Haven IRL: primitive wattle and daub hut from scratch

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ChoppingMad
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Haven IRL: primitive wattle and daub hut from scratch

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCKkHqlx9dE

video description:
I built this hut in the bush using naturally occurring materials and primitive tools. The hut is 2m wide and 2m long, the side walls are 1m high and the ridge line (highest point) is 2m high giving a roof angle of 45 degrees. A bed was built inside and it takes up a little less than half the hut. The tools used were a stone hand axe to chop wood, fire sticks to make fire, a digging stick for digging and clay pots to carry water. The materials used in the hut were wood for the frame, vine and lawyer cane for lashings and mud for daubing. Broad leaves were initially used as thatch which worked well for about four months before starting to rot. The roof was then covered with sheets of paper bark which proved to be a better roofing material. An external fireplace and chimney were also built to reduce smoke inside. The hut is a small yet comfortable shelter and provides room to store tools and materials out of the weather. The whole hut took 9 months from start to finish. But it only took 30 days of actual work (I abandoned it for a few months before adding bark roof, chimney and extra daub ).

(this isn't me, but it definitely reminded me of Haven)
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Jackard
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Re: Haven IRL: primitive wattle and daub hut from scratch

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pretty cool, friend
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_sarah_
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Re: Haven IRL: primitive wattle and daub hut from scratch

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Thanks for sharing, great one.
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Re: Haven IRL: primitive wattle and daub hut from scratch

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awesome,I always see this video on different survival game forums :)
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Re: Haven IRL: primitive wattle and daub hut from scratch

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ChoppingMad wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCKkHqlx9dE
Great video. Thanks for sharing!
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