S01:É01 - S01:E01 - Primitive Survival Shelter Under a Rock
I begin a new wilderness adventure, searching for resources and a hut site while surviving with handmade tools, minimal food, improvised shelter, and primitive fire-making.
S01:É02 - S01:E02 - Primitive Stream Water Disinfection and Finding Fish
On day two of my wilderness adventure, I find key resources and use primitive tools to prepare for building a new hut while surviving with minimal supplies.
S01:É03 - S01:E03 - Primitive Cooking and Finding Clay
I continue exploring the wilderness, making a simple shelter, finding wild food, and discovering clay, all while searching for the perfect spot for a new settlement.
S01:É04 - S01:E04 - New Primitive Shelter and Friction Fire
I move closer to the perfect hut location, relocate my camp, build a primitive shelter, discover clay for bricks, and struggle to make a friction fire to survive the night.
S01:É05 - S01:E05 - Primitive Fishing and Rabbit Soup Lunch
With food running low, I make primitive fishing tools, then unexpectedly hunt and prepare a cottontail rabbit while gathering materials for future survival projects.
S01:É06 - S01:E06 - Making Adobe Bricks for the New Hut
After choosing my settlement site, I begin making adobe bricks to build structures that stay cool in summer and warm in winter, improving long-term survival.
S01:É07 - S01:E07 - Making Bricks, Finding Bones and Catching Fish
Primitive life is about learning from the land through patience and practice, crafting tools, finding food, and slowly gaining the knowledge needed to survive and thrive.
S01:É08 - S01:E08 - Rainy Day at My Shelter
The weather turns rainy, so I build a primitive roof using natural materials and bushcraft skills to stay dry and prepare for building my adobe hut.
S01:É09 - S01:E09 - Primitive Shelter and Fish Traps
Upgrading my shelter to a comfortable adobe hut is slow and exhausting, slowed by rain, but I focus on survival tasks like making fish traps to improve my diet.
S01:É10 - S01:E10 - Primitive Bean Soup and New Adobe Shelter
I harvest wild greens and palo verde seeds to make a nutritious soup and nearly finish my adobe shelter with a juniper roof before starting the new hut.
S01:É11 - S01:E11 - Tools to Safely Harvest Prickly Pear Fruit
I hike to the stream to collect yucca fibers and finish my fish trap, but adapt my plans when nature presents an unexpected new opportunity.
S01:É12 - S01:E12 - New Survival Shelter and Rocket Mass Heater
I tear down my original shelter to build a new one around the finished rocket mass heater, giving me a chance to test its effectiveness while improving my setup.
S01:É13 - S01:E13 - My Adobe Hut Is Starting to Look Good
At eight bricks per hour, my adobe hut slowly takes shape. With winter approaching, I consider finishing the roof first to shelter in before completing walls and details in spring.
S01:É14 - S01:E14 - Building a Wood Frame Roof
I build a roof for my adobe hut using juniper, desert willow, and 100 feet of yucca cordage, creating a warm winter shelter and learning skills for spring construction.
S01:É15 - S01:E15 - Making a Juniper Bark Roof
I cover my adobe hut’s roof with juniper bark, testing its ability to keep heat in and rain out after completing the frame, using abundant local materials.
S01:É16 - S01:E16 - Shave With a Stone
I explore a primitive method of shaving the male beard and mustache, discovering what it was like for ancient cultures to remove facial hair.
S01:É17 - S01:E17 - Snow Storm at the Hut and Javelina Encounter
My adobe hut roof faces its first test during a snowstorm, trapping heat and protecting the interior as the desert is blanketed in several inches of snow.
S01:É18 - S01:E18 - Fishing Catch & Cook
I test primitive fishing methods, using cactus thorn hooks and fish traps, learning through trial and error how ancient techniques can improve my chances of catching fish.
S01:É19 - S01:E19 - Major Upgrade to the New Hut
After a year of making bricks and pausing for winter, I finally have enough to finish my adobe hut and focus on improving life on this land.
S01:É20 - S01:E20 - Survival in the High Desert
I showcase the primitive bushcraft and foraging skills used to build an adobe hut in the harsh high desert, adapting to heat, cold, arid conditions, and scarce food.
