How I use Wild Desert Salt

Several people have asked me about salt. I have several natural sources of salt: sea algae, ocean water, and dry lake beds. I always consume it raw without any processing. A benefit of unprocessed wild salt is that there are other micronutrients and minerals that may be attached to it. Always make sure that your source of salt isn't contaminated though.
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[@cory562]

There is something so calming about a man beeing in nature and just watching him make stuff.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

It is ten times more calming for the man in nature. I love to just wander out in the wild.

[@Mingui.70]

Y una Mujer también..

[@user-nr7ls1uj2q]

Yes. It's called free life.

[@baradieldeath3750]

​@@ChadZuberAdventures wish people could come with you and learn these survival skills ❤

[@JH-6]

With too much we die, with too little we die. Nature is balance. I like that you only take what you need. Thanks for sharing and enjoy natures harvest.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Yeah, it's the same with everything, even water.

[@bahozcraft]

This man is making content that I’m sure a lot of us (myself included) absolutely love. Great channel☮❤

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thanks. I’m glad you enjoy it.

[@jamesadams8450]

The traditional Japanese way, still used used in the city of Suzu, on the Nato Peninsula. They take buckets of sea water and throw them out on beds of sand to dry, very similar to how nature does this with dried lake beds. Your a champion Chad! Lots of love brother!❤

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

I didn’t know that. Thanks for sharing.

[@Mingui.70]

En Perú está la más grande salitre..

[@user-pq4il4xo9s]

How do they separate sand from salt then?

[@PMK7734]

The more I watch, the more I learn. Thank you.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thanks for watching

[@Domzdream]

At first I was like - damn, Chad's walking around in some nowy places....but yea...it's salt. Lots of it!

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

It looks just like snow at first

[@1123pawel]

Always makes me happy to see you on your adventures. Thank you and I wish you well.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thanks

[@wendygould4476]

Nature’s own pantry....naturally replenished and harvested with the upmost respect by you ❤️😊💛

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

No kidding. All of nature is a giant pantry.

[@Timmyjg2004]

You are my biggest inspiration, every time you post I just get a huge boost of motivation!

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thank you so much Timmy! Have a blessed day!

[@haruto7209]

me too

[@Moonphase40]

I saw fields of white land like this irl and when I asked my dad about it he said that it was salt, this just reminded me of that memory. So cool!

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Salt flats are magical places.

[@ChaosEIC]

If you want to harvest and clean larger amounts of salt you can just dissolve the salt (+dirt) in water, then filter the water and dry the water in a big pot. This way you get clean salt and you dont have to collect on the ground. But for small amounts it barly makes a difference!

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

I’m not even interested in cleaning it though.

[@Mingui.70]

​@@ChadZuberAdventures jijiji ni yo. El cuerpo humano en su mayoría es agua y sal.

[@Chr.U.Cas2216]

Dear Chad Zuber. 👍👌👏 Simply fantastic! Another natural resource. Congrats! Thanks a lot for making, teaching, explaining, recording, editing, uploading and sharing. Best regards, luck and health in particular.

[@Mingui.70]

Otro pelota

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thank you very much. I have a lot I need to share.

[@keluargaganfais1027]

Begitu hebatnya musim salju semua air sungai beku👍🙋‍♂️

[@teachgold]

Always good to see a new vid. In another time we'd all be collecting salt and living wild.

[@Mingui.70]

Tranquilo que lo harás.

[@christinegerard4974]

Thank you for those beautiful images .Perfect harmony.

[@troobix_s]

I like how you tried to step on your own footsteps on your way back. :) Thanks for the video.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

I really don't like leaving footsteps anywhere really. I love when I walk at places where there are no footsteps. It's evidence that nobody else has been there recently.

[@troobix_s]

@@ChadZuberAdventures I understand you and admire your approach to nature, friend!

[@gridinnozmu4358]

Increíble lugar,pensé que era Nieve.💪💪🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Parece, verdad?

[@illegallyblonde232]

I've tried this, filtering out the dirt is the hardest part. Time for some zuber blood electrolyte powder 💪

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Yeah that’s why I carefully brush it into a pile.

[@asianwanderer7243]

Cool. Like a natural Gatorade. In Japan they sell deep ocean drink, made from collected deep ocean water deposits.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Really? That is an interesting beverage. I bet it’s really expensive.

[@travism2715]

Put me out in that desert and I'll have starved by the time Chad here makes a 3 star bakery.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Hahahahahaha!

[@LadyTamika]

Thank you very much. for this episode

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thanks for watching.

[@raulgonzalec2984]

он наверное достиг уровень гипер вэтом деле.супероригинально👋👍👍👍

[@pamelacorona3665]

It's my understanding that people aren't consuming too much salt that they are eating the wrong kind of salt. Most people eat processed salt that you can buy in the grocery store. They heat the salt to 800 ° so it won't clump in your salt shaker but it changes the chemical make up making you sick. It's that salt the processed salt that clogs our arteries.... We need one teaspoon of salt of unprocessed a day. God gives us fields and mountains of salt because we need it it makes our nails and hair stronger... And if you have mucous in your lungs drinking at least 1/2 of your daily requirement in water it actually loosens the mucous I know. Mountain goats 🐐 eat salt because it strengthens their hooves so they can do their favorite thing climbing. God knows what he's doing he's pretty awesome. Thank You Chad 🙋‍♀️

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Yes, that’s right. God’s ways are the right ways but we humans tend to favor convenience and the easy way.

[@gracecastilloarroyo2340]

Woooow ya hasta sal propia impresionante le felicito y gracias por compartir 🙏

[@StArikAriel]

"Wild salt" :) Nice term for a mineral. Have you considered to collect the upper layer, delude in water, let the heavy particles settle, pour the brine out or separate those otherwise, and let salt crystallise again? ;)

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

No, i haven’t thought of doing that before but maybe I will experiment with that in the summer when evaporation is at a high rate.

[@Mingui.70]

No puedes hacer éso!! El sistema dice que la sal mala ok. Y todos como ovejas hacemos casó, que les al sistema corrupto

[@StArikAriel]

@@ChadZuberAdventures Very good. I am sure it shall work. Meanwhile you can use the brine for food too. You can divide into, say, 2 containers of bine. One - for drying, the other - for current needs (at least for the 1st cycle). The drying of brine, if you want quick, wide open clay trays may work. This can be done in any season indoors. Such salty brine should not go bad ;)

[@stephs7294]

I don't add salt to anything, sometimes I have it on chips, but I have them once in a blue moon! Thanks for educating us a bit more Chad x awesome channel x

[@gunfire5006]

So every meal you eat in a day is bland ?

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

I rarely add salt to food but often I see it to water.

[@lindaseel9986]

@@gunfire5006 There are many herbs and spices that add flavor to food without salt. Thyme is often used as a salt and pepper substitute.

[@TizonaAmanthia]

I bet it'd be pretty easy to dissolve the "lakebed residue in plenty of water, let the soil and debris settle out, and then let the water evaporate off, and leave you with more purified salts. sounds like a fun project.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Yeah 👍

[@BlackFlowBR]

É um local bonito pra tirar fotos.

[@1123pawel]

"Chad, what's that white powdery residue on your nose?" -"Electrolyte"!

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Yeah, electrolyte on my nose. 😂

[@kasunwijekoon7878]

Hey Chad, i m just sharing with you a little i know.. you can use this salt to keep your raw food long lasting. I mean meat etc. Next, salt water can be used to relieve tired feet. ( magnesium sulphate)

[@kasunwijekoon7878]

Watching from Sri Lanka

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Yes, salt-cured meat is a good means of preservation.

[@Agora2021]

Delicious salty snow.

[@I.kamilee]

Chad: licks salt 👅 Me: 👁️👄👁️

[@eddycahyonoyoutuberbabulu]

Wah bahan xespor yang melimpah

[@MonsieurLeWok]

Buenísimo 🔥🤟gracias

[@mariasouza3098]

Olá Chad gosto muito dos seus vídeos vejo todos

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Muito obrigado Maria!

[@AzamatSlowedAndReverb]

Chad serious question here because I am on the pathway to nature, if something were to happen tomorrow to the entire system of food, water, transportation shelter and it all went kaput, would your knowledge and hunting skills be able to sustain you and your family with them? I feel I look at this lifestyle in a delusional or idealistic sense without knowing the hardships. Thanks again Chad I comment too much maybe but I hope you see this.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Good question. The biggest challenge to the situation you described is the thousands upon thousands of other humans that will desperately be seeking food and resources. To survive it will be necessary to disappear into remote areas and eat mostly insects and plants and suffer great hardships.

[@AzamatSlowedAndReverb]

@@ChadZuberAdventures thank you for providing a seemingly optimistic approach and acceptance of the inevitable possibility of hardship. It drives me to think more about strategies. Thank you friend.

[@Mingui.70]

​@@ChadZuberAdventures dentro de muy poco no habrá carne, nos obligarán a comer vichitos y carne sintética.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

@@AzamatSlowedAndReverb I’ve thought a lot about it and I believe a very high level of knowledge and skill will be needed plus preparation for a variety of outcomes.

[@noway934]

Hello Chad and All of Chad's fans around the world👋😊

[@dwaynewladyka577]

This was awesome. I wonder how this salt compares to the salt we purchase in the stores for cooking and baking. Cheers, Chad!✌️

[@jasonrubik]

This salt here is way better than what we buy in the stores as "generic table salt". Yeah it might be iodized, but the mineral content will never compare to wild salt harvested from a dry lake bed. Also, one must take into consideration the psychological benefits from knowing that you are consuming a pure substance.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

I can’t really reply because I don’t know the exact composition of this lake bed.

[@dwaynewladyka577]

@@ChadZuberAdventures Taste wise, how does this salt compare? I like sea salt, and I know there is a difference with that and table salt. Cheers!

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

@@dwaynewladyka577 This salt tastes less salty than sea salt that I have harvested.

[@darriendastar3941]

That was completely unexpected - but, as you say, salt is essential. I'd just never thought where people got it from before. Thank you for adding another bit of information to my life - it's appreciated. What does it taste like? (Other than salty, obviously.)

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Well, the taste is mildly salty so I believe it contains other minerals or elements. It’s like salty powdered sugar.

[@TheGrace020]

😻Love it

[@mukeshverma7087]

Incredible man 🔥 nature love learn me wow😍💯

[@kelvyamaia3771]

Oi Chad! Nunca mais vi um vídeo seu, agora que o KZbin colocou

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Eu ainda estou subindo vídeos

[@mattparker9726]

1:46 I would be concerned about trace amounts of fertilizer remnants contained within the salt, specifically if the formation is not previous to 1900. Of lesser concern would be concentrations of heavy metals, like lead.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

This dry lake has been around for thousands of years (according to historians). There is no agriculture anywhere near here.

[@mattparker9726]

@@ChadZuberAdventures ahh good, nevermind then, thanks for setting my mind at ease Chad!

[@Mingui.70]

Otro científico de la Élite que dice que la sal es mala para el cuerpo humano

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

@@mattparker9726 relax my friend 👍

[@Handelsbilanzdefizit]

Next episode: Making gunpowder 😀

[@SparkFrogAnimation]

Hey, Chad Zuber, awesome video! I have a question: do you use the salt when cooking or preparing a meal in the wild? Like salting meats, your bean stews, or fish you've caught?

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

I usually just add a bit of salt to my water. I also use salt for drying meat.

[@TheRealCantaraBella]

If the sun knocks out power satelites with a blast thia guy is going to be a king

[@ThatDodoYouSaw]

I live near the great salt plains of Oklahoma, and although I've never been there, my brothers have, and they brought back salt crystals in buckets. Did you see crystals there?

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

No, the salt here is more like a powder.

[@ThatDodoYouSaw]

@@ChadZuberAdventures I guess I could see that from the video, but as I've never been to the salt plains myself, I just assumed it would vary from crystals to powders. Thanks for sharing :D

[@Mingui.70]

Esas sales en cristales ú escamas son las más preciadas por la Élite.

[@user-hs5db9ep4s]

Good Job

[@ANal_Kiler]

Как всегда всё круто .

[@keluargaganfais1027]

Waduh kok begitu cara minum nya Pak😁👍👍

[@bbottle870]

Chad 🧡

[@denishrovat3464]

Best video

[@Emrys1208]

Wow

[@mariem-qr3dc]

CHAD I LOVE YOU

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Marie !!

[@kobe3576]

Did you notice any difference in flavour from that salt that contains several other minerals, and the salt from the supermarket? 🤔

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Totally different. I don’t know what else is in this salt.

[@Timmyjg2004]

Yay ❤❤

[@SpookiBunny]

i wonder if using a sharp, sturdy leaf or sharp thin stone would be easier to collect salt, kinda like a scoop.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Probably. I’ll have to consider that the next time.

[@kingpacific9877]

Where are you getting the meat and seeds used to plant the garden from in your previous videos?

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

I purchased them

[@Jame189]

Chad ❤

[@AmauriPoyntz]

Good use of salt here Tarzan

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thanks buddy!

[@AmauriPoyntz]

@@ChadZuberAdventures you're welcome perfect for food

[@hadjerbeddou6743]

WE liké a long vidéo. But its Amazing Idea to us this source for survivor

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Longer videos are coming soon.

[@JeremiahGilesAdventures]

Wow, who knew watching a man collect salt could be so interesting. Chad, could you make a video about salt curing meat? Also, in regards to my comment on your previous video, would (Salix Nigra) Black Willow work for basketry? Also rhetorical question, why does google confuse yucca with yuca and yuca with yucca.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Yeah I’ll salir cured meat in the future. I’ve done it many times before but I didn’t record it…. I don’t even know the specific Willow species and I’m not sure I’ve used black willow but I bet it would work fine…. I know, there doesn’t seem to be a translation for yucca and Google always translates it to yuca but that is incorrect.

[@Mingui.70]

TRADUCE CON LA, I.A

[@apoc2500]

Did you have to treat/do anything do your feet afterwards? I could just imagine myself having fissures from my skin drying out. And not being able to walk....

[@unseensara]

Big fan

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thank you!

[@lanulastm523]

Happy 2023 my bro 😸 ..... Make more interesting videos 😊

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Keeping it real. Happy 2023.

[@Timmyjg2004]

Have you tried the wim hoff breathing method? You should try it

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

I have tried one breathing exercise he recommended. I often do other breathing exercises though too.

[@Ulf2]

How much salt is on places like that would it be enough to salt meet from a hunt

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Absolutely

[@Chenmodezhuazi]

Are you thinking of an external and internal water storage tank?

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

What do you mean exactly?

[@Chenmodezhuazi]

@@ChadZuberAdventures To make a large basin or pond to collect rain and snow water. And a large jar inside the hut with filtered water

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

@@Chenmodezhuazi Yeah, I have one container I use to hold clean water but I still need to make a large outdoor basin to capture rainwater.

[@Chenmodezhuazi]

@@ChadZuberAdventures It is interesting to watch your videos

[@alialmahanawi8409]

When you are back to your hut to make a full long clip please? Thank you.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Unfortunately I haven’t been able to get to my hut because of flooding. Hopefully in a few weeks the water will recede.

[@alialmahanawi8409]

Thanks Chad .I hope everything goes fine for you 🙏

[@howtomakestuff226]

This could also be used for preserving meats

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Definitely

[@onearies7612]

dari awal saya bertanya2 dari mana dia bisa mengisi batrai ?

[@jewlisa3612]

how do you charge your camera

[@GalenGiese]

Dry lake beds can have high levels of arsenic? Any experts chime in here?

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

A lot of places can have high levels of arsenic. I tried finding detailed information about the composition of this lake bed but I found nothing.

[@boid9761]

He is flipping the bird on us

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

🤣😂

[@jonathanleon6615]

Awesome! I would use the salt as a electrolyte to make primitive batteries..just like a Bagdad battery

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Bagdad battery…. I never heard of that.

[@zinckensteel]

@@ChadZuberAdventures It's 100% understood to be a scroll storage vessel, like so many others, just made with unusual materials. There was no external connection to one of the "electrodes" as well, rendering it useless as a battery regardless.

[@ydne]

@@ChadZuberAdventures Here is a link to a video on it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4uXmplvgMysm7s

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

@@zinckensteel Thanks for the explanation

[@jonathanleon6615]

@@zinckensteel some minds can be blocked by government paid propaganda! I made myself Baghdad batteries....if it holds even a simple 0.80 voltage....guess what!?!?! Its a BATTERY!! Make 12 or more and see the potential!!

[@steveschmidt5156]

And Lithium Chloride would help minimize wild mood swings.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Exactly! 🤣😂

[@muhammadalif1367]

I've subscribed to you, your content is good about making a house

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Thank you! I will be doing more construction this year.

[@muhammadalif1367]

Yes

[@advancedmonkey7702]

🤐🤐 Yeah that is some wild salt alright...

[@ulumanlavre9410]

i just gotta ask, is there someone with you on your adventures or do you set up those cameras alone?

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

I do it all alone

[@kamdonworld2020]

Repeated ❤❤❤❤

[@tiyanti424]

Lah saya pikir salju eh...ngga tahunya garem👍👍👍

[@DDeden]

Haha, bukan salju, rasa masin, mesti garem.

[@muhammadalif1367]

Try making an underground house

[@therealdm4061]

What about skin irritation by salt?.. Sure, u have a pretty hard feet skin, but it's still looks unsafe. Also, about salt mining: by my opinion, collecting top-shelf layer with broom, defuse in water, let it settle - separate hard particles (and drop it out) and boil up all water, is better way than hand-collecting by a small pieces. Thanks for impressive video!

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Skin irritation. Why is it unsafe to walk on? I didn't experience any problem. A person who wears socks and shoes all the time will likely find it very uncomfortable and maybe even painful to walk barefoot like I do. But I've been practicing this for many years. I love to walk barefoot. My feet are better conditioned than those of a person who wears socks and shoes everyday to the office... That method of collecting and separating salt seems very complicated and time consuming. I prefer more simple methods like this. It's all ready to eat!

[@Qthang155]

It's time to update the hut and build your farm I think Chad.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Flooding has prevented me from getting there.

[@tommaso8524]

Hab ich abonniert weil sehr interessant Aber wie bekommt du in immer barfuss laufen? Tut nicht weh?

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Ich gehe vorsichtig barfuß. Meine Füße sind auch gut konditioniert.

[@juliebaker6969]

Is ALL of the white stuff salt, or is the salt only in spots and the rest is something else?

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

I really don’t know but it all tastes salty to me.

[@juliebaker6969]

@@ChadZuberAdventures Thanks.

[@zinckensteel]

@@ChadZuberAdventures If the taste is free from unpleasant bitter/metallic notes, you can be fairly sure the main component is good old NaCl, at least when compared to other chloride salts. I am uncertain about carbonates, nitrates, phosphates, sulphates, etc. That being stated, I would gladly sprinkle some of your "desert snow" onto my meals.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

@@zinckensteel Thanks for the information. 👍

[@viveviveka2651]

Watch out for arsenic, dude. There a whole lot of it many desert salts. Other potential toxins are also present, sometimes in large amounts, including boron - among others.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

I have read of boron being used as a supplement.

[@viveviveka2651]

@@ChadZuberAdventures Yes, but the dosage makes the poison. Arsenic, for example, is fine in very small amounts (tiny amounts). After that it starts to become problematic. After that, very problematic. Same with selenium. I know someone whose hair started falling out from getting too much selenium through the supplements she was taking. We tend to become complacent because our tap water is very safe, in most advanced countries. But I have had long, detailed discussions with a manager of a municipal water supply in California, in a small mountain town (Mammoth Lakes). It is amazing how much science and chemistry and sophisticated, professional, very careful and detailed water treatment processes go into ensuring a safe water supply, including careful filtering out and monitoring of various dissolved minerals, metals, toxins, and other substances that occur naurally. It might be worth having some of these salt samples analyzed, or at least researching the subject in depth online.

[@abbasharun4525]

👌👍✋️

[@kekipark77]

i wonder why dry lake beds have salt. since lakes are fresh water?

[@DDeden]

Even freshwater contains a little salt, so after many years the low desert flat areas accumulate salt, making salt beds.

[@rutiloromero446]

Where is he there?

[@fishingwithfilitsa]

Hello, 👍👍😍😍

[@zyjoe3903]

I'd like to see u thriving in Borneo jungle.

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

So would I.

[@ngarmy6602]

How you know what is sodium and what is salt

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

It tastes salty, that's how I know. But it likely contains other elements or minerals too.

[@Snipers-ec1dh]

How do you just go out and do this?

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

I just go and do it. It’s easy.

[@Snipers-ec1dh]

​@@ChadZuberAdventures you shold think about getting a group out there with you as like apprentices i would totally try and do it

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

@@Snipers-ec1dh I don't really have time for that right now.

[@yarraqusdickus]

Casual cod player biome

[@buscandomelavida7457]

🛸🖖

[@oguz8831]

At least you know what you ate

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Not really. I know there is sodium in this dry lake bed but I'm sure there are other minerals too but I don't know which ones.

[@Screeeling]

Do you think you could cure meat with that salt?

[@ChadZuberAdventures]

Yeah, I think so

[@bruv4271]

something about the thumbnail made me think he was holding up a middle finger

[@ParekoyIsa]

I love you