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    About This Video:
    I made a fish trap from cane and tested it over the course of a year catching various aquatic animals. Initially, I intended catching eels with it but instead it caught fish, crayfish and even a fresh water crab. These were then released back into the wild. This type of trap is made in two parts, a basket and a funnel. The funnel is inserted into the the opening of the basket so that animals venture into the trap easily but have difficulty exiting. The trap requires no bait to work and can be reused over as long as it's intact. The video also shows the huts in the rain season.
    About Primitive Technology:
    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.
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Комментарии • 2,7 тыс.

  • @primitivetechnology9550
    @primitivetechnology9550  10 месяцев назад +4529

    A simple project most people should easily be able to replicate. If you make lots of traps and put them in a long stretch of creek they should provide a modest daily source of protein.

    • @luszczi
      @luszczi 10 месяцев назад +343

      How are the roof scorpions doing after the rains?

    • @cristiii7605
      @cristiii7605 10 месяцев назад +124

      Are there any substitutues for laywer cane ? I have tried to find similar plants ,because ive seen you use it in other projects as well ,but i havent found anything in Europe

    • @finnpalm9951
      @finnpalm9951 10 месяцев назад +85

      ​@@cristiii7605leaf tree saplings should work if thin enough. They're usually very flexible.

    • @primitivetechnology9550
      @primitivetechnology9550  10 месяцев назад +826

      @@luszczi Not well I hope.

    • @hahafunnyname
      @hahafunnyname 10 месяцев назад +74

      A suggestion: in case you're doing another video about food how about you make a fishing weir?

  • @izzyplusplusplus1004
    @izzyplusplusplus1004 10 месяцев назад +3966

    The OG wilderness survival channel that sparked an entire genre of content.
    Still the best. Well done sir.

    • @lactobacillusacidophilus
      @lactobacillusacidophilus 10 месяцев назад +296

      And he is the only one not faking it.

    • @HappyHamHerbs
      @HappyHamHerbs 10 месяцев назад +6

      Ya took my dang comment

    • @Thee_Sinner
      @Thee_Sinner 10 месяцев назад +39

      Lest we forget Les Stroud

    • @izzyplusplusplus1004
      @izzyplusplusplus1004 10 месяцев назад +43

      @@Thee_Sinner He came a generation too early for fame. But what a survivalist.

    • @genocydr
      @genocydr 10 месяцев назад +1

      he is so brave, I could never. 😭

  • @matthew3103
    @matthew3103 10 месяцев назад +2196

    For those interested the fish are purple spotted gudgeons (Mogurnda adspersa/mogurnda: likely adspersa as they have the latgest range distribution), the prawns are most likely East Australian river prawns (Macrobrachium tolmerum), the crab is a river swimming crab (Varuna litterata). Oh and the eels are longfin eels (Anguilla reinhardtii).

    • @jonanderson5137
      @jonanderson5137 10 месяцев назад +35

      Are they edible or any cool factoids?

    • @mike_bartner
      @mike_bartner 10 месяцев назад +135

      But what was the “interesting looking” frog?

    • @hexprincess9582
      @hexprincess9582 10 месяцев назад +18

      Yeah! What was the type of frog?

    • @matthew3103
      @matthew3103 10 месяцев назад +151

      @@mike_bartner forgot about the froggie lol. I'm not really a frog person but it looks like a barred frog from genus mixophyes. Probably coggeri or fasciolatus

    • @matthew3103
      @matthew3103 10 месяцев назад +148

      After another look I'm pretty sure the froggie is a Mottled Barred frog (Mixophyes coggeri). Happy for any frog people to correct me lol

  • @ladimoradeivideogiochi2858
    @ladimoradeivideogiochi2858 10 месяцев назад +1831

    Friendly reminder that by putting on subtitles you get a lovely explaination of everything that's going on 😊

    • @frankmckenneth9254
      @frankmckenneth9254 10 месяцев назад +62

      I watched his vids for years without realizing that until recently. Ever since he started posting em on reddit.
      I feel really dumb lol.

    • @braydenvantell6047
      @braydenvantell6047 10 месяцев назад +96

      An interesting frog :) 5:09

    • @cyqry
      @cyqry 10 месяцев назад +8

      @@braydenvantell6047 The goodest boy. Hopefully he gave him a nice lily to chill on.

    • @ArgentavisMagnificens
      @ArgentavisMagnificens 10 месяцев назад +25

      I've always enjoyed watching his videos without subtitles. There's something cathartic about watching them without fully understanting what is going on.

    • @YowTube-el2lc
      @YowTube-el2lc 10 месяцев назад +2

      There really should be a reminder at the start of each post, I know this but I watched all of this without

  • @russellmoore8187
    @russellmoore8187 10 месяцев назад +648

    I love the frog is like "Whatever, dude"

    • @kishascape
      @kishascape 9 месяцев назад +30

      And the crab just laying there like a rock lmao

    • @hobodkkes5519
      @hobodkkes5519 8 месяцев назад +1

      its probably dead or about to be

    • @AsaBraunschneider
      @AsaBraunschneider 6 месяцев назад +2

      IKR. He be chilling

    • @Dark__Thoughts
      @Dark__Thoughts 5 месяцев назад +10

      @@hobodkkes5519 Acting like a dead object is a survival instinct, especially if you're relying on your camouflage.

  • @bwmcreynolds
    @bwmcreynolds 10 месяцев назад +558

    I love that all of this stuff isn't in a complete vacuum. Getting to see the progress updates and updates after weather conditions is really cool to me. It's just a deeper peek into what it ACTUALLY takes to live and work and thrive in a "primitive" environment and lifestyle. It brings it all to life. Having a furnace to make pottery isn't just a drawing on a textbook page that exists forever. Its a real thing in the real environment and makes you realize that the tribe/village potters probably had to rebuild their furnace a couple times a year or more. People were constantly refurbishing and repairing dwellings and workspaces, and there were probably folks that were specialists in that. Pretty incredible to think about how complex and nuanced their society probably was compared to what the overall assumptions people have about primitive societies. Been following this channel for years and its one of about four channels I actually have post notifications on for.

    • @FearfulFellow
      @FearfulFellow 10 месяцев назад +6

      well said

    • @Keithustus
      @Keithustus 4 месяца назад

      An appropriate place to not put quotation marks around primitive.

  • @StormsandSaugeye
    @StormsandSaugeye 10 месяцев назад +876

    What I've always loved about this Johns videos is he's not in it for views. This man is not trying to do ever more impressive builds. He's doing his hobby of recreating primitive technologies. That's it. We get to experience it by proxy. And honestly that's like 90% of the appeal:
    Simplicity. Enjoyment.

    • @emu_warrior
      @emu_warrior 10 месяцев назад +16

      actually he had a tv series lined up but he didn't agree to aspects of it so he pulled it, from my understanding. so he was going to go into the tv series business, but probably creative differences I guess

    • @StormsandSaugeye
      @StormsandSaugeye 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@emu_warrior I mean in these videos. Specifically that he makes them out of pure enjoyment and not to sell a product.

    • @JamieTanner-gd4dt
      @JamieTanner-gd4dt 10 месяцев назад +11

      ​@@StormsandSaugeyeHe has a book and he sells it and promotes it in almost every video. Don't get me wrong i am glad he can make a profit out of his hobby it doesnt matter if he makes money or not You can tell he is passionate about what he is doing just by watching his videos.

    • @StormsandSaugeye
      @StormsandSaugeye 10 месяцев назад +23

      @JamieTanner-gd4dt right but even if he has a book he promotes. My point is he doesn't do those absurd projects like you see the copycat videos do. Like this video is a perfect example. He is just doing primitive crafts because he wants to test it out and see how it functions. All of his videos are like that "basically I'm going to replicate this primitive iron smelting thing I read about" or "I'm going to replicate how these old huts were built.

    • @DisloalSking
      @DisloalSking 10 месяцев назад +1

      Na real ele liga sim. E por ligar peas views dele que n faz coisas estranhas. Imagina ele fazer uma casa com pscina na mata estilo indiano do nada... vai perder relevancia

  • @matlerat1642
    @matlerat1642 10 месяцев назад +383

    "The crab clings tenaciously to the basket requiring encouragement to leave" is probably my favourite quote from you so far.

    • @kishascape
      @kishascape 9 месяцев назад +21

      Also required encouragement to get back into the water.

    • @ramenoodleops
      @ramenoodleops 9 месяцев назад +46

      And then immediately followed by something as simple as "crab in the pot"

    • @maxwellcomer9354
      @maxwellcomer9354 8 месяцев назад +12

      crab in the pot

    • @jlag96
      @jlag96 7 месяцев назад +3

      Time for crab

    • @rexperverziff
      @rexperverziff 6 месяцев назад +2

      6:59

  • @2old2kare94
    @2old2kare94 10 месяцев назад +634

    I showed my dad your content before covid and he loved the concept so much that we binged all of your videos that evening. He passed away last month and seeing this video in my notifications reminded me of him. Thanks for that and have an awesome day.

    • @IYAOYAS6969
      @IYAOYAS6969 10 месяцев назад +23

      sorry or your loss. I love these videos to.

    • @maenghoboodae
      @maenghoboodae 10 месяцев назад +17

      삼가 고인의 명복을 빕니다

    • @2old2kare94
      @2old2kare94 10 месяцев назад

      @@maenghoboodae 매우 감사합니다. Sorry, I used Google translate .

    • @2old2kare94
      @2old2kare94 10 месяцев назад

      @@IYAOYAS6969 thanks

    • @바나나-q8p5w
      @바나나-q8p5w 10 месяцев назад +3

      오 한국인?

  • @JoysticKnight
    @JoysticKnight 9 месяцев назад +27

    Two years for ten minutes; other creators on this platform don’t stand a chance to this dude’s fortitude.

  • @Nighthawkinlight
    @Nighthawkinlight 10 месяцев назад +1522

    My mistake with fish traps I guess has been using them in open water. Seems to work ok in a stream! I think the only truly effective open water trap is probably a big net.

    • @mrbonanza2606
      @mrbonanza2606 10 месяцев назад +65

      Have you tried baiting one in open water?

    • @Nighthawkinlight
      @Nighthawkinlight 10 месяцев назад +89

      ​@@mrbonanza2606Yeah, caught crayfish that way but not fish

    • @primitivetechnology9550
      @primitivetechnology9550  10 месяцев назад +779

      @@Nighthawkinlight I suppose it depends on the habit of the fish, the ones I caught were likely seeking shelter from predators rather than food (no bait in my traps). I caught no eels and they're the biggest fish here.

    • @Avalikia
      @Avalikia 10 месяцев назад +70

      @@primitivetechnology9550 I was wondering when I saw all the small fish whether that was more due to what fish were in the area or more due to the size of the trap.

    • @dylanzrim3635
      @dylanzrim3635 10 месяцев назад +12

      @@Nighthawkinlightwrong trap style then I guess

  • @tayzonday
    @tayzonday 10 месяцев назад +1999

    Every crab and fish is going “PHEW! It’s just a RUclips video!” 😬😱😀

    • @flamealchemist546
      @flamealchemist546 10 месяцев назад +27

      Oh man, good to see you around man!

    • @Fliptastic3
      @Fliptastic3 10 месяцев назад +30

      Chocolate rain 👹👹👹

    • @poe_slaw
      @poe_slaw 10 месяцев назад +84

      now I’m thinking about being abducted by aliens who just wanted to prove that their tractor beam works

    • @taylorrobin8044
      @taylorrobin8044 10 месяцев назад +18

      Out of all the people to pop up in this comment section I definitely wasn’t expecting you

    • @rocksfire4390
      @rocksfire4390 10 месяцев назад +5

      @@taylorrobin8044
      what do you mean? the dude is everywhere! doesn't comment on every video but you see him on most of the major learning focused channels.

  • @sargentwill570
    @sargentwill570 10 месяцев назад +180

    I love that the frog was just chill about him being there

    • @chillzedd8179
      @chillzedd8179 10 месяцев назад +10

      bro didnt even react to being picked up. absolutely clueless.

    • @yankis.
      @yankis. 10 месяцев назад +28

      That frog has 0 survival skills

    • @thunderred5263
      @thunderred5263 10 месяцев назад +6

      @@yankis.or maybe there are no frog predators in that area

    • @thunderred5263
      @thunderred5263 10 месяцев назад +5

      @@yankis.or maybe john is his friend

    • @poetsrear
      @poetsrear 10 месяцев назад +16

      ​@@yankis. Playing dead / stone / leaf is literally a survival feature 🤦‍♂

  • @KeatrithAmakiir
    @KeatrithAmakiir 10 месяцев назад +121

    This video was over a year in the making, I love this channel so much. No spectacle, flair, or even bragging. Just the highest quality content every single time.

    • @neraphruneblade7903
      @neraphruneblade7903 9 месяцев назад +3

      The quality and quantity to spoken word ratio is intense.

    • @KeatrithAmakiir
      @KeatrithAmakiir 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@neraphruneblade7903 Some might even say its off the charts 😉

  • @DoubleADwarf
    @DoubleADwarf 10 месяцев назад +230

    5:06
    >An interesting frog
    "Good day." 🐸

    • @kishascape
      @kishascape 9 месяцев назад +5

      I like that crayfish the size of a small lobster.

    • @jatisoem7472
      @jatisoem7472 5 месяцев назад +1

      You forgot "mate"

    • @christopherstein2024
      @christopherstein2024 5 месяцев назад

      @@kishascape Poor crayfish lost an arm: 5:50

  • @shawnzien9103
    @shawnzien9103 10 месяцев назад +2134

    After all these years, its my first time seeing him catching food aside from planting, is he on creative mode?

    • @ChanceKearns
      @ChanceKearns 10 месяцев назад +351

      He caught prawns once

    • @oldcomrade_5825
      @oldcomrade_5825 10 месяцев назад +120

      He caught prawns with a trap from a video that was from around 6 years ago I think, might be wrong tho

    • @utarionzo3099
      @utarionzo3099 10 месяцев назад +72

      It’s been a while, but he did have a prawn trap video. I guess we’ve all watched his farming and furnace stuff for so long though that got forgotten about!

    • @shawnzien9103
      @shawnzien9103 10 месяцев назад +13

      ​@@ChanceKearnsoh i see, my bad i didnt see that, i look it up after this one...

    • @smarmie8184
      @smarmie8184 10 месяцев назад +8

      I think he caught crawfish using a basket a long time ago, but dude how are there crabs and lobster in the woods?

  • @Doctaphil64
    @Doctaphil64 10 месяцев назад +20

    9:40 This is why you're the GOAT. Copycat channels use excavators then act like the work was done by hand in a single day. Primitive Technology on the other hand is willing to sit on footage for a YEAR to complete their creative vision for a video.

  • @Veralidainai
    @Veralidainai 10 месяцев назад +643

    I love how he gently places the fishes back into water. You can really sense his love and respect of the outdoors

    • @seabass5892
      @seabass5892 10 месяцев назад +39

      Also, the Closed Captions don't say anything as he does. It's like he realises nothing _needs_ to be said, because of course he would put animals back.

    • @prebenjaeger
      @prebenjaeger 10 месяцев назад +13

      ​@@seabass5892what would be wrong with eating the fish?

    • @FriscoCatshark
      @FriscoCatshark 10 месяцев назад +84

      @@prebenjaeger They're much too small and should be returned to nature to help the population. Additionally, the purpose of his video isn't to show how to kill an animal and prepare it, but to show how to make a fishing trap using technology only available in the primitive age.

    • @teeteetuu94
      @teeteetuu94 10 месяцев назад +32

      @@prebenjaeger If he's hungry, nothing. But I guess he isn't in this case, but just wants to demonstrate the trap in action.

    • @seabass5892
      @seabass5892 10 месяцев назад +42

      @@prebenjaeger It's unnecessary. Despite what these videos show, Mister Primative Technology does live in modern civilization, and can find and eat food without hunting for it.

  • @kitkorn4782
    @kitkorn4782 10 месяцев назад +22

    I can’t believe we still get new original content from this guy these days. I remember showing my dad his fire bow video sitting and watching with him when I was a kid. I wish the best for you man.

  • @unclegrim
    @unclegrim 10 месяцев назад +8

    No one better be talking crap about "underwater basket weaving" after this video.

  • @FluxFreeman
    @FluxFreeman 10 месяцев назад +359

    This guy really has the most perfect creative concept going on RUclips

    • @fty-ys4ni
      @fty-ys4ni 10 месяцев назад +24

      And presumably he gets all of the ad revenue because he doesn’t have licensing fees associated with music etc. It’s just him, the outdoors and his camera.

    • @komicsreviewer8505
      @komicsreviewer8505 10 месяцев назад

      Celebrating the White Colonialist Supremacy is EVIL

    • @ruffusgoodman4137
      @ruffusgoodman4137 10 месяцев назад +23

      @@fty-ys4ni I dunno. I heard that freshwater crab is already claiming this video.
      Everybody knows they love money.

    • @scladoffle2472
      @scladoffle2472 10 месяцев назад +20

      @@ruffusgoodman4137 crabs are notoriously greedy, as the documentary 'Spongebob Squarepants' showed in great detail.

    • @s0meRand0m129
      @s0meRand0m129 10 месяцев назад +5

      ​@@scladoffle2472 I watched it before ,crab would even sell their friends for a few pennies

  • @longhaulblue
    @longhaulblue 10 месяцев назад +73

    It's not just primitive technology but a glimpse into the rhythm and nature of life in your little neck of the woods. Bravo!

  • @c-LAW
    @c-LAW 10 месяцев назад +80

    This channel is the original, legit, Primitive Technology. Always refreshing to see your work.

  • @Jack1994hoo
    @Jack1994hoo 10 месяцев назад +34

    I love how he was just like "an interesting frog. lets show it to everybody" xD

  • @UncleSamsoniteReal
    @UncleSamsoniteReal 8 месяцев назад +1

    This is one of the only primitiv building Chanels that is real
    The others use cement bags water containers ect. But they act like its a 2 person project

  • @connelly6375
    @connelly6375 10 месяцев назад +46

    5:08 that frog really committed to the "I'm not a frog" act

    • @dindjarin5620
      @dindjarin5620 2 месяца назад +2

      You mean that perfectly normal rock?

  • @Rustycaddy17
    @Rustycaddy17 10 месяцев назад +135

    Who remembers watching this guy's channel back in 2016? Crazy how far he's come!

    • @WangleLine
      @WangleLine 10 месяцев назад +4

      The charcoal video was the first one I watched back then

    • @brendolbreadwar2671
      @brendolbreadwar2671 10 месяцев назад +1

      Love seeing the journey!

    • @blackbway
      @blackbway 10 месяцев назад +1

      2015....

    • @MrTheBigNoze
      @MrTheBigNoze 10 месяцев назад

      We’re making it out of the Stone Age soon

    • @komicsreviewer8505
      @komicsreviewer8505 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@MrTheBigNozebrother!

  • @igorvoloshin3406
    @igorvoloshin3406 10 месяцев назад +145

    In Ukraine such fish traps are about 2-3 times bigger, are made of willow cane and are called "ятер" ("yáter") or "верша" ("vérsha"). Work very well. I remember my childhood when I've spent summer vacations in a village with my grandparents, in early 1980's. Those were golden times! Each morning we went to the picturesque Yátran river to check our yaters, and came back home with 2-3 buckets of fish. Bigger fish we ate and with smaller we fed our cats and ducks. Ducks love fish and sweetwater shells very much! Greetings from Ukraine! ✌🇺🇦

    • @tyrannysend
      @tyrannysend 10 месяцев назад +11

      О, українська аудиторія на місці)))

    • @Taojas
      @Taojas 10 месяцев назад +8

      Slava Ukraini from Australia mate!

    • @jammysmears4077
      @jammysmears4077 10 месяцев назад +5

      Slava Ukraini

    • @Amine-gz7gq
      @Amine-gz7gq 10 месяцев назад +4

      Slava Russia

    • @igorvoloshin3406
      @igorvoloshin3406 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@Amine-gz7gq Russia brought great shame on itself with this criminal and terrorist war against the Ukraine. No more glory for Russia for many many years.

  • @owloko1349
    @owloko1349 11 дней назад +1

    My favorite part of this channel is that it always seems so fresh. No try hard bullshit, no sir, just the best content, shown in a very subtle way. It amazes me how easy you make it all seem, from making the tools and builds, to filming and editing, all perfect

  • @4RILDIGITAL
    @4RILDIGITAL 10 месяцев назад +55

    The way you utilize the natural materials is quite impressive. Loved seeing how you made that trap and the crab was a tough little guy. The effects of the wet season seemed harsh, it's unfortunate that the furnace and workshop saw damage.

  • @mayomynaise
    @mayomynaise 10 месяцев назад +10

    i love how at 5:06 he gently picks up the frog and the frog is like "yeah this is fine"

  • @maleniasfeet7215
    @maleniasfeet7215 10 месяцев назад +7

    5:07 Bro is just chillin’ 🐸
    I aspire to be as unaffected by peoples’ intrusions into my life.
    Thanks Froggy.

  • @Kizmar
    @Kizmar 10 месяцев назад +24

    You could make 8 hour videos and I'll watch the whole thing start to finish. So relaxing.

  • @XodiaqKey
    @XodiaqKey 10 месяцев назад +57

    Frog is like "Can I help you, sir? Kindly Put me down. Thank you."

    • @yetanother9127
      @yetanother9127 9 месяцев назад +11

      More like "I'm just a rock, nothing to see here, move along"

    • @seaTp736
      @seaTp736 9 месяцев назад +4

      “Understandable have a nice day”

  • @PatDerrick
    @PatDerrick 10 месяцев назад +1

    I lived in your area for about 10 years before moving south for work. Just spent the last month back up there with family when the cyclone and rains came through. That rain was unlike anything ive ever experienced, glad most of your builds are still standing.
    Separately, after god knows how many hours spent walking the creeks and camping up there, i had NO idea there were freshwater crabs. Fascinating stuff.

  • @StainlessHelena
    @StainlessHelena 10 месяцев назад +198

    Wow! A year long in the making. It always surprises me how much time you invest in this project. I'm glad you do because it is fascinating to watch.

    • @TheBelrick
      @TheBelrick 10 месяцев назад +1

      Bloody eels. They cross land and get into my pond to eat my goldfish. Once my waterfall pump stopped and there was it was, an eel stuck in the narrowing of the outflow pipe

    • @9and7
      @9and7 10 месяцев назад +4

      Well now you know how to catch 'em. @@TheBelrick

  • @gibobwaygamers5461
    @gibobwaygamers5461 4 месяца назад +3

    Idk why but At 7:12 seeing the subs say "crab in the pot" made me really happy

  • @jd.chandler
    @jd.chandler 10 месяцев назад +3

    These videos give me a spirit of peace. Thank you for the blessing of your work 🙏

  • @ashotbombila4675
    @ashotbombila4675 10 месяцев назад +47

    One of the most effective fish traps. Traps like this (but much larger of course) are still in use in Syberia and northern regions of Russia. It's easy to make with fish net and wooden or metal rings, "wings" are made of wooden/metal frame and fish net too (wings are guiding fish into trap). You can use different size of fish nets to let small fish go throu trap and only catch big one. You can easily block small river and "filter" it with one winged trap.
    Just remember to NEVER abandon traps like this in water. It turns into fish graveyard pretty damn quickly.

    • @ashotbombila4675
      @ashotbombila4675 10 месяцев назад +16

      Fun fact: those fish traps are illegal in Russia (most, if not all, good fish traps are banned), but good luck finding anyone who cares. In Syberia at least.

  • @bensadikin9513
    @bensadikin9513 10 месяцев назад +2

    The only OG natural builds channel

  • @TheGabberManiac
    @TheGabberManiac 10 месяцев назад +7

    That frog was really interesting

  • @tanostrelok2323
    @tanostrelok2323 10 месяцев назад +5

    I love that after spending over a year making this video, you chose to feature a frog out of all the stuff you've filmed for this.

  • @clyelli
    @clyelli 10 месяцев назад +74

    Your videos about cooking, farming and hunting/fishing are always my favorites. I'd love to see more about agriculture, though by looking at what the rains did to the furnace I'd guess keeping a garden isn't the easiest task.
    Love your work!

  • @akshayd211
    @akshayd211 10 месяцев назад +23

    Mate, honestly, I do not know what I would do without your videos, they are therapy. I have your book for a while and I try stuff I can in the comforts of my urban space. THANK YOU for everything you do. :')

  • @alexrogers777
    @alexrogers777 10 месяцев назад +3

    I'm here for the cool frog. I love that you include little things that you simply find neat

  • @MattXShaver
    @MattXShaver 10 месяцев назад +93

    So glad to see something other than a furnace 😂 But seriously I love all of these, happy new year!

    • @xantous2229
      @xantous2229 10 месяцев назад +15

      For real, last 5 videos have been about different forge styles. I wanna see him get to the iron age eventually with some metal tipped tools. Also building fancier and more intricate housing in the future would be sweet.

    • @bjrn-oskarrnning2740
      @bjrn-oskarrnning2740 10 месяцев назад +4

      Hah, the pyrotechnology videos are my favorite, or maybe second after the construction videos!

    • @austin.....
      @austin..... 10 месяцев назад +8

      I weirdly like these more simplistic projects. Stuff that I could barely see myself doing, or things that have smaller goals in mind. The forge and construction stuff is cool but I guess I'm just a sucker for the smalltime shenanigans.

    • @JuliusClonkus
      @JuliusClonkus 10 месяцев назад +1

      I was half expecting to see a funny trick on how to use fish as an unconventional iron ore, but this was nice too.

  • @wyattslaughter4466
    @wyattslaughter4466 10 месяцев назад +153

    Now this is awesome, didn't think I'd get to see much fishing content here!

  • @metalman895
    @metalman895 10 месяцев назад +3

    Love the look at the wet season and all the little water creatures! Thanks for letting them go back into the wild afterwards!

  • @dizzyking1843
    @dizzyking1843 10 месяцев назад +37

    There are only a handful of content creators that genuinely get me excited when I see a new video pop up..
    And you sir are consistently top of that list.
    Thank you for what you do 🙏

  • @mrboopitywoop5919
    @mrboopitywoop5919 10 месяцев назад +12

    5:06 for some reason this is the first time I've laughed after all these years. MOST CHILL frog ever 😂

  • @TheAmishTurtle
    @TheAmishTurtle 10 месяцев назад +48

    John what is your favourite season or few months to operate in? What benefits or comforts does it provide vs the others? Love your videos, been watching from the start!

    • @primitivetechnology9550
      @primitivetechnology9550  10 месяцев назад +88

      Dry season, the wet season slows projects down too much. Thanks.

    • @Kelnx
      @Kelnx 10 месяцев назад +4

      @@primitivetechnology9550 Is there any primitive building material/technique that can hold up well to multiple wet seasons or would rebuilding structures have been a constant thing in climates like this?

    • @Prophes0r
      @Prophes0r 10 месяцев назад +7

      @@Kelnx It would be constant.
      Even without torrential rains, the materials used will rot pretty quickly.
      The rainforest is a super-active biome. Everything rots.
      It's actually sort of an okay thing.
      On the one hand you end up rebuilding half the village every year.
      On the other hand, since you are already going to be doing the work, making changes is less of a big deal.
      Remember that everything is dynamic in a rainforest. Drainage shifts. New clearings appear. Old clearings grow out.

    • @primitivetechnology9550
      @primitivetechnology9550  10 месяцев назад +19

      @@Kelnx Brick, wood ash cement, thick wooden log roof purlins and tile. The current hut is almost 2 years old now and still going strong ruclips.net/video/eesj3pJF3lA/видео.html . It's a lot of work to build though and I'm looking at making the process more efficient. Thanks.

    • @awooawoo9628
      @awooawoo9628 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@primitivetechnology9550 Will surface hardening/treating the logs with fire help? In Japan its called Shou Sugi Ban I believe, the charring seals the wood from rot and weather.

  • @Lhyllis
    @Lhyllis 10 месяцев назад +16

    Interesting to see just how well the hut and workshop have weathered the cyclone! My family and friends all got damage and evacuations this wet season, some of them have properties not far from the worst of it and are in the middle of cleaning and repairs. I like that you show how nature can just roll over our lives, some things just can't be predicted, only prepared for.

  • @77bones
    @77bones 10 месяцев назад +8

    always a good day when primitive technology posts

  • @mr.diontoahmed1134
    @mr.diontoahmed1134 10 месяцев назад +2

    This is why everyone loves this channel.
    Unlike other channels, where a simple bottle trap is catching 5 KG of live fish (clearly staged), this one shows you what to expect for real.

  • @ProjectXH
    @ProjectXH 9 месяцев назад +2

    Introducing the element of animals gives a whole new feel to your videos.

  • @iam4yay
    @iam4yay 10 месяцев назад +13

    These videos always make me feel like I've meditated for an hour. Thanks always.

  • @Matt6644
    @Matt6644 10 месяцев назад +14

    "An interesting frog" *touches
    Frog: "You are already dead"

  • @CrabOfDoom
    @CrabOfDoom 10 месяцев назад +3

    Thank you for letting your demo catches go. I was prepared to see a few crabs get boiled, that's primitive living after all, but it was very kind of you to simply stay with how the trap is made and works.

  • @Rexxis-Arcturus
    @Rexxis-Arcturus 10 месяцев назад +2

    Commenting for algorithm. Love the escapism you provide for many of us trapped in a job and a city. Love what you do.

  • @richard2mitchell
    @richard2mitchell 10 месяцев назад +2

    Wow a video where he is not playing with mud again... This is a nice change of pace after the last few years

  • @nightshadetea7180
    @nightshadetea7180 10 месяцев назад +4

    loved the guest star of the frog. great guy, hes hilarious.

  • @murkyseb
    @murkyseb 10 месяцев назад +16

    The fish looked like purple spotted gudgeons which are an amazing native fish you were lucky to find. And the shrimp were called long armed shrimp, another really cool native and the freshwater crab is particularly special and can be very rare so another lucky find. I’m glad to see they weren’t harmed. I go out into the wild and film the native underwater wildlife and make documentaries about them on this channel, I’ve got episodes on all those creatures except the crab. One day I hope to film the crabs in the wild but they are difficult to find

    • @dave7038
      @dave7038 10 месяцев назад +1

      "the shrimp were called long armed shrimp"
      Any idea why they call them that? :D

    • @murkyseb
      @murkyseb 10 месяцев назад +3

      @@dave7038 they aren't very inventive when naming Australian underwater wildlife but at least it makes them easy to identify

    • @HasanUnknown
      @HasanUnknown 10 месяцев назад

      [Quran:- 5:72]:-
      “Jesus has said, "O Children of Israel, worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord."
      [Quran:- 19:30]:-
      “Jesus has said, "Indeed, I am the servant of Allah. He has given me the Scripture and made me a Prophet.”
      [Quran:- 4:171]:-
      “Christ Jesus the son of Mary was no more than a messenger of Allah…..So believe in Allah and His messengers. Say not "Trinity" desist: it will be better for you: for Allah is one Allah:

    • @murkyseb
      @murkyseb 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@HasanUnknown no he didn’t you liar

  • @Magnesium33
    @Magnesium33 10 месяцев назад +3

    "An interesting frog" may be my favourite caption in any video 😂

  • @tommydoez
    @tommydoez 10 месяцев назад +2

    Haha yeah! the fish trap! Malaysians are proud of their fishing heritage and would have these traps displayed at some restaurants. It's so fun to see it be used. Directing streams into the trap, or using it in areas of flowing water were common tactics, and some traps were made to a huge size.

  • @AlexBushcraftmyWorld
    @AlexBushcraftmyWorld 10 месяцев назад +2

    Hello, you have inspired me and I am a Bushcrafter and now building caves, thank you. 🇺🇦🤝

  • @y45uh1k0
    @y45uh1k0 10 месяцев назад +4

    The interesting frog was indeed very interesting. Thank you for sharing

  • @HeisenbergFam
    @HeisenbergFam 10 месяцев назад +4

    Havent seen this man upload since last year, thank you for your service

  • @robertlarson7224
    @robertlarson7224 10 месяцев назад +52

    So cool to see the foraging/fish trapping content again. Of course I also love seeing the iron smelting and building, it's just this is the type of content that first made me sub. Keep up the great work! I'll continue to live vicariously through your videos.

  • @DeconstructedWithJosh
    @DeconstructedWithJosh 10 месяцев назад +2

    No crab soup?😅 Honestly though, thank you for sharing what you know. Never ceases to surprise. Hope one day Primitive Technology becomes a community!

  • @TastyBusiness
    @TastyBusiness 10 месяцев назад +2

    I've never seen prawns with such long claws before. Then again, these are clearly nothing like the shrimp I typically find available. Cool basket trap!

  • @alterworlds1629
    @alterworlds1629 10 месяцев назад +10

    The time frame for this video makes me wonder how many projects are in the works at any given time.
    Also, I wonder how much the trap could catch if it was in that running water tied to something sturdy. Would probably just fill with leaves though.

  • @TysyTube
    @TysyTube 10 месяцев назад +22

  • @TheTribeOfBenjamin
    @TheTribeOfBenjamin 10 месяцев назад +5

    This was a fun video! Love the scenery and resources around your parts. Great little ecosystem you have there. All the best! Ben

  • @thatguychris5654
    @thatguychris5654 10 месяцев назад +1

    More fish will swim upstream into the trap than float down into it. Place this trap with the pointed side upstream and the opening facing down for best results.

  • @blackknightz5036
    @blackknightz5036 10 месяцев назад

    Places like this is perfect for weekend solo getaway, just disconnect yourself from the busy city life and enjoy nature, it's good for the mind.

  • @nelly5954
    @nelly5954 10 месяцев назад +13

    Would love to see more primitive cookery on this channel. Prawn and crab ramen with yams and arrowroot noodles!

  • @Helveteshit
    @Helveteshit 10 месяцев назад +3

    Next step, primitive Fish hatchery.

  • @spiritd4ys
    @spiritd4ys 10 месяцев назад +4

    I love all your metallurgy videos, the celts used to use fire to cause heat expansion and cold water causing contraction to break rocks to extract ore during the bronze age, I wonder would if it would be feasible for you to try something like that?

    • @jonanderson5137
      @jonanderson5137 10 месяцев назад +1

      I'm not sure of the rocks in his neck of the woods, but I learned that some rocks can explode. Seems like risky business.

  • @gullf1sk
    @gullf1sk 10 месяцев назад

    Fish and critters in tiny creeks fascinate me endlessly. These fish have found their way up that tiny creek and it is now their world. I dont know why but thats so fascinating.

  • @FedJimSmith
    @FedJimSmith 10 месяцев назад

    No tools, no talking, just pure skill and creativity..nice work vrry educational

  • @talonekenstam7774
    @talonekenstam7774 10 месяцев назад +3

    Id love to see what you could do with what you catch. Not necessarily cooking or anything, but i think setting up a small pond or tank of sorts to keep some on would be an interesting watch. And since a lot of your video's show solutions to long term survival (more stable structures, a water powered hammer, natural gardening etc) i think that showing a method of keeping fish/prawns for growing them out or breeding would be awesome.

  • @MFCunnilingus
    @MFCunnilingus 10 месяцев назад +4

    4:45 *Honor* +

  • @tkmccoywv
    @tkmccoywv 10 месяцев назад +4

    More like this please! While I love watching you build things, a little variety is good, and catching your food is as important.
    Still my favorite channel on RUclips 😃

  • @caitlynryder8639
    @caitlynryder8639 10 месяцев назад

    The best, and possibly only, real primitive technology channel!

  • @aerosam6187
    @aerosam6187 10 месяцев назад +2

    5:51
    I think the prawn gave you it's handy longclaw as appreciated for releasing it

  • @ChristopherBonis
    @ChristopherBonis 10 месяцев назад +3

    5:13 Mixophyes schevilli.

  • @sonofabear
    @sonofabear 10 месяцев назад +4

    Those crabs look great! Is there a lot of good foraging in Australia?

    • @mckseal
      @mckseal 10 месяцев назад +5

      Theres some very unique fruits and tubers! But sometimes a bit hard because we have so little knowledge in some areas (killed the aboriginals)
      Now it often feels like a race to relearn knowledge that took tens of thousands of years to develop.
      Other areas in Aus have more local knowledge surviving.

    • @ObsidianKing
      @ObsidianKing 10 месяцев назад

      Depends where you are and what you have. There's plenty of big animals to forage off of in various parts - wild pigs, goats, deer, water buffalo, scrub cows, camels... bring 'em down and you've food for a long while.

  • @jokcho5
    @jokcho5 10 месяцев назад +10

    1. I cant express my gratitude enough for just releasing all these creatures
    2. Im fascinated how well that crab blends with rocks.

    • @COLDCHEMICALpresents
      @COLDCHEMICALpresents 10 месяцев назад +3

      Animals are friends, not food 💚

    • @corporatecapitalism
      @corporatecapitalism 10 месяцев назад +1

      Makes me hungry

    • @jmjedi923
      @jmjedi923 10 месяцев назад +4

      ​@@COLDCHEMICALpresents they are food, hence why trapd like this have been around for most of human history. Its also wasteful to kill the wild animals in for the purposes of this video however

    • @squidwardo7074
      @squidwardo7074 10 месяцев назад +1

      Besides the crab most were too small to eat. Too much effort for how much you get out of it. Not the worst if you're surviving off it though

  • @LomsakGuy
    @LomsakGuy 10 месяцев назад +1

    In Thailand we called it a "Si" (Sị: ไซ, ไซดักปลา). It use the same technique like the one you made.

  • @HunterSTommygun
    @HunterSTommygun 10 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks for these videos, these are gonna come in handy when I eventually leave society and live in the Alaskan wilderness

  • @korpijeesus
    @korpijeesus 10 месяцев назад +4

    Fastest click in the universe

  • @jacobmonday8249
    @jacobmonday8249 10 месяцев назад +30

    I've been watching your videos since like 400k subs! Love to see you still uploading great content!

    • @nathanwall6253
      @nathanwall6253 10 месяцев назад

      Right? I've been watching since he was under a 1k and still look forward to his videos.

    • @corinclark6652
      @corinclark6652 10 месяцев назад +1

      I was watching him before RUclips, from the canopy

  • @nicsevern
    @nicsevern 10 месяцев назад +7

    Brilliant. More hunting/gathering/foraging videos please :)

  • @ZentinS711
    @ZentinS711 10 месяцев назад +2

    This is da best research channel with style of POC!
    Thank you man!
    You always do inspiring me to work as harder as smarter!!!

  • @melaniesmith768
    @melaniesmith768 10 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you for showing us that interesting frog.

  • @Amaltraz
    @Amaltraz 10 месяцев назад +3

    As always I'm astounded by what you do, you are amazing, keep up the good work!

  • @Lorijenken
    @Lorijenken 10 месяцев назад +8

    been watching since 2015 always THE best content on youtube, keep it up man!

  • @pldaniels
    @pldaniels 10 месяцев назад +2

    Nice to see some purple spotted Gudgeons being caught up there. I used to travel from Townsville -> Cairns and check the various fish in the rivers along the way (for aquariums) and those purple spotted Gudgeons really would make excellent large-tank occupants ( this was in the 1980/90's ).

  • @ParkerWonser-v1l
    @ParkerWonser-v1l 10 месяцев назад

    THIS IS THE REASON WE LOVE RUclips!!!!!!!!!!!!!! KEEP IT UP

  • @bob_mikhail
    @bob_mikhail 10 месяцев назад +1

    I like how you casually pick up a frog to show it into the camera and then put it down. The frog got stage anxiety and froze up))