This is just amazing to me! It would be better than Christmas to find all those treasures! There's just something mesmerizing about them that they look so delicate but they are so tough to have survived in the rough for so long! I put my Christmas order in with my husband to order me a set! I'd adopt a hundred if I could, believe me!
I remember finding these a lot as a kind beachcombing in Hawaii. Finding the intact ones are so rare nowadays! The reef usually breaks them before they reach shore! Used to find the ones from Japan and Russia too!
I kid you not, I was just telling a friend about these floats and your videos a few hours ago and here you are with a new one! This is on my bucket list! Love your videos. Thanks for sharing! Chris in NJ
So happy to see you, your daughter and sweet Ollie!! I bought some of your floats on Etsy and they are beautiful! That real blue one is gorgeous! Thanks for posting!
@@marcelsinky1652 They are used by witches for scrying (joke). Most people use a mobile phone to scry these days (a black mirror). So they are old tech 😄John Dee was the court astronomer for, and advisor to, Elizabeth I, and spent much of his time on alchemy, divination, and Hermetic philosophy. He also used a black mirror (Claude glass) to scry, a small mirror, slightly convex in shape, with its surface tinted a dark colour. Bound up like a pocket-book or in a carrying case. He signed his letters 007. So now you know, the original James Bond.
I lived on prince of Wales island in southeast Alaska , found all kinds of stuff after the Japanese tsunami! Look how the currents work here in Alaska, also Kodiak island gets a huge amount from Asia! Called Japanese currents! Also affects our southern gulf of Alaska weather!😳😉
Just found your channel and subscribed. I lived in Alaska in the '70's, 80's and 90's and loved beach combing on the Kenai and Alaska peninsula. I saw that old G.I. packboard at the start of this video and had to laugh...mine is hanging in the garage. I wonder how many are still out there? Best wishes from rural S.W. Virginia.
Cyn, Bassetts aren't the most useless dog. Sure, they can't hunt, even rabbits can outrun, out smart them. They can't protect people nor property. They couldn't fetch a rock. They can't herd sheep, much less chickens. It's said dogs reflect their owners, seems about right, they're not too bright...
The floats were used to float high seas drift nets and were replaced with plastic and Styrofoam. Thousand escaped and were washed all over the Pacific. I sell them on alaskaglassfloats.com
Hi Stacey The big group of floats was washed up in a big storm. They were used for flotation on foreign high seas drift nets mostly Japanese. Some were washed out from where they were buried on the beach for years. I sell them on alaskaglassfloats.com if you are interested. Thanks for your interest. Paul
I did not know the fishermen used glass floats with their nets. Although I do remember seeing green glass balls with rope woven around at seaside towns and fishing villages, growing up in the UK. I just saw them as decorative and didn't realize their true purpose! How old are the glass floats that you find? How great to be out in nature, beachcombing, recycling and making a little money as well!
@@Phoenix-mn2yt Thank you, but what was there purpose. Just to look pretty in the water or were they made to do something. Not quite understanding why we’re they made. Help nature or to just look pretty or did they help in the ocean some how. ??
I had one of the green ones when I was in Shishmaref. My brother came over for a visit with his son. Thought it would bounce off the wall. End of story.
Yeah but the glass balls do have history behind them, many people collect them for fun or to sell them. I'd rather see something like those on beaches instead of plastic bottles and bags.
These glass floats were used to float foreign high seas drift nets that were used many years ago. They were replaced by palstic and Styrofoam floats. I sell them as decorations at alaskaglassfloats.com. Thanks for commenting. Paul
Great video. (I had a hemorrhoid named Cuomo. Had it surgically removed. Decided the next one was gonna be named Ollie. But that was before I met your sweet Ollie. Gonna have to change my plans to calling it Biden.). Yes, your daughtwr is beautiful and Ollie is such a nice companion.
...these Japanese fishing floats have traveled many miles. They wash up in Alaska. This man sells the orbs. People, like me, desire glass orbs for study or decorative purposes. I like the story they tell. Seatrash is cleaned up as well...you know, Protect Mother Earth... Do you 'get it' now?
I don't know what I enjoy more, the finds or the fact that you are flying in on your plane and landing on the beach!
This is just amazing to me! It would be better than Christmas to find all those treasures! There's just something mesmerizing about them that they look so delicate but they are so tough to have survived in the rough for so long! I put my Christmas order in with my husband to order me a set! I'd adopt a hundred if I could, believe me!
How cool! Thank you for taking us all on a ride along and seeing your point of view collecting the floats, how awesome!
Great video. That blue is gorgeous. Daughter, Ollie are gorgeous as well.
I too, an am Alaskan Beachcomber. I only dream of finding a haul like that! I think you need a bigger plane!
Oh how fun!! Beautiful floats!
I remember finding these a lot as a kind beachcombing in Hawaii. Finding the intact ones are so rare nowadays! The reef usually breaks them before they reach shore! Used to find the ones from Japan and Russia too!
I kid you not, I was just telling a friend about these floats and your videos a few hours ago and here you are with a new one! This is on my bucket list! Love your videos. Thanks for sharing!
Chris in NJ
Anthracite31.
And STILL, people refuse to believe they're being monitored. "I was just taking about that..."
Well, duh ...
Oh yay!! I’m so glad to see you back!!!
So happy to see you, your daughter and sweet Ollie!! I bought some of your floats on Etsy and they are beautiful! That real blue one is gorgeous! Thanks for posting!
what are they for ?
@@marcelsinky1652 They are used by witches for scrying (joke). Most people use a mobile phone to scry these days (a black mirror). So they are old tech 😄John Dee was the court astronomer for, and advisor to, Elizabeth I, and spent much of his time on alchemy, divination, and Hermetic philosophy. He also used a black mirror (Claude glass) to scry, a small mirror, slightly convex in shape, with its surface tinted a dark colour. Bound up like a pocket-book or in a carrying case. He signed his letters 007. So now you know, the original James Bond.
Good to see you back at it again.
Wow. I never would have thought to see so many in one place!
I live in Alaska and love beach combing, I have yet to find a haul like this!
It's great to see you again! I, also, was amazed by the abundance of floats this trip. Beautiful!
how fun! beautiful trip!
Wow!! I would be so excited to find just one!
Awww, Rest easy Gertie❤ Ollie is a cutie pie
I lived on prince of Wales island in southeast Alaska , found all kinds of stuff after the Japanese tsunami! Look how the currents work here in Alaska, also Kodiak island gets a huge amount from Asia! Called Japanese currents! Also affects our southern gulf of Alaska weather!😳😉
Wow jackpot. Beautiful. Thanks for sharing
My kind of adventure, looks like a blast!
That is an awesome find!!
I’ve always wanted to find one when the Oregon Coast does their release. Treasure finding fun.
who needs to work for a living when one can go beach combing and do better than punching a time clock, those are beautiful
Boy, I would love to gather some! I love them!!!!
Just found your channel and subscribed. I lived in Alaska in the '70's, 80's and 90's and loved beach combing on the Kenai and Alaska peninsula. I saw that old G.I. packboard at the start of this video and had to laugh...mine is hanging in the garage. I wonder how many are still out there? Best wishes from rural S.W. Virginia.
Great video.
Good morning from the uk 🇬🇧 l love watching your video thank you very much 🤝👍
Enjoyed the video
Mahalo for the Subtitles and Captions, Paul!
in the 1950's we used to find them on Vancouver BC beaches. Now all I have is some wooden ones and have lately found a few Japanese plastic ones.
I found one, once, in north California. This is astounding.
Those floats are so beautiful! And so many had come ashore! I just love Ollie, bassetts are my favorite dog!😁💖
Cyn,
Bassetts aren't the most useless dog.
Sure, they can't hunt, even rabbits can outrun, out smart them.
They can't protect people nor property.
They couldn't fetch a rock.
They can't herd sheep, much less chickens.
It's said dogs reflect their owners, seems about right, they're not too bright...
@@fjb4932 Gee thanks, what a sweet compliment!
@@fjb4932 You don't know what your talking about. My dad had one and he was better than a beagal.
I'm embarrassed to say, but I feel so jealous! I'm 74 and cant walk well any more, but I would have been so amazed to find that real treasure
One can only hope to make it to 74
God bless :)
What do you do with those glass balls ? I just started looking into it
I love that the sand is black!
Great ! So, what are Japanese glass floats and what are they used for and why are they there? Most of us have no idea.
The floats were used to float high seas drift nets and were replaced with plastic and Styrofoam. Thousand escaped and were washed all over the Pacific. I sell them on alaskaglassfloats.com
Can't believe you just land the plane on the beach. Jackpot!
I would like to see their home filled with all those floats.
What do you do with the floats? Do you sell them to gift shops? Do you sell them yourself? How many do you have in your collection? Love your videos!!
I do Sell them to gift shops and I sell them through my website alaskaglassfloats.com Thanks for the compliment.
I think you need a bigger plane to haul them in!
Damn! Can they fit all those floats into their plane?
What do people do with glass balls from japanese nets ... I understand that they are floaters for nets but do you also sell them ?
Yes, I sell them form my website alaskaglassfloats.com
This is amazing who knew?
qual finalidade dessas bolinhas? parece ser de vidro
I would love to find just one of these ... why are there so many here? How do they get on the beach? Where do they come from? Do u sell them?
Hi Stacey The big group of floats was washed up in a big storm. They were used for flotation on foreign high seas drift nets mostly Japanese. Some were washed out from where they were buried on the beach for years. I sell them on alaskaglassfloats.com if you are interested. Thanks for your interest. Paul
Wow ! How many floats were on that beach ?
2373 plus 17 broken one's.
Whate do you do with them?
How many trips would it take in your plane to take all those floats home?
It took 3 trips
This is what the OG ff7 felt like
What will you do with the glass floats? Amazing find!
Hi Julie I sell them alaskaglassfloats.com Thanks for your interest. Paul
I did not know the fishermen used glass floats with their nets. Although I do remember seeing green glass balls with rope woven around at seaside towns and fishing villages, growing up in the UK. I just saw them as decorative and didn't realize their true purpose! How old are the glass floats that you find? How great to be out in nature, beachcombing, recycling and making a little money as well!
On the Gulf Coast when you see something like this, it is Man of War jellyfish. Best avoided.
Why they collect them?
What are those . Where did they come from.
I hear there glass orbs but why were they made and what were they used for.
They were made to be glass floats/bouys before the newer ones these are no longer made.
@@Phoenix-mn2yt Thank you, but what was there purpose. Just to look pretty in the water or were they made to do something. Not quite understanding why we’re they made. Help nature or to just look pretty or did they help in the ocean some how. ??
I had one of the green ones when I was in Shishmaref. My brother came over for a visit with his son. Thought it would bounce off the wall. End of story.
♥
I’m very sorry about Gertie xx
No beach combing, just the dog. Nice
How many did this trip yield?
Picked up several hundred on that trip.
I wish the video was longer
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What is the rarest colour of a float?
Red or dark colbalt blue
Por favor se puede traducir al español? Me encanta pero lamentablemente no hablo su idioma.. ojalá se pueda. Saludos de Bs As , Argentina
Même dans les endroits les plus reculés on trouve des traces de l homme. Bonne continuation à vous et merci pour les générations futures 😢
Like to get three, any size any colour.
💎💎✨💰
What beautifull glass floats. They are all plastic here. S.W. Uk.
What are they?
They were used to float Asian high seas drift nets
What do you do with them??
Hi Kari I sell the glass floats on my website alaskaglassfloats.com Thanks for your interest. Paul
Rare to see one intact here on guam.
What do you do with them hun.
I sell them at alaskaglassfloats.com
Is panning for gold allowed?
Yes, there are miles of beach to pan for gold
How old are they??
They quit using them in the early 70's and were replaced with plastic and Styrofoam floats. Some can be dated to the early 1900's
Glass is heavy. Nice haul tho.
Do you sell those floats?
Hi Scott Yes I sell them at alaskaglassfloats.com
cute doggo
Do you sell any of the floats???
Hi Gwen, I sell the floats at alaskaglassfloats.com I can do custom orders besides what I have listed on my website.
What is so cool about pollution
Yeah but the glass balls do have history behind them, many people collect them for fun or to sell them. I'd rather see something like those on beaches instead of plastic bottles and bags.
What are these?
These glass floats were used to float foreign high seas drift nets that were used many years ago. They were replaced by palstic and Styrofoam floats. I sell them as decorations at alaskaglassfloats.com. Thanks for commenting. Paul
@@alaskaglassfloatscom oh wow I’ve never heard of these but I do live in the prairies lol
Don't you have to be mindful of the weight in a small plane?
Hi Alene I can haul 300 to 400 lbs of freight with half tanks of fuel. I've been flying long enough to know my limit. Paul
they are from a massive christmas tree, americans like.
Why collect them?
Most of them are worth money
I can’t help but wonder “Where are the Bears”??
They're around. I see a lot of them while flying
Well at least they're not plastic.
Straight from fukashima nuclear reactor
😆
Great video. (I had a hemorrhoid named Cuomo. Had it surgically removed. Decided the next one was gonna be named Ollie. But that was before I met your sweet Ollie. Gonna have to change my plans to calling it Biden.). Yes, your daughtwr is beautiful and Ollie is such a nice companion.
🤣👍I named mine 👽 Larry Lightfoot
That’s a lot of money.
I just don't get it
...these Japanese fishing floats have traveled many miles. They wash up in Alaska. This man sells the orbs. People, like me, desire glass orbs for study or decorative purposes. I like the story they tell. Seatrash is cleaned up as well...you know, Protect Mother Earth...
Do you 'get it' now?
I want to buy the very blue one !!! And more
Hi Dana I still have the dark blue swirl float for sale. Contact me at alaskabeachbum@gmail.com and we'll go from there. Thanks Paul
Muito triste esse tipo de lixo nos mares o plástico é mesmo uma ameaça ao planeta José de são Paulo Brasil
littering deserves a fine
Damn, If only I could be there with a .22 rifle and a carton of shells, I'd have a blast with those glass balls......
Very nice