How To Survive With Nothing But Primitive TechnologyBy Mac Slavo In those kinds of situations, it would be wise to know as many quick and simple ways to find water, build fire and shelter, gather food and otherwise provide for your necessities if/when you are cut off from civilization. The Primitive Technology channel on YouTube has taken things pretty far, and it might be good information to know and master for yourself. via Primitive Technology: The materials used in the hut were wood for the frame, vine and lawyer cane for lashings and mud for walls. Broad leaves were initially used as thatch which worked well for about four months before starting to rot. The roof was then covered with sheets of paper bark which proved to be a better roofing material (*peeling the outer layer of bark does not kill this species of tree). An external fireplace and chimney were also built to reduce smoke inside. The hut is a small yet comfortable shelter and provides room to store tools and materials out of the weather. The whole hut took 9 months from start to finish. But it only took 30 days of actual work (I abandoned it for a few months before adding bark roof, chimney and extra daub ). It looks like quite the fun challenge. Have you ever built something comparable? Read more: Click here to subscribe: Join over one million monthly readers and receive breaking news, strategies, ideas and commentary. You can read more from Mac Slavo at his site SHTFplan.com this guy is amazing but unfortunately clay is hard to find here Fantastic video thanks for sharing! Ive watched his videos before. The young man is totally amazing in his primitive skills. It looks like quite the fun challenge. Have you ever built something comparable? I am currently building a root cellar by hand from all natural materials found on our property. Instead of making things from clay and reeds/ saplings, Ill be using shovels and digging adzes, heavy stones and 10+ trees logged for the roof support. He only uses things found in nature as tools while I am using steel bars, wedges, cribbing wood, hand trucks, rock hauling trailer with cable hoist and a chainfall minus a tripod yet to be built. So kudos to PRIMITIVE TECHNOLOGY for his outstanding work with a minimalist approach. At his rate you could go from 0 to modern society in about a generation. Amazing. 