Homemade ‘Long Sock’ Apple Picker - And It Works!

[@royhoco5748]

the creative spirit of mankind is most remarkable

[@GideonGardens]

Fantastic! My grandparents had a apple picker similar to the latter one in the video. Lots of fun in the orchard! Thanks for sharing.....Ann.

[@WayOutWestx2]

Thank you, Ann - yes, a great afternoon : - )

[@beeldhouwerijvanvelzen1533]

When I was a student we had a tall thin pear tree in the yard in Amsterdam, about 11 meters tall. We had great fun putting up pots and pans on our heads and holding up a blanket, while I climbed up and threw the pears down. And they were delicious too!

[@IndigoCrimFilms]

I just love you people. You always seem to know how to live life to the fullest extent. It's almost like you never have a bad day, Good on you guys :D

[@seaotter1975]

What a nifty idea! Looks like you all had a good time together! That was a lot of apples! Nice video!

[@WayOutWestx2]

Thanks so much Seaotter!

[@pattysherwood7091]

Wonderful harvester. Apples are my favorite food. Rainy summers bring out the best even from the old neglected apple trees from our great grandparents' days, which still stand in the woods at the edge of the cornfield. We are in New Hampshire.

[@10yearvet]

That's great! I've got a picker that was given to me but it only has a small basket that can hold only a few apples. I was thinking a few weeks ago of trying exactly what you've done and have forgotten. Thanks much for reminding me and showing that it is well worth doing.

[@chillynites1]

Love the adaptation to prevent the apples bumping into one another when you were to the prime apple collecting ! With a 16' three-legged orchard ladder and this device, no apple would be safe from your approach ! Great job !!

[@WayOutWestx2]

Thanks Chillynites!

[@2Spunck]

How clever, and helpful! I can hardly wait for fall now!

[@berthayellowfinch1744]

What a great idea! Thank you for a very very good video.

[@worldcuisine3872]

Waooo so many apples ...... And here I need to buy it

[@rosaliaherrera1023]

It's looks fantastic, thanks for ShareThis , hi from México.

[@terryteague164]

wonderful times, picking apples. wish i was there.

[@WayOutWestx2]

You're right Terry - absolutely wonderful!

[@elysejoseph]

Nice idea! Russet are one of my favorite apple and a good keeper too :)

[@meehan302]

A marvelous apple harvest

[@johncooper4796]

Howdy, from the Lone Star State of Texas! Just wanted to tell you how much I have enjoyed watching your way of life. You are very lucky to have such good friends to share good times and projects. I am going to give the wax melter a go shortly. Keep them coming!

[@WayOutWestx2]

Thanks John - don't worry, we know how lucky we are!

[@AndrewKFletcher]

Excellent video.

[@ShlisaShell]

Ahhhhhh!!! I see! HA HA HAHAA!!! The net is to keep the four leggers from eating them as they fall!! LOL ; )

[@summerwood619]

Good harvest

[@WillowsGarden]

Great job, love it!

[@godexists2177]

🐑🐏🐑🐏🍏🍎🍏🍎 sheep likes apples yum yum!!!

[@Sofiarivassculptor]

Do you ship them over the continent?

[@fotis_molydris]

Amazing way to spend your time!God bless guys!

[@martinblouin3639]

i got 3 apple tree and usually they,re just full of worm, so i don't really do nothing with them, do you have video about how to treat tree for that?

[@WayOutWestx2]

I guess the only way to stop that happening is to spray them - not something we want to do here. Maybe you could try just spraying a branch after the fruit has set and see how it goes?

[@martinblouin3639]

WayOutWest Blowinblog you don,t spray them at all?

[@WayOutWestx2]

We're beekeepers and ecologists so no, we never spray anything. As you can see, we don't starve either!

[@martinblouin3639]

WayOutWest Blowinblog i was thinking like maybe something not chemical, it's really a problem here if i want to eat the apples or do something with them cause they are pretty much all stung

[@WayOutWestx2]

martin blouin Maybe you could just harvest them for cider and not worry about the worms? The problem is that small insects get to lay their eggs just after the flower has been pollinated. Not sure what spray you need but it would have to be something to keep them away. Or possibly a net would work. I'm sorry, I'm no expert. If you have good trees then you have to find a way though - apples are too wonderful not to harvest them : - )

[@martinblouin3639]

you ever tryed to make cider with them?

[@WayOutWestx2]

Not yet - but perhaps this year..

[@mmeescargot8912]

I wish I had an apple tree.

[@chillynites1]

That is a sixteen foot orchard ladder with no asterisks or foot symbol - sheesh !

[@WayOutWestx2]

Oops! Should we put them back?

[@zezinhalopes1003]

its ingenius. now that I seen this, why not get a cheap pvc pipe.

[@fajarsuryantoro7025]

Envy you

[@chillynites1]

That's 16 foot tall orchard ladder

[@jasperedwards3341]

make some kompot

[@jasperedwards3341]

euuugh looks like sick