primitive technology tiled roof hut

Primitive Technology is the shining star of the YouTube hut builder realm, often imitated (down to the navy blue cargo shorts) but never duplicated. And of all the muddy channel admins online, PrimTech is the one that feels most like the Old Internet, just a guy pursuing a hobby, posting experiment results, getting charged up by the feedback, and then going harder than you would've thought possible. And what's the hobby exactly? Here's the “about” section:

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.

He's been making vids for 8 years and as for "how far" he's currently in the Iron Age. Which is a pretty far! Especially because it seems like he’s only doing this stuff on weekends. Here's an earlier one in the chronology-- he's making a tiled roof hut.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P73REgj-3UE]

This is a textbook pleasant realm to me— we’re experiencing the quiet joy of watching someone calmly break a problem down into pieces and then work through all the steps. We love that. But beyond that, there's a few really special things going on. First off, he isn't a survivalist or an endtimes cosplay guy, and there's no "when the shit hits the fan" type of stuff here. It's clear that he has a home that he sleeps in and a store to buy food from and a shirt that he wears when not in the forest. He's not telling you skills you need to protect your family from [thinly veiled xenophobia], he's just like, I thought of a cooler way to do my hut. The second thing I love is that he's a great visual storyteller. Or storyteller isn't the word but he never talks (or looks at) the camera, he just shows you what he's doing. He's great at anticipating the question "why are you doing it like that" and then showing you why, without relying on language. This is a really special skill!

OK, maybe this is obvious to others but I didn't realize until a few vids in that you actually can get explicit commentary if you want, by clicking the subtitles on. But I hesitate to mention this because the videos are really enjoyable without language, which feels rare, and it's hard not to click them on more info when you know it’s there. All I can ask is that you try it without and resist the pull if you can. Resisting the subtitles feels a little like trying not to look at your phone when you see someone else looking at their phone. It’s tough but you can do it. Imagine that at the end of the vid he turns the camera off and then you and him go into the hut and crack a couple brewskis from an off-screen cooler and sit there. If you successfully resisted the subtitles then the two of you sit there quietly enjoying the sounds of the forest and the cool air wafting through the foliage. Maybe he points at a bird and you can barely see it, but then it comes into focus. If you cave in and turn the subtitles on, he’s gonna be like “so, what do you do for work” and you’ll be like “I check for inconsistencies in software related to b2b shipping and recieving for a mid-sized startup.” or whatever. The choice is yours.

The channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/@primitivetechnology9550

I like all the pottery stuff but the iron age stuff is pretty far out too.

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