Building a Traditional Australian BARK HUT in the BUSH
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ค. 2024
- Building a Traditional Bark Hut. I learn some history about the classic Australian bark or 'slab' hut. I set out to build my own bark humpy down the back of my property, to create a shelter that I will be able to camp in.
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00:00 The History of the Australian Bark Hut
02:02 Building the structure of a hut
11:45 Sourcing bark to build a hut
20:34 Australian Poem 'The Old Bark Hut'
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Thnks Mate for helping me appreciate my comforts at home.
Yeah I love coming home from a trip and enjoying all those comfots!
Great job - Bob the Builder - Can you build it? Yes you can!!!
Very cool Luke! I admire your passion for history. There is a lot to be learned from the old ways that our modern society is completely ignoring. Thanks for sharing my friend😎
Thanks for watching herb. I find the history fascinating and there is still so much to learn.
nice lil piece of History... keep'em coming mate!
Cheers mate.
Absolutely brillant well done whatan amazing soul you are keep these videos coming
Thank you for your kind comment! Videos will keep coming.
That's awesome mate.👍🐕🤠
Cheers mate. Going to try and patch this up into a tin shack this winter.
One for the algorithm.
I like the old pictures you show. Really a cool project it has a good old world Australian feel to it. I might try to do something similar here on my home ranch. Good poem.
Thanks for watching. I've had a few people say it would make a good hide out for deer shooting (deers are feral here in Australia and we are free to shoot them as we please)
Really enjoyed this, nice work. Would be leaky and drafty but certainly better than nothing!
Cheers mate. Certainly is a bit leaky in a storm as I tested .. but this thing will get an upgrade and become a tin shack soon.
Luke this was brilliant mate! 👏 Love the tool kit, no shame in using the sawn beams, wire, etc, all this was available to the old timers, and if they had a chainsaw they would have used it for sure😂 One advantage they had though, was that it didn't matter if the killed the odd tree (and in many cases this would have been desirable anyway), so they had the pick of the whole forest, for eg. the blue bark at 15:30, or whole trees worth of Stringy. Awesome mate, looking forward to the camp vid👍👍🪓🇦🇺
That's exactly it mate. It would of been fun to actually cut all the bark off multiple trees and have proper slabs to use. But, yeah, not really keen to kill the trees on my old mans farm haha.
Also, I'm in no way a builder haha Just having a good crack at it ... I actually have some old wooden slates and old tin that I am going to use on this hut eventually and make it more of a 1850's gold era tin shack (make a tin fire place etc)
Thanks for watching
It takes a lot of steps when working alone ! Good job !!
Everything is a tradeoff building with what comes naturally. Looks like there are some stone dead trees near the hut you vould hew up some poles to make a good bunk, table and chair. Your Cyclone 2000 needs a new handle !! Almost made me sad to see it like that ! REALLY like the bowsaw you made !!!👍👍👌 .
A tip from an Alaskan. Eaves and overhang keep your walls dry !
@@gumboot65 Good spot mate. Those dead trees are actually beauties and would have some good wood on them! Every now and then one falls over in a storm. Thanks for watching!
Nice one Luke Loved the poem at the end . it really was like icing on the damper
I like that .. icing on the damper 😂 Thanks for watching.
Nice. Loved the poem. ❤️
Enjoyed that one Luke, a little piece of Aussie Walden that even Henry David Thoreau would be proud of 👍
I had totally forgotten about that book. I feel I need to go back and read it now!
Thanks for watching.
There’s probably another one you would enjoy called Cabin ‘How to Build a Retreat in the Wilderness and Learn to Live With Nature’ by Will Jones
Should help nicely with your cabin build 👍
This was bloody brilliant mate!
Cheers mate. I've already stripped the bark off and in the process of turning it into a tin 'gold rush era' shack
Good on ya mate!!!!
Luv it
I reckon youve done a great job with the hut mate, not easy on your own to get everything done. Great read on the poem, i enjoyed this.
Cheers mate thanks for watching
Good work mate - excellent
Cheers mate! It was a bit of an effort but I look forward to upgrading it into a tin shack
Thanks for video. its was interesting i absolutely like !!!
Cheers, thanks for watching.
Great
Thanks for watching mate
Really Liked This....Thanks
Thanks for watching.
It’s looking great. There’s a lot of work in there! It’s going to be a top spot to camp and have a yarn.
It took a while to build! and a bit of sweat in the 30.c heat 😄
Enjoyed that one Luke , great that you have access to property to practice Living life our forefathers did. Looking forward to the next one.
Yeah it is great having the little bushland on our property to build this kind of stuff. Thank you for watching.
Wow 😮 awesome build mate. With the roof could you lay one layeras you have then strips in gaps, another layer inside of bark upwards like a u shape on top of gaps then bigger wider section on top. A third layer inside facing down like n..... or maybe a black plastic liner or oilskin tarp? Have noticed some bushcrafters put in a plastic liner when roof frame is complete 🤔
Yeah I reckon I didn't pitch the roof high enough for a bark shelter. I've actually stripped this all off and I'm in the process of turning it into a tin shack which will hold much better. Also tin was around in the 1800s in Australia so it certainly will still stick with theme.
Not bad at all, mate.
I've slept in worse places 😆
Take care
Wishing you All the best for the new channel
D & B 👍
Cheers mate! It was a great camp out I had here the other night (although a bit of rain got in haha)
Thanks for watching and coming over to the new channel
@@TheBeardedBushranger No worries mate, liked and subbed to both 👍
Looking forward to the next one Luke 🤟
Cheers mate. Camped out in this just the other night! Will have the video up in the next few weeks
End result would make a mint deer hide.
We have friends come and shoot on the property, and we've already discussed this is exactly what it will be used for. We get plenty of fallow and sambar in that bush patch
@@TheBeardedBushranger im up in the north country myself, usually chase Sambar. More so these days given how much coles want for some water logged beef...
I cant help but think the old blokes had a bit more of a go with Roo's than we do with deer now days. Bloody roo's watch me and its like they know I cant do anything with them!
I have to double check, but I'm pretty certain you can shoot roo here in Vicco .. at least on private / farm property .. but I'm pretty certain you have to register first.
I'd rather have the deer and rabbits shot though. The fallow here tastes great cause they are basically pasture fed.
@@TheBeardedBushranger Yeah, the shooter needs to do the course and get the tags to do it, but its doable. Sambar and Fallow are a free for all though. If you're willing to put in the time its good feed.
The roos in the state forrest will lead you to the deer too... If you know how to pay attention. Its almost like they dont like the Deer...
Yeah I enjoyed this one. Look at the end of the day you could've not admitted using a chainsaw and we wouldn't of noticed. I was jealous that you had a nice big property to play on. But realistically I'm in trouble with the wife so much I'm thankful I don't because I'd be sleeping in there more often then not haha. Keep up the great work mate.
Yeah, I want to be honest in my vids though and if I use some modern gear just admit it. Don't want to pretend to be something I'm not.
Your comment mad me laugh ... instead of being sent to the 'doghouse' maybe we should start a tradition of being sent to sleep in the 'bark hut' 😂
Thanks for watching.
Great vid. Did you not want to use a canvas sheet under the bark roofing as a water barrier? Either way must be very proud of your results. This is exactly what I would be doing if I could ever afford a paddock of my own.
It's a good idea actually. I have an oil skin canvas tarp I have made, and did a video where I used it in this very spot. But I wanted to make a hut out of only the wood in the local area. I plan to camp in this one a few more times, then I will make it a bit more weather resistant and turn it into more of a 1850's goldrush tin shack, with it's own fire place.
@@TheBeardedBushranger look forward to watching it progress.
You're not a true colonist until you build a bark bar 😆
😆 bloody colonists ... alright I'll invest in a couple of rum kegs
1:30 was the train going Luke?..24:30 well recited too Luke.
Nah .. been here a few times and never seen it move to be honest.
I reckon the old blokes would have no problems with using a chainsaw. Infact if you had the saw sitting there and wanted to cut it with an axe or bowsaw they'd be looking at you funny...
Yeah I reckon your right 😆 cheers for watching
Do you have a link to the book you read from at the end? Wouldnt mind a copy.
The book is called 'Folklore of Australia introduced by walter stone'
I think you can find it on ebay or other book stores. Lot of good stuff in there.
@@TheBeardedBushranger thanks mate, will squiz.
Hey which area is your families farm near? Is Korumburra quite far away from you?
We are near the Dandenongs, Cardinia resevoir area. The Burra is about an hours drive away.
If you’re going to use a chain saw use a petrol one. It look more manly. 😜
😆 We have an old petrol Husqvarna ... but I tell you what, those electric chainsaw are super handy. Our CFA station recently got the STIHL MSA 300 and they still have a bloody kick in em.