Old House / Old Memories: Metal Detecting My Past

[@janetdoten4489]

When my Dad changed out the old windows in our house back in the 60's I remember that he pulled out clothes that were stuffed between the walls, I guess for insulation. Also the original windows were with the weights. The stories that went with this house and 2 acres property was the old timers who live back in the day, when people would maybe stop there to water their horses &rest, that sometimes the buggies horses would be there but the people disappeared! There were several wells that were filled in so anytime I'd come home after dark I'd be afraid til I got into the house! We lived out in the country, the next house nearby was a couple of fields away, it was built in the 1800's lot of history around there. So when you find old things I recognize a lot of your finds. Thanks for sharing! Stay safe!

[@jackielau7078]

The pumpkin bottle was amazing!

[@louisetyson8286]

Love those old home & barn sites! Great finds on the little flask bottle && the can.....a salve or balm....probably came in the can! But some spices came in those to! Yes a Great place to go back & hunt through! Love as Always! Still catching up! Wait for....MOAR!

[@kypi0055]

great video Beau!!!! I think the tool you found at about 21:55 is called a "Slick". It is like a large chisel with about a 18" handle and is used to take bark off logs and to flatten out the notch on the logs after the axe roughs it out. At least that is what this eastern Kentucky boy has always been told. Love your adventures brother!!!!

[@TomFromMN]

It's always interesting to compare our memories to reality. Thanks for the tour.

[@lisafarr2317]

Worth going back 2 over and over. Cant wait 4 u 2 unearth more rusty history.

[@vickycarson1026]

Hi Chig, I'm from the UK and I just saw an advert on TV for the show you're going to be on next month. I can't wait to watch it. I'm a huge fan. 👍

[@shellythom7248]

That bottle is so cool! Love old bottles!

[@livefreeordie45]

I love old houses. I tried to get permission to look around an old house I lived in at Bonesteel, South Dakota but was denied. The owner was good enough to show me the inside. It sure brought back memories. Keep up the good work, I love your videos.

[@gregorybarr6112]

I am afraid to run into the same misfortune of being denied access to detecting around my parents and grandparents homes of years ago. It is the love of discovery though that keeps me hopeful. Happy hunting! (Hawkesbury,Ontario Canada)

[@minesofmoriaman]

maybe Maw or Paw was hiding their sipping whisky inside the wall.. or maybe laudanum.? cool find, love the pumpkin seed

[@youwished8806]

The cut copper would have been used to patch holes in the exterior walls. My great grandfather had a homestead in Western Oklahoma back in the depression. The house was wood with copper patches on the exterior and tin cans were used to patch the interior walls.

[@TheMyeloman]

My first inclination was that the chisel like tool is a "slick" but they are used for timber framing. As this was a log cabin I'm more inclined to say it is a "bark spud" used for peeling bark off of logs. You wouldn't leave the bark on logs as it would draw in bugs and start the decaying process, so bark was removed. Looks a bit short (blade) for a slick too.

[@richardhendrix7894]

I hate when your videos are over,not ready for the adventure to end

[@exploringwithamission]

Nice work Chig thanks for taking us along

[@bestatnba2k]

Love the creepy aspects of abandoning old house , I love exploring old and abandon house videos from you

[@barbielee7523]

In the summer kitchen, the little metal container looks like a spice tin.🌷

[@sarahstrong7174]

Thankyou for sharing.

[@furylthbrk7708]

5,000 views in 5 hours?! Wwwooowww!!! I'm so glad ur videos helped u make it to TV! I can't wait to see you on TV!!! Stay safe my friend!!!! #4stateforever! CONGRATS BEAU!

[@TheBioWanderer151]

Would be cool to see you run some of the dirt from the "tool shed" though your screens.

[@jacquejones2188]

Wow! Just scouting around like you did was fun to watch. That place looks like it was well constructed at one time. Very interesting! Thank for the share!✌️

[@davidm106]

It's amazing how fast time flies when you are metal detecting. Doesn't matter if you don't find anything great.

[@TheGravitywerks]

Thanks for the instruction and education, Aquachigger! Looking forward to you new adventures!

[@larryolson8619]

Thanks Chig,!

[@nadinechandler8898]

Great video mr.chigg keep digging and stay safe!

[@Hawk89gt]

Another great video Chig! You should probe for the old privy holes, usually great bottles in those!

[@lynneperg6853]

That big flat beveled tool end that you found looks like what my dad called an ice spud. He used it to make ice fishing holes in the days before ice augers.

[@ghostcityshelton9378]

At--17:49. See the long thin stick? If you look up from your sleeve you can see a little bit of metal that looks gold in color, about in the middle of the thin stick in that dark part.

[@yetimountaintrading5859]

I have a hard time excepting someone would give you a thumbs down chiggs.Makes no sense to me love yah Chig

[@brendaproffitt4807]

Totally cool excellent job thank you

[@805DigDug]

i got that same exact pumpkin bottle... its a Whiskey bottle from early 1900s probably in the wall due to Prohibition. Awesome Hunt love old home digs!

[@francescalichfieldcity6971]

So exciting to learn and explore with you. X

[@emmasimms5395]

I so love your uploads. I am watching old and new. I first saw you with Si finds on the shores of the Thames in England I can definitely say that you looked like a fish out of water in comparison to your adventures back home. Keep them coming and never ever forget to KEEP ON SMILING.

[@OutdoorsygalO]

Hi Beau! Johnny says that the chisel looking thing could be just that or he says it could be called a “framing slick” for doing the mortises and tendons on the barn, or a “mortising chisel.” That big pottery piece looked like part of a crock. If you find the other pieces, it would be cool all glued up. I would love to see that. 😉 Sorry to see that you had a malfunction at the end. I kind of chuckled when you wrote about it being the end of the video. It reminded me of the time you were filming that flash light challenge video with us...”That’s the end of the video”....LOL! 😂

[@TS-bn7zt]

That's nearly another half hours sleep iv lost to the Chigg. Lol. Great video it was worth it!!

[@randlerichardson5826]

Lot of times people would hide stuff in the chimney rocks. My granny used to keep stuff in the rock like that. I love old houses like that. Great places to look around so much fun to.

[@dougalexander7204]

How fun to go back to a childhood haunt. Stay awesome.

[@josephkerley363]

Looks like there could be some cool stuff to pull outta there.

[@waltherbudman144]

beautiful day for a hunt! thanks.

[@MrScrappity]

Sweet!!! You got the saw 😁

[@MacSqueeky]

Here lies Chigger He was a wall digger He grabbed some glass The roof fell on his a$$ But he died doing what he loved Go figure.

[@grandprismatic]

Thanks for posting Chigg

[@elizabethscruggs6834]

Chigg. Get u an iron probe rod when u look for bottles stick it in the ground and u will hear it hit the glass. Might work for that area especially. Fun hunt.

[@rondathiesen9317]

Cool old place! I'd definately go back!

[@coin8225]

That's pretty cool! The best thing about metal detecting is seeing cool places and just being outside!

[@anncece7767]

LOVE the pumpkin seed bottle!

[@SandyWolf-]

How anyone could give a thumbs down really doesn't get it and doesn't need to be here!

[@teresaharmon6372]

Sandy, who gave him a thumb down? Yeah, that ain't cool. I love Chiggers video's.He has a cute smile.

[@benwilcox3365]

Rival/ jealous detectorists

[@Piratecapt8383]

Just basement dwellers, still under Moms wing.

[@xerravon]

Answers to why/who gives 👎 here! 1.Chiggs treasure finding skills = Jealous jealous jealous 2.Chiggs bravery to squeeze into a hole in the ground with a 10 ton boulder teetering overhead = Jealous jealous jealous 3.Chiggs beautiful wife = Jealous jealous jealous 4.Chiggs ability to talk, talk, talk = OK I'll give them this one! 5.Chigg & Lindsey saving wildlife = anyone 👎 that one if pure Fff-ed in the head 6 last but not least over 1 Million sub's = JEALOUS JEALOUS JEALOUS JEALOUS JEALOUS JEALOUS JEALOUS JEALOUS JEALOUS JEALOUS JEALOUS JEALOUS #2. may not exactly showcase bravery, might be a different attribute... I dont want to say, or give mental health advice but..........😉

[@ferrallderrall6588]

Mmm medicine al day

[@respectanimals2]

Great video , love to see those old rotting buildings, never know what you might find , brilliant 👍⛏

[@lindanwfirefighter4973]

The Mr was hiding his drinking from the Mrs!

[@REECEDA]

What was that sound at 15:46?!?! I had to rewind it a few times to make sure I wasn’t tripping! Great vid Chigg I love these type with homes.

[@Mike.Jones2]

Now you got me wanting to skip ahead

[@Mike.Jones2]

It may have been beau not sure

[@mikemartin5938]

It was Ching making a noise getting up and moving around

[@NillWill]

Yeah, “Doydee” That’s a good one!

[@mikemartin5938]

REECEDA I typed in Chigg the auto correct put Ching ( I HATE that auto correct)

[@hunterbuescher4107]

And love that pumpkinseed flask

[@computergrant1]

A man after my own heart. Boy, I love this stuff! Exploring abandoned properties and metal detecting! I love history and finding old things from the past. I love all of your videos Beau! I'm originally from Wisconsin, and this video, plus many others, really take me home. Take care. I sent you an email earlier.

[@randlerichardson5826]

Wow never seen one of them bottles. Nice find.

[@larryolson8619]

Great bottle!

[@mikegroves4450]

In my neck of the woods, in the old days home owners would dig trash holes in their yards. We were digging these out mostly for bottles, One of our diggers came across a diamond ring about two foot down. It was valued at $1500. He gave it to his wife. You never know what you might find.

[@outdoorexploration4854]

At least I'm not the only one who gets excited about square nails.

[@princessdare1497]

Remember to always check the fireplaces for hidden coins 😃 Still love your song!!!

[@lesahanners5057]

Glad there were still some old bottles to be found, even if some were newer. Hope you don't get too buried with snow, we are here, and it just keeps comin' down. I got out for a bit of thrifting and picked up a couple of small oil paintings from a local artist, who passed away in 2006 or thereabouts. While doing research I found a coincidence that her husband worked together in the same sawmill in this tiny town out in the boondocks, with my grt. grt. grandma's brother. The paintings are of places I rambled when I was a kid, and so I was happy to be able to get them both for under 20 bucks. Going outside and finding things is such fun in the good weather months here, but not so good or safe in the winter. Thrifting kinda helps pass the time until spring. This was really an interesting prowl Chigg, I hope you get to go back and you take us along with you. Too bad the camera fouled up, but that's just typical of Murphy's Law. What can go wrong, will! LOL At least it wasn't a leak in the new plumbing, done by a carpenter, that my hubby had to fix this morning. The dude put a flooring staple right through the water line. Had to cut the floor open and fix the mess. Right royal pain in the neck that was! We were just glad we caught it before it really got bad. At least our new construction doesn't look like that sad ruin you were crawling through. I was afraid it would come down on your head at any minute and was on the edge of my seat the entire time you were in there. Take care Chigg and watch out for rusty nails...ha ha ha

[@wsterx91]

Awesome !

[@gregorybarr6112]

Where can you receive a history lesson, enjoy the outdoors, glean some nuggets about nature and search for treasures of the past? ANSWER: An Aquachigger video. Great video as always... I have been thinking about doing a detecting tour of all the pl;aces where my parents and grandparents lived. There should be some interesting finds of great sentimental value,

[@ONAPAL3HORS3986]

That saw blade is awesome! I let my 12 year old niece swing my detector around some old foundations on my dad property and she found one too!

[@randlerichardson5826]

Wow them logs are hand hewn to. I’d love to have them.

[@sasham6486]

I love your videos so much

[@merijnio666devilpriest5]

1:22 thats scary on the left side fell a piece of wood

[@ClassicNite]

Love these videos. Been watching for ages.

[@LL-sq8se]

Excellent video 👍🙋 🕊️👏👌

[@advenzures]

Great video. Thank you for sharing. Happy Hunting.

[@michaelmcilvain4086]

Is the tool at 21:54 used to help put the chinking between the logs of the house?

[@BoshiYoshi]

I loved the pumpkin seed bottle! Why did people always stuff bottles into the walls and under the floorboards of old houses though? I've watched several old houses (late 1800s early 1900s era ) around me be demolished and I would always find fragments of old medicine bottles and really old marbles under them. Found a super awesome old liquor bottle in the wall of one once.

[@bratwurst2923]

this is really cool!

[@SanyiPreku]

I really like your videos. I've seen everything. I have Ace 250 metal finder. I will never be able to find a search engine.

[@albakanas3558]

Thanks Beau we met in PA....quimette

[@terriannbluejacket6597]

Some of the best junk is found in the old dump spots n under porches, and under the fireplace and in the wells

[@terriannbluejacket6597]

Shed walls

[@artadams2670]

Just to let you know , the fill between the logs is called chinking . Usually mud mixed with straw .

[@randlerichardson5826]

I’d like to see one snow here not seen enough to cover the grass. We’ve had just this month of Feb 10 inches of rain. It’s rained for days here. Flooding everywhere.

[@mikehunt5330]

Hanging out in an abandoned house in the 70s well that explains alot

[@theofficialdiamondlou2418]

Mason jar lids ,lead to mason jars full of coins !!!!! Dig dig dig.

[@Snarkapotamus]

That flask might have been hidden in the wall during prohibition..

[@loa81]

Snarkapotamus Yes, that’s what I was thinking, too. Someone’s stash waiting for Mr. Chigg!

[@500mos]

Nuggetnoggin would have that whole floor cleared to the dirt.

[@maytagmark2171]

The small log structure you call the summer kitchen might have been the house the owners at the time lived in when the big house was built. The old house often became the summer kitchen or even a live stock barn.

[@ChristopherHayniedd980]

The hawk sounded awesome.

[@napalmholocaust9093]

The ax is missing the harder steel insert that is commonly welded in. Striking tools will be soft steel or iron to not shatter, but do not hold an edge for long. So add a hard bit.

[@anselb2000]

I have found a lot of bottles, but never a pumpkin seed bottle! Hope it cleans up well.

[@CoryBroDinomitegamer]

I know of a few old bottle dumps that before that was an old car dump up in Cooktown down a road that cannot be driven anymore due to erosion, the road is basically a 2-3 metre deep ravine spanning from the road then to a path to the school and further ahead to the old car dump then bottle dump, if I was gonna start metal detecting in Australia that's where I would start, you find weird things there my mother as a kid found a ceramic dolls head that would of had a woven body that rotted away. I feel kinda jealous of America because compared to Australia you have way more history, our only cival war was eventually squashed by the government in a single town and wasn't as broad of a historical event but instead serves as piece of our rebellious nature as Aussies. What I mean is where I live I have to travel really far to find any land where something significant happened enough to metal detect, where as in America there were cival war camps all over the country and of course battlefields, we have hardly any, most of our battles were more of a scuffle anyway.

[@mrmusic1958]

I may be wrong but at 17:24 where you talk about all the nails so close together may have been for tanning animal fur. In the old house I grew up in there were similar nails and my dad told me it was from when he was a kid and was tanning raccoon skins.

[@briansegers674]

I live outside of New Castle PA and work out of Austintown Ohio so I'm in your neck of the woods and I got to say watching your videos over the last year or so I'm very interested in trying out metal detecting. Wish me luck!

[@shawnresor498]

Those logs look exactly like giant Lincoln logs!

[@rvabosozoku9019]

Really cool video!

[@MudMaxMetalDetecting]

That's a real adventure playground you got there Chig. Hope you get something really cool next time. ATB MMMD

[@DAiken-jz1iu]

No snakes yet? They creep out. Interesting Hunt!

[@jeremygourde9880]

That’s a “slick” aka a large chisel for wood. Primarily for large timber frame joinery. Cool find

[@itsjoyfulone8690]

I'm making myself nuts....Those blue bottles look like they are marking four corners of a square at 6:03

[@arthurc1971]

20:52 Was that a 10 guage shotgun shell? It looks bigger than a 12 guage.

[@steveculbert4039]

I think that wooden "paddle" was a cheese scraper from when cheese was made in a trough.

[@BrianClunie]

Awesome location!

[@BeagleLove13]

That small building looks more like a smoke house than a summer kitchen.

[@electricwheels411]

Awesome video Beau and that is one real neat place to search around for sure. ATB GL & HH LittleJohn_MD 🇬🇧

[@kristenautismmom4379]

What was in the round box?

[@offroadguygavin6074]

It it says at the end

[@TKevinBlanc]

@@offroadguygavin6074 You sure? I didn't see it. But it looks lie hand cream.

[@Fratm]

@@TKevinBlanc at 27:18

[@johnandrews2167]

it doesn't say what it is, just shows a picture of it. I think its chiggs way of asking, 'what do you think it is?'. I think its some kind of ointment for cuts and scrapes, and such.

[@escherlucier3660]

Vasalene / lip balm

[@jessewilson8676]

8:14. Looks like scrap left over from making a still

[@NUGGETSHOOTER]

Some good stuff will be coming from that homesite I bet.