Giving vintage film cameras to strangers #lifeonfilm

Name: Giving vintage film cameras to strangers #lifeonfilm
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“People tell us this is as good as it gets. I guess it’s hard for us to understand that now. It’s all we know.

We’ve been friends since kindergarten. We barely planned anything for this trip. Most nights, we didn’t know where we were going to sleep until we got there. Sometimes we found a beautiful place in the mountains. Another night, we slept in a bus station with rats in the bathroom.

We still have two years of school, and then we’ll start separate lives. Maybe we won’t have two whole weeks to travel together anymore. But I think we’ll still find time. I hope so.”

— Aaron, Sören, Charlie, & Liam
Basel, Switzerland

Life on Film

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@dylandagosYouTube

I'd watch a full length movie from Life on Film

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@homegrownfrags6531YouTube

Life long memories for them boys

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@awildlavenderYouTube

oh one day i wish …

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@Saray_RodriguezChYouTube

Wow, so cool traveling at that age, I should be doing the same

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@GingerF83YouTube

Try even if it’s little steps…☺️👌🏻

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@tilthaYouTube

They're so precious 🥹

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@Mahdi-v2b5xYouTube

i still haven't traveled with my friends even once, I don't know why but i just waited for my car license

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@jbake1YouTube

The whole crew is in sync. Simpler times. Enjoy it fellas

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@ATX832YouTube

I hope they stay life long friends

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@curtmichael7589YouTube

Thats kinda beautiful

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@HipHopBeatSourceYouTube

This channel really encompasses the beauty of serendipity.

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@wallflower2964YouTube

This was so refreshing to watch!

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@letbobbycoachcookYouTube

You just made their adventure that much more memorable. Dopest channel on YT man!

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@eigengrau1YouTube

at 16 travelling the world like that is crazy. Some much memory to remember

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@Greyx729YouTube

Probably the best one yet

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@catherinebatchelor5815YouTube

16????yes boys start your travels young .stay safe .most importantly stay lifelong friends..great film❤❤❤

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@isaacmelchor3197YouTube

And it will be just as beautiful as your life. These are just highlights.

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@missBee12345YouTube

So beautiful ❤
They made beautiful memories

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@Tone-SopranoYouTube

Europeans built different

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@Drift_editsYTYouTube

this camera just has so much personality

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@shanonalbers9959YouTube

Wow what an amazing trip for these boys! ❤

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@WhoIsCronusYouTube

@isaacmelchor3197 calm down dude

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@RisWishYouTube

It's just to the neighboring country. Pretty normal in Europe 😊

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@monkeyBLOCKSYouTube

YOOOOOOOO I WANT ONE!!! God this is so beautiful man.

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@Erere_heheYouTube

@WhoIsCronus The fuck you on? He was being nice.

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@lifeonfilm.27YouTube

We met Aaron, Sören, Charlie, & Liam at Milano Centrale train station in Italy while handing out cameras to dozens of strangers to capture their lives. Like every Life on Film video, what you’re seeing here is our very first interaction with them. Thank you guys for giving us a window into your adventure!

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@lifeonfilm.27YouTube

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@jam000-9YouTube

i hope they are able to do this one day id love to see it

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@jamesromesburg3733YouTube

Amen.

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@hellcatchuck2723YouTube

This was incredible. Great job.

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@desireesamanthafernandez1437YouTube

😭😭😭😭😭

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@yourdisappointedmumYouTube

Pretty normal for Europe. The countries are much smaller than the US for example. So, a short visit to a neighbouring country is often just a bus ride or train ride away. And there are often big discounts for students/ young people

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@AllyNitroYouTube

Growing up is entirely bittersweet

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@TheOneWhoAppearedYouTube

@Tone-Soprano no... We are not all like that

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@whatskraken3886YouTube

is everyone randomly just a capable filmmaker? these shots are all composed competently

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@MsSpynuYouTube

That's beautiful 😢

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@Sour_DYouTube

What an insightful kid. God damn

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@leovampsin123YouTube

So young they their whole lives ahead of them beautiful song as well ❤🎉

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@mirojoneYouTube

@Tone-Sopranothis is like if you went to Colorado from Illinois its not crazy.

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@yatharthsaraswat1234YouTube

They exactly knew what to shoot

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@OmarAguirre-h5pYouTube

My favorite video so far because I fell in love with the Dolmonites

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@ianray8823YouTube

Vintage filter on a modern camera is absolutely the way to go to get those vintage vibes. If it wasn't for the haircuts and stuff like backpacks you'd swear the footage was from 50 years ago

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@JustTyra21YouTube

@mirojone Not crazy at all. Like legal maturity is different there, they have each other ,and the trains are cool and safe.
At 14 , my mom let my friends and I travel across our city, by bus, to explore every measum in the district for fun.
At 17, I drove hours away to other cities for specific things (concert, university, sports, lake /floating days) and right back the next day (Texas 😅)

By 19, I drove across the state for a skii trip with friends ,and left the country for the 1st time on a study about. All of those experiences prior that my mom supported, are what made me travel confident / street smart now. She trusted me to respect myself and represent my family well. All of this was about 10 years ago..

This trip would be like going from Houston to Big Bend National Park (about 10 hours) to hike/camp for a spring break week. As long as the parents trust them to function in society, & know when to get help - I love this for teenage/ young adult development ❤

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@5thdimension954YouTube

What great memories were made! Thanks for saying ‘yes’

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@ProfessorChaos75YouTube

Awesome, man! My friend’s camping trip never made it out the group chat, hold onto those guys!

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@benitomartinez2106YouTube

I love these small glimpses into the lives of people.

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@RowanWolf22YouTube

Everyone he gives a camera to goes on specific things. He however edits it all to make it look great after (: they provide the raw footage.

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@_ellie_wallace_YouTube

The in-uison "yeah", these are the kinds of friends I want when i find them

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@markjulius2006YouTube

I like the vintage look of the movie. :-)

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@Sunny-h2c9pYouTube

These guys are LIVIN'.

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@linebrunelle1004YouTube

I'm 64, Canadian woman. started traveling at 15. Joined the Canadian Armed Forces at 17. Give it a rest. Stop coddling your youngsters

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@tealorturquoiseYouTube

That was awesome! I'd forgotten that people took videos/film of what they were doing instead of selfie like moments showing they were there. Don't know if that makes sense, but it brought me the feels of back in the day. Wonderful. I hope these guys stay friends forever.

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@Chrissp-34YouTube

Those boys don’t know how lucky they are to have those memories🥹

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@sofakingcute9804YouTube

That was fantastic! 😊

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@camez2345YouTube

I love this channel so much. They're all good, but I find the ones where the people are young are my favorites, like this one and the one where the three friends who worked together at an ice cream shop were going on a road trip. I'm pushing 60, and these films make me very nostalgic and a bit sad. But more than that, they make me really happy for the kids. So much lies ahead in their lives, and they couldn't even guess what it'll be. But every sunny day, every summer swim in a lake with friends is a quiet miracle, life celebrating itself.

These films are powerful. Fantastic idea, great work ✌

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@rath_plays7338YouTube

These kids are living a great life

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@DavioDalessandro2125YouTube

You guys are awesome,, stay in touch with your friends for ever🎉

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@M0RT3MSTARYouTube

I love how they all synced up on the 'yeah'

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@paddypekelikaYouTube

@lifeonfilm Your activities are awesome! Life is on film and it always remembers you. Thanks for showing this.

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@butterbeer131YouTube

This is so cool! Lucky teens!

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@brianp4017YouTube

Oh to be young again, on a trip with your best friends ❤

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@PawzlurdtiYouTube

The stuff they did was so movie like the angles and everything

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@Planet820ClaireYouTube

Ahh, those kind of trips were always the best! ❤😂😊🎉

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@REVOLTishereYouTube

@isaacmelchor3197no shit i’m not trying to sit and watch a dude in a cubicle at his dead end office job working for an hour

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@joebutler-d2bYouTube

It how its done in Europe, not so much in the Uk where im from, people tend to hold fire until before/after uni

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@joebutler-d2bYouTube

@linebrunelle1004 ? saw no coddling just someone saying they where young.

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@SebastianOrozco-p1pYouTube

This is by far my favorite one ever❤

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@StanwayShortsYouTube

The “yea” in unison was tuff
I went to Vietnam with my school in April and being on the other side of the world while being 16 and with my friends was aura

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@enricocerutti6343YouTube

They are in Milan central station, just 3 or 4 hours to the Dolomiti, they are Italians

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@hiloverYouTube

I'm so jealous I hope those boys can continue travelling and staying friends

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@weihanwong3965YouTube

arguably one of the most wholesome and authentic channels on YT today. and if nothing else, great sound tracks

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@yvonneschlame8657YouTube

Ohhhhhhh wow, that trip at 16!!!!awesome❤❤❤❤

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@IchundIch-s9vYouTube

Oh... what a wonderful memory for these boys!!! I love that beautiful film! Amazing! ❤️

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@greyline1012YouTube

Banking memories - priceless 😊

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@shahnaz3193YouTube

Seeing young men do stuff like this makes me feel hopeful about the future ❤

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@RileyCullen1YouTube

This is the best video I’ve seen & the music to go along with it. Watching him stack rocks was my favorite part in particular! They looked like they had a BLAST!

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@CarthanasYouTube

Those kids know how to live.

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@Loungeroomlizard65YouTube

To be young, free & filmed on a vintage cam

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@irelandishsac13YouTube

I ❤ seeing people living there lives and having so much fun! Thank you

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@Vadru-g7pYouTube

Ppl of the future will enjoy this history moments of us past ppl for sure

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@mummykikitchen-z3cYouTube

They understood the assignment

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@osofitness9123YouTube

This made me equally happy and sad. The good ole days can still be lived out by our youth. Breathtakingly beautiful.

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@BellaRocsYouTube

Something so nostalgic about the eye of the camera man. He captured textbook childhood memories most can relate to.

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@bobthebuilderday6leaderYouTube

I’m nowhere as young as these boys, but I’m still young and I just hope you know that it’s never too late to live your life and seek adventure. Even if it means you need some accommodations. Sending you love.

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@bobthebuilderday6leaderYouTube

My favourite parts of these other than the film at the end has been their backstories in the description. Please never stop doing that.

And may these boys be bros for life. It’s bittersweet being older than them and knowing how many friends I’ve lost. <3

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@SeanAllen-q5pYouTube

I LOVE this channel. It has to been the best on YouTube. You an unplanned, I filtered look into other people's lives through the view finder of an antique way of American life . AWESOME !😊

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@bettingbazYouTube

That Vintage camera 📷 is brilliant .. makes everything look so iconic and innocent ❤

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@johnsmith6497YouTube

Don't ever stop making these please ❤

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@Wise11-99YouTube

Oh what a blessing to be born in first world countries and good household! I can’t even dream of such life.

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@lilbertsmom3561YouTube

I don't know why I love these so much. Ordinary people doing ordinary things, but it's really nice!

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@whatskraken3886YouTube

@RowanWolf22⁠Yes, but hand a random person off the street a camera and I’d assume they would produce exclusively unusable garbage

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@Jennaira-s5i2eYouTube

Film cameras just capture core memories in a way smartphones never could 😭 cinematic masterpiece!

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@AndréBerlinYouTube

I wish we could se a bit more of that film. It brings back memories to me.

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@maureencohen379YouTube

It’s so sweet it makes me cry

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@smellyeggs456YouTube

It’s all they know and have known.

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@theders249YouTube

Proud of those boys and I don't even know them. You can tell they made the most of their trip

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@Hm-bd7lbYouTube

Can’t stop giddy laughing. Brought me back ti being a kid again ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

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@RebeccaLynnMusicYouTube

Same. 😢

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@Jonny-LawYouTube

This shoould be inspiration for people to film and edit their own videos. I taught myself and after a while i got really good at it. SO much fun and a great way to save memories, document and advertise.

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@ΚωνσταντινοςΓ-ω6φYouTube

'Stand by me' movie vibes
Pretty jealous of that kids

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@seviiaalYouTube

I wonder how many cameras yall give out in a year

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@elizabethrose5333YouTube

Can we also just appreciate the musical choices this channel makes... ❤

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@ErisFerrisYouTube

From the message the kids wrote below the vid, it seems they know... 😊

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@Ashes2justdustYouTube

This has to be one of my favorites of all time!! 💕

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@AayushYogi-69YouTube

@ErisFerris where

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@meoowchiiYouTube

Traveling at 16 ❤ something I had never experienced at this age! Love it and so happy to see they have these memories recorded❤

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@BaconatorfrogYouTube

Life is so beautiful

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@Goose.poniesYouTube

This is the type of start to a show I would watch and love😭🥹

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@brandihines7390YouTube

These guys don't know how special this trip is yet. They will one day, but I love seeing their journey in the process! And the 8mm camera is a perfect fit. It makes it look like it's from "the good ole days," and makes you reminisce about your younger years and the adventures you had. I love everything about this and kudos to the young men who got to experience it together🫶

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@zioozi4747YouTube

Nostalgia again..

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@Anstasia0YouTube

What a lucky boys, god bless em

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@himssennamjaYouTube

I literally shed a tear.. It's so beautiful.

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@Torstenn-b3xYouTube

@AayushYogi-69 You have to click on the title of the video. You get this: -

“People tell us this is as good as it gets. I guess it’s hard for us to understand that now. It’s all we know.

We’ve been friends since kindergarten. We barely planned anything for this trip. Most nights, we didn’t know where we were going to sleep until we got there. Sometimes we found a beautiful place in the mountains. Another night, we slept in a bus station with rats in the bathroom.

We still have two years of school, and then we’ll start separate lives. Maybe we won’t have two whole weeks to travel together anymore. But I think we’ll still find time. I hope so.”

— Aaron, Sören, Charlie, & Liam
Basel, Switzerland

Life on Film

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@RhonnaJadeLeronYouTube

THEY'RE HAVING THEIR BEST LIFE! I WISH I COULD TRAVEL LIKE THEM WITH MY BESTFRIENDS but I don't have one... I'm 17 btw:'[

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@6Lucy-Lu9YouTube

Those are some real memories ❤️ Such young boys, so cool!

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@milenamilens2340YouTube

People often never realize how lucky they would be to take opportunities to live their youth, until suddenly they wake up 30 with too much responsibilities work burn out and squeaky spine

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@Ihatehumans980YouTube

@milenamilens2340Me an unemployed:

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@jayusa879YouTube

Friends since kindergarten? They will.

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@dylee1464YouTube

this one specifically made me cry.. super nostalgic. theyre so happy, so youthful, so free, so fearless. life is living, life is being carefree, life is experiencing, life is worth it.

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@desertflower7446YouTube

Your channel reminds me that every moment of life should be lived out loud with the ones that matter the most to me

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@dangreen4356YouTube

So awesomely wholesome.

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@lukeyaple5949YouTube

When you got a crew of solid bros at 16 there's no better time in life. It's childhood meets the independence and freedom of adulthood without the responsibilities. Life hasn't disappointed anyone yet and everything feels full of possibilities. Grateful for the times I had.

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@mahmutlevent4297YouTube

Among all those videos, this was my favorite. I wish all of them very successful lifes.

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@marcelk3847YouTube

This is underrated

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@nacachola1YouTube

Camera model? Love your content ❤

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@frankiesaysrelaxjb3310YouTube

These guys will remember this for a very long time and probably will remain the best of friends. ❤

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@promisedjubileedanielsYouTube

I loved their response at the beginning ❤

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@TnJ3LcatsYouTube

They’re meant for each other to be friends for life ❤

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@hanka8207YouTube

What great guys! The one who agreed first—such enthusiasm! Awesome!

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@letsbegin2lvYouTube

Depends - when women comes in lives they often control and try to bring men closer to their tribe. Hard facts of life.

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@Saray_RodriguezChYouTube

@GingerF83🙌🏻

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@robloxboy8847YouTube

I remember when camera footage or screenshots used to look like this... I miss those times.

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@briancomptonYouTube

I am a 48-year-old man, and for some reason I started crying uncontrollably when I watched this. I watched it the second time and the same thing happened. Life is beautiful.

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@ITS_MADISONNNNYouTube

Smth abt old films make me cry 😭

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@Friendship1nmillionYouTube

That's REALLY BRAVE for the owner of this channel to walk up to a group of strangers who are going on a vacation and have NO EVIDENCE that he'd get the vintage camcorder back . THAT'S ( an ) INSPIRING level of trust right there . 👸⚧️🤳🇦🇺

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@MouthyMama376YouTube

Looks like a GenX childhood in all the best ways. So wish our kids & grands could grow up like we did. Free. Roaming Independently together. Safe & secure 💯

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@haliunaganhuyag912YouTube

They look so cool and so happy. Bless them boys into greater men. We sure need more ❤

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@haliunaganhuyag912YouTube

It was the damb song 😭😂

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@ZoeFernandez-w6lYouTube

Bot spotted

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@qarlukYouTube

If you travel with someone they are either life long friends or family

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@carolroberts4614YouTube

I'm 73, I cried too!

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@Hnza-z6gYouTube

Good

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@DuoInfernaleBerlinYouTube

life vanishes

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@Syrup1YouTube

These guys know what’s up, hiking mountains, wild camping, and enjoying time with each other

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@America-isfineYouTube

What an awesome experience these four 16 yo boys experienced. They were able to do such amazing things together. They have been free and carefree. Memories forever! The music is perfect!

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