I wanted to be prepared for this year's end of semester dumpster diving, so I looked up move out dates and final exams for the universities in the area. Ended up hitting 4 different schools, a couple of them multiple times. Went several times with diving friends, had a day where I introduced a few friends to the hobby, and a couple of times solo. I've gotten much more comfortable doing it than I used to be, which is nice. I was prepared with a grabber, ladder, and gloves, though always grateful for any side-facing dumpsters which simplifies the process greatly.
It amazes me how much stuff gets thrown out. My pantries are stuffed, and my grocery bill will stay pretty low for quite awhile as I'm mostly buying produce & some protein at this point. I'm slowly distributing the overflow to friends & donating. I included a few haul photos below to showcase the scavenging results.
(Note: I was about to post this in last year's dumpster diving thread (
https://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/share-your-badassity/anyone-else-dumpster-dive/, but I got a red warning that suggested I may want to start a new thread instead, so here it is.)
