The Bearded Explorer

[daver555]

Anyone else follow this chap on YouTube? Quite an interesting channel and I do love his car related finds. The latest one is the latst in a bit of a series where he's found a retro VW graveyard and is now helping the owner/land owner to celar the cars and site in general. Love his enthusiasm for the unloved Mk2 Golf diesle van yet casually walks past the Corrado without a comment Saying that when the Golf derv fires up after not much tinkering I was truly impressed.

[rob0r]

I wouldn't be watching someone that promotes theft and damage to property. So many stories of sites that people like that visit, plaster it all over Facebook and Youtube for the sites to get totally turned over. Even if they don't disclose the actual location, it's then discussed in the comments anyway.

My family's farm was visited by "urbexers" who forced their way into our sheds, damaged vintage pre-war cars, rifled through all sorts of belongings documenting it all and intimidated my dad who found them on site. It ended up all over Facebook on Urbex pages and the police got involved but unfortunately no action against the damage and B&E was taken. They then lied about casing the site out, saying it was abandoned etc - all rubbish.

[stealthstylz]

Nov 21, 2022 16:47:35 GMT rob0r said:

I wouldn't be watching someone that promotes theft and damage to property. So many stories of sites that people like that visit, plaster it all over Facebook and Youtube for the sites to get totally turned over. Even if they don't disclose the actual location, it's then discussed in the comments anyway.

My family's farm was visited by "urbexers" who forced their way into our sheds, damaged vintage pre-war cars, rifled through all sorts of belongings documenting it all and intimidated my dad who found them on site. It ended up all over Facebook on Urbex pages and the police got involved but unfortunately no action against the damage and B&E was taken. They then lied about casing the site out, saying it was abandoned etc - all rubbish.

These are exactly my thoughts. One of my friends/customers has a ton of stuff tucked away on his farm that actually get fixed and sold usually. Luckily for the urbexers that visit he always fires both barrels over their heads and as far as I know they've always run away, though he's got a lot of diggers for his business so they wouldn't be in a shallow grave lol.

[dodgerover]

Would love to break into his house and film myself going through his stuff to put on YouTube. Then I could post up the easiest ways to get in and times when he is out.
Oh and I could post up the address of the compound where he keeps his cars as well.
He's pure scum nothing else, every where he visits is completely destroyed or robbed. No way that is a coincidence.

[Pid363!]

The bearded intruder! Been in many places round here that he shouldn’t think they call it trespassing !

[Dez]

He’s on borrowed time before he gets his legs broken or just disappears altogether. As other have said he spends all his time p1ssing off the sort of people you don’t want to go picking fights with.
I’m amazed he’s lasted this long tbh.

[pOG]

Yeah, this guy can get in the sea.

[daver555]

Wow, wasn't expecting this reaction although I have only recently come across his channel. Completely understand what you guys are saying on urbexers in general. Only watched a couple of his recent urbex episodes and he condemns breaking in or damaging property to gain entry and so far I've yet to see him give out a location or get in trouble with anyone including the authorities. On the car related stuff I've watched he's ended up helping out the owners to clear out their collection of stuff/cars etc. Seems (to me anyway) to be one of the more conscientious urbexers with some morals. What I do know is I found him via PetrolPed's channel as TBE is known in Goodwood circles so surely he's not a bad-un? Perhaps I'm wrong who knows.

[slackerTHEpinstriper]

Hair fail, I'm out!

[Roach]

I see business’ round my area named, ‘the bearded ******’ or ‘the tattood ******’

What’s that about?

Like it makes you better somehow? I’m heavily tattood but I’m not ‘the tattood valeter’

Off topic slightly but it angers me.

[misteralz]

Tattooed detailer?

[daver555]

Nov 22, 2022 7:54:44 GMT slackerTHEpinstriper said:

Hair fail, I'm out!

Now that sir is a fair comment

[Rebuilda]

I've watched quite a few of this type of video and from what I've seen he appears to be one of the more respectful UrbExers. Has a liking for practical classics, sensible enough not to show reg numbers etc on the videos.

If I found a collection of 'abandoned' vehicles I'd probably have a good look round too, most of us probably would. It's where the line gets drawn between 'exploring' and 'pillaging'. I cringe at some of the cars they find and the state of disrepair they've been left to fall into but thats the owners choice or circumstance that causes them to be neglected.

One video I spotted recently showed what I think was the original buck for the Eagle SS kit car, stuck in a curtainside truck body. Sat on a pallet ontop of a SD1 Vitesse... and they'll just sit and rot until the owner decides to clear them out or he passes on and the estate is sold off...

[stealthstylz]

Nov 22, 2022 11:51:36 GMT Rebuilda said:

I've watched quite a few of this type of video and from what I've seen he appears to be one of the more respectful UrbExers. Has a liking for practical classics, sensible enough not to show reg numbers etc on the videos.

If I found a collection of 'abandoned' vehicles I'd probably have a good look round too, most of us probably would. It's where the line gets drawn between 'exploring' and 'pillaging'. I cringe at some of the cars they find and the state of disrepair they've been left to fall into but thats the owners choice or circumstance that causes them to be neglected.

One video I spotted recently showed what I think was the original buck for the Eagle SS kit car, stuck in a curtainside truck body. Sat on a pallet ontop of a SD1 Vitesse... and they'll just sit and rot until the owner decides to clear them out or he passes on and the estate is sold off...

It's not the "discovering and looking round" that's the main problem, it's the broadcasting the "find" to the whole world where every scumbag and his dad can see it. Need a few youtube urbexers sending down for accessory to a crime if the places get done over following one of their posts.

[slater]

He's not an urbexer he's a youtuber.

Sadly many youtubers have latched onto the exploring idea as a way of making some cash from YouTube subs etc. Unfortunately most are not capable.of finding or accessing anything of any interest and have to resort to old houses and rusty old cars.

I've been exploring (properly) 20years and can assure you no real urban explorers go around breaking into peoples residences and have little to no interest in photographing old cars unless it's in a historically significant car factory such as longbridge.

[misteralz]

That. I remember the 28 days later forums would ban you if you posted a picture of a car in a thread.

[bmcnut]

There must be a pretty fine line between urbexing and trespass, if an 'abandoned' car is on someone's land imo its private property. I know a farm thats has 8 cars on its land, 2 have been there for a loooooong time. I found the cars when a mate lived there, the land and outbuildings look really interesting but I've never photographed anything as I've never had a chance to talk to the landowner. Just seemed rude to do it without full consent.

[jimi]

Linky.

[vulgalour]

This guy is to urbexing what trophy hunters are to wildlife photographers.

[igor]

Except trophy hunters generally aren't trespassing and, in many cases, have paid a lot of money for the privilege.