Surviving in the Australian Bush with No Food, Water or Shelter

[@BdoubleBrad]

Hi Scotty. Great content. Just one thing regarding your hips on the ground. I was in the Australian Army(grunt) and we used to dig a "Hip Hole". Its just a shallow oval shaped hole for your hip to fit in when sleeping. Made all the difference.

[@TheSillySwagman]

Haha I was thinking the same thing when he woke up 😂 The glory days. Great tip.

[@graemecraig07]

Yep, what Brad said. Hip and shoulder holes make a huge difference for side sleepers. Nice vid too.

[@ozzyfarmer2854]

Yep. Ex 8/9 RAR Recon. Quote from a Seco: " any idiot can be uncomfortable in the bush "

[@donnaventures]

Omg that makes so much sense lol

[@normazarr3106]

Great Tip, its so much easier in the Sand too! You can Bring Large B Baloons for Pillow, doesn't weigh much to pack/ easy/adjustable w/air! 😉👍. You must know the Dig-in method/w/straw/sideways/breathing! Cool video for him I'd say! NZ, ✌👍😮

[@frithfiver]

This is such a great video. I love that you lay the ground rules for taking only small amounts from the bush and leaving it as you found it (even though it should go without saying). Also it's so great to see plants I recognise as an Aussie - it can be tricky to find Australian survival content! Keep it up :)

[@susanalbone5101]

I love it when you go back to the raw basics. It shows just how tough it is with no food, water and putting up with all the snakes and other wild life. It makes you appreciate life. Thank you Scotty for sharing your adventures, keep ‘em’ coming. Take care, be safe. ❤ Dorset, UK

[@keithhowell4138]

No food but plenty of snakes ?. The snakes are food here.lol

[@85yugs]

Plenty of snakes around in modern society too 🐍

[@CuriousEchidna]

Watching that fire turn from a contraption of sticks, to a smolder, to a flame was just magic

[@borntobbad]

Great content Scotty, your tucker knowledge is sensational. Now i'm not having a go at you, and i'm originally from the bush myself i grew up on a cattle station in Queensland. The old golden rule was find the water first which you did, but then went about building your shelter... my only advice here is you could have been boiling that water while you set up your camp, and had it cooling by the time you were looking for that first drink. The other thing i'd probably add here is dig a hole beside the water and let it settle while you search upstream, and always check for contaminants further upstream like dead animals and the likes and never be in a hurry to drink the water. Try to find a way to distil water as well, dig a hole and lay plastic over the hole, put a rock on top and a cup in the middle to catch the drips. Plastic bag slid over a branch that hangs downwards will sweat some moisture into the bag, very slow and not very effective. The last piece of advice i give to anyone who will listen, don't eat much until you have water. Park your water in the shade, keep the temp of it down as much as you can.

[@rohan250185]

I actually watched the full video without realising it was 32 minutes! Hats off to you from Goa India!

[@theobserver450]

Love the cows at Goa Beach! Hope they are still there. Blessings from Australia

[@ervinslens]

Outstanding piece of cinematography my friend. All shots here are brilliantly composed and executed! Masterful production!

[@janedewit2866]

I really enjoyed watching this episode. I haven't watched you before and don't know how I found you, but well done on a great video Scott

[@shanemcmullen239]

Do yourself a favour and go back and enjoy all of Scotty’s adventures I have learnt so much from his videos

[@nemoooooooo13]

Termite mounds are also used by female lace monitors to lay their eggs and incubate them for 9 months.

[@nunya9034]

Crushed up and mixed with water then laid as a slab it turns into a natural concrete. Handy stuff

[@PoggersFloppa]

@@nunya9034i see alot of primitive videos (that are mostly faked other than the ogs) do that idk if it actually works as natural concrete edit: just searched it up, seems its mostly true

[@whiskeyinthejaro]

@@nunya9034 I recall reading the same in its use to line man made water courses for irrigation. Has anyone heard of it being used in ceramics?

[@AngusBeath]

It's lovely to hear you espousing good forest management including regular burn offs. Love the channel - keep up the amazing content!

[@RichardB-nc8ru]

As a volunteer firefighter for the last 25 years, I found Scotty's comments a little disconcerting(although probably well intentioned). As for bushfires, as the 3rd officer of a rural brigade, I was very grateful to the massive volunteer firefighting cohort that put their lives on the line to protect and preserve life in 2019. Before those terrible bushfires where so many native animals were killed and maimed(during Australia's hottest summer in 110 years due to climate change), many hazard reduction burns were not approved, and rightly so, due to the extreme risk of fires jumping control lines and threatening local houses and towns. Civilization has rolled over and rolled up to the wild areas(including schlerophyl), creating a risk to human life where the 2 converge. No amount of burning would have helped, because any sort of burn, regardless of it being aboriginal or government would not have been approved at that time by the local fire warden, due to the extremely high risk to human life and infrastructure. As a 20 year volunteer firefighter, we use cutting edge fuel load, weather and mapping/terrain assessments in planning any sort of control burn. But during the driest times, control burns are usually not allowed. Every single culture that has practiced indigenous burning in lands above or below the equatorial wet tropics and outside of temperate zones has reduced the photosynthetic and rain making potential of their local environment.. and turned their home into a desert(Arabia) or fire prone arid savannah or scrub(Australia). Unchecked herbivores, both wild and domestic have assisted in this process post burn. Human induced burning, whether indigenous instigated or not: -favours and proliferates fire loving, highly flammable speces over time. -reduces the prevalence of fire tender, rainforest species which generate microclimates, absorb heat, allow better ground water recharge, high species diversity and generate rain. -reduces leaf litter and soil carbon, inturn reducing ground water infiltration and hence rivers, which have their headwaters in climax forest and rainforest ecosystems. theconversation.com/how-aboriginal-burning-changed-australias-climate-4454 www.mendeley.com/catalogue/174336ec-4920-379d-a81d-d96d0c037305/#page-1 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Future_Eaters The Future Eaters in a 1994 non-fiction book by Australian author Tim Flannery.[1] The book is an ecological history of Australia entailing how humans consume the resources they need for their future, and looking at the journey of the Aboriginal Australian people from Africa to the Australian mainland. Key Point 1 Megafauna was killed off quite quickly by the Aborigines when they arrived in Australia sometime between 40,000 and 60,000 years ago. 2 The Australian landscape was changed by the impact of huge uncontrolled fires - a direct consequence of the build up of uneaten vegetation, following the demise of the megafauna. 3 Fire destroys the rainforests and allows fire resistant eucalypts to spread across the continent. A drier climate change occurs as a result of the change in vegetation. 4 Aboriginal way of life was a sophisticated adaptation to the local conditions of their own making - in particular they learned to manage the land by fighting fire with fire and using firestick farming to maintain food supplies and conserve species.

[@rikkim4818]

Thank u Scotty for another epic video. You keep it real and in the process teach ppl to respect our bushland. Loved it as usual.

[@ewengillies9826]

A rough nite for sure Scotty but this episode made for compelling viewing mate. First class firestarting .. one for the memory bank. Thanks for your efforts to entertain and brighten up our lives. Bushyboy Oz

[@sierrashere6957]

So interesting, love to learn about Bush tucker in Australia, even if it isn't relatvent to the Bush tucker in the Sierra's in California 😁

[@shaungallagher9025]

Really enjoyed this video Scotty. Love how you pass on your knowledge of the bush tucker. Thanks and cheers Shaun

[@bingshenzhou163]

Love how you dissembled the tent and returned the site as good as where you found it.

[@Levelz31]

these survival challenge vids are the best mate, keep them coming. love learning about bush tucker. subscribed.

[@louiskudlak2256]

Great video Scotty, very informative, loved it 👍🏿, I need my sleep so I'd b grumpy as, cool shelter

[@stevegreen2753]

Best Aussie survival video ever! Nice job mate!

[@lachygordon]

Maybe try slowing down on the silky, it cuts on the back stroke.

[@NehemiahWootton]

Fantastic video mate! Looks like so much fun. I'm really impressed by the way that you care for the bush, and try and minimize your impact while also enjoying the bush to the full. It's a tricky balance, but you nailed it. Keep it up!

[@thejackjournal1]

Props to you for sleeping there man, tough night! So good, keep the vids coming . 28:57

[@jasonporter5747]

Inspirational stuff. I'm thinking, yeah I can have a go at that. BTW "Stoked to get a fire..." - love your work.

[@TheSillySwagman]

Thoroughly enjoyed this one, mate. The Red Belly’s really brought it home for me though 😂 Great job. Lovely shelter. Nice bushtucker 🙌

[@Timothy_K_photography]

Mate, you are our modern day Bush Tucker Man! I cant get enough of your films, keep up the good work!

[@howard9427]

If your a side sleeper, its good to scoop out a bit of a hole for your hip. Helps a little. I've got the same saw and also snapped it. Very brittle.

[@carportswollongongsolution8029]

Your passion for your subject is contagious.

[@BOOMshakalaka481]

I may have fallen a bit in love with you during this!😂 especially when you were talking about the excess leaf litter. We NEED to do better!! Great content. Thank you!

[@chris-po9jw]

Yes!!!!! Favorite KZbinr is on!!!!

[@judyrobinson9556]

Quite a challenge there. Your knowledge of the safe plants to eat is definitely helpful. The creepy crawlers and wildlife at night would totally freak me out. Have you ever tried survival camping for longer periods of time? Say like a week or so? The hamburger and chips would taste bloody good after that! Enjoyed the video. HooRoo from Wisconsin, USA!

[@ScottysGoneWalkabout]

Thanks Judy. I'd like to try and do longer periods of time, but I still work full time so it's hard for me to get anymore that 3 days off. Maybe one day.

[@ethanbrown9211]

Never fail to make my day. Cheers bud

[@teddytheofanous4396]

Dude, your videos are getting better and better! I love the bush takker information. Keep it up

[@ScottysGoneWalkabout]

Thanks mate

[@martinlee9391]

Nice one Scotty.Full of inspiration. You are a wise one..A nod also to your comments on the recent bushfires and forest management. or lack of. I live in Conjola. Well done.

[@PrestonTFishing]

Loved this, very educational for someone like me that loves the bush and doesn't know much about it. Absolute bangerrrrr :)

[@BUSHCRAFTTOOLS]

Great video Scott

[@lalaalalala]

these survival challenges are your best vids. so good

[@ScottysGoneWalkabout]

Thanks heaps mate

[@peterbates883]

good video bro enjoyed it

[@outdoorbilly6099]

This is gonna be a good one! Love your work scotty

[@TommyDrifter333]

Epic accomplishment mate. Looking forward to the next one 🤙🏾

[@vickimcdougall3140]

Enjoyed your video Scotty. Please remember that fire behavior is influenced by leave litter, elevated fuel, bark hazard and topography. You need all these factors to create significant fire behavior and risk.

[@LMonty10]

Really like this video format! Learning survival, indigenous terms, bushtucker, etc, super entertaining

[@English.Andy1]

Absolutely brilliant Scotty, love these type of videos you do. It’s interesting to see how different your environment is to here in the UK, different species & wildlife. The great thing is, despite the differences the core bushcraft, survival skills are still the same principles, water, shelter, food & if you can fire 🔥, difficulty in fire here as it’s very wet & damp. Enjoy the summertime mate. 🙌 Andy 🙌

[@matthewvelo]

Great video, Scott. I used to go overnight camping like that near our farm in WA when I was a teenager, though I did take water and food. I remember falling asleep at school class the next day a few times.

[@livingaustralian]

Awesome experience filmed well , felt like i was there , so relaxing . Nice bush tucker finds , i better get a bush tucker book !

[@riveRecon]

Nice one Scotty. You’re a master fire master! I wish I could remember bush food like you do. Thanks again 😊

[@Bush-Tv]

Great video mate love your work 👍 looking forward to the next one

[@kennb.3389]

Congratulations on the fire ! Have tried that with very little luck. Beautiful .Happy New Year. Thank you.

[@steffiduarte8347]

more of these bud!

[@anthonydanaher2146]

loved this content just booked in for bush craft course at BSA appreciate the content and tips the smile on ur face when u got the fire going said it all

[@cheeseapples27]

I am so happy for the bush tucker content please dont stop! You can be bigger than bush tucker man!

[@philiome]

Top stuff as always Scotty!! Appreciate the knowledge, tips and content you create for all. Keep smashing it up mate 🤙🏿🤙🏿🤙🏿

[@ironbark88]

I hear what you are are saying about fire but remember the Australian bush evolved under a regime of infrequent, hot, summer burning for millions of years before the arrival of humans. The trick is finding the right fire regime for the right location and circumstances.

[@bradprescott7865]

So good Legend, introduced another mate to your videos when we caught up this evening. He’ll love this stuff 🙌🏼

[@australiantruckspotting8883]

Great video, inspired me to think about getting out there again

[@102ndtom2]

Love these kinds of videos dude I'm from Australia also and honestly glad I found the channel

[@zac_attack236]

Hey mate First video I have watched on your channel but that was amazing It was entertaining, informative and even inspirational (especially at the part where you were speacking about the bush fires) Thats one more sub well earned 🎉❤

[@AwesomeFish12]

There are native plants that only thrive with many years without fire. So it isn't a clean cut thing in terms of conserving vegetation when it comes to fire. I really appreciate the info on the plants. It's the highlight for me.

[@Pulsed101]

I want to learn to make a fire from scratch. Thanks for sharing man that was impressive.

[@oli1764]

Love you channel man, just found it! Such useful information! I moved here from england a few months ago and ive spent so much time out in the bush already its getting to the point im almost needing to overnight! This has been such a valuable insight, ill be brushing up on alot of your videos and maybe try practise some day foraging first. All the best bro 🤘

[@GeoterricsOutdoorsAustralia]

Great video Scotty! Great fire-making skills 👌

[@hendofromthebush2450]

Mate it's a pleasure watching as your skills have evolved 🤙🤙love ya work brother 👍

[@tristancoote641]

Legend mate, love your respect for the bush

[@kentcartner1612]

Spot on about the fires ans fuel load

[@MsCarissa007]

Very good episode Scotty👏 Have to ask where is your hat?

[@lenlemaic7849]

Well done Scotty, don't forget to dig a small hole in the ground to accommodate your hip. An old trick I learned from highschool friend forty seven years ago.

[@gregwalker2151]

Onya Scotty! I really ave to work out how I can make the time to do what you're doing. Great work.

[@Lukeslittletribe]

Well done Scotty. I've been keen to try out a coastal survival trip .. but going more inland feels a bit intimidating .. just feels like food takes a bit more work away from the coast and you certainly need to know your bush tucker knowledge. So I'm really impressed with what you have achieved here.

[@ScottysGoneWalkabout]

Thanks heaps mate. Yeah getting protein on the coast is fairly easy, it definitely become trickier the further inland you go. If I had more time, I would have looked for wood boring grubs. They can be pretty tasty cooked out hot coals. And if there's a creek near by, you can pretty much always count on eels. Keen to see a vid of you having a go at it.

[@AussieLifestyle208]

Sorry wasn’t meant to reply here.

[@ataglance556]

@Craig Chris Bamman I think his name is in Australia is a Legend too, he does that sort of thing mostly water/sea related but would love to see a collab with all these dudes.

[@astol87]

Loved this one mate, keep it up! great info with bush tucker and enjoying the bushcraft

[@billcotton1551]

I knew you would get the fire going . Really liked this one.

[@Blake-zp5ut]

Awesome Scott, it was great to see you mix it up with an interesting new format!

[@Uzziskatez]

Love this video hope to see more like it this year !! 👌🏾

[@faithful451]

Finally an Australian one of these videos! Hi from Perth

[@OldBenjaminKenobi]

Snapped the saw tip again eh mate? Unlucky. Loved the idea, sick challenge for yourself. Another wicked video. Yewww

[@Lizzie47]

This was a great watch! Love the content. Looking to do this myself out in the bush here on Yuin Country ♡ gorgeous spots

[@shannondeussen3167]

Great work with the fire Scotty! 🔥🔥 Awesome vid as always!

[@pinebearclub]

You forgot your iconic hat! I almost didn’t recognize you! Cheers mate! Bryan from Vancouver

[@tatooine_dream]

amazing work, video, outlook, skills, all of it. see you on alone australia season 2 then?

[@JJUnohu]

Wow....I've never seen a video like this before....how original....lol.....

[@ianmacpherson8385]

Outstanding stuff. Wonderfull, genuine presentation......I learnt so much. Look forward to the next adventure. You got a new subscriber!!

[@lonewolf175]

Should invest in a night trail video camera, then you can see what wildlife comes near you :D

[@gerardhogan3]

Oh mate great job getting the fire started. Good on you digger

[@Mal3ficarum]

Always look forward to your videos brother, keep up the great work mate 👍

[@jeremycox8261]

Interesting comments around minute 745. I agree. The burning of ground litter is important to the safety of our natural environment as it has evolved over tens of thousands of years.

[@deekelley891]

Impressive bow drill work! I don’t think I would have slept at all with all the critters nosing around. I would have just sat up all night imagining all the predators-

[@scottashley3830]

Your so lovely Scotty.,keep up the good work

[@rosiedarroch3599]

A humpy, was traditionally made from wood, tin sheeting and hessian bags. This is a traditional shelter in Western Australia its called a mia mia thats made from bush materials. Thanks for sharing your adventure.

[@camp.fish.repeat]

Love your content brother , if you want to come over to NZ I'll look after you with an epic surfcasting trip , just get here and I'll sort the rest 🤘👌

[@fabianmichel1233]

Cool video. I am a long time follower! Adding the branches to the roof I d suggest putting them always “inside out” so the single leaves will work as a gutter or channel for the raindrops. 👍

[@u2cancatchme]

So perfect thanks for sharing 💖

[@ladyadventurer5095]

awesome, again, Scotty! Love your videos! plus, cant wait to see your new canoe in a video! OMG, soooo beautiful!

[@byronmrackley2261]

Great stuff mate. Looked like a real rough night tho. Gee I was so happy when you got that fire started, no stress for you. Great vid

[@wanjariemann]

The exact same thing happened to my Silky Saw 😅 I Enjoy your Videos!!

[@Oscarcat2212]

Hi Scotty. You when to an amazing place. Eroded and layered sandstone structures, There was a Monitor Lizard hibernating. It would be nice if you could find a stream or a waterhole in that country and show more of that incredible landscape. Cheers mate on all your great vids.

[@IntheBlood67]

Outstanding!

[@Brantdrangus8489]

That was awesome.

[@dunning-kruger551]

Seriously, this is luxury!

[@johnchecketts1732]

Gday scotty happy new year mate lovely to hear from you again hope all has been well for you and your family take care of yourself

[@CHOOKSable]

nice work mate, i live in NSW and there is a whole heap of eucalyptus trees too =)

[@johntonks1926]

I think the "emu" was a Yowie on two legs and was heavy emus aren't active at night ..great video 👌

[@jesswilson366]

Snakes were a bit much! Loved the episode though.

[@ABCABC-fn4fg]

Well done