How many times have we said "I want to go live on an island"? The problem is that this idea of an "island" always ends up being visualized as a kind of paradise, when most likely we would have to struggle like "Tom Hanks and Wilson" just to make a simple campfire. If you want to know more, well, there is a YouTube channel for that! It is called Primitive Technology, and although it only has 17 videos, each one is worth watching.
Visiting an island can become a fantasy ("The plane! The plane!"), a real nightmare ("Lord of the Flies"), or a reality show (uh… no). But if we think about it, it doesn't have to be an island necessarily. Any situation that brings us to experience the hostility of nature and exploit its resources will demand the best of us. So the question is: How prepared are we? With the examples mentioned above, it is clear that television doesn't help, nor will it ever. After all, one of the most important TV series put many people on an island, and the care of hairstyles and waxing was incredible (!). The reality is that we will go hungry, thirsty, hot, and cold. The position of humans as the "dominant species" will be seriously compromised unless we use our brains and hands. Welcome to Primitive Technology.
17 videos, 1.5 million subscriptions, and extraordinary ability sum up the fabulous content of this channel. From building a bow (with its corresponding arrows) to preparing charcoal, passing through making an axe and assembling a complete hut, Primitive Technology gives us a quick version of humans' ability to adapt to an environment that many would consider "extreme". Unfortunately, we don't have the name of the mysterious survivor, but he explains that he is in Far North Queensland (Australia), that he doesn't live in the places he builds (although he camps occasionally), that he keeps mosquitoes away with smoke, and that the most dangerous animals in the area are venomous snakes.
The creator of Primitive Technology also says that he got all the basic information from the Internet, that there was a lot of "trial and error", and that he has no military training of any kind. His longest video doesn't exceed fifteen minutes, but I insist that they are all worth watching.
