Mothman Festival 2023! Full Festival and Hay Ride! I Finally Made it Back!

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КОМЕНТАРІ • 304

  • @Lockbar
    @Lockbar 10 місяців тому +115

    I think its safe to say 75% of the visitors to this event know who Jacob is.....some day there will be a Carpetbagger Festival somewhere.

    • @BigChrisfilm
      @BigChrisfilm 10 місяців тому +12

      We met him at the Electric Chair. There were def alot of people who knew who he was.

    • @alexgeorge501
      @alexgeorge501 10 місяців тому +9

      I'll gladly fly out to attend that!

    • @RamblingVlogger
      @RamblingVlogger 10 місяців тому +4

      @@alexgeorge501I second that!

    • @wonderingdave2487
      @wonderingdave2487 10 місяців тому +4

      I would go to that festival

    • @marciamarier8726
      @marciamarier8726 10 місяців тому +2

      You are so right someday there should be a meet-up a carpetbagger Festival something Go Jacob go 0:31

  • @wingflex5367
    @wingflex5367 10 місяців тому +33

    Wow, nice person at 3:09 flipping Jacob the bird. Some people are so friendly

  • @KrazyJoesConcessionStand
    @KrazyJoesConcessionStand 10 місяців тому +34

    I desperately need to attend this one of these years

    • @madebykemo
      @madebykemo 10 місяців тому +4

      I’ll join you. Looks like a great time every year.

  • @PaulieEsther
    @PaulieEsther 10 місяців тому +9

    LOL I'll bet the loser in the blue truck giving you the finger is still stuck in traffic on that bridge. 😅

    • @TheCarpetbagger
      @TheCarpetbagger  10 місяців тому +9

      Interesting what some people choose to contribute to the world

  • @greggseiter1412
    @greggseiter1412 10 місяців тому +16

    Jacob recognized as a celebrity on the hay ride !
    YES !!!

  • @mcwatersd
    @mcwatersd 10 місяців тому +23

    I can't believe how the Mothman festival has grown . It seems to be a real going concern . Looked awesome and the hay ride seemed like a lot of fun . Thanks for taking us along . Keep Safe ❤Keep Well❤

  • @CedarCryptid
    @CedarCryptid 10 місяців тому +40

    Thank you so much for letting me be in your video, that was absolutely one of the biggest highlights of my trip to the festival this year! ^u^ I hope you had a great time there!

    • @kyuubicat5
      @kyuubicat5 10 місяців тому +12

      Love your suit it’s adorable!!

    • @CC-qx7hk
      @CC-qx7hk 10 місяців тому +12

      Oh wow I never considered crypto furries but people should def do more of that

    • @CedarCryptid
      @CedarCryptid 10 місяців тому +9

      @@kyuubicat5 Thank you so much! He was a lotta work to build, but well worth it

    • @kyuubicat5
      @kyuubicat5 10 місяців тому +4

      @@CedarCryptid definitely

    • @DizzyGamerOfficial
      @DizzyGamerOfficial 10 місяців тому +5

      You are so adorable, lil Cedar :3 ❤

  • @ConRodsAndRustedBods
    @ConRodsAndRustedBods 10 місяців тому +3

    The peoples reaction in the background while you were screaming and scabbing in the electric chair was absolutely hilarious. 🤣

  • @MissouriPenny
    @MissouriPenny 10 місяців тому +7

    Jacob you look so happy lately....love your channel long time ......😊❤😊❤😊

  • @dansp91
    @dansp91 10 місяців тому +2

    I believe that the Trading Post and Bunker 304 are both owned by the same folks who own the Mothman Museum. We visited in April and loved those stores!! Cryptid lovers dream stores - so much great stuff!!

  • @cindylifestyleandmore
    @cindylifestyleandmore 10 місяців тому +11

    Thank you for sharing your Mothman festival. Fun event to visit one day!👍😊

  • @elsiegon7118
    @elsiegon7118 10 місяців тому +9

    Thank you so much for another great video. And 🎉Fu too ..3:11 to the one that gave us the finger while u first started crossing the bridge. I love how you always provide good 411 about your adventures ❤❤Lol. I watched Shawshank redemption yesterday after seeing your awesome video!!!😂

  • @robylove9190
    @robylove9190 10 місяців тому +9

    The Mothman festival has really grown! Thanks for taking us along ❤

  • @larryrose20
    @larryrose20 10 місяців тому +8

    Jacob, glad to see you back in my home state of WV. Glad you didn't have a heart attack after getting shocked in the electric chair. You look like you had a great time in Point Pleasant, Your videos are awesome!

  • @MikeWeiner
    @MikeWeiner 10 місяців тому +6

    SUMMER OF CRYPTIDS!!! How's that for Summer 2024? I love when you go to cryptid festivals! The taste of small town America is never stronger than when you're in such events. :)

  • @ShelleeGraham
    @ShelleeGraham 10 місяців тому +4

    5:28 Thank you for helping us learn the origins of the MOTHMAN. Very interesting 🧐 indeed.

  • @groovyghostnotes
    @groovyghostnotes 10 місяців тому +4

    spotted myself at 27:57 lol

  • @markzeahammer183
    @markzeahammer183 10 місяців тому +3

    Carpetbagger gets lit up.. I was howling with Laughter.

  • @jennycat0592
    @jennycat0592 6 місяців тому +1

    This is a very late comment, but I was there, walking down the street through the crowd, I stop to look around and boom, I spotted you. I wish I’d said hi, I was too nervous. I just stood there awestruck saying “That’s him! It’s the carpetbagger!” I’ve been watching you since 2015, it was awesome.

    • @jennycat0592
      @jennycat0592 6 місяців тому

      Specifically at 12:13, I’m just out of frame on the left is when I spotted you. 😱

  • @ViewpointProd
    @ViewpointProd 10 місяців тому +16

    16:14 YO JOE!
    34:45 I was not expecting a fursuit! Seeing that, in the thumbnail, I had to check it out! Sooooo cute, moth fursuits are always really cute

    • @CedarCryptid
      @CedarCryptid 10 місяців тому +12

      thank you so much!! >w

    • @Znynpuvgr
      @Znynpuvgr 8 місяців тому +2

      @@CedarCryptidholy shit its him

  • @HyprFoci
    @HyprFoci 10 місяців тому +2

    Thank you for your donations for a worthy cause, and for taking more shots at the Snow Trooper and not me 😂😂

  • @karenstone4805
    @karenstone4805 10 місяців тому +4

    Thank you Jacob for the wonderful video as always,it was great to see you again and also thanks for filming our Mothman tie dyesy husband's original design

  • @lnterpolantics
    @lnterpolantics 10 місяців тому +6

    So nice to see Papa let the Ghouls go on a little vacation to see Mothman

  • @danielwestbrook6407
    @danielwestbrook6407 10 місяців тому +5

    Your face when she turned on the electric chair thought you’d have a accident so funny

    • @TheCarpetbagger
      @TheCarpetbagger  10 місяців тому +5

      I almost did, did not realize it would actually electrocute me

  • @grtomost1993
    @grtomost1993 10 місяців тому +1

    This was lovely! I hope I may go one day. I was particularly tickled by the duo of Nameless Ghouls taking a picture with Mothman.

  • @cherylreynolds1869
    @cherylreynolds1869 10 місяців тому +2

    I met you in 2018. One of the best days of my life. I scared you by yell "Carpetbagger"!!!!

  • @user-he3fl1de2p
    @user-he3fl1de2p 10 місяців тому +6

    Love your excitement. Also love how humble you are when you are recognized. Keep doing what you do.

  • @RapierIsRowdy
    @RapierIsRowdy 10 місяців тому +3

    Didn't get to say hi but it was cool to see you walk by at 40 minutes (I was the goofball in pink)

  • @Thecorgially
    @Thecorgially 10 місяців тому +4

    They really go out for Moth Man. Lots of fun.

  • @lizinacan151
    @lizinacan151 10 місяців тому +2

    I would love to attend this one day as a guardian of Mothman! Also that Mothman fursuit was soooo cute

  • @suemoo22
    @suemoo22 10 місяців тому +2

    What a great lady on the hayride, she was good!

  • @amyallen5854
    @amyallen5854 10 місяців тому +3

    Awesome video!! It was so cool getting to meet you yesterday! Thank you for taking the time to stop and get a pic with me and my kiddos. ❤

  • @stoshie1017
    @stoshie1017 10 місяців тому +1

    I was there and missed you!!! I even talked to Mark Muncy about hoping to meet you. I ❤your videos and the family is back on the way home through Asheville to South Carolina. Maybe one day...

  • @kimberlylyerly2207
    @kimberlylyerly2207 10 місяців тому +6

    Thank you so much for sharing your day at Mothman with us! 🤗
    I have been looking so forward to this video. I hope to make it there one year! 😊

  • @Retromicky82
    @Retromicky82 10 місяців тому +4

    Wow the event is getting huge .

  • @SandyWolf-
    @SandyWolf- 10 місяців тому +2

    What a great time I went a few years ago loved it!

  • @mjdarkcreations
    @mjdarkcreations 10 місяців тому +2

    "here is the biggest creep in the festival" That person first took that personaly hahaha and then realized why he said that

  • @alliekuma4234
    @alliekuma4234 10 місяців тому +1

    I love all the clapping that happened when you touched the hiney lol Definitely love all the art there. ❤

  • @stephanieg3325
    @stephanieg3325 10 місяців тому +13

    I cannot believe someone would give the finger when you walked past the blue and gray two tone truck!!! How disgusting!!!

    • @briancoxinspector
      @briancoxinspector 10 місяців тому +2

      Punk kids being punk kids! He’s in a old ford truck as Jacob crossing the bridge.

    • @pbg624
      @pbg624 10 місяців тому +4

      Ok good I was hoping someone said something in the comments. I don’t understand why people do that in the background of peoples photos and videos.

  • @ratbones620
    @ratbones620 10 місяців тому +4

    I went to Point Pleasant over the Summer to see the Mothman Statue and Museum. It was super cool but I hope one day to go to the Mothman festival!

  • @thrasher2753
    @thrasher2753 10 місяців тому +3

    Need to attend this someday. I've been playing Fallout 76 and they have a ton of mothman love in the game. Even his statue in-game, since its based in west virginia.

    • @HyprFoci
      @HyprFoci 10 місяців тому +2

      My son and I did a 2 day trip in WV going to as many of the IRL locations from Fallout 76. It was a great time

  • @shikabaneconga
    @shikabaneconga 10 місяців тому +2

    i need to hug the thumbnail mothie

  • @TurinJawn
    @TurinJawn 10 місяців тому +1

    Shoutout to the gem of the lady giving you the bird in the raggedy pickup truck lol. Seems like a treat of a person

  • @dianneC1979
    @dianneC1979 10 місяців тому +8

    What a great time. Hope you made it ok through everything. Some cool merch. 😊 Thanks for taking us along. Some of us would never be able to get out to see things like this. We appreciate you, Carpetbagger. 🎉

  • @wendicaudill2139
    @wendicaudill2139 10 місяців тому +2

    I saw you last night, i was on my way to work, you were walking over the bridge....wish i could have stopped and said HI

  • @mizu_the_floatzel
    @mizu_the_floatzel 10 місяців тому +20

    Jacob, you're going to get a little bit of culture here but the suit you took a picture with is part of the furry community. They are really well known for that beautiful moth suit. I actually had an run in with them a while back at a convention in Pittsburgh It's good to know that you actually ran into somebody I know lol😊

    • @XaviHaunts
      @XaviHaunts 10 місяців тому +2

      NOOOOOO-

    • @mizu_the_floatzel
      @mizu_the_floatzel 10 місяців тому

      @@XaviHaunts mmmmmmm someone knows mmmmmm* rubs chin

    • @CedarCryptid
      @CedarCryptid 10 місяців тому +7

      You're much too kind!! Thank you so much Mizu! 😭💜

    • @mizu_the_floatzel
      @mizu_the_floatzel 10 місяців тому +4

      @@CedarCryptid omg ! It you !

    • @mizu_the_floatzel
      @mizu_the_floatzel 10 місяців тому +2

      ​@@CedarCryptidand your welcome ^^

  • @TheUnforgiven-iq5gu
    @TheUnforgiven-iq5gu 10 місяців тому +1

    My sister and stepdad went there yesterday, watching this since i couldnt go because of work and just to see if they are in the background somewhere lol

  • @risjenkins1467
    @risjenkins1467 10 місяців тому +1

    I wasn’t able to make it to the fest this year so THANK YOU for this video. It really brightened my heart to watch you attend

  • @monsterologist_
    @monsterologist_ 10 місяців тому +1

    Thanks again for featuring the Monsterologist artist tent on your channel! Great video of the Mothman Festival 2023!

  • @goldengirl54
    @goldengirl54 10 місяців тому +3

    Thanks for taking us along! 🩷

  • @codyward5791
    @codyward5791 10 місяців тому +2

    I remember bumping into you at the shirts lol, videos are awesome man

  • @daveotuwa5596
    @daveotuwa5596 10 місяців тому +1

    "Predation is my favorite thing
    In the river where to take the fling.
    Blood is what I see every day
    As a monster who lives on sea and land.
    With the stuff to chow down on at hand,
    I am always faithfully okay."
    -----Hodag. An amphibious creature bigger than an average bag.🦎

  • @deborahnodd9414
    @deborahnodd9414 10 місяців тому +2

    Hey!
    While you were walking on the bridge some Dude was flipping you off from a small truck!
    What a jerk!

  • @bg199083
    @bg199083 10 місяців тому +8

    Glad that you made it to the Mothman Festival Jake! Can’t wait for Haunt Season to begin!

  • @Jillian.B
    @Jillian.B 9 місяців тому +1

    The pure excitement on the first ladies face when she saw Jacob was so heartfelt. Her costume was also amazing!

  • @brianking973
    @brianking973 10 місяців тому +1

    My dad told me Calvin Parker the "Pascagoula Alien witness" past away recently. I met him at an event once here in Pascagoula. I hope his story lives on along with the other cryptic sightings.

  • @kathyevans3251
    @kathyevans3251 10 місяців тому +4

    It was really fun event

  • @tikinkss
    @tikinkss 10 місяців тому +1

    Loved the electric chair 😮 and the idea of a Carpetbagger roadside attraction is perfect. I can imagine how cool that would be!

  • @allenpedrick6502
    @allenpedrick6502 10 місяців тому +1

    Jacob getting shocked in the electric chair had me laughing so hard.

  • @discoonelove
    @discoonelove 10 місяців тому +6

    Always 🎉appreciate all the content sir.

  • @keithtiger1641
    @keithtiger1641 10 місяців тому +3

    This actually looked like a fun festival to attend. I enjoyed this one a whole lot. 😊

  • @johneggers1400
    @johneggers1400 10 місяців тому +6

    It's really crazy to see how much this festival has grown. Growing up in ohio right across that bridge I've heard about mothman for as far back as I can remember.

  • @ashleybreckheimer1387
    @ashleybreckheimer1387 10 місяців тому +1

    Seen the live first. This maybe my favorite. 💚😂❤❤

  • @marybmccormick
    @marybmccormick 10 місяців тому +2

    Awesome thanks for sharing this day was fun 😊😊😊

  • @dawnbenchley7237
    @dawnbenchley7237 10 місяців тому +3

    Awesome festival!

  • @nataliecrow6533
    @nataliecrow6533 10 місяців тому +1

    When you said you were coming all these people are waiting to see you, that is why it is so backed up 😉

  • @mrstacyj9496
    @mrstacyj9496 10 місяців тому

    Imagine all these good vibes and creativity focused on a REAL issue! Just think the solutions that might be identified. Thanks for sharing.

  • @katiecollum9135
    @katiecollum9135 10 місяців тому

    Boooooo to the blue truck in the beginning while you’re walking the bridge! Yay moth man festival!!!!! Amazing as always 😊 love this

  • @laurag-oe9xo
    @laurag-oe9xo 10 місяців тому +1

    You definitely got your steps in. 👍 Seemed much more fun than sitting in a booth. Good call.

  • @alexgeorge501
    @alexgeorge501 10 місяців тому +2

    I love me some good-fashioned fun with Cryptids and local Monsters, especally with one month away from the month of Halloween!

  • @adamcummins9345
    @adamcummins9345 10 місяців тому +1

    I had such a good time and it was great to meet you!!

  • @lowercaseandall4651
    @lowercaseandall4651 10 місяців тому +3

    Cedar crypt in the thumbnail! Love them!

  • @RamblingVlogger
    @RamblingVlogger 10 місяців тому +1

    This is a huge bucket list for me! I love cryptids and the mothman is my favorite cryptid story. I often tell people of my encounter with slender man in Putnam county NY many years ago which sparked my interest into cryptids and the paranormal. Thanks for taking us along.

  • @travisnoffsinger1703
    @travisnoffsinger1703 10 місяців тому +3

    Thanks for visiting the Mothman Festival Jacob! Hope you had an awesome time. Gotta try some Pepperoni rolls when you have a chance and you should also stop and have a meal at a Tudor’s Biscuit World sometime. Good stuff! Great video 👍

  • @tommywalker742
    @tommywalker742 10 місяців тому +2

    Fun festival!

  • @user-ol5ds8cd4t
    @user-ol5ds8cd4t 10 місяців тому +1

    At 3:08 some hill billy flips you off man LMAO

  • @mikehughes4969
    @mikehughes4969 10 місяців тому +3

    One of the theories I've heard is that Mothman could be from another dimension that somehow crossed into our dimension. Don't know how that works, but it's worth thinking about.

    • @TheCarpetbagger
      @TheCarpetbagger  10 місяців тому +6

      The theory is that he is an “Ultraterrestrial” a being that can shift between dimensions

    • @mikehughes4969
      @mikehughes4969 10 місяців тому +2

      Thanks buddy.

    • @silverghostcat1924
      @silverghostcat1924 10 місяців тому +1

      ​@@TheCarpetbaggerwonder if he could also be considered a harbinger as he seemed to be warning of danger rather than causing it.

  • @history_leisure
    @history_leisure 10 місяців тому +1

    you could say the Mothman statue is the pleasantest point in the town

  • @RickC8080
    @RickC8080 10 місяців тому +1

    Great to meet you Saturday.

  • @emilyt3377
    @emilyt3377 10 місяців тому +1

    My great grandmother was from point pleasant

  • @frankbingham53
    @frankbingham53 10 місяців тому +1

    Love this video carpetbagger and you work very hard on your videos keep it up Jacob and I love it when you say hay you carpetbagger here and this one is in the bag.

  • @krisqo
    @krisqo 10 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for coming to visit us. It would be nice to see it moved out to our fairgrounds there is way more room. But we just enjoy everyone in town so much

    • @TheCarpetbagger
      @TheCarpetbagger  10 місяців тому +1

      I kind of like being able to experience the town during the festival

  • @janicericciuti9035
    @janicericciuti9035 10 місяців тому +2

    Thanks we love your shows

  • @MissouriPenny
    @MissouriPenny 10 місяців тому +3

    Jacob the funnest adult i lnow ..you make wierd and nerdy 🤓 so cool .

  • @pbryan1079
    @pbryan1079 10 місяців тому +2

    It was So nice meeting you today . Love you videos

  • @daryljones9367
    @daryljones9367 10 місяців тому +1

    The bigfoot name shocked me 😂

  • @marystewart1125
    @marystewart1125 10 місяців тому +1

    We went on a quiet weekday and the city was awesome. Just go see it whenever you can. Marietta, Ohio is close by and very cute to visit.

  • @bluegold1026
    @bluegold1026 8 місяців тому +1

    34:45 I know that moff! It's CedarCryptid! Met 'em in person at Anthrocon this summer!

  • @markdraskovics1962
    @markdraskovics1962 10 місяців тому

    HEY,.... JACOB...WOW That's so crazy How many people
    Are at the MOTHMAN Festival that you Had to walk Across the Bridge
    But looks like It Was worth the Walk lot's of Fun
    And bunch of Awesome mothpeople Around to see Well ok take care stay safe and will see you on the next video

  • @167thSpartan
    @167thSpartan 17 днів тому

    I've been trying to plan a good Halloween themed vacation this year. Did Salem and Savannah the last few years, so this one seems cool so close to October.
    I didn't realize the festival revolved around cryptids. That really makes me want to go

  • @lisag.8458
    @lisag.8458 10 місяців тому

    Thanks, Jacob!
    That was fun!🎉

  • @Jarvel5
    @Jarvel5 10 місяців тому

    Fun Video. Yes Last year it was super busy. looked a little more light this year, but still busy

  • @ballyraven_folklore
    @ballyraven_folklore 10 місяців тому

    It was so cool to meet you - made it our best Mothman Festival yet! We love your videos and enjoy all the fun places you find

  • @bigkoreanjoe9858
    @bigkoreanjoe9858 9 місяців тому

    Funny story, I worked in Americorps NCCC in 2009 and we got to work the Mothman Festival and my buddy actually donned the Mothman costume and got to run around at night scaring kids

  • @Carolb66
    @Carolb66 10 місяців тому +2

    This festival looks so much fun! Beautiful part of the USA too,West Virginia. Looks better than it did in Fallout 76! Very friendly prople & some cool stuff to buy, thanks for showing us around Jacob. ❤😊

  • @IliaDolenz
    @IliaDolenz 10 місяців тому

    I look forward to your video at Mothman Festival, the Chili Cook-Off, and Transworld every year!

  • @amyandtony
    @amyandtony 10 місяців тому +3

    Looks so fun! Would be so cool if you opened a paranormal attraction here in Western NC.

  • @nurseydebdeb8539
    @nurseydebdeb8539 10 місяців тому +1

    Wow that looks like fun, esp the hay ride. I am impressed with that town to really market this cryptic up and it brings a lot of people and money into their town.

  • @frankbalazs8816
    @frankbalazs8816 10 місяців тому

    We we're there!!!❤ The Bigfoot Festival in Hocking Hills Ohio is Awesome too!!!

  • @createdbykimi6380
    @createdbykimi6380 10 місяців тому

    Loved this video. Thank you.