mintshake_bunny]

Great seeing you back here!

[@TrixyStars]

Happy to hear a update! ❤

[@gabrielacarlon3953]

Dave!!! I’m glad to know that you, Kat and Leo are doing well! How’s your Finnish going? I don’t have enough time to learn Finnish anymore, but I still remember the self lesson I used to take and your videos were on mu “learning Finnish” playlist. Anyway…. Greetings from Mexico!!

[@FirenWithLime]

Was this filmed before or after the storm hit Finland? ;o)

[@jtekholm]

HEYY! Love to see you back!

[@juhal7933]

yeaah the King is back👑

[@noreturn4396]

Great to see you are okay

[@frode4112]

good to have you back again Dave 🙂

[@qwineth]

So nice to hear from you!!!!!!

[@Kuchizaki]

totally forgot this guy

[@joinkura]

Good to hear from you. There's plenty of good old videos to go back to. 😊 I've been a semi active follower here for a I don't know how long.. and noticed while back that something had chanced. My quess was life happened 😅 Hope you don't feel bad not making videos like before. You're at your best when having fun while doing. So have good times and share it with us when it feels fun and worth it. No worries 😊 Btw. movie/acting stuff might suit you good! Hope it works out to be something 🎉

[@MrZarewna]

Cave Dad came back! Wait... Dave Cad came back!

[@ossilyytikainen9267]

Was nice to hear from you

[@tobeygun]

pretty sure i’ve followed from the very beginning, so i’d be real bummed honestly if you’d just vanished. need to look up the shorts, can’t recall even seeing any. take care, mate!

[@10th.Q]

igor! he is alive!!!

[@henrykdndksnssnd]

im so happy ur back at making videos!

[@innnak1]

Welcome back Cave Dad! 🎉

[@moikaikki-i2f]

Yayy you are not dead⭐️⭐️

[@cameronwheatley3793]

We miss you Dave

[@Miigga]

Welcome back from the dead

[@midomon6210]

Happy to see you!

[@Rha-i7m]

Congratulations, you're alive.

[@affiakerlund6112]

If you do a yt comeback, I'm 100% sure that the community would love more "trying finnish stuff" and my summer car gaming🤩

[@katerinaevangelia]

Hiiii Dave! I'm still here too. Saw your Joensuu stuff on instagram. Glad to see you're back. I'll always remember your cooking and baking videos. Especially with the translations.

[@ayak1048]

Welcome back. Take care. Perhaps you could post your son and you reading books in 3 languages? Or show what traditions you niw have living in Finland for this long? Did you hold onto any UK traditions? Acting? Are you taking lesdons? Doing anything else that is creative? I don't know just throwing it out there. You be you.

[@ViceMightBeTaken]

Didn't expect to see myself in the thumbnail lmao

[@Sheriffos]

did ya sleep well mate :D well good morning and nice to have u back

[@bilehile2000]

Dave is back!!!!🎉🎉🎉