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
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  • @primitivetechnology9550
    @primitivetechnology9550  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4277

    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
      @luszczi 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +329

      How are the roof scorpions doing after the rains?

    • @cristiii7605
      @cristiii7605 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +119

      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
      @finnpalm9951 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +81

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

    • @primitivetechnology9550
      @primitivetechnology9550  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +778

      @@luszczi Not well I hope.

    • @hahafunnyname
      @hahafunnyname 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +70

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

  • @izzyplusplusplus1004
    @izzyplusplusplus1004 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3570

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

    • @lactobacillusacidophilus
      @lactobacillusacidophilus 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +267

      And he is the only one not faking it.

    • @TheSmokedHam
      @TheSmokedHam 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Ya took my dang comment

    • @Mr6Sinner
      @Mr6Sinner 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

      Lest we forget Les Stroud

    • @izzyplusplusplus1004
      @izzyplusplusplus1004 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

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

    • @genocydr
      @genocydr 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      he is so brave, I could never. 😭

  • @matthew3103
    @matthew3103 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1924

    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
      @jonanderson5137 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

      Are they edible or any cool factoids?

    • @mike_bartner
      @mike_bartner 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +119

      But what was the “interesting looking” frog?

    • @hexprincess9582
      @hexprincess9582 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      Yeah! What was the type of frog?

    • @matthew3103
      @matthew3103 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +132

      @@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
      @matthew3103 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +130

      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

  • @russellmoore8187
    @russellmoore8187 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +375

    I love the frog is like "Whatever, dude"

    • @kishascape
      @kishascape 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      And the crab just laying there like a rock lmao

    • @hobodkkes5519
      @hobodkkes5519 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      its probably dead or about to be

    • @AsaBraunschneider
      @AsaBraunschneider 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      IKR. He be chilling

  • @matlerat1642
    @matlerat1642 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +211

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

    • @kishascape
      @kishascape 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      Also required encouragement to get back into the water.

    • @ramenoodleops
      @ramenoodleops 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

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

    • @maxwellcomer9354
      @maxwellcomer9354 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      crab in the pot

    • @jlag96
      @jlag96 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Time for crab

    • @rexperverziff
      @rexperverziff 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      6:59

  • @ladimoradeivideogiochi2858
    @ladimoradeivideogiochi2858 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1664

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

    • @frankmckenneth9254
      @frankmckenneth9254 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +59

      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
      @braydenvantell6047 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +93

      An interesting frog :) 5:09

    • @cyqry
      @cyqry 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

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

    • @ArgentavisMagnificens
      @ArgentavisMagnificens 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      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
      @YowTube-el2lc 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

  • @bwmcreynolds
    @bwmcreynolds 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +499

    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.

  • @DoubleADwarf
    @DoubleADwarf 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +151

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

    • @kishascape
      @kishascape 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I like that crayfish the size of a small lobster.

  • @shawnzien9103
    @shawnzien9103 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1751

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

    • @ChanceKearns
      @ChanceKearns 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +296

      He caught prawns once

    • @oldcomrade_5825
      @oldcomrade_5825 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +104

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

    • @utarionzo3099
      @utarionzo3099 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +61

      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
      @shawnzien9103 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

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

    • @smarmie8184
      @smarmie8184 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

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

  • @tayzonday
    @tayzonday 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1937

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

    • @flamealchemist546
      @flamealchemist546 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

      Oh man, good to see you around man!

    • @Fliptastic3
      @Fliptastic3 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

      Chocolate rain 👹👹👹

    • @poe_slaw
      @poe_slaw 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +79

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

    • @taylorrobin8044
      @taylorrobin8044 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

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

    • @rocksfire4390
      @rocksfire4390 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@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.

  • @2old2kare94
    @2old2kare94 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +532

    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
      @IYAOYAS6969 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      sorry or your loss. I love these videos to.

    • @maenghoboodae
      @maenghoboodae 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      삼가 고인의 명복을 빕니다

    • @2old2kare94
      @2old2kare94 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

    • @2old2kare94
      @2old2kare94 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@IYAOYAS6969 thanks

    • @user-jc3bp2df5j
      @user-jc3bp2df5j 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      오 한국인?

  • @KeatrithAmakiir
    @KeatrithAmakiir 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +105

    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
      @neraphruneblade7903 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The quality and quantity to spoken word ratio is intense.

    • @KeatrithAmakiir
      @KeatrithAmakiir 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @sargentwill570
    @sargentwill570 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +157

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

    • @chillzedd8179
      @chillzedd8179 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

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

    • @yankis.
      @yankis. 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

      That frog has 0 survival skills

    • @thunderred5263
      @thunderred5263 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

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

    • @thunderred5263
      @thunderred5263 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@yankis.or maybe john is his friend

    • @poetsrear
      @poetsrear 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

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

  • @StormsandSaugeye
    @StormsandSaugeye 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +832

    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
      @emu_warrior 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      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
      @StormsandSaugeye 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

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

    • @JamieTanner-gd4dt
      @JamieTanner-gd4dt 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      ​@@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
      @StormsandSaugeye 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

      @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
      @DisloalSking 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      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

  • @JoysticKnight
    @JoysticKnight 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

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

  • @connelly6375
    @connelly6375 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

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

  • @Nighthawkinlight
    @Nighthawkinlight 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1497

    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
      @mrbonanza2606 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +62

      Have you tried baiting one in open water?

    • @Nighthawkinlight
      @Nighthawkinlight 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +84

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

    • @primitivetechnology9550
      @primitivetechnology9550  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +757

      @@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
      @Avalikia 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +67

      @@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
      @dylanzrim3635 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      @@Nighthawkinlightwrong trap style then I guess

  • @Doctaphil64
    @Doctaphil64 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    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.

  • @XodiaqKey
    @XodiaqKey 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

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

    • @yetanother9127
      @yetanother9127 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

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

    • @seaTp736
      @seaTp736 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      “Understandable have a nice day”

  • @Jack1994hoo
    @Jack1994hoo 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

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

    • @Sergei_Ivanovich_Mosin
      @Sergei_Ivanovich_Mosin 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

  • @Veralidainai
    @Veralidainai 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +627

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

    • @seabass5892
      @seabass5892 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

      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
      @prebenjaeger 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

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

    • @FriscoCatshark
      @FriscoCatshark 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +81

      @@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
      @teeteetuu94 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

      @@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
      @seabass5892 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +42

      @@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.

  • @FluxFreeman
    @FluxFreeman 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +353

    This guy really has the most perfect creative concept going on TH-cam

    • @fty-ys4ni
      @fty-ys4ni 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

      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
      @komicsreviewer8505 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Celebrating the White Colonialist Supremacy is EVIL

    • @ruffusgoodman4137
      @ruffusgoodman4137 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

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

    • @scladoffle2472
      @scladoffle2472 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

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

    • @s0meRand0m129
      @s0meRand0m129 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

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

  • @kitkorn4782
    @kitkorn4782 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    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.

  • @mrboopitywoop5919
    @mrboopitywoop5919 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

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

  • @igorvoloshin3406
    @igorvoloshin3406 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +130

    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
      @tyrannysend 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      О, українська аудиторія на місці)))

    • @Taojas
      @Taojas 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Slava Ukraini from Australia mate!

    • @jammysmears4077
      @jammysmears4077 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Slava Ukraini

    • @Amine-gz7gq
      @Amine-gz7gq 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Slava Russia

    • @igorvoloshin3406
      @igorvoloshin3406 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@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
    @longhaulblue 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +68

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

  • @okalov
    @okalov 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    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
      @KeatrithAmakiir 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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)

  • @Kizmar
    @Kizmar 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

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

  • @Rustycaddy17
    @Rustycaddy17 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +131

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

    • @WangleLine
      @WangleLine 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      The charcoal video was the first one I watched back then

    • @brendolbreadwar2671
      @brendolbreadwar2671 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Love seeing the journey!

    • @blackbway
      @blackbway 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      2015....

    • @MrTheBigNoze
      @MrTheBigNoze 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We’re making it out of the Stone Age soon

    • @komicsreviewer8505
      @komicsreviewer8505 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@MrTheBigNozebrother!

  • @c-LAW
    @c-LAW 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +75

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

  • @4RILDIGITAL
    @4RILDIGITAL 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

    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
    @nightshadetea7180 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

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

  • @TheGabberManiac
    @TheGabberManiac 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    That frog was really interesting

  • @tinguspingus6976
    @tinguspingus6976 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

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

  • @ashotbombila4675
    @ashotbombila4675 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

    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
      @ashotbombila4675 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      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.

  • @richard2mitchell
    @richard2mitchell 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

  • @tanostrelok2323
    @tanostrelok2323 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    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.

  • @bknwuzheer1
    @bknwuzheer1 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

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

  • @ProjectXH
    @ProjectXH 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

  • @maleniasfeet7215
    @maleniasfeet7215 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

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

  • @FussyPickles
    @FussyPickles 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +131

    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.

  • @Flobbled
    @Flobbled 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +198

    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
      @TheBelrick 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      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
      @9and7 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

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

  • @scumbaag
    @scumbaag 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    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.

  • @TastyBusiness
    @TastyBusiness 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    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!

  • @MattXShaver
    @MattXShaver 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +92

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

    • @xantous2229
      @xantous2229 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      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
      @bjrn-oskarrnning2740 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

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

    • @austin.....
      @austin..... 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      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
      @JuliusClonkus 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @wyattslaughter4466
    @wyattslaughter4466 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +153

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

    • @WangleLine
      @WangleLine 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      same lol

  • @alexrogers777
    @alexrogers777 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

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

  • @bensadikin9513
    @bensadikin9513 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The only OG natural builds channel

  • @TheAmishTurtle
    @TheAmishTurtle 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

    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
      @primitivetechnology9550  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +87

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

    • @Kelnx
      @Kelnx 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@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
      @Prophes0r 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@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
      @primitivetechnology9550  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      @@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 th-cam.com/video/eesj3pJF3lA/w-d-xo.html . It's a lot of work to build though and I'm looking at making the process more efficient. Thanks.

    • @awooawoo9628
      @awooawoo9628 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@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.

  • @Matt6644
    @Matt6644 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

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

  • @duckbutt5335
    @duckbutt5335 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thats a damn chill frog. Looked real cool

  • @Lhyllis
    @Lhyllis 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    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
    @KarlRoyale 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    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.

  • @Magnesium33
    @Magnesium33 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

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

  • @mr.diontoahmed1134
    @mr.diontoahmed1134 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    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.

  • @angrycatlud
    @angrycatlud 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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

  • @LanceMcCarthy
    @LanceMcCarthy 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    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 😂

  • @akshayd211
    @akshayd211 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    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. :')

  • @AlexBushcraftmyWorld
    @AlexBushcraftmyWorld 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

  • @bob_mikhail
    @bob_mikhail 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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))

  • @iam4yay
    @iam4yay 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

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

  • @clyelli
    @clyelli 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +74

    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!

  • @dailyWatchTime
    @dailyWatchTime 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

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

  • @joshfa5526
    @joshfa5526 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

  • @y45uh1k0
    @y45uh1k0 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

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

  • @murkyseb
    @murkyseb 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    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
      @dave7038 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

    • @murkyseb
      @murkyseb 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

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

    • @HasanUnknown
      @HasanUnknown 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      [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
      @murkyseb 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@HasanUnknown no he didn’t you liar

  • @metalman895
    @metalman895 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

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

  • @dizzyking1843
    @dizzyking1843 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    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 🙏

  • @bones4786
    @bones4786 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    always a good day when primitive technology posts

  • @alterworlds1629
    @alterworlds1629 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    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.

  • @tommydoez
    @tommydoez 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    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.

  • @CrabOfDoom
    @CrabOfDoom 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    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.

  • @robertlarson7224
    @robertlarson7224 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

    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.

  • @Rexxis-Arcturus
    @Rexxis-Arcturus 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

  • @j.jonhutson7718
    @j.jonhutson7718 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    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.

  • @unclegrim
    @unclegrim 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

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

  • @Apple_Inc.
    @Apple_Inc. 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I like how the frog just stayed there and remained calm while being held 🗿

  • @ChristopherBonis
    @ChristopherBonis 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    6:32 Nice find! That’s an endangered southern purple-spotted gudgeon (Mogurnda adspersa). It was thot to be extinct until 2002!

  • @TheTribeOfBenjamin
    @TheTribeOfBenjamin 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

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

  • @HeisenbergFam
    @HeisenbergFam 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

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

  • @DarkPrject
    @DarkPrject 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Man, that cane plant he keeps using for everything is amazing. Wish I had it where I live.

  • @flaagan
    @flaagan 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    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.

  • @daltonhuggins3261
    @daltonhuggins3261 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Always an honor and privilege to watch your videos good sir

  • @MrSomethingElse
    @MrSomethingElse 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

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

  • @tobi5284
    @tobi5284 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

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

  • @htcrow92
    @htcrow92 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    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!

  • @itemasyIum
    @itemasyIum 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

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

  • @TAR3N
    @TAR3N 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    When my brother and I were kids , we did the same thing . The trick we learned was after a couple of days . Go up stream and splash all the way to the trap. We caught the limit the trap could hold and the first that couldn’t fit would flop over the rocks to escape the chaos of our abundance of joy .
    The game warden wasn’t as excited to see us cooking that fish when clearly they were too small and well beyond the daily limit . He had a good sense f humor in the end

  • @gullf1sk
    @gullf1sk 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    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.

  • @TheNinjadelivery
    @TheNinjadelivery 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Love this! Very informative and edited very well!

  • @TysyTube
    @TysyTube 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

  • @retu3510
    @retu3510 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm glad to see the hut is still standing and everything in it is fine as well

  • @IllIlllI
    @IllIlllI 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Went yabbie hunting once. crocs, shirt, shorts, machete, thread and chicken neck.
    2h into the rainforest, no paths, no people. One of my best experiences

  • @talonekenstam7774
    @talonekenstam7774 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    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.

  • @Amaltraz
    @Amaltraz 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

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

  • @blackknightz5036
    @blackknightz5036 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Places like this is perfect for weekend solo getaway, just disconnect yourself from the busy city life and enjoy nature, it's good for the mind.

  • @ExelArts
    @ExelArts 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

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

  • @tkmccoywv
    @tkmccoywv 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    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 TH-cam 😃

  • @korpijeesus
    @korpijeesus 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Fastest click in the universe

  • @caitlynryder8639
    @caitlynryder8639 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

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