The initial expense would be much higher, vastly higher. To the point where it would be cheaper in the end to replace it every 30 years for 100 years. Especially today now that labour is much more expensive than 1900 or whenever this was built. However they really should be using more durable materials. You could get a really good amount of time out of concrete culverts. Or high density plastic ones. The ones they were using in the 70s that were corrugated metal were crazy.
Dude I'm so glad I found your channel. I've been binge watching your videos and a couple videos 2 and 3 times. Great content and you're a genuinely nice and smart dude. Keep it up dude.
That is the ultimate culvert! I would love to see that one. It does look incredible, I agree. When you said you didn’t want to disturb the bats, I thought you aren’t the only one! But, your concern was for the safety of the bats and not yourself. Post at his best.
Craftsmanship years ago is a lost art today. People took pride in their work which isn’t the case now!. They didn’t have heavy machinery or power tools when this culvert was built, but quality was job #1. Very interesting video! I know I wouldn’t have the nerve or ability to walk in that culvert. Thanks post 10 for taking us on your adventure!👍
Half of the enjoyment of this guy and his work is that he is not playing it up for the camera. There is nothing fake about it. He just does what he does.
I was there in the summer. My brother and I went in the train tunnel, we went across the wooden bridge and we watched people tubing down the river. Good fun.
You are amazing! Love what you do and how you do it! Just have a look at this comment section, nothing but praise and love, so glad I stumbled upon your channel, now I'm hooked. Ty Post!
Post doesn't think like I do. He said he didn't want to wake up a hibernating bat because… and I thought he would say "because it might attack me" but what he actually said was "because it would die". See, I was thinking of my own well being. He was thinking of the bats' well being. I said he doesn't think like I do and I'm sure that difference in the way he thinks is why people like him so much and why he has so many subscribers. Way to go, Post.
@@maryannanderson7517 I hear you and totally agree. Imagine if all, or just some, of our millennials, had the same thought patterns. I would rest easier for future generations.
Hello. The presence of stones, their size and distance from the entrance to the pipe, suggests that the strength of the water flow is sometimes very large here. For 140 years, many different stones were transferred by water from the canal to the pipe, so the height of the vault became much lower than the original one. The waterfall in the pipe probably formed as an obstacle from large stones brought by the water flow. It doesn't make much sense to artificially slow down the flow of water in the pipe, because it is expensive and difficult. It is much easier to do this at the inlet or outlet of the pipe.
They new how to build things to last back then. I hope you always let a family member or friend know where you are going when you take these excursions to in case an accident or Cave in happened and you didn't make it back home they would know were to start looking for you. Remember safety first! Thanks for taking us with you, Have a great day!!!
Good investment on the boots, just need a pucture repair kit for them. Great trip down the waterway there, very interesting for me thank you. Stay safe.
Awesome video post 10 that Culvert looks really old 143 years like you said there might be some culverts that are around that old and probably even older anyway awesome video
i love this...youre funny,i was thinking on the same line as you about the eyes..haha. great history too. those railroad tracks are crazy. thx again :)
i would never have guessed that the dam you went into was hollow like that , much scarier than otherwise .your braver than me but oh well I'm very old now and you get less brave every year I think.
Post 10 makes us never look at culverts and drains in the same way ever again. You were never interested in culverts before? Well guess what, now you are.
Totally agree, You know it's going to get weird when someone asks you what you're watching, and you explain that there's this dude. Who goes around unplugging drains and converts, and wanders down them. Then you get 'That' look.
Awesome culvert man! They just don't make 'em like they used to. That thing will be there LOOOOONG after all other modern culverts have decayed and disappeared.
It's great, it's like a form of UrbEx (Urban Exploring). I watch a programme called Abandoned Engineering, it's amazing, seeing the crazy projects that have been built.
i agree, you have the best videos. i too feel like i am on an adventure. stay safe and always let someone know where you are exploring just in case. praying for your safety.
i love how many people are excited that you got tall boots. i'm definitely excited, too. love watching your videos and love watching you not get freezing cold water into your boots
I just read that the Hoosac took more than 20 years to build (started 1851, opened 1875). Also, 193 workers were killed building it, hope they're remembered somewhere for the achievement. What they built will most likely outlast a lot of modern constructions. See www.american-rails.com/hoosac.html for the history and pictures.
I haven't even watched the whole video yet but let me tell you how much better I feel knowing you bought taller boots. I have wanted to send you some waiters so many times but i didn't have the money. Stay safe out there!
Sometimes you scare the bejeezus out of me post 10. I love every minute of it! The new boots open up all sorts of new - and even scarier - possibilities. The culvert was absolutely fascinating. Thanks for another fantastic video. :-)
Man , that looks like a grotto, not just a ‘ culvert ‘. (Not a fan of bats. I Would have turned around ). Very little echo, if any in there. I am not only impressed you explored this but very AMAZED at the amount of work that was put into a stone tunnel. Moving stones, building it etc. VERY interesting. The open area w/ steel bars across it, very unique. 👍👍👍👍 Loved this video, post 10.
My favorite culvert thus far & perhaps the oldest one that Post 10 has explored? That arch design was amazing. I wonder if it's the loudest culvert he has explored. I was pleased to see very few spiders! The new boots are very practical & will get a ton of use. No more wet feet on the adventures or changing socks & shoes for the way home. Favorite part "wouldn't it be scary if I turned around & saw a glowing pair of eyes". That tickled me no end, I thought of Scooby-Doo! It is really enjoyable to listen & watch someone who is truly interested in the world around them & is a genuinely a kind & considerate human. The title picture would make a great T-shirt! Great video 👍
What a lovely old culvert. Such a shame they don't make them like they use to. Glad you got hip boots, I wonder how long it will take before you need a bigger one up to your chest.
Thanks for sharing your tunnel and stream adventures! And great narration of everything as we go along with you! Your videos always relax me after a long stressful day at work. Thank you.
The overhead beams look like railroad rails. They were probably installed when they built the railroad. The history of the tunnel and culvert is very interesting. Awesome video post 10.
Yeah, i thought i could hear it in his voice, then he turned around early (originally said he was going to the pool he couldn't past), then kept looking back and said imagine if he saw a big set of glowing eyes. Just as I was wondering he said "I don't usually get claustrophobic but..." Haha The guy is precious
It's not a culvert adventure without spiders...you have no idea how much I needed a laugh today-thank you. This was one of the coolest yet. Thanks for taking us along.
