Making a Primitive Yucca Hammock - The only one that exists? (Season 2, episode 7) 

Yes, it is stronger than I expected. I actually didn't have to make the cordage so thick.

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.

I'm glad you can appreciate it.

Il faudrait le faire plus large

Some things just take a long time

I have patience but not a lot of time. That's why this took so long.

Yeah, it's such a wonderful place to work on projects here. I just love being here.

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.

I hope you liked it

@@ChadZuberAdventures I dis not like it, I love it..

Thank you very much!

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.

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.

Thank you so much 😀

I absolutely love hammocks.

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❤

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.

I think it probably is the only one of its kind.

Большое спасибо

Thank you too

Thanks 👍

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.

Thank you so much 👍

Yeah, it's comfy, but just a little small.

Thank you so much 😀

Years ago I had no patience to do this. Now I can sit for days chipping at a rock to make a mortar hole.

Thanks! Here is cooling down. Winter is coming.

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.

They are very good fibers for crafting.

I know. I’m crazy!

Большое спасибо. Это был очень большой проект, реализация которого заняла много времени.

I was concerned at first but yucca fibers are quite resilient.

Muchas gracias Caro

I’m just learning so much when I’m out here

Muchas gracias! Me encantó este proyecto.

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!

Muchas gracias!

I can’t believe it’s finally finished

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 💪

Simply crazy 😜

Nothing is simple here

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!!

It is one of the most valuable possessions I own.

Thank you!

Thank you so much!

My respect for anyone who makes their own cordage. That’s the most time consuming part.

It was really crazy!

It will be nice while the fire is burning.

It’s amazing what can be made of yucca leaves.

Multo obrigado!

Thanks so much! Blessings to you!

It’s a true work of art and 100% functional.

I always go back to nature

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.

Could

Gracias amiga! Las lluvias fueron una gran bendición para esta tierra.

Thank you, I did.

Thank you! 👍

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.

👍🙂

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

Nice to meet you!

Thanks!

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.

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

Thanks buddy

@@ChadZuberAdventures you're welcome keep on putting in that hard work

Hahahaha, thanks!

Yeah it’s an insane amount of time