How I Make 6 Meters of Cordage per Hour 

I personally love these kind of videos. I think we humans should chase a more simple life, re-learn these basic skills and in general live in harmony with the nature. Present societies full on consumerism, pointless comfort and overexposure to evil media is a recipie for self destruction. Loving your vids and hope to see many, many more. 😘

This is a GREAT tutorial, it shows everything VERY clearly! 😊

This is a vey important video. This is a, seemingly, simple way to make cordage of any desired thickness, within reason. This is going in my Survival Video library for repeated access. Great job Chad, bring us all more like this. OH, i discovered, had an epiphany, for making bricks, not quite primitively, Use several large 1 loaf bread pans as forms. They can be placed close to a fire to speed drying. The pans are slightly tapered, top to bottom, allowing a sort of interlocking during the build process. Well, I think it all works that way, it at least looks like it works that way. ;-)

Yes, yes, yes. Finally, superthanks. Greetings from Slovakia. 😀🖖👍

Gracias Chad!! Siempre aprendiendo contigo, necesitamos más personas como tú en el mundo 💜

One cool thing you can do is make a thick cord out of the cambium of slippery elm. if you get a sore throat, you can chew on the cord. As far as I know I came up with this method of using slippery elm, but the cambium has been used as a tea to soothe sore throats for generations. The reason it works is because the cambium is "mucilaginous" (slimy when wet), and the juices relax your throat and make you feel less irritated, helping to decrease swelling. A decent rule of thumb with medicinal plants is if someone can't explain why it works, it is probably placebo (practically half the edible plants in the world people claim cure headaches and stomachaches).

مرحبا تشاد لقد تذكرت شيئا كان يوجد في بيت اهلي القديم مغزل لصنع خيوط الصوف مغزل خشبي مؤلف من عجلة خشبية ومقبض ومسمار للف خيوط الصوف لكن المغزل كان عندنا اما جدتي لم اشاهدها توفت وان بيبطن امي جدتي كانت تنسج سجاد رائع وجميل السجادة عندنا والمغزل والمنجل لحصد القمح❤

Nature provides us with everything we need. Even the computer you use today is delivered from resources crafted out of our lovely Earth and that to me is something more than magic.

я по доброму завидую этому человеку... как мало надо для счастья !!

Thank You for showing us this simple and fast method! When I saw you and others excessively using cords then cutting them in short lengths without hesitation, I always thought to myself: "Ah, a little bit of cheating with the cordage, eh? :D " But I let it slip because the things you made from them are really useful and beautiful! But seeing you can make cordage so fast, now I believe you really made the nets from scratch and now I appreciate it even more! Thank you again!

ive said it before, but your videos are SO MUCH more engaging with narration: i can focus more on what youre doing instead of reading the explanations

Great video! Thank you for the effort you put into it and for sharing freely with us! 🙏🏻🤙🏻

Just incredible! I really enjoyed watching you work. Great skills man

Glad to hear that my dogbane cordage rate of 6 m/hr is the same as yours. I’ve made hundreds of meters for a Great Basin style rabbit net. Leg roll is definitely faster than finger spin, but these two methods have their uses: Leg roll for fast production of ordinary cordage, but finger spin for more demanding cordage like bow strings and fishing line. Good video.

This is a pretty important but underrated skill. Cordage is necessary, or at least very helpful, for a long list of things.

YT decided to show this to me. and liked it very wel. Reminds me of How i was taught when i was younger (like 10 years ago) This is well put together

Awesome. I grew flax once about 10 years ago to make cord from. It didn't go well. But my grandmother had an old spinning wheel that her grandmother had used. We fired that up for the first time in a 100 years. We made about 30 feet of thread before I was out of flax.

Thank you Chad, there's quite a lot of fiber in flax which grows in abundance here. Have a great day.

Nice tutorial. I really like the way you tell about everything happening on the screen. I very like that format of videos

Hey Chad, i just want to share this quick comment. I love your content and your style. Ive watched you since your snake island series. Thank you so much for making this amazing content and giving us something quality to watch.😍

❤❤❤❤ WHOLE LOT OF LOVE

thanks for the detailed explanation of the whole process. this is a very helpful video

Small videI believe that certain places with certain recording angles would become incredible scenarios for short videos teaching tricks like this.

Hi chad! Maybe do a strength test as earlier suggested of the baseline being the same thickness or gauge rope from the different flora or trees and then compare pulling something. Maybe using wet ropes as the test and like dragging a boulder or something to see when it breaks for example. Have a great day. Love from Australia! Regards Andrew.

That was really helpful. I’ve seen this done but I’ve never made it myself. Could you do a video showing how you get the yucca or other material ready to work with? Do woody plants work better? Thanks so much🤗❤️🐝

Nice, simple and clear tutorial with great views and nature sound!

Love learning new techniques. Great Video!

Cordage is king, nettles, hemp, and willow is what I got in my area, it's good stuff ♡♡♡

Спасибо мистеру Chad Zuber за видео! Вдруг случится апокалипсис то сможем из травы делать одежду и плести верёвки благодаря мистеру Chad Zuber😁👍

i made 12” in 20min - but im looking forward to trying your suggestions’ exceptional work and i appreciate you sharing

probably the best video I've seen on cordage. I will contest the strength of yucca though, it's about half the strength of nettle. But, hey, you use what you have. i gave you a thumbs up.

Mirando tus vídeos estoy aprendiendo Gracias 🤗

You have taught us so much about useful plants and materials that nature provides. I wish yucca grew around here vin WV.

Great new format, Chad! Well done

Great video Chad. Can't wait to try out your recommendations

Love this vid Tarzan I learn so much from this keep up the amazing work :)

I've been doing it the slow way for so long now. Thanks for the knowledge

Skil yang sangat luar biasa segala cara bisa di lakukan👍👍👍

This always impressed me.

Fish hook cactus spine, a bit of heat and bending if required, and I’d call that a great fishing kit!!!! I make strings doing twisting, but I use my hands only, not like you showed, I’ll have to try it that way!!! 😊

This is freaking awesome…thank you for sharing!

Saudades, voltei também.

how you splice in new fibres is different from what I was taught and your method seems stronger

Trabaja la cuerda muy rapido 😮 genial! Siempre me preguntaba "¿como hace tanta cuerda?" Me dan ganas de hacer el intento

Very cool and helpful video! Make more videos like this!

Thank you, mister Chad. I will definetly try to make as much cordage as i can. It might be a little hard, since i live in different climate zone, however i will try with some things. Probably i will try with lilac bark. Fresh bark is really moist, so it would be easier. It may be quite fiberous plant, maybe i will ask my mother to borrow few leaves of yucca, if not, longer pieces of grass will do the trick. It probably won't be as strong as yucca cordage, but it will help with learning.

Very cool. The closest I've come to doing something like this is twining two gut strings to make a bass string for my medieval lyre. Bravo and subscribed. Thanks from an instrument maker in Vienna, Scott

Excellent. Due to the current circumstances I am trying to encourage preppers to learn how to make their own threads, cordage and ropes from natural materials as a fall back. This is a very practical guide and incorporates the thigh techniques learned many years ago. Have posted a link to elsewhere (read preppers and freedom) so others can find the info easily. Love the practical items you show as well. Who knows maybe there will be tribes of skilled people out there in the wilderness before too long.

Excellent tutorial, well-filmed and explained! The speed technique is one I will now be trying. While the twist and turn slower method is very relaxing for me, usually as I am walking outside, it is slow. This new technique gives me a “need it now” option. Thanks!

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here in the North East, milkweed is a great plant for cordage

That is awesome, brother Chad.

Félicitations pour votre travail 👍 Du Cambodge

Incredible, thank you for sharing.

Great video

Great tutorial of an important skill. Archeologists have found cordage in caves that still contain a few hairs twisted into the cordage. Pretty good evidence that the old ones used this technique.

خیلی وقت است که منتظر ویدئوی شما هستم 🌹❤🙏

Making cordage is probably a good way to overcome some of the boredom if it's too dark to do any foraging and you're stuck at camp.

Ciekawa lekcja. Pozdrawiam👋

I often make rope out of nettles. you can make rope out of it and you can eat it too. has a lot of proteins. greets from germany

videos that have to be saved for the 'day after' when internet and electricity are gone

More useful content. Love this channel. ❤

Well played, sir. I like it!

Nice too meet you again😊

great video, commenting to support

You are great at making anything

Great technique, beautiful cordage. thanks, man.

Завжди цікаво якви створюєте матеріали для проєктів.Дякую за кожне відео

thank's for your amazing tricks...🧐👍

Awesome. Thank you!

Chad youre Amazing and Handsome Primitive man

Very interesting tutorial hun, as you say, a useful skill to have x hope you're doing ok x

Ótimo vídeo

Very useful. Thanks

Hiya i ❤ your vids

I honestly respect the use of armpit sweat when moisture is necessary.

hi sir, it takes patience and full precision to make a rope from natural materials like that and you succeeded wow amazing 👍😁

Very cool!

I wonder when will you do a spear fishing?

Bad ass video, dude. Whenever I go backpacking with my buddies, I always choose a survival skill to practice while I'm out there. This time I'm going to make it my mission no to use any paracord and make my own. Any videos or tips on harvesting the fibers?

Nice instructional video. I got to get myself some pants like that or shave one leg. I'm still making cordage with the reverse twist in the hands and yeah it takes so long.

Heavenly out there.

Very good tip. Just twisting it with your fingers takes a long time and is probably much more tiring than this. I'm going to try this method.

I made cordage out of the yucca from my forest. It works but it doesn’t separate in fine fibers like your variety. It comes off in strips

Excellent! Thanks for the instruction. Have you developed a drop spindle technique?

Saludos amigo Chad Haces ver fácil hacer cuerdas me gusta como formó la cesto para jalar cosas El paisaje muy lindo 😊 Pura vida cuídate

Great step by step instruction with good photos of the process.. New subscriber.

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rolling the fiber over your thigh is such a good idea that i never thought about

Neat, Godspeed!

Blessed Love ❤️‍🔥

oh cool!

I have a video idea (although you might have already done this in another video since I haven't watched them all) anyway so the video idea is maybe you could make videos in different climates such as jungle or forest since it would be interesting seeing the different ways you could survive and adapt to these new environments I also feel like it would not only humble but also let reexperience your first time living primitively.

I always look forward to your new vids. Do you think you could roll cordage that might support your weight rock climbing? BTW do you encounter snakes, which make a fine meal.

Eres una máquina nene 👍

Pls make primitive beer, you can find primitive yeast on fruits if you dry these fruits and let the yeast grow

I did it! Thanks bro.

Наверное такая медитация, когда делаешь эту верёвку

I love bows and arrows but when it comes to string I'm not really good it I tried it before but it was very time consuming the hardest part is to feed the fiber like idk how to feed the fibers so there tightly bonded

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