Taos Privateers

03/30/2022

02/24/2022

It's a pirate's life for me.

02/10/2022

Taking a tour of the house at the Missing Spoke compound. A very cool off-grid abode with possible alien technology.

Checking out the house at the Missing Spoke Compound.Credit: "Clint Eastwood" - Gorillaz, Men in Black, Star Warsfair use, this channel is not for profit.

02/03/2022

The Missing Spokes fired up Burt and cruised Carson Estates clearing roads, driveways and making emergency drops of firewood. It was a good day to ride!

James captains the HMS Burt the Beast on a mission to clear out snow and make emergency firewood drops. I ride along to clear walking trails to outhouses.MU...

02/02/2022

Ahoy Maties! Hope you are keeping your powder dry and your sabre ice-free!

The Taos Privateers have been hunkered down at their winter quarters on Carson Estates, courtesy of the Missing Spoke Foundation. Missing Spoke is much like the Privateers; salty dawgs and funky monks doing charity for the elders living off-grid. Except they have more pirates, more clients and offer so many more services.

The Taos Privateers will have regular litter collection events in Taos starting in the spring... or whenever the snow breaks. Until then, we are sailing with the Missing Spokes and helping with their missions.

This week we received a huge donation of firewood that was immediately distributed to elders in need. Once the truck was empty, we visited yet more properties to collect and haul off a lot of trash to the dump. In the next day or two, we are going to test a way of clearing snow off the roads by pulling an I-beam behind the truck.



We look forward to collecting litter in Taos, but until then... stay warm and we will see y'all soon.

12/30/2021

The Privateer Youtube channel has been set-up and we plan to provide weekly video updates of our community service missions. Or, updates on whatever we come up with. Who knows? We dont.

Please consider subscribing to the youtube channel.

Cleaning the Streets for Charity.Taos County, New Mexico

12/30/2021

We are expecting to drop into negative temps this weekend, so the Privateers are soliciting donations of warm clothing and/or blankets. We have some warm items, but could always use more. We will distribute whatever we have collected on Friday evening and Saturday morning.

If you can help out, please give us a call at 575-224-1850.

We do have a vehicle and can meet you in Taos.

12/29/2021

No plundering today, so the first mates enjoyed a snow day. This is the first snow day for our young ladies, Tuu & Josey.

Josey goes crazy on her first snow day.filmed in Taos, NMmusic: "Tusk" by Fleetwood Macfair use, for entertainment purposes only

12/28/2021

Paseo del Sur has been measured and mapped for the winter campaign. The length of road we have adopted is 3.5 miles, divided into seven zones. Cleaning the road in chunks makes a big job much easier. Once the weekend storm blows over, we will be working on the Red Zone which starts at the 585 bypass.

12/17/2021

Taos Privateers has launched our winter campaign to benefit Stray Hearts Animal Shelter.

The Privateers are a loose confederation of salty dawgs and do-gooders and we are for hire. One of our many talents is making litter disappear and we can do that for a very small fee. You know of a location that needs to be cleaned, you make a reasonable offer, and you DONATE THAT MONEY DIRECTLY TO STRAY HEARTS. We would like to see you donate at least $200 for the project, but we are going to remove the litter regardless, so just donate what you can. That’s not our business. Our business is being a pirate.

We will be seizing Paseo Del Sur from the 588 bypass up to the Pueblo Lands at Hail Creek. It's our road now. Local business owners along Paseo will be encouraged to shower tribute on Stray Hearts. So there will be no need to request any clean-ups along that route, its already in the works.

Our First Project has already been commissioned. We have received $200 from a secret admirer to clean up Hippie Hill. Weather permitting, we will be completing that mission this weekend. This tribute is going into the mail, in care of Stray Hearts Animal Shelter.

Please contact us if you would like to finance a mission.
** think of the puppies and kittehs **

10/07/2021

Hello Mates! Been neglecting to update this site and I apologize. Still collecting trash on the daily puppy walks. Fast approaching 400 pounds collected on the lands off Albright Street.

08/20/2021

Nearing 200 lbs collected, all of it coming from the fields along Albright Street. I would estimate there is probably another 200 lbs waiting to be collected in this area.