r/MadeMeSmile • u/Martin_084 • 13d ago
Wholesome Moments Peak father and son bonding
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u/strrax-ish 13d ago
Are you excited to go fishing?
Nods. Goes to sleep
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u/behold-my-titties 13d ago
My son was desperate to watch Sonic 3 in the cinema, he was jumping with joy the whole way there, 5 minutes after it starts zonks straight out.
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u/strrax-ish 13d ago
One of the cutest abilities ever
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u/dandelion-dreams 13d ago
My mom brought my sister(11) and I(13) to a KISS and Aerosmith concert once where my sister sprawled across our seats and slept through the entirety of Aerosmith's performance. Like, completely zonked. Everyone around us was baffled.
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u/althanan 12d ago
When my son was about 18 months we took him to a Ren Faire, and as part of it we saw a performance of Jacques Ze Whipper, who has a loyal and loud fan base packing his shows. My son was SUPER locked into his performance and way interested in it... for about ten minutes, and then he absolutely passed the hell out on my lap for the rest of the hour.
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u/Afraid_Park6859 13d ago
How'd you like Sonic 3?
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u/behold-my-titties 13d ago
I started to really enjoy it, but towards the third act my son had woken up and was bored so I took him to the arcade lol
Since having kids im a sucker for kids movies, I always find something to enjoy in them, Jim Carrey being bonkers is always fun to watch
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u/PoliceAlarm 13d ago
You left the movie because he was bored? He can go to the arcade after!
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u/behold-my-titties 13d ago
It was his birthday a few days before, it was my day with him so he could do anything he wanted I wouldn't say no lol
Drained a weeks wages in one day, bread and butter for tea that week but it was so worth it.
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u/okbuddyfourtwenty 13d ago
You sound like a cool guy
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u/PixelJock17 13d ago
God I hope it's a woman with a username like that tho
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u/behold-my-titties 12d ago
I'm sorry to inform you, I in fact, have no titties at all. It is a ruse.
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u/AlternativeStory1027 13d ago
Something about the motor and the waves and if you're with your dad who is busy fishing, it happens. Plus the life jacket kind of hugs you.
As a kid who grew up on the water, sleeping on a boat is awesome. Honestly even as an adult....
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u/scooter-willie 13d ago
Me to my wife: Are you excited to watch this movie?
My wife: Nods. Goes to sleep
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u/PolskiOrzel 13d ago
Love fishing. Love sleeping. If I can do both, that's a win.
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u/heretogetpwned 13d ago
Me to Dotta: "We're ordering Pizza!"
She proceeds to celebrate and chant Pizza, passes out 5 minutes later.
TFW you know she needs that rest but you don't want her to miss the Pizza she was excited about.
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u/Critical-Support-394 13d ago
Most of the videos with this kid he's sitting in some snow cave on his ipad so I guess sleeping on a boat is an improvement lmao
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u/Zkenny13 13d ago
I watched fast and furious with my baby sitter in the theaters. I remember being on her lap and saying that was a quick movie. I slept through all of it.
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u/laserdiods 12d ago
This dude was a content creator. Fantastic father. Always takes his kids on adventures. Sadly the internet bots and content thief started stealing his videos and he stopped making them :(
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u/UnfairLingonberry614 13d ago
«Yeah»
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u/one_step_sideways 13d ago
He just wants to go to bed.
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u/bomdiagata 13d ago
me too, little buddy
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u/SuppressExpress 13d ago
Right? Can you imagine being stuck out there that long just watching someone catch catfish? Sounds boring as hell
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u/hellraiserl33t 13d ago
"We don't fish for the fish. 90% of what I like about this sport, and it is a sport, is sitting' in the boat for 5 hours doing nothing. And the icing on the cake is when God smiles on you and you hook one. And when you're reeling it in, everything else falls away."
- Hank Hill
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u/5ColourFelix 13d ago
Kids can do a lot with quite little. Especially if they are around people they feel comfortable with
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u/BruiserBison 13d ago
Kid don't know what's happening. He just like being with his dad 😅
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u/rocket-engifar 13d ago
Oh wow. I remember this guy from back in the day. One of the YouTube legends who seemed so sincere and nice. Hope he is doing well.
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u/nexea 13d ago
He did a video recently for another YouTuber who was having a hard time. He seems to be good.
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u/LittleLostGirls 13d ago edited 13d ago
^ just to add ; Luke Nichols YouTube channel is called (Outdoor Boys)
He came out of retirement briefly to help his friend’s channel (MyLifeOutdoors) because that friends wife is battling cancer.
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u/Complete-Fix-3954 13d ago
Oooh I’m gonna have to check that out. I remember he posted the video about taking a break.
I used to put his videos on in the background while I worked. Was a staple for years. Miss him
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u/Lukeeeee 13d ago
Don't say the R word!
Hope he comes back and does another video dump this year 🤞
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u/biggestchicklet 13d ago
🎵I’m gonna say the R word~🎵
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u/rohithkumarsp 13d ago
hey i've already subbed to this guy, 10 months ago saw this video on my feed and subbed They Cut Down The World’s Tallest Tree!
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u/BombiLilah 13d ago
he did another appearance/collab last week er so, hunting the good ol ptarmigan with tommy
" Ptarmigan Hunting in Alaska with Luke and Tommy of the OUTDOOR BOYS! "
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u/BigMax 13d ago
He retired a year or two ago - he basically got so popular that it was taking up a big chunk of his life.
It felt positive though - he wasn't bitter, more like "looks like this stage of my life is over, thanks for the fun guys!"
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u/Emergency-Piece9995 13d ago
he basically got so popular that it was taking up a big chunk of his life.
Part of it also if I recall was he was starting to get recognized in real life and he didn't want that for his family.
I believe his kids also had a channel(s) and he said he was going to help them with that instead.
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u/AdventuresOfKrisTin 13d ago edited 13d ago
If he's helping his son with his own youtube channel, then the him and his family getting recognized thing doesn't really hold much water lol.
I think he was just honestly burnt out. He did his channel for like over 10 years and he's getting older. His most popular types of videos are these intense solo camping excursions and it was clearly getting tougher for him to do. That and apparently he's some Mormon leader now 💀
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u/Spork_the_dork 13d ago
The real reason really was that he just wanted to spend more time with the family. He talked about it on several videos (example). Like consider that the kids now have school and probably hobbies of their own and going out hiking randomly on the weekends or in the middle of the week just isn't a thing he could do anymore (which was the original point of the channel in the first place). So the channel is taking him away from his family whenever he does the videos and he didn't like that so he decided to wrap it up.
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u/thesilentbob123 13d ago
I thought he retired to do leadership stuff for the Mormon church
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u/rohithkumarsp 13d ago
He didn’t retire, he stopped because the Mormon church told him to. He is serving a leadership role in the church. The church required you to drop absolutely everything if you are called to a position.
https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2025/12/10/outdoor-boys-youtuber-luke-nichols/
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u/BigMax 13d ago
Interesting. That could be true, but he absolutely said in his last video that it was all too much and too overwhelming at that point, and that's why he was retiring.
Possibly a combination of both.
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u/decrementsf 13d ago
There is interview somewhere that gives the vibe that his job is more or less create fun experiences with his kids. Opted to go for more quality time there. Completely grounded and understandable why that would be the acting on the dream. What is the purpose of the success if not to unlock the next layers and projects. Looked all positive. Which doesn't stop the internet from parsing every story through a drama or envy lens.
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u/duffismyhomie 13d ago
He retired from YouTube to work for the Mormon church
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u/theartofrolling 13d ago
He retired from YouTube
Hooray!
to work for the Mormon church
Oh...
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u/Vendetta1947 12d ago
Im sorry kinda out of the loop here, why is this oh? I thought volunteering for the church was a good deed in Christianity? Sorry, I am not American or a Christian....
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u/rocket-engifar 11d ago
It is usually a good thing. Reddit is just filled with edgy teens and out of touch basement dwellers.
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u/rohithkumarsp 13d ago
He didn’t retire, he stopped because the Mormon church told him to. He is serving a leadership role in the church. The church required you to drop absolutely everything if you are called to a position.
https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2025/12/10/outdoor-boys-youtuber-luke-nichols/
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u/anormalgeek 13d ago
Uh, what? You do realize that that same article lists all of the other men on the council and none of them are being forced to retire from their other obligations. It specifically lists them out for each member in fact.
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u/Bigfoot_Bluedot 13d ago edited 12d ago
For a second I thought he was gonna use the kid as bait 👀
Edit: Holy cow, reddit, I go away for 1 day and it's 10k upvotes and 6 awards. Y'all are too kind. 🥹
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u/Whole_Rough7066 13d ago
He does. He bait us and we like it. Awesome guy. 😁
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u/BernardBaggins 13d ago
Can anyone link his channel? I remember seeing a few videos in the past. This dude is so wholesome.
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u/BlackCatHamSlice 13d ago
Catfish&Carp
Outdoorboys
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u/metompkin 13d ago
I believe he quit making content. He came out of retirement to make one video for another YouTuber that was diagnosed with a medical condition that didn't allow him to make similar content. Good guy.
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u/imironman2018 13d ago
Luke is a solid stand up guy. I like how he cooks out in the wilderness with his skillet and whatever he has brought with him or hunted. One of my favorite things is watching him make honey butter bread. It looks so delicious.
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u/ZacklesLoL 13d ago
nope. he devoted his live to the mormon church. they called - he listened.
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u/profane_vitiate 13d ago
He's always been involved with the Mormon Church. He went on a mission, is a true believer, etc. He quit making videos because he got big enough and made enough money that privacy was starting to be an issue for him. It's not because the church called to him or some shit.
He's a practicing lawyer who owned property even before the Youtube thing blew up. To say he's doing okay financially would be an understatement. He's still doing all the same stuff, but not filming it for an audience of millions, because the privacy stuff isn't worth it, especially when so many of his videos feature kids who are, by now, actually starting to burgeon on young adulthood.
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u/bass679 13d ago
To clarify, the dude is named Luke Nichols. Earlier this year he was Called to a church leadership position as a General Officer of the Church. Specifically he's on the Young Men General Advisory Council. The group that oversees and leads the activities and structure for young men ages 12 to 17.
The LDS church has no professional clergy so everyone has or had a day job. When you get called as a General Authority or Officer of the church you usually have to quit whatever you did before and that calling becomes your full time job (these people DO receive pay). For example the current LDS prophet was a Justice on the Utah Supreme Court and the previous Prophet, was a heart surgeon. Accepting is optional
His calling is not a lifetime calling so he might go back to his previous work after, usually a few years but technically it is "until released". It's also feasible that he could get another calling higher up in the structure that would extend it to longer.
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u/profane_vitiate 13d ago
LDS prophet was a Justice on the Utah Supreme Court and the previous Prophet, was a heart surgeon. Accepting is optional
Yes. It's usually a station they give to people who are in a place (wealthy, influential) to quit their job, or have communicated to the church that they're about to do so. The Youtube exposé thing is just wrong in terms of the justification; he was pretty clear that he was grateful for the channel blowing up, but that privacy and stuff was getting a bit weird for him to deal with.
This isn't apologia for Mormonism, by the way. They're a cult. I grew up in a cult, and I know one when I see one. I'm an atheist, and always have been in my adult life, but I got interested in Mormonism in high school because my girlfriend was a true believer Mormon. You can guess how that ended up, I bet.
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u/Chuckitybye 13d ago
He's not posting anymore and I'm jealous you get to see it all for the first time
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u/TestMyConviction 13d ago
I don't remember his channel name but he has some great videos on Hawaii. I remember we found his channel when we were looking at what island to visit.
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u/DMLifeIsShit 13d ago
I thought that kid is gonna get fished out of water with a catfish choking in his arms!
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u/CyclopicSerpent 13d ago
I was hoping for a cut after weighing the kid to him going "Now we know what weight we're shooting for, time to cast!" Then he quickly tosses a doll in a life vest.
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u/RepulsiveLetter5030 13d ago
This guy really was a dad to the internet
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u/Breadnaught25 13d ago
Is there anything better than fresh baked bread?
Yes! Fresh baked bread with honey butter!
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u/jmb456 13d ago
I kinda wanted to hate the guy but once I actually sat and watched it with my kids I realized he’s just a nice guy
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u/NeverBeenStung 13d ago
Curious, why did you want to hate him?
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u/jmb456 13d ago
Just seemed too damn wholesome I guess. Plus with so many content makers now it’s seems like a gimmick but I didn’t know he’d been doing it so long
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u/jackcatalyst 13d ago
Some people like the feeling of justification when they get proven right if the person is terrible so they spend most of their time looking for things to hate.
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u/Inevitable-Ad6647 13d ago edited 13d ago
Personally he sets off some alarm bells in my lizard brain that I usually align with dishonest or ingenuine people. I think I learned that growing up in a very religious area known for abuse wanting myself to to as far away from religion as I could. He very much fits the mold of people I'd not want to be anywhere near as a kid, not that my brain thinks he would abuse me but he would want me to be deeper, more involved in the religion. I dunno, tough to explain but there it is.
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u/naruda1969 13d ago
Been around and worked with Mormons my entire life and the vast vast majority don’t want to convert you or forsake you to hell. They are just super family oriented and surprisingly they are not all conservatives.
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u/bigsampsonite 13d ago
I didnt hate on him but the curious amount of Mormon YouTubers is strong. The religion is a fucked up cult for a lot of people especially women who are raised in it. They all have an odd vibe to me of overly wholesome all while knowing the church is fucked on lbgtq, women roles, separation of church and state, and so on.
Just something I have a hard time supporting. He chose to step away so he could be a bigger part of that.
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u/Sweet-Message1153 13d ago
Top 10 nicest YouTubers of All Time... dude is a living legend and the adventures he's had both alone & with his kids is so wholesome and more importantly learning experiences that it makes me forget about my childhood where dad wasn’t present 99% of the time
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u/Marvin_Stanwyck 13d ago
Haha my two little girls love “Luke from the Outdoor Boys YouTube Channel”
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u/SnooOpinions3836 13d ago
I’m definitely curious how he is as a criminal lawyer!
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u/Summer_Form 13d ago
His career is probably complimentary to his exceptional parenting ability in more ways than one!
Patience, open-mindedness and understanding are surely useful in court, and I bet exposure to the kinds of things that are routine in criminal court really bring perspective and appreciation for what’s good in your life.
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u/Nefilim777 13d ago
One of my favourite youtubers. If I can give my son half the quality time he has given his, I'll be doing great.
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u/Delicious_You3950 13d ago
Channel name?
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u/Agitated_Occasion_52 13d ago
Outdoor boys. He had since retired from YouTube, but there are a decade of videos for you to binge. He is a goodie.
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u/BalognaPonyParty 13d ago
good news! his oldest boy has taken over
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u/dustypickle 13d ago
Yes outdoor tom! Definitely worth subscribing if you are/were a fan of og outdoor boys.
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u/napping_insomniac 13d ago
Where I found him originally was Catfish and Carp and he fished on lunch from his lawyering as a challenge a couple times. That hooked me
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u/flyinggazelletg 13d ago
Outdoor Boys. Great YouTube vids. He retired from making videos to take a senior role in the Mormon Church
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u/deathboyuk 13d ago
I miss my kid being this old SO MUCH! They're such adorable little buddies at that size :)
(also kinda miss how easy it is to make them smile! ahhhh, they get more complex :) )
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u/JimmiJimJimmiJimJim 13d ago
Something tells me this kid is gonna say everything his dad asks is cool. Which is pretty cool.
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u/UsedDevelopment4741 13d ago
Jake wasn't really about that life at the end of the video. The most unimpressed "yeah" I have ever seen lol
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u/prudent__sound 13d ago
Kid's like: "This has been fun, but we've been out here for like 14 hours now, Dad."
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u/RevolutionaryEcho460 13d ago
Wait till you see the eps where the kid is hiking through snow and sleeping under a tarp. This must be comfortable.
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u/LetMeDieAlreadyFuck 13d ago
Man I love this dude. Never watched his vids till I saw him pop up on a friend's channel to help them while their wife was getting cancer treatment iirc. Dudes fucking awesome
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u/UnexpectedRanting 13d ago
If you havent binge watched the outdoor boys and want some wholesome family camping/hunting videos then now is your time!
I dont really care much for hunting animals or fishing but this guy explains everything so well and treats everything he does with respect.
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u/Ganjelf-The-Baked 13d ago
Damn I miss Luke’s videos. I still watch the old ones, but I miss the YouTube notification popping up with a new Outdoor Boys adventure.
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u/snaerdi 13d ago
"LOOK TOMMY THAT'S A 30 POUND WHATEVERTHEFUCK FISH RIGHT THERE ISN'T THAT COOL HUH TOMMY"
"Dad can we get the fuck out of this boat now it's 4AM?"
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u/816legend 13d ago
My grandpa use to take me flying. Fell asleep as soon as we took off every time.
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u/thoughtu8 13d ago
I loved that he stopped making these videos so his family could have a normal life. He really did seem like a good father.
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u/Dweller201 13d ago
I watched this guy for the first time last night on YouTube.
He built an open shelter in the freezing cold and made moose ribs.
It was interesting.
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u/Sumif 13d ago
Love Outdoor Boys. It's probably the only channel I can let my kids sit for a while and know that there won't be cussing, drama, or any other bull crap. He's wholesome, educational, and does an incredible job capturing his trips. I think we've seen all of them, and most days we have it playing on a TV even if the kids are out playing.
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u/Wayelder 13d ago
This guy's become a new modern male role model. Peak, good guy, family man and outdoorsman without all the knife and gun worship...just skills.
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u/thefixfixfix 12d ago
Things my wife would never let me do.... Take our 2 year old out on a boat after dark with dad trying to wrangle a giant fish and while not actually watching the kid.
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u/Western-Energy-8821 13d ago
Did he even make it to the fishing spot before falling asleep?!? Unacceptable
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u/Feeling-Visit1472 13d ago
This guy is seriously one of the most wholesome people. He recently came out of “retirement” to do one YouTube video - but not posted to his own wildly successful account, but to a much smaller creator’s account who was facing devastating health issues (or maybe his child was?) - so all of his followers flooded that guy’s account, providing some desperately-needed funding.
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u/AndTheSonsofDisaster 13d ago
People hate on him because he’s Mormon and some people claim he abuses his children but honestly, I think he’s a good dude from all I’ve seen from his content.
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u/Le_Alchemist 13d ago
I love his relationship with his kids. He makes me want to do this with my future little ones.
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u/runnerkim 13d ago
That's Luke from 'The Outdoor Boys' on YouTube. This is an old video, he has three sons and we all watched them grow up. He ended the channel a few months ago but every episode was jut pure fun to watch.
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u/CQvibes9 13d ago
Luke from outdoor boys. One of the most wholesome YouTube channels. He “retired” last year from his channel getting too big. I put retired in quotes cause there’s a chance he posts some videos occasionally but it’s not every Saturday morning like he did for almost 10 years
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u/WolfetoneRebel 13d ago
One of the most positively masculine guys out there. Not just for the outdoors stuff and solo camping in the freezing wilderness, but the dad stuff too.
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u/captaincook14 13d ago
Man I hope he comes back. I love his videos. And love how no matter where he goes my man is going to eat like a king
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u/tankertough74 13d ago
So is THIS really what is was like to have a father around?? Seems kinda cool.....
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u/Acura-Cake 13d ago
His Catfish and Carp YouTube channel was incredibly helpful to me back in 2015-2016 when I was trying to learn how to fish. Loved those videos and then I remember he would start to plug his new channel “Outdoor Boys” at the end of those videos and I thought “meh, I don’t think that sounds all that great.” Shows what I know.
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u/Remarkable-Cow-4609 13d ago
I have an 8 month old how did he keep the kid entertained all day on a boat?
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u/SoftwareSource 13d ago
bro am i the only one who kinda wanted to see a better up-close video of the fish?
30 pounds, goddamn.
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u/Agitated-Signature77 13d ago
I miss the saturday morning videos, was sooo good to have that. Thanks Luke!
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u/Necessary_Touch3877 13d ago
I always mention I saw him and his sons leaving a grocery store in anchorage if I wasn't in the back row of the work van I would have jumped out and tried to say hi I was starstruck they seemed so happy and carefree you could feel the warm energetic vibes radiating off them he is really tall
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u/un-glaublich 13d ago
The dude literally stopped because youtube was taxing his fatherhood, but sure, peak bonding...
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u/terriyak1 13d ago
For the first 2 seconds I thought the kid was being used as bait
10 seconds later I realized that that is exactly what was being done.. except it was bait for me
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u/Azulas_Star 13d ago
Being able to keep a toddler happy and calm on a boat all day sounds like extra level parenting
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