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Primitive Technology: Adobe wall (dry stacked) [video]

46 points by kgwxd 7y ago

jtms 7y ago
This guys videos are fantastic. A cool little tip: turn on close captioning for narration and details of techniques being used.
spatten 7y ago
I had wondered what happened to his videos, as I hadn't seen an update in my RSS feed for a while. Turns out he's just stopped updating his blog! I've got some videos to catch up on :)
- imjasonmiller 7y ago
  If it is of any help, you can get his latest videos via the feed at https://youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA https://youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UCAL3JXZSzSm... The channel_id can be changed to retrieve videos from other channels.
- kgwxd 7y ago
  Yeah, I have both feeds in my reader, YT is the only one that gets hits anymore. Here's the YouTube RSS feed (best way to subscribe to any YT channel): https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UCAL3JXZ...
- dredmorbius 7y ago
  There's a book coming out (advert at end of this video), which has probably sucked up his writing time / attention.
jmpman 7y ago
One of the producers I’m happy to support with Patreon.
jewelry 7y ago
Have been watching primitive tech for a while. But I'm always wondering if he slept in those shelters or went back to his RV (I suppose?) during the night. Australia is famous of crazy wild insects and I don't see any signs of protection in the huts.
- dkarbayev 7y ago
  Well, somehow aboriginal people have survived without sealing up in their RVs. Also, as far as I know most of the Australian wildlife won’t attack humans unless feel threatened.
- cknight 7y ago
  My understanding from his various posts online (and website [1]) is that he owns and lives near the land where the filming takes place. In Far North Queensland these sorts of areas would not be difficult to come across, not even far from a major town. He probably just walks or (more likely) drives home each day. [1] - https://primitivetechnology.wordpress.com/about/ https://primitivetechnology.wordpress.com/about/ : "Also It should be noted that I don’t live in the wild but just practice this as a hobby. I live in a modern house and eat modern food. I just like to see how people in ancient times built and made things." Insect-wise, Ross River Virus is a problem in that part of the country. It's spread by mosquito. You wouldn't catch me outside at night up there in summer, at least not without protection.
ur-whale 7y ago
What happens when it rains?
- mcbits 7y ago
  There are captions on the video explaining some of it. This wall is only temporary storage of the bricks while they dry. The roof keeps them (somewhat) protected from rain until they're ready to be fired into stronger bricks.
oh-moses 7y ago
But without mortar, you'd just knock it over with one clumsy stumble, right?
- shalmanese 7y ago
  He hasn't fired the bricks yet. He's just storing them until he accumulates enough to fire and eventually mortar.

46 points by kgwxd 7y ago

jtms 7y ago

This guys videos are fantastic. A cool little tip: turn on close captioning for narration and details of techniques being used.

spatten 7y ago

I had wondered what happened to his videos, as I hadn't seen an update in my RSS feed for a while. Turns out he's just stopped updating his blog! I've got some videos to catch up on :)

imjasonmiller 7y ago
If it is of any help, you can get his latest videos via the feed at https://youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA https://youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UCAL3JXZSzSm... The channel_id can be changed to retrieve videos from other channels.
kgwxd 7y ago
Yeah, I have both feeds in my reader, YT is the only one that gets hits anymore. Here's the YouTube RSS feed (best way to subscribe to any YT channel): https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UCAL3JXZ...
dredmorbius 7y ago
There's a book coming out (advert at end of this video), which has probably sucked up his writing time / attention.

jmpman 7y ago

One of the producers I’m happy to support with Patreon.

jewelry 7y ago

Have been watching primitive tech for a while. But I'm always wondering if he slept in those shelters or went back to his RV (I suppose?) during the night. Australia is famous of crazy wild insects and I don't see any signs of protection in the huts.

dkarbayev 7y ago
Well, somehow aboriginal people have survived without sealing up in their RVs. Also, as far as I know most of the Australian wildlife won’t attack humans unless feel threatened.
cknight 7y ago
My understanding from his various posts online (and website [1]) is that he owns and lives near the land where the filming takes place. In Far North Queensland these sorts of areas would not be difficult to come across, not even far from a major town. He probably just walks or (more likely) drives home each day. [1] - https://primitivetechnology.wordpress.com/about/ https://primitivetechnology.wordpress.com/about/ : "Also It should be noted that I don’t live in the wild but just practice this as a hobby. I live in a modern house and eat modern food. I just like to see how people in ancient times built and made things." Insect-wise, Ross River Virus is a problem in that part of the country. It's spread by mosquito. You wouldn't catch me outside at night up there in summer, at least not without protection.

ur-whale 7y ago

What happens when it rains?

mcbits 7y ago
There are captions on the video explaining some of it. This wall is only temporary storage of the bricks while they dry. The roof keeps them (somewhat) protected from rain until they're ready to be fired into stronger bricks.

oh-moses 7y ago

But without mortar, you'd just knock it over with one clumsy stumble, right?

shalmanese 7y ago
He hasn't fired the bricks yet. He's just storing them until he accumulates enough to fire and eventually mortar.