Pirate's Eye

Buy less new.

Give Old Things A Second Life

Machines nobody wanted, bought cheap and made to run again. Mountains walked, fjords crossed, and a fair amount of standing in the rain looking at an engine. Buy less new, build more yourself, and do not be afraid to look like a fool.

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Pirate's Eye in a tricorn hat holding spray cans in front of a rusted orange ZIL truck with eyes painted on the windscreen
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What ends up here

No plan, no crew, and not much of a budget. If any of it gets somebody else off the sofa and into a shed, that is the whole point of it.

  • Rebuilds

    Machines nobody else wanted, made to run again. A Cybertruck out of a 1991 Lada for about $700. A pirate ship out of a 1982 tipper.

  • The road

    Norway wrapped up in late August. Next up: Africa, starting in late November 2026.

  • On foot

    Walking, running, and getting the weight off — filmed by someone who is emphatically not a fitness specialist.

  • Bad ideas

    Brake tests nobody asked for, and things that sound stupid said out loud and then turn out to work.

The archive

Rebuilds, roads, mountains and the things that broke on the way. Most watched first; sort it back to newest if you would rather. All of it is here, page by page — the channel is where they play.

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Below deck

There's a hold, and it's shut

The cuts that never make the channel — longer, rougher, the parts where it goes wrong. A frame each is all that is out here. Fill the tank once and it opens, or join the crew and it stays open.

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Next mission

Africa, 2026

Starting in late November 2026.

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Builds, breakdowns, long walks and the occasional bad idea. Subscribe and the next one turns up on its own — no email, no account, nothing to cancel.

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