Solo Survival- How to Survive Alone in the Desert (Sonoran Desert)- Part One
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- In This video, I will be spending a week in the Sonoran Desert with only a knife. I'll be showing the critical steps I take in order to survive. I make a shelter, create friction fire, find and purify water, trap animals, weave baskets, gather edible plants, shape and fire pottery and many other skills. **Part Two is up on my TH-cam page!!
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After a few decades of being obsessed with collecting survival and primitive skills techniques, I am putting out these videos to demonstrate the skills and excursions found at my school, Wild Survival (wildsurvivalskills.com). Videos are focused on primitive skills, primitive technology, rewilding, nature awareness, living off the land, off grid living, indigenous skills, shelter building, primitive fire, water purification, trapping, hunting, bow making, flint knapping, primitive pottery, basketry, edible and medicinal plant preparation and numerous indigenous skills. I began studying wilderness survival when I was 17 in order to have the ability to spend extensive periods of time in nature, seeking out empowerment and without the need for external sources. I began studying in 1993 under Tom Brown Jr eventually teaching for Tracker Inc. I sought-out every old Native American teacher I could and eventually traveled the world living in very remote indigenous villages in the Amazon, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Peru. My school teaches survival and primitive skills, nature awareness, how to live off the land, re-wilding, prepare for disasters. I strongly believe that experiencing survival living changes the way people approach their entire lives.
Day 17: I've built a bessemer furnace and I'm manufacturing steel i-beams. That along with my plate glass made from local sand and I can complete my Mies van der Rohe style home. This clock tower provides some shade from the elements and I can sit out the hottest part of the day in this home theater.
Day 20: The raised floor in my server room is complete. The racks are made of coyote bones and I made silicone for the solid state components from river sand. The hardest part was making insulation from gila monster skin.
Day 25: Now my maglev train is almost complete. I'll be able to travel back and forth to the watering hold at speeds of over 180 mph.
DUDE....ARE YOU JOKING WITH NO SHOES?
This man has 99s in all of his real life runescape skills
on god
"My first step is to get out of this area. I need to find someplace out of the sun, with access to water, like a Holiday Inn or, in a worst case scenario, a Best Western".
Anybody else try pinching themselves after he said it was a good way to check for dehydration?
yeah
yup lol
In my life,I spent years hiking and appreciating The Sonoran and every desert with beauty,I am 74 and live in a cloudy,rainy part of USA.My health has trapped me.
Pay attention to this kid......he is living a dream.Wish I could go there NOW.
7:40 how to die of smoke inhalation alone in the desert.
I'm kidding. You're a badass.
1:54 "This isn't rocket science.."
No. It is rock it science.
When your wife kicks you out
Lmao
LOL xD
lolol
This joke has so many possibilities. Somebody please make a parody video.
Sashbro better a cave then a palace with a contentious wife.- proverbs
Survival skill #1
Always carry a small Bic lighter.
I like how this guy gives the basics for anyone not skilled to make discussions that could save their life..
I like how you show how you do everything and don’t add unnecessary drama
I can't believe how easy you made that fire! Great job!
step ONE... leave desert..
step 2.. dont end up in the desert
step 3.. dont get drunk with a bunch of old high school buddies who love pranks within 100 miles of a desert
"Meat's meat"
Famous cannibal words
This is amazing. It makes me want to put down my iPad, drive until there are no lights, and become a human.
Came across this video more or less at random. I expected it to be some loudmouth "HAY YOU GUYS I'M DUDEMAN FYCKYEAHGUY" survival school thing. Instead it's a calmly spoken unembellished walkthrough of what you're doing with as muc explanation as possible. Good on ya.
Too much hype and you'll scare even the cactus away :P
Just ran across this video, brought back memories of my time in Special Forces (SF). I was a desert survival and mounted ops instructor in SF and spent countless hours in the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts (in the '80s and '90s), as well as the Middle East, Africa, and South America. I have eaten many pack rats, mesquite beans, mormon tea, and lizards and snakes. The only time I ever eat prickly pear pads is when they are young (before the thorns) and can be boiled -- they taste similar to green beans.
This is the realist survivalist video I've seen on youtube. Well done man, keep it up.
Here is my guide guys:
Step 1: Lay down
Step 2: Assume fetal position
Step 3: Regret the choices that led you here
Step 4: Cry deeply
Can I substitute crying with sobbing?
Lie down
Try not to cry
Cry alot
You may not get water to replace those tears, not a good idea either...smh
10 out of 10 would recommend 👍🏻
And another weak link in the gene pool would be gone. No big deal
I used to live in Tucson. NO WAY I would go out into the desert without shoes on. Too many scorpions, jumping cholla, prickly pear, etc. Nearly every plant there has spines on it. You made this look easy. Thank you for your risks and knowledge in putting together this video.
I like the fact of u dont do the : this is the best and only way / my way attitude. As there is many ways to do something or more than one way. U supply the basics and thats the right way. Thank u for ur videos.
You have made all these other survivalists look like they were camping at the Mall downtown. I have lived in the desert areas of Arizona most of my life and I am very impressed with what you have done and bare footed on top of everything else. I can't imagine how you can do these things and just not having a hat scares me to death and I wouldn't consider going out in the desert without proper boots and clothing. I can't tell you how impressed I am and thanks for all your hard work and putting your life on the line for this great video.
What does he do when he wants a woman
I can't survive even with an automatic gun so im dead surviving
Rickarama Trama Was
Rickarama Trama agreed. He wasnt messing around. Good stuff to know..
So, it all looked great, but there's literally no evidence that this is any more real than any of the television shows out there. He could be driving around in a Land Rover out there for all we know.
This is so crazy cool! I have lived in the Sonoran desert my entire life and have always wondered how in the world people lives out here earlier on. Now I see how things started out! Thank you for making this video! You're doing some amazing stuff!
If I were stuck in the AZ desert, which is a possibility for me, without shoes, my first task would be making sandals.
Sounds easy
pansy
Freakazoid yucca sandals are the way to go.
You need to toughen up those lady feet bro
thats a ton of wasted calories and time wasted finding things more important, like water.
I really hope that if I find myself in a survival situation I have shoes on.
using the raw clay as a container to boil water was badass. I discovered this channel an hour ago and Its certainly binge watch material.
dylan fortini I discovered this in 2017
same. TH-cam has some great material barboach
😏I totally agree with you..
Dice
Thanks Goodness for people such as yourself who don't believe that carrot, lettuce, potatoes, and all kind of other food (chicken, roast beef, pork chops etc...) come from grocery store Lol...
Pretty sure if I was left there with a knife, barefoot, I'd be dead in 5 minutes.
That fire pit will keep scorpions 🦂 away, too
14:28 Little bits of *_oil_* ?
The US is now invading the barrel cactus.
this deserves more credit
Mei Grafd Vodder underrated comment
That was honestly funny as hell
Finally dude! I've been eagerly waiting your next upload
yeah me to
Love your content TA =))
My life is so sheltered. I could never survive like this. The insects will freak me out.
TA I watch your videos.
Anthony Abelardo insects are tasty. fry em and the crunchy feeling you get is awesome. Try it all your fear will disappear
Rattlers? Slithering into the rocks to your cave entrance. I have lived in desert for 50 years. Mojave rattlers and diamond backs and scorpions, etc. have been constantly around me and I tend to walk with boots and snake guards. Thanks for you video. Gives us something to talk about..
7:50 now that's what I like to call primitive hot boxing lol
Day 1: I'm really thirsty and it's really, really hot. I don't feel so good.
Day 2:
Day 3: Coyotes are eating my corpse.
No shoes, no canteen. You are more badass than Bear Grylls.
Bear Grylls is a p%^^& compared to this guy. This guy doesn't have a crew and catered meals nearby.
That's because he's not faking it.
Bear Gylls is a phony
Bear Grylls is a phony.
Re: "No shoes, no canteen".
You forgot to mention: "No toilet and that flash lever thing on the side of the water tank. Lol..."
How could you take a shit without those handy - dandy devices ???
Come on people... Get your shit together and go back to the basics... Will ya... Lol...
Good Luck in surviving the next *mega earthquake* on the West Coast of North American Continent.
P.S. Come and see me if you need any help or just common sense simple piece of advice Lol...
other suvuvalist say do not make a fire in side a small cave because it could cause the cave ceiling to crack and collapse.
A 40 ounce after work helps me survive the desert LOL
There are tons of abandoned mines out in the desert. I would just go to an abandoned mine and take it from there.
22:40 the best thing in the desert is observing the stars in the middle of the night.
while trippen
flat earth...and the dome spinning around...the pole star staying exactly 100% fixed...never moving...
... and don't forget about *counting clouds*, one of the most important activities when you're lost in the desert...
Just kidding Lol... ♥❀(~‿~)❀♥
🌟 🌟 🌙
lol, he took that from an Avicii video
Why not get extra sleep during the hot parts of the day when no fire is needed?
that is the smartest thing to do to get rest while avoiding heat stroke. Did you even see him sweat? hmm, interesting.
Why do you not wear shoes? If you damage a foot you're screwed
people have been chasing around animals barefoot since people were a thing
The idea is true survival
Red Pilled Canadian cuz hes having fun, not trying to reach a better life!!!lol
Grins! Wearing boots or shoes most certainly cause blisters and skin breakage allowing bacteria into one's body. That makes septicemia, a big time killer. When you have feet that are used to being barefoot, your skin is far thicker and has less nerve endings, and your feet look...ummm, normal? Far safer than wearing shoes. If you've trained your feet.
Most people don't wear their boots or shoes and travel miles and miles and miles through rough terrain that requires not only forward motion but side to side motion. Only wilderness aficionados that have perfectly sized shoes, panty hose beneath the sock (only one sock) and they know as soon as they feel a hot spot to go cool that hot spot and use moleskin. Barefoot? Is freedom!! Grins!
True
1:54
nobody :
Me outloud, in the middle of the night, in my bed : Hahah 'ROCK'et science!
always magical watching survival guys making fire
Never forget how your ancestors lived
Love the reality of this video blog; meat is meat once you get over the fact of what you eating (a desert rat!!) in any case this shows that there is a way to not die in the desert if one is prepared. I would personally like to be armed with few more utensils than just a knife but I was amazed watching you craft everything out of nothing! I got a collection of some Morav Knives and have always wondering if you can survive in an environment like this with just one. Doubts are answered here. Thank you for this valuable lesson! at the time I watched this, 343 people know apparently a better way to survive without nothing in the desert! - I subscribed!
4:20, so many huge holes in that thing that snakes and scorpions can get into!
Just discovered your channel.
Love this! You're an extremely intelligent guy and very informative. Best survival channel by far!
Yes youre finally back
This is one of the best basic survival videos I have seen on youtube ...
... from starting a fire in a rock shelter to trapping a rodent -- all while barefoot.
Hats off to Tom McElroy!
imagine how pissed hed be if he lifted up the rock and the animal ran off
wow, I live in the Sonoran desert (phoenix).Thanks for the tips. Your amazing
If I was ever in a apocalypse I would want him by my side
I know
why he would eventually eat you once he can't find anyhing edible
Same I would want him to
Yeah, this is what he says at 36:11 : "Once you get over the fact of what you are eating - meat's meat, all tastes the same..." :)
Jack Watson lol
Im not afraid to say I'm scared of Snakes, spider and scorpions....I'll stick to my blanket huts in the living room.
awesome video!!!
( I'm subscribed )
Survival Lilly I'm subscribed to you as well
Survival Lilly ur my only friend
Survival Lilly lol I just watched one of your vids
Survival Lilly I didn't expect you to be here btw I love your vids
At first I thought there's no way you're going to able to stay in that cave with that fire & all that smoke, but it worked out just fine
What is young obi wan doing in the desert.
It's how he learned to survive as old obi wan all those years before luke drew him out
Surviving
Keeping an eye on Luke Skywalker
HIDING FROM THE EMPIRE YOU IDIOT....HELLOOO ORDER 66 ANYONE . Just joking
Your mom
Most interesting video I've seen in a very long time. Great information!
This was so interesting. I can't believe how knowledgeable he is.
A lot of jokes in the comments but this is the best video I've seen in a while.
Great video. One edit though. Saguaro is actually pronounced sah-war-oh.
Jack F I had a disagreement with my wife about how it is pronounced, and lo and behold either way is correct. Po-tae-toe po-tah-toe Sah-gwar-oh sah-war-oh.
For the record, I agree, it’s sah-war-oh.😉
Either way is not correct. I live there. However it is your right to pronounce it however you want. His way hurts the ears of native Arizonans and Mexicans alike. True story.
This man can hand start a fire faster than I can try and get a light with my lighter
Ive never been a fan of the barefoot survive off the land thing although the outdoors in the forest or woods with minimal survival tools has been my thing. But bro ive watched some of your vids and you rock bud. If a survival emergency were to arise in the bush and i couldnt grab my bag, gear, and gun im on your team bro but ill keep my boots. Awsome vids im subscribing.
How is "barefoot survive off the land" and "outdoors in the forest or woods with minimal survival tools" any different
Well done. Along with basic skills, such as primitive fire and tool making. etc., it would seem that knowledge of local flora and fauna is essential for realistic survival unless you've carted all your equipment and provisions in with you. Thanks for showing some of each of these. It looks like the Sonoran desert might not be the worst place to find yourself in a survival situation if you have some basic knowledge of primitive skills and the local fare. Thanks!
32:00 photobombed by a hummingbird. :)
lol. I spotted that as well.
Good Eye! Cool
Thank you for a very good video. Very clear. Keep it up.
Hip, Hip Horay !!! You got it man !!! I'd like to be a tag along to help out and learn. If you ever want to float the rivers in South Missouri, let me know when !!!
you can sign up for lessons with him, sounds absolutely awesome.
Jack Flash go to his survival school, you will love it
I remember starting a fire this way as a kid, you get a kind of rush from this. There's something about it that is deeply satisfying and comforting, even in the safety of your backyard in a medium sized town in the midwest where I grew up. I'm sure many people can relate. Thanks for the video.
When you were getting the flames going, I kept expecting your bangs to catch on fire.
Why I'm here, I live in nordic countries. I still love these though, "if" scenarios are cool :)
Nice work on this Tom.
Dude I was going to change channel 27 times but I just had to see the end. Awesome, I learned a lot. Thank you.
This dude has definitely gone his own way. Have to admire him.
Dude that fire building was weird. After having blown a thousand fires myself you can tell when that flame is about to burst. It kept faking you out and I've never seen that happen. Awesome job though! I was impressed with how quick you had that coal going with the hand drill.
We all need to learn stuff like this for survival. The way the world is going.
Impressive fire building in a real situation! Love it!
1:55 it isn't ROCKet science
lmfao glad I wasnt the only one who thought that
Mr Man 007 do u mean the raptor song?! ;)
Mr Man 007 h
Oh my god 😂
But this is, Rock-it science
Thx for warning of animal skinning & not including the death. Subscribed!
This needs to be on tv :o This is amazing
Well apparently I’m extremely dehydrated
This is awsome man, i would love to come out on a mission with you lol
Bob Hansler from Texas would disagree with the cactus thorns thing. He burns all thorns off pads and has no problems at all, even the little ones. The prickly pears he eats are purple; he burns off the thorns from those too, and eats the insides.
I just found this treasure, sir, you're amazing
quality content on point
Would love to survive a day in the wilderness with you
I've lived in the Sonoran Desert for 35 years. I thought I had decent skills if I need them, but you came up with some great ideas. Great video about one of the most beautiful places in the world!
ROCK-it science
Thank you for pointing out the "SKIN CHECK" for dehydration. That is something I wan't aware of. AND . (frame 24:00) is why i'm vegan.. LOL
no such thing as a vegan if you are starving.
Who else lives by a desert and is trying to find out how to survive for when corona kicks into full gear (if it does lol)
Pringlesman 13 I live in Vegas. How bout you? Things are really looking like they’re going to get bad. I’m not hopeful at this point.
when and where ever you re in a situation like this , you will be thanksful to yourself to show that toturial and remember the most of it
This dude just walking in rocks bare foot! Crazy
any damage from thorns, sharp rocks, high temps, etc, to your feet as a result of being barefoot?
What do you think
Marc B after a while becomes accustomed have u seen the children that are so poor barely have clothes
Yup, a lot but you learn to be more cautious and bearing of it
This feels like when you start Minecraft survival mode
“today i’m going to teach you how to survive in the desert alone for a week. the first step is to get out of this area”
Funny stub brother it got so smoky in there if you had any bugs by God they flew hell good job good job love it
Just lke our anscestors. after a while our feet will harden up like rocks. No need for shoes after a while, and a great connection with mother earth as well!
" after a while our feet will harden up like rocks"... It will take months to years for that to develop in an adult in this setting. The examples you are thinking of are when children of hunter-gatherers start out running around a soft-earth village. This setting will most likely end up with feet cut to ribbons and cactus thorn puncture wounds causing deep abscesses of the foot.
yes exactly. Everyone is so surprised he walks barefoot in the desert. I DO TOO! no problem.
Also great for infection
shhhhhh. Shut up with your mother earth
Won't protect you from a snake bite though.
Whos watching this because you've been thinking about quitting your day job?
barefoot in the desert!?
Edward Phoenix have you ever seen Cody Lundeen?????❓❓❓❓
But he has a knife
yeah I can't even walk barefoot outside when it's over 90F. Ground is too hot. A good rule of thumb for walking dogs here in Phoenix... if you cant leave the back of your hand on the ground for more than 5 seconds, then the ground is too hot to walk your dog.
That's me everyday my guy. been doing it all my life though got no feeling anymore haha
He must be used in walkin in spikes.
I live in biking distance from there. I'm originally from FL so this environment is still strange to me. I have done SAR all my life and love learning the secrets of the desert. Thank you!
Of all of the survival shows including Bear Grylls and Survivorman, your show really seems the most sensible and real. Also some really great skills Ive never seen done! Thanks for posting!
Great video! Also, I LOVE you for your Standing Rock t-shirt!
i've seen a lot of firemaking in videos like this and you had one of the best most down to earth universal advice and footage i have seen
About half the time I've had the same problem starting friction fires. Really depends on how dry your tinder is and the size of kindling, and humidity has an effect.