School bus crushed by a tree - Oddments Vlog #2

Getting weird in NJ. Continuing my tour of interesting and odd places around northern New Jersey. I check out the Van Slyke Castle remains in Ramapo New Jersey. What was once a beautiful mansion on top of a mountain. Then I take a hike down near The Black River in Chester NJ to find Kays Cottage, the remains of an old stone house along the river. Finally I revisit an old abandoned school bus in the woods. The bus is crushed by a tree that fell many years ago. The bus starts at 6:57 BTW.
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  • @gepettoe
    @gepettoe5 жыл бұрын

    You make some strange sounds when you get scared- still laughing!

  • @annland2000
    @annland20005 жыл бұрын

    It's funny how a person can creep their self out over nothing. I was laughing outloud when the stick hit you in the leg.

  • @RadialSkid
    @RadialSkid6 жыл бұрын

    Older than 1960s....the black "pontoon" fender, high windshield rake, and Herculues flathead 6-cylinder all point to a late-1940s REO "Safety Bus."

  • @MobileInstinct

    @MobileInstinct

    6 жыл бұрын

    +RadialSkid Pretty cool Thanks!

  • @8172008

    @8172008

    6 жыл бұрын

    You are absolutely right. It reminds me of those tour buses that were used in Yellowstone from the late '40s :--))))))))

  • @blairdandurand2216

    @blairdandurand2216

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same school bus from Forrest Gump, 40’s for sure

  • @hollycameron3914
    @hollycameron39143 жыл бұрын

    Wish there was pictures of the castle and cottage back in the day.

  • @gcz-zy9ix
    @gcz-zy9ix5 жыл бұрын

    7:32 I jumped who else did

  • @MichaelsExplorations
    @MichaelsExplorations7 жыл бұрын

    To answer your question Yes I will go with you to the prom 😂😂😂😂 very Awsome video that snake was HUGE 😲🐍 very nice to get outside by yourself Ticks are a pain in the ass

  • @MobileInstinct

    @MobileInstinct

    7 жыл бұрын

    Michael Rhoades hahaha great comment. Yes! the snake was incredible!

  • @laswans.2968

    @laswans.2968

    4 жыл бұрын

    I would go anywhere with him! See you when we all go to the prom together! ;)

  • @4evercallas
    @4evercallas5 жыл бұрын

    You're my new favourite person. I can't stop watching!

  • @GlynRobinson
    @GlynRobinson6 жыл бұрын

    Found your channel ten minutes ago and I already love it!!!!!

  • @laswans.2968
    @laswans.29684 жыл бұрын

    Another very cool video. You kept me giggling and laughing out loud! Thank you!

  • @Tracks777
    @Tracks7777 жыл бұрын

    I enjoyed the video! Keep it up!

  • @MobileInstinct
    @MobileInstinct7 жыл бұрын

    Getting weird in New Jersey in this weeks Oddments Vlog

  • @MichaelsExplorations

    @MichaelsExplorations

    7 жыл бұрын

    Mobile Instinct To answer your question Yes I will go with you to the prom 😂😂😂😂 Pretty Awsome video that snake was HUGE

  • @elizabeth1703
    @elizabeth17036 жыл бұрын

    kays cottage looks like it was beautiful in its time... mesmerising.

  • @Aglassact77
    @Aglassact774 жыл бұрын

    7:35 in the video startled the living shit outta me I'm not gonna lie!!! "Funny shit...🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍

  • @Marimarr59
    @Marimarr596 жыл бұрын

    I grew up in the Ramapo Mts...I left West Milford,NJ when I was 20 in 1981..To live in NC because things were getting to expensive..but I miss it all.. Ty for sharing..

  • @Chickadeevee
    @Chickadeevee7 жыл бұрын

    that is a beautiful piece of property. it must have looked amazing when it was new. you find the coolest places. my favorite was the dirty dancing filming location. I have told all my friends that are fans of the movie that the lake is dried out. 😁

  • @MobileInstinct

    @MobileInstinct

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Yeah its truly beautiful there. So crazy about the lake too! I bet lots of people are surprised when they get there!

  • @Chickadeevee

    @Chickadeevee

    7 жыл бұрын

    You did say that a local told you it would refill, right? At least I thought you said that in your video. I look forward to the next destination. Thanks for sharing with those of us that have the traveling bug, but aren't able to do that at this time.

  • @MobileInstinct

    @MobileInstinct

    7 жыл бұрын

    In theory I guess it could one day. I believe it filled back up about half way at some point, but then drained again. There is a ton of information about it on the hotels website. Some say it was caused by an earthquake about 10 years ago. Some say its some natural cracks in the earth that open and close back up. Its definitely a phenomenon though!

  • @Chickadeevee

    @Chickadeevee

    7 жыл бұрын

    That is interesting!

  • @Chloede_
    @Chloede_3 жыл бұрын

    It’s so cool to see nature reclaim they abandoned sites. The bus sinking into the ground is pretty awesome, would be cool if you could go back now and see how it’s changed/if it’s still there.

  • @farmtrout66
    @farmtrout663 жыл бұрын

    That damn Jersey Devil just about got ya! Thanks for sharing. That would be a great house project incorporating the old stone.

  • @andreajohnson1796
    @andreajohnson17962 жыл бұрын

    Oh gosh you scared me ! I nearly threw my phone up ....heart is racing

  • @patmccamy4126
    @patmccamy41263 жыл бұрын

    Pretty cool!!!! I always wonder how these vehicles got there? Especially when there is no road in sight? Pat

  • @tmntforever2684
    @tmntforever26846 жыл бұрын

    Chris you made me jump! I'm glad it was just a stick and not a snake. I love when you explore these amazing abandoned places.

  • @stacy5915
    @stacy59157 жыл бұрын

    Oh wow I missed that you made it out to my state!! so many "weird" places. Great videos!

  • @MobileInstinct

    @MobileInstinct

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @leesherman100
    @leesherman1005 жыл бұрын

    Too cool for school. Love your vids.

  • @journeywithjay
    @journeywithjay7 жыл бұрын

    love the bus bud!!! that had tetanus writing all over that lol. the bus reminds me of that movie into the wild.

  • @MobileInstinct

    @MobileInstinct

    7 жыл бұрын

    Haha yeah that thing was pretty rusty and full of spiders

  • @crosbonit
    @crosbonit4 жыл бұрын

    The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round...er, maybe not.

  • @moparchallenger749
    @moparchallenger7495 жыл бұрын

    Do you always explore by your self? Appreciate your videos thanks👍🇨🇦

  • @Matp345
    @Matp3452 жыл бұрын

    Incredible. Houses today if you leave the window open long enough the sheet rocks warps

  • @harrisd1978
    @harrisd19785 жыл бұрын

    I love your videos man. You're just like me when it comes to bugs, lol

  • @relicman
    @relicman5 жыл бұрын

    We had a old 60's bus at the little private school I went to. It was a stick shift and was real rustic looking. I wish I would've taken pictures of it. It's probably in some junkyard now. Great video!

  • @vaccumsealed
    @vaccumsealed3 жыл бұрын

    Chris, I'm waiting to see ya sport an arizona Diamondbacks hat. 😄. Now I'm gonna go watch that mr Roger's video. Should b interesting.

  • @ccov89
    @ccov897 жыл бұрын

    New Jersey is full of cool old buildings

  • @gregoryclayton8287
    @gregoryclayton8287 Жыл бұрын

    Really cool.

  • @anibalbabilonia1867
    @anibalbabilonia18673 жыл бұрын

    That bus is problably from the 40s! Very cool video thought! Is like watching a life after people video on the history channel. 👌😎👍lmfao! The noise you made when you got scared!👋😂👉🤯

  • @smoke143330
    @smoke1433307 жыл бұрын

    Great video as always

  • @MobileInstinct

    @MobileInstinct

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Ron!

  • @silentepsilon888
    @silentepsilon8885 жыл бұрын

    the steel back plate in the fire place was probably cracked by freezing water in the wintertime. A tiny crack forms, water gets in, freezes and thaws repeatedly and the expanding ice eventually cracks the entire plate.

  • @walasiewicz
    @walasiewicz4 жыл бұрын

    Another fabulous video! I got my mother watching your stuff and subscribed too. I tell people watch 1 of his videos and you will be hooked. I think my mother is binge watching everything you have! Lol. I heard you mention the proper people the other day when you found an xmas decoration. Lmao. They are good too i enjoy their stuff as well but your vids have it all including great "off the cuff" humor. Your everyday laid back mentality makes you appealing to a HUGE array of audiences. So i think you found your niche. Listen you want a good suggestion for a beautiful place to explore that has had people mesmerized for decades!? Go to like Barker Ranch and Spawn Ranch and some of the Manson related locations and maybe research and find some significant locations that not a lot of other people cover. And put the "Mobile Instict" spin on some Manson location exploration! You would have EVERYONE watching that series of vids i assure you. Even younger generations are fascinated with the Manson murders once they learn of it. Keep up the great work. I'll b watching religiously and continue to get the word out to others about you're great work

  • @gwidonpopielski2885
    @gwidonpopielski28854 жыл бұрын

    you made me laugh!!! Thanks!!!

  • @Jinxkuromi
    @Jinxkuromi4 жыл бұрын

    I was reading the comments and knew there was a scare happening but I still jumped so bad 😂 omg that scared the shot out of me!

  • @janelv7968
    @janelv79686 жыл бұрын

    I would love to go to the prom with you...however your over a decade short... hehe!! Your channel has expanded my KZread world! Ty again!

  • @josephortiz9721
    @josephortiz97216 жыл бұрын

    Cool vids I enjoy them :)

  • @bethmay191
    @bethmay1916 жыл бұрын

    Tick City for sure..my home town..I'm in nc now for 10 yrs but grew up in NJ. My mom.me my 1 son and x husband all got lymes disease from those ticker pains..check yourself..thanks for the video..

  • @miahsbrokengarage
    @miahsbrokengarage6 жыл бұрын

    This location reminds me of Jack Londons 'Wolf House'.

  • @alysialadon7306
    @alysialadon73066 жыл бұрын

    Found ur videos earlier and I subscribe to it.

  • @lakeozarkrei3767
    @lakeozarkrei37672 жыл бұрын

    7:45... We've all been there...👍😅

  • @nautiboiscuba
    @nautiboiscuba6 жыл бұрын

    Be careful in the woods , they filmed Friday the 13th up there in Blairstown.

  • @ronaldovillanueva919
    @ronaldovillanueva9195 жыл бұрын

    Its really kind of sad that those places that you went is . . . I don't know how to say it.

  • @heretic9999
    @heretic99995 жыл бұрын

    Yes, its a beauty, yes like alot

  • @Tracks777
    @Tracks7777 жыл бұрын

    Nice video man!

  • @lisaramsey4470
    @lisaramsey44706 жыл бұрын

    How would that bus get there?

  • @8172008
    @81720086 жыл бұрын

    On any of these old vehicles, it would be cool if you got a close up of the VIN# so we could research it and maybe find some answers? :--)))

  • @chooch1995

    @chooch1995

    3 жыл бұрын

    VIN numbers didn’t come around until the mid fifties.....this bus is too old for a VIN......not to mention the huge amount of corrosion....serial numbers on castings would be almost impossible at this point....

  • @ernestclements7398
    @ernestclements73984 жыл бұрын

    One day not long ago, I was on a school charter trip during a windstorm, I was forced to detour from the highway due to construction work, to get the kids back to school, and start my afternoon route on time, while driving on a main street, near the school, I observed a large tree, that appeared to be losing its top, I hit the brakes, and brought the bus to a stop, just in time as the whole tree fell directly in front of the bus, blocking the entire road! To this day I can't tell you what made me stop that bus but if I hadn't I undoubtedly wou.ld have had some severely injured kids or worse! As the tree was easily 3 times thicker than that one

  • @recien2254
    @recien22545 жыл бұрын

    people wonder why there is a bus in the middle of the woods. I wonder how it got there.

  • @donellmuniz590

    @donellmuniz590

    3 жыл бұрын

    Most of those trees weren't there 50 years ago. It was probably just a field then.

  • @cooperdoud3590
    @cooperdoud35906 жыл бұрын

    Nj represent

  • @jasoncarskadon6809
    @jasoncarskadon68094 жыл бұрын

    That's really cool but it leaves me with a question. How did that school bus get out there.

  • @donellmuniz590

    @donellmuniz590

    3 жыл бұрын

    The trees are young. The bus is old. It was there first.

  • @charlesbowen
    @charlesbowen2 жыл бұрын

    Have you ever checked out Ken Kesey's bus? It was left in the woods on his property

  • @walterfink9782
    @walterfink97822 жыл бұрын

    Looks like more of a 40's to 50's bus.

  • @toastydoggo2313
    @toastydoggo23135 жыл бұрын

    I absolutely want to do this in my free time when I'm older

  • @graywolf2694
    @graywolf26946 жыл бұрын

    i didn't know NJ had a castle

  • @Marimarr59

    @Marimarr59

    6 жыл бұрын

    GrayWolf yes we use to have bunches..slot of them are gone..torn down unfortunately

  • @skiphaudegen275

    @skiphaudegen275

    4 жыл бұрын

    America...got/ have, NO REAL Castels...I'm from GERMANY...WE HAD A LOT OF THEM here,about oure HISTORY with KNIGHTS etc.!!!

  • @nickcancelliere5638

    @nickcancelliere5638

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes we do have castles in America ..of course not as many as in Europe..a duh...haaaaa...look up kips castle ...Lambert castle..don't forget nj ny RI...have some of the first Dutch German settlements in north America

  • @ernestclements7398

    @ernestclements7398

    4 жыл бұрын

    New York had one too it was on an island in the Hudson, it was built to be an arsenal for the old Flaydermans Company, which dealt in military surplus, from all over the world, they had a store in the city, but city officials were leary of allowing them to store some of their larger items such as artillery pieces there, so they constructed what came to be known as Arsenal Island, which I believe became abandoned after the second world war.

  • @Ganiscol
    @Ganiscol2 жыл бұрын

    That wont buff out! 🤔

  • @heidip5042
    @heidip50426 жыл бұрын

    wonder how the bus got there

  • @timdaugherty5921
    @timdaugherty59215 жыл бұрын

    I swear you are my twin! I do this same stuff

  • @coinslotsandjoysticks2572
    @coinslotsandjoysticks25723 жыл бұрын

    That's a old R E O bus from the 40,s that's where the band REO speedwagon got their name. Reo speedwagon was actually a vehicle

  • @Maxid1
    @Maxid14 жыл бұрын

    I think a little rustoleum paint and some carpet and that bus should be fine...

  • @carystorm3280
    @carystorm32804 жыл бұрын

    Whatever it was that scared you when you screamed i almost dropped my phone

  • @FastNCurious88
    @FastNCurious885 жыл бұрын

    9:41- are those bullet holes?

  • @donellmuniz590
    @donellmuniz5903 жыл бұрын

    Looks like a 1940s REO bus to me.

  • @nicolepala8617
    @nicolepala86173 жыл бұрын

    It’s likely an International from around 1940.

  • @matsalvatore9074
    @matsalvatore9074 Жыл бұрын

    I think that snake was a black rat snake. They are cool n non-aggressive. Nice u leave them be

  • @shanenickel-thibodeau
    @shanenickel-thibodeau5 жыл бұрын

    Do you ever take a weapon (gun) with you when you are exploring? I live in BC Canada and I can’t go in the woods without at least one rifle.

  • @adamdaichendt3098

    @adamdaichendt3098

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hi there from Fort st John!!

  • @ernestclements7398

    @ernestclements7398

    4 жыл бұрын

    The state of New Jersey where this was filmed has very restrictive firearms regulations concerning the carrying of guns outside of regular hunting seasons, when only shotguns are allowed, the U.S. Has such a patchwork of laws on this issue, that what is legal in one state, is a felony in another, so someone that travels to different states, to make videos is better off, not carrying one.

  • @dwightschrute900
    @dwightschrute9003 жыл бұрын

    Someone should buy it and restore the burned down castle

  • @circlekcupseriesmkh
    @circlekcupseriesmkh5 жыл бұрын

    👍

  • @Metalodeath
    @Metalodeath6 жыл бұрын

    I wonder what a bus was doing in the middle of the woods like that?

  • @donellmuniz590

    @donellmuniz590

    3 жыл бұрын

    Those trees weren't very old. Most of them less than 30. It was probably left there in the 60s.

  • @Metalodeath

    @Metalodeath

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@donellmuniz590 interesting

  • @hendrikahuman6665
    @hendrikahuman66655 жыл бұрын

    yes i would like to go with you haha

  • @donellmuniz590

    @donellmuniz590

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wow, what an offer for a young guy! 🥰

  • @3713msg
    @3713msg3 жыл бұрын

    I think that bus is from the late 1940's or early 1950's. It is too old to be from the 1960's.

  • @TheMonkeyBizzness
    @TheMonkeyBizzness4 жыл бұрын

    Now we know where they could film a movie of Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune.

  • @newsworthy7724
    @newsworthy77245 жыл бұрын

    Do you ever get poison ivy?

  • @mariasalazar7576
    @mariasalazar75764 жыл бұрын

    😄 so funny the things u do to explore places ! I hope this comment dont get deleted like the other's 😔

  • @CS-ou5tx
    @CS-ou5tx4 жыл бұрын

    Bullet holes in the bus???

  • @donellmuniz590

    @donellmuniz590

    3 жыл бұрын

    Apparently you don't know any gun people.

  • @nicholasdomitraschuk1689
    @nicholasdomitraschuk16894 жыл бұрын

    LOL

  • @tannerscoots2334
    @tannerscoots23345 жыл бұрын

    8:56 are those bullet holes

  • @marcelleronquille416

    @marcelleronquille416

    4 жыл бұрын

    yes ,

  • @channelnotexistent5222
    @channelnotexistent52226 жыл бұрын

    What’s the story of the bus?

  • @donellmuniz590

    @donellmuniz590

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's not talking. Busses are very secretive.

  • @RustyShackleford97
    @RustyShackleford975 жыл бұрын

    I laugh my a#$ off to the intro. Gotta be careful out there in the wild

  • @willcamp6319
    @willcamp63192 жыл бұрын

    You should buy that school bus and scrap it

  • @donellmuniz590
    @donellmuniz5903 жыл бұрын

    Why do so many folks here not understand that the bus was there long before most of the trees? Look at the trees around it: A few are large, like the ones that fell on it. Most are not. Silly people.

  • @Mattsashl09
    @Mattsashl093 жыл бұрын

    hows a guy from NJ/PA a fan of Cleveland Indians?

  • @lillyyoung6007
    @lillyyoung60076 жыл бұрын

    Omg Assassins creed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!!!!!!!!

  • @joseocasio7705
    @joseocasio77055 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful but how about reporting this so thus junk to the city so they can clear it up unbelievable that all this waste of junk still around & no one reported it smh !!!👎🏿

  • @donellmuniz590

    @donellmuniz590

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oh for Christs sake. It's in the middle of nowhere. Hardly anybody sees it. If they do, MOST would find it intriguing and nostalgic, not some random eyesore like a 20 year old Taurus.

  • @alexasmachine
    @alexasmachine6 жыл бұрын

    WOW, LOVE YOUR CHANNEL, I'VE BEEN TO NJ ACTUALLY ALL OVER MINUS OUT WEST I WORKED CONSTRUCTION DRY WALL FINISHER I TRAVELED AND I LOVED IT. BUT HONESTLY BEING ALONE YOU NEED A FIREARM! PPL ARE NUTS. ☝👆 HAVE U EVER BEEN TO BANNERMAN'S CASTLE IN NY?

  • @MobileInstinct

    @MobileInstinct

    6 жыл бұрын

    +Alexas Machine I know the castle well but haven't gone over to it yet. Definitely on my list.

  • @donellmuniz590
    @donellmuniz5903 жыл бұрын

    I can't believe how dumb some of the comments and questions are here. Must be a lotta kids, and folks who never get out of the city.

  • @AllinAllisAllweAllare
    @AllinAllisAllweAllare2 жыл бұрын

    Get out in the woods more bro. Don't make those sounds infront of the ladies. Not exactly confidence instilling