Primitive Technology: Hut burned down, built new one
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Published 2019-08-09
Primitive Technology: My hut burned down, so I built new one - Building a hut from scratch.
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About This Video:
My hut burned down after I left a fire untended in it. I needed a new one quickly. Fortunately I had already cleared a new spot earlier in the wet season for such a purpose. I constructed the new hut from wood and palm thatch. It was 3 x 3m in floor plan and a total of 3m high with 1.5m high side walls. 4 posts were put into the ground and a pyramidal roof was built on top of this. The frame was then thatched with palm fronds (which are less flammable than grass thatch but don't tend to last as long in wet weather). After finishing the hut I collected the possessions from the last hut and moved them into the new one. Yams from the garden were dug up but there weren't many due to the soil being compacted and low in organic matter. A yam was cooked by wrapping it in clay and baking it in the hot coals for 30 minutes. Now I have a larger hut where I can continue to make projects despite the minor set back that has just occurred.
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Primitive technology is a hobby where you build things in the wild completely from scratch using no modern tools or materials. These are the strict rules: If you want a fire, use a fire stick - An axe, pick up a stone and shape it - A hut, build one from trees, mud, rocks etc. The challenge is seeing how far you can go without utilizing modern technology. I do not live in the wild, but enjoy building shelter, tools, and more, only utilizing natural materials. To find specific videos, visit my playlist tab for building videos focused on pyrotechnology, shelter, weapons, food & agriculture, tools & machines, and weaving & fiber.
All Comments (21)
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He's been doing this so long, there are RUINS.
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My dude is just like "I wrote this book if you wanna read it" for like 5 seconds and that's it for the ad. I love you my man.
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The human existence summarized into 1 sentence.
"Hut burned down, built new one." -
It's amazing how many other channels of this type have sprung up since this one got popular, but to me he's still the original
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John Plant wrote a book.
There's no dialogue, its just pictures of him building a civilization -
Basic mistake: He tried to commit insurance fraud before building an insurance company out of clay.
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The little "yes I'll be careful this time" in the captions while building the fire in the new hut was adorable 🤣
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"I LEAVE THIS FIRE UNATTENDED FOR 15 GODDAMN MINUTES AND THIS HAPPENS"
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That’s some raw power
He doesn’t even have a pen or pencil or even paper but the mad lad still wrote a book -
One of my favorite details from this channel: he always shows us the entire process of lighting a fire so we know he isn’t bullshitting us
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Imagine going camping with this man: ""hey bro did you remember to pack the tents"" "nah fam dw I'll just make us one"
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“We are so sorry sir-your house burnt down.”
“Ok.” -
“9.6 Million Subscribers and not a single word was said”
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Every youtuber is playing minecraft
This man is living minecraft -
In an era where people put videos in their ad, this guy barely put an ad in his video.
LEGEND -
Anyone whos tried to even do something so simple as using a hand drill to make a small coal knows how hard it is to do. You make everything you do look so easy, mad respect for your commitment to your craft.
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We can rebuild it.
We have the Primitive Technology. -
This guy is about to hit 10million subscribers without even saying a word. What a legend.
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You know when he ate that 🥔 he was like "damn could use some salt"
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The way he put the very top centre piece onto the roof was genius.
