Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Fire and rain don't go well together so I decided to make a thatched roof covering over a fire pit at the entrance to my shelter before the forecasted rain arrives. For this reason I did very little work on the new hut but I did gather some more wood and yucca leaves to make cordage. For lunch I brought a big clam and mussels from the coast. They are so easy to cook in the shell and they come out delicious. I need to process more acorns and mesquite too. Fortunately, even with the wet conditions, I was able to easily make a fire from friction, although the tinder bundle took a little longer than usual to ignite. Then I enjoyed the delicious meal courtesy of the sea.
This is the sixth installment of a new series exploring this topic of "New Beginnings".
Learn my humble beginnings in my book: amazon.com/-/e/B0DD9ZJ519
My social media links:
Instagram @chadzuberofficial
Facebook @ChadZAdventure
Key moments:
00:00 Introduction
00:11 Cutting giant cane
01:50 Building frame of extended shelter
05:24 Gathering palm leaves
06:17 Soaking palm leaves in stream
07:06 Making thatched roof
08:53 Digging new fire pit
09:41 Separating yucca fibers
10:43 Cutting down willow branches
11:12 Rainy day at the shelter
11:39 Hand drill friction fire
15:43 Tending to the fire in damp conditions
17:10 Cooking clam and mussel on the fire
19:14 Eating the delicious meal
Music credit:
Drums of the Deep by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Fire and rain don't go well together so I decided to make a thatched roof covering over a fire pit at the entrance to my shelter before the forecasted rain arrives. For this reason I did very little work on the new hut but I did gather some more wood and yucca leaves to make cordage. For lunch I brought a big clam and mussels from the coast. They are so easy to cook in the shell and they come out delicious. I need to process more acorns and mesquite too. Fortunately, even with the wet conditions, I was able to easily make a fire from friction, although the tinder bundle took a little longer than usual to ignite. Then I enjoyed the delicious meal courtesy of the sea.
This is the sixth installment of a new series exploring this topic of "New Beginnings".
Learn my humble beginnings in my book: amazon.com/-/e/B0DD9ZJ519
My social media links:
Instagram @chadzuberofficial
Facebook @ChadZAdventure
Key moments:
00:00 Introduction
00:11 Cutting giant cane
01:50 Building frame of extended shelter
05:24 Gathering palm leaves
06:17 Soaking palm leaves in stream
07:06 Making thatched roof
08:53 Digging new fire pit
09:41 Separating yucca fibers
10:43 Cutting down willow branches
11:12 Rainy day at the shelter
11:39 Hand drill friction fire
15:43 Tending to the fire in damp conditions
17:10 Cooking clam and mussel on the fire
19:14 Eating the delicious meal
Music credit:
Drums of the Deep by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
