Fun story. When my youngest daughter was 11 or 12, she learned about the Atlatl in school. She was fascinated with the concept and gave me a detailed lesson about it when she got home. So that weekend I took her to a weapons museum where she got to see an actual old atlatl in person. So we did the obvious thing. We spent the rest of the weekend crafting one from a piece of cedar I was saving for another project. And then the next week it was clay pot batteries...

@jett762

2 жыл бұрын

nice

@Yewokx

Жыл бұрын

Good dad work dude.

@mr.matchbox410

Жыл бұрын

lol she wanted clay pot batteries after atlatl

@L_Train

3 ай бұрын

Are you talking about the Baghdad "battery"? That nonsense has been thoroughly debunked.

@18deadmonkeys

3 ай бұрын

@@L_Train acid batteries have been debunked? You're a special kind of retarded, aren't you?

Matt is never in a bad mood, I can't imagine him ever being mean to anyone. THIS guy is what all the so-called hippies should be like, and I sure wish I had his outlook on life. Such a nice guy, and always humble. You designed a heck of a great knife Matt, with the Condor Primitive Mountain knife. Thanks sincerely for your kindness Matt!

@victorcastle1840

6 жыл бұрын

MrRugercat45, You summed it up nicely . I totally agree ! With a smile and voice that I am sure melted thousands of young women's hearts :-) a old Nam combat vet

@slackerengi2401

6 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly Survival is 90% psychology and Matt always keeps a cool head On top of that he's just a cool lay back chill guy I'd rather have him in a survival situation than any military guy

@jamesjack6769

5 жыл бұрын

You sound like a nice dude yourself, MrRugercat.

@TheThetruthmaster1

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah either hes real chill or a serial killer.

@jamesbacon5299

3 жыл бұрын

Good natured hippies that live the peace they preach. Not the Manson family hippies trying to cause a race war by invading people's houses,, 😂

Bob Ross but wilderness

@therustedshank9995

5 жыл бұрын

Nah, this guy's better than Bob Ross

@JW-lt8py

5 жыл бұрын

this dudes voice is just amazing lol

@spongebobsquarepants8403

4 жыл бұрын

@@therustedshank9995 you crucified Jesus right?

@kingofibex7276

4 жыл бұрын

Soooo true Matt is so chill

@elchocho2803

2 жыл бұрын

Jajaja lo mismo pensé

Great video Matt, thanks, im sure Ill watch and rewatch your form a few hundred times!

Hello Sir, I'm so pleased to have found you! I was reading about Roman archaeology and I discovered the word 'atlatl' so I googled its'meaning and pronunciation, so that lead me to you! I'm a 48 year old Irish lady but in my dreams, I want to be like Crocodile Dundee and a survivalist!!! I'd love to learn how to survive in the wild by cooking, making shelters etc it all fascinates me.

THE BEST HUMAN THE BEST TECHNIQUE THE BEST QUALITY WE CALL IT MATT GRAHAM CONGRATULATIONS BROTHER🎉🥳🥂🍛

Who doesn't love this guy. He's just so damn nice.

You are an amazing person Matt thank for sharing your knowledge with the rest of us.

Matt I've loved watching your stuff since the minute you hit the screen. Thanks for taking me on adventures when I can't get out there myself. Many more trail miles to you bud!

By far the best dual survivor

Every video I see with you in it, it makes me smile! You truly are some one I look up to! I learn so much from everything you show with weapon! Thanks for being you because your a pretty good dude! I'm sure alot of people will agree with me! Keep up the videos. Cheers, Jerbs.

Matt you are awesome! keep doing what you're doing!

Ya got your own channel. I'm stoked! Thanks for sharing your wisdom, brother. - Mike

Thank you for sharing Mat! I think your one of the best outdoors men! Also I love atlatls, thanks again.

We should have great respect for our primitive ancestors for thinking this up. Props!

@speedracer2008

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. It’s what made our Ice Age ancestors such great hunters. A couple of atlatl darts could fell a mammoth.

Been seeing this device mentioned and finally remembered to look it up while near my pc. Thanks much for your effort to demonstrate it. As mentioned previously, your upbeat and positive demeanor are very enjoyable. Thankyasir! d:^)

Watched your video again! I think I am going to make an atlatl like yours to try it out and see how I like it! Thank you again Matt.

Yey! A new video. Very informative. Thanks! Since I first saw you using an atlatl, I wanted to make one...

This guy needs his own show. He's in a whole different ball game

Great info Matt. Thanks for sharing.

your knowledge is gold, thank you for sharing your skills.

Wow 😳 totally on target. Matt is the man! Love his style super chill

Just finished reading your book. Very cool! I never heard of the atlatl before, so I searched for a video and found one made by YOU! Awesome stuff :)

Thank god he has a channel best survivalist on tv

Hey Matt you are definitely my favorite survivalist on Dual Survival, Dude your Screwed, and KZread! You are and will always be an inspiration to me! Keep up the amazing work!!

@danielmiddleton6094

7 жыл бұрын

Caleb Bacon have you seen live free or die? He's on that two

Loved the video... Loved his short-shorts even more.

@Georgeparkerfilm

4 жыл бұрын

Zachary Ross I built a spear thrower on my new KZread channel and it was insane!!!! You gotta check it out! And let me know ideas for my next build! I would love to make it!

Thank you! This is great! Teaching my students on primitive peoples and wanted them to have an understanding of the atlatl in use and bring it off the page! This is awesome!!

@dirkauditore8413

4 жыл бұрын

Hottie

A true lover of nature. Literally and metaphorically down to earth. Teaches with passion because he practices what he preaches. I have learned so much from Matt. I wish him and all nature lovers all the best.

Thank you very much for uploading that information !

Matt your the man bro. Great info thanks for sharing.

Great video. My 6th graders are learning about ancient hunter-gatherers and your vids really bring to life the whole experience.

@5dancingisraelis535

4 жыл бұрын

Brian Biondi FUCK FUCK FUCK

@spence9733

4 жыл бұрын

@@5dancingisraelis535 hahaha

Very nice atlatl and darts all custom made! Thank you Matt.

I just got my first atlatl. I didnt make it, but it'll be good to learn with and is fun to throw. Thanks for the tips Matt! You are awesome. I will try not to lob mine anymore, and will adjust my throwing technique.

EXCELLENT VIDEO. Very informative and helpful. good job.

This guy makes more sense than others I have viewed. The stone is to counterbalance the weight of the shaft, NOT "add power to the swing" as others assert.

I love this guys voice

This is really cool! I'm gonna have to make one of these. Thanks for the video!

I just made my first atlatl today!! It needs some fine tuning and I need to add feathers to my arrow, but it works! I love it! I feel my wild spirit with every throw

I would love to learn primitive hunting and survival skills I have always been very interested in learning those skills but I have not found anyone in my area to learn from. Everyone around me thinks I am crazy and that it is a waist of time but I think it is a great skill to have.

@meggmcmuffinnn

6 жыл бұрын

Why not teach yourself? That way when you come across someone more experienced, you won’t be a novice, and they will be more likely to stick around because they will feel as if they are helping a fellow survivalist vs holding someone’s hand. There’s a lot of great survival books out there. Just from reading and actually actively testing the knowledge you read, you’ll be surprised what you are capable of. Make sure to not only read it but DO it as well. Even if it’s in your yard. First time I successfully made a friction fire was one of the best feelings. Now it takes me 30-40 minutes at best to find supplies and actually get my fire going. I have also practiced trapping, as well as shelter building, right in my very own back yard. You know what the man him self would say “what are you waiting for? I’m teaching you every time you watch” I’m not giving up on humanity just yet, but I do feel confident that I could survive long enough in the wild to get myself established to the point of actually thriving. Who cares what your friends think. Wait till they see you and your kids constructing a wikiup in your back yard.(we mostly just got a few smiles )lol

@meggmcmuffinnn

6 жыл бұрын

Btw my name is Daniel and I am 32 years old. This is my daughters KZread name. Lol I’m becoming an old timer with electronics so I get a lil lazy at times

Thanks for getting straight to the point!

I honestly have never seen one of these until today, and it is an amazing tool! Great video, and you are most definately an encouragement to people who realize the importance of being kind and respectful, and keeping yourself equipped, and able to harvest game, no matter what the world situation is. Also, have you done any fishing with one, it seems like it would be great for that.

I came here from the "Invention Podcast". Words could not describe this awesome tool.

Thanks this was helpful. I was reading Brotherband and there is someone who uses and atlatl to hunt, this helped me visualize it a lot better, I thought it was much smaller.

ALWAYS INFORMATIVE AND PEACE.......

Fascinating stuff. Thank-you...

I have been convinced for along time that Matt is the happiest man on earth.

Best thing about Matt is his is very kind and informative without the knowitall persona most survivalist come out as. Very humble and genuine person. Thanks Matt for your imprint you leave on the world as a whole.

@Georgeparkerfilm

4 жыл бұрын

Monty Bigbore I built a spear thrower on my new KZread channel and it was insane!!!! You gotta check it out! And let me know ideas for my next build! I would love to make it!

Just found and subbed your channel while searching atlatl videos. Cool stuff. Seems perfect for winter up here. Looking forward to giving it a try. Thanks.

Just found your channel Matt. I was searching for the atlatl from a movie I was watching and you popped up. Enjoyed the video, I'd enjoy learning how to make and throw one.

hey matt i love your style watched u 100 times on duel survior amazing . wish u would have stay on the show.

Thanks for an awesome demo. I’d never even heard of an Atlatl until I saw it in the movie “The Silencing” this week. I’m defo going to make one, an amazing tool. I’m now thinking that the peeps who make Dog ball throwers, borrowed this idea.

I like how no question or comment is answerd to at any video. Good channel. No sarcasm.

I’m reading The Shelters of Stone by Jean Auel and her ancient man character is demonstrating his spear thrower and I just couldn’t picture how it works or what it might look like. The point is flint in the book. Thank you so much for doing this great short clear video. Back to my book 😀📖

I work at a museum in Nevada, and in a couple of weeks we will be demonstrating this technology and letting kids throw darts at a standup target. Thank you, Matt for giving a very concise and interesting description of this ancient hunting tool.

Awesome video! That place looks so much like my chunk of land outside of Show Low Arizona!

Matt I'm very impressed with you👍👏

Good job Matt I'm not very good Hunter but I hunt with black powder a bow and arrow Adam I just started it watching you thank you for the tips good job.

Matt my favorite hero Thanks

@Georgeparkerfilm

4 жыл бұрын

John Jude I built a spear thrower on my new KZread channel and it was insane!!!! You gotta check it out! And let me know ideas for my next build! I would love to make it!

Cara sou seu fã... Parabéns pelo seu trabalho

It would be an amazing experience to be out there with Matt one day just doing what Matt does best

your my hero Matt

Dang man I did not know you had a channel! Loved what you did on the DS show!

You're cool. Thanks for the video. It was excellent!

Would've been so great seeing you and Cody on Dual Survival together.

@smokeyalpaca1910

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, but.... as much as I love Cody, he has a bit of an ego problem, and I think he'd make issues for matt. He did the same with Dave and SUPER HARDCORE with Joe. He never stopped thinking about the show as a show, ya know? and Cody wanted to be the star

Great skill. Respect.

Great video, cheers mate!

Love the shorts length.

More videos, please. We miss you. You have lots of fans.

@fornman

6 жыл бұрын

Nice video.

@lazonya532

5 жыл бұрын

He rather live in the brush lol

Thank you for publishing to us this new video of Matt, it's incredible! And you posting these videos, who are you? Some friend, girlfriend, family Matt? I want to know the house he is building, you can publish video to us? Or you can make a new under the video where Matt lives? Life Matt fascinates me, enchants me. I already tried the MAtt book in my language, Portuguese, but not meeting. I would read his book and more understand your life. Thank you very much for your attention . .

I love Matt's intelligence, his attention to detail, his methodical attitude, and a whole host of other traits he has. But my biggest reason for respecting this dude is his sunny disposition. Having a happy, calm, and understanding attitude is great for living, survival situation or not. I could starve to death with this guy while we're both cracking jokes about it (not that he'd fail to find something to eat)

Who came here after watching movie The Silencing 2020

@TifAppleMikeSrWilgan

3 жыл бұрын

Yo... Right ???

@maxred8687

3 жыл бұрын

Да, есть такое:)

@paolo2012

3 жыл бұрын

I had to see the demo...I didn't understand the physics of it, but I certainly do now. What a weapon

@BitterComments

3 жыл бұрын

@@paolo2012 Welcome to literal caveman technology. Lol.

@graceann547

3 жыл бұрын

Me hahahahah..!

Good detail on actual throw.

Cool video. No nonsense!

these darts saved my life. because Johnathan Dunlap taught me to use and build them when i was in 5th, 6th, and 7th grade... before i was taken by the state from my mother when i was in 8th grade... until i was 18. but i think about these every single day. they are a resource people are gonna need to utilize soon, so why not know about them now.. you know?

So awesome

Nice! Thanks for the vid!

MATT ! IM SO FREAKIN HAPPY YOU HAVE YOUR OWN CHANNEL, dude you have no idea how much of a jaw dropping experience it was for me the first time I saw you on dual survival, I thought to myself I've never seen anyone with the skills you possess in wilderness survival, I thought this show just went from cool to freaking awesome I was so excited to watch the next episode until I realized your partner was going to completely override the content of the show ,dude Joe is cool I really like him but the show is about learning survival skills it was so depressing watching him say over and over again we need to move on or get out of here, he needs to be on another show called extraction point or something, anyway I can not believe you are not the lead of the show you are HANDS DOWN THE BEST BY FAAAAAAR no one else even comes close to you skill wise I honestly cant believe you are not recognized for being like a God when it comes to survival it's like the wilderness is your living room ,its funny man I was so proud of myself for knowing what you were you using to hunt on the first episode you used the Atl atl I was like wow this guy is a bad ass mutha luva, anyway I hope you get your own show dude if your ever looking for an assistant I'm there bro!

Very nice presentation ... Just can't wait for Mammoth season ...😊

You are definitely one of my favorite survival/living in the wilderness. And I like when you and your buddies kidnap each other and drop them off in the middle of nowhere. hahaha good times. Take care man, and good fortunes! :)

This guy is awesome

great video

great video, cool weapon

It's amazing that our ancestors came up with these things.

I didn't understand how anyone could use it effectively after seeing it in the Silencing. This guy would make a good teacher - he not only demonstrated, but showed and explained how it's used accurately.

I was watching him on discovery channel and I was like he should have a youtube channel. And BAM here it is

eres el mejor matt, te admiro mucho ...

Wish you would make more videos man.

I love the Atlatl!

I only know of the name Atlatl because in grade school my history class was learning about the Natives of Texas, and we all said "atlatl" together. For some reason that never left my memory.

Respect from Italy

Great video! Didn't think about the mechanics of throwing before. I'm glad you demonstrated that. What is the minimum length of the dart / spear? Do you have a video that shows how to make an atlatl?

What a nice dude honestly

Awesome. I actually found an old atlatl head on a fishing trip. I'm gonna use it yo make one

Didn't expect those shorts 😀

Never heard of an atlatl until I saw the movie. Shot guns threw knives shoot arrows with a recurve and compound bow. This si something new.

could you do a video on how to make one of these?

I’ve never seen anything like that before, cool👌🏿

Great video, and I'm impressed at your skills! Can you talk about the atlatl "spur" or snakehead? And how about the weights arrowhead hunters find?

20 years?! That’s fucking awesome man

Very cool. Up until recently, I had only seen the átlatl in Aztec drawings in my distant grade school years. This is an entirely larger dimension. Any recs on making it? Thx. Good job Matt.