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I've run out of YouTube content for bonkers but admirable stuff like Project Binky, Retropower, Harry Dwyer and various off grid, backwoods cabin builds. Currently gorging on Aquaholic and Fleming Yachts plus an array of round the world yachties, who frequently succumb to the Grand Designs pregnancy curse....
What's out there in YouTube land that is similarly mental and inspirational in equal measure? Looking for more unlikely restorations / builds or seemingly hopeless adventures that somehow come good against the odds.
hopeless adventures that somehow come good against the odds.
https://twitter.com/grandcamel/status/1349519799974412288
Wintertgaten Wednesdays.
Geee..ni....us!
Really likeable and talented guy too!
DrP
Some of my subscriber list
This old Tony - very well produced machining/welding videos
Doubleboost - less polished production but interesting machining casting welding etc
Alex - french guy cooking
The modern rogue - hard to classify, just watch a few
Sortedfood - bunch of lads cooking and testing kitchen stuff - try the poker face chilli one
Flowskate - Street fruit booter, good music and creative lines
Allen millyard - interesting motorbikes
(I assume you already know) Colin Furze
Mike patey - building custom carbon fibre aeroplanes
Kitplane enthusiast - building aeroplane from a kit
Mark rober - American Colin furze, inventor of the glitter bomb for package thieves
Mike Boyd - learning new skills (very wide ranging
Mustie1 - slow tv, near real time fixer of many things
Tom Scott - interesting facts and also many panel show pilots
Matias wandel - making machines out of wood
PaskMakes - making things out of wood
As per DrP - wintergaten (although he just needs to finish the bloody thing now!)
I'm currently obsessed with this mellow Russian folk music.
seemingly hopeless adventures that somehow come good against the odds.
Harry Main changing the bearings on his ebike?
Is he still at those bloody bearings @kayak23?! I'm sure he started and broke his frame over a month ago. Used to have decent content when he rode BMX
Not sure if mentioned elsewhere, but Olly Wilkins - Mic Rides are well worth a watch!
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I’m currently obsessed with this mellow Russian folk music.
I don't know what's better, the music or the video
@lerk has a good list above, for diy interest also add
Diy Perks - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQo7nzH1sXVpzL92VesANw
LockPickingLaywer - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm9K6rby98W8JigLoZOh6FQ
TechnologyConnections - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy0tKL1T7wFoYcxCe0xjN6Q
CaptainDisillusion - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEOXxzW2vU0P-0THehuIIeg
Beau Miles - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm325cMiw9B15xl22_gr6Dw
SmarterEveryDay - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6107grRI4m0o2-emgoDnAA
or just chill listening to Orgmios drive.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUT_HNpBn4crwBVylT4aBMg
Scott Manley for all your rocket related needs.
More Russian tourist board funded content:
storror for parcour excellence
A fine selection there for some quality time wasting. Thanks all.
3d botmaker.... Diecast racing. It's awesome in a drunk rainy Sunday kinda way.
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3d botmaker…. Diecast racing.
weird, the algorithm is strong here. Youtube recommended that a few nights ago. I enjoyed a few. Top commentary. But the cars invariably and unsurorisingly finish in the order they began, give or take a few ‘dismounts’ 🤣
Same goes for Storror as Mrs P and I have been watching it since before xmas! Excellent camaraderie and japes. Great editing. So many characters. Toby for instance goes into a run-up like a hunched, sprung animal fired from a slingshot. Loved the £10k hunt challenge also.
I tend to be attracted to restoration videos. Ot the fake ones obviously. But people who have a passion for it and do a fantastically thorough job.
Baumgartner Art Restoration is a gem IMO.
Another recent find I’ve enjoyed is AMMONYC. Car restoration and detailing. I’m not a big car fan but I love old stuff being brought back to life. And when I was a kid I wanted a red Datsun Z.
This blue one is close enough 🤤🤩
Also ‘Odd Tinkering’, for bringing random items back to life
J Mantzel was prob the first youtuber I subscribes to at least 12yrs ago - just for his giant robot project, he's now moved to South America and living off grid his determination and build bids are great, not such a fan of his motivational and political views but still interesting to hear.
Alex Steele for blacksmithing (a bit of controversial one in the blacksmith world though)
Uri Tuchman, fantastic craftsman, great sense of humour too.
RRC restoring all manner of bits and bobs.
Satisfying over-engineering. That I find this so engrossing...is unsettling.
Some of those Storror videos make my peepee retract into my body. Terrifying stuff. Even the mild ones makes me lean back on the sofa so I don't fall off.
Watching a lot of restoration vids of smaller items like toy cars but am mainly involved in watching Korean street food videos and trying to replicate the stuff.
Quite impressive engineering
i watch a few channels
Hubnut, Curiousity inc, the late brake show (aka car pervert/johnny smith)
That is pretty fast on that narrow track, great area for cycling up near the Trossachs
I was told about Beau Miles yesterday, some great videos and the one where he ate only beans to his bodyweight.... 160+ tins! Some pretty expected side effects and he’s pretty athletic too not a young waster that just wants “likes”
Ogmios
Morning all. Just thought I'd pop by and lower the tone somewhat.
I have no idea why, but I watched that lighter video all the way through the other day. I was just transfixed by the skill of the guy making it. I genuinely think he could start selling them for about £500 just on the strength of that video alone.
Those crazy Ivans....
New STW dispute resolution
Omeleto
Short films. Have enjoyed many.
Steve Wallis - a Canadian indulging in extreme or unusual camping with everyday gear
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSnqXeK94-iNmwqGO__eJ5g
Crazy human powered downhill cart racing....
Well I started out with welshfarmer's link expecting some nice "slow TV" lambing action and ended up watching how to make a stainless steel and brass 8 ball. Ah how I loved the metalwork shop at school - although I was crap. Then redmex's hillclimb pushed bak into my chair. Now I find I have to take a look at a 1/3rd scale DFV. Can it get any better?
Have a look at 'robot cantina' pitting a lawnmower engine in his Honda!!
Rally fun, calming watch!
DrP
I love chilling out to all the shoe restoration videos....very calming
Loving this!
K20 swap into a Rahhhhreeeee... oh go on then
Adam Savage’s ‘one day builds’
(This one took a lot longer)
There are full performances on YouTube but somehow the rehearsals are more impressive.
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Advoko MAKES
Just discovered this guy. Magnificently puerile.
Just watched all the Rob Warner videos and I think he must be one of the funniest blokes I've ever seen.
When you get him making pizzas with Olly Wilkins it can only be comedy gold. How he manages to commentate without swearing I'll never know.
Recently come across Joy of Bike with Alex Bogusky, he's over 40, and doing a lot of videos with specific skills and fitness tips geared towards those of us over 40.
One to watch
I like the old time unfussy approach to restoring and/or repurposing retro MTBs
Been enjoying a bit of Dom;
https://www.youtube.com/c/dominicchineas
(Guy from the repair shop)
Videos are a bit random but so far we have Vespa rebuild, Defender 90 coffee shop and a Series 2a pop up.
Radio killed the video Star (Wars)?
An (5hr) insomniac classic. The golden age of wifi...
South Main Auto Repair. Strangely addictive car and truck repairs.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtAGzm9e_liY7ko1PBhzTHA
All Gas No Brakes
(like if Napoleon Dynamite stood in for Louis Theroux!)
Straight line walking bloke is back at it:
These are great vids, makes you want to ride your bike in towns!
Have we had the Rufford Ford fails vids??
Theres more on youtube
Foresty Forest. Legend.
Bald & Bankrupt is fun too.
I think I found this guy from one of the previous YouTube threads on here.
Adventures against the odds?
The main misadventure begins @ 11mins, but the whole episode is well worth a watch. Stuff of dreams and nightmares
Something a bit funnier than the usual bikini clad van life instagramer