Dumpster Diving "Doesn't Hurt To Ask"
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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!
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Mike, Here in Massena,NY there is a person that is called Recycle Michael. He walks and picks up paper and garbage. He has a custom cart that the town painted his name on the wagon. I have seen him all over town pucking up trash to make it a cleaner place for all. He reminds me of when you were using your bike to get around town. I'm trying to get him a Proclamation for his efforts cleaning up Massena,NY. Michael is disabled and walks everywhere .
@MC-342
2 жыл бұрын
Aww. Bless him
I drive a lot around town for my jobs, so I decided to start picking up stuff I saw, amazing how much is laying around when you are looking for it.
@smittysmitty4681
2 жыл бұрын
Me to after seeing how much he find I’m doing the same working night driving around the city 👍 Gettin me some scrappy scrap as mike says 😂
@hanafiajachanel
2 жыл бұрын
Good luck sir
Remember the olden days when Mike used to ride his skateboard and dirt bike around at night?😄 Keep it up! More efficient now not being so quiet.
@ja-canadian5451
2 жыл бұрын
He also used to have a trash panda 🐼 named Bandito attached to the side of the truck... flashbacks!
@beardedscrapper538
2 жыл бұрын
Good old Sunday.
Mike in the first Dumpster of the video, there was a black foam wrap standing up about 4 or 5 feet that you didn't check. For those AC places you should check if there is a copper pipe inside, as they wrap the copper return from the condenser in that black foam and it is usually stuck on, so the fact the foam was standing upright makes me think it was supported by a copper pipe inside.
@SHAKA38
2 жыл бұрын
That's a great observation. 👍🏿
@shanepoindexter2644
2 жыл бұрын
You are correct!! Should always feel those to see if they have that copper!!
@michaelhallowell487
2 жыл бұрын
I agree with you lol
@TK-eg6vp
2 жыл бұрын
Since he reads these comments, I highly suspect in his next video he'll go investigate that and check it out for us.
@DeSaintMusic
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah true
Get in, Get it, Get out, and Get gone, Good times !! 😄👍
Companies should put all recycling in a separate bin , marked for Mike the Scavenger
@scambaitnaansense512
2 жыл бұрын
Food companies now have to put food that's still good in a separate bin
@tmvmonteiro
2 жыл бұрын
They should create a bin and name it Iron Mike just for him.
@scambaitnaansense512
2 жыл бұрын
@@tmvmonteiro that would be great
@tommymadden9746
Жыл бұрын
I agree quit throwing it in a landfill
“How you doing” says Mike, Better now that Mikes got a fresh new video up, was watching an old skool one yesterday with MIKE ON HIS BIKE, BROUGHT BACK THE BEGINNING OF THIS ALL! Thx mike for doing what you do and sharing a small piece of your happiness!
We need more scrappers like Mike across America ❗️
@paulcoenen7918
2 жыл бұрын
There are a lot more than you think. My area gets cleaned up pretty good. There is often a long line at the scrap yards.
Looking forward to each and every video 👍👍👍😊
Mike you kicked butt keeping all that stuff out of the landfill!!! I love how happy you get when you find wire. 💛
@darrinrusnick8374
2 жыл бұрын
Mike isn't keeping all stuff out of the landfill. He left a bunch of metal in the one dumpster. I think it's galvanize metal. Not sure a to why he doesn't pick it up.
That huge box of hangers isn't scrap where I come from it's poor mans welding rod!
@indianaslim4971
2 жыл бұрын
Snap, crackle and pop with a side of toxic fumes... been there done that but ya gotta do what have to sometimes...
@markfurman4386
2 жыл бұрын
Always used it for that, too. It spits a bit, but it works.
Nice find on that geopump. I checked ebay and it actually sells for $400. If it doesnt work or you cant test it you can probably sell it on ebay for at least $100 as parts.
Hi Mike! I just want to let you know how much I LOVE watching you jump into those big Open Trash containers! I LOVE to LOOK for things, but at 75 those day's are over for me! I SURE WISH I lived CLOSER to you as I'd ask you IF I could go along with you for ONE NIGHT just for Memories! Keep waking these video's, P L E A S E , as I really LOVE to watch them! Good Luck going Forward and I DO WISH you find something of GREAT VALUE someday too! Watching from Cape Coral, FL. Ron B.
I love it when you get a good box and start putting snippets in and then find the biggest peice of scrap and add it to the box then is full!
@victorsalazar4512
Жыл бұрын
You da man
Hey Mike, my wife hates you cos I run around the house shouting 'Watch ya heeeeed' she's gonna divorce me
@dianna3157
2 жыл бұрын
I know you're not serious, and I'm not a marriage counselor by any means, but has she watched any of his videos with you? I can't imagine anyone NOT liking these videos, and his sayings are kind of addictive. "What we got here?" 🤣
@indianaslim4971
2 жыл бұрын
Gotta be strong S J !!
Nice little score it all adds up in the end
Hello Mike, I just ran across Your videos and I can't stop watching them. You have such a great outlook on life. I really enjoy Your videos. Thanks for all Your hard work, it's very entertaining. Keep killing it, From the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
All these companies should pay you to do thier recycling for them Mike you can probably save them a few bucks over the year.All the best from Dundee Scotland.❤❤ and 🙇🙏🙇🙏 to all the subs.👍👍✌👊👊
@scambaitnaansense512
2 жыл бұрын
In a perfect world I wish
@michaelpaton7127
2 жыл бұрын
@@scambaitnaansense512 I was always told to look after the pennies and the pounds will come but now its just a wasteful world.Look what we're leaving behind for our grandkids.👍👍✌👊👊
@scambaitnaansense512
2 жыл бұрын
@@michaelpaton7127 yeah very true 🤘🤘
@ddawe31635
2 жыл бұрын
The open tops, the customer pays by weight. So he is saving some of those companies a lot of $$$
@scambaitnaansense512
2 жыл бұрын
@@ddawe31635 having done construction it does help , we never liked to go to scrap yard unless it was straight copper, take the wiring and leave the aluminium
Scraptastic indeed!
Hey Mike,i really like to watch your videos! I would like to watch sometimes a timelapse from you disassembling scraps or separating everything in buckets before you sell, if you can!
SCRAP FLOWIN ALL OVER THE PLACE.....gotta love it....
Nice dumpster run! You know if you posted 10 videos a day, I bet we'd all watch every single one. Blessings to you and your family
I only use the wire hangers. So many uses for them. And years ago I picked up a eureka sitting at the curb. Took it home and it worked for years. Thanks for sharing
Best way to start a day a video from you!!! Great haul
Thanks Mike.
Good video Mike have agood day uk liverpool
Thanks for the upload, Mike! I dislocated my knee yesterday so I can't do anything but rest. Luckily I didn't have to go to the ER since I grabbed it and relocated it right after it happened
@dianna3157
2 жыл бұрын
I hope it heals quickly. Keep your leg propped up and go on a MTS video binge...laughter IS the best medicine. 🙂
@ddawe31635
2 жыл бұрын
OUCH! Hope you have a speedy recovery!
Mike you are one of the hardest workers I've ever seen .keep it up you will be rich....
Good morning Mike and to all viewers
This day is off to a GREAT start! Funny how I started watching this video 4 minutes after you posted it but have to pause and rewind several times so I can get a good look at the SOCKS 🧦! LOL (I think you could give some of us obsessed fans just a quick sock reveal every video 😉), I also had to try and get a good view to see if you made Dottie new side rails or just a fresh coat of Thompson's water seal? Still can't figure it out, so maybe you can put this old lady out of her misery and let me know if either of these are true, or if the lighting was just poor. Mike, I see that several people comment on how much we love watching your videos, so let me TRY and tell you how much we appreciate and adore you...imagine coming across a dumpster FULL of copper pipes, cat 5 wire, batteries, extruded aluminum (unpainted of course) AND another shipment of socks like you found before, now multiply that by 100 and you might be close!! Thank you for all that you do and for who YOU are!!! Stay safe friend. I 💙 MTS! 🥰💪🧦🐼
I love that you point out your truck was empty. Appreciate what you find !!! Yay no entitlement here
I always carry a pair of pliers,wire cutters,adjustable spanner and a socket set that covers most of the stuff you will need to brake the bigger stuff up.👍👍✌👊👊
Alright Micky boy 😂 Roll up laughing at you Love your sense of humour. 😂🇬🇧 😂
A Super Plus Mike is One Fan Got a Free Ride !!!; )
Находки огонь🔥рай для металлиста👍
Me and My friend found your channel an are hooked! Personal energy is amazing to see such high vibes!
Nothing sucks like a hoover. 😆 🤣 😂
Really cool that guy gave you the shelf and yes it don't hurt to ask.
Your videos are a separate art form,🤤 I would watch them all day,👏 Well done, I wish you much success and good health 🔝🤝
Nice SCRAPS!!
Great scrap session lots of good wire and aluminum five stars brother thank you
Dumpsters were rich tonight! I would take a light night like that any day! Happy Hunting.
Mr. Mike, You should check out those turning plates for the microwaves. A few years back we was needing one and the cost was $20/$30. But instead of us paying that much for one, We just got a new microwave. Great video ❤💛
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I'm doing great Mike, thanks for asking, hope you and your wife and dogs are doing well.
Love your videos, be careful out there.
Never First 😂 Always Here 🙃 Making it happen with Mike ! ✌️
@1OFGODSOWN
2 жыл бұрын
2nd is Better than 3rd.🤪👍 I just happened to be checking my Favorites and I saw he had just posted 13 seconds before.👍👏
Hey mike happy scrapping
I'm a little disappointed that you didn't take more time in some of the dumpsters but I'M STILL A HUGE FAN! ❤
Awesome to 👀 yu today mike scraper
Sweet dive MTS! Thanks for taking us along! #Watchyohead #ScrappityScrap #GOTTABESTRONG #MTSScavengerKing have a great day y'all!
As a spanish myself i can say you nailed it on that "Muchas gracias"
Hey there is a Holla hoop for exercise 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Man every time I see scrap I'm like what we got here yall 😆
It is kind of funny that you get multiples of the same thing in one run.( Ironing board, water heater, ceiling fan, etc)
You make me laugh. I want to do what you do but I’m very close to 80 if I were younger I would have a better life than I’ve had. Keep it up Mike your an inspiration to many people 👏🏼👍🏼🍀🍀🍀🍀❤️❤️❤️🇺🇸🛐
Great job saving the planet!
Those mop buckets are SPENSIVE!
Lots of fun scrap.
I think I've seen almost all your videos, and I love them!! It seems you're going a lot faster in the last month though... and it's making me kinda dizzy! Be careful!
Awesome
Come on Mike I need at least two video's a day I'm withdrawling right now.😉😉😂😂😂 All the best from Dundee Scotland.👍👍✌👊👊
Another Successful Evening Dumpster Diving - nice Load - lots of Wires again ! Cheers from us in Australia !!!!
I like this your video, is very very satisfacts. I recycling electronics and like video when is Cooper 😁😁😁
Mike single unit rack covers are about $5 each and the blue and black connectors are state of the art name brand AV parts they will sell.
Keep up the good work you do.. look forward to your videos. Stay safe out there...
My daily dose of Mike the Scavenger.🐎✌️
WEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!! heck yes son ...Thanks for sharing..
Love that humor...blah blah blah blah 😆😅 what the heck was that hose looking thing at the end? Did you say snake? Cool how you disassembled the metal shelf with the hatchet! You da man!
Great haul. Have you been watching Hotel Transylvania with the kids. Bla bla bla. Adam Shandler is great as Dracula. Have a great night. 👍🙂
Another banger video 👍
When the Dumpster is a Rockin' Don't Come a Knockin' 😉👍🏻🤣🤣🤣🤣
Чувак ты чудо. Обожаю тебя. Удачи и здоровья.
Bună Seară Mike.
Great stuff dude of the dumpsters.
Mike your the KZread King of scrap .
GOOD haul tonight Mike !
You can really tell Mike was coming into his prime at the time this video was made I liken it to Michael Jordan when he won his first Championship,this was the season Mike became reigning dumpster champion imo.
Was a pretty good haul 👌 👍 😊
WTG, Mike! 🥰
Now, I talk to open tops: "Hey, big open top. Whatchu doin'?"
Nice man
Thanks Mike!!!;)
Muchas Gracias.
Yeah scrap! That Geo Pump should be worth a little, even if it's not working. Sometime would want it for parts!
Make me laugh all the way from Scotland
Mike nice score today a d that heavy duty shelving unit worth a few $$$. I like your videos and keep on scrappin.
If you have a Walmart by you spring time is a good time to go by their loading dock. All the outdoor chairs come in on these little platforms with wheels on the bottom.
Guten abend aus germanii. 👍 👌 💪 💰 💵
@16:50 those Harbor Freight Jack stands are recalled...should save those & return them to the store for a store credit or exchange
Love your channel. Your so funny. I'm from UK.
Thanks your video just give me more inspiration to do this job
Metal coat hangers: poor man's acetylene welding rod.
Love it
You’re amazing!!
A gggrrrreeeaaatttt mighty Mike video. Stay safe and God Bless
That metal shelf you took apart got me to thinking. Maybe next time I run into a nice one like that I will snap a picture before I take it apart. Put it on Graigslist for $20. I'm trying to sell more stuff now rather than bring to scrap yard, even good ironing boards I'm go to try to sell at garage sales for a few bucks. Much better than scrap price.
When reliability matters, call Mike LOL 😄
Хорошая прогулка молодец👍
Good job Mikey