@@KaritheMortician Actually they don't hon. Lol. I have to laugh cause I started watching this at my work lunch hour and your talking about gooo??? Lol. Lol. I just adore you dear. Lol
Nobody can explain an unpleasant happening with more grace and class than you Kari. You and your videos are wonderful!! If you worked in Philadelphia. PA. You would be my family funeral director!!
This is so fascinating. I was 16 when I lost 5 loved ones within the same year (of varying causes) and it was quite traumatic, having this be the first experiences of loss that I'd had. That was 12 years ago now. For me, learning about the processes a funeral director uses, and the meaning of different terms relating to a person's passing brings a lot of comfort and closure in a way. You explain things with such grace and matter-of-fact nature, it's just wonderful!
Can’t imagine myself decade in a box, cremation is much cleaner and takes up less or zero space on earth. Less space for the dead means more space for the living.
This would have totally creeped some people out (especially the view into the empty crypt); however, you conducted this tour with such familiarity and ease that it removed the Hollywood eeriness associated with these final resting places. Thank you again, Kari for demystifying your profession for us lay people!🌸🌸
Anytime I watch something like this I'm just that much more content with my choice of cremation, even though death is death either way and we're not conscious as to notice anything. There's dignity in being ash as opposed to a bloated, smelly, gassy lump. Just burn me, please.
Hi Kari, great channel you have and I just subscribed! I'm from Sydney, Australia and we have many crypts and community mausoleums that have been built in the last 20 years, particularly catering for the Italian/European community. The requirements for above-ground burial differ slightly from the US as the body must be fully embalmed placed within a zinc liner, hermetically sealed along with a solid timber coffin or casket. Prior to the 1960s a lead shell was used instead of zinc which was way more heavier and could have the tendency to rip or crush if not handled properly. Mausoleums are a very expensive, exclusive burial option and can range from $30-70k depending on the location and crypt level desired. There are also many families who have vaults arranged like streets throughout various sections of a cemetery. They look like little houses with marble and religious statuary at the front. Some families might share a vault to keep costs down, where others are solely for one whole family. The coffins are usually arranged on shelves and can have up to 24 spaces.
It should be and as a matter of fact I think within the next 25 years he should be mandatory that alkaline hydrolysis which is another form of cremation it is a flameless cremation the bones are much more white when they pour the bones through the little device known as the cremulator that's right there's a device that's called a cremulator that grounds the bones up into fine powder alkaline hydrolysis is something I have thought about getting into myself I think you're 1000% right
I never have seen one 'explode' before in a mausoleum, but have seen a few times when the casket has rusted out on the bottom corners and the 'goo' has leaked out. In our mausoleums that we deal with, one now uses the tray/ bag combo, and the other 'crypt pillows' that are place against the inner lining at the front of the niche to absorb any problems that might happen. I have also read where some mausoleums prop the lid open with a small wooden block to allow the body to dry out naturally, but there have been a few lawsuits over that, or so I'm told, because it breaches the whole 'sealing casket' selling point. Thanks for another great video!
I think in certain places the only way you can bury somebody is to also in- case the casket in a vault, that way they don't have to worry about the ground water becoming contaminated with body fluids, as well as embalming materials.
Mausoleums seem to be a bad idea and a big problem over time. Burials should be permanent and not require maintaince. I dont know who came up with the above ground Mausoleum idea but it seems to be a bad one.
That’s it!!!! That’s how I want to be kept. No ceremony, no preserving to keep me longer and fresher, not touching. Thanks for sharing this, I feel much better.
When caskets are sealed airtight there’s a little handle that takes the oxygen out of the casket where the casket is suctioned of any atmosphere inside. When the body decomposes Anaerobic bacteria take over and they create a gas that reverses the sucked out process of the original seal meant so what happens is the casket now becomes bloated and the seal breaks. I remember as a young man I used to cut grass in the summertime at the Roman Catholic cemetery up the street people would get buried there and they would say oh well that casket is being sealed and and therefore the body will never decompose as if you were canned like fruit or meat or cucumbers it doesn’t work that way one would have to be boiled and that’s not how it works so the best thing is cremation or to simply be buried in a basket or a simple box and just be laid in the earth and be allowed to to melt into the earth. This whole thing is the force of the funeral industry because they sold people a bill of goods when they were interviewing people after a death they would say well you know you should have an airtight casket because your loved one will be preserved forever,,that was a lie.
Thanks for the info Kari. Saw this happening in some public cemeteries here in my country but I've got no idea why it happens until you explained it just now.
Is the family financially responsible in the event that the deceased has to be re-casketed? Also for damage and cleaning of mausoleum if leakage occurs? Thanks for your terrific, informational videos.
I don't think they use liners all the time. It is an extra. Air flow is key and a lot of mausoleums won't allow sealed caskets or they may prop the lid of the casket open or cut a lit in the seal to get air moving. Newer mausoleums can handle things better as they often have a slant at the back and drains as well as good ventilation systems that are separate from the exterior ventilation systems. Older mausoleums are more likely to smell as they may not be built to the same standards. When it comes to body disposal, mausoleums are the most non-economical systems for disposition. I think it is interesting that some people choose crypts, especially the outdoor types, not realizing the heat literally cooks the body and it turns to liquid. 6 feet under is still your best bet if you want to starve off decamp for a little while longer.
I love how your videos make these topics as understandable as changing your cars oil. You have a comforting nature and you make the whole topic casual. Well done.
@@KaritheMortician Very welcome. Question if I may. Is there a way to get into this industry without extensive schooling. I'm not a studious type, but I always felt a strong draw to this area of occupation. Thanks for any insight. Keep em coming.
@@KaritheMortician Thank you very much for your time and responding. I will look into this more knowing that. Thanks again, and good job on the videos. God Bless.
You would be surprised at how many times this seems to happen in the US. Here on TH-cam there are a number of local news programs covering these stories. Another type is the mausoleum in a horrible state of disrepair. Again, this seems to happen quite a lot.
Your explanation is very well done. It's good to get what would be likely the correct scenerio verses what you see in tv shows. I have learned alot from your videos.
I love the way you explain these sensitive subjects. I find these things very interesting, but a bit disturbing ( gross) as well. But you have a lovely way of talking about it
I worked in a mausoleum constructed in 1928 and had to open crypts that were closed for decades and they were dry. The stinkers were typically the newer constructed crypts that didn't have vent holes for airflow. We didn't use the wrap system, just the polymer liners and that did the job.
I just want to say thank you in how well you keep everything on the professional level and helping us to understand. I was a nurse in a nursing home for many years - thank God it was one of the good ones. So I have had lots of experience dealing with death. I have to say I have enjoyed learning what happens after the people get to mortuaries. If I had been younger I do believe I would like to get into your field. Anyway, thank you for all the info
I work for a cemetery, we've never had any exploding caskets but we've had a few pop open and had to open the crypt and reseal them, not fun but necessary for the protection of others and the family
Hey Kari. I Just Finished Watching The Video About Your Niece. And It Made Me Cry. I Am So Sorry For Your Loss. My Thoughts And Prayers Are With You And You're Family. I Was Also Very Touched My The Way You Honoured Her Life. I Can Just Imagine Your Niece Singing The Wiggles Song Up In Heaven. You Have A Heart Of Gold My Dear. Take Care.
Some cemeteries require that when they entomb a sealed/protective casket, the screw-cap must be unsealed to prevent pressure. Some are also outlawing wooden caskets unless they have an interior leak-tray under the mattress. Personally, I don't believe that "explode" is the proper word. "Belch" might be more appropriate. And it's usually via the rubber gasket, so the casket isn't much damaged. I've assisted in hundreds of entombments where a spouse was already in the crypt. Besides perhaps an odor, I've never seen more than a blown gasket.
When I worked at a local cemetery in West Virginia we had caskets one in front of the other long ways. We also used a hand full of bb’s to assist with the interment of the casket into the crypt. Also we had two mausoleums that had niches underneath in case of inability to bury the deceased at the time. These mausoleums were older and the niches hasn’t been used for a very long time. I think they were there for when graves were dug by hand and the ground was frozen in winter to the point of not being able to dig.
As a owner of a hearse I was not even aware of that and also I just did a video of a abandoned mausoleum...That was very disheartening to see...If you care you watch either they are in my line up...Thank you for the educational video
Everything that makes you unique and human will cease to exist unless filmed or written. The physical essence of your earthly temple will in time decompose after you die, this is what make free speech and the voice so powerful if you use it. Your story your life time matters,you are the (uniqueness) and voice of your existance. Your physical death is just where the story of you takes a mysterious journey into the glorious hereafter.
I heard that the funeral director might create a slight lid opening with the use of a piece of wood. Here in the desert of Coachella Valley the mausoleum can be troublesome due to intense heat . We have basically 5 months of 100 plus heat index. Forest Lawn uses a plastic tray under the casket. Pallbearers have to guide the casket onto this tray ( if it's a lower niche) The origin of above ground internment was likely not started in Southern California lol...lol..... it tends to be a matter of prestige , it's a lot more expensive then burial and if One chooses a " Couch Niche " it will be easily 25k here. My brother n law was interned in a couch niche....I would go often to just be there and it was on these visits that I became acquainted with seepage do to an ordor I had walked into. The heat will warp and twist that hardy-backer and it will also separate the silicone beads that attach the Mason board to the concrete structure . The vents may not be adequate for the level of gases and the silicone breaches and an opening occurs , the smell is undeniable. The Supervising Director then has the decorative marble facade removed revealing the problem and the source of the odor. The team then waits for closing and the family is notified because they won't just patch it. They will now have to open the niche. remove the original hardy-back and peel off old silicone , clean up the liquefied human remains that may have seeped thru the floor of the casket . This is why all internment now comes with the casket tray. Forest Lawn has in place these procedures . The previous owners did not and they have to conduct this clean up more often then they care to admit. The reason I'm am will read on this is because the mausoleum is beautiful and distinguished.... it is multi-story and well lit at night and very expensive... and to have an odor of decomposition breezing thru the corridors is not good.....
Okay, so the leaking mausoleum with the wholesome music at 0:08 made me laugh, I'm not gonna lie. That outta the way, I have nothing but respect for our funerary workers with the exception of the few who think they're gonna turn the industry upside down by shaming us into choosing the most gimmicky, wokest methods of dispatching our dead. However, mausoleums creep me the hell out. I often take walks around a local cemetery and it's the most beautiful, serene place in the area but the few mausoleums I've been inside of for the occasional funeral, I just couldn't wait to get out of. Maybe it's my morbid fascination, but the feeling of dread is unexplainable.
Hi, this is what I did. Wife was put in a Batesville Y46 Tapestry Rose and into the mausoleum. Before entombment, I drilled in each plugs a 1/4" hole. Then placed screens inside the plugs to prevent bug entry. This allowed the contents to breathe. Dehydration instead of the gross alternative. The main objective is to allow venting. I've seen a few methods from propping the lid open, leaving the plugs out or loose. Also a non sealer; either metal or wood. Thanks, Benton
Finally a mortician who acts normal on her videos. The other girl tries waaaayyyy too hard and tries to be too cartoony. This lady is a mature regular lady, thank God!
@@KaritheMortician My thing is that maybe some people need that playful silly energy to accept the type of work that you do, I'm just not that guy. I like to hear this type of work in a serious clinical matter, it gives the work seriousness that I think is well needed. A lot of people view morticians with a dark undertone and I think that is very common, some morticians have this "Morticia from the Adam's family" type vibe. It's a breath of fresh air to have someone who gives the trade a seriousness that's deserved. Thank you.
It's all fun and games until the mausoleum becomes abandoned and starts falling apart...so much for you happily ever after... I used to like that idea until those places started making the news.... Its very sad!
Does the casket have a warranty for this type of event. Does the family have to pay for it. That would be uncomfortable to tell a loved one this year's after their relative passed.
Is casket warranty even a thing? I have never thought to ask that. And, what would it cover if it is? I can imagine it would probably be pretty limited.
@@KeepinitrealwithApril Yes, I just watched somebody else's video about delivering a casket liner, I'm sorry, I don't remember exactly who's video it was, but under the comments were funeral directors explaining about warranties. The cemetery he was delivering it to was somewhere in Colorado if that helps.
April Baker yes they have a warranty. When my mom died the funeral home told me it had a ten year warranty. Bring the smart ass that I am, I asked what was I suppose to do, dig her up and check the casket? I voiced that it was stupid to have a warranty. My thoughts though.
If a casket does get so damaged it needs replacing, does the family bear those costs? Or does the replacement costs get written off by the funeral home? This is something I haven’t heard about before but find it interesting, especially the way you present the information.
I’m absolutely terrified of death, it pretty much runs my life at this point, I won’t do anything that could cause my death, this includes amusement parks, swimming in the ocean etc..it’s just awful. Do you have any advice for this? 😔
Kari Northey that’s a good point. I also fear that I’ll still be able to feel being autopsied and/ or embalmed or cremated,but no one will know cause I can’t move or speak
I appreciate you being one of few in the business that tells the truth about exploding caskets. My issue is that you say its due to a " sealer' type casket. Then why don't you tell people that sealer casket is nothing but another way the Funeral Home can charge more for the casket? Now that, would be a public service.
Dear lady. ALL gaseous substances can exp;ode! I once had a bottle of orange fermenting in my pocket blow apart as it was a one fifth bottle previously filled with scotch literally exploded (with a slight 'crump' sound) & soaked my boiler suit I worked in. Needless to say I used a PTFE bottle after that! Stay safe & be happy. You demystify death & comfort thousands each day. Much love to you and yours from my side of the pond!,,,,
Embalming changes the tissue so decomposition is delayed. There isn't anything strong enough to kill all bacteria. Embalming only temporarily delays the inevitable.
@@David49305 yea, Lenin is a good example of this-his body was embalmed (not mummified) and requires near-constant monitoring and frequent chemical treatment and even with that most of Lenin is uh, not actually Lenin. Modern embalming is really meant just to keep the body looking reasonably OK for extended room-temperature viewing/long wakes or transport a considerable distance.
I have never heard of this happening before with a casket that's been sealed. In the area I serve we only bury in the ground and in that case the casket is placed in a vault so we have no way of knowing what happens to it once it's six foot under. In essence I can totally see how it's possible but our methods of preservation are somewhat crude but very effective. You'd think that would be enough to prevent that.
When my husband passed away I had him buried as this was his wish and I also bought the plot next to him ,my name is also there plus the date of birth my death is left blank until my time ....welllll I’ve changed my mind and will be cremated my urn buried next to my husband ...I think he would be okay with this ....xxxx
Kari.....if a person dies and is put in the ground in a casket, what would be left after 100 years? Does a body ever decompose as much as cremation remains? Ashes to ashes?
So when the mausoleum is full or nearly full, the owners (often privately owned ?) of the building will not receive enough or any more income so how are repairs to the building (not the individual crypts) - maintenance paid for? Probable answers is no one and 50 -75 years later the building is in a state of disrepair and falling down. Is that correct? So a Mausoleum internment is not for all eternity because the deceased are housed in a man made structure that needs to be maintained for all eternity or else the remains are removed to another interment. Or have I misunderstood something about mausoleums? Thanks
I have been really interested in becoming a Morgue Tech. Something about Autopsy is very interesting to me. Not cutting the person open, just the Science and finding the cause of Death by what the body tells you.The Human Body has always peaked my interest.... Now i cant stand to think of dressing someone or toching them in a setting like yous, but getting inside and having that closure for Families is what i truly want to do.. Your Videos are awesome and i love watching you. You have a true gental heart and i can imagine how comfortable Families feel with with you explaining things. I cant imagine this Job being easy at all but you have a way of making it "less scary"
We know that the deceased body will eventually decompose. However, since the composed body's openings are all sealed.. Is it not possible that the sealed body explodes as well as the sealed casket?
Not when you consider how shortlived the companies sometimes are, running these...One day, they'll shut down, or go bankrupt, and leave the mausoleum to rot, and more often than not, hobos and animals have a go at grandma after a while. Not bothering with embalming, using a simple coffin rathan than a sealed casket, and being buried in the groud, sounds a bit more long term. Return to earth.
does the catholic church own and run many mausoleums? There are tons of videos here on youtube of abandoned and half-ruined mausoleums in the US with caskets and bodies still inside, often vandalized and disturbed.
@@KaritheMortician Not after what just happened in PA with all the preditor priests. Now the Pope is asking people to come back to the church & the people are asking for the Pope's removal since he was in on the whole covering up of the preditors. They just passed a law today about the statute of limitations of reporting the child abuse. I won't go all into it here but since I live in one of the areas this happened in (Pittsburgh), yes it has affected the Catholic church. Of course when you commented that wasn't the case, at least it hadn't been brought out in the news yet. Over 300 priests for over 70 yes, just in the state of PA. Disgusting!! Anyway, great job on the video's. I'm new to your videos but have enjoyed them so far. My old neighbors own a funeral home & I always asked all these gory questions. I know, sounds gross, but I asked so I'd know what I wanted done with my body after I die. PS I'm still not sure what I want to do. Thanks for posting these videos. I'll be binge watching, lol.
The mausoleum at the cemetery where my mom is buried smells like mothballs inside. It recently got shut down temporarily for supposedly having leaking crypts and a pungent odor and air conditioning not working all summer. I've never smelt anything bad in there other than the musty mothballs smell. They should be putting caskets in liners to try to prevent this.
This country and all countries around the world needs to create laws to make sure bodies are bury in the ground without casket to avoid all this contamination cemeteries and crypts and the list can go on . Natural burial are way cheaper , cleaner and meaningful . As we know it's already exists . I just hope some day we all go back to an ancient times of burial
Charles Gistarb, death is only as unpleasant as you make it out to be. I believe when you're around it, you just become desensitized to it. I know it's that way in EMS when we have a patient die.
No, death is disgusting, won’t even attempt to sugarcoat it. My thoughts on mausoleums. Obviously many have a perceived “appeal” to being interred within them, but this really isn’t a good idea. As a child, I had the misfortune of visiting a few indoor mausoleums. All three exuded a peculiar persistent odor. I wouldn’t exactly say it was identifiable as decomposition...yet found it rather repulsive. Very ghoulish experiences. Also, should a cemetery go out of business..it isn’t at all uncommon for mausoleums to rapidly degrade. When the structure falls into disrepair, well, let’s just say it ain’t pretty. Cremation for me thank you. Many people don’t realize how ineffective and temporary embalming typically is. I’d rather be incinerated than be a rotting, bloated, mushy mess of chemicals which could leak and potentially become someone else’s problem. People need a reality check.
All the reasons for the deceased remains to be cremated. Preserving the deceased body and burying it below or above ground is one of the most environmental unfriendly thing on the planet that humans do.
If a body is embalmed can the decomp still cause the body to explode? Also this is morbid but i always wondered how long it takes for a body to decompose to all bones?
Also, the embalming fluid used will eventually eat through the casket. That is why they use a polyurethane tray. They put the casket in it then slide the casket into the crypt. I've seen them use it on my aunt and uncle's entombment.
gaskets are really bad i don't understand the use of them grandma wood casket well preserved uncle insisted on a gasket when they were both moved to kansas let's say very different outcomes both outside wall crypts great video!
She takes the morbidity out of it. She’s so pleasant & respectful.
Erica..yes she does! & the fear and distress (to a degree) VERY nice lady & no you AREN'T morbid! TJ the DJ...
She's almost bloody cheerful
Well said
No person can explain exploding caskets with more grace and Elegance then you. Well done👍
@@KaritheMortician Actually they don't hon. Lol. I have to laugh cause I started watching this at my work lunch hour and your talking about gooo??? Lol. Lol. I just adore you dear. Lol
@@KaritheMortician Lol
Actually Caitlin Doughty does. :)
Isn't she awesome!
@@ClydeDay and now there are two very cool ladies - experts - who are demystifying burials & such. 👍👍
Kari is an excellent "explainer". Her voice is so calming,respectful. Quite a gift in my book! Well done!
Thank you! 😃
Your segments are so informative, you are so kind but calm, and make everything extremely interesting!! Thank you!! 🤗
Nobody can explain an unpleasant happening with more grace and class than you Kari. You and your videos are wonderful!! If you worked in Philadelphia. PA. You would be my family funeral director!!
Thank you!
This is so fascinating. I was 16 when I lost 5 loved ones within the same year (of varying causes) and it was quite traumatic, having this be the first experiences of loss that I'd had. That was 12 years ago now. For me, learning about the processes a funeral director uses, and the meaning of different terms relating to a person's passing brings a lot of comfort and closure in a way. You explain things with such grace and matter-of-fact nature, it's just wonderful!
But is this about you no its not
I'm sorry for your losses.
Imagine....Buried in a nice mosoleum only to have your coffin pop, and then the rest of you running down the wall..
Just saw just that on lamont at large yt channel. The goo was running down the crypts below it 🤢body of owner had been dead for 15 years. Bizar.
@@OpaSann0 Oh MAN! and how many people unknowingly accidently touched the goo buhhhh
Armchair Expert did you see the video? Was rancid af.
It's for that and other reasons that I believe mausoleums should be only for cremains, not actual bodies
@@Lambdamale. some people kiss the stone covering the crypt!😣
Can’t imagine myself decade in a box, cremation is much cleaner and takes up less or zero space on earth. Less space for the dead means more space for the living.
Many options for many opinions! That is what I love about the business.
Iagree
A Green Burial
@@KaritheMortician you selling environmental hazards, you fraud.
Thank you for being so respectful & demystifying a lot of these things that I would have never felt comfortable enough to ask.
Good question I'd like to know that myself
I admire this lady do much I feel much more comfortable to know my loved ones were treated with respect and dignity in death thank u so much Kari💖
Thank you so much!
This would have totally creeped some people out (especially the view into the empty crypt); however, you conducted this tour with such familiarity and ease that it removed the Hollywood eeriness associated with these final resting places. Thank you again, Kari for demystifying your profession for us lay people!🌸🌸
Always a lady
I want my casket to explode during my funeral. And when i say explode i mean explode.
Go out with a bang
You are so rude! Be respectful for others who are on this site.
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@@davepike1220 calm down and stay in your lane.
Dave. Dont get your panties in a bunch
Coffns should come with an (invisible) plug in a discrete place that can be removed and put back in. No one should have to deal with that mess.
That's what the beef bag is for.
Many gasketed caskets are made to release gases out the gasket while keeping critters from coming in.
The old caskets made prior to the 90s don't always have the feature to release gases.
That cheerful "crypt music" has me laughing! It reminds me of a video of cute, frolicking puppies.🤣🐶💜
LMTO 🐈 😹
My God I buried my 20 year old daughter I just want to go get her and hold her this pain unbearable
Must be extremely difficult.remember your daughter wouldnt want u hurting in that manner.
So very sorry for Your loss. Prayers.
May God Bless you and your family 🙏🙏🙏
So very sorry for your loss.
I am extremely sorry for your loss.
Loss can feel unbearable at times but you will get through . With time it gets better.
Very educational and professionally done 👏🏾
Anytime I watch something like this I'm just that much more content with my choice of cremation, even though death is death either way and we're not conscious as to notice anything. There's dignity in being ash as opposed to a bloated, smelly, gassy lump. Just burn me, please.
Very good
Hi Kari, great channel you have and I just subscribed! I'm from Sydney, Australia and we have many crypts and community mausoleums that have been built in the last 20 years, particularly catering for the Italian/European community. The requirements for above-ground burial differ slightly from the US as the body must be fully embalmed placed within a zinc liner, hermetically sealed along with a solid timber coffin or casket. Prior to the 1960s a lead shell was used instead of zinc which was way more heavier and could have the tendency to rip or crush if not handled properly. Mausoleums are a very expensive, exclusive burial option and can range from $30-70k depending on the location and crypt level desired. There are also many families who have vaults arranged like streets throughout various sections of a cemetery. They look like little houses with marble and religious statuary at the front. Some families might share a vault to keep costs down, where others are solely for one whole family. The coffins are usually arranged on shelves and can have up to 24 spaces.
I’m so happy you started recording in horizontal mode
Cremation should be the way to go.
It should be and as a matter of fact I think within the next 25 years he should be mandatory that alkaline hydrolysis which is another form of cremation it is a flameless cremation the bones are much more white when they pour the bones through the little device known as the cremulator that's right there's a device that's called a cremulator that grounds the bones up into fine powder alkaline hydrolysis is something I have thought about getting into myself I think you're 1000% right
@@freddykruger5081 I've heard of that flameless cremation. I'm all for, any kind of cremation, but that one sounds the best.
I never have seen one 'explode' before in a mausoleum, but have seen a few times when the casket has rusted out on the bottom corners and the 'goo' has leaked out. In our mausoleums that we deal with, one now uses the tray/ bag combo, and the other 'crypt pillows' that are place against the inner lining at the front of the niche to absorb any problems that might happen. I have also read where some mausoleums prop the lid open with a small wooden block to allow the body to dry out naturally, but there have been a few lawsuits over that, or so I'm told, because it breaches the whole 'sealing casket' selling point. Thanks for another great video!
Thanks Kari.. I found a link to the product... I guess that the full name is "Protect A Crypt Pillow" www.cajoseph.com/index.php/protect-a-crypt
I guess that I never thought if it that way, it sort of does.
Kari Northey Is it true that all mausoleums have the angled floor, air and drainage system? Just wondering.
No such thing as a Sealed cascate,bodies rot.
I think in certain places the only way you can bury somebody is to also in- case the casket in a vault, that way they don't have to worry about the ground water becoming contaminated with body fluids, as well as embalming materials.
You aresuch an amazing person that loves people sooo much.your shows are so informative. Thank you ❤❤
Mausoleums seem to be a bad idea and a big problem over time. Burials should be permanent and not require maintaince. I dont know who came up with the above ground Mausoleum idea but it seems to be a bad one.
Very true
Showing off wealth with an elaborate structure, no doubt.
That’s it!!!! That’s how I want to be kept. No ceremony, no preserving to keep me longer and fresher, not touching.
Thanks for sharing this, I feel much better.
When caskets are sealed airtight there’s a little handle that takes the oxygen out of the casket where the casket is suctioned of any atmosphere inside. When the body decomposes Anaerobic bacteria take over and they create a gas that reverses the sucked out process of the original seal meant so what happens is the casket now becomes bloated and the seal breaks. I remember as a young man I used to cut grass in the summertime at the Roman Catholic cemetery up the street people would get buried there and they would say oh well that casket is being sealed and and therefore the body will never decompose as if you were canned like fruit or meat or cucumbers it doesn’t work that way one would have to be boiled and that’s not how it works so the best thing is cremation or to simply be buried in a basket or a simple box and just be laid in the earth and be allowed to to melt into the earth. This whole thing is the force of the funeral industry because they sold people a bill of goods when they were interviewing people after a death they would say well you know you should have an airtight casket because your loved one will be preserved forever,,that was a lie.
Thank you
Thanks for the info Kari. Saw this happening in some public cemeteries here in my country but I've got no idea why it happens until you explained it just now.
Is the family financially responsible in the event that the deceased has to be re-casketed? Also for damage and cleaning of mausoleum if leakage occurs? Thanks for your terrific, informational videos.
Good questions.
No way You always paid for it you're not responsible.
No
I enjoy listening to her and have learned so much watching this.
Her voice is pleasant and her presentation is beautiful
I don't think they use liners all the time. It is an extra. Air flow is key and a lot of mausoleums won't allow sealed caskets or they may prop the lid of the casket open or cut a lit in the seal to get air moving. Newer mausoleums can handle things better as they often have a slant at the back and drains as well as good ventilation systems that are separate from the exterior ventilation systems. Older mausoleums are more likely to smell as they may not be built to the same standards. When it comes to body disposal, mausoleums are the most non-economical systems for disposition. I think it is interesting that some people choose crypts, especially the outdoor types, not realizing the heat literally cooks the body and it turns to liquid. 6 feet under is still your best bet if you want to starve off decamp for a little while longer.
Robert Gardea the newer mausoleums do. The vents that they include circulate warm, dry air that will dehydrate the corpse.
Under ground is colder
I love how your videos make these topics as understandable as changing your cars oil. You have a comforting nature and you make the whole topic casual. Well done.
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Very welcome. Question if I may. Is there a way to get into this industry without extensive schooling. I'm not a studious type, but I always felt a strong draw to this area of occupation. Thanks for any insight. Keep em coming.
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Thank you very much for your time and responding. I will look into this more knowing that. Thanks again, and good job on the videos. God Bless.
You would be surprised at how many times this seems to happen in the US. Here on TH-cam there are a number of local news programs covering these stories. Another type is the mausoleum in a horrible state of disrepair. Again, this seems to happen quite a lot.
Yes the abandoned mausoleums are sad
How do they clean up an explosive mess? Have you ever heard of it happening during a memorial service?
Your explanation is very well done. It's good to get what would be likely the correct scenerio verses what you see in tv shows. I have learned alot from your videos.
I love the way you explain these sensitive subjects. I find these things very interesting, but a bit disturbing ( gross) as well. But you have a lovely way of talking about it
I worked in a mausoleum constructed in 1928 and had to open crypts that were closed for decades and they were dry. The stinkers were typically the newer constructed crypts that didn't have vent holes for airflow. We didn't use the wrap system, just the polymer liners and that did the job.
Yes, so many factors go into the construction and when bodies do "explode"
The lighting in this is so good!
I just want to say thank you in how well you keep everything on the professional level and helping us to understand. I was a nurse in a nursing home for many years - thank God it was one of the good ones. So I have had lots of experience dealing with death. I have to say I have enjoyed learning what happens after the people get to mortuaries. If I had been younger I do believe I would like to get into your field. Anyway, thank you for all the info
Kari you do such a wonderful explanation so all can understand
thank you
I work for a cemetery, we've never had any exploding caskets but we've had a few pop open and had to open the crypt and reseal them, not fun but necessary for the protection of others and the family
Thank you for sharing!
@@KaritheMortician yep no problem
Hey Kari. I Just Finished Watching The Video About Your Niece. And It Made Me Cry. I Am So Sorry For Your Loss. My Thoughts And Prayers Are With You And You're Family. I Was Also Very Touched My The Way You Honoured Her Life. I Can Just Imagine Your Niece Singing The Wiggles Song Up In Heaven. You Have A Heart Of Gold My Dear. Take Care.
Some cemeteries require that when they entomb a sealed/protective casket, the screw-cap must be unsealed to prevent pressure. Some are also outlawing wooden caskets unless they have an interior leak-tray under the mattress. Personally, I don't believe that "explode" is the proper word. "Belch" might be more appropriate. And it's usually via the rubber gasket, so the casket isn't much damaged. I've assisted in hundreds of entombments where a spouse was already in the crypt. Besides perhaps an odor, I've never seen more than a blown gasket.
I find this helps me to know how my loved ones were treated.🙏🏻❤️
My uncle just passed away about 4 weeks ago and was buried in a mosolium....now I'm kinda disturbed. However very interesting to know these things.
So sorry for your recent heartbreak
@@KaritheMortician Thank you, I appreciate it and your channel
This was so informative! I didn't know about all of the ways in which the caskets could be arranged in the crypt. Thanks!!
When I worked at a local cemetery in West Virginia we had caskets one in front of the other long ways. We also used a hand full of bb’s to assist with the interment of the casket into the crypt.
Also we had two mausoleums that had niches underneath in case of inability to bury the deceased at the time. These mausoleums were older and the niches hasn’t been used for a very long time. I think they were there for when graves were dug by hand and the ground was frozen in winter to the point of not being able to dig.
As a owner of a hearse I was not even aware of that and also I just did a video of a abandoned mausoleum...That was very disheartening to see...If you care you watch either they are in my line up...Thank you for the educational video
I will check it out
Everything that makes you unique and human will cease to exist unless filmed or written. The physical essence of your earthly temple will in time decompose after you die, this is what make free speech and the voice so powerful if you use it. Your story your life time matters,you are the (uniqueness) and voice of your existance. Your physical death is just where the story of you takes a mysterious journey into the glorious hereafter.
I heard that the funeral director might create a slight lid opening with the use of a piece of wood.
Here in the desert of Coachella Valley the mausoleum can be troublesome due to intense heat . We have basically 5 months of 100 plus heat index.
Forest Lawn uses a plastic tray under the casket. Pallbearers have to guide the casket onto this tray ( if it's a lower niche)
The origin of above ground internment was likely not started in Southern California lol...lol..... it tends to be a matter of prestige , it's a lot more expensive then burial and if One chooses a " Couch Niche " it will be easily 25k here.
My brother n law was interned in a couch niche....I would go often to just be there and it was on these visits that I became acquainted with seepage do to an ordor I had walked into.
The heat will warp and twist that hardy-backer and it will also separate the silicone beads that attach the Mason board to the concrete structure .
The vents may not be adequate for the level of gases and the silicone breaches and an opening occurs , the smell is undeniable. The Supervising Director then has the decorative marble facade removed revealing the problem and the source of the odor.
The team then waits for closing and the family is notified because they won't just patch it. They will now have to open the niche. remove the original hardy-back and peel off old silicone , clean up the liquefied human remains that may have seeped thru the floor of the casket . This is why all internment now comes with the casket tray.
Forest Lawn has in place these procedures . The previous owners did not and they have to conduct this clean up more often then they care to admit.
The reason I'm am will read on this is because the mausoleum is beautiful and distinguished.... it is multi-story and well lit at night and very expensive... and to have an odor of decomposition breezing thru the corridors is not good.....
thank you
Okay, so the leaking mausoleum with the wholesome music at 0:08 made me laugh, I'm not gonna lie.
That outta the way, I have nothing but respect for our funerary workers with the exception of the few who think they're gonna turn the industry upside down by shaming us into choosing the most gimmicky, wokest methods of dispatching our dead.
However, mausoleums creep me the hell out. I often take walks around a local cemetery and it's the most beautiful, serene place in the area but the few mausoleums I've been inside of for the occasional funeral, I just couldn't wait to get out of. Maybe it's my morbid fascination, but the feeling of dread is unexplainable.
Thank you :)
What do you mean by ''shaming us into choosing the most gimmicky, wokest methods of dispatching our dead''? What's the supposed ''wokest'' methods?
Hi, this is what I did. Wife was put in a Batesville Y46 Tapestry Rose and into the mausoleum. Before entombment, I drilled in each plugs a 1/4" hole. Then placed screens inside the plugs to prevent bug entry. This allowed the contents to breathe. Dehydration instead of the gross alternative.
The main objective is to allow venting. I've seen a few methods from propping the lid open, leaving the plugs out or loose. Also a non sealer; either metal or wood.
Thanks, Benton
Very interesting method!
It's like a Pillsbury dough roll can when you peel it.
brandye burke Oh dear Lord, now I can’t eat frozen bread products without that image in my mind!
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Thank you for this information,you explained it professionally and straight to the poinr.....⭐⭐
Finally a mortician who acts normal on her videos. The other girl tries waaaayyyy too hard and tries to be too cartoony. This lady is a mature regular lady, thank God!
As average as you get :)
@@KaritheMortician My thing is that maybe some people need that playful silly energy to accept the type of work that you do, I'm just not that guy. I like to hear this type of work in a serious clinical matter, it gives the work seriousness that I think is well needed. A lot of people view morticians with a dark undertone and I think that is very common, some morticians have this "Morticia from the Adam's family" type vibe. It's a breath of fresh air to have someone who gives the trade a seriousness that's deserved. Thank you.
I like your explanation and descriptions, without any sensation, thanks so much!
It's all fun and games until the mausoleum becomes abandoned and starts falling apart...so much for you happily ever after... I used to like that idea until those places started making the news.... Its very sad!
Yes so true
There's nothing like a bit of jolly music to accompany the explosive gases of decomposition.
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Great, informative video Kari! Look forward to the next!
I don't know why but the upbeat music during the tour of the crypt made me laugh...😂🤷🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
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Does the casket have a warranty for this type of event. Does the family have to pay for it. That would be uncomfortable to tell a loved one this year's after their relative passed.
Is casket warranty even a thing? I have never thought to ask that. And, what would it cover if it is? I can imagine it would probably be pretty limited.
@@KeepinitrealwithApril Yes, I just watched somebody else's video about delivering a casket liner, I'm sorry, I don't remember exactly who's video it was, but under the comments were funeral directors explaining about warranties. The cemetery he was delivering it to was somewhere in Colorado if that helps.
April Baker yes they have a warranty. When my mom died the funeral home told me it had a ten year warranty. Bring the smart ass that I am, I asked what was I suppose to do, dig her up and check the casket? I voiced that it was stupid to have a warranty. My thoughts though.
If a casket does get so damaged it needs replacing, does the family bear those costs? Or does the replacement costs get written off by the funeral home? This is something I haven’t heard about before but find it interesting, especially the way you present the information.
It would be a rare instance that you would ever know this had happened if it did. It is nature and not anyone's fault
I’m absolutely terrified of death, it pretty much runs my life at this point, I won’t do anything that could cause my death, this includes amusement parks, swimming in the ocean etc..it’s just awful. Do you have any advice for this? 😔
Kari Northey that’s a good point. I also fear that I’ll still be able to feel being autopsied and/ or embalmed or cremated,but no one will know cause I can’t move or speak
Dear lady You are a class act..God bless You and your loves ones!
For the abbey crypt is there something between the two caskets to prevent the weight of the top one caving in the bottom one?
Yeah, the fat aunt.
You are just awesome.... You are a great educator, you're one of the reasons I wanna be a funeral director... Thank you
@@KaritheMortician you're welcome
I appreciate you being one of few in the business that tells the truth about exploding caskets. My issue is that you say its due to a " sealer' type casket. Then why don't you tell people that sealer casket is nothing but another way the Funeral Home can charge more for the casket? Now that, would be a public service.
The seal does keep out varmint's as the video states
Dear lady. ALL gaseous substances can exp;ode! I once had a bottle of orange fermenting in my pocket blow apart as it was a one fifth bottle previously filled with scotch literally exploded (with a slight 'crump' sound) & soaked my boiler suit I worked in. Needless to say I used a PTFE bottle after that! Stay safe & be happy. You demystify death & comfort thousands each day. Much love to you and yours from my side of the pond!,,,,
Thank you for sharing the story!
that music gives me a sense of peace that whistle😞!
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That commentary from Kari was beautifully presented very clear and well explained many thanks Kari for making it so easy to understand God bless you
Glad you enjoyed it!
Embalming fluids are not anti bacterial? I thought once a body is embalmed, it doesn't require refrigeration.
Embalming changes the tissue so decomposition is delayed. There isn't anything strong enough to kill all bacteria. Embalming only temporarily delays the inevitable.
@@David49305 Thank you for answering that. It was my question, but this video is 3 years old.
@@David49305 yea, Lenin is a good example of this-his body was embalmed (not mummified) and requires near-constant monitoring and frequent chemical treatment and even with that most of Lenin is uh, not actually Lenin. Modern embalming is really meant just to keep the body looking reasonably OK for extended room-temperature viewing/long wakes or transport a considerable distance.
I have never heard of this happening before with a casket that's been sealed. In the area I serve we only bury in the ground and in that case the casket is placed in a vault so we have no way of knowing what happens to it once it's six foot under. In essence I can totally see how it's possible but our methods of preservation are somewhat crude but very effective. You'd think that would be enough to prevent that.
You would not know if it happens down in the ground which is the big question
Your videos are so fun and creepy at the same time. I love it!
Caskets blowing gaskets, lol. Thank you so much for the amazing information.
I’ve always found mausoleums interesting. However I am being cremated. Thanks Kari for showing the different crypt configurations
You are welcome!
When my husband passed away I had him buried as this was his wish and I also bought the plot next to him ,my name is also there plus the date of birth my death is left blank until my time ....welllll I’ve changed my mind and will be cremated my urn buried next to my husband ...I think he would be okay with this ....xxxx
Kari.....if a person dies and is put in the ground in a casket, what would be left after 100 years? Does a body ever decompose as much as cremation remains? Ashes to ashes?
There are so many variables to be able to answer that...embalming, casket, type of soil, vault, condition of the deceased when buried...
I wouldn't want to be at "Vault" for an exploding casket.
So when the mausoleum is full or nearly full, the owners (often privately owned ?) of the building will not receive enough or any more income so how are repairs to the building (not the individual crypts) - maintenance paid for? Probable answers is no one and 50 -75 years later the building is in a state of disrepair and falling down. Is that correct? So a Mausoleum internment is not for all eternity because the deceased are housed in a man made structure that needs to be maintained for all eternity or else the remains are removed to another interment. Or have I misunderstood something about mausoleums? Thanks
The monies are put into a trust that continually grows and maintains the proeprty
I Am very interested in be coming A mortician how do I go by getting into school
I have been really interested in becoming a Morgue Tech. Something about Autopsy is very interesting to me. Not cutting the person open, just the Science and finding the cause of Death by what the body tells you.The Human Body has always peaked my interest.... Now i cant stand to think of dressing someone or toching them in a setting like yous, but getting inside and having that closure for Families is what i truly want to do.. Your Videos are awesome and i love watching you. You have a true gental heart and i can imagine how comfortable Families feel with with you explaining things. I cant imagine this Job being easy at all but you have a way of making it "less scary"
You guys are just fuckin creepy. 😨💀🕷🕸⚰
Look it up online...Im sure a local college offers the course..do your research
Why not just bury them without being in a casket?
TheParanormal70, well, that may mean you would save tons of money 💰...CAN'T HAVE THAT!!!
You can do that. There are options.
After a person is embalmed and buried, how long does it usually take for a body to decay?
There is no timeline because there are so many variables
We know that the deceased body will eventually decompose. However, since the composed body's openings are all sealed..
Is it not possible that the sealed body explodes as well as the sealed casket?
The openings are not all closed. Great question though.
The gas comes from the body breaking down. The body isn't sealed.
Seems like there is a way to put a pressure release valve in the caskets to prevent the explosion from happening and damaging the seal.
Somethings are developed now to use
Being in a crypt seems alittle more pleasant then put in the ground.
Not when you consider how shortlived the companies sometimes are, running these...One day, they'll shut down, or go bankrupt, and leave the mausoleum to rot, and more often than not, hobos and animals have a go at grandma after a while.
Not bothering with embalming, using a simple coffin rathan than a sealed casket, and being buried in the groud, sounds a bit more long term. Return to earth.
does the catholic church own and run many mausoleums? There are tons of videos here on youtube of abandoned and half-ruined mausoleums in the US with caskets and bodies still inside, often vandalized and disturbed.
Oh yeah, like a studio versus a one bedroom
@@KaritheMortician Not after what just happened in PA with all the preditor priests. Now the Pope is asking people to come back to the church & the people are asking for the Pope's removal since he was in on the whole covering up of the preditors. They just passed a law today about the statute of limitations of reporting the child abuse. I won't go all into it here but since I live in one of the areas this happened in (Pittsburgh), yes it has affected the Catholic church. Of course when you commented that wasn't the case, at least it hadn't been brought out in the news yet. Over 300 priests for over 70 yes, just in the state of PA. Disgusting!! Anyway, great job on the video's. I'm new to your videos but have enjoyed them so far. My old neighbors own a funeral home & I always asked all these gory questions. I know, sounds gross, but I asked so I'd know what I wanted done with my body after I die. PS I'm still not sure what I want to do. Thanks for posting these videos. I'll be binge watching, lol.
I suppose its all a matter of opinion.
Personally I'd much rather be six feet deep but that's just me.
I'm a brit btw
thanx for showing the inside of a crypt in the wall of mausoleum-never seen that before.
Why on earth did you decide to go this for a living! I have to commend you.
Thank you!
I've heard people are dying to get into it.
as a former first responder i like your video and some of the descriptive words occasional keep up the great work
The mausoleum at the cemetery where my mom is buried smells like mothballs inside. It recently got shut down temporarily for supposedly having leaking crypts and a pungent odor and air conditioning not working all summer. I've never smelt anything bad in there other than the musty mothballs smell. They should be putting caskets in liners to try to prevent this.
Thank you for sharing
Aren't there heavy duty bags that the caskets can be put in at burial?
They do have bags for mausoleum burials now
This country and all countries around the world needs to create laws to make sure bodies are bury in the ground without casket to avoid all this contamination cemeteries and crypts and the list can go on .
Natural burial are way cheaper , cleaner and meaningful . As we know it's already exists . I just hope some day we all go back to an ancient times of burial
How do you propose to stop the toxic emissions from households into the water supply?
Man is there anything pleasant about death?😣
Charles Gistarb, death is only as unpleasant as you make it out to be. I believe when you're around it, you just become desensitized to it. I know it's that way in EMS when we have a patient die.
Charles Gistarb doesn't seem like it
Can't the casket makers do something when they are made so they don't explode?
Charles Gistarb to
No, death is disgusting, won’t even attempt to sugarcoat it. My thoughts on mausoleums. Obviously many have a perceived “appeal” to being interred within them, but this really isn’t a good idea. As a child, I had the misfortune of visiting a few indoor mausoleums. All three exuded a peculiar persistent odor. I wouldn’t exactly say it was identifiable as decomposition...yet found it rather repulsive. Very ghoulish experiences. Also, should a cemetery go out of business..it isn’t at all uncommon for mausoleums to rapidly degrade. When the structure falls into disrepair, well, let’s just say it ain’t pretty. Cremation for me thank you. Many people don’t realize how ineffective and temporary embalming typically is. I’d rather be incinerated than be a rotting, bloated, mushy mess of chemicals which could leak and potentially become someone else’s problem. People need a reality check.
Why don't they simply engineer air relief valves in the casket itself instead of in the liner to avoid the breach of the casket?
All the reasons for the deceased remains to be cremated. Preserving the deceased body and burying it below or above ground is one of the most environmental unfriendly thing on the planet that humans do.
So basically if a casket is utilized rather for burial or a mausoleum, the casket is placed into another container?
a vault is used in the ground
If a body is embalmed can the decomp still cause the body to explode? Also this is morbid but i always wondered how long it takes for a body to decompose to all bones?
yes depending on many circumstances
This was the strongest argument for cremation that I have ever heard, BUT, this tour of life amongst the croaked was fun and surprisingly non-creepy.
A coffin queef? (Sorry)
Hi Kari.....when a person is interred in a mausoleum, is there a rule of how they are put in, either head first or feet first? Thanks!
First thing I thought about was NCIS lol
Kari, question for you: how is the maintainance of private mausoleums in cemeteries handled? Does the cemetery care for them forever or the family?
The family cares for them. There is not much to do really. The cemetery will maintain the exterior grounds and such.
@@KaritheMortician I would imagine eventually roofs leak, especially the ones with stained glass & such.
Also, the embalming fluid used will eventually eat through the casket. That is why they use a polyurethane tray. They put the casket in it then slide the casket into the crypt. I've seen them use it on my aunt and uncle's entombment.
No necessarily.
mousolieums dont last forever
true
gaskets are really bad i don't understand the use of them grandma wood casket well preserved uncle insisted on a gasket when they were both moved to kansas let's say very different outcomes both outside wall crypts great video!
Gives peace to some people