Making a Primitive Yucca Hammock - The only one that exists? (Season 2, episode 7)
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- Опубліковано 19 вер 2024
- For thousands of years people of primitive cultures made hammocks for sleeping. In Mexico sisal was used to make Maya hammocks. The benefits of a hammock is that they can be used in small spaces, they are above the ground and keep people safe from insects, scorpions and snakes, they are ideal in hot climates, and they can easily be stored or carried.
In this video I show a traditional technique used by the Maya to weave a hammock but instead of sisal I use yucca cordage that I harvested and rolled myself. Enjoy the ASMR effect of this video along with the beautiful scenery and maybe one day you will make your own hammock too.
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The legend the one and only Chad Zuber 😊
It’s incredible seeing the skills you’ve picked up along this journey! That weave is incredible and with the strength of yucca cordage, I guarantee this will outlast most modern hammocks.
All those hours of work to provide endless hours of rest and comfort!
Yes, it is stronger than I expected. I actually didn't have to make the cordage so thick.
The amount of work you've put into building the hut and everything inside and outside of is just insane
I'm glad you can appreciate it.
Il faudrait le faire plus large
Winter is coming. It is nice to have the hammock to sleep higher. By the way, don’t forgot to check the hut roof and do necessary thickening of it. So this winter will be warmer than last year.
I need to find more juniper bark. All the useful juniper bark in my immediate area has been used so I have to explore further to find more.
my guy has the patience of a saint.
Some things just take a long time
you have the patience of a saint . but wow , what a result, well done on your hammock , I am sure any sleep will be more than justified and so well worth it
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I have patience but not a lot of time. That's why this took so long.
Nc your back in your hunt
Chad you madman thats so much cordage! Brilliant stuff.
I know. I’m crazy!
Wow, such a relaxing episode. I enjoy the birds talking in the background and the wind gusts as well. The hammock you've weaved is a work of art and that's really cool that it's probably the only one in the world no doubt.
Yeah, it's such a wonderful place to work on projects here. I just love being here.
I cannot comprehend the fact that this hammock has .5km of cordage in it. The dedication and determination is incredible.
my friend, 500m is not 5 km, 5000 m is 5 km but oufcourse it is still very impressive
@@musfluss4694it's 0.5km but without the zero
Yes, half a kilometer is a pretty far distance when you consider all the rolling of fibers that is.
Hey Brother, was waiting for the video and the Hammock, I am sure will be epic. Let the show starts.
I hope you liked it
@@ChadZuberAdventures I dis not like it, I love it..
What a wonderful, calming video. Thank you for sharing the scenery, the wind, and your dedicated work of weaving. Your patience and tenacity is amazing.
Thank you very much!
Nice work 👍
Thanks 👍
A meticulous video of patience, precision and focus; for the pleasure gained sleeping off of the ground. Making a hammock, from and using only primitive, natural materials is such a milestone. The most comfortable, portable and pleasurable nights sleep for any adventurer. Well Done Sir. Loved it. m out
This was a project that I’ve wanted to do for so long. For years I was making and saving cordage. You have finally finished it is so satisfying.
I love watching your videos. They relax me out of the stress of the day!
my only hero❤ i used to download out ur videos n watch when i feel boring or lonely..Such a beautiful calm video..❤❤❤lots of love from Northeast india ❤
Thank you so much 😀
This video I tampered the most in the past 3 months. Very elaborate hammock, excellent chad
I've seen (somewhat) similar hammocks made from paracord, but never like this. Making all the cordage, by hand, and weaving it all together is so labor intensive, I'd be reluctant to even start. Great, great job. ;-)
It's a huge undertaking really. I'm going to make more but I will buy the string for it. Making the string is by far the most time consuming part of the project.
The amount of talent, time, and dedication that it takes to make a hammock out of yucca cordage is insanely amazing! Absolutely stunning work!
Amazing as usual😂. 2:27 mark very helpful. Nice shot of your gym😂 Maybe a primitive car port to protect your things from the winter elements. Your fb post about the wasps being your coworkers had me 😂😂😂. The hammock is incredible. 18:42 beautiful ❤
Haahaha, a primitive car port. I'm thinking of a shed but I get the idea. The bees, wasps and flies love it when I dry fruit.
Your patience is one of many reason why i subscribe Chad!
Years ago I had no patience to do this. Now I can sit for days chipping at a rock to make a mortar hole.
Thank you chad for inspiration! I love your videos ❤🎉
Thank you too
Incredible job you did with that hammock.
The only one of it’s kind in the whole world like you said😊
I think it probably is the only one of its kind.
From one fiber artist (crochet) to another....the pulling of many feet of cordage through over and over again when making the handles had me supremely triggered. 😂😂😂 Whenever I'm in a similar situation, I'll roll my yarn into a small ball, either round or oblong, to make the wrapping much easier.
That said, your hammock is a beautiful, yet functional, work of art. ❤
I was concerned at first but yucca fibers are quite resilient.
The hammock was sooo impressive Chad! Im hoping you'll be sleeping a lot more comfortable!!
I absolutely love hammocks.
Wonderful work Chad!!!!
Beautifully made! Laying in a hammock is more comfortable if you lie slightly diagonally in it. If you lie straight, your knees try to bend the wrong way. To lie diagonally you can spread out the weave a bit wider with one shoulder and the opposite heel.
The hammock is too small to sleep diagonally. Trust me, I know hammocks pretty well. I have five other hammocks that I bought many years ago in Mexico and Brazil. I've spent many nights sleeping in a hammock both in a home and in the wilderness. I would have liked to make this hammock twice as wide for better comfort but it would have taken another 250 hours! I just had to finish it so I could move on. So it's not the greatest hammock but it is far more comfortable than lying on the ground and it is super strong.
That hammock looks super cool
I hope you are always given health and success, my brother ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
Thank you so much 👍
Поражаюсь Вашей выдержке . Добра Вам и стальным нервам )
Большое спасибо
U are great brother keep it up 🙏🙏 salute to your hard work ❣️🇮🇳
Thank you so much 😀
Draping that hammock over your shoulders gave me the thought of a coat woven the same way out of yucca cordage. 😊
It would require a tighter weave though to hold in heat.
@@ChadZuberAdventures - yes it would but the tightness of the weave would depend on the amount of warmth you are looking for. Winter - take too long. Summer nights - not too tight a weave. 😊
@sheilam4964 Well that’s the challenge - finding the time to make it.
@@ChadZuberAdventures - Ain't that the truth. I grew up in houses without indoor plumbing and wood heat (chopping wood) so I know about hauling water, using only enough water to get the job done, only using water when absolutely necessary, bathing once a week, wearing the same outfit all week, one face cloth and one hand towel for 5 people (no other towels), cooking everything from scratch, growing veg, eating wild game only - you get the picture. If you were idle, something wasn't getting done. And my grandparents on both sides were still living like this well into my adult years. I know a few things about priorities and having the time to do things not on the priority list. I also realize how long weaving a garment would take (not counting the time needed collecting and making the yucca fibers and string) with everything else you have to do so you have enough water, firewood, food, etc. not to mention the filming and pottery, bricks, collecting food for storage (we also went into the wild to collect berries, sometimes had to spend many days collecting to have enough just for the winter or rest of the year and for jams). I'm sure it would take at least a year to make a light shirt. I didn't intend to dray this out but that hammock did had me seeing the potential of garments out of yucca fibers. I wasn't suggesting you try it.
@@sheilam4964Believe me, I’ve thought a lot about making garments. I have some yarn I’ve made. I guess I’m waiting to get an awesome idea or have more time to just make it. But it’s good you understand about the daily duties and priorities that take so much time. I don’t film everything I do, not even close. Lately I’ve been collecting food to preserve for the winter and you know how that takes so much time. Thank you!
YAAAAAAAAY FINALLY! I was wondering when you'd make one! Is it comfy??
Yeah, it's comfy, but just a little small.
this is a super complex weave for someone who isn't already familiar with the craft!! excellent job! you have inspired me to make a cordage hammock too :) thank you!
Чед завжди вражаюст вашим вміням і праці
Iam Indonesia like for you vidio 🇮🇩😊😊
Thank you!
Okleee😍🙈🙏
Not simple Chad, but true GigaChad 💪💪💪
Nothing is simple here
Congratulations on such a monumental craft ! Yucca Fibers are high grade crafting material. 🛖
They are very good fibers for crafting.
I love the color difference between what looking like properly cleaned fibers vs semi-properly cleaned fibers... thats really cool!
It's the result of soaking the fibers longer and then they get darker. Also when I roll the fibers on my leg if my leg is dirty and sweaty then it produces darker cordage.
You are wise and patient man. I admire you ❤❤💪💪
Thank you!
How do you find the time? We've spoken briefly before about how filming and editing makes everything take at least three times as long, but so much of what you do are innately time intensive projects all on their own.
Beautiful work, as always 🔥
I work constantly and never have time off. But I do so much more than what you see in my videos. Lately I have been harvesting and processing a lot of wild foods, I have a part-time job to help pay the bills, I try my best to spend at least a little time with my family, I'm also working on other primitive projects and experimenting too. It never ends. I do very short workouts when I can find the time.
@@ChadZuberAdventureswhat it’s crazy that you have a part time jab as well, that shocked me fr, awesome job quality entertainment, keep working man❤
That must be the most beautiful hammock in the world!
Chad Z the man, the myth, the legendary hammock maker ❤😂 great effort, always a thrill to watch your videos about what's going on😄👍 southern New Zealand is very windy and warming up now
Thanks! Here is cooling down. Winter is coming.
What an investment of time and focus. Great work; few have the discipline to take on such a tedious task!
It was really crazy!
Чад, поздравляю тебя с завершением процесса изготовления этой очень нужной и удобной вещи!
Большое спасибо. Это был очень большой проект, реализация которого заняла много времени.
I really appreciate your skill as a primitive person living alone feels like it's extraordinary in the Stone Age ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
I’m just learning so much when I’m out here
In general, I respect the author for his capabilities. I'm sitting at home, and he lives or lived in such conditions, I don't really understand how filming
Dear Chad Zuber.
👍👌👏 Goodness gracious me! 😱 What an enormous effort and what a fantastic result! Almost unbelievable. Congratulations! 🎉 Extremely well done, Sir (video and work). I'm sooo happy to see (and very relieved) that you don't have to sleep on the ground any longer. And that you have a very comfortable seat additionally at last. Congrats 🎉 again for having the skills and especially the patience !!! to fabricate this fantastic hammock. In ancient times it must've been worth a small fortune.
As always: Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards luck and health in particular.
چقدر تلاش لازم است که اینهمه طناب درست شود👏👏👏🌹🙏😘
This was a very relaxing and pleasant video to watch 😊
Always look forward to these videos.
Una gran comodidad!! que tremenda paciencia y dedicación Chad.
Muchas gracias!
Komoly! Bravó! Gratulálok!👏👏💪👍
Thanks for putting out more content Chad, I know it's been tough with declining viewership lately, but know that you'll always have your loyal viewers waiting for every content you put out there. Keep up the good work 👍🤜
Thanks for the support. I'm working on pleasing the algorithm so hopefully I can get back on track if I don't die trying first. :-)
@@ChadZuberAdventures a man of your caliber won't die so easily 💪
Lots and lots of patience and workmanship in this video. I appreciate every step you took.
3:51 This video illustrates my idea very well. You are adapting modern ideas into primitive ones. And in doing so, you're thriving. That's what interests me most, and why I continue to watch your channel, the hybridization of the good of modern culture, with the good of the past, to make something BETTER for the future. On here you are more of a "purist" I'd say, but have you considered making a second channel where you explore other ideas as well?
This channel takes up so much of my time. I don't know how I would be able to do a second channel that is different from this unless I stopped uploading to this channel.
@@ChadZuberAdventures oh no! Never mind!!
Wow!!! Gracias Chad!💙Tu trabajo impresionante!
Muchas gracias Caro
Well done Chad, I sincerely hope that you had a good nights sleep x
Thank you, I did.
wow , wow ,wow!!! super impresionante tu dedicación... haces historia.
Muchas gracias! Me encantó este proyecto.
With that much labor and time, this becomes a prized possession. Excellent job.
It is one of the most valuable possessions I own.
You deserve a lot more for your hard work i hope it is very durable and remains strong and beautiful for a lifetime
That is unreal what you did! So cool!
Simply crazy 😜
I can't imagine how satisfying it must have been to lie in it after who know how many hours of painstaking work, well done!
edit: ~250 work hours?! That's like a month of working 8-9 hours a day!
Yeah it’s an insane amount of time
Travail fastidieux 😮💨 sieste bien mérité 😴.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💪
Te admiro.por tu gran paciencia y habilidad motriz,hermosas las tomas de noche de la.choza y está toda la.naturaleza alrededor exhuberante por la.bendita lluvia,te felicito por estw gran trabajo🙌💪🔥
Gracias amiga! Las lluvias fueron una gran bendición para esta tierra.
that hammock is going to be good in the winter to stay warm can't wait to see more of the hut
It will be nice while the fire is burning.
I used to have hammock made by ropes and was amazing. His loops between each other had 4-5 centimeters and knots cuts in the body without a blanket 😶Now I miss my fine fadeed-green hammock 🥰
Mega Arbeit
Danke fur anschauen
always amazing 😍🤗
Great job ! I"m sure you can even fish with it !
Could
The only original person in this genre
👍🙂
Love your videos man, always great to relax to and get a view into something I can only dream about trying myself
Chad, if you go to city, I don't think you could hold out for long 😂
I always go back to nature
I never believed that you could make bedding spray on the beaches where you've been. Everywhere you've been, you probably did it because you wanted rope. You took it from the tree you were supposed to find and then you made it into rope. It's amazing. a lot
Ótimas abilidades de sobrevivência s você conseguiu, parabéns por compartilhar conosco.
Multo obrigado!
Every time I watch, you impress me with your skills and knowing the time it takes to create and complete a task like your one of a kind hammock is amazing. It's one thing when you have a group working on a project together, quite another when it's just one. thank you so much for sharing this with us. I'm not easily impressed this one got me though :) ♥much love♥ now I'm curious whats next.... I'm sure it will be awesome.
Thanks a lot. It was a labor of love, let me tell ya. When I thought the idea I knew I was crazy.
@@ChadZuberAdventures maybe crazy but well worth the effort. better then sleeping on the ground with the scorpions, spiders and snakes and all the other creepy crawlies. lol
Beside when one has a dream and it really means something to them, love will get it done, one day and one step at a time. like the hut that to was a labor of love and helps keep you warm and dry. ♥
@@PRINCESSDREAMYLYNYeah one brick at a time
I'm always astonished by your creativity, but your patience is even more impressive in this one! I'll never look at a hammock the same way again after seeing it done the hard way.
My respect for anyone who makes their own cordage. That’s the most time consuming part.
Amazing video as always! Me and my brother love watching your videos and we're always inspired by you :D
Thanks so much! Blessings to you!
Lovely content. Keep going please
Thank you! 👍
I noticed when you joined two lengths of cord together you used a granny knot. this knot will slip and come apart. I would recommend a sheet-bend knot, it's the go to knot for net making and repair. the only thing it's not good at is hard and smooth line like mono filament in which case it will not snug up and stay tight. yucca fibre looks hard and smooth but it's a natural fibre and should be ruff enough to hold well.
I like the way you used an over-hand knot at the end of each cord to keep all the fibres together I would still do that.
Once again your videos are stunningly beautiful, your very fortunate to have such a place to do your thing in. I hope you own it, or it owns you, however you like to view that sort of thing.
Nice too meet you zuber😊
Nice to meet you!
So much hard work going into a means of relaxation.
It's incredibly impressive, Chad. Mind-blowingly impressive.
I can’t believe it’s finally finished
That's awesome looks amazing! ❤❤❤
excellent
Wonderful video.I like it.❤❤❤❤
You're awesome bro. Reminds me of living in my island of Trinidad 🇹🇹
Chad Where is this location? It feels like you're in the desert of Mexico
This is just what a bunch of the southwest looks like. Like northwest Texas and a bunch of NM. Very dry, very barren-looking, but this is actually one of the more abundant parts of the desert! All the mesquite trees make me think it's somewhere around the Ruidoso/Alamogordo area
I can’t disclose where it’s at or they may find me
Like John plant u rock.
Thanks!
Collect the Yuki fibers in thick starts and tie them together with a rope, you will get something like a mat, you will have a thick "blanket" for entering the hut to keep the room warm.
That’s a great idea but will take a very long time. Yucca fibers are very difficult to process. I would prefer to use a different material that is less labor intensive.
Чеде завжди дивуюсь коли у вас йде сніг,град
Скоро пойдет снег.
@@ChadZuberAdventures Дякую що знайшли час мені відповісти
Мы на столько привыкли к вещам, окружающим нас, что забываем сколько сил и времени это занимает вручную.
❤ awesome ❤. This has made a great addition to the hut
Hi Chad, cool hammock! It’s very cozy to watch you sit by the fire at night, but the cold season is ahead. I would like to see how you prepare the house for winter. A lot of heat escapes through the roof and the windows are always open. Do you think window curtains can be made from yucca? Tell us about the change of seasons in your region.
Last winter I filled the windows with bricks and stuffed the spaces with dry grass. The roof needs more bark then it will be good.
Awesome!
Outstanding Chad, amazing feat of bush engineering!
I like how you did this project. It's neat how you use the materials around you to make many great things. Cheers, Chad! 👍🏻👍🏻✌️
It’s amazing what can be made of yucca leaves.
That's a cool hammock Tarzan you really put a lot of hard work into it keep on grinding :)
Thanks buddy
@@ChadZuberAdventures you're welcome keep on putting in that hard work
To have made the yucca hammock wider you could use a couple pieces of wood to separate the two ends when starting the weaving process and again at the far end
Nice work Mr Zuber. I still did no catch how to roll the yucca fibers into the cordage
Amazing❤❤❤❤❤
Where did you learn your skills like pottery making, basket weaving, hammok making etc
Practice, practice and practice. I made so many mistakes at first but little by little I learned more. I also found some tips in books I've read. I learned to make a hammock by examining the weave of Maya hammocks that I bought in Mexico.