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  • Опубліковано 4 бер 2020
  • Even in sub-zero temperatures in Upper Peninsula Michigan, you can find one man who surfs Lake Superior.
    Daniel Schetter, known as “Surfer Dan,” has become a local legend for surfing Lake Superior, rain or shine, and making epic ice beards in the meantime.
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  • @drperkyreal4686
    @drperkyreal4686 4 роки тому +7806

    Lives in water
    Has trident
    Takes care of everyone
    Sounds like aquaman to me

  • @themindset4164
    @themindset4164 4 роки тому +19356

    Imagine being so legendary that people genuinely don't believe you even exist

    • @terellslaughter1626
      @terellslaughter1626 4 роки тому +505

      Me with women 😭👌🏾

    • @themindset4164
      @themindset4164 4 роки тому +39

      @@auburnboi09 I'll fix it my bad

    • @dbspaceoditty
      @dbspaceoditty 4 роки тому +33

      thats me, i dont even believe the shit i hear about me. because its not true !!!!

    • @austinreese5553
      @austinreese5553 4 роки тому +4

      I was like 400!

    • @britneyt5264
      @britneyt5264 4 роки тому +10

      I made your 999 into 1k i feel accomplished

  • @homemademusic7
    @homemademusic7 3 роки тому +499

    “Surfing saved my life” ❤️ Took me over a decade, but I finally let alcohol know who was in control...and it was me all along. God bless you man.

    • @bburnsga
      @bburnsga 2 роки тому +9

      Way to go, Benjamin! God bless you, too!

    • @IIAndersII
      @IIAndersII 2 роки тому +2

      Awesome 😊 congrats man!

    • @firestarterri
      @firestarterri Рік тому +2

      I’m reading this a year later and sending all my best wishes that you’re doing well and living your best life! ❤️

    • @heyheywoahwoahhey
      @heyheywoahwoahhey Рік тому +1

      How!! Please tell me! Asking for a friend!

    • @homemademusic7
      @homemademusic7 Рік тому +8

      @@heyheywoahwoahhey "Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” That is something Jesus said. Trusting in Jesus and His promises saved me. I’ll try to make this brief (kinda lol), but the Holy Spirit revealed the supernatural to me. I didin’t believe in “spirits” until that day. I had been oppressed by a demon for many years not knowing/believing it. Jesus delievered me. He took the craving for alcohol away in an instant. No jail, AA group, rehab, hospital, halfway house or anything worked prior. "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come! All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.
      We hide from God. Usually by means of unbelief, and also shame, due to sin. How do we believe in a loving and perfect God who is also Just, when we are so wicked? Jesus paid the price so through grace we can be saved. His last words before His death was “it is finished”…and our debt was paid.

  • @Talador12
    @Talador12 2 роки тому +123

    No joke on Lake Superior in the summer. I measured 41 degrees Fahrenheit water in July once.
    Absolutely wild to surf this in the winter. Props to the Surfers.

  • @lianaclark7413
    @lianaclark7413 4 роки тому +7552

    The fact that he shaved his beard so that the focus would be on his friend’s beard 🥺🥺

    • @f.h.3847
      @f.h.3847 4 роки тому +37

      Wow

    • @thewhopper256ify
      @thewhopper256ify 4 роки тому +329

      I think what he meant by that is that he shaved his beard, and because of that, the focus is on his friend’s beard. As opposed to shaving it specifically for his friend to have the attention.

    • @ogcdx66kkkanadathefirstnat57
      @ogcdx66kkkanadathefirstnat57 4 роки тому +9

      yea that was nice..

    • @habib1971
      @habib1971 4 роки тому +21

      He a homie

    • @OGSativex
      @OGSativex 4 роки тому +79

      Ben Allen he literally said word for word, “he shaved his beard so the focus would be on his friends beard instead”....

  • @retiinas
    @retiinas 4 роки тому +4992

    If Percy Jackson has taught me anything, this guy is a son of Poseidon.

  • @pothosivity
    @pothosivity 2 роки тому +90

    local legends are what make the world just a little better. had this guy in my town who used to be a professor at a pretty well known college who said he was “enlightened” by LSD and would just walk around down town with no shoes and an industrial bucket which carried all his belongings. he was so kind and would even cool jewelry he made during the bi-annual fair our town had and would always say hello to my mom and sister and i. I haven’t seen him since I moved 5 years ago but I hope he is well. He also once sent LSD to the dean of the college with a letter telling him he had a stick up his ass haha

    • @ghhhp
      @ghhhp 5 місяців тому

      i know of a couple people that did those really bad hits of acid too they literally never came back it fucked them up forever just 1 hit and they were never the same it’s pretty bad it shouldn’t be called ‘enlightened’ 😂😂 that sounds like it could be misconstrued as something good that happened when it’s really not lol

  • @Yeeeesh
    @Yeeeesh Рік тому +36

    HOLY WAH!! ITS DAN SHETTER! I USED TO HANG OUT WITH THIS GUY back in my Northern Michigan University days!! Proud alumni & originally from Hawaii I have such a great respect for this! IM SO PROUD OF YOU DAN❤️❤️🙏🏾🙏🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾💯💯🌺🌺Keep Da Nalu Flowing 💯💯🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️❤️Marquette Michigan will ALWAYS HOLD A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART!! This guy is the real deal! Good soul🙏🏾💯❤️Loved watching this!!!! MUCH ALOHA 💯💯🤙🏾🤙🏾🌺🌺❤️❤️🙏🏾🙏🏾Mahalo nui for this!!

  • @NeillWylie
    @NeillWylie 3 роки тому +5314

    I loved where he talked about the cold making him appreciate the warmth and normality, then the normality making him appreciate the cold and uncomfortable. Such a healthy appreciation of life.

    • @brandonfullenkamp5847
      @brandonfullenkamp5847 3 роки тому +59

      That was my favorite part.
      A lot of people forget and don't appreciate the comfort we have.

    • @ascent8487
      @ascent8487 3 роки тому +12

      That stuck out to me the most. It really made an impression.

    • @oscarmccormack1761
      @oscarmccormack1761 3 роки тому +8

      That's the problem with most people today, too much warm not enough cold.

    • @kevinmendoza5035
      @kevinmendoza5035 3 роки тому +2

      ☯️

    • @malikkelly8519
      @malikkelly8519 3 роки тому +4

      Balance:)

  • @narrasmlesh2326
    @narrasmlesh2326 3 роки тому +7275

    Imagine being about to drown and then someone grabs you and when you see them it's magical ice Poseidon on a kayak to save you

    • @escapetherace1943
      @escapetherace1943 3 роки тому +68

      pretty sure that happened in summer lol

    • @narrasmlesh2326
      @narrasmlesh2326 3 роки тому +160

      @@escapetherace1943 wouldn’t be surprised if this man controls time just sayin

    • @___717.
      @___717. 3 роки тому +3

      😆 deserves more likes

    • @zackcrier610
      @zackcrier610 3 роки тому +34

      "magical ice poseiden" 😂

    • @suckingtoes6985
      @suckingtoes6985 3 роки тому +4

      heres what ill do if i see him while drowing:
      1:Rattle and pass out
      2:
      Go with him and make out

  • @YouTubeSucksMonkeyBalls
    @YouTubeSucksMonkeyBalls 3 роки тому +38

    Born and raised on the shore of Lake Superior on Bay Mills Reservation in the middle of a white out blizzard in 64. Born in my grandparents log cabin because we were 20 miles from the Soo where the closest hospital was. We were so far removed from the world that we still did our shopping and trading at the trading post that was built in the 1700's by a French trapper. We didn't have running water or electricity but we had the best underground spring with ice cold water even in July. I will be buried on the shore in my spirit house so one day my spirit will join my ancestors and my body will become one with the lake.

    • @Red_1976
      @Red_1976 2 роки тому +2

      Sounds beautiful!

  • @delataylor
    @delataylor Рік тому +61

    You ever kind of get to know someone, that you wouldn't 'really' want to hang out with, but makes you shed tears of happiness that they exist? Thank you Good Vibes Dan.

    • @datonbush5147
      @datonbush5147 Рік тому +6

      Tf is this comment

    • @arkarh1114
      @arkarh1114 Рік тому +1

      u must be so fake, I see what you did with them ' '

    • @delataylor
      @delataylor Рік тому +5

      @@datonbush5147 I enjoyed this video. I think it was well made about what seems to be a genuinely sweet man just spreading joy around town. He doesn't seem like someone I personally would actually enjoy spending time with. I am truly happy he exists though. This great little video about this kind-hearted man almost made me shed tears of joy. I am sure there are musicians, comedians, tech innovators, writers, etc. that have brought you joy, made you think, maybe even have made you cry by warming your heart. Maybe some of these people that have brought you such beautiful emotions... also strike you as someone who you wouldn't really want to hang out with in real life. That is all I was saying. I believe it's fairly obvious that my initial comment had no ill will in it. I apologize if it angered you. Hopefully I cleared it up for you. Cheers.

    • @delataylor
      @delataylor Рік тому +1

      @@arkarh1114 What? I can't (or don't know how) to make an italic font in a UA-cam comment. How does this make me fake?

    • @mneech609
      @mneech609 Рік тому +1

      @@delataylor Valid. I'm feeling it too.

  • @deleteaccounts7613
    @deleteaccounts7613 3 роки тому +2428

    Remember the kid that would never wear a jacket? This is him now.

    • @SoulDelSol
      @SoulDelSol 3 роки тому +96

      The kid who wore shorts all winter

    • @JosephFlores-yn4yi
      @JosephFlores-yn4yi 3 роки тому +14

      @@SoulDelSol thats me, i hope i get to be like him

    • @bubaaaaaaaaa
      @bubaaaaaaaaa 2 роки тому +9

      Im the opposite of that kid, I wear sweaters in summer (I live in the Philippines)

    • @randydominguez666
      @randydominguez666 2 роки тому +5

      @@bubaaaaaaaaa on God my armpits started sweating just thinking of that.. why you do that? I live in the Yucatan Peninsula so i’m also near the ecuator, and i gotta be butt naked all the time in order to not get a heat stroke

    • @dex4836
      @dex4836 2 роки тому

      Me

  • @atomicrose828
    @atomicrose828 4 роки тому +2615

    His goals are simple, his needs get met, and he's just chilling and enjoying life. I really admire that. He's a simple, happy, human being. I wish I had more of his spirit.

  • @Bardmusic66
    @Bardmusic66 Рік тому +52

    I like the part at the end where he acknowledges that they aren’t the best waves and these guys aren’t the best surfers. That’s real. Doesn’t take anything away from them though, still gnarly af. Some real surf bums, admirable in a way.

    • @ryanotte6737
      @ryanotte6737 Рік тому +3

      Making the best of what we have... it truly is a wonderful life.

  • @broderickroost393
    @broderickroost393 2 роки тому +94

    I have so much respect for this man. As somebody who spent a great deal of time in and around lake Michigan and Superior. Especially in the winter those late conditions can get to the point where they're comparable to the giant North Sea storms.

    • @bburnsga
      @bburnsga 2 роки тому +5

      I don't doubt that one bit! When I lived in Utah, I went with some friends on the Great Salt Lake, to Antelope Island. My friend had installed a filter on his cabin cruiser, to filter out the brine shrimp (then when we got home, he flushed out the motor with fresh water...at least I think it was the motor). Anyway, the wind got up & we were being tossed like I couldn't believe! It was like being out on the ocean in a storm! I was steering at one point, & I had to hold on with one hand on the frame of the boat, the other on the steering wheel, lest I'd be tossed overboard. I never would've believed it could get like that on an inland lake!!

    • @bransonwalter5588
      @bransonwalter5588 Рік тому +2

      The Great Lakes have destroyed ships that have survived ocean travel without issues. If you don't respect them like oceans, they will show you why.

  • @jayk3783
    @jayk3783 4 роки тому +3578

    I was more impressed how little smokey was able to jump up like it was nothing.

    • @Haazziee
      @Haazziee 4 роки тому +77

      Jay K lmao!!!! I thought I was the only one. I was like wow. My dog literally is that small and acts like her legs are broken. Lol. Insane.

    • @DeitrichDavis
      @DeitrichDavis 4 роки тому +13

      I know that dog 🐕 made that leap and was amazed

    • @boogeyman4079
      @boogeyman4079 4 роки тому +7

      superhuman man. Super animal dog.

    • @MrWells-km5cp
      @MrWells-km5cp 4 роки тому +6

      As cool as Dan is... he wouldn't be Dan the man with out Smokey boi .. True legend here.

    • @LindsayC33
      @LindsayC33 4 роки тому +1

      Jay K i was too lmao

  • @nomemeshere4807
    @nomemeshere4807 4 роки тому +1940

    man this is bittersweet to watch, it makes me think of my hometown's legend that died just about a month ago. He was the sweetest man. Rest easy Bicycle Bob

    • @raycordova112
      @raycordova112 4 роки тому +164

      I knew a bicycle bob growing up... everyone was sure that he liked kids tho... pretty sure bicycle bob liked kids a little too much

    • @thatdudejonathan4854
      @thatdudejonathan4854 4 роки тому +32

      What's the story of bicycle bob

    • @nomemeshere4807
      @nomemeshere4807 4 роки тому +158

      @@thatdudejonathan4854 I don't know if there is much of a story but he would ride around town on his bicycle always wearing cool hats and leggings and he spent a lot of time reading in our local library. When I was in 5th grade (which was, for some reason, it's own school) he would ride past our recess area in the morning when we were walking to class and everyone always cheered and said hi. Family of mine that met him said he was a very sweet man.

    • @nomemeshere4807
      @nomemeshere4807 4 роки тому +112

      @@thatdudejonathan4854 most popular theory is that he was just an environmentally conscious dude just vibing around town

    • @nomemeshere4807
      @nomemeshere4807 4 роки тому +8

      @@buffpathfinder3607 That's amazing. I love that

  • @steptoeedwall2349
    @steptoeedwall2349 3 роки тому +71

    "When the fire chief told me that I'm the most valuable guy in the water during rescues.... ... I agreed with him!" Hahaha!

  • @AwokenEntertainment
    @AwokenEntertainment Рік тому +18

    what a cool community.. glad the internet is giving them the recognition that they deserve

    • @samanthacallaway2276
      @samanthacallaway2276 9 місяців тому +1

      We do and we don’t. Our home is isolated and quiet, everybody kinda forgets about the Great Lakes for other coasts and big cities.
      But it’s become more popular now, and the whole reason we decided to come here is fading away :/

  • @DripGxd_Cam
    @DripGxd_Cam 4 роки тому +4963

    They always ask “where is Dan?” But never “How is Dan?” 😞

    • @1SGCarter
      @1SGCarter 4 роки тому +126

      DripGxd_Cam He cold

    • @ERDESH01
      @ERDESH01 4 роки тому +14

      😔

    • @TheRedKingsArt__
      @TheRedKingsArt__ 4 роки тому +2

      Naresh Rajandran ikr lmao

    • @adeelm9028
      @adeelm9028 4 роки тому +36

      He just said it better; do they know me or do they know of me

    • @JDRebel
      @JDRebel 4 роки тому +3

      Deep...

  • @Rang15
    @Rang15 4 роки тому +2212

    this guy is the definition of having a chill life

    • @Luigipopdrop
      @Luigipopdrop 3 роки тому +15

      I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE!

    • @Yabadabadoooo2
      @Yabadabadoooo2 3 роки тому +3

      *Ba dum tish*

    • @zoomerd9385
      @zoomerd9385 3 роки тому +5

      He has pretty Cooooool life

    • @andrearangel3223
      @andrearangel3223 3 роки тому +5

      I loved your comment and wanted to give you a like, but you have 420, so I just wanna make sure you know I love you.

    • @inaelmore1848
      @inaelmore1848 3 роки тому

      Haha

  • @nicolasnorthern2962
    @nicolasnorthern2962 Рік тому +51

    Being born and raised in these waters I can’t stress enough how dangerous this really is!

  • @maximilianbennett1785
    @maximilianbennett1785 4 роки тому +1994

    “Who’s that crazy guy out there surfing?! That’s so weird!” “Bro that’s just DAN.”

    • @justinhepner3449
      @justinhepner3449 4 роки тому +13

      Would be more like "ope that's just dan"

    • @braydden5018
      @braydden5018 4 роки тому +6

      Urban dictionary be like

    • @lanacharlotte2944
      @lanacharlotte2944 4 роки тому +3

      Psycho Dan is very appropriate for him to call himself

    • @Ikan0wnzu
      @Ikan0wnzu 4 роки тому +2

      I’m here brother

    • @Jayswaggy821
      @Jayswaggy821 4 роки тому +1

      he reminds me of jaquin pheonix

  • @BlueFox61
    @BlueFox61 4 роки тому +4682

    When you chew mint gum and take a sip of water

  • @ryann9644
    @ryann9644 2 роки тому +25

    i lived in marquette for a few years and i gotta say, its a whole experience. the community is amazing and i lived right on the lake and loved it. i always wanted to go surfing in the lake but my dad wouldn’t let me, so we resorted to rock jumping

  • @brandonwarner876
    @brandonwarner876 Рік тому +3

    There is an understated connection between his mental health and addiction, and the freezing waters he surfs in. The mammalian dive reflex is a powerful tool that can bring someone back from a catatonic depressive state, and involves being submerged fully in icy water.
    There is also the benefits of icy water "shocking" someone. He has more control than the average person, but his nervous system is reacting on a massive internal scale.
    Lastly there's the passion. Doing this hard, dangerous thing successfully, and saving others, is so gratifying.
    This is all from someone once diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder, and using meds as well as holistic healing such as cold water.
    Thank you so much for sharing your story, Dan. ❤

  • @andrewperez9284
    @andrewperez9284 4 роки тому +2190

    This makes me miss my local legend. We had this guy in Lake Elsinore who had to have been in his late 50s or early 60s but he would just cruise around town on a longboard shirtless with a tennis racket in hand. He would cruise around town looking for people to play tennis with. You could find him any given day at the court at Machado park, asking strangers to play with him. He was unbelievably kind and was known by almost everybody in town. Then one day he died, I am not sure how I heard he got hit by a car while cruising. A ton of people held a vigil for him at the Machado park tennis court where he used to play, and they hung up signs and tennis rackets in his honor. I never paid him much attention when I was a little kid, but now every time I go by Machado park I find myself looking for him. I miss seeing him cruise around town and playing tennis at the court. I wish I knew more about him too. You never know what you got until its gone

    • @iRuvon
      @iRuvon 4 роки тому +71

      Thanks for that, what a wonderful story..

    • @CollectorMan97
      @CollectorMan97 4 роки тому +11

      And where is that?

    • @andrewperez9284
      @andrewperez9284 4 роки тому +62

      @@CollectorMan97 Good ol Lake Elsinore California. Fun fact our city is home to the largest natural lake in southern California

    • @markoj.7675
      @markoj.7675 3 роки тому +3

      ua-cam.com/video/tyw5b6kO_sE/v-deo.html

    • @waltysalamander
      @waltysalamander 3 роки тому +3

      are you Canadian? Just wondering, I saw the word Elsinore and thought of Elsinore Brewery from Strange Brew.

  • @johnnyghanja
    @johnnyghanja 3 роки тому +1468

    I surfed with him in Okinawa when he was 16, its unreal what a legend he became. We worked at a mini donut stand at the bx.

  • @HarrisonCSmith
    @HarrisonCSmith Рік тому +22

    As a great lakes surfer this guy is a living legend to us. He's like the frontman of the culture. Pushing the sport to the extremes. And we're all better for it.

  • @mybodyisreggie2759
    @mybodyisreggie2759 3 роки тому +170

    Just imagine falling into the water and thinking this is the end and then Jesus with a frozen beard offers you a ride on his surf board

  • @buffengamen2373
    @buffengamen2373 4 роки тому +2199

    He’s out here surviving Michigan winters in his car. This man is the real deal

    • @kidjiujitsu
      @kidjiujitsu 4 роки тому +74

      He's different. He's not just surviving but surfing in the damn lake. My God man.

    • @lanacharlotte2944
      @lanacharlotte2944 4 роки тому +14

      He is a bum, does literally nothing for anyone but himself. He should go check into the psych ward again

    • @small_moth170
      @small_moth170 4 роки тому +4

      Bro with a buddy heater and the tuck heat cmon

    • @IDiggPattyMayonnaise
      @IDiggPattyMayonnaise 4 роки тому +89

      @@lanacharlotte2944 Who exactly is he supposed to do things for...? He doesn't owe anyone anything. He's happy and not hurting anyone, that means he needs a psych ward? Last I checked that's how they recommend everyone live.

    • @texture650
      @texture650 4 роки тому +13

      @@lanacharlotte2944 you just wish you could surf and sit on your bumcheeks

  • @Agr414
    @Agr414 4 роки тому +1589

    I’m glad he mentioned how humbling the cold can be. There’s nothing like jumping in freezing cold water and it truly makes you appreciate the little things like warm water from the tap.

    • @septarian3337
      @septarian3337 4 роки тому +33

      It's funny, yesterday I watched a video from a creater I was (key word was) subscribed to have a complete melt down over the color of her f*ckin hair. She acted like it was the worst thing that ever happened to her and she decided she needed to buy an entire new wardrobe to match it... It was extremely hard to watch. I left a comment saying she really needs a reality check and even more so a change in perspective. I wish more people were like this guy and would stop taking their lives/privileges for granted. Be humble. I don't get why that's so hard for people nowadays.

    • @Agr414
      @Agr414 4 роки тому +1

      Sweaty Socks that’s nuts. The coldest I’ve ever spent time outside in is -23 with -45F windchill.

    • @TheSadistNat1on
      @TheSadistNat1on 4 роки тому +2

      @@Agr414 thats nuts too breh:)

    • @kevingruenofficial
      @kevingruenofficial 4 роки тому

      Man did I learn this camping in iceland. Good luck finding hot water in the highlands😅

    • @claytonbrown7120
      @claytonbrown7120 4 роки тому

      It feels good in the cold water

  • @leonardocook4444
    @leonardocook4444 Рік тому +9

    I’m not surprised the surfer is super chill. As a surfer myself I’ve noticed we never really try to bother with negative emotions. Maybe all that time in nature helps with that. After I’m out of the water I always feel a deep sense of contentment and fulfillment. Like hey, hang in there. Life is bad but it’s also good. Take the bad with the good and enjoy the ride.

  • @seamac7564
    @seamac7564 2 роки тому +29

    He has nothing, but he has so much more than many of us could ever hope for.

  • @wurfelmusic
    @wurfelmusic 4 роки тому +605

    I'd just like to point out that you can see his breath during this interview. That's how cold it is in his RV. And then he goes surfing.

    • @DAVEC-li7mf
      @DAVEC-li7mf 4 роки тому +60

      BC Bob that’s really cool, mind helping me look for who asked

    • @silverwind97
      @silverwind97 4 роки тому +4

      This is normal, even inside, for the UP. especially if your living in an RV.

    • @user-zw3xl3ey2d
      @user-zw3xl3ey2d 4 роки тому +6

      @@DAVEC-li7mf it was me I asked

    • @JeremyMcLain
      @JeremyMcLain 4 роки тому +2

      But where does he warm up after being near hypothermic?

    • @elhilo1972
      @elhilo1972 4 роки тому +2

      @@DAVEC-li7mf That was really mean, for no reason.

  • @nastyhoe3129
    @nastyhoe3129 4 роки тому +971

    “ ive sctually see surfer dan “
    They make it sound like hes an ancient creature

    • @kearstin1988
      @kearstin1988 4 роки тому +41

      *walks into the diner they were sitting in* "yeah he's in here 3 or 4 times a week" lol

    • @nastyhoe3129
      @nastyhoe3129 4 роки тому

      Kearstin lol

    • @antonisatwork
      @antonisatwork 3 роки тому +1

      Iv sctualy se fa

    • @ConanObrien22
      @ConanObrien22 3 роки тому +3

      Lmao fact

    • @stpbasss3773
      @stpbasss3773 3 роки тому

      Just because he has a beard that freezes lmao

  • @justinspencer1539
    @justinspencer1539 3 роки тому +7

    Something about danger and learning to be one with it truly gives you meaning or appreciation more so than others not really experiencing it. Most people are working so hard to have "things" and that's their way of saying they lived but when they call you crazy for doing what you love..ya know who really lived a life.

  • @rhpham2
    @rhpham2 2 роки тому +2

    I love his passion and how he lives so freely without fear of death or even judgement of everyone

  • @joshjewell1960
    @joshjewell1960 4 роки тому +4909

    “He doesn’t have a specific job he just kinda works on his own” AKA I buy weed from him and his dog named Smokey.

    • @chowmeowching159
      @chowmeowching159 4 роки тому +355

      Josh Jewell my uncle used to have a dog named Smokey and he sold weed

    • @lilshmokey4132
      @lilshmokey4132 4 роки тому +343

      @@chowmeowching159 the dog or the uncle

    • @swampy7139
      @swampy7139 4 роки тому +235

      @@lilshmokey4132 both

    • @brojeffy
      @brojeffy 4 роки тому +320

      stop snitching

    • @lilshmokey4132
      @lilshmokey4132 4 роки тому +55

      @@brojeffy I'll front you an 8 ball an a car battery, ya didnt see or read this thread ya herd?

  • @braindead4467
    @braindead4467 4 роки тому +2966

    I guess you can call him...
    POSEI-Dan

  • @josephanthony2305
    @josephanthony2305 Рік тому +2

    What a good guy. Just all around positive people like him are people I like to be around

  • @anushkachakraborty8635
    @anushkachakraborty8635 2 роки тому

    This came up in my recommended. Going to say. Made my day. Loved this docu-series by Vice :)

  • @amateursnake424
    @amateursnake424 3 роки тому +368

    I've skated with this dude in Marquette. I went to school there. He's even cooler in real life.

    • @Paradroidx
      @Paradroidx 2 роки тому +4

      Those hills in the the UP are steep. I lived in Iron Mountain for most my childhood

    • @emilal
      @emilal 2 роки тому +3

      pun intended?

    • @Paradroidx
      @Paradroidx 2 роки тому +3

      @@emilal puns are always intended lol. But nay this time

  • @justinsander7654
    @justinsander7654 4 роки тому +1275

    The town should designate him as a park ranger give him the title of "shore patrol" and a salary. It would be like having a year round life guard. Then the municipality can then justify building a station for him on the park land near the shore. That would allow Dan to spend all his time doing what he loves which also happens to allow him to keep an eye out for people in distress. It would benefit Dan, it would benefit the town, heck emulating a model like that could benefit the whole state. The great lakes have a long sorted record of drowning incidents.
    If nothing else Vice should help Dan's friends gather up the funds to build him a shore front house if you do though in box me I wanna be the first to throw some cash down on it. Unique people like Dan are a major part of why this country is so great we need more Dan's in this crazy world.

    • @lorenzooliver1888
      @lorenzooliver1888 4 роки тому +44

      hey if you wanna give me money too that’d be great

    • @Isaac-zb5cy
      @Isaac-zb5cy 4 роки тому +34

      Dan deserves the money.

    • @jtschury2025
      @jtschury2025 4 роки тому +11

      dan is not homeless he just has his own way to keep things simple and uncluttered

    • @yellaflop7387
      @yellaflop7387 4 роки тому +40

      @trippsx3 Dude's got a pass for a bit after saving multiple peoples lives. If he's not hurting anyone AND saving people, tf is there to complain about.

    • @TheLegitimateDude
      @TheLegitimateDude 4 роки тому +40

      @trippsx3 this video is about a guy who lives below his means, helps out his local community, and is overall very friendly and genuine. i'm genuinely curious as to why you think those are qualities we should not look up to.

  • @jimmyhoughtaling3839
    @jimmyhoughtaling3839 2 роки тому +5

    Michigan is an absolutely gorgeous state and the UP is its crown jewel for sure.. I live in Texas now but I’m still very proud to tell people I’m from Michigan.

  • @vladdracul9813
    @vladdracul9813 Рік тому +10

    Almost in tears watching this gentle, kind man who found freedom. I hope to find the courage to live this way one day. Our cages are an illusion. Thank you brother.

  • @johnbruen1651
    @johnbruen1651 3 роки тому +10

    For those of you who have never been to Lake Superior, even in the hot days of summer, the water is extremely cold. I mean it feels like needles and pins poking your skin, very painful. Hyperthermia can take over in a matter of minutes. I know he's wearing a wet suit, but that's not much protection from this kind of cold. Amazing.

  • @juliusbrom
    @juliusbrom 4 роки тому +1609

    I'm down with this new series! It's fun getting to know these interesting people!

    • @YusuphYT
      @YusuphYT 4 роки тому +5

      ye except most of the same series isn’t even entertaining. Most of the people they show are just idiots doing dumb shit for attention...

    • @aaaaatttttt7383
      @aaaaatttttt7383 4 роки тому +18

      killer more like people just enjoying themselves and living life without limits?? Sheesh man why you hating? Gotta be more positive

    • @byronhurstiii4297
      @byronhurstiii4297 4 роки тому +1

      Julius Brom really? Well good for you cupcake!

    • @byronhurstiii4297
      @byronhurstiii4297 4 роки тому

      killer lord help them if they ever want you on the show. Maybe a crackhead special would suit you

    • @juliusbrom
      @juliusbrom 4 роки тому

      @@dabbingsquidward5748 thanks for your opinion.

  • @SaintMaus
    @SaintMaus 4 роки тому +2567

    So noone is calling him Aqua Dan? I'm a bit disappointed.

  • @L3GHO5T
    @L3GHO5T 2 роки тому +1

    He has an amazing outlook on life what a beautiful soul

  • @inrstelr5056
    @inrstelr5056 Рік тому +2

    Dan is a great dude, he used to come by and watch out band play and come to our house back in a college. Great to see him like this!

  • @FirstPersonNewf
    @FirstPersonNewf 4 роки тому +760

    I have a friend in Toronto that does the same thing. He's nuts. Someone called emergency services on him because they thought he was drowning. They showed up with the news and he got to do an on air interview with 6 inch icicles hanging from his head.

    • @daphnetran3065
      @daphnetran3065 4 роки тому +6

      Russell LeCour I’m from Toronto, was this on cp24? Or any news channel

    • @FirstPersonNewf
      @FirstPersonNewf 4 роки тому +6

      @@daphnetran3065 Yes it was

    • @eeeesyywuwiz2836
      @eeeesyywuwiz2836 4 роки тому +3

      Russell LeCour Link?

    • @hillbillysceptic1982
      @hillbillysceptic1982 4 роки тому +23

      I was a Harrier plane captain and mechanic aboard the USS Nassau during Operation Allied Force in the winter of 99. We flew war pace operations all winter long in the northern Adriatic while Mod Loc’ing a show of force before bombing. I would be working on aircraft on the flight deck all night long preparing for more sorties. Freezing rain blowing right across the deck all night. I would come in to the shop with ice frozen to my forehead in a perfect mold. 18 to 20 hr days everyday. And i would get off work and head to birthing for shower, and all the infantrymen onboard would have already used up the hot water and I would have to take a cold shower. I hate winters now.

    • @latisha334
      @latisha334 4 роки тому

      Russell LeCour I’ve literally never seen this on the news in my 20ish years living in the GTA

  • @RubberChickenMan007
    @RubberChickenMan007 3 роки тому +1543

    I took a cold shower once. I bet this is almost the same thing.

    • @KimSearch865
      @KimSearch865 3 роки тому +16

      🤣😂🤣🤣

    • @Yfcvthxc
      @Yfcvthxc 3 роки тому +14

      Basically him

    • @ascent8487
      @ascent8487 3 роки тому +45

      I got into the Atlantic off the coast of Maine in December and swam with no wetsuit. Like the polar bears, you know? My lame ex made me feel like some kind of loser for doing it so I didn’t do it again, which now makes me feel like some kinda lame of loser.

    • @Nitrodude6466
      @Nitrodude6466 3 роки тому +8

      @@ascent8487 dude that seems sick, imma do that one day and it’ll remind me of your comment😂

    • @ascent8487
      @ascent8487 3 роки тому +20

      @@Nitrodude6466 I inspired you ☺️ be careful if you do! Bring a buddy. Don’t go out too far! Know your limits. Now I swim in the pacific, at night. In February. Don’t go out at night, it’s really stupid. Lol. Take care! Have fun!

  • @masterkenobi3666
    @masterkenobi3666 3 роки тому +2

    being success in life, there are different perspectives and this one takes it. being loved and being legendary i think hes a
    successful man in his own way now and i appreciate that

  • @juicer89
    @juicer89 Рік тому +2

    these guys know how to enjoy their life! what a nice thing to see in this kind of world, they inspire me!

  • @cowboy611140
    @cowboy611140 4 роки тому +858

    A couple years ago I was swimming with some friends on the beach of the island you see them surfing in front of in this video. We were like 15 or 16 at the time and this dude in a big van pulls up and starts surfing. He comes up to us after a while and says that there’s a spare surfboard in the back of his van and that we should go grab it. Later I found out that that was surfer Dan. He seems like a super solid dude.
    Side note: I also learned that day that surfing is extremely hard.

    • @jimyoung7926
      @jimyoung7926 3 роки тому +15

      Cool story if it were true. The surfing conditions really only happen in the winter. Even in the summer most people don't tend to swim longer than 5 or 10 minutes because lake Superior is cold all year.

    • @bonanaboi
      @bonanaboi 3 роки тому +4

      @@jimyoung7926 why don’t we just give him the benefit of the doubt

    • @stella-vu8vh
      @stella-vu8vh 3 роки тому +8

      nobody goes on the internet to tell lies it isn't allowed

    • @jimyoung7926
      @jimyoung7926 3 роки тому +1

      @@stella-vu8vh This is true. I recant my statement..

    • @bburnsga
      @bburnsga 2 роки тому

      @@jimyoung7926 Maybe it was a bit stormy. That always whips up the waves. Or...maybe they were swimming in wetsuits, & it was winter.

  • @OfficialKraze
    @OfficialKraze 4 роки тому +373

    The realest shit he said was that this gave him purpose. Thats what matters most in life.

    • @ridgefrost
      @ridgefrost 4 роки тому +2

      Yeaah, no...no one's life's purpose is surfing in clearly very dangerous conditions for fun
      U can do it but it's not your life's purpose

    • @OfficialKraze
      @OfficialKraze 4 роки тому +6

      @@ridgefrost could he live without it? Maybe? The pursuit of happiness is subjective. If this is what he deems his purpose then who are we to argue that?

    • @ridgefrost
      @ridgefrost 4 роки тому

      @@OfficialKraze we do not have the right to judge yes, but a purpose is somethng productive not swimming in freezing weather for fun

    • @OfficialKraze
      @OfficialKraze 4 роки тому +3

      @@ridgefrost you think its subjective to that when its not. There are people that just skydive for their purpose. People that just take photos as their purpose. What you might not think it productive to others around them or for certain things - in reality doesnt matter because it gives them purpose to look forward to tomorrow.

    • @abyss7378
      @abyss7378 4 роки тому +1

      @@ridgefrost Life's purpose is different for everyone to some this might be absurd to some it might not.

  • @faerefolke
    @faerefolke 2 роки тому

    I'm rewatching this right now for some good vibes.

  • @minimanadam
    @minimanadam Рік тому +2

    I lived in ironwood for 5x years , winters up there is a whole different world , it's absolutely unreal and unless you experience it , words cannot describe them

  • @andeoo
    @andeoo 4 роки тому +813

    dan doesn’t catch a cold, the cold catches dan.

  • @EasyDuzzit
    @EasyDuzzit 4 роки тому +756

    He said “walking to school and your hair freezes” like everyone could relate lmfaooo

    • @danielrosales9663
      @danielrosales9663 4 роки тому +2

      bsantos9489 Right 😂😂

    • @Simulator51
      @Simulator51 4 роки тому +36

      Pretty sure everyone up there could.

    • @ryanschaff123
      @ryanschaff123 4 роки тому +7

      Pussies.

    • @daniellelee2309
      @daniellelee2309 4 роки тому +35

      Everyone up here can 🤣 ya hair freezes eyelashes nose hairs

    • @msgr9499
      @msgr9499 4 роки тому +35

      Oh trust me, I would go as far as saying most, at least a big chunk of the US (Canada for sure as well!) Can relate! Every where there's a 'real' winter anyways...

  • @julian_david4556
    @julian_david4556 Рік тому

    Isn’t it crazy when years later you come back to a video and see the old comments you liked before.
    The nostalgia of being able to compare your past and present self

  • @oxcuz4754
    @oxcuz4754 Рік тому

    I live in the lower part of michigan i used to visit my grandma in the upper peninsula every week and i never heard of this guy before but its cool to have someone like this in michigan

  • @koipooo2153
    @koipooo2153 4 роки тому +444

    "Sometimes I get to the brink of death, but it really makes me feel alive." god damn Dan, god damn

    • @coles2688
      @coles2688 4 роки тому +9

      koipooo That’s just the way it is. You have to live on the edge if you truly want to LIVE at all.

    • @18JMCPRODUCTIONS18
      @18JMCPRODUCTIONS18 4 роки тому +6

      @Iv Art you are depressing as fuck man no ones impressed by this LOL

    • @obedpena1172
      @obedpena1172 4 роки тому +1

      @@18JMCPRODUCTIONS18 😆

    • @danielschetter5385
      @danielschetter5385 4 роки тому

      @Iv Art fake news

  • @twisty093
    @twisty093 4 роки тому +297

    Damn meanwhile our only local legend is a shirtless guy who roller blades around the university with a guitar

    • @itsrtvbaby
      @itsrtvbaby 4 роки тому +5

      Let me guess, is this in LA ? Lol

    • @twisty093
      @twisty093 4 роки тому +1

      @@itsrtvbaby Nah not even close somewhere in Canada ;)

    • @valentinodoesit8484
      @valentinodoesit8484 4 роки тому +4

      My local legend (Stockton, California) always as has something balanced on top of his head. He is also homeless. I seen him one day on my way home from work and he had a grocery basket filled with his belongs on his head.😂 I've seen him with a bike, a garbage can ect...

    • @nemau3358
      @nemau3358 4 роки тому +1

      I’m from a small town in Germany and we have a guy that exactly fits your description except it’s not the university but the town

    • @itsrtvbaby
      @itsrtvbaby 4 роки тому

      @@valentinodoesit8484 yee that's what's up bruh now I can speak my native tongue haha I produced with this guy named Ananymoso out in Stockton but I live in Richmond now. I gotta look out for that guy fsho lol

  • @HermCore
    @HermCore 2 роки тому +2

    Surfers are a special breed, for sure. Out of all extreme sports, they just seem to have a certain level of passion that's not necessarily more than other athletes, but just different. I can def appreciate it.

  • @Oddfellow215Gaming
    @Oddfellow215Gaming Рік тому

    Hell yeah I felt that when he said he’s happy to help someone have another breath

  • @AbrahamLincoln4
    @AbrahamLincoln4 4 роки тому +745

    Sign: "BEACH SEASON ENDED
    NO LIFEGUARD ON DUTY"
    Surfer Dan: Are you sure about that?

    • @johnfowler7289
      @johnfowler7289 4 роки тому +12

      hey abe really big fan! loved you in the civil war!

    • @Eternal_11_Sasha
      @Eternal_11_Sasha 4 роки тому +7

      Surfer Dan: Hold my beer... I don't need it anymore.

    • @markoj.7675
      @markoj.7675 3 роки тому +1

      ua-cam.com/video/tyw5b6kO_sE/v-deo.html

  • @SyscoVids
    @SyscoVids 4 роки тому +581

    That lake is cold in July I couldn't imagine in the winter.

    • @joshuafisette7255
      @joshuafisette7255 4 роки тому +10

      SyscoVids it’s only a couple degrees cooler lol

    • @cruton8_6
      @cruton8_6 4 роки тому

      Joshua Fisette facts

    • @SyscoVids
      @SyscoVids 4 роки тому +4

      @@joshuafisette7255 it's not going to feel a couple degrees cooler.

    • @crewchmelar9441
      @crewchmelar9441 4 роки тому

      Joshua Fisette wrong

    • @kanewten827
      @kanewten827 4 роки тому

      Ice cold....

  • @swivels
    @swivels Рік тому +1

    I relate with this guy so much.. almost 2 years sober from alcohol here. I hope he and Allen are both doing well today.

  • @sethook-ro4xh
    @sethook-ro4xh Рік тому +1

    WOW that's extreme! I don't like being cold but I can see the trill in it. I'm glad that is doing what he wants.

  • @janko3758
    @janko3758 4 роки тому +248

    "Hardcore Dan, Surfer Dan, Psycho Dan, late for Dinner Dan, whatever you want to call me Dan." Alrighty Lieutenant Dan

    • @Aristocratic13
      @Aristocratic13 4 роки тому

      ChristianA lmao

    • @darkehmix
      @darkehmix 4 роки тому +4

      "I'm Dirty Dan"

    • @janko3758
      @janko3758 4 роки тому

      @@darkehmix Dirty Dan is the best Dan

    • @bjarkenielsen8515
      @bjarkenielsen8515 4 роки тому

      Dan Dan Dan.... ua-cam.com/video/OBnxOUCQD1c/v-deo.html

    • @tyhma1563
      @tyhma1563 4 роки тому

      We need to convert demoranch into a boog doe

  • @Ben-ed6pe
    @Ben-ed6pe 4 роки тому +467

    The other dude kinda looked like hagrid from Harry potter

    • @beeeriton
      @beeeriton 4 роки тому +3

      Ben wick you’re a surfer harry

    • @notTheXDer
      @notTheXDer 4 роки тому

      @@beeeriton underrated af

  • @Grimstar-nj9rf
    @Grimstar-nj9rf Рік тому

    Im literally on a 10 hour bus ride to Marquette for college RIGHT NOW. This is awesome

  • @cdp200442
    @cdp200442 2 роки тому +1

    Born in Northern Minnesota in what we call Gods Country .. I wouldn’t live anywhere else . We have over a thousand lakes just in my county and go to Lake Superior to fish Coho and Browns .. Michigan is like Minnesota we’re just more wild with so much protected land .. and the world famous Boundary Waters .. it’s really really cold in Minnesota with the coldest temps in the lower 48 but we’re used to it .. had - 60° last winter .. that’s a uffda . I like your bud reminds me of my younger days when we did dumb things .. but we let them continue the craziness.. as in passing the torch . Keep it up boys have fun but be careful.

  • @joshuamccaulley7040
    @joshuamccaulley7040 3 роки тому +217

    " theirs magic spirit beings, grandfather turtle at the bottom " crazy. This dude's at Peace.

    • @tommyharrison412
      @tommyharrison412 2 роки тому +6

      Smokes Really Really good weed.

    • @youba9069
      @youba9069 2 роки тому

      if at peace means on drugs then sure

    • @samiirai
      @samiirai 3 місяці тому

      Talking about folk lore gives you inner peace?
      How?

  • @NoJusticeNoPeace
    @NoJusticeNoPeace 4 роки тому +612

    "I'm talking about the Dude here. Sometimes there's a man who, well, he's the man for his time and place, he fits right in there, and that's the Dude."

    • @boleg98
      @boleg98 4 роки тому +18

      The Dude abides.

    • @ANITAACRUZ
      @ANITAACRUZ 4 роки тому +3

      I agree 🍻🥂

    • @branbise
      @branbise 4 роки тому +8

      The dude would not abide with this guy and his thirst for social media. Such a weird creeper.
      "I've saved a lot of people." -said no savior ever.

    • @Smitty5877
      @Smitty5877 4 роки тому +6

      @@branbise How many people have you saved lately?

    • @cuchulain1647
      @cuchulain1647 4 роки тому +2

      Awesome.
      Thank you!!
      Sincerely!!
      -
      ( now get a job you dirty hippie!!! )

  • @jackiecorreira8477
    @jackiecorreira8477 2 роки тому

    What a very amazing person to become apart of it he is the wave so pure to surrender in

  • @germanmontoya1345
    @germanmontoya1345 2 роки тому

    Surfer Dude
    Thanks as I sit here struggling, your words will echo in my mind throughout the day and fuel me to take another breath.

  • @jon2litt421
    @jon2litt421 3 роки тому +272

    This Man is literally the definition of doing what you love even when it's a life risk.

    • @loafofbread9400
      @loafofbread9400 2 роки тому +6

      Nope, that would be my uncle who overdosed on heroin

    • @M-15-72-4
      @M-15-72-4 Рік тому +1

      @@loafofbread9400 😂

    • @lawrenceshdow
      @lawrenceshdow Рік тому

      Not really a life risk. He attributes it to saving his life.

  • @current3109
    @current3109 4 роки тому +177

    “do they really know me or do they know of me?” best quote ever

    • @i.drink.dirty.bong.water.
      @i.drink.dirty.bong.water. 4 роки тому

      It's usually how it is.

    • @micaheller6426
      @micaheller6426 4 роки тому

      @@GuitpickinCowhippy the reason i clicked on this comment thread was to see if someone mentioned it haha Jesus was the first thing that came to mind when i read the comment

    • @IDiggPattyMayonnaise
      @IDiggPattyMayonnaise 4 роки тому

      Vice literally did a story of an urban legend in my city a couple weeks ago and the guy said something similar. It was the "Milverine" story aka the Milwaukee Wolverine. He says a lot of the same things too.

    • @joshuafisette7255
      @joshuafisette7255 4 роки тому

      I really know dan. From the east side. Pine street lmfao

  • @crystalbluewire3339
    @crystalbluewire3339 3 роки тому

    I like the message. Former California surfer here. It was my favorite sport.

  • @jimsteele4489
    @jimsteele4489 2 роки тому +3

    Really, a very beautiful heart warming (no pun) story. I can intimately appreciate how his courting death makes him the most alive which gives way to appreciation and gratitude.

  • @tc2241
    @tc2241 3 роки тому +561

    “..when you’d take a shower before school and your hair would freeze”
    Me who grew up in CA: 🥲🔥☀️

    • @lightgrove7751
      @lightgrove7751 3 роки тому +59

      The good ol’ days, when my hair would light on fire walking to school 🏫

    • @JuanMorales-ju6je
      @JuanMorales-ju6je 3 роки тому +10

      I remember back in elementary when it would still be cold and rained. Then all of a sudden someone touched the thermostat

    • @enbrat5859
      @enbrat5859 3 роки тому +2

      As a Georgian I understand

    • @DR-54
      @DR-54 3 роки тому

      I'm from california and my hair freezes all the damn time in that circumstance. Not a very thick freeze but a freeze nonetheless.

    • @jonah4958
      @jonah4958 3 роки тому

      be thankful lmao

  • @dru4670
    @dru4670 4 роки тому +659

    Scientists: it takes the human body 14 minutes to be severely affected by hypothermia in 4°C sea water.
    Surfer Dan: Hold my ice beard 🥴

    • @jeroenhdv
      @jeroenhdv 4 роки тому +8

      tri0ppy stuff Wim Hof would like a word with those scientists

    • @ezralabandeira3552
      @ezralabandeira3552 4 роки тому +31

      He's in a thermal suit so it extends the amount of time. Plus that's just an average, he may be more than average due to his several years of experience in the cold.

    • @thelt1506
      @thelt1506 4 роки тому +3

      @@ezralabandeira3552 He is also canadian like me sooooo, it makes sense that he cant die in the cold.

    • @Key.Fantasy
      @Key.Fantasy 4 роки тому

      yeah but over years human bodies can adapt to a lot of shit

    • @aaronwetzel1981
      @aaronwetzel1981 4 роки тому +8

      @@thelt1506 uh hes not canadian he said he was born in the UP. thats michigan usa , not canada bud

  • @courtneygoff6513
    @courtneygoff6513 Рік тому

    What an amazing person. So much love in him

  • @Lifted420haze
    @Lifted420haze Рік тому

    Soo humble, love it.

  • @bmd1825
    @bmd1825 4 роки тому +548

    For some strange reason I’m really digging this guy and his weirdness.

    • @sugewhitejacoby8654
      @sugewhitejacoby8654 4 роки тому +6

      I'm lovin his lifestyle! He's living the life I want with everything he does each day. Except for 1 big, HUGE differences. That difference is I want to live in the KEYS or in the USVI or BVI. LOL
      The perfect life would be , Me my dog and an RV!🤙🏄🏽‍♂️🌊🌝

    • @kickballfever
      @kickballfever 4 роки тому +2

      @@sugewhitejacoby8654 Hey! I'm from the USVI...we never get shout out. lol

    • @bmd1825
      @bmd1825 4 роки тому +3

      SUGE WHITE Jacoby - X2.....it’s just cool to see such a carefree soul so happy with the simplicity of life. We think we need more than we do and marvel at the people who are happier living a life of freedom.

    • @bmd1825
      @bmd1825 4 роки тому +1

      warren WTF - Rock on ......we all are just prisoners of our own makings.

    • @adyhuffman777
      @adyhuffman777 4 роки тому +2

      He's rad !

  • @gitchegumee
    @gitchegumee 4 роки тому +386

    Dan has been my neighbor for years, he's one of those people that refuses to live life on other people's terms. He loves surfing and spending time with friends and his dog, Smokey. I can't think of anyone that has promoted cold water surfing more than Dan. While it seems he takes risks, he is very experienced and never fails to promote safety especially to the new surfers that have followed him. If you see him - ask about the time he saved a seagull....

    • @crystalcrafts6193
      @crystalcrafts6193 4 роки тому +3

      i want to get this guy a nice dive watch... I'm in charlevoix... I wanna visit in the summer

    • @smackflack5771
      @smackflack5771 4 роки тому +5

      Stop lying

    • @BS-uc5lu
      @BS-uc5lu 4 роки тому +1

      Jason Cafeo The mans names gitchegumee, he might be from the Marquette area

    • @Bueno_Bueno
      @Bueno_Bueno 4 роки тому +4

      Tell him Jarred from Miami Beach said "wassup & keep it up"

    • @KICKERMAN124
      @KICKERMAN124 4 роки тому

      gitchegumee yeah you cappin

  • @jaym8299
    @jaym8299 2 роки тому +1

    I've watched this like 5 times now!

  • @ultranitro437
    @ultranitro437 2 роки тому

    I live in minnesota and work with a guy who says him and his friends go surfing in Duluth on lake superior in the winter. I was blown away.

  • @christianbodyimprovementcl7718
    @christianbodyimprovementcl7718 3 роки тому +253

    We kind of have a local legend around our town. Call him smiley, he’s just a really friendly old guy who waves at everyone as he rides past on his bike. He’d take bike rides every day. He was voted nicest guy in our town. Got in the paper. Pretty neat.

  • @Sam.21.904
    @Sam.21.904 4 роки тому +504

    This guy sounds like the badger from the series breaking bad.

  • @msgemsgems
    @msgemsgems 2 роки тому

    I need to drive up to see this legendary guy. I'm blown away. Its unbelievable.

  • @WASRGP
    @WASRGP 3 роки тому

    Much love and respect from Fremont, Michigan brother's! 🖤👊🏼🤘🏼✌🏼

  • @SomeJustice19k
    @SomeJustice19k 4 роки тому +216

    What he says about the lake being mysterious is so true. The great lakes are SOO much different than the oceans. I love them.

    • @memmm2
      @memmm2 4 роки тому +15

      Unsalted and Shark Free

    • @SomeJustice19k
      @SomeJustice19k 4 роки тому +4

      @@memmm2 there are sharks in the great lakes. Not many, but they're there.

    • @ashleytaylor994
      @ashleytaylor994 4 роки тому

      @@SomeJustice19k big ones?

    • @SomeJustice19k
      @SomeJustice19k 4 роки тому +7

      @@ashleytaylor994 after Googling it, it appears to be an urban myth. The lakes are too cold for sharks.

    • @Studio23Media
      @Studio23Media 4 роки тому +10

      Mike Justice No sharks, just catfish the size of sharks.

  • @icarussmh9590
    @icarussmh9590 3 роки тому +270

    The mans whole life is Vibing with his homies.

  • @WumboWumboWumboWumbo
    @WumboWumboWumboWumbo 2 роки тому

    Just met Dan today on the chairlift, had a great talk about life and he handed me a joint as well. Great guy

  • @GamblersUnknown
    @GamblersUnknown Рік тому

    He is very fun to watch out there. Can confirm have seen the legend in action out in the big lake