FINALLY, a desert survival channel! I live in Texas and while I am a fan of the conventional wooded bushcraft, but as stated at the beginning, places like Big Bend are sparse in typical resources. Just subscribed, looking forward to the content.
The frame is spot on but if you had access to yuccas, you can snap off the bodies from the ground. It’s not as hard as it would seem. Some are 5’ long. Stack em on your frame from the bottom up. The quills from years earlier are very dry and not too heavy. Cut the newer quills off and use them on your frame. In other words, use all the yucca. Nice vid.
Thank you for giving the desert some representation in the bushcraft/survivalcraft community here. As someone who is developing my skills here, I believe it is important to cultivate them in many diverse biomes and ecosystems. Excellent video!
Stop apologizing. You know what you're doing and they are good skills. You are teaching things that average people can do some of these guys out here are dropping 20K 30k on survival gear. Your average person doesn't have money like that. You give the audience confidence that that is something they can do if they find themselves under those circumstances. Look at what you just did here you made that shelter with nothing but your hands and a saw! That's incredible!
I live in a desert and I have been looking for a survival shelter in my area. It is amazing to make a shelter in a forest, don't get me wrong, but it takes real skill to make a shelter in a desert. Great job!
AMEN!!! Thank you so much for doing these videos and pointing out how most of the other survival guys are in a forest where there’s trees everywhere and water is leaking out of every rock. You don’t see people in the desert much. If you can make it in the desert you can make it anywhere.
Well when you said cordage I thought you were going to twist rope out of the Yucca leaves but the way you done it works. When I used to show people how to make a debris shelter I always had them make their beds first and then put the sides on mainly because that lets you know how wide to do your debris shelter otherwise you're going to be Mighty scrunched in your shelter. That's just my suggestion and the way I used to teach. That was a pretty nice debris Hut you made there. Thanks James
Being a west Texas native, your videos are literally the only ones out there that are useful and applicable to me. In Texas, pretty much all of the other videos are useless if you live west of 35. I think I've watched all of your videos, but only recently subbed. Keep up the good work.
Growing up in the Pennsylvania boondocks, I used to make similar shelters out of reeds and pine boughs. But then again, I grew up in hundreds of acres of trees with a fair sized creek (or "crick", as they're called, regionally), so it was a pretty easy task. Also, I never overnighted in them, just used them to hide out in or play cowboys and indians! It's amazing all the ways you come up with to survive in a region that, to my woodland accustomed eyes, seems a barren wasteland - but not so! Thank you for your very informative and well-done videos! Hope to see many more!
Suggestion: Where you choose to sleep, dig down a bit then build shelter. This will provide further wind protection as well as providing additional space.
Great video James, that's a really nice looking shelter. Yeah takes some time to build but looks like it would be fun to stay in. Cheers to Cuervo for the camera work and fantastic music.
Kind of bored about the great old snowy forests, I’m kind of learning to love/enjoy the hidden beauty of the desert so this video fits just right today. By the way, you don’t have to be a knot sabi, just look for Kochanski and the jam knot, is the simplest, easiest an most efficient knot you ever need. As always, thanks for cuervo’s voice
Hello from Tucson. Thank you so much for posting DESERT survival videos. So many out the done in the woods where materials and water are abundant. It's nice to see.
You're certainly correct regarding there not being an abundance of tutorial type videos for desert environments. It's one my major draws to you channel. Build upon your weak areas and you'll be a pretty solid teacher (I'm not the best at knots either).
Notice the fire is a good distance away from the shelter. Even a small wind blown ember and that shelter is gone. This would be a great Boy Scout project.
Well done. I was very glad that you mentioned the fact that snakes, scorpions, spiders, tarantulas, whatever..... could be lurking in there when you return. Good job-- looking forward to more videos!
Hey, right on James! Good to see you and thanks for this video in particular!! If you remember me, you know I’m out in the dirt too lol. Heck man I’ve been sawing those stalks off for years, I had no idea you could just tip em over and pull em out!!! They’re all over my yard and you just saved me like an hour every season lol. Sorry I’ve been MIA for a bit, hope you guys have been doing well. Looks like it! Keep on brother. And Quervo too!! More vids like this! The more you know, the less you need.
Im well known in troop 106 for constructing simple shelters based off my body measurements. I contruct most things in under an hour if i can, and have been able to use the desert well to make things easier. I had to test myself 7 years ago around the Guadalupe mountains
Great video, you're absolutely right about majority of bushcraft videos (while really cool) taking place in the woods. It's nice to see you taking advantage of your area. In regards to the grass roof, have you considered using some more yucca cordage to fasten together bundles of grass? Just my two cents 😌
That was great James. Way to cover your turf with the tips and tricks as well as how to build a shelter. You really covered it very well. Even applying old world tricks like the opening of the shelter facing east and why. Including tips regards to leaving and returning. Nobody wants those kinds of room mates. 👌🏼😂 Excellent video brother. Great job all around.
Very cool, Great music! Always fun to see other people work in different environments and see what resources they have available and how they can be used.
You're doing good 👍 A tip with the yucca for making cordage is break it down more. Break it apart more and get the thin wispy fibers. You can twist those fibers together to get much more flexible cords, especially while the yucca is still green. Once it dries, they get less pliable. But you can get a big pile of green yucca leaves and sit in your shelter while it's too hot to move around, and break them down further. Twist into cords while you're waiting for the sun to drop. Preserve sweat.
Just discovered you bro and I gotta say you got good content. We need more desert survival videos like this I live in west texas and this would definitely come in handy for us desert dwellers haha also I would’ve reminded people to not make the fire too close to home just in case you burn all your hard work down lol other then that great video man
Just added another one to one of the best videos you've ever made. Excellent job my friend! You are the first I have ever seen make that type of shelter with those type of materials.
Really loved it, jealous that you have Cuevos music to fill in. Note; I always lay down on the ground and make an outline of my body, Mark it and add a foot or two too it and that's where I'll lay the end tip of the frame pole to ensure that it'll be big enough for me and my gear. 😃👍
I usually have some loppers for cutting branches in my truck since I work in the service trades and have gone down unkept narrow driveways and to avoid scraping my truck and enabling my truck to actually be able to turn around. As usuall thank you for another great video
Nice simple debris shelter Exposed "ribs" (the lattice made of yucca flower stalks) will draw water in if it rains There is also a lot of dead air space in there. If you want to stay warm, less dead air space will always be better. No door will also leave you super exposed The ground will be suck the heat right out of you If I only needed some shade/light rain protection this would work fine but I don't think it would really work out that well if you needed to survive a few unplanned nights outdoors.
That’s an awesome build James. Your knots are quite efficient for the material you are using too. Thanks for sharing and don’t step on that rattle snake that’s been lurking
@@JunkyardFox man i just saw it 🤨 im really sorry about your truck they really did ruin your good mood and its indeed mostly people whats give you trouble more than animals we have this kind of shits here too in middle east by the way i liked your shimag LOL any way im glad your ok hope to see more videos again with safely trips
James have to say thank you for all the content that you put out especially with desert survival I stumbled across your Channel about 7 years ago when I moved in the middle of the Sonoran Desert and your videos have been instrumental to my education within my region I look forward to expanding my education on desert survival through your knowledge
I love the desert focused shelter! I live in Arizona and have a deep fear that I'll spontaneously wake up one day naked in the desert with no water or tools. Thankfully, out of all the places I have woken up without clothes the desert isn't one of them.
There might be? Yeah, I got $20 that says there WILL be a tarantula, scorpion, or rattlesnake! Could also be a Jack rabbit, tortoise, or even a road runner. Nice work mi Amigo!
I do like how the yucca plant can handle the shelter I'm all most believing that's Native American's hade there shelter's put made Or am I Rong Friend I do like your videos as I had seen a lot in the bushcraft world it's all really great to see and learn
Wow, thanks for making the time to show us what is entailed in making this type of shelter for a desert. I have watched many videos for deciduous areas, but not many for a desert. Thank You
Another Great Video. Thank you James for the information that you do Show us how to utilize what we have to make a shelter and how to set it up to keep the wind and sun off of us.
Great video. I was wondering if you were going to use more grass for bedding and you answered that. I also love how you suggest being prepared with tarps etc. Most people teaching primitive shelters don't say that.
Great video as always! I’m not a big knot person either but I’ve found the clove hitch fairly easy to remember. It’ll keep your supports bound tight and you just finish it off with a couple over hand knots on top.
FINALLY, a desert survival channel!
I live in Texas and while I am a fan of the conventional wooded bushcraft, but as stated at the beginning, places like Big Bend are sparse in typical resources. Just subscribed, looking forward to the content.
The frame is spot on but if you had access to yuccas, you can snap off the bodies from the ground. It’s not as hard as it would seem. Some are 5’ long. Stack em on your frame from the bottom up. The quills from years earlier are very dry and not too heavy. Cut the newer quills off and use them on your frame. In other words, use all the yucca. Nice vid.
I am disabled and enjoy living vicariously through people like you. Thank you.
Thank you for giving the desert some representation in the bushcraft/survivalcraft community here. As someone who is developing my skills here, I believe it is important to cultivate them in many diverse biomes and ecosystems. Excellent video!
Stop apologizing. You know what you're doing and they are good skills. You are teaching things that average people can do some of these guys out here are dropping 20K 30k on survival gear. Your average person doesn't have money like that. You give the audience confidence that that is something they can do if they find themselves under those circumstances. Look at what you just did here you made that shelter with nothing but your hands and a saw! That's incredible!
JAMES BEST VIDEO EVER
😎😎😎
glad you enjoyed it!
I live in a desert and I have been looking for a survival shelter in my area. It is amazing to make a shelter in a forest, don't get me wrong, but it takes real skill to make a shelter in a desert. Great job!
Finally... A video on dry, drought effected area... Really appreciate the effort👍🏼
Awesome video! Cuervo’s music is outstanding, it really sets the tone of the video.
thank you, plus his filming angles help the videos from getting boring
Nice
AMEN!!! Thank you so much for doing these videos and pointing out how most of the other survival guys are in a forest where there’s trees everywhere and water is leaking out of every rock. You don’t see people in the desert much. If you can make it in the desert you can make it anywhere.
thank you so much, glad you enjoy them! more to come!
Those yucca stalks make great walking sticks, too, strong but light.
very true
Well when you said cordage I thought you were going to twist rope out of the Yucca leaves but the way you done it works. When I used to show people how to make a debris shelter I always had them make their beds first and then put the sides on mainly because that lets you know how wide to do your debris shelter otherwise you're going to be Mighty scrunched in your shelter. That's just my suggestion and the way I used to teach. That was a pretty nice debris Hut you made there. Thanks James
Great to see someone showing desert survival!
Being a west Texas native, your videos are literally the only ones out there that are useful and applicable to me. In Texas, pretty much all of the other videos are useless if you live west of 35. I think I've watched all of your videos, but only recently subbed. Keep up the good work.
I appreciate that! glad theyre helpful
Growing up in the Pennsylvania boondocks, I used to make similar shelters out of reeds and pine boughs. But then again, I grew up in hundreds of acres of trees with a fair sized creek (or "crick", as they're called, regionally), so it was a pretty easy task. Also, I never overnighted in them, just used them to hide out in or play cowboys and indians!
It's amazing all the ways you come up with to survive in a region that, to my woodland accustomed eyes, seems a barren wasteland - but not so!
Thank you for your very informative and well-done videos! Hope to see many more!
Suggestion: Where you choose to sleep, dig down a bit then build shelter. This will provide further wind protection as well as providing additional space.
I always found a pair of garden pruners to be of help with desert brush. Just a thought...
100% agreed. Small pair of pruning shears and a folding saw will handle anything, and save your knife.
Great video James, that's a really nice looking shelter. Yeah takes some time to build but looks like it would be fun to stay in. Cheers to Cuervo for the camera work and fantastic music.
ill be camping in there soon
Kind of bored about the great old snowy forests, I’m kind of learning to love/enjoy the hidden beauty of the desert so this video fits just right today. By the way, you don’t have to be a knot sabi, just look for Kochanski and the jam knot, is the simplest, easiest an most efficient knot you ever need. As always, thanks for cuervo’s voice
awesome bro, ill look into the jam knot
Hello from Tucson. Thank you so much for posting DESERT survival videos. So many out the done in the woods where materials and water are abundant. It's nice to see.
MVP goes to the gloves. Your right everything in the desert will poke pick and stab you. Great video.
i made the first shelter without gloves, i had like 100 cuts on my hands and arms afterwards lol lesson learned.
That was a great shelter. The tip you gave of jamming the yucca stalk into the bush to strip off the pods was smart.
You're certainly correct regarding there not being an abundance of tutorial type videos for desert environments. It's one my major draws to you channel. Build upon your weak areas and you'll be a pretty solid teacher (I'm not the best at knots either).
Old salt I knew used to always say if you can’t tie a knot make sure to tie a lot .
Notice the fire is a good distance away from the shelter. Even a small wind blown ember and that shelter is gone.
This would be a great Boy Scout project.
First time that I like the music in this kind of videos😻
Well done. I was very glad that you mentioned the fact that snakes, scorpions, spiders, tarantulas, whatever..... could be lurking in there when you return. Good job-- looking forward to more videos!
awesoem, im glad you liked it
Hey, right on James! Good to see you and thanks for this video in particular!! If you remember me, you know I’m out in the dirt too lol. Heck man I’ve been sawing those stalks off for years, I had no idea you could just tip em over and pull em out!!! They’re all over my yard and you just saved me like an hour every season lol. Sorry I’ve been MIA for a bit, hope you guys have been doing well. Looks like it! Keep on brother. And Quervo too!! More vids like this! The more you know, the less you need.
awesome bro! im glad thsi was helpful
I subscribed because you are articulate, direct, knowledgeable, and just impress me as a good guy.
Im well known in troop 106 for constructing simple shelters based off my body measurements.
I contruct most things in under an hour if i can, and have been able to use the desert well to make things easier.
I had to test myself 7 years ago around the Guadalupe mountains
Great video, you're absolutely right about majority of bushcraft videos (while really cool) taking place in the woods. It's nice to see you taking advantage of your area. In regards to the grass roof, have you considered using some more yucca cordage to fasten together bundles of grass? Just my two cents 😌
That was great James. Way to cover your turf with the tips and tricks as well as how to build a shelter. You really covered it very well. Even applying old world tricks like the opening of the shelter facing east and why. Including tips regards to leaving and returning. Nobody wants those kinds of room mates. 👌🏼😂 Excellent video brother. Great job all around.
Very cool, Great music! Always fun to see other people work in different environments and see what resources they have available and how they can be used.
Couldn't agree more!
Def cool to see this using desert resources. Like you said super easy to find stuff in wooded areas but not in the desert.
You're doing good 👍
A tip with the yucca for making cordage is break it down more. Break it apart more and get the thin wispy fibers. You can twist those fibers together to get much more flexible cords, especially while the yucca is still green. Once it dries, they get less pliable. But you can get a big pile of green yucca leaves and sit in your shelter while it's too hot to move around, and break them down further. Twist into cords while you're waiting for the sun to drop. Preserve sweat.
As a lifelong southeastern NM resident (almost Tejas) I love watching your videos dude. Keep um coming please
Just discovered you bro and I gotta say you got good content. We need more desert survival videos like this I live in west texas and this would definitely come in handy for us desert dwellers haha also I would’ve reminded people to not make the fire too close to home just in case you burn all your hard work down lol other then that great video man
When I was a kid in Florida we used palmetto fronds for cordage the same way. You can split them and tie them, when they dry they are strong.
BTW - Cuervo's music is perfect in this video.
Just added another one to one of the best videos you've ever made. Excellent job my friend! You are the first I have ever seen make that type of shelter with those type of materials.
i apprecaite it Leo! thsi is definitely my favorite video ive made this year
Really loved it, jealous that you have Cuevos music to fill in.
Note; I always lay down on the ground and make an outline of my body, Mark it and add a foot or two too it and that's where I'll lay the end tip of the frame pole to ensure that it'll be big enough for me and my gear. 😃👍
I usually have some loppers for cutting branches in my truck since I work in the service trades and have gone down unkept narrow driveways and to avoid scraping my truck and enabling my truck to actually be able to turn around.
As usuall thank you for another great video
That's a great idea!
Awesome vid............
I've always admired the desert and its beauty fosho...........
Nice simple debris shelter
Exposed "ribs" (the lattice made of yucca flower stalks) will draw water in if it rains
There is also a lot of dead air space in there. If you want to stay warm, less dead air space will always be better.
No door will also leave you super exposed
The ground will be suck the heat right out of you
If I only needed some shade/light rain protection this would work fine but I don't think it would really work out that well if you needed to survive a few unplanned nights outdoors.
That’s an awesome build James. Your knots are quite efficient for the material you are using too. Thanks for sharing and don’t step on that rattle snake that’s been lurking
Glad you enjoyed it
Love desert
finally someone i saw decided to do solo camp in desert
i love it
please make more of it with very hard conditions :D
be sure to watch the one where i camp here ad my truck gets shot at lol ruclips.net/video/GcX61AIcjrw/видео.html
@@JunkyardFox man i just saw it 🤨
im really sorry about your truck they really did ruin your good mood
and its indeed mostly people whats give you trouble more than animals
we have this kind of shits here too in middle east
by the way i liked your shimag LOL
any way im glad your ok hope to see more videos again with safely trips
If you find an abandoned one or leave yours for a season always check for rattlesnakes. I’ve found rattlesnakes love these
These videos give me life, man. Thank you!
Glad to hear it!
All excellent info to absorb. Thanks for the desert knowledge Mr. Junkyard.
For just a little camping trip this would be very cozy to make pots by a fire sitting outside that hut
Great Channel ! No fear, we hope for the best and prepare for the worst ! Love and light from New Mexico
likewise, my friend!
James have to say thank you for all the content that you put out especially with desert survival I stumbled across your Channel about 7 years ago when I moved in the middle of the Sonoran Desert and your videos have been instrumental to my education within my region I look forward to expanding my education on desert survival through your knowledge
im glad you enjoy our work, thank you for joining us in these adventures.
Hey Desert Child, any chance I can pick your brain about desert survival? I'm about to make an attempt at it VEEEEERY SOON
@@Zackaria_sMax sure, what's on your mind? And round about what region are you heading?
Thank you James. Intro said it all.
thank you for joining us on another adventure
Watched it then , and now again , great info , thanks
Not often that I see this....In the desert I love that you did this. I live in the desert I always wonder how we would bug out if needed
I love the desert focused shelter! I live in Arizona and have a deep fear that I'll spontaneously wake up one day naked in the desert with no water or tools. Thankfully, out of all the places I have woken up without clothes the desert isn't one of them.
Im in the Sonoran Desert and i like these bushcraft videos, i just came across yours and man... heck yeah!! Subscribed! love desert survival videos!
Really fantastic video. Very good images. Well explained. Congratulations!!. Thanks a lot for sharing. 👍😉
18:20 pick forked branches and use the forks as a type of nail securing the grasses to the yucca framework
My suggestion would be: to braid the yucca strips into a kind of rope or string and use this to bind the structure together.
The quality of your videos are insane. Great job!
Glad you like them! we pour our hearts and souls into them
Nice Trip Guys ! Diggin the Shelter & Diggin the TUNES. TAKE CARE..
Glad you enjoyed it
Well done, my friend. Very nicely constructed.
Thanks for the visit
@junkyardfox for an easy but solid knot, you just need to do the half knot you did, but do it twice in the same spot.
There might be? Yeah, I got $20 that says there WILL be a tarantula, scorpion, or rattlesnake! Could also be a Jack rabbit, tortoise, or even a road runner. Nice work mi Amigo!
Nice job. It always takes a while to gather and build anything out there.
I don't know how many times I have walked by yucca and had no idea what you could use it for thank you
be sure to check out our desert edibles video to see several videos about yucca
Excellent presentation.
Pretty cool. First shelter I’ve seen outside a forest backdrop. Definitely has its challenges. Thanks for sharing it
Thanks for watching!
I do like how the yucca plant can handle the shelter
I'm all most believing that's Native American's hade there shelter's put
made
Or am I Rong
Friend I do like your videos as I had seen a lot in the bushcraft world it's all really great to see and learn
Ooo that looks cozy!
gonna be camping in it soon
Living in AZ knowing this is important! TY
Wow, thanks for making the time to show us what is entailed in making this type of shelter for a desert. I have watched many videos for deciduous areas, but not many for a desert. Thank You
Glad it was helpful!
Well done!
Keep up the great work...
Much love from Switzerland
much love, brother!
Well done young man! Not many desert shelters out there!
JF, strong work as usual!
New subscriber and WOW. You put in the work and tell the time it takes! Very uncommon in this realm. Thank you so much.
Great video. Thanks for your time.
Super shelter! Thanks for the video! 💪🏼🙏🏼
Knots are hard for me too brother! We can only do our best!
Nice wikeup-like-shelter James. Thanks for sharing 👍
Great job on shelter love the music
I love this channel because so few channels are based in the Chihuahuan Desert 🏜️
Keep up the good work!!
Thank you very much! glad you like our stuff
Another Great Video. Thank you James for the information that you do Show us how to utilize what we have to make a shelter and how to set it up to keep the wind and sun off of us.
Glad it was helpful!
Now that a nice setup ! !
thnak you, not too shabby
23:48. Fastest sunset ive ever seen. From UK
The rattlesnakes in the desert are going to be really thankful that you built them a place to keep cool in.
Great video. I was wondering if you were going to use more grass for bedding and you answered that. I also love how you suggest being prepared with tarps etc. Most people teaching primitive shelters don't say that.
Tus vídeos son muy buenos... Gracias por mostrar tan buen trabajo... Saludos desde España
Saludos!
I would to see you do some camping there in the winter that would be awesome!
Been awaiting a new JYF video. Love them all brother. Getting ready to spank The Jemez with my New Snake Eater when it arrives :)
Nice!!
Excellent demonstration guys! Great work
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent video! I didn’t know yucca was this useful. Makes me long for some time bumming around the desert...
oh man, the yucca is supremely useful, iahve many videos on the food sources and making soap
wow, real cowboy camping. this i can't do the heat makes me sick, good job !!
Glad you enjoyed it
Just subscribed after stumbling on your videos! They are a pleasant distraction from the urban life in the inner city. Love from the UK! 😉 💜
greetings from texas!
Yeeh hah! 😉 💜
Excellent use of available resources! Thank you. I live in the desert and needed to see this done. Blessings!
Glad it was helpful! be sure to check out our other desert survival videos like turning mesquite pods into cakes and coffee.
Which desert if u dont mind me asking?
Great video. I would have tied the grass into bundles with yucca lol
Great video as always! I’m not a big knot person either but I’ve found the clove hitch fairly easy to remember. It’ll keep your supports bound tight and you just finish it off with a couple over hand knots on top.
Good to know!
Desert broom is also great for debri shelter
I've been wanting this from you for some. Awesome video and thank you for sharing!
Thanks for watching!