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    About This Video:
    The thatched workshop where I produce bricks, pottery, cement and charcoal for various projects was destroyed by prolonged rain from the wet season. Built less than a year ago, the thatch had deteriorated due to moth larvae and mold consuming it. The rain got through and rotted the lashings holding the roof up and it collapsed. In contrast to this, the brick and wood ash cement hut still stands after 2 years due to the permanent building materials. A second smaller thatched hut was built to continue the brick making process but even that was made difficult by the weather with that thatch rotting in less than a month. In the long term, a workshop made of permanent materials, similar to the main brick and wood ash cement hut, will have to be built in order to continue production of ceramic materials. The problem is that there needs to be such a structure to produce the building materials needed to build that very structure.
    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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  • @primitivetechnology9550
    @primitivetechnology9550  2 месяца назад +6191

    It's been a heavy wet season (biggest since the 1970's) and it's slowed down production of building material as well as other projects. Fortunately, the brick and wood ash cement hut still stands after 2 years of wet weather. The video highlights the importance of permanent structures in this hot wet environment.

    • @bigmanmax647
      @bigmanmax647 2 месяца назад +305

      Yknow, ive always wondered if that Brick mould you use is still the one you made way back then. Did it ever break when you used it and if so how many times? Any other instances of your Pottery/Tools breaking in use? I dont see you use that stick drill to make fires anymore. Greetings from Austria

    • @andy-gamer
      @andy-gamer 2 месяца назад +19

      Wow

    • @botaohenryfeng9587
      @botaohenryfeng9587 2 месяца назад +134

      It might be time to invest in working on a drainage system due to the pooled water around the yard? Also, a bigger brick workshop would be nice.

    • @grantwilson3016
      @grantwilson3016 2 месяца назад

      This cunts a fucking legend

    • @casualcommenter7152
      @casualcommenter7152 2 месяца назад +55

      Would it be possible to build a workshop with a brick roof & supports? Or is that too dangerous without industrial-grade materials?

  • @ItsDoms
    @ItsDoms 2 месяца назад +6950

    Isnt it crazy to believe that this man started almost a decade ago… he still hasnt said a word and he never aged the slightest

    • @kit0134
      @kit0134 2 месяца назад +679

      if anything he's probably gotten more buff over the years

    • @combinecommando001
      @combinecommando001 2 месяца назад +480

      I reckon that he's spend so much time being active outdoors that he's so healthy his body decided he won't be aging because it wants him to keep making content.

    • @mitchell15361
      @mitchell15361 2 месяца назад +141

      if he hasn't aged, he may be ash Ketchum in disguise

    • @supernimo739gaming7
      @supernimo739gaming7 2 месяца назад +23

      ​@@combinecommando001maybe he lives in the woods

    • @user-od4yl3rf4n
      @user-od4yl3rf4n 2 месяца назад +23

      And has no progress as well

  • @KeatrithAmakiir
    @KeatrithAmakiir 2 месяца назад +815

    I will NEVER tire of the flex of making fire by hand without a time-lapse of any kind. Masterful!

    • @digitaldivelabs4310
      @digitaldivelabs4310 2 месяца назад +30

      I always perk up when I see him welcome in his regular guest Fire By Friction

    • @JoeXTheXJuggalo1
      @JoeXTheXJuggalo1 Месяц назад +3

      It isn't hard to do. I know several ways to start a fire by hand without the assistance of the modern things like lighter, matches, ferrocerium rod, etc etc. You just got to take the time to learn how to do it. I mean I can make a fire out of a cotton ball, ashes, and a 2 piece of 2x4 for crying out loud.

    • @ChristopherHallett
      @ChristopherHallett Месяц назад +43

      @@JoeXTheXJuggalo1 So you still require a manufactured cotton ball and pre-cut piece of wood from a mill?

    • @Anvilshock
      @Anvilshock Месяц назад +2

      @@ChristopherHallett How's the piece of wood pre-cut instead of just cut? It's cut, isn't it? So, why are you saying pre-cut instead of cut? What additional purpose could pre- possibly bring over the or preterite or perfect form of cut? Or was that just the obnoxious habit of Anglophones these days speaking, the one of trying to crowbar the prefix pre onto everything that vaguely already happened for no other reason than vanity, desperately trying to sound smarter than the other guy?

    • @JoeXTheXJuggalo1
      @JoeXTheXJuggalo1 Месяц назад +2

      @@fauxshizl whoa whoa whoa! What is this "we" stuff? I know how to do friction fires and I know how to do them fast and efficient. I know many different methods of it too on top of other old fashioned primitive fire making. I live out in the boons in the middle of nowhere. So this stuff is pretty much common knowledge and I can do them on and instinctive level.

  • @boonemyers1090
    @boonemyers1090 2 месяца назад +491

    As an AVID youtube watcher who's been on the site for 10+ years, there is not a single channel that i can even compare to Primitive Technology. I dont know if my ape brain just loves watching someone live as my ancestors used to or what. But id just like to thank the man himself for always guaranteeing me at least one good day a month. Thank you

    • @Pipieable
      @Pipieable 2 месяца назад +5

      there is a youtube channel caled "primitive skills", where you can get the content you like! Dong goes out in the rainforest with only his close on and nothing else, he then build up a farm and life and makes his own tools and everything else!

    • @formlessone8246
      @formlessone8246 2 месяца назад +6

      Chad Zuber is the only other channel I can think of that makes remotely similar content. Different environment (somewhere in the desert of iirc Mexico), and he does voice over the videos; but there's not a single modern tool in sight, and he shows every step of the project so you know he isn't cheating, and even shows that he's sleeping on site in his stone hut he made. He even shows his shortcut to making fire if you don't have the time for the friction method-- just take the hot coals from another fire and use those! Probably wouldn't work in such a wet environment as south Australia, though.

    • @JollywoodJoel
      @JollywoodJoel 2 месяца назад +18

      @@Pipieable Dong had been ripping off Primitive Technology from the beginning

    • @BeyondMillennium
      @BeyondMillennium 2 месяца назад +3

      @@formlessone8246 Chad Zuber is deserving of a plug. He's legit as well. If you like Primitive Technology, you'll most certainly like him.
      Some of the other "primitive" channels are phonies.

    • @ISometimesAgree
      @ISometimesAgree 2 месяца назад +6

      @@BeyondMillennium Usually easy to tell the phonies since they like to make underground pools for some reason

  • @angiki9988
    @angiki9988 2 месяца назад +2977

    Major advancement in this video: the tally marks. He's invented a form of writing. Eager to see further developments.

    • @grzegorzolek9219
      @grzegorzolek9219 2 месяца назад +149

      In wet clay, this is how ancient babylonian cuneiform was developed

    • @yaroslavsobolev9514
      @yaroslavsobolev9514 2 месяца назад +157

      @@grzegorzolek9219 Exactly. In its earliest versions, cuneiform was merely a method for keeping track of inventories. It used pictograms for certain items. It was only later that people made the breakthrough of using these pictograms for specific sounds rather than for objects. As Irving Finkel once said, this breakthrough was essentially a method of audio recording for human speech, where a reader could "play" this recording by sequentially pronouncing the sounds associated with each pictogram. It's a technology bordering on magic, really.

    • @vitoschiraldi9762
      @vitoschiraldi9762 2 месяца назад +67

      ​@@yaroslavsobolev9514 A book I read when I was a kid started exactly from this aspect. The protagonist was a kid son of farmers in ancient Sumeria, and he was fascinated by the magic of converting sounds to scribbles and vice versa. Circumstanced allowed him to save a rich merchant from drowning, and the merchant offered him anything he would desire to thank him. Everybody in the village would have asked riches, or tools, or farming animals... But no, he asked to became a scribe. It was almost sacrilegious, aspiring to do something only the high caste could do, but the merchant kept his promise. Then he goes to school and I'm not gonna tell you the rest of the book 😅
      "Le parole magiche di Kengi il pensieroso", by Paolo Lanzotti.
      I have no clue whether it was ever translated to other languages.

    • @christophdickmann1586
      @christophdickmann1586 2 месяца назад +30

      At this pace he might come up with calculus two videos down the line

    • @tambourine_man
      @tambourine_man 2 месяца назад

      @@vitoschiraldi9762 please do tell the rest. It hasn’t been translated, as far as my GoogleFoo can tell

  • @chuckjones7218
    @chuckjones7218 2 месяца назад +3385

    "making further brick work difficult" cuts to the once gentle stream acting like a roaring beast

    • @EgholmViking
      @EgholmViking 2 месяца назад +83

      Yeah XD Felt like that was a bit of an understatement

    • @szabolcsbenedek1504
      @szabolcsbenedek1504 2 месяца назад +47

      Prove me wrong, but at least thisway the little creek generates in it's bed more clay, doesn't it? Yes, it washes away everything, but in it's later plains sedimentary clay can form, right?

    • @RryhhbfrHhgdHhgd356
      @RryhhbfrHhgdHhgd356 2 месяца назад +75

      @@szabolcsbenedek1504Yup! Soil is deposited when it calms down and dries, and the gradually reducing current has the tendency to sort things under the right conditions, separating your rocks, from your sand, from… your clay.

    • @alfwatt
      @alfwatt 2 месяца назад +66

      THE BRICKS MUST FLOW

    • @abhibeckert
      @abhibeckert 2 месяца назад +1

      Other people nearby had it worse - ruclips.net/video/ZKyeZ8gxvAY/видео.html

  • @elbrujelito2649
    @elbrujelito2649 Месяц назад +27

    Just want to remind everyone that this man right here singlehandedly created and sparked an entire genre of modern entertainment without a single word or music.

  • @trevorbarney1796
    @trevorbarney1796 2 месяца назад +120

    I find it amazing that this guy has all the credibility in the world of being the original Primitive Technology that doesnt bullshit his content. Yet he still includes the full process of starting a fire. Whether thats just to flex or to sustain his authenticity, I'm always appreciative to see it.

    • @professornuke7562
      @professornuke7562 Месяц назад

      And we know he can make a fire-drill. We've seen him do that several times as well. He just seems to like making it not easy for himself.

    • @SpaghettiEnterprises
      @SpaghettiEnterprises Месяц назад +2

      idk I always thought it was more so like part of the ritual you know? We like the repitition

    • @casualgamer8497
      @casualgamer8497 Месяц назад +3

      @@professornuke7562 Not really. He did mention that he keep doing the hand drill method because his skill will get dull if he doesn't keep practicing it. He mentioned that after few period he use other method to start fire, he's having difficulties to start a fire with the most basic hand drill method and thus he keep using it since.

    • @rh3ttj
      @rh3ttj Месяц назад +2

      @@casualgamer8497 I think I remember him saying somewhere that the upkeep of the cordage on the bow-drill was the main reason he stopped using that method.

  • @Crowbars2
    @Crowbars2 2 месяца назад +2109

    This really goes to show how legit Primitive Technology is. Rather than getting out a piece of tarpaulin to cover the hut off-camera, he keeps everything primitive, lets the hut get destroyed by the rain, and films it all happening.

    • @JustARegularNerd
      @JustARegularNerd 2 месяца назад +122

      Yeah, if I was doing this, it'd be so hard not to just grab a tarp to save the bricks. Kudos to Primitive Technology

    • @wobblysauce
      @wobblysauce 2 месяца назад +39

      Or just to patch it as it goes, but this shows the need for maintenance and the continual rebuild.

    • @murderyoutubeworkersandceos
      @murderyoutubeworkersandceos 2 месяца назад

      He already made clay shingles. The rain collapsed the hut and instead of making it sturdier, he went for leaves again. This isnt "its so great that he keeps it primitive" - its "he should've foreseen this and built sturdier"

    • @supra107
      @supra107 2 месяца назад +119

      That's the whole fun of it. Remember that he treats this as a hobby and he enjoys it. Copycats just have the big dollar signs in their eyes.

    • @NegaHumanX
      @NegaHumanX 2 месяца назад +85

      I like the part where he shows himself breaking down the older stuff. It shows that he's taking his environment into consideration and not leaving a bunch of trash everywhere. Considering some other channels have gotten in trouble for damaging the environments they do their videos in, it's nice to see him working with nature instead of against it.

  • @chrisspeight1473
    @chrisspeight1473 2 месяца назад +1312

    RIP Lil' Thatchy, you served us well

    • @roqua
      @roqua 2 месяца назад +64

      And now, Even Lil'er Thatchy will take it's place!

    • @teebob21
      @teebob21 2 месяца назад +11

      @@roqua It's tinier and tinier huts all the way down

    • @danbrawnn
      @danbrawnn 2 месяца назад +6

      The Lil Thatchy is dead
      Long love the (new) Lil Thatchy

    • @matheussousa4392
      @matheussousa4392 2 месяца назад +6

      can we name it margareth tatchy?

    • @VidGamer123
      @VidGamer123 2 месяца назад +3

      I heard Lil' Thatchy opened for Snoop Dogg

  • @Widestone001
    @Widestone001 2 месяца назад +214

    Honestly I did not expect the fired bricks to be that impervious to water.
    As you say this highlights the enormous value of brick and mortar huts VS thatched stick huts. It also highlights the problems the old ones went through, although they would have rethatched the roofs every day to avoid leaks of course.
    The destroyed bricks were also a very strong example and proof of how valuable firing is - and that whoever first made it work was a total genious who made one of the technologies that enabled us as a species to be where we are today.

    • @dattebenforcer
      @dattebenforcer 2 месяца назад +33

      Also superior if a big bad wolf comes along.

    • @SKy_the_Thunder
      @SKy_the_Thunder 2 месяца назад +13

      Fired bricks were used in plenty of water installations until concrete took their place. From river banks to water mills and fountains. The only way water will damage well-made brick is via frost (provided the region gets that) - and even that will take decades or sometimes centuries.

    • @deathlis
      @deathlis Месяц назад +1

      @@SKy_the_Thunder Not the only way. Also efflorescence leading to spalling.

    • @SKy_the_Thunder
      @SKy_the_Thunder Месяц назад +2

      @@deathlis Fair enough. That also usually takes ages until it becomes a structural issue though.

    • @deathlis
      @deathlis Месяц назад +2

      @@SKy_the_Thunder You're pretty much correct for modern construction. Mostly it's from either a water shedding issue or weeping from the water table. But we have flashing, drip edge and piers or sealed slabs. So in his case it's a bit more of an unknown.
      Though regardless if he annually inspects it he'd know long before it became an issue. Worst case scenarios that I've seen take about 3-4 years, and he'd have plenty of time to notice.

  • @MrAutista0
    @MrAutista0 2 месяца назад +35

    at this point he doesn't NEED to show himself making fire by hand, we all know he does it, yet he always shows it and I love it every single time

  • @Evoleaper
    @Evoleaper 2 месяца назад +1023

    I hate seeing so much work destroyed, but You've used it as a teaching moment to show why fired brick materials are so valuable. This is why I like this channel so much. It's comforting, intelligent, and highly interesting.

    • @bluewuppo
      @bluewuppo 2 месяца назад +23

      its sad but really motivating seeing him rebuild

    • @andersjjensen
      @andersjjensen 2 месяца назад +39

      Yeah... a lot of "we should go back to nature" arguments falls appart when you realize how easily natures primary materials rot away. And this dude is lucky that he has a dry and a wet season. Where I live it rains a little, some or a lot 200 days a year, but we have dew fall for 300+ days a year. "Proper dry" rarely ever happen here.

    • @lilyfhonazhel2675
      @lilyfhonazhel2675 2 месяца назад +9

      ​@@andersjjensen
      On mine it is the extreme or both side
      If it is dry, it is scorching hot that people actually get heatstroke
      If it is wet, it will storm that floods are common nowadays
      We rarely get a proper in-between, it is either heat waves or storms

    • @Geo64x
      @Geo64x 2 месяца назад +8

      ​​@@andersjjensenThere are ways to preserve natural materials, for example using birch or pine tar. Also thatched roofs are extremely common in England where I live and they last 50+ years despite it raining a ton here.

    • @DieGurke_
      @DieGurke_ 2 месяца назад

      You know it's a fake, right? You can see excavator tracks in some of his videos.

  • @autonomousanonymous6310
    @autonomousanonymous6310 2 месяца назад +447

    The collapse of the thatch workshop, while unfortunate, only further serves to highlight the brick/cement hut as my favorite build you've made. Thing's damn near invincible

    • @ageishyena3035
      @ageishyena3035 2 месяца назад +25

      *earthquakes have entered the chat*

    • @ba_charles
      @ba_charles 2 месяца назад +7

      *this* thatch workshop, not *the* thatch workshop. food for the soil, there's nothing unfortunate about it

    • @corinclark6652
      @corinclark6652 2 месяца назад +33

      @@ageishyena3035We dont really get earthquakes bad enough to damage buildings in Australia. Extremely rare.

    • @aurelian2668
      @aurelian2668 2 месяца назад +5

      ​@@ageishyena3035 earthquakes pretty rare in australia i think?

    • @badabomb9946
      @badabomb9946 2 месяца назад +7

      Until a tree falls on it.

  • @snorman1911
    @snorman1911 Месяц назад +6

    My son loves this channel, every day when I come home from work he asked if we can "do primitive technology". Luckily our yard is basically all clay, so we have lots of material for bricks! Thanks for the awesome channel.

  • @BipolarBLKSheep
    @BipolarBLKSheep Месяц назад +88

    This man hasn't spoken a single word to us in over 10 years because his content speaks for itself.
    This channel must be protected at all costs.

  • @damascusraven
    @damascusraven 2 месяца назад +1814

    I have spent literal hours of my life watching this man silently make mud bricks.
    Zero regrets.

    • @mikeince9784
      @mikeince9784 2 месяца назад +44

      no no, these are Clay bricks not mud.

    • @Soul-Burn
      @Soul-Burn 2 месяца назад +20

      Don't forget to enable the subtitles for context

    • @eesaisiot
      @eesaisiot 2 месяца назад +6

      No, please don’t use racial language as it can be considered offensive to several minorities.

    • @user-ee6jr5pq6f
      @user-ee6jr5pq6f 2 месяца назад +8

      @@eesaisiotwhat?

    • @Breakfast_of_Champions
      @Breakfast_of_Champions 2 месяца назад +2

      Mud bricking like the Jews in Egypt!

  • @farazturk1283
    @farazturk1283 2 месяца назад +804

    This guy is genuinely a legend

  • @user-tm6vz1gt1f
    @user-tm6vz1gt1f 2 месяца назад +16

    A scene of natural collapse due to the natural environment is like looking back at a primitive past. I think that's very interesting and that's why he's phenomenal.

  • @Trey4x4
    @Trey4x4 Месяц назад +4

    Never ever say a word please. That is the epitome of your channel, peace and quiet, tranquil build work. Thank you

  • @MrJesseFisher
    @MrJesseFisher 2 месяца назад +401

    You’re like the only RUclipsr I actually clicked the bell for. Notifications are annoying, but your work makes me happy and calm. Need more of that in my life man. Thank you for keeping on keeping on.

    • @areichental
      @areichental 2 месяца назад +14

      In a zombie apocalypse, this dude is my number 1 draft pick.

    • @MiggsMusic
      @MiggsMusic 2 месяца назад +3

      Same!

    • @randymarshusa2928
      @randymarshusa2928 2 месяца назад +3

      Same

    • @legendofman12
      @legendofman12 2 месяца назад +6

      He is the ONLY youtuber I allow notifications for. Such genuine content

    • @boogachamp
      @boogachamp 2 месяца назад +3

      Truth, literally the only channel I allow notifications. Legit joy when I get them.

  • @Dannysen
    @Dannysen 2 месяца назад +314

    The workshop can be destroyed by the rain, but your legends last forever. 8 years of your making doesn’t feel that long to us, your videos never get old.

  • @henrypatterson7826
    @henrypatterson7826 2 месяца назад +6

    This video was awesome. Showed us his failures, willingness to go forward, and even the value of brick vs thatch. So cool

  • @SalmonCaramel
    @SalmonCaramel 2 месяца назад +15

    Really enjoy the use of timelapse, with the brick-making. It helps to put into context just how much work is needed for projects. Although the jumpcuts also help, too, for the same purpose, such as when you're placing the timber poles into the ground. That diversity of editing techniques are appreciated. Keep up the good work!

  • @Anmeteor9663
    @Anmeteor9663 2 месяца назад +173

    Watching the fire sticks never gets old. Smoke after three turns and fire after just five. Absolutely outstanding and makes a massive skill look so easy.

    • @EpicNerdsWithCameras
      @EpicNerdsWithCameras 2 месяца назад +14

      There are two rules to watching a Primitive Technology video:
      1. Turn on captions.
      2. Don't skip the fire kindling.

  • @MarkLepka-wx6gn
    @MarkLepka-wx6gn 2 месяца назад +265

    Don't forget to turn on captions EVERYBODY

    • @akizer0
      @akizer0 2 месяца назад +12

      Replying so that this comment will go on top.

    • @TheKlink
      @TheKlink 2 месяца назад +8

      it was such a revelation!

    • @TheKlink
      @TheKlink 2 месяца назад

      every little helps. @@akizer0

    • @111111scarface111111
      @111111scarface111111 2 месяца назад +4

      To the top!!

    • @BWills32
      @BWills32 2 месяца назад +4

      Yes Yes Yes!

  • @Ultimate1111111
    @Ultimate1111111 2 месяца назад +2

    These videos are real inner peace which brought me through hard and stressfull times in my PhD. No timelapse, no talking, no stupid music, no fake titles - Just a man who is loving his hobby and want to share his obsession. Great work dude I could watch you for hours!

  • @ezravogel8273
    @ezravogel8273 2 месяца назад +4

    I love to see how well the brick house is holding up even under such torrential downpours! It's a shame the small hut is being put under such stress by the rain though; It must be so frustrating having your work just completely halted by the weather

  • @erikschmitz7969
    @erikschmitz7969 2 месяца назад +82

    I love how in the past you showed off different ways to make fire (bow drill, pump drill) then got so skilled with fire sticks you no longer needed those methods, amazing content as always

  • @SamuelGeist
    @SamuelGeist 2 месяца назад +135

    I really appreciate how you show the complete fire-starting process every time. It only takes about a minute and it shows you're not just going through the motions!

    • @darkjudge8786
      @darkjudge8786 2 месяца назад

      You like that? It's now boring as fuck. I'd rather he just used a lighter off camera than waste a minute watching him do the same thing he's done for a decade. Are you special needs?

    • @smurtle7959
      @smurtle7959 2 месяца назад +3

      Well, actually it shows that he IS going through the motions. It shows that he isn’t skipping any corners, and honestly, it’s probably a little bit of a well deserved humble brag that he can always fit it into his videos since he does it so fast 😂

  • @piotrektiger8633
    @piotrektiger8633 Месяц назад +1

    Still keeping it real and staying true. I'm happy to see a channel that hasn't become a mockery of it's former self despite being around for so long👍🏼😊

  • @shlamimk4664
    @shlamimk4664 2 месяца назад +6

    I love that you keep showing the process of brick making.
    I feel like I could make it all happen once I have the land.
    You're helping keep my dream alive.
    Thank you.

  • @blehnameless8096
    @blehnameless8096 2 месяца назад +242

    The amount of time you dedicate to maintaining these structures. Thanks for all your efforts.

  • @jonpopelka
    @jonpopelka 2 месяца назад +112

    I love the hash marks as a way of putting your time spent into proper context. Viewers don't want to watch every second of the hundreds of hours you spend on labor because we love the edited speedrun, but we also appreciate how very much time and effort goes into making just one 30 minute video. You're the man, John. Thank you for doing what you do!
    PS: your book is outstanding

    • @smurtle7959
      @smurtle7959 2 месяца назад +1

      But the tally marks were so he could keep track of how much clay/dirt he was adding to his mixing pit, not how much time he spent. (In a round about way tho he is still showing us how much effort he put in, but it’s all purely to help him keep track and not overproduce.)

    • @iplaybadguys1457
      @iplaybadguys1457 2 месяца назад

      Honestly, I’d watch every second of a livestream, lol

  • @piergaay
    @piergaay 2 месяца назад +1

    For a long time people thought we only lived in caves during the stone age, but if we had just huts, like this thatched one, no wonder we do never find any evidence of how many of our ancestors would have lived outside caves . . .
    Maybe we were mainly hut-dwellers instead of cave-dwellers. Once the more it proves how valuable these experiments are.
    And a pure joy to watch of course; this channal never gets boring!

  • @saturn580
    @saturn580 2 месяца назад +2

    Seeing the impact of nature on your projects is fascinating. Really makes me appreciate how much we modern humans take for granted in our sturdy, weatherproof homes.

  • @tuseroni6085
    @tuseroni6085 2 месяца назад +57

    the rainy season huffed and it puffed and it blew the straw house down, but the house made of brick, that one stayed standing.

  • @Leadvest
    @Leadvest 2 месяца назад +33

    Really highlights what an important innovation seasonal work, and calendars, would have been for ancient peoples.

  • @gso619
    @gso619 2 месяца назад +1

    I feel like this really shows the value of technological progress and tools - the thatch hut may have been easier and faster to build, but every time you've got conditions like those you'd basically lose everything. The brick structure may be shower and harder to make, but you're not going to have to rebuild it every season. It saves you time and maintenance long-term, giving you more time to work on other things that ALSO make life easier long-term.

  • @HotTeaWithCookies
    @HotTeaWithCookies 2 месяца назад +3

    What absolute joy to come home after a long week on Friday and have the privilege of a new episode of Primitive Technology waiting for me! Happy days!

  • @issoctz7000
    @issoctz7000 2 месяца назад +110

    It's always a good day when primitive technology uploads a video

  • @jayglenn837
    @jayglenn837 2 месяца назад +42

    Even tho it collapsed, that thatched roof did a real good job at keeping those ash bricks dry, & nothing much else underneath was ruined. I'm really impressed!

  • @smck9520
    @smck9520 2 месяца назад +2

    Been following you for years and its been amazing to watch...so sad to see the loss of the hut. Please stay safe and keep posting your videos

  • @_Matter_1
    @_Matter_1 2 месяца назад +3

    The only channel on RUclips that I give a thumbs up immediately before watching a wonderful video.
    Thank you very much for your work, and for my meditative state while watching.❤

  • @Ice_elite
    @Ice_elite 2 месяца назад +72

    I will always remember the Thatched Workshop

    • @xyzero1682
      @xyzero1682 2 месяца назад +4

      His name was Thatched Workshop... His name was Thatched Workshop...

  • @Nighthawkinlight
    @Nighthawkinlight 2 месяца назад +33

    The rain made for a great way to showcase your thatching skills! Sometime when you're not sure what to do for you're next project I'd like to see more early farming and agriculture related stuff.

    • @TheMozilla79
      @TheMozilla79 2 месяца назад +1

      The few farming/gathering videos he's done in the past have been thoroughly entertaining. After his major building and metallurgy projects, agriculture would be awesome to see more exploration in.

    • @Phyankord
      @Phyankord 2 месяца назад +1

      Given the climate I think an Aztec island farm plot system would be an excellent illustration.

    • @dattebenforcer
      @dattebenforcer 2 месяца назад

      Or a windmill, or a lathe, or some sort of machine that makes his current projects/processes easier and faster.

    • @Phyankord
      @Phyankord 2 месяца назад +1

      @@dattebenforcer he has already made a water powered hammer, the problem with making some of these machines is that ar his "technology level" it's either just as efficient, if not more, to do it the traditional way because his resources don't allow for a highly tuned automation process. He explained this when he stopped making new fire starting devices because the hand spinning drill was just simpler for him.

    • @dattebenforcer
      @dattebenforcer 2 месяца назад

      @@Phyankord I remember that, but yes he hasn't really used it. It wasn't integrated into anything else. Usually you'd want to organize some sort of production chain.
      And we're fare from automation, but there are probably ways to produce more with less.

  • @DemainWolf
    @DemainWolf 2 месяца назад +3

    It's genuinely so amazing to see how much progress you've made over the years! You've optimized your skills so much, man! Love the content :)

  • @lindseymadewell7169
    @lindseymadewell7169 Месяц назад

    I love this channel. Even without an audible narrative, the information is still clear and efficient. Also, there is no question about authenticity.

  • @crashingtonsyoutube
    @crashingtonsyoutube 2 месяца назад +71

    I just came up with a potential video idea: id love a video of you just walking around the area, showing where the creek and the hut and so on are in relation to another. sort of like a "House tour". I think it would give some nice context to all the work you do carrying some around

    • @alexandersen1372
      @alexandersen1372 2 месяца назад +5

      pretty sure he did something like that already? i would check his backlog

  • @TheHookBoy
    @TheHookBoy 2 месяца назад +48

    Dude, you deserve praise for not lying in your video title. How often does someone post a hyperbolic title and the viewer is left cursing at them for being dishonest? You were 100% accurate in that title.

    • @jrobbin24
      @jrobbin24 2 месяца назад

      John is a man among men

  • @fallen_cookie
    @fallen_cookie 2 месяца назад +1

    This is amazing and honestly mad respect to you for so diligently sticking to it!

  • @jacobkuntflapp
    @jacobkuntflapp 2 месяца назад +1

    I love the brick building focus. That stream is beautiful.

  • @silversoul11
    @silversoul11 2 месяца назад +75

    Just trying to brag here, but I was one of his first subscribers, and I have seen other "primitive tech youtubers", I can say with maximum confidence that he is THE BEST.

    • @sportz5740
      @sportz5740 2 месяца назад +10

      He is the original GOAT

    • @factoryreset855
      @factoryreset855 2 месяца назад +15

      I mean, most of the others either feel gimmicky or they use heavy machinery when not on camera, this guy is on of the only genuine one, the others are trying to capitalize on his success, so it makes sense that he's the best.

    • @user-ge2qn6gp4o
      @user-ge2qn6gp4o 2 месяца назад

      I subscribed in 2015. Not sure when his channel started.

    • @Bill-Lions-musk-dye
      @Bill-Lions-musk-dye 2 месяца назад

      I feel bad for real channels that got inspired from him, they are underrated
      I remember there was a channel in Asia where he records hours long videos of him just smithing out one tool at a time

    • @Raycheetah
      @Raycheetah 2 месяца назад +2

      He's published a book, too, like a Scout's Handbook for primitive survival. My wife gave it to me for Christmas! =^[.]^=

  • @mistycrom
    @mistycrom 2 месяца назад +11

    Got to say though, given how insane that rain was, the little thatched shelter did great. Did you even expect it to still be there? Crazy to see that creek you're often stood in with the banks over your head overflowing with water like that.
    Good to see the brick hut standing strong still though.

  • @palehorse1511
    @palehorse1511 Месяц назад

    John is the real deal. When he makes things work, we learn. When he makes mistakes, we learn. All along with him. Schools should stream these videos. So much of the old arts are lost in this digital age.

  • @imchillyb
    @imchillyb Месяц назад

    There are times I watch this channel before bed for its nature sounds and the thump clop of the construction sounds. Then I find myself yawning and fighting sleep because I’d rather watch just one more minute than sleep.
    I’m not saying this is a good idea, but here we are.

  • @subwooferandcarseats
    @subwooferandcarseats 2 месяца назад +67

    I still remember the first time I realized that CCs exist on these vids. Blown away.

    • @ryangross5446
      @ryangross5446 2 месяца назад +4

      yup a solid 4 years into watching it id imagine as well

    • @MrAlbertamike
      @MrAlbertamike 2 месяца назад +1

      I forget every time then read the comments.

    • @thegremlin5886
      @thegremlin5886 2 месяца назад +1

      commenting so this gets more eyes

  • @99bulldog
    @99bulldog 2 месяца назад +34

    I commend you for keeping your format and not having useless comment over top of the video. Being able to enjoy the background sounds is a real highlight to your videos. Thanks.

    • @jenesisjones6706
      @jenesisjones6706 2 месяца назад

      Totally agree! I didn't know for years that there was captions...but I NEVER look at them. I just love the natural sounds, and his peace.

    • @tobhomott
      @tobhomott 2 месяца назад +6

      The explanations in the closed captions is really the best of both worlds; Enjoy all the nature sounds uninterrupted, but if you do want to know more just turn them on and it's all explained. It wouldn't make sense for every channel but I do wish more videos used the. captioning feature this way.

  • @ifrit35
    @ifrit35 Месяц назад

    This is one of the few channels I can say I'm still excited to see new videos from 8 years down the line.

  • @pieniugaming
    @pieniugaming 2 месяца назад

    I really love the new timelapse edit, it really shows how much work is put into each batch. Love your videos, great content as always!

  • @JAYG6390
    @JAYG6390 2 месяца назад +12

    Turn on captions if you don't already know about them to see what is happening in greater detail. Great video as always. That water was intense!

  • @michaelhuett9916
    @michaelhuett9916 2 месяца назад +15

    This channel genuinely brings be a small sliver of peace and contentment every time it uploads.

  • @Consequator
    @Consequator 2 месяца назад

    I was always amazed how that thatch roof never caught fire with a rather hot kiln underneath it.
    Also that's a lot of rain.. that little river really swelled up and changed the landscape.

  • @constitutionalpeasant1958
    @constitutionalpeasant1958 Месяц назад

    This man will not lie to you. A rare virtue. Honesty displayed through effort.

  • @gillgalexable
    @gillgalexable 2 месяца назад +42

    動画が上がる度に生存確認出来て安心できます☺️

    • @hadrast
      @hadrast 2 месяца назад

      生存確認しようとしたコメントで勝手に殺してどうするw

    • @Gameboon
      @Gameboon 2 месяца назад

      日本人もこのチャンネルを見るんですか?全然知らなかった。なんかびっくりしました。

    • @gillgalexable
      @gillgalexable 2 месяца назад

      @@hadrast
      寝ぼけてました笑
      生前じゃなくて生存ですね笑

    • @gillgalexable
      @gillgalexable 2 месяца назад +1

      @@Gameboon
      一定数居てると思います!
      私は5、6年前からずっと見てますが、日本のコメントが少ないのでそう思うかもしれませんね🧐

    • @Mafem_mfim
      @Mafem_mfim 2 месяца назад +1

      ニコニコで知って、見るようになったなぁ

  • @eydunno4154
    @eydunno4154 2 месяца назад +44

    That spider on the ash bricks at 8:11 is just chillin

    • @Kajenx
      @Kajenx 2 месяца назад +4

      I never notice the spiders until I read comments...

    • @PurpleBox89
      @PurpleBox89 2 месяца назад

      Good eye! That spider has claimed the Ash Tower as his own.

  • @roardo6275
    @roardo6275 2 месяца назад +1

    I think it is wonderful that you show the process of cleaning up the ruined mess! A lot of these type of sites are simply abandoned once they have generated enough "likes". Reusage and recycling would be precisely what primitive people would have done :) Greetings from Norway

  • @FlnkR
    @FlnkR 20 дней назад

    can we give some props to that mould that thing has been through thick and thin and still makes perfect bricks every time for years now

  • @Sphendrana
    @Sphendrana 2 месяца назад +41

    You're so good at fire sticks, it only takes you five sets to get one going. So cool! Also love the time lapse of bricks! Glad you're still here after all this time. Every upload from you is always a treat!

    • @DrewWutsit
      @DrewWutsit 2 месяца назад +4

      I noticed that as well! Insane.

    • @Sphendrana
      @Sphendrana 2 месяца назад +5

      @@DrewWutsit I've tried many times, and I just can't get the right amount of friction lol. I could spend an hour doing it without even a puff of smoke. Seen other channels do it too and they take a long time when you've seen it done this skillfully lol. I'm not saying their bad at it, still better than me, but you can see the skill gap for sure!

    • @lilyfhonazhel2675
      @lilyfhonazhel2675 2 месяца назад +2

      At this point it is already a muscle memory for him especially since he's been doing it for a long long long time now
      He probably developed techniques on how to quickly start a fire, right woods, and right weather

    • @Sphendrana
      @Sphendrana 2 месяца назад +3

      @@lilyfhonazhel2675 exactly. This is why he doesn't even need to use the other tools anymore for starting fires (he's even stated this in an older video)

  • @whiskeymonk4085
    @whiskeymonk4085 2 месяца назад +6

    Reminds me of the three little pigs. The brick house still stands after the wet wolf came blowing through.

  • @JamesComeau85
    @JamesComeau85 2 месяца назад +1

    love the timelaps video, shows all the hard work you put in

  • @kekekonttinen6862
    @kekekonttinen6862 Месяц назад

    I just love how methodical your approach too all of this is. You must have an iron will, you never seem down even when the elements are against you. ❤

  • @mickthegeek875
    @mickthegeek875 2 месяца назад +15

    Sad to see the workshop get destroyed, but with every incident there is always room for improvement. I hope you can get a brick, cement, and tiled workshop built so you can carry on with your achievements.

    • @-aid4084
      @-aid4084 2 месяца назад +10

      I think that's why he's making a lot of bricks, so he can erect a new permanent structure.

    • @brianerbes7766
      @brianerbes7766 2 месяца назад +3

      It would be great if he built a forge and implemented there the same technique he used to get all that massive amount of iron he got in the past video.

    • @smokyz_
      @smokyz_ 2 месяца назад

      @@brianerbes7766 It would be amazing if he could build a giant furnace to heat treat clay bricks in massive scale instead of having to do small batches.

  • @thomaspavon2504
    @thomaspavon2504 2 месяца назад +7

    This is amazing to see how the brick hut still stand in perfect form , a solid tiny house !

  • @Turbininh0
    @Turbininh0 Месяц назад

    love the timelapses, I'm glad that you started doing them

  • @TheCarbonEcho
    @TheCarbonEcho 2 месяца назад +7

    The amount of effort and energy this just take is staggering. Thank you for all you do making these videos, I am always thrilled to watch your latest videos.

  • @youduntknowmyname
    @youduntknowmyname 2 месяца назад +8

    I hope this channel lives on for many many years and see how much you can accomplish with all this hard work you've put. From the first tools, to the first house, to the first iron. I wonder what prospects you have in mind for the future.

    • @justtekina6709
      @justtekina6709 2 месяца назад

      Oh wow that would be really cool, didn't really try to imagine things that far of a time horizon

  • @drillerdev4624
    @drillerdev4624 2 месяца назад

    Thanks for showing the problems along with the successes.

  • @Ryanthedigger02
    @Ryanthedigger02 2 месяца назад

    I genuinely get so excited every time a new primitive technology video comes out!

  • @karamia1392
    @karamia1392 2 месяца назад +5

    Sorry about the destruction, John. Here in Perth it’s as dry as the Sahara. You must have ambushed our share of precipitation! 😅You’re such a hard-working genius. ❤

  • @alybloodshade
    @alybloodshade 2 месяца назад +7

    I've watched this channel since the first video went up and this one is the most soothing for some reason. The sound of the rain and the roaring waters was so relaxing for some reason.

  • @simonwu7250
    @simonwu7250 2 месяца назад

    Every jump cut is like an hour of work gathering the supplies and making stuff by hand much respect

  • @burgundyknight6826
    @burgundyknight6826 2 месяца назад

    Thanks for sharing. Your dedication and passion for primitive living are so eye-opening. Watching your progress is fascinating, and sharing your setbacks and obstacles demonstrates what it's really like. Keep up the good work. If civilization collapses, those of us who have followed your work won't be entirely useless when we have to join a hunter gathering tribe.

  • @troycongdon
    @troycongdon 2 месяца назад +3

    Here is a comment to feed the algorithm. Your channel is interesting without any ridiculous music distracting from what makes it cool. Keep on keepin’ on!

  • @Chickston
    @Chickston 2 месяца назад +3

    The level of preparation shown here is amazing. Primitive maybe, but well planned too. The sticks ready to burn got me the most. It'd take me days to make the pile.

  • @asgerthorndalkofod2366
    @asgerthorndalkofod2366 2 месяца назад

    Fascinating highlight of the difficulties and value of ancient materials. I would only wish there were more like you around the world so we could see the effects of different environments.

  • @kinggimped
    @kinggimped 2 месяца назад

    This really does demonstrate just how valuable the development of bricks and mortar were to primitive man in battling against the forces of nature. Things we see everywhere and take for granted. Just a couple weeks of heavy rain utterly destroyed that little thatched hut, meanwhile the brick hut looks completely untouched.

  • @myrmecofourmis
    @myrmecofourmis 2 месяца назад +5

    A real-time full tour of your village would be really cool ! It's hard to imagine how the different buildings are connected to each other.

  • @TazPessle
    @TazPessle 2 месяца назад +3

    Finally, something great to watch on YT tonight.

  • @logancrider7901
    @logancrider7901 2 месяца назад

    Sad to see the thatch work hut gone. But excited to see what you do in the next videos!! Always happy when your next vid drops!!

  • @dragonplays7988
    @dragonplays7988 2 месяца назад

    Been watching you from the start and I remember watching you build all the building you use in this video and it's honestly amazing

  • @Yand2k6
    @Yand2k6 2 месяца назад +2

    It's the only channel which I immediately open when i see the notification. Never regreted

  • @beaconofwierd1883
    @beaconofwierd1883 2 месяца назад +46

    Damn you creepers! I mean rain!
    That’s why you always have a backup world.

    • @stevdor6146
      @stevdor6146 2 месяца назад +4

      if MC rain had the same devastation power as the jungle, i'd live in the desert/snow biome instead

  • @BilboBugginz
    @BilboBugginz Месяц назад

    All the technical information on this channel is great, but I think I enjoy the ambience of immersion in nature best. Another fine update.

  • @diegovegas3102
    @diegovegas3102 Месяц назад

    Best youtube chanel I’m suscribed to. And I spend a lot of time here. My very favourite by far

  • @MargieDorothy
    @MargieDorothy 2 месяца назад +24

    Your videos are seriously cool, keep 'em coming!

  • @lachlantelfer
    @lachlantelfer 2 месяца назад +4

    Great work John. Big wet up north, scene's of the big waterfall near karunda was amazing. So much water.

  • @PapiSalad
    @PapiSalad Месяц назад

    I am honestly impressed that it survived as long as it did. But it's like losing an old friend. I remember when that video came out...

  • @Its_Jonny_Boi
    @Its_Jonny_Boi 2 месяца назад +3

    I know there IS one, but I’m amused that the purpose of the bricks is never specified. My head cannon is that Mr. Technology simply has an all-consuming desire to produce bricks. I’m imagining him filming the rain angrily, fuming that he must temporarily halt brick production.

  • @WynterLegend
    @WynterLegend 2 месяца назад +6

    If you keep chipping away at that hillside, you can build out enough to make a hobbit hole! Not like you're lacking bricks or stone to build up the walls, and you could carve out some hefty beams using some of the larger trees around.
    Maybe try out some more intricate carpentry joints?

    • @ohasis8331
      @ohasis8331 2 месяца назад

      With what? Hasn't been invented yet.

    • @WynterLegend
      @WynterLegend 2 месяца назад

      Stone chisels and a hefty stick as a mallet for the beams, maybe even a carpenter's plane made in similar fashion. A stick works as a shovel. The walls can be made of clay or stone brick.
      I mean, why not? He's already making impellers and belt drives! @@ohasis8331