My Journey to Primitive Part I The David Holladay Story 

Thanks young man for the story I always enjoyed your style of story telling

Best line EVER: "You know, the whole time I was faking it. I actually HAD stone tools, I just wanted to show you that I CAN use steel..." Much respect do David, he is the closest thing to truly living that I know.

I love watching and listening to this gentleman. Not so much for the skills, but the wisdom from life and meeting people. I think his segment on NO MAN'S LAND was the best of that series. He has a quiet calm and has clearly learned to live in harmony with nature, not to fight against it.

This is the stuff that that strengthens and inspires me, even while all around me seem to be losing their way. Thank you TJack, and thank you David Holladay!

Thanks David, i was never one of your official students, but you took time to help me at Slick Rock one year.

Amazing series. So thankful you’ve shared this. If you could find more people like this to interview, I’d be very grateful

Fine video. Your lucky to have had the opportunity to spend time with him! The kind of guy you just follow around and hope that your brain can sponge up all the information!

Absolutely fascinating. Just watched Les Stroud speak of Dave....searched his name....and found your video. Excellent work on this man. Thank You.

David Holiday... A good man ...one of the best humans I’ve had the pleasure of spending time with. I thank him for the profound impact he has had in my life,my children’s life and all whom make his acquaintance. Blessings

Very inspiring! I love listening to people tell there tails! Thanks for sharing this with us Tyler!

Glad I stumbled on your channel, I'm in the middle of watching "no man's land" and decided to see if I could find more about David holiday, great video and content! 👍👍

Mr Holiday. Good to see you again, and reaching out to the world to share your knowledge. Some of my fondest memories are of that year at Rabbitstick, with my Mother, Colleen. An amazing time that I shall never forget :)

Nice way to start vids!!! Love the intro my friend well done!!! Great story by a great man!

That was great! I've known about David since I was a kid and always wanted to meet him growing up in the southwest. I was saturated on native culture and only living an arms length away when he taught in Tucson. Larry's book was the first one I had also . Did a hand drill fire when I was probably 11 or so and made a self bow . My parents didn't know I built the bow and an arrow so I kept it hidden thinking I would get in trouble. I later heard about Rabbit Stick and always intended on going but life happens. Might make it yet now that my wife and I are more likely to travel. Great video 👍

Thanks Dave! And T Jack!

I love Dave! He would pop in and out of the Arizona landscape when I worked with Anasazi Foundation. Loved hearing his knowledge and wisdom as he spoke with Larry Olson, Ezekiel Sanchez, Paul Newman, Rod Dotson, and a few others that would ‘ghost’ into camp from who knows where!

I loved watching him on the show " No Man's Land " .

Hey David I just subscribed to your channel I did not think to look you up when I first seen you with mors a d the rest of the group and my auto play brought you up after watching that power house line up. Glad to be here

Wait a minute...you mean to tell me there wasn't an 80 year old displaced Apache wandering the woods in New Jersey in the 1960s that taught a young white boy all the secrets of the universe? I'm floored. - Great video, man. I think I was 19 or so when the movie "Castaway" came out and I was totally impressed with the fire-plough scene. Come to find out, Dave, Dave, and Steve were the consultants for the movie and had filmed a promo showcasing primitive survival skills. That was my very first entry, other than Jeremiah Johnson (which Olsen consulted for), into primitive skills. I exhausted myself on a canoe trip trying to make a plough ember shortly after watching their promo for the movie. Didn't try again for several years but now spinning embers is a huge part of my life. I'd love to meet Dave one day and shake his hand. - Definitely looking forward to more videos like this!

Wow! Much respect!

Takes me back to hiking with Dave in the 1990's along with a bunch of teens. I remember the hand drill story too.

I like this gentleman. Thank you for sharing.

thank you for this video.

just started the series TJack. will watch episode 2 tonight after work!

Wise decision but also taught you about how you can live life without the world itself.I admire you alot!!!

"dont worry ill cut it" doesn't cut it lmao

So happy to have seen this video. Real men do exist. That makes me equally happy.

That was incredible.

Use the “floating hand” method for the hand drill. And I believe Tom learned from both Larry’s book AND Grandfather at the same time.

Awesome!

A Wonderful Story Thank You So Much For Sharing

It's strange how I seen him on discovery and I was amazed at how he was going to meet his son I had a weird feeling of being interested into the stones that they were collecting for his son if I remember right to sell or trade It's people and places like this that make USA amazing and truly beautiful because they love there history I'm a new subscribe and fan from Toronto Canada and I hope that one day this is how people feel about this country

I thought you guys looked familiar. Met you many moons ago. Happy to see you both. Carry on with blessings.

I just had to rewatch this. Thank you for putting out great videos like this. I can't wait to see the next one

Hi, I just found your channel and subscribed. What an amazing story...! I can’t wait to see more. Thanks for sharing this with us. Have a great day and be blessed.

I really enjoyed this documentary. Well done to all who produced it.

My dad always had a dry bag in the canoe. In there was this book. I now teach, and have been since 1993.

Just absolutely a fully fantastic video and amazing man. I blame my start on a book "Stalking The Wild Asparagus", so I understand where he came from. Add to it the Firefox series as they came out. Thanks again for this, and I look forward to further installments!

It's funny....I forgot about Larry Dean Olson's book I read that back in the 70's ....and I learned about living on the land and went and lived in a tipi in Ky for awhile...then I went back to the city ...and that was 35 years ago. I miss it.

love your videos

SO Nice ‼️‼️

Fantastic Video! Well shot and edited. I am a new subscriber. Can't wait to check out your other vids.

Way cool I used to look at the whole earth catalog I still have one from that time that’s some cool hippie stuff I love it !

I am pretty sure i saw this yesterday...or dreamed it last night. I enjoyed David Holladay enough to watch again...

Nice guy. Most of us make attempts to return to the city - this guy made it the principle never to return. Interesting perspective.

This was amazing! I Like this David Holladay. Thanks for introducing me.

I don't know if anyone noticed, but when he made fire, he did a joke about primitive man discovering fire, and the first thing he did with it was warm his butt. Pretty funny. A little bit of this guys natural playfulness came through in a relatively serious interview. You need that playfulness to really enjoy doing what he's doing.

i hiked with him . the conversations i had with him saved my life. dude lives on a bag of oats and cranberries for five days , he is the most inspirational person ever.

Awesome! 👍

Outstanding!

Never gets old watching

This is one of the best survival videos I have ever seen. Wow your story is almost the same as the one that got me started.

Womderful!

Świetny film, Świetny facet! I love it! Thanks!

Exactly! Love it.

33:22 haha, my favorite part

What a great guy

Incredible

This is my uncle ?? I just found this video hi uncle David

WOW. How have I never heard of your channel?? Your interviews are terrific. Dave Wescott, Paul Kirtley, Dave Holladay, Les Stroud!! These are the best, longest, most comprehensive interviews I have seen to date. Great stuff 👍🏻

Fantastic !

This is an amazing story, with so much inspiration. Thank you for sharing.

A good story! 🐾

Wow! looks hard making a fire there! just clap your hands and the friction from that should instantly burst into a bonfire. lol try that up here in Canada where you have wet, wet everything is wet even with your pockets full of tinder it will be a challenge.

First 10 seconds of Dave Holiday, in thinking "That's Donald Sutherland"... but, then he looked up and started talking and it was gone. Lol

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Thanks for sharing this. What a beautiful soul, and great knowledge. I'm truly inspired.

tj.....great video......good to watch again.......xx kudos

Great video. Enjoyed listening to the story and learning some stuff about an interesting subject. Thanks

This is Awesome...ive watched the Pollen Circle series with David

Congratulations on all of your success! This is so awesome!

I wonder if Tom brown jr is the alegend Appatchi student he spoke of?

Thank you for sharing! Look forward to watching the others.

Looks like a large chunk of Binlatha Opal, from West Australia, on his left.

Right on the "POINT!." ☺😊😀 👍👍 👌 ✌ ✋

Thank you T-Jack. Beautiful video.

Good to see my cousin-in-law. Keep up this series, many elder statesmen of the primal skills need to have their stories made while they are still with us. As an archaeology student at Arizona, I remember the mini-exhibits. Took a knapping class from Francois Bordes in the 60's there.

10:39 ...What is the Name of this book , he mentions Larry Nowlson ?? Knolsen ?? Nolson?? I'd like to check out this book.

Since abo 101 I have admired you and what you do Colbert live free or die 🤔🐠😊

Excellent video. Just downloaded the first book he mentioned. Thanks for sharing this story.

great video

Seen David in a History channel show called No Mans Land. He was my favorite person on the show.

Watching this now doing this crazy time in America with his whole virus thing really makes you think we all need to know how to survive on our own depend only on one person.... YOURSELF

Please please please work on getting an interview with Cody Lundin at ALSS (believe you met him at Rabbitstick). RIP Mors, but if you can get someone else at Karamat it would be great too. Tony Nester, Caleb Musgrave, Mikhail Merkurieff, (dare I mention Ray Mears, good luck with that one l... Keep up the great videos.

apachie grandfather'' sounds like your hinting at TOM BROWN JR. ive read all his books..well dam you learn sumpin ery day.,.

Thanks for making this video. He is a funny and interesting guy. I hope to meet him one year at Rabbitstick (if I can work it out). It is good to know where he got some of his knowledge and then he passes it on to others. He is one who has walked the walk and knows of what he speaks.

Any ideas how to find a group of people who want to live primitive?

Just found and subscribed. Great production . Fascinating .

Your silent friend for decades 🤔☺️

THAT was F*in GREAT!!!

Pretty cool! ❤️

Great video. So good to hear the stories of the pioneers of our age.

He reminds of cc or don juan

LOL we in Europa Handdrill and flint'n'metal in School so i was shown how in 1987 but im danish and we dont forget our past like the amarikans

one question. why do all guys who live in the bush wear long orange clothing?

I totally respect Dave but I get the feeling that if you live a different lifestyle than him, that no matter what you know, that he doesn't respect you

what was the name of the author of the book

I tried to make fire today with wood, my fingers are sore, my hands are sore, my arms are sore, my back is sore and the wood laughed at me for 2 hours :(

Here's to 16K brother!

Why the hell didn't you put a link to for us to get the book?