Primitive Technology: Crab and Fish Trap

Primitive Technology: Crab and Fish Trap
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About This Video:
I made a fish trap from cane and tested it over the course of a year catching various aquatic animals. Initially, I intended catching eels with it but instead it caught fish, crayfish and even a fresh water crab. These were then released back into the wild. This type of trap is made in two parts, a basket and a funnel. The funnel is inserted into the the opening of the basket so that animals venture into the trap easily but have difficulty exiting. The trap requires no bait to work and can be reused over as long as it's intact. The video also shows the huts in the rain season.
About Primitive Technology:
Primitive technology is a hobby where you build things in the wild completely from scratch using no modern tools or materials. These are the strict rules: If you want a fire, use a fire stick - An axe, pick up a stone and shape it - A hut, build one from trees, mud, rocks etc. The challenge is seeing how far you can go without utilizing modern technology. I do not live in the wild, but enjoy building shelter, tools, and more, only utilizing natural materials. To find specific videos, visit my playlist tab for building videos focused on pyrotechnology, shelter, weapons, food & agriculture, tools & machines, and weaving & fiber.
#PrimitiveTechnology #crabtrap #fishing

[@primitivetechnology9550]

A simple project most people should easily be able to replicate. If you make lots of traps and put them in a long stretch of creek they should provide a modest daily source of protein.

[@luszczi]

How are the roof scorpions doing after the rains?

[@cristiii7605]

Are there any substitutues for laywer cane ? I have tried to find similar plants ,because ive seen you use it in other projects as well ,but i havent found anything in Europe

[@finnpalm9951]

​@@cristiii7605leaf tree saplings should work if thin enough. They're usually very flexible.

[@primitivetechnology9550]

@@luszczi Not well I hope.

[@hahafunnyname]

A suggestion: in case you're doing another video about food how about you make a fishing weir?

[@matthew3103]

For those interested the fish are purple spotted gudgeons (Mogurnda adspersa/mogurnda: likely adspersa as they have the latgest range distribution), the prawns are most likely East Australian river prawns (Macrobrachium tolmerum), the crab is a river swimming crab (Varuna litterata). Oh and the eels are longfin eels (Anguilla reinhardtii).

[@jonanderson5137]

Are they edible or any cool factoids?

[@mike_bartner]

But what was the “interesting looking” frog?

[@hexprincess9582]

Yeah! What was the type of frog?

[@matthew3103]

@@mike_bartner forgot about the froggie lol. I'm not really a frog person but it looks like a barred frog from genus mixophyes. Probably coggeri or fasciolatus

[@matthew3103]

After another look I'm pretty sure the froggie is a Mottled Barred frog (Mixophyes coggeri). Happy for any frog people to correct me lol

[@izzyplusplusplus1004]

The OG wilderness survival channel that sparked an entire genre of content. Still the best. Well done sir.

[@lactobacillusacidophilus]

And he is the only one not faking it.

[@TheSmokedHam]

Ya took my dang comment

[@Mr6Sinner]

Lest we forget Les Stroud

[@izzyplusplusplus1004]

@@Mr6Sinner He came a generation too early for fame. But what a survivalist.

[@genocydr]

he is so brave, I could never. 😭

[@russellmoore8187]

I love the frog is like "Whatever, dude"

[@kishascape]

And the crab just laying there like a rock lmao

[@hobodkkes5519]

its probably dead or about to be

[@matlerat1642]

"The crab clings tenaciously to the basket requiring encouragement to leave" is probably my favourite quote from you so far.

[@kishascape]

Also required encouragement to get back into the water.

[@ramenoodleops]

And then immediately followed by something as simple as "crab in the pot"

[@maxwellcomer9354]

crab in the pot

[@jlag96]

Time for crab

[@ladimoradeivideogiochi2858]

Friendly reminder that by putting on subtitles you get a lovely explaination of everything that's going on 😊

[@frankmckenneth9254]

I watched his vids for years without realizing that until recently. Ever since he started posting em on reddit. I feel really dumb lol.

[@braydenvantell6047]

An interesting frog :) 5:09

[@cyqry]

@@braydenvantell6047 The goodest boy. Hopefully he gave him a nice lily to chill on.

[@ArgentavisMagnificens]

I've always enjoyed watching his videos without subtitles. There's something cathartic about watching them without fully understanting what is going on.

[@YowTube-el2lc]

There really should be a reminder at the start of each post, I know this but I watched all of this without

[@bwmcreynolds]

I love that all of this stuff isn't in a complete vacuum. Getting to see the progress updates and updates after weather conditions is really cool to me. It's just a deeper peek into what it ACTUALLY takes to live and work and thrive in a "primitive" environment and lifestyle. It brings it all to life. Having a furnace to make pottery isn't just a drawing on a textbook page that exists forever. Its a real thing in the real environment and makes you realize that the tribe/village potters probably had to rebuild their furnace a couple times a year or more. People were constantly refurbishing and repairing dwellings and workspaces, and there were probably folks that were specialists in that. Pretty incredible to think about how complex and nuanced their society probably was compared to what the overall assumptions people have about primitive societies. Been following this channel for years and its one of about four channels I actually have post notifications on for.

[@FearfulFellow]

well said

[@2old2kare94]

I showed my dad your content before covid and he loved the concept so much that we binged all of your videos that evening. He passed away last month and seeing this video in my notifications reminded me of him. Thanks for that and have an awesome day.

[@IYAOYAS6969]

sorry or your loss. I love these videos to.

[@maenghoboodae]

삼가 고인의 명복을 빕니다

[@2old2kare94]

@@maenghoboodae 매우 감사합니다. Sorry, I used Google translate .

[@2old2kare94]

@@IYAOYAS6969 thanks

[@user-jc3bp2df5j]

오 한국인?

[@StormsandSaugeye]

What I've always loved about this Johns videos is he's not in it for views. This man is not trying to do ever more impressive builds. He's doing his hobby of recreating primitive technologies. That's it. We get to experience it by proxy. And honestly that's like 90% of the appeal: Simplicity. Enjoyment.

[@emu_warrior]

actually he had a tv series lined up but he didn't agree to aspects of it so he pulled it, from my understanding. so he was going to go into the tv series business, but probably creative differences I guess

[@StormsandSaugeye]

@@emu_warrior I mean in these videos. Specifically that he makes them out of pure enjoyment and not to sell a product.

[@JamieTanner-gd4dt]

​@@StormsandSaugeyeHe has a book and he sells it and promotes it in almost every video. Don't get me wrong i am glad he can make a profit out of his hobby it doesnt matter if he makes money or not You can tell he is passionate about what he is doing just by watching his videos.

[@StormsandSaugeye]

@JamieTanner-gd4dt right but even if he has a book he promotes. My point is he doesn't do those absurd projects like you see the copycat videos do. Like this video is a perfect example. He is just doing primitive crafts because he wants to test it out and see how it functions. All of his videos are like that "basically I'm going to replicate this primitive iron smelting thing I read about" or "I'm going to replicate how these old huts were built.

[@DisloalSking]

Na real ele liga sim. E por ligar peas views dele que n faz coisas estranhas. Imagina ele fazer uma casa com pscina na mata estilo indiano do nada... vai perder relevancia

[@tayzonday]

Every crab and fish is going “PHEW! It’s just a KZbin video!” 😬😱😀

[@flamealchemist546]

Oh man, good to see you around man!

[@Fliptastic3]

Chocolate rain 👹👹👹

[@poe_slaw]

now I’m thinking about being abducted by aliens who just wanted to prove that their tractor beam works

[@taylorrobin8044]

Out of all the people to pop up in this comment section I definitely wasn’t expecting you

[@rocksfire4390]

@@taylorrobin8044 what do you mean? the dude is everywhere! doesn't comment on every video but you see him on most of the major learning focused channels.

[@DoubleADwarf]

5:06 >An interesting frog "Good day." 🐸

[@kishascape]

I like that crayfish the size of a small lobster.

[@KeatrithAmakiir]

This video was over a year in the making, I love this channel so much. No spectacle, flair, or even bragging. Just the highest quality content every single time.

[@neraphruneblade7903]

The quality and quantity to spoken word ratio is intense.

[@KeatrithAmakiir]

@@neraphruneblade7903 Some might even say its off the charts 😉

[@sargentwill570]

I love that the frog was just chill about him being there

[@chillzedd8179]

bro didnt even react to being picked up. absolutely clueless.

[@yankis.]

That frog has 0 survival skills

[@thunderred5263]

@@yankis.or maybe there are no frog predators in that area

[@thunderred5263]

@@yankis.or maybe john is his friend

[@poetsrear]

​@@yankis. Playing dead / stone / leaf is literally a survival feature 🤦‍♂

[@Nighthawkinlight]

My mistake with fish traps I guess has been using them in open water. Seems to work ok in a stream! I think the only truly effective open water trap is probably a big net.

[@mrbonanza2606]

Have you tried baiting one in open water?

[@Nighthawkinlight]

​@@mrbonanza2606Yeah, caught crayfish that way but not fish

[@primitivetechnology9550]

@@Nighthawkinlight I suppose it depends on the habit of the fish, the ones I caught were likely seeking shelter from predators rather than food (no bait in my traps). I caught no eels and they're the biggest fish here.

[@Avalikia]

@@primitivetechnology9550 I was wondering when I saw all the small fish whether that was more due to what fish were in the area or more due to the size of the trap.

[@dylanzrim3635]

@@Nighthawkinlightwrong trap style then I guess

[@JoysticKnight]

Two years for ten minutes; other creators on this platform don’t stand a chance to this dude’s fortitude.

[@connelly6375]

5:08 that frog really committed to the "I'm not a frog" act

[@shawnzien9103]

After all these years, its my first time seeing him catching food aside from planting, is he on creative mode?

[@ChanceKearns]

He caught prawns once

[@oldcomrade_5825]

He caught prawns with a trap from a video that was from around 6 years ago I think, might be wrong tho

[@utarionzo3099]

It’s been a while, but he did have a prawn trap video. I guess we’ve all watched his farming and furnace stuff for so long though that got forgotten about!

[@shawnzien9103]

​@@ChanceKearnsoh i see, my bad i didnt see that, i look it up after this one...

[@smarmie8184]

I think he caught crawfish using a basket a long time ago, but dude how are there crabs and lobster in the woods?

[@Doctaphil64]

9:40 This is why you're the GOAT. Copycat channels use excavators then act like the work was done by hand in a single day. Primitive Technology on the other hand is willing to sit on footage for a YEAR to complete their creative vision for a video.

[@Jack1994hoo]

I love how he was just like "an interesting frog. lets show it to everybody" xD

[@Sergei_Ivanovich_Mosin]

I love the fact that the frog didn't even react

[@XodiaqKey]

Frog is like "Can I help you, sir? Kindly Put me down. Thank you."

[@yetanother9127]

More like "I'm just a rock, nothing to see here, move along"

[@seaTp736]

“Understandable have a nice day”

[@FluxFreeman]

This guy really has the most perfect creative concept going on KZbin

[@fty-ys4ni]

And presumably he gets all of the ad revenue because he doesn’t have licensing fees associated with music etc. It’s just him, the outdoors and his camera.

[@komicsreviewer8505]

Celebrating the White Colonialist Supremacy is EVIL

[@ruffusgoodman4137]

@@fty-ys4ni I dunno. I heard that freshwater crab is already claiming this video. Everybody knows they love money.

[@scladoffle2472]

@@ruffusgoodman4137 crabs are notoriously greedy, as the documentary 'Spongebob Squarepants' showed in great detail.

[@s0meRand0m129]

​@@scladoffle2472 I watched it before ,crab would even sell their friends for a few pennies

[@Veralidainai]

I love how he gently places the fishes back into water. You can really sense his love and respect of the outdoors

[@seabass5892]

Also, the Closed Captions don't say anything as he does. It's like he realises nothing _needs_ to be said, because of course he would put animals back.

[@prebenjaeger]

​@@seabass5892what would be wrong with eating the fish?

[@FriscoCatshark]

@@prebenjaeger They're much too small and should be returned to nature to help the population. Additionally, the purpose of his video isn't to show how to kill an animal and prepare it, but to show how to make a fishing trap using technology only available in the primitive age.

[@teeteetuu94]

@@prebenjaeger If he's hungry, nothing. But I guess he isn't in this case, but just wants to demonstrate the trap in action.

[@seabass5892]

@@prebenjaeger It's unnecessary. Despite what these videos show, Mister Primative Technology does live in modern civilization, and can find and eat food without hunting for it.

[@kitkorn4782]

I can’t believe we still get new original content from this guy these days. I remember showing my dad his fire bow video sitting and watching with him when I was a kid. I wish the best for you man.

[@okalov]

I lived in your area for about 10 years before moving south for work. Just spent the last month back up there with family when the cyclone and rains came through. That rain was unlike anything ive ever experienced, glad most of your builds are still standing. Separately, after god knows how many hours spent walking the creeks and camping up there, i had NO idea there were freshwater crabs. Fascinating stuff.

[@KeatrithAmakiir]

Whereabouts is he? My sister lives in Cairns and that cyclone was a wild ride for them (no property damage, just an inch or so of water in their garage)

[@igorvoloshin3406]

In Ukraine such fish traps are about 2-3 times bigger, are made of willow cane and are called "ятер" ("yáter") or "верша" ("vérsha"). Work very well. I remember my childhood when I've spent summer vacations in a village with my grandparents, in early 1980's. Those were golden times! Each morning we went to the picturesque Yátran river to check our yaters, and came back home with 2-3 buckets of fish. Bigger fish we ate and with smaller we fed our cats and ducks. Ducks love fish and sweetwater shells very much! Greetings from Ukraine! ✌🇺🇦

[@tyrannysend]

О, українська аудиторія на місці)))

[@Taojas]

Slava Ukraini from Australia mate!

[@jammysmears4077]

Slava Ukraini

[@Amine-gz7gq]

Slava Russia

[@igorvoloshin3406]

@@Amine-gz7gq Russia brought great shame on itself with this criminal and terrorist war against the Ukraine. No more glory for Russia for many many years.

[@longhaulblue]

It's not just primitive technology but a glimpse into the rhythm and nature of life in your little neck of the woods. Bravo!

[@ashotbombila4675]

One of the most effective fish traps. Traps like this (but much larger of course) are still in use in Syberia and northern regions of Russia. It's easy to make with fish net and wooden or metal rings, "wings" are made of wooden/metal frame and fish net too (wings are guiding fish into trap). You can use different size of fish nets to let small fish go throu trap and only catch big one. You can easily block small river and "filter" it with one winged trap. Just remember to NEVER abandon traps like this in water. It turns into fish graveyard pretty damn quickly.

[@ashotbombila4675]

Fun fact: those fish traps are illegal in Russia (most, if not all, good fish traps are banned), but good luck finding anyone who cares. In Syberia at least.

[@mrboopitywoop5919]

5:06 for some reason this is the first time I've laughed after all these years. MOST CHILL frog ever 😂

[@c-LAW]

This channel is the original, legit, Primitive Technology. Always refreshing to see your work.

[@Rustycaddy17]

Who remembers watching this guy's channel back in 2016? Crazy how far he's come!

[@WangleLine]

The charcoal video was the first one I watched back then

[@brendolbreadwar2671]

Love seeing the journey!

[@blackbway]

2015....

[@MrTheBigNoze]

We’re making it out of the Stone Age soon

[@komicsreviewer8505]

​@@MrTheBigNozebrother!

[@Kizmar]

You could make 8 hour videos and I'll watch the whole thing start to finish. So relaxing.

[@Matt6644]

"An interesting frog" *touches Frog: "You are already dead"

[@tanostrelok2323]

I love that after spending over a year making this video, you chose to feature a frog out of all the stuff you've filmed for this.

[@tinguspingus6976]

i love how at 5:06 he gently picks up the frog and the frog is like "yeah this is fine"

[@4RILDIGITAL]

The way you utilize the natural materials is quite impressive. Loved seeing how you made that trap and the crab was a tough little guy. The effects of the wet season seemed harsh, it's unfortunate that the furnace and workshop saw damage.

[@nightshadetea7180]

loved the guest star of the frog. great guy, hes hilarious.

[@Flobbled]

Wow! A year long in the making. It always surprises me how much time you invest in this project. I'm glad you do because it is fascinating to watch.

[@TheBelrick]

Bloody eels. They cross land and get into my pond to eat my goldfish. Once my waterfall pump stopped and there was it was, an eel stuck in the narrowing of the outflow pipe

[@9and7]

Well now you know how to catch 'em. @@TheBelrick

[@TheGabberManiac]

That frog was really interesting

[@scumbaag]

Mudslide took out the hut! That mustve been surprising to see when you showed up, glad you weren't sleeping in there. Never stop, man. Best content on the site.

[@ProjectXH]

Introducing the element of animals gives a whole new feel to your videos.

[@MattXShaver]

So glad to see something other than a furnace 😂 But seriously I love all of these, happy new year!

[@xantous2229]

For real, last 5 videos have been about different forge styles. I wanna see him get to the iron age eventually with some metal tipped tools. Also building fancier and more intricate housing in the future would be sweet.

[@bjrn-oskarrnning2740]

Hah, the pyrotechnology videos are my favorite, or maybe second after the construction videos!

[@austin.....]

I weirdly like these more simplistic projects. Stuff that I could barely see myself doing, or things that have smaller goals in mind. The forge and construction stuff is cool but I guess I'm just a sucker for the smalltime shenanigans.

[@JuliusClonkus]

I was half expecting to see a funny trick on how to use fish as an unconventional iron ore, but this was nice too.

[@TheAmishTurtle]

John what is your favourite season or few months to operate in? What benefits or comforts does it provide vs the others? Love your videos, been watching from the start!

[@primitivetechnology9550]

Dry season, the wet season slows projects down too much. Thanks.

[@Kelnx]

@@primitivetechnology9550 Is there any primitive building material/technique that can hold up well to multiple wet seasons or would rebuilding structures have been a constant thing in climates like this?

[@Prophes0r]

@@Kelnx It would be constant. Even without torrential rains, the materials used will rot pretty quickly. The rainforest is a super-active biome. Everything rots. It's actually sort of an okay thing. On the one hand you end up rebuilding half the village every year. On the other hand, since you are already going to be doing the work, making changes is less of a big deal. Remember that everything is dynamic in a rainforest. Drainage shifts. New clearings appear. Old clearings grow out.

[@primitivetechnology9550]

@@Kelnx Brick, wood ash cement, thick wooden log roof purlins and tile. The current hut is almost 2 years old now and still going strong kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5bWm2amf6tmoqM . It's a lot of work to build though and I'm looking at making the process more efficient. Thanks.

[@awooawoo9628]

@@primitivetechnology9550 Will surface hardening/treating the logs with fire help? In Japan its called Shou Sugi Ban I believe, the charring seals the wood from rot and weather.

[@maleniasfeet7215]

5:07 Bro is just chillin’ 🐸 I aspire to be as unaffected by peoples’ intrusions into my life. Thanks Froggy.

[@mr.diontoahmed1134]

This is why everyone loves this channel. Unlike other channels, where a simple bottle trap is catching 5 KG of live fish (clearly staged), this one shows you what to expect for real.

[@wyattslaughter4466]

Now this is awesome, didn't think I'd get to see much fishing content here!

[@WangleLine]

same lol

[@bknwuzheer1]

and of course the frog continues to provide the most stunning performances as an inanimate object

[@akshayd211]

Mate, honestly, I do not know what I would do without your videos, they are therapy. I have your book for a while and I try stuff I can in the comforts of my urban space. THANK YOU for everything you do. :')

[@alexrogers777]

I'm here for the cool frog. I love that you include little things that you simply find neat

[@FussyPickles]

Hi, you probably won't read this but just wanted to say thank you for all your work and I really enjoyed the nature introduction. I hope you do more of those, so we can see/learn the environment.

[@dailyWatchTime]

These videos give me a spirit of peace. Thank you for the blessing of your work 🙏

[@bensadikin9513]

The only OG natural builds channel

[@richard2mitchell]

Wow a video where he is not playing with mud again... This is a nice change of pace after the last few years

[@iam4yay]

These videos always make me feel like I've meditated for an hour. Thanks always.

[@Magnesium33]

"An interesting frog" may be my favourite caption in any video 😂

[@duckbutt5335]

Thats a damn chill frog. Looked real cool

[@Lhyllis]

Interesting to see just how well the hut and workshop have weathered the cyclone! My family and friends all got damage and evacuations this wet season, some of them have properties not far from the worst of it and are in the middle of cleaning and repairs. I like that you show how nature can just roll over our lives, some things just can't be predicted, only prepared for.

[@KarlRoyale]

I like how the frog was like "dude, I'm not impressed" I used to make minnow traps like this for bait using two liter soda bottles and zip ties, they work really well, we would put some bread in the bottom.

[@clyelli]

Your videos about cooking, farming and hunting/fishing are always my favorites. I'd love to see more about agriculture, though by looking at what the rains did to the furnace I'd guess keeping a garden isn't the easiest task. Love your work!

[@angrycatlud]

This is one of the only primitiv building Chanels that is real The others use cement bags water containers ect. But they act like its a 2 person project

[@AlexBushcraftmyWorld]

Hello, you have inspired me and I am a Bushcrafter and now building caves, thank you. 🇺🇦🤝

[@y45uh1k0]

The interesting frog was indeed very interesting. Thank you for sharing

[@bones4786]

always a good day when primitive technology posts

[@dizzyking1843]

There are only a handful of content creators that genuinely get me excited when I see a new video pop up.. And you sir are consistently top of that list. Thank you for what you do 🙏

[@TastyBusiness]

I've never seen prawns with such long claws before. Then again, these are clearly nothing like the shrimp I typically find available. Cool basket trap!

[@LanceMcCarthy]

The rain in Costa Rica has been unstoppable, and it's very similar to this. My backyard is like his hut, no matter how hard I try to modernize it 😂

[@CrabOfDoom]

Thank you for letting your demo catches go. I was prepared to see a few crabs get boiled, that's primitive living after all, but it was very kind of you to simply stay with how the trap is made and works.

[@Rexxis-Arcturus]

Commenting for algorithm. Love the escapism you provide for many of us trapped in a job and a city. Love what you do.

[@murkyseb]

The fish looked like purple spotted gudgeons which are an amazing native fish you were lucky to find. And the shrimp were called long armed shrimp, another really cool native and the freshwater crab is particularly special and can be very rare so another lucky find. I’m glad to see they weren’t harmed. I go out into the wild and film the native underwater wildlife and make documentaries about them on this channel, I’ve got episodes on all those creatures except the crab. One day I hope to film the crabs in the wild but they are difficult to find

[@dave7038]

"the shrimp were called long armed shrimp" Any idea why they call them that? :D

[@murkyseb]

@@dave7038 they aren't very inventive when naming Australian underwater wildlife but at least it makes them easy to identify

[@HasanUnknown]

[Quran:- 5:72]:- “Jesus has said, "O Children of Israel, worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord." [Quran:- 19:30]:- “Jesus has said, "Indeed, I am the servant of Allah. He has given me the Scripture and made me a Prophet.” [Quran:- 4:171]:- “Christ Jesus the son of Mary was no more than a messenger of Allah…..So believe in Allah and His messengers. Say not "Trinity" desist: it will be better for you: for Allah is one Allah:

[@murkyseb]

@@HasanUnknown no he didn’t you liar

[@metalman895]

Love the look at the wet season and all the little water creatures! Thanks for letting them go back into the wild afterwards!

[@tobi5284]

its insane to me on how you did all this without a crafting table. Props to you man, all love

[@joshfa5526]

No crab soup?😅 Honestly though, thank you for sharing what you know. Never ceases to surprise. Hope one day Primitive Technology becomes a community!

[@robertlarson7224]

So cool to see the foraging/fish trapping content again. Of course I also love seeing the iron smelting and building, it's just this is the type of content that first made me sub. Keep up the great work! I'll continue to live vicariously through your videos.

[@daltonhuggins3261]

Always an honor and privilege to watch your videos good sir

[@tommydoez]

Haha yeah! the fish trap! Malaysians are proud of their fishing heritage and would have these traps displayed at some restaurants. It's so fun to see it be used. Directing streams into the trap, or using it in areas of flowing water were common tactics, and some traps were made to a huge size.

[@bob_mikhail]

I like how you casually pick up a frog to show it into the camera and then put it down. The frog got stage anxiety and froze up))

[@alterworlds1629]

The time frame for this video makes me wonder how many projects are in the works at any given time. Also, I wonder how much the trap could catch if it was in that running water tied to something sturdy. Would probably just fill with leaves though.

[@TysyTube]

❤

[@cargadorcompactador]

hey!

[@ExelArts]

Wow You're lucky to live near a creek with such diverse Life living in it

[@j.jonhutson7718]

5:00 Australian Wood Frog. I had one of his North American cousins as a pet when I was a boy. IIRC they are one of a few species of frog that can freeze and thaw with no ill effects.

[@itemasyIum]

Happy New Year! All of the videos on this channel are informative, relax my eyes and ears, and help me sleep well.....

[@flaagan]

Quite an amazing piece of property you've got to work with, and I've got to say I'm rather envious of the river / creek. We've got a small river / creek running through our backyard that ages ago had all kinds of fish and crayfish and such in it, but after several years of droughts I've not seen any creatures in it again since it started running once more.

[@christiansanford2360]

Thank you for making this content, I honestly love watching you explore your hobbies.

[@TheNinjadelivery]

Love this! Very informative and edited very well!

[@HeisenbergFam]

Havent seen this man upload since last year, thank you for your service

[@DrVektor]

This was so different experience for me. Thank you so much for this gift.

[@fwong]

This one, in particular, feels like a real work of art. Just simple observations, anticipation and wonder, just an honest gentle curious exploration of this environment. And by ending on images of your work decaying, the cycle rainy season to dry season beginning again, you start to marvel at the sheer effort anything takes, and how so clearly community and teammwork was the only way forward for us as a species. But you see even these structures start to decay and you imagine what it must've felt like for someone back then knowing the work that laid before them, to maintain structures in the wild. The woven trap floats away in the flood, but you can make another one.

[@htcrow92]

Hi John, hoping you've been okay up there in north qld with the cyclone, floods and storms. Despite all the insane weather, I appreciate you for posting a vid this month. Great video!

[@Amaltraz]

As always I'm astounded by what you do, you are amazing, keep up the good work!

[@kikoff88]

Love your work. ❤ I have followed you since the very beginning and this is a constant positive part of my life to follow along.

[@onemantwohands5224]

Me too mate he's awesome 😎

[@ZentinS711]

This is da best research channel with style of POC! Thank you man! You always do inspiring me to work as harder as smarter!!!

[@unclegrim]

No one better be talking crap about "underwater basket weaving" after this video.

[@TheTribeOfBenjamin]

This was a fun video! Love the scenery and resources around your parts. Great little ecosystem you have there. All the best! Ben

[@gullf1sk]

Fish and critters in tiny creeks fascinate me endlessly. These fish have found their way up that tiny creek and it is now their world. I dont know why but thats so fascinating.

[@robertanderson3310]

Thank you for this advanced course in underwater basket weaving... Which turns out to be way more useful than i was led to believe.

[@MrSomethingElse]

In New Zealand this is called a "Hinkaki" and is still widely in use by folk to catch fresh water eels, nice work brother!

[@talonekenstam7774]

Id love to see what you could do with what you catch. Not necessarily cooking or anything, but i think setting up a small pond or tank of sorts to keep some on would be an interesting watch. And since a lot of your video's show solutions to long term survival (more stable structures, a water powered hammer, natural gardening etc) i think that showing a method of keeping fish/prawns for growing them out or breeding would be awesome.

[@user-tm5kd6je7u]

THIS IS THE REASON WE LOVE KZbin!!!!!!!!!!!!!! KEEP IT UP

[@caitlynryder8639]

The best, and possibly only, real primitive technology channel!

[@korpijeesus]

Fastest click in the universe

[@tkmccoywv]

More like this please! While I love watching you build things, a little variety is good, and catching your food is as important. Still my favorite channel on KZbin 😃