Building a primitive wattle and daub hut from scratch

When the apocalypse comes, this guy is ready.

H/T to @eric3579

YouTube description:

I built this hut in the bush using naturally occurring materials and primitive tools. The hut is 2m wide and 2m long, the side walls are 1m high and the ridge line (highest point) is 2m high giving a roof angle of 45 degrees. A bed was built inside and it takes up a little less than half the hut. The tools used were a stone hand axe to chop wood, fire sticks to make fire, a digging stick for digging and clay pots to carry water. The materials used in the hut were wood for the frame, vine and lawyer cane for lashings and mud for daubing. 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. 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.
sickiosays...

I hate people like this, makes you realize all you are good at doing is watching cat videos on the internet.

I hope I still have one bar on my phone to watch this when the apocalypse happens.

nanrodsays...

Sarcasm and humour are sometimes not obvious on the internet. I did actually realize from the video that this was a long term project.

Mystic95Zsaid:

According to the comments on youtube it was way more than a days work.

siftbotsays...

Tags for this video have been changed from 'Building, hut, wattle and daub, from scratch' to 'Building, hut, wattle and daub, from scratch, Primitive Technology' - edited by eric3579

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