Hexagonal weave with basket hoop vine (trichostigma octandrum). Tropical survival skills

In this video Carmen turns a vine into a totally sweet laundry basket.

[@matthiasgr555]

Beautiful work Carmen and great video!

[@wildsurvivalskills]

Fantastic Video!! Gorgeous Basket Carmen!!

[@benkeys3320]

Sub 701! Love this!

[@brahmburgers]

Informational and cute. Thanks for posting. I had a hex-weave basket made at a Akha Hill Tribe in central SE Asia. It was strips of bamboo, 1" wide and 2 mm thick, very precise, tight weave - the size of a cooking pot. No see-thru spaces, and smooth to the touch. It was stolen, but I still remember it fondly. Have set up a sturdy jig outside, where strips for baskets can be fabricated. It's new, so haven't used it yet. Probably use lengths of strawberry guava, which grows aggressively here in Puna, Hawaii. Will also make bundled drum sticks, which I used to make, in Thailand, from 7 lengths of bamboo (each a bit smaller diameter than a chopstick).

[@TheBurghFamily]

You rock! Inspiring!

[@LetsTalkFood]

Carmen!!! you are amazing!!

[@ActOutEnsemble]

This was a lovely, relaxing video, the basket is so much better for the planet than my dollar store plastic baskets!!! The pride I would feel if I did that, I thank you.

[@lisascenic]

Fascinating! Thank you. What a wonderful material you’re working with.

[@MeloyKimberly]

Awesome, Carmen!

[@joshuaweaver2756]

Beautiful basket Carmen! Your children are beautiful!

[@peacefulscrimp5183]

😍 I need woman just like this woman 😍

[@sketchbookshark]

Thank you so much! I have been inspired by the book "braiding sweat grass" to try and become more in touch with the resources around me. Like you said knowledge is being lost. I am happy to report that you have successfully passed on this technique and I have now woven the first of many baskets. All my raw materials came from the windfall of recent Hurricane Fiona. It feels great to be able to be productive even when there is no electrical power. And it feels fantastic to connect to the plants around me. BTW. Your most incredible tip was about always pulling on the thicker side to keep the split in the middle. That cracked the code for me. Thank you!

[@caribbeanearthskills5865]

So glad you tried it out! Funny, I was working on a basket out of this plant after Fiona too :)

[@spirituallife4096]

How is that you both know so much about survival life skills? I mean when and how did you learn ?

[@caribbeanearthskills5865]

We started our learning at Tom Brown Jr's Trackerschool in 2000. In the twenty years since then we've lived it as thoroughly as we could. Most of the learning was from many many many hours of prctice, but we've also studied with numerous other teachers.

[@spirituallife4096]

@@caribbeanearthskills5865 great 😇 thanks for replying

[@Steve-rf5do]

Hello I just came across your families channel! Wow! I have so many questions as I will be filming a video one year on an uninhabited island.. I would be very interested in the different use of coconuts and also sugar cane, (Hopefully I will be able to make some coconut alcohol on the island) it will be about 8 of us going, and we aren't all very knowledgeable so we will be net fishing and growing vegetables.. I would be very interested to know what you would bring with you on an uninhabited island to live for a year

[@Steve-rf5do]

Also if possible would very much like to ask a few questions if it would be possible to email or DM through IG or something

[@caribbeanearthskills5865]

@@Steve-rf5do why don't you shoot us an e-mail an [e-mail] and we can answer all your questions.