Paving a 495 FT Driveway - Asphalt, cost breakdown, how to

[@oldmanandthesea3384]

I was thinking how many times have I driven by that property over the past 50 years. Teehee. And now a good friend will live there. Very very joyful that you have found your bliss.

[@jinkim402]

It’s so amazing to see you create your dream life for yourself and your family. Been watching since about 20k subscribers. Congrats Matts!

[@malibu-ken]

Well said!

[@pnutswaggy9198]

The lack of content from Fishermans life made me come here. Happy for you and your project

[@jazbah2194]

I know $30k is a lot of cheddar but that crew, plus truck, tractors, fuel and materials... $30k for all that work sounds like a great deal!

[@luke12]

About a week ago i was thinking to myself that I hadn’t seen a fishermans life video in so long, well I was gifted with what I might call the best video. I’m so glad this property has finally presented itself. And I really hope you get a decent chainsaw mill. Lot of useful timber for chicken coops or other stuff. Can’t wait to see what comes next

[@AManAndHisLand]

That's true. I should get one and use all that I had access to

[@leflopjames5628]

​@@AManAndHisLandYou should put up trail cams bro. At this point id take content even if it means two bears humping with you narrating.

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

So good to see u back man. Been missing your vids! Really looking forward to watching this one.

[@liacharxiong9418]

Fisherman’s life and a man and his land! Grandkids will be watching these channels later on!

[@buscobeachcrew6128]

Happy for you. I'm a professional asphalt installer. I've never seen anything like that my whole life hope you didn't pay much because it's not going to last

[@PatriotMango]

appreciating the procedures is enjoying life at every angle

[@asintonic]

omg sooooo glad to see you again. Thanks dont be a stranger lol peace

[@AManAndHisLand]

Excited to share all the things going on up here!

[@karlaatherton]

It is such an awesome feeling to update our properties, that being the road, the house itself or anything around . Congratulations on your purchase, and the ability to do all this very nice and much needed upgrades.

[@pinetree9343]

Add concrete sediment traps before culverts. Probably should have used geotextile fabric under the aggregate base layer. I would have had a paver in there. Moving AC with a front end loader is not my first choice.

[@thomasforbestv5388]

Dream Life is coming together Matts. You and the family is living the dream. Great content. The Real.

[@RisingFenix_Experience]

Let’s GOOOOO‼️ Congrats bro‼️🙏🏼

[@anthonyure8855]

Love the support from everyone, and you’re the man and I love watching you, anyways, I pave for a living, I would save those guys numbers because that work they did is gonna be ugly in the next couple of years

[@nicktuttle7170]

Hey Matt it's good to see you back on KZbin. I run a small tree service in the central valley area with dead trees like that it can be dangerous to fall them. Because of the Beatles they turn powdery so there's not much control. I'd be more than happy to come help you out with falling some trees

[@AManAndHisLand]

Appreciate it!! That's super generous of you, thanks! My friend TJ from Alaska is coming to visit soon, and he used to cut trees for a living. We've got a bunch of work we're going to do around the property while he's here including cutting those trees. Will be safe as possible!

[@nicktuttle7170]

Right on I will be looking forward to the videos for sure. It looks like an awesome property

[@juliolua2104]

@@nicktuttle7170 If your based near or in Visalia I might be a great groundsman for you... I've got 10 years experience and have even worked with PG&E before on their line clearance program. I can use a saw, dump (P.T.O.), drive, chip, residential work experience, clean-up and have even done basic bucket cuts when needed and know how to control all the hydraulics on the trucks and lifts. Let me know if you could possibly use someone like that. What is the name of your company? I used to work for Cut it Right-Fresno, Creative Tree in Visalia, Arborworks in Oakhurst and Core Tree care in Paradise, Ca for the emergency clean up efforts driving their large buckets, working a chipping team and general clean up work after the fires.

[@FirstStateFishing]

So happy for you man , you deserve it! This is so sick!

[@mastuve]

I was just wondering when I would see a video here. Looks like I am going to enjoy this

[@LuisGutierrez-gh9wu]

Fishermans life upgrade is awesome, a man and his land has a beutiful ring to it, cant wait to find out how to get a tour of your new place, and maybe even fish with u, I've been watching your fishing videos for a long time, and live close to outdoor pro shop, keep up the good work with both your channels, loving it. God bless

[@AManAndHisLand]

Send an email, we can work it out!

[@perfectweather]

Great video, thanks 👍

[@donsteffen4012]

Bro... I am so happy for you.. I told my wife, I would love to stay on your property for vacation, I've watched you for so long, I feel like you're fam👊👊💯

[@bay015boy]

Finally I have been waiting

[@TruthHurts01]

Congrats Matt, Happy for you. Many more blessings to you and to your family.

[@parafax]

Mike from Minnesota. Great to meet you on Saturday. Patch works, but eyesight sucks. I;m starting on your first video tonight.

[@cisco00079]

Its looking good Matt! I was woimdering and why you havnt gone fishing. Now i see why. Cant wait to camp at your spot. 😁

[@comontoshi]

Don’t forget to build wing walls on those culverts! Also check your wild-land urban interface (WUI) regs. . . . trees are nice to look at but wildfires are heartbreaking . . . my residence was consumed by a wildfire 11 years ago. 😎😘

[@ryanhansen8312]

Damn good work, looks sick. And the man is right just hop on and start using the machine. Thats how I learned excavator and skidsteer.

[@joanneth4919]

Hey Matt. Okay have one question. At 18:18 of this video I notice a deer blind in the trees. Besides having guests for fishing, have you thought about deer season and having hunters there? It would be another way to have the property pay for itself.

[@Cssisabeautifulthang]

Been watching you since idek when. Love the content

[@CondenserMan]

I was just wondering where you’ve been. It all makes sense now lol. Amazing progress!

[@lastpeace2thepuzzle67]

Matts! I don't Idolize I don't hold people on a pedestal. But you Philosophy D Taku, my real life heros! Been watching since 2019. Looking forward to the future. Peace!!

[@lifeofeels8271]

What an amazing property. I'm so happy for you and Sarah. Congratulations

[@abiel.rodriguez]

I love this new phase in your life. I wish Id have the opportunity to live in a nice mountain, with lots of land and peace. Theres several youtubers that have done this, Andrew Camarata, Life Uncontained, Diesel Creek etc. Congratulations Matt

[@indicanolan]

hey! love your new home! that horse looking donkey looks a bit malnourished, could you maybe feed it some nutritional goodies? please and thank youuu! excited for him/her become more friendly!

[@glenngreen6688]

We love you Matts! Continued success on your life's journey, and to think we get to come along!!! Whoo hoo!!! Glenn's Mrs.😊

[@jyroz3335]

I was wondering where ya went…I kinda knew ya had your hands full but I’m glad to see ya back Fisherman’s life forever

[@BrianWilliams-yf3zm]

Nicely done. The property looks great. Enjoy the peace and solitude God has really blessed you and your family.

[@dianetbailey9185]

Looking good Matt’s. So proud of you and the dedication you have. ❤🙏🏻👍🏻🐈‍⬛

[@adammiller2419]

Great to see what has become of this channel. As far as why you are catching so many small bass, that means there are too many fish in the pond and not enough resources for al of them. You will have to cull many of the small fish. You can also hire people to come and electroshock the pond to see what kind of fish are in there and what kind of fish you want to have removed to make it better. Love what your doing!!!!

[@donb8888]

I am so very happy for you and your family!

[@marklalone3091]

Congrats on your new property. Found this video to be very informative and enlightening BTW... and was fun to watch. Never knew the stages of road building. What a beautiful improvement.

[@Jd.g._.bisexual]

Hello happy Sunday I'm new to both of your KZbin channels the fishing 🎣/camping/hunting happy fishing can't what to see more great videos

[@bigkidorganicvibe99]

Great investment.Still being adventurous man.Continue to live natural and adventurous and thanks for sharing it with us 👍😁.

[@Squidaly]

If this video was an hour long I'd watch it twice. Keep up the good work you're living the dream Matt!

[@ThriftyGarage]

Asphalt looks great!

[@Enjoyinqtheoutdoors]

Wow man.. got a grown man tearing up over here… wish this economy wasn’t stressing me out so I can take my family up there for a couple nights.. glad to see you success brother!!

[@kegsrifa]

May god bless you and your family and anything you pit your mind too... what an amazing investment bro wish you nothing but the best 🙏 hope you keep growing more and more

[@rf5381]

Can't wait to get home from work and watch this!

[@westcoastwaterfowl]

Congratulations on the property!

[@erikdenny353]

That's the perfect prep machine to use, but laying asphalt with it is OLD SCHOOL. He knows his stuff for it to come out that well.

[@DanielPalmer-y8q]

It’s looking amazing Matt

[@gabrieln3613]

Just found your channel, came here from your other channel.....I left a comment on your Fisherman's Life but it may be better left here......congratulations, what a beautiful property. I have 45 years experience designing Eco-Communities, Homesteads, Food Growing Farms, Landscapes, Greenhouses, Lakes, Ponds, Swimming Pools (100's of those in many states), Structures, etc. For doing this work, currently we have myself, 2 farmers, 2 architectural drafters, Interior Designer, Naturopathic Doctor, Realtor, graphic designer.....and then many other associations with experts in about every field needed to help steward land in an environmentally friendly and sustainable manner. That includes food growing/farming while improving the ecology as part of the process. Suggest a shallow diving (2' to 3') crankbait or spinner bait to do your shoreline exploring, to cover a bit more ground as you discover what's in your ponds. We also prepare all the building permit documents for what we do........based in California but work in many states and Central America. Again, wow, what a gem of a property!

[@gabrieln3613]

P.s. the small "tubes" they placed in the bar ditch along the driveway....those are filled with straw and their function is to slow the velocity of the water running in the ditch. In terms of erosion, if water is allowed to pick up speed it has more power to erode your soils and carry it away downstream in the watershed. The fine silts can eventually find their way to your ponds and muck up the bottom, or worse if it goes to a stream/river with gravel beds that fish spawn in those silts can cover over the gravel and prevent fish being able to lay & fertilize their eggs in the voids in the gravel. I used to give seminars on this.

[@wonderchild53]

I am very happy for you and your family, this seems a wonderful place for peace and quiet...

[@DaveRyder-po4gq]

Looking Good Matt, you'll have to get you a drone for some elevated footage of the new property. 😃

[@Request4Parole]

Looking good Matts. 👍🏽

[@jackdawson23]

Best of luck to you brother be safe out there. This shit ain’t easy.

[@OrangeOutdoors]

Congratulations on all the success… I remember watching your videos when u were like 50k. Awesome to see people doing good! Hopefully my channel someday will get close to where yours is at and we can do a calab!!

[@leniivasquez8947]

Again Matt congrats, and hats off to u sir !!

[@damonmd3]

Dope man you inspired me to create my own channel to try and make my dreams a reality. Seeing your evolution and this new channel is even more inspiring thx brotha !!!

[@deannaiverson9389]

We have been waiting for more videos.thats an awesome piece of land you got can't wait for more videos.

[@dj_kaizen_games]

congrats on everything matt! Well Earned my dude!

[@amyalvarado3762]

😁😁😁😁😁😁 congratulations on the ranch✨💎 how fun

[@vernbolstad3956]

It’s so awesome to watch a guy with that amount of experience and talent with big equipment! Worth every penny!

[@joshshellymccoy9402]

That's such a beautiful piece of property. Happy for you and all of the success you have had. Looking forward to all the new videos and channel!

[@MaaanListen]

I did learn something, thank you for sharing!!

[@israelrivas134]

Wow! I was just talking to a friend about you're crabbing videos! Now it's you're land videos! Awesome Bro! Can't wait to see all the process!

[@GearsNCarpentry]

Been waiting for this, making dreams come true Matt! Wish you and the family the best on this journey!

[@mixmastakooz]

Literally just thought "What is Matts up to?" And clicked on your new channel to be greeted by this! Will miss you in the Sunset!

[@jabe6935]

Congratulations on the new property and new life!

[@italovaccaro7263]

ive always loved ur fishin videos. but you brought it up a whole new level now that ur making videos in my favorite spot

[@kevinhardin5484]

Watching from the Philippines. Really enjoy your videos.

[@JDSAMUEL]

Love the new homestead . Please give the Fisherman’s Life channel a quick update . Miss your content .

[@makergrey]

Just randomly checked in to see if you'd started posting here and it's great to see that you have! Feels like the old days of Fisherman's Life.

[@romeras600]

So awesome, congratulations

[@maccamph6085]

Okay. That was pretty awesome to watch. Just finished watching your Fisherman life Channel. And come over to see your new Channel and pretty cool man. Awesome to see you and your family doing well. Awesome my dude

[@John_bcm]

Congratulations all your hard work is paying off and for a young man, you are really living the dream.

[@jasonpingree]

Can't wait to see more from this channel. Dope stuff. Cool ass property

[@PatriotMango]

proud if you. you're living my dream. I'm down to bring the fam and camp there.

[@ryefry]

Before you dropped the price, i thought 4 times what you said. I think that's a really good price. 10 years ago my grandma paid $5K for a residential driveway 100 feet long in Portland, OR.

[@B17714]

Thanks for the price breakdowns!

[@tenaadito]

When I was watching this my gf said is that fisherman’s life voice ?” 😂she was like “it’s been a while since u watch his videos” I said “it ain’t my fault.”😂 I see u been busy buddy! So happy u got a land, means more content 😊

[@Sirjacome48]

Tear to my eye, seen you grow so much, much love brother. stay strong.

[@twobears11]

Awesomeness! Congratulations

[@quinnquinn2902]

Got here from your Fisherman’s life email. New merch looks 🔥🔥🔥too

[@IdoBerg]

ayyy finally back :D missed your videos dude! If you need help with anything please let me know :)

[@rmoutzen]

Will use this info next summer at my Oregon place!

[@KDTaee]

Wow the road looks good

[@fishbasscollectglass]

The fiber rolls he installed in the swales next to the completed road are important erosion/sediment controls. replace then with new ones or stone check dams to help stop undercutting of your new road if we get a winter like last year again!

[@hellatrynafish]

glad you are back on KZbin. happy for you and your family. looking forward to coming out to camp once it's ready!!! Stay blessed and safe!

[@anacrespo9726]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! I'VE BEEN TUNING IN WONDERING WHERE IS MATT. SO SO GLAD TO SEE YOUR SUCCESS. YOUR ( HOME) IS SPECTACULAR. BLESSINGS FROM PUERTO RICO ETERNAL LIFE MANY ADVENTURES. 👀FORWARD TO THOSE NEW ONES. HOPE ,FAITH, PERSEVERING MIND. P.M.A AT ALL TIMES. PEACE......

[@wilsoncastro5921]

Time to churn some butter! Congrats man!

[@rogerrichardson4324]

Like my new favorite channel now buddy .. lol great find on the new property , found it from your fisherman’s life channel 👍

[@Ginnetix]

Awesome man! I'm excited to see more

[@ErnestoZaragoza-e5x]

You ever need another pair of hands send me a PM. I have been learning from you and you videos for years. Your dedication and sacrifice has allowed you to achieve your goals . GREAT JOB MATT>>

[@ChezJohn]

Hey Matt, congratulations on your acquisition. I’m on my second home as a homeowner and growing up in the city, Concord & Walnut Creek, I’m a city boy at heart. But living in Paradise and other small towns I’ve learned that living in the countryside is a whole new world. If I may give you some advice/tips I would clear up all that dead brush/trees etc as far around your place as humanly possible, next I would educate the kids about ALL the wildlife in Paradise he area. Bears, mountain lions, rattlers of course come to mind, but there are SO MANY MORE things out there that are FAR more dangerous than those. It’s like scuba diving man, ppl think sharks are the biggest threat, but you and I know there are far bigger threats in the ocean and it’s the same in the woods. Congratulations you guys on an incredible purchase, stay safe. (John from California)

[@atlpinoy3618]

Glad you’re back brother! Excited about this channel and new chapter for your family! Excited for the new content!

[@skymaster9484]

I worked in construction 10 years ago. I remember doing a small apron for a guy prep and pave I asked him what my company was charging him he told me 5 grand. Seems like you got a good deal for material and labor at 24 grand.

[@killingitfishing3950]

Congratulations bro, you have come a long way & achieving your dreams . You showed us how to live & enjoy your life everyday. I have been watching all your fishing videos ,& really miss new ones. Will definitely hope to see more soon & hopefully one day come up to visit your new place with my family and do camping with you Raj

[@suzanneng5326]

This is so exciting! Can’t wait to see what you do with the land :)

[@vernbolstad3956]

So happy to see you all moving forward and still updating! Let’s go!