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Caribbean Earth Skills
Добавлен 14 янв 2013
Primitive skills instructional videos in a beautiful tropical setting.
Making a bamboo bow, Tropical survival skills
In this video I make a survival bow out of bamboo. Not counting drying time the whole project took about two hours. Survival skills, primitive skills, tropical survival skills
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My tap-out on History Channel's Alone
Просмотров 6 тыс.3 года назад
I'm talking about my tap out on episode 5 of Alone, season 8. To sum it up, it's all about the relationship we have with ourselves. I recorded this the morning that the season premeired because i didn't want it to be tainted by the edited version of my time out in the bush. Sorry it took me so long to get it out, I'm not a pro at this.
Hexagonal weave with basket hoop vine (trichostigma octandrum). Tropical survival skills
Просмотров 3,4 тыс.4 года назад
In this video Carmen turns a vine into a totally sweet laundry basket.
Bamboo Fire Saw with stone tools. Tropical Survival skills
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In this video i make a fire saw kit using simple stone tools. After making it i get it working and start a fire.
Bow-drill fire with stone tools- Tropical survival skills
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.4 года назад
In this video I go thru the steps of a typical satuday afternoon. I make a bowdrill using all stone tools and then light a fire with it. In this video my kids only make an audio cameo
Primitive Backpack- Made with all stone and wood tools, Tropical survival skills
Просмотров 8374 года назад
In this video i go through the steps to make this backpack with all stone tools. It took me awhile but not because of the tools used. I like to blame my kids since they'll be going to their therapist blaming me for the problems in their lives as adults....and rightly so.
Survival class
Просмотров 2274 года назад
This is a little video of a class we did about 4 months ago. I know it's been forever since our last video. We're still re-building from the hurricaine and with two kids it's hard to find time but we'll be putting out more regular edits.
Mount Victory Camp, St Croix
Просмотров 2 тыс.6 лет назад
www.mtvictorycamp.com/ Come check out St Croix and stay at Mount Victory Camp Eco- Lodge. See some of the sights around the island as well as the accommodations at the camp. Music by Tuff Lion "Zion Awake"
Mt Victory Camp and St Croix - Impressions
Просмотров 1976 лет назад
www.MtVictoryCamp.com Shots composed at and around the Mt Victory Camp in St Croix, US Virgin Islands to the sounds of Danny-I, "My Island Home". Mt Victory Camp is open to guests and students year round for lodging, camping, tropical survival and earth skills, nature hikes, and guided trips. For more information and contact visit us at www.MtVictoryCamp.com
Spearing a Lion fish with a Primitive Spear - Tropical Survival
Просмотров 1,7 тыс.6 лет назад
www.mtvictorycamp.com/ The sequel to the first video where Matt brings you through the whole process of creating the spear. In this video Matt gets out after a lionfish, an invasive in the Caribbean which do damage to the reefs by preying on fish important to the reef's health. Their spines are poisonous but their fillets are delicious!
Using coconut stalks. Tropical survival skills.
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This is the last in our series of the uses of the different parts of the coconut tree. This is short video on the uses of the flower stalk.
Using coconut Burlap, Primitive fire making
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This video shows a few of the uses for coconut "burlap", the fibers found at the base of the leaves. Enjoy
Weaving Coconut leaves - tropical survival skills
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This video is one in a series on the many many uses of the coconut tree. This one is about using the leaves of the coco tree for weaving, thatching, etc. Enjoy!
Uses of a Coconut- Tropical survival skills
Просмотров 38 тыс.7 лет назад
In this video we show how to open a coconut with both modern and primitive tools, as well as how to tell the growth stages of coconuts. Enjoy!
Climbing a coconut tree - Tropical survival skills
Просмотров 25 тыс.7 лет назад
How to climb a coconut tree and harvest coconuts by hand. This is the first in a series of videos showing the different uses, of the different parts of a coconut tree. Hope you like it.
Making a Primitive Fish Spear - Tropical survival skills
Просмотров 6 тыс.7 лет назад
Making a Primitive Fish Spear - Tropical survival skills
Why bamboo so weak when drawing for me?
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😍 I need woman just like this woman 😍
Fascinating! Thank you. What a wonderful material you’re working with.
For folks that are willing to use more modern materials in combo, you can increase the strength, durability, and poundage of the bow by adhering a layer of fiberglass cloth to the front and back, either with Titebond III wood glue or G flex epoxy. Also, in Asia, they first soak the bamboo in borax solution to deal with insects and mold. And if you do equal parts borax and boric acid, you turn it into flame resistant material as well. But it would need to be soaked for awhile in that. To dry it out, on sunny days, put something very dark or preferably black on the ground and put the bamboo on top of it, but lifted up on either end by other materials so that there is some air space between the black material and most of the bamboo. The solar heat collected will help to dry it out faster.
Nice processing bamboo to be awsome bow for hunting...🏹🎯🏇
The bamboo you're using are good for making crossbow too.
The only thing this dude killed when on Alone is his two front teeth.
Would you have to cure the bamboo as long as red oak or any other hard wood?
Sorry for the long wait in replying, I was teaching. When I'm not rushed I usually only need to dry the bamboo for about 2 to 3 months. It dries much faster because of the structure of the bamboo.
I'm currently looking into good bamboo to make a self bow from. You discussed length and thickness with some detail, but what diameter ranges would be ideal for doing this? I'm not sure what the size of the center hole was in the video, so even with knowing the thickness I'm not quite sure how large around the bamboo should be.
I'm always looking for something that is no less than 3.5 inches diameter at the least, but preferably 4.5 inches. It really depends on the quality of the bamboo, which varies considerably. I have a patch that i collect from with 2.5-3 inch diameter that works great, and one in the 7 inch range that is pretty poor. I would say start with 4.5 or wider but try whatever you have access to.
In North Central Florida we have a bamboo species called ''Buddha Belly'' which has thick ''walls''
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Why are you calling it wood when it’s bamboo
its very wood like i guess
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What a great strong and lovely man. Thank you very much for sharing !
Great video ! Preparing a trip to Belize right now so coconut tree will be one challenge. Greetings from Belgium (Europe) ..and all good medicine ;)
How the bag close , zipper ?
I made a latch
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Thank you so much! I have been inspired by the book "braiding sweat grass" to try and become more in touch with the resources around me. Like you said knowledge is being lost. I am happy to report that you have successfully passed on this technique and I have now woven the first of many baskets. All my raw materials came from the windfall of recent Hurricane Fiona. It feels great to be able to be productive even when there is no electrical power. And it feels fantastic to connect to the plants around me. BTW. Your most incredible tip was about always pulling on the thicker side to keep the split in the middle. That cracked the code for me. Thank you!
So glad you tried it out! Funny, I was working on a basket out of this plant after Fiona too :)
Hey Matt, you were one of my instructors at the tracker school, and Flint knapping. I will always look at you and your skill level as epic! I appreciate you sharing your thoughts with us. There will always be haters, but you know the people who know you will always look highly at you, and value all the great knowledge which you share with the world. You're awesome brother!
Saludos desde la República Dominicana excelente vídeo
Could you go into detail on how to build that bow string for starter? What kind of wood is good to use and which kinds should be avoided. I’m interested in learning this skill
I used a peice of eugenia for the fire bow. The cord i'm using in this video is store bought, but primitively i usually use sensivera leaf fibers or buckskin. I usually scrape off the green part of the leaves to expose the fibers and then reverse wrap them into a chord about at thick as my pinky.
As far as the spindle and fireboard, I look for a non poisonous wood that i can make a dent in with my fingernail. If my nail just crushes the wood it's too soft. If you can't make a dent it's too hard. When we went to hawaii, we used portia tree or hau mostly.
Cool thanks for the quick answers. I’m currently off island but I’ll be back in 2 weeks and I’ll give it a shot. Sure would be epic to build a primitive fire starting kit 🔥🤙🏻
This is the best explanation and very clear to understand. Congratulation...
What a mature introspection. I could tell by the way you were hyper focused on what people would think towards the end that it was an inner struggle about yourself. I came to find out what you had to say about it because I am that way too and I feel that with the state of the planet we will increasingly need to have inner resilience through all the changes it will go through in the next decade. Being as supportive of ourselves as we are of others is the way to be of most service to the world. I agree, it's not only based on how we have been made to feel about ourselves but also can be an ego thing where we feel that self-abasement is how to humble ourselves. I don't want to do that anymore either. I was honored to be able to watch your experience. May we move forward with self-love and care. <3
yeah, no. you talked how your skills wouldve been enough to see your through to the end but that is not true in the slightest. your downfall was gonna always be not bringing a fire starter. you were gonna spend too much time and energy into trying to start a fire the old fashion way that you wouldnt be able to do anything else. the amount of food you would need to keep that going wouldve been what did you in had you not tapped out early.
just because your skill level with it would have made it so, doesn't mean that other people don't have the skill level. i like how you claim that you're not judging, but then proceed to tell me about how much more you know about the situation than me. I'm glad i pissed you off with my comments....you are proving me right.
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Thank you for teaching this. I will try to use an electric grinder instead of the machete to shape the bamboo.
go for it, but try to go slowly, i didn't need to take too much wood off before it started bending.
Good 👍 salam kenal dari Indonesia 🙏🇮🇩👉🔔
Nicely done and a quick bow.hey Matt did you spend some time at roots school in Vermont ? Also looks like your a long time student of Tom brown tracker school..
I'm good friends with Brad and Sara. I met them at trackerschool back when i was taking classes. I've actually been teaching at tracker for the last twelve years or so.
@@caribbeanearthskills5865 that’s awesome all around if your ever in the Vermont area I would love to spend a day with you
Those wasps made you look like a fool. 🤡
I like your new bow too!
Very cool but bamboo is grass not wood
Is that a San Mei III Cold Steel SRK? Mine's kraton handle started to defogeicate, so I replaced it with a couple of slabs of dyamondwood. It looks better, and more important it handles better. hosting.photobucket.com/albums/n259/vigunfighter/P1060037.jpg
While not 'natural', a typical spoon can be flattened and filed into shape to make a very usable broadhead. [URL=photobucket.com/u/vigunfighter/p/bcfceae3-5104-4485-8322-4c7aa1bae7e3][IMG]hosting.photobucket.com/albums/n259/vigunfighter/P1010756.jpg?width=960&height=720&fit=bounds[/IMG][/URL]
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While I haven't had any luck finding churt/flint/obsidian or other knap-able stone, I did find some 'Heinekinite' which makes reasonable points... hosting.photobucket.com/albums/n259/vigunfighter/P1050383.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds
Nice. Shoots pretty fast. I'm on St Thomas. After taking a bow making class at Dirt Time 2010, I came home and looked for suitable wood. I didn't really care for bamboo. But I did find that Maho is excellent for the Whole Thing! It makes a great self bow. The bark makes good cordage for bow strings, and if you look for a good size branch that is growing horizontally, it will have sucker-like branches growing straight up, vertically that make good arrow shafts. The one thing I'm not finding is rocks suitable for knapping. I've seen people fire treat certain corals which will give you the concordial fracturing needed for knapping, but I haven't tried it. It would be great to find some obsidian At some point my wife and I will have to head on over to spend some time with you guys.
Here is my Maho self bow. A little on the light side at around 35 pounds. I'm very happy with the tillering. The stave came from one of the trees in the background. hosting.photobucket.com/albums/n259/vigunfighter/bow7.jpg
Teach the child what to look for and share the skills with the younger generation, they are our future.
It was actually good to see you tap out because your mind was taking a walk off the map. Your attitude towards people that you know nothing about was toxic and you had this big stupid woe is me attitude about being judged then when they showed up to get you, you got standoffish about being judged. You definitely have issues and it was more than time for you get off the camera
No need for you to take it personally. Like I said on the show, there's no way for you to understand since you weren't there. But you're entitled to your opinion, even if its based in ignorance of the teality.
@@caribbeanearthskills5865 the same can be said about you. you cant see us but you assumed that the audience was gonna judge you and be overly harsh on you which came out of nowhere. like the commenter said and like you basically said and shown, you have issues.
@@mitchhamilton64 we all have issues. why are you upset about something you saw on t.v.?
Great work there! But I don’t know in terms of draw weight. The arrow’s speed kinda look like the bow ain’t powerful enough (more like 25-30 pound). Or it could be because you are using relatively lighter arrows? Just my thoughts.
The poundage is 45, but the arrow speed isn't great. I brought down the tips some and it picked up a good bit of arrow speed, but shorter limbs would likely help too.
thats mostly because of the longbow design
I feel you'll make a better shorter bow if you compounded the bow by using two pieces of bamboo without any joints and glue or attach them on a piece of hardwood. You can use fire to make the bamboo curve outward.
P.A. is tour machete a two sides blade our just one,mine one and its tricky not to waste the material...?
It's a one sided machete. Im very careful to keep my chopping strokes very parallel to the surface I'm working, and that keeps me from removing too much material at a time.
I going to start doing a bambo bow(Japanese style) after 10 years of studying and wathing vids,I have a peace of land with bambo growing on it...the fire cure its a must right? Gonna fallow tour channel for tips TY
Glad you enjoy, I dont post them often but I have a number of videos brewing. The fire cure is essential to help keep insects out, but i suppose that could be done another way. I also feel like the fire cure helps strengthen the wood, but there are people I respect who disagree on that point.
Informational and cute. Thanks for posting. I had a hex-weave basket made at a Akha Hill Tribe in central SE Asia. It was strips of bamboo, 1" wide and 2 mm thick, very precise, tight weave - the size of a cooking pot. No see-thru spaces, and smooth to the touch. It was stolen, but I still remember it fondly. Have set up a sturdy jig outside, where strips for baskets can be fabricated. It's new, so haven't used it yet. Probably use lengths of strawberry guava, which grows aggressively here in Puna, Hawaii. Will also make bundled drum sticks, which I used to make, in Thailand, from 7 lengths of bamboo (each a bit smaller diameter than a chopstick).
Nice. 😎🏆
How about keeping the interior "bulkheads" of the nodes higher and using them for making a cable bow?
I like that idea. I'll let you know how it goes.
Thanks for sharing that skill...it really saved me in the jungle
Nothing new
You rock! Inspiring!
We also have this bamboo bow, which is 40years old and still working
I wish i could get mine to last that long, but termites are an issue for us here.
Termites are bad in the Philippines too. I solved the problem by painting my bows and materials with a product called " Timberguard " which is an evaporating oil that leaves the woods full of permethrin, and repels all pests.
@@caribbeanearthskills5865 Have you tried soaking it in borax solution?
Good video brother
hey matt. Thank you for posting this video. I feel sad listening to you saying how relentlessly and ruthlessly you judge and beat yourself internally because I can relate as it's something I struggle with too. I had such a wonderful time learning from you in the online skills class and hearing you speak from this place deepens my appreciation for you and your skills. If I ever coe to the caribbean I would love to spend more time with you!!!