Primitive Technology: Charcoal

[@truckerenoch8824]

For those asking, "why charcoal?". Here's a few reasons: It burns hotter and cleaner (almost smokeless) and it doesn't draw bugs and mice into your shelter like logs do. It stores more easily, since a larger amount of heating material can be stored in a small space (about 1/10th the space of logs). Also, the charccoal starts burning almost immediately, but you have to wait for the moisture to burn out of the wood before it catches fire. The only downside is, if you're trying to keep animals (or the boogieman) away, it doesn't work as good as yellow flames. Upside is that it's more stealth if you're trying to be lowkey. It can also be used to filter water, treat diarrhea, whiten teeth and promote gum health. A small amount of white wood ash and water will treat constipation. For treating stomach issues with in the woods, the old bushman's saying is, "white if you're tight. Black if you're slack".

[@LuisAldamiz]

I recall that coal burning had a possible downside when used domestically: it can produce too much CO (carbon monoxide), which is poisonous and sometimes killed people when my granny was a kid (early 20th century). Dry firewood will also catch fire easily but my guess is that it doesn't have the same caloric power for mass unit, hence this was preferred where storage space was limited, such as urban areas (where coal is still sometimes used for heating).

[@LuisAldamiz]

@José Alexander Rodríguez - That's not what you do when freezing or otherwise very cold outside, you know.

[@truckerenoch8824]

@@LuisAldamiz No, actually charcoal doesn't produce more co2 than wood, it produce _slightly_ less (not a whole lot less), but the creosote and other volatile compounds in wood smoke make it far more dangerous for inhalation. Charcoal is much cleaner overall than wood smoke.

[@truckerenoch8824]

@@LuisAldamiz If you look at some of the newer types of fire setups, it's quite easy to make sure the coal fire is well oxygenated, by using a Dakota fire with your intake being outside of the shelter and the fire pit inside. The charcoal is already cleaner than wood, but if you can feed it with cold air (which is super condensed), it becomes even more superior to wood in cleanliness of ambient air quality.

[@LuisAldamiz]

@@truckerenoch8824 - 88? Are you some kind of nazi? I don't talk to nazi scum.

[@highlandersteve9953]

I downloaded all of your videos onto a drive. I'll watch them during the apocalypse.

[@Vladevi]

hahahha

[@justinmaxon12]

yoo that's smart even if you were messing around lol

[@Gexrge_OSRS]

+Highlander Steve That is pretty smart actually.

[@Miinoomboom]

+Highlander Steve Just please don't upload them anywhere, there's already too much stealing going on.

[@---on2op]

you genius

[@TheKingofRandom]

Your videos are continually mind blowing. Much respect for the discipline you've put yourself through to learn all this.

[@hudeyfaabdi610]

grant!?!!??

[@TwistedVision5]

ayyy I'm glad this guy is getting popular enough for big channels like grant to notice, would be cool to see you shout him out in a video grant, he deserves more views

[@eligoodyggg7120]

+A Michigan State Fan I want to see him on alone

[@rulesvegeta6j7]

+Joshua “The One And Only” black NO he deserves more subs

[@Dean-xk7kv]

funny to see you here.

[@holkhoogin8519]

I fear the day he reaches the Bronze Age, look at what he’s already capable of.

[@trevorcompton9186]

LOL

[@hotmixersniere7443]

hhha

[@chekovsgunman]

Jokes on you, he skipped straight to the Iron Age.

[@wellwelp313]

Only time will tell

[@Ma1992Tt]

🤣🤣

[@TheSLK66]

I'm a materials engineer and I feel ashamed to say I didn't know about this procedure. I knew charcoal can be producing by burning wood in an oxygen-deprived atmosphere, but never thought it could be done like this. Excellent video, truly amazing.

[@Don1ci1cio]

You gotta see how we do it in Philippines. Primitive is a healthy way

[@Sllee93]

*Laughs in Tagalog*

[@silvesken]

TheSLK66 So nice and honest of you to admit this. Respect.

[@successnet25]

Technically wouldn’t the mount become an oxygen-deprived environment?

[@Will-tm5bj]

@@successnet25, yes, as soon as it is covered in the mud completely it is deprived of air all together

[@DEATH_TO_TYRANTS]

Hey everyone, turn on the captions, he explains what he's doing.

[@xandah922]

orda Freeman now I'm gonna watch all his vids again 😂😂😂😂😂

[@zahariaalin4840]

Xandah Pandah

[@4helex]

Me too!! I didn't know that was even an option!

[@crushlucas]

game changer

[@alilonly4663]

Jacqueline Muller hi

[@jcjg2218]

this channel is pure art

[@theveganape]

There's something peaceful about it which is very appealing, isn't there?

[@FusionComet]

this channel is survival

[@theveganape]

DEDEDELICIOUS Yes, but there is beauty in everything.

[@FusionComet]

+The Vegan Ape I wasn't saying it wasn't art I was just adding to that

[@theveganape]

DEDEDELICIOUS We're cool, brother, we're cool! There's no hostility on this channel!

[@daneofarrell9460]

I’ve watched this before, a year or two ago. Since then I have been getting into "prepping". Anyway, after revisiting this video, with the knowledge I have gained…there’s something humbling about this guys throwing rocks at logs to break them. It’s over simplified and super effective. A powerful reminder (for me) not to over complicate things when it comes to bushcraft. Thankyou, oh silent caveman.

[@flamingdog9207]

Perhaps not as elegant as more complicated modern solutions? Sure, but gets the job done just fine, and not gonna lie, seems like it could be made sort of fun. I mean, who wouldn't want an excuse to throw a big rock at something and have it still be a productive activity?

[@pharaohsmagician8329]

@@flamingdog9207 Feel the Power coursing through your muscles CAVE MAN! HOO! HOO! AWOOO!

[@enderdrane]

@@flamingdog9207 finally, an excuse when my elders call me stupid for throwing large rocks.

[@Jaguwarps]

We live in an over engineered world. No disrespect to your profession, but sometimes simple is just as good.

[@clickthecreeper9463]

He's quite vocal in the captions

[@AJ1990.]

All aspects of this channel point to this man being a genius.

[@Ireix]

Why a genius? He only goes outside into a forest and applies old knowledge.

[@jippoti2227]

I thought the same.

[@Ebani]

Ireix I'd say getting praise for such a thing in the 21st century takes a genius... or a lot of dumb ppl, depends on your take i guess.

[@YTrouseyy]

Andrew Scott agreed

[@kiwiishuman6656]

👨👈

[@brightestdarkest987]

As an amateur blacksmith I have watched this like nine times because it's just that satisfying to watch for me. Like idk why, just such small investment for a huge amount of actual quality charcoal to use in my forge is amazing. I'm gonna try and fab up a steel version of your primitive blower as well. It's surprising how much such primitive stuff can help someone in the modern age.

[@kari8187]

Well? How did it go for you? Did you build the mini volcano?

[@bluesbest1]

If the tool design works, the only way to improve it is with better materials. It's not like the science behind it has changed, after all. It's the same reason why chisels haven't really changed in 5,000 years.

[@mywither7878]

@@bluesbest1 the only real time the desogn changes is when, as you mentioned, the materials are upgraded, which then allows for a more efficient shaping to be utilized. For example shortswords were the only worthwhile kind in the bronze age, and the iron age did away with that.

[@marcusfords5324]

These videos make me feel so productive

[@juliegill9977]

I love how goal oriented you are in these videos. It doesn't have to be pretty, it just has to work. Some parts you do as quick as possible and others are done with great care and detail. It's obvious that efficency is important to you.

[@mfea_2354]

We are still doing this in my place (Sorsogon, Philippines) during summer season. We are using the coconut shell and dry woods. We usually burn them in a pit and we will store them for rainy season. Primitive way of living is normal for us who are living in mountains.

[@digester2427]

but your still hooked up to web ?

[@helloclass8736]

Digester 24 man I live 350m above sea level and I have super fast wifi! But if u start talking primitive, It is begining to a little suspicious Sorry for bad english...

[@eronmanansala8042]

Hehehe nakarating na kami.diyan nung namanhikan pamilya namin

[@Dover939]

@@digester2427 Sattelite internet

[@Raachen]

I think "primitive" in this case is meant as "by hand without any tools". Of course today most of the charcoal is super cheap and made in a big industrial furnace, but I recently discovered that here in Germany there in fact still is a company producing charcoal the traditional way, outside, with manpower. Their coal has a better quality and compared to this "primitive" way, it's quite complex and the fire needs several days of care.

[@DriftSnow]

4:17 The way he breaks off the mold is so satisfying

[@cleitonfelipe2092]

He is almost ready to advance to the iron age

[@Chantality]

exactly XD

[@TrueHylianKnight]

The end of the description hints at smelting ores

[@snakeplissken3825]

that dude will slap the iron age

[@DaveTheAtheist]

He needs to gather another 200 food first ;)

[@ASOUE]

He just harvested iron in the new vid. Knights in shining armor here we come.

[@casualobserver2380]

Fantastic audio quality! The sound of the charcoal at the end almost sounds like glass... Very satisfying for some reason.

[@Reallytallsocks]

even if I already knew this I was still excited about a new upload

[@adamnerden]

it was the same for me :)

[@TheMrJoeMac]

+BlueRedGooGoo Same here.

[@Masochist4Melons]

+BlueRedGooGoo me2. I immediately knew it was for making metal.

[@TheMrJoeMac]

Isn't it used in filters??? Or is that something different. Maybe he's making a huge filter.

[@TheMrJoeMac]

***** Thanks man. that's really interesting. Makes me want to make some now...lol. I appreciate you taking the time to educate me a bit on it.

[@Mitch-rd9gs]

This account makes me want to go out and play survival in the forest! Best account ever!

[@trapsoulx]

dont i tried doing this and got bite in the ass by a dangerous spider

[@robertbidochon7949]

+Lil H wahahahahaha

[@trapsoulx]

dont worry guys im still alive :)

[@Mitch-rd9gs]

+Lil H take the necessary precautions and you'll be fine

[@Maniac-007]

can i join ur tribe?

[@UnMeilleurMonde]

Man, i really need to go to bed, stop making awesome videos

[@xkcriotsx8184]

He will never stop

[@yj2601]

lol this is exactly what i'm thinking right now.

[@superdauxanh]

this is me right now, i was watching his video from the previous night. it's now 4am

[@ibuypepsi9449]

hahaha same

[@purple3463]

+- me too stop making awsome videos

[@casualobserver2380]

Your charcoal is better than 99% of the product I have seen in other KZbin videos even when using modern methods!

[@therealteal620]

If you're start blacksmithing, I'm gonna lose it. You're so intense dude.

[@therealteal620]

*you start

[@hatelove7711]

there's an edit button lol

[@Gakulon]

+Chaka Mad Not on mobile

[@justinn99]

+CreaturePlaysGames And you would think a company like KZbin would get off their asses and make an edit option already. It's been too long.

[@redrockrobin-desertskills7187]

+TheRealTeal , even more evolved, he is making charcoal for art sketches. Paper manufacture comes next.

[@somekindoftactics]

this guy will visit Mars before NASA

[@seyeruoynepotsuj]

+telemnaro He's done the stone age and is moving into the bronze age faster than mankind itself! Heck, he'll be trascendental before NASA reaches Mars.

[@War_Beetle]

Yea he build a rocket (wood) xD

[@alcapone5791]

+seyeruoynepotsuj can we even call him PrimitiveTechnology anymore once he becomes a 4th dimensional entity?

[@TheUglydandy]

+telemnaro made my day

[@mistersinister2043]

+telemnaro The sad thing is that 99 people upvoted your comment.

[@jesusblas5853]

i can only imagine that in some thousands of years from now, there will be a channel called 2000s tech, where they will make a pc out of dust in 5 min.

[@nated4599]

Jesus Blas well there will always be basic stuff like this even of non whites invented it which I'm white and living off the land is my passion bit I guess it's cultural appropriation :(

[@Potacintvervs]

nate d don't feel bad, cultural appropriation doesn't exist. Don't let them brainwash you into believing PC culture. Cultural appropriation is completely racist, seriously.

[@iosef3337]

No, because you need lower technology to make higher technology.

[@koenkraft7074]

I don't think that will happen, he's making everything using the old methods, if future people made a computer using our method they would need tons of factories and rare materials

[@rrnlg2279]

nate d White people used to do shit like this too. We don't just spawn out of Trader Joe's.

[@ashscott6068]

It's a shame we'll never get to see how he made the camera.

[@jairohan490]

😂😂

[@lochandichabod3084]

Lmao

[@thischanneldied8969]

Lol 😂

[@Thehudats]

He has many talents. I fear we shouldn't learn for if we do, we would go mad with insanity from his innate abilities to craft even the most sophisticated complex works with almost nothing

[@greatestyoutuber]

it would be an amazing april fools joke

[@Jordan-vr7ip]

I always like before watching your videos!

[@crittercosner2877]

I liked it as soon as it started. Never a bad video with this guy.

[@michaelscottboston]

+Sick Dece I'd like to know how he makes the camera to film all this.

[@johncampbell335]

+Sick Dece Me too, with everything I watch. It's easy to forget.

[@crittercosner2877]

+bugaljuice Children should not comment if they are butthurt.

[@sinlokemp]

+Sick Dece same here!

[@egullSZ]

this person has gotten to a million subs without speaking a word.

[@hplovecraftOk]

+Isaac Nugent (Mentalgen) And it´s incredible how pewdipie got 40 million speaking pure BULLSHIT and being a clown.

[@Tetsujinsei]

+Super Pooper Scooper are Just legendeh True.

[@swaucemanmunka5120]

primitive technology goes to a job interview, Boss- what are some of your hobbies PT- (takes a rock and smashes the table without saying anything) Boss- RIPS OFF shirt and starts building a fire from the wood of the broken desk

[@Krescentwolf]

HIRED!

[@moongaming5027]

kamu gila

[@landewell6862]

DAFUQ XD

[@abdullahdolly2317]

zainal abidin waw indonesia

[@2ooo996]

Micah Lawson sir,this is a nature reserve,work or get out

[@elotesconmayonesa8321]

This guy is already better at Minecraft even if he hasn’t played it

[@octaviusgalacticus2253]

Your English gave me cancer

[@stopsomeguywithoutamoustac9556]

@@octaviusgalacticus2253 Shush andd juts nejoy het jik

[@sylasarias9915]

Yes

[@fernandorodriguez876]

Stfu with yo mc references nigga

[@Scyther_]

@@HDelirious-nm3cm imagine copying a ytubers name just to get subs, kinda sad bro

[@geektoro]

One thing is blaringly clear , he's a doer not a talker.

[@longto91]

+geektoro he said before he want to skip talk section to focus what he does,it help us to see how he does,if he talk it just boring like another video

[@dexterm6320]

It would be better if he spoke a little.

[@tzatter]

+Y-W-F-M Productions agree. I can't understand English. He makes videos for everyone who even if can't understand English. because of this he got huge viewers

[@coonskin8337]

+DEXTER M nah then he wouldn't be such a bad ass

[@adood101]

+DEXTER M Not really, you can pretty much understand what he's doing simply by watching. And if you want the details, its in the description. Its a really perfect format.

[@manuelbevand6366]

This guy will upload his last video using the computer he built at the end of the series

[@enr1que21]

Manuel Bevand something tells me that he have the most advance gaming setup ever

[@adamlee6113]

Don Enrique triple ultrawide monitor ?

[@l3p3]

It is not impossible.

[@wittyjoker4631]

Manuel Bevand from his own soace station lol

[@infectedruby]

Lol modern age technology

[@cecicestmoi]

these videos are excellent.. i can't understand why ppl down vote. jealousy? inadequacy? dead souls?

[@nightyew2160]

It's probably people who don't know how to turn closed captioning on.

[@KandiKlover]

Just the nature of youtube. Every vid gets a small number of downvote per group of upvote.

[@aimanchewbacca3948]

Charcoal company

[@Blurgamer17]

Not "Dead Souls." DARK SOULS!

[@elpapirin9240]

C'est Moi because hes wearing shorts he bought at walmart.

[@stocktawk]

These videos will save your life. Thanks for creating these. Keep them coming

[@Mahavir_lol]

Omg I need MORE videos, they are so good.

[@inhalememes9461]

you need to wait

[@inhalememes9461]

+Jesus Christ thanks jesus

[@N3RFTHIS]

cant wait til he levels up to the iron age.

[@geosaiofficial1070]

lol

[@pro_gaming_god7227]

he already did. In his forge blower vid he finds some iron bacteria and smelts it

[@Archidukesang]

MoarPower he need 500 food and 2 Stone Age buildings to advance next age

[@N3RFTHIS]

Dolan Dah Rape So he really just needs to grind food then.

[@cecil123]

and at least 10 squares of basic wall.

[@Hidroclorotiazida99]

You can hear the mud noises, mosquitoes, the wind, footsteps, tiny rocks rolling...but you'll never hear this guy get winded no matter the work he's doing. It's overall incredible, the amount of practice required to master the techniques he shows, and the amount of stamina and trained physique he has

[@SnyperMK2000JclL]

Dude MAJOR PROPS man!!! Ive seen like 7 people try to make charcoal in all sorts of ways but never this method. They each failed at least a handful of times before finally getting their methods down pat to get a semi decent haul of charcoal, but here you are slaying a large burn and getting an insane haul of charcoal! Great job man! Im gonna keeo this knowledge locked away for a rainy day when it becomes useful so thanks for a solid and effective method.

[@MRozzaqYusaliano]

I don't understand, if charcoal is made from a wood that has been burned through, how could it be used as a fuel for the fire? What could it burn if the wood is already burned in the first place, if that makes sense Edit : It's literally 3 years after this comment and people are still replying to this comment. I understand all of your enthusiasm but please stop replying to this comment, the notification is making me crazy, and this question is already answered What is the answer you asked? The short version is by baking the wood like that, it removes the impurity of that wood such as water and other "waste" that is not used for burning, and by turning it into charcoal, it turns into a "purer" form of carbon, which serves as better fuel and burns hotter and longer while also lighter to carry

[@MRozzaqYusaliano]

Primitive Technology That's quite an answer, but thank you that helped me understand it better. If, let's say charcoal are compared to a liquid fuel how would it perform? My guess would be that fuel can heat more than the charcoal, but charcoal can last longer.

[@munqsy2931]

It will act very simmilar to oil, because ideally, both are pure carbon. A pile of charcoal has the advantage of having more surface area though, so it will burn faster, but last less long. It should release the same amount of energy as a simmilar amount of oil. Then again, neither charcoal nor oil will ever be 100% pure, thats what coke and gasoline are trying to be, so the results may vary.

[@MRozzaqYusaliano]

I don't mind having my comment pinned, and thank you for your explanation, it's really helpful.

[@joppeverkarre7776]

Primitive Technology I don't want to be mean but it's your, not you're in the second comment. I'm sorry, I had to.

[@ritaisland]

M. Rozzaq Yusaliano charcoal is not fullly burn woods because lack of oxygen, the fire stopped in the process while the core temperature still high changes the wood to coal.

[@radiofrog]

I wonder if he's just gonna keep making these videos until he eventually catches up with modern technology.

[@howiematey8784]

Time will tell

[@Alex-fe5fz]

how to make a iPhone 😂

[@JimnyRicardo]

lets see when his first nuclear reactor video will be out :D

[@ahmedabbas1391]

how to make towers

[@korvanon8832]

Primitive technology: Space shuttle

[@steve531109]

Your editing and pacing are just right . So many of these types of vids are full of slow , awkward dialogue . Yours are just pure concise demonstration . Well done .

[@jackhighwood2160]

I did this last week, but about 3x larger. it didnt work so well as the structure comes from as much the wood inside and the not the surrounding earth/clay. It was considerably slower than the retort or double retort method. I got about a 15% yield of poor quality charcoal. If you attempt this i advise using clay and not top soil and doing in dry weather. still fun to do.

[@Locahaskatexu]

What do you consider poor quality charcoal? not fully charred through? or summat else?

[@0ptimal]

Probably have to make it extremely thick if 3x bigger.

[@adlirez]

@@Locahaskatexu check the description, John goes into more detail about it there

[@TheGoldenFluzzleBuff]

2:45 the closest we might ever come to hearing him speak

[@erenluffy1359]

lel

[@crackinhead]

truth

[@Nice-music585]

U mean when hes blowing? i thought he coughed but i cant hear anything

[@WooflaPS]

haha

[@BRENDA24ES]

lol

[@ignemuton5500]

4:13 i love how he tries to lay it down carefully but it breaks apart anyways.

[@SuperFreeEducation]

my grandma used to make and sell charcoal :)

[@bright7913]

+SuperFreeEducation dam

[@kennethsev7243]

That's cool as heck

[@corndoghead1]

coconut shell?

[@Defgunt]

Is there a name for the profession? Im sure there is, just can't remember it.

[@chaosherald8879]

In DF, it's called wood furnace operator, I'd personally call it coalmaking.

[@davidwebb1721]

Incredible video. Thank you for educating us on this. With how things are going in 2020, we may need to know this some day XD

[@ProtoMario]

You should stay farther back when droping that rock, if it bounces on to your bare foot, well have a new video, Primitive Technology, fixing a shattered foot. LOL

[@savageboy7209]

ProtoMario LOL

[@foiledits]

more videos tho...

[@user-is9qe9pe6d]

ProtoMario do you watch this too wow my mind is blown

[@AP-dx6lu]

ProtoMario BUT PROTO

[@IamElmoo]

BUT PROTO, i dont want to see a video of fixing a broken foot.

[@danrg26]

it would be funny if the camera pans out and it showing he's in Manhattan park lol

[@IvanPlayStation4LiFe]

He is in Australia

[@danrg26]

+IvanPlayStation4LiFe ik

[@tessabrown310]

that would be hilarious lmao

[@xdxdsheep]

It would become a landmark and thousands of tourists would come to see him everyday and ruin everything.

[@danrg26]

+Amazingseed lol truuuuu

[@buldg560]

looks like cavemen not only discovered fire, but they also discovered the high-definition camera

[@corbingramessanchez9019]

hardy har har

[@seandafny]

No good

[@JohnLiewJohnTheAwesomeIsHere]

and KZbin!

[@432u]

And Polyester (his shorts)

[@trash4857]

The go stone pro

[@Ksweetpea]

The first 30 seconds are so cathartic

[@jigglejaggle697]

Him making, placing and taking the mud off is really satisfying to me for some reason😂😂😂

[@Marcus-zt1wh]

Exactly

[@kirilivanov7940]

+Brooklyn Thomson Try pottery classes or clay figurine modelling classes. I think it might be interesting to you in many ways. May be the class itself not, but there will be other people manipulating soft and handely materials :))

[@pforce9]

+Brooklyn Thomson It was pretty satisfying watching that guy using stone tools and mud and wood to make something useful.

[@delaneysays]

When he rakes up the mud with his hands I cringe because I have longish nails and eeehhhh it would be awful

[@pforce9]

Delaney Winton Its all fun and games until someone breaks a nail and it becomes serious.

[@NameisRed]

Love you videos man. Your a legend

[@adinaviv9652]

i agree

[@haha-bu5cg]

Ps4 andMore legend 27?

[@brassicac]

Ps4 andMore you're*

[@EvilSpider]

Nah bro TheLegend28

[@johnmccartney7480]

Thx grammar-nazi....

[@saldiven2009]

This channel could be renamed "1001 uses for mud."

[@rouge5140]

saldiven2009 lmao

[@tuckeruding4409]

saldiven2009 I think it's clay

[@anubisent4522]

Tucker Uding it's not he broke it like it was nothing and it crumbles can't spell

[@tyray3p]

It is clay, just unfired. From what I can tell the soil he works with is mainly clay. Just add water to make it malleable, let it dry to become stiff, and fire it to make it more resistant, especially to water. (Once you fire clay, you can no longer make any changes to it.)

[@tyray3p]

Yeah, I'm not entirely sure on the physics, but I do believe it strengthens the clay from cracking

[@zxgrizzly3401]

3:36 a bug just came out of the hole and been covered by mud again lol

[@BST_SUKH]

Where

[@colewegner7576]

@@BST_SUKH top right section

[@qwerty-wz1yk]

That's racism. Bug lives matter.

[@NoobsDudes]

It's Dead from the heat

[@williamwhite9481]

RIP

[@ellebauhaus4266]

I'm addicted to these videos lol I like that there's no talking

[@globofgreen]

I feel like this guy keeps this a secret from his family and they have no clue he can do all this stuff.

[@ThatZommy]

By day he is mild-mannered accountant Jim Whimsworth By night he is PRIMITIVE TECHNOLOGY

[@ephraimbechler999]

ThatZommy yes best superhero

[@appleoftheground]

ThatZommy THAT ARROW REFERENCE

[@zioxei]

ThatZommy but he records in daytime..

[@ThatZommy]

thats what he wants you to think

[@huntakilla1234]

When the whole world goes to shit, I want this guy to lead us into a new era

[@itsreggie5433]

Me to! When he makes a video i just want to get lost in the forest and try to survive! xD

[@peejayisiderio8138]

Yes he will teach us his ways

[@flubsdubz6247]

He will show us the wae

[@AJV0707]

huntakilla1234 new? People did this before like surviving in the wilderness but I would like to survive in the wilderness to

[@khaliel192]

he will show us da wae

[@buzzco3261]

I’m waiting for a super smelter tutorial

[@buttsagington2961]

I dont know how your comment hasn't blown up honestly

[@itzbeendakavgaming5632]

@@buttsagington2961 Honestly, same.

[@selami32]

for primitive technology feel watch this video in 144p

[@mandynoriega2973]

no

[@whackoization]

+selami32 For truly primitive feel, don't watch at all.

[@pandiem]

+selami32 That just makes it look like a liveleak video taken from the middle east

[@elonw17]

ha

[@lucyluke9468]

lol

[@frankyoungbloodsax6000]

The first 30 seconds is me every day

[@SlothfullyLazy]

Frank Youngblood Don't know why but that actually made me laugh xD

[@thecheesieCaketin]

that made me laugh, thanks!

[@emiliarendrag105]

So you smash large sticks into pieces with big rocks?

[@MuzikBike]

It's what I wish I could do to myself sometimes

[@voyagereternal11]

I don't get it

[@smartereveryday]

I will never not upvote these

[@williamstevens2382]

What?

[@ittotaq]

+SmarterEveryDay Destin, it would be so awesome if you collab'd with this guy and made a video together talking about how primitive tech transformed to tech we use today. Its being smarter... for centuries

[@isildur8062]

+Bobby Bobberson I'm gay also

[@sunyboy333]

+ittotaq A guy that doesn't talk at all doing a collab with a guy that talks too much?

[@doublebubleguy12]

+SmarterEveryDay Woah Destin you watch these videos! Thats sick!

[@jeremyjd436]

Almost all comments on this channel are cringy minecraft references, just appreciate this guys work

[@sonictheedgehog5360]

Watching this is so theraputic

[@juulkitty9175]

I want to live like him... but it's pretty hard in Finland

[@guest8887]

He lives in a house how do you think he charges this camera, uploads, and edits.

[@HybOj]

by stick

[@surfsidekittyvalentin6591]

Sam Cosner dude, I would totally love to live like him, having enough free time to get out of the house and do something else instead of just school, work, and internet. xD

[@kanggoo57]

EXPLOOSION! !!! eikä oo mee mettää

[@juulkitty9175]

Kanggoo Voin mennä mutta jos palellun syytän sinua, metsä on 3 metrin päässä.

[@masonnthegame6691]

my new favorite youtuber

[@lumonox]

shut up

[@milesrost6674]

I love the lawn mower in the background, that added touch to let you know how hard this guy is working but doesn't have to. Godspeed

[@danielyoung2027]

the real question is where did he learn all this? And what is his background? Can we get a documentary please? I'd pay $50 just to see the story about this guy's life. You really should call netflix and sell them this story. I know you have enough fans. Its not every day you meet people like this with these skills. especially not in today's culture. I was in the Navy SF and these survival skills are second to none. I require too much meat on a daily basis now to keep my weight up due to my profession but I dream about being able to live in the wild like this. I wish I could do 6 months jungle/forest and 6 months city living. I know that's probably not your thing but Anyway. Bravo sir.

[@foiledits]

just a regular dude who does this stuff as his hobby

[@aguilayserpiente]

Anthropology. Peoples have used these ancient techniques for thousands of years and still use them today.

[@Mama_Badazh]

He researches and these videos are him testing things out from that research.

[@magicmike5681]

This dude will survive to the world war III , congratulations my friend , blessings to you 💕

[@kieferplayzftw1324]

Hopefully there's no world war III

[@Pamven]

Hopefully, there wouldn't be one.

[@PejorativeDaedal]

I felt so satisfied after he opened up the mound.

[@adriannv2562]

Video should be be named: Europe - How to keep yourself warm this coming winter 😂

[@Vulzie]

the first 30 seconds could be titles: "angry man hates wood"

[@slideglideboi4407]

In my head I said it like this "OGA BOOGA ME NO LIKE WOOD" in a cave man voice

[@svillax3926]

He should do a voice reveal at 2 million subs

[@internetdinosaur8810]

LMAO

[@miraakapocrypha733]

+Svillax it would be great.

[@hojdog]

+Svillax i bet he sounds like elmo

[@BrandiV]

+Svillax He may just be conscious of visual learners like myself, who are distracted by incessant speaking while learning. He's taught me more in 2 videos than blabbery people have taught me in hundreds of videos, because of his silence. I appreciate it.

[@JadenZeCreator]

+Svillax Language is too modern...

[@alexg9717]

i rewatched the whole channel bc i found out it has captions

[@coolsodapop12]

Alexander Videos fuck

[@sweetorange2409]

Fuck indeed.

[@aaronrumfelt8111]

The sound of you raking across the charcoal is one of my favorite noises of all time

[@pincheneo]

wait till he finds out about the wheel

[@coreyadams1982]

This videos are so peaceful. I like to dim the lights, rub my body in coco butter, and light a few candles while watching them.

[@yungparkinglot3619]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@alexanderthered5603]

If you ever set up a patreon, I'm sure people would contribute. Very likely I would, I love this stuff.

[@Sliver441]

www.patreon.com/user?u=2945881&ty=h

[@NCzProdigy910]

with as many views and subscribers im sure youtube is contributing very well, and if they aren't then this guy needs to look into it asap.

[@alandelgadillo7095]

the youtube videos are not monetized only money he gets is from patreon

[@NCzProdigy910]

@alan then he needs to look into it, I know KZbinrs that have way less subscribers and way less views that are getting paid. His numbers are on the millions with ads playing on his videos now.

[@HakunaMatata009]

Just check his channel on socialblade[dot]com and probably you'll wow his number too. Pretty sad if he didn't pursue that.

[@lapsoderealidade2410]

Parabéns pelos seus vídeos, sou brasileiro e conheci seus vídeos em outras plataformas. Sei o tanto que é duro alguém lucrar com o seu trabalho... Mais uma vez parabéns!

[@JimGiant]

Think this channel had about 5000 subs when I found it now over 700,000. Can you mine and cast copper?

[@JimGiant]

***** I'll have multiple orgasms if you can forge iron/steel.

[@xDOLPHINTV]

+Jim Giant honestly i already do that with any video that comes out. there's something magical and peaceful about these videos

[@TheMrJoeMac]

+Jim Giant When I found it he was just starting. He has had great success n subs. It's great to see he still remains focused on his original idea. My favorite survival channel is one now one I recently stopped subscribing to. She has turned her channel into more of a business. and lost all humility of the fact that she was not even a survivalist when she first started. She has 170,000 subs and basically chewed me out for asking a question. She said she provides free content for us subs and that should be enough. Yet she just recently quit her job from the money she is making from the subs to her channel. and she always asks us to do things like ...like her vids, comment, even asked that we watch more than once. watch full vid and share. She asked he subs to do this all so she can make money, but yet she don't have time to answer a question from a LOOONG time sub. This guy always answers questions for the most part (no one answers all of them),and does not complain. Some of these people start out humble and then all of a sudden their head gets too big for the cam....lol.

[@ImmunityAnimations]

+Primitive Technology don't worry about struggling iron smelting came long after other metals such as copper due to the difficulty actually extracting the iron :)

[@scyther1141]

+Jim Giant He exploded by his like third videos. Great camera work combined with no talking and amazing skills is a good combo.

[@jonsebastian1366]

I went from bored with this stuff to addicted to it in 2 videos....

[@queennfg2265]

jon sebastian ha me too

[@_Strelka]

R.I.P bug at 3:37

[@Ghosteriz]

Fossilized xD

[@edgeofforever7720]

Imagine that with a dinosaur. "Ahhhh this volcano is so warm....oh God!? Is that a giant hand of mud?" *Thousands or millions of years later* (depending on what you believe) "Here we have a fossil found next to the mountains in the Cascades. It is believed that over years of dirt and minerals was washed over him and created a huge amount of coal in the mountains nearby"

[@MrHaroldrocks]

LMAO

[@sokolov.legacy]

Ahaha

[@lukaukic5471]

1 like =1 prayer

[@jamesharding3459]

This guy put more effort into this fire than I do in a week of camping. Amazing.

[@DV-zv4ox]

Better than Netflix!

[@Stayoffhereable]

anytime I watch his videos, I feel like he is going to pull a "HowtoBasic" on us, idk why

[@jacksims1808]

haha

[@contentdeleted2319]

they're both australian and it's really silent.

[@contentdeleted2319]

he's just missing a couple of eggs

[@prateeksahni3993]

😂 same bro! I guess it has something to do with his editing style.

[@L3g0m4nn]

+Prateek Sahni definitely. The cuts.

[@xkcriotsx8184]

Someone help me I can't stop watching these videos send help plz

[@M3rVsT4H]

The only way out is to watch them all. :p

[@katerempel5847]

You must finish what you have started

[@aljazareh]

i watched all a few times

[@michaellyczak9337]

Thanks ! I never really saw how charcoal is made, just was aware of the principles behind the process. I would like to add that in a survival situation, it wouldn't matter what kind of wood you used in the process, but if you are going to use the charcoal for cooking, it would be best to use wood from hardwood trees such as ash, oak, and hickory, and avoid all evergreen trees and soft wooded deciduous trees such as silver maple. Even the charcoal from those trees gives a bad taste to some foods.

[@michaellyczak9337]

@Mama Trama Just happened to be on KZbin, saw your reply to an old post. Good question - my only answers would be that a charcoal fire is easier to consistently control than a wood fire, and that the average run-of the mill BBQ grill isn't meant for the high temperatures of a wood fire. I found that out the hard way, and now I have a new grill.

[@Scoutmemes247]

In a million years people like hi. Will build a computer in the woods

[@jaromy03]

lol that channel name

[@connorbradley2448]

BEST NAME EVER

[@dylanmcshane9976]

omgggerdd hahaha your name is killing meeeee

[@elektrischeseife4726]

When you can bust a myth but not a nu

[@otaimaksimaify]

941 dislikes, dafuq is wrong with making charcoal?!

[@hmfc1991]

I asked my self the same thing why 941 dislikes this guy is so cool and you can learn so much from his vids too.

[@artman40]

I guess it's probably pollution.

[@katzen3314]

If anybody dislikes this video because of pollution, that is just crazy! Sustainably burning wood like this is 100% carbon neutral, right? I'm sure that the energy used by 8 million people watching this video is ridiculously huge compared to burning a bit of wood.

[@siberianog]

whatcha say? Lol

[@arturrothe2100]

There must be a more primitive way .Probably kicking the wood into pieces instead of using a stone..

[@danmorgan3685]

Thanks for all the great videos. So now that you have charcoal I half expect you to smelt ore and start making metal tools. In about two years I figure you'll have an aqueduct and a water wheel to power a homemade computer. p.s. I write this only half joking.

[@serenity748]

i think in 5 years he will be able to build a computer by hand with natural resources in the woods ps i write this not joking at all ps the last sentence was a joke

[@LPJ2]

forging iron is a hard work , which is hard to be done with 1 person , and you need leather wind bag to blow air into the forging furnace , and it take a long long time , Primitive would need a lot preparation to forge iron , and it would be days of hard work , really hard to be done with 1 person .

[@RocketCityGardener]

if flowing water is available a water wheel could be used to power a bellows

[@LPJ2]

RocketCityGardener That would be even more work .... but your idea is pretty inspiring .

[@biggiecheese7211]

give this man a modern tool and he will discover nuclear fusion

[@firestorm2734]

i love how his captions treat this as a tutorial as if any of us have the mental willpower and strength to go outside

[@_yamcha]

When do you plan on advancing to the bronze age?

[@lebulle4544]

+chankahaha After he gets 800 food.

[@Desrespeitoso]

AOM player spotted

[@BlackCat-dm5yg]

Its a primitive channel dude

[@tserenne]

+chankahaha lol this comment can be taken as a joke and also seriously.. and if taken seriously its not a bad idea for primitive techonlogy, he can slowly go to bronze and then iron and so forth and in each age making the basic needs and necessities from scratch...

[@_yamcha]

legreat Spacejockey exactly!

[@sir_knight_az]

That mud is magical. He's does so many things with it.

[@tnages6310]

What an opening! Just him throwing giant rocks at huge pieces of wood. Manly af

[@lukegrraaa]

Gaaaaaay

[@andrew.donnel1y]

yep

[@edgeofforever7720]

I wish I was as ripped as him. I have the muscles..... it's just hidden by the fat.

[@nousinosegoesfrogvlogdabyo5313]

trying to break rocks with sticks

[@jeremylewis96]

The disassembly of the mound is the most satisfying thing ever.

[@AAPS7]

As someone who builds everything, from scratch, on your own, can you give some insight about the risks of bodily harms that you face each time or have experienced? Perhaps something serious like breaking bones or something less serious, but still uncomfortable, like splinters on your feet or accidental nutshots when breaking woods.

[@AAPS7]

Thanks for the reply! Take great care when you are breaking those firewood, man! And I'm looking forward to that video! :) On a side note, you should probably make a video about first aid (tourniquet, ointment, makeshift bandages, etc.) in the wilderness! Or probably a video about the methods you took to deal with splinters on your skins/insect bites/superficial wounds/wild animals! We'd love to know more about that! Thanks!

[@elementadept436]

I've done the top lit method in a barrel, but recently did trench charcoal in a preexisting irrigation ditch to spare myself the extra chainsaw work. It turned out quite well and did easily three times the volume with less overall work.

[@PattPlays]

Dude...if he goes mining and smelts ore...I'll shit bricks... You know, he could build a whole town.

[@PattPlays]

With help...hopefully XD

[@TheProrage509]

I wanna see him go to Africa and make a small hut and garden

[@heinrichthurston6961]

Oh my god he is Zuo Mo. Ge would be proud. Edit: World of Cultivation. Google it, free and great Chinese web novel being translated.

[@theveganape]

Ha ha, I'll check his channel in a few years and he'll be on a hovercar, jetting around a futuristic utopia of his own creation!

[@eiclan]

Check out his very latest vid

[@TTKMKaizen]

Another thing to note here is that charcoal can be used as part of a water filtration system. If you take a large vessel and put holes in the bottom, then fill it with layers of sand and charcoal, this can be used to filter heavier impurities out of water before boiling it. I hope we can see some metal smithing soon.

[@OvidioCardona]

excelente

[@StarMx111]

Lol

[@myratbayramov3995]

'Excellent'

[@perrosexo4309]

Hermoso, un comentario en español

[@perrosexo4309]

@@myratbayramov3995 its spanish

[@comradesam750]

Man your videos are so satisfying for some reason. I just love em! Keep up the good work man!

[@TRUMPLocalWallBuildersUnion]

+Angel Of Death

[@Ohhsoodead]

You clearly put a lot of effort into your videos and the results are amazing. Thanks for working so hard to give everyone what I believe is one of the best channels on youtube. It really pains me to see how facebook and other websites are just stealing your content and your hard work. I hope you continue making videos like these and eventually come out on top of all this. You deserve so much more for the amount of effort you put into all of this.

[@ralfnuggs165]

Shut ip

[@jacobwood3875]

I am always waiting for your videos! Keep it up!

[@michaeldavis2420]

*Termite:* Wow I like this place! It’s dry has a nice wooden foundation! *Sets it on fire* *Termite* Wow it’s gets warm quick! Wow it’s very warm :D Ok it’s kinda hot :| Oh wait :( *Dead*

[@michaeldavis2420]

If you read it in a high voice it’s funnier too :D

[@derpcwota]

@@michaeldavis2420 lol

[@robin-ye9iu]

@@michaeldavis2420 that's actually so not funny

[@michaeldavis2420]

enyma than leave 😉

[@robin-ye9iu]

@@michaeldavis2420 then*