I think it's really good to show yourself taking a trip into a mountain forest to collect the kinds of foods that aren't found in the area around your hut. Summer and autumn were traditionally the time for indigenous peoples to travel to the locations of various different wild resources. Not just for a day, but often a handful of weeks would be spent within a particular region. I experienced my own foraging trip as a child in the company of my grandfather, grandmother, her sister, and my mother; we travelled to the far northeastern corner of our state to gather huckleberries and beargrass in an area my grandfather had known about as a child. The huckleberries were for our own family to eat, but the bear grass was a special request by some of the weavers of the Makah nation. This was a resource that used to be sought high up in the subalpine meadows of the Cascades by berry picking parties, and traded throughout the Coastal Salish tribes. Those berry pickers would spread out across the region (there are a LOT of edible wild berries in Washington State, particularly west of the mountains), and gather up not only the berries, but bark and roots for dyes, roots and nuts for eating, pinecones for their seeds, various grasses and other fibrous materials for basket-making, and more. It was very common for these trips to be multi-purpose, and when the harvesters returned to their villages, they would often trade a good portion of whatever they got with others who had gone to different areas and had different things to trade. So when the elders heard my grandfather was going to an area where they could get the berries and the beargrass, they asked if he would be willing to pick up the bear grass, and would be willing to trade certain items to him for it in exchange. (This included some rather beautifully woven little baskets made from that very same beargrass, which my family still has to this day.)

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

You're absolutely right. They would travel and stay for weeks to harvest acorns and other foods, or to hunting grounds as well. September and October are great harvest months in these mountains because there is such an amazing abundance and I couldn't show it all in this video. I collected a lot more than what I showed. I may be going back one more time before winter sets in. In the summer months there is a lot of native trout too. I love your account of a foraging trip. I would be totally into doing that. Sounds like such an amazing experience. I've read about tribes traveling hundreds of miles on foot just to trade. That's so incredible.

@sandor139

4 ай бұрын

@@ChadZuberAdventures question: did you try to create bread from 'acorn flour' and 'berries' 50/50; Y/N?

@barukahayakky3597

Күн бұрын

x2

I swear whenever you sit near the fire relaxing,im feeling relaxed

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

I love lying by the fire. It's my entertainment and it puts me to sleep.

@sparta-lf4lv

6 ай бұрын

@@ChadZuberAdventures all and all,this is the best channel I've watched in forever 🙏🏼

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

I'm so glad you enjoy it.@@sparta-lf4lv

@barukahayakky3597

Күн бұрын

x2

Here for the best videos on youtube

It's always a pleasure to see a new video is up! Your camera work is fantastic and the angles are so immersive and movie-like. I hope you know we appreciate all the effort you put into them ❤

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

I'm so glad you appreciate it. Yes, it is a lot of work but I really get into it. I don't plan much before I shoot my videos. I mostly get all the shot ideas right on the spot. That tends to lead me to shoot too much though.

@mrdiamond2157

5 ай бұрын

@@ChadZuberAdventures in my opinion it's better to shoot a to much since you have alot more to choose what you want to be seen. Amazing videos as always

@barukahayakky3597

Күн бұрын

x2

Chad, I'm a huge fan. Your focus, patience, and dedication. On cam or off cam, you're such an inspiration. Thanks for doing this series. It means a lot

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

I'm so glad that you appreciate it. As I look back on my life I realize that I have really learned the art of "little by little". I never had the patience to do what I do now. There is also so much more that I do that I haven't filmed. Almost every day I'm processing wild foods, especially now that it's harvest season. How about making thousands of feet of cordage? That's just ridiculous!

@404neverfound3

6 ай бұрын

​@@ChadZuberAdventures You do all those primitive crafts AND film it AND edit it by yourself. AND you still put some of your time to connect with us?! Man, that's just... Insane! For me who has no patience and lack of focus for doing almost anything. This series means A LOT. I wish you always healthy and have all the resources you need to keep doing this!

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

@@404neverfound3 Yeah, I do all this alone and yeah, it's a lot of work. I am always working seven days a week usually but I really do love learning and practicing these skills and I'm driven to share with all of you. It's important for me to respond to the comments too. Thanks so much for following along!

@404neverfound3

6 ай бұрын

@@ChadZuberAdventures Always!🙌

@barukahayakky3597

Күн бұрын

x2

Amen on those ending words. Loving your videos ❤

@lindaseel9986

6 ай бұрын

Amen and Amen. 🙏🙏

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Glad you like them! Thank you!

Appreciate your tedious work and meticulous finish. ❤

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊

Reconnecting With Nature is Great!

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Yes!

Wow, now i need to try it myself someday.

Good work. Enjoy your meal

I love these videos!

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@AnonJohn

6 ай бұрын

@@ChadZuberAdventures :)

Watching from NAGALAND NorthEast INDIA 💕 💕 💕

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Hi there! I hope you are well.

@nickcarroll8565

15 күн бұрын

Hey bro, I’ve been to Dimapur and Kohima, back in like 2010. What a unique experience.

Acorns can serve as a foundation for permanent agriculture. I'm super excited to see the massive recent explosion of interest in them. Also, it's crazy how abundant those coffeeberry trees are.

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Massive recent explosion of interest? I'm not aware of that interest. I'm the only person I've ever seen collecting them. And yes, those coffeeberry trees had lots of fruit.

@barukahayakky3597

Күн бұрын

x2

Sinh tồn trong rừng cách làm món ăn từ hạt trái cây rất hay và hấp dẫn quá bạn👍👍👍

Chad thank you for your wonderful videos, they help me relax and get away from the hustle and bustle of the city. I look forward to the next videos and wish you good luck.

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

I'm so glad that you find value in these videos. You'll like the next one - small building project.

I'm not sure how you found the truth, but it's great to see you've found it and kept it close to your heart. You have a relationship with The Divine that is something special which has been an inspiration to me. Thank you for also reminding us to always give thanks.

Well done Chad. Thank you for sharing this information. I never really knew acorns were edible. Well it's more like I've heard both sides. Some yes, some no but never remembered to check into it. now I know lol

@MrBottlecapBill

6 ай бұрын

I believe they all can be eaten but some varieties will require a lot more leeching than others due to higher and lower tannin content. Also avoid any that have black marks on them, they've already gone bad.

A 23:37 minute video takes me forever because I’m a slow reader lol. I have to pause it so much 😂 But I love watching this stuff, it’s so informative. To see how the natives lived. Awesome video so thank you for it.

@solidsnakesimulation666

6 ай бұрын

Only re***ds use 'lol' so no wonder you can't read.

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to learn all that I share in the video. I hope you always find the information useful.

You are real inspiration and never dissapoint, great video as always. All the goods Chad

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

I really appreciate it. Thank you.

Great. This is real survival. Good job. 😀😀😀🖖🖖🖖👍👍👍

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Thank you

Very nice video

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Thanks

That was awesome, thanks Chad for taking the time to do all the little things that make these videos really interesting 👍 additional text explainations of the plants you are utilising is fantastic, as well as all the great camera set ups and the editing work. It makes your videos interesting as well as informative to watch 🙋🥝 its warming up in southern New Zealand finally, although we got a snowstorm yesterday 😂 but the days are getting longer and hotter finally 🙋👋

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kudos. Enjoy the upcoming warm weather. I'm getting ready for winter here but it's not as cold as where you are.

I would love to visit you and have this meal with you. Looks tasty even through the screen!

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

I really do love acorns. They are very nutritious too. It's like I can feel the nutritional difference.

It's amazing that you were able to survive in the forest for several days, that's great, my brother🙏👍👍👍

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Amazing? Not really. There are lots of resources here.

Excellent ending message, God is good.

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

We just need to accept His goodness.

working to get your own food on your own is some sort of magic

@Heartwing37

6 ай бұрын

It’s called gardening…😂

@spacejihadist4246

6 ай бұрын

what?

@spacejihadist4246

6 ай бұрын

​@@Heartwing37I bet you meant "foraging".

@user-ik8xt4vt8b

6 ай бұрын

Lol.

@spacecase0

6 ай бұрын

@@spacejihadist4246 another way to phrase it is that I love my garden, it is a place of magic. but it applies equal to foraging

I bet those acorns were delicious!

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

They were quite good actually. Black oak acorns are one of my favorites.

Big fan of your videos from Mauritius

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Chad, se nota lo saludable que estas! Estas en excelente forma siendo un hombre adulto, supongo que es gracias a que te ejercitas a diario y comes de maravilla y muy saludable, eres genial, me quede boquiabierta 😅😅❤ saludos desde argentina 🇦🇷🇦🇷

4:07 Coming to a stream feels like getting closer to mother nature, it's wonderful!

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

I could hear the stream from where I was collecting acorns but I couldn't see it.

A thing I've consistently noticed in season 2 is you've improved your sound design a lot. Your videos are as fun as always, but I don't get jumpscared every so often which I thank you for. Have fun on your adventures and know that you've inspired at least one person to learn and improve on those skills!

@ChadZuberAdventures

4 ай бұрын

Thanks. I always try to improve.

You're videos are the best!

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Well thank you so much!

I would probably just strip down and lay in that stream. Just turn the camera off. 😂

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

The water is really cold. About 50 F.

Great video Chad, many Socal tribes migrated from desert to mountains for food availability, cool to see you demonstrate that as well!

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Yes, that's absolutely correct and I can see how important that was for their survival.

❤ i do as much wild harvest as i can. This is great to show how to live off the land. Much love ❤

تشاد حاول أن تصنع لك ( جرن خشبي ) من جذع إحدى الأشجار الميتة سيكون الجرن الخشبي أكثر عمقا تدق الجوز أو اي نوع من الحبوب داخله بواسطة مدقة خشبية سيوفر هذا عليك الكثير من الوقت.. تحياتي لك من سوريا 🌷

Alot of love from Pakistan 🇵🇰❤

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Thank you my friend! Blessings to you.

sobrevivencia na natureza é uma aventura que exige habilidades 🇧🇷❤❤❤

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

A verdade!

Still standing. You build it good.💝🙏🕯

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

I took my time to build it.

The scenery is very beautiful

so, interesting to watch!

God bless you

❤❤❤

This was great. You got a good supply of wild food. Cheers, Chad!✌️

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

It won't last long with me though! I will be collecting a lot more.

I really like your videos Chad! Your videos always add new knowledge!:D

Fantastic! Thanks 👍

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Very cool i need to try that

Very entertaining as always , thanks Chad for your time and efforts 🙏

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching.

The asmar at this stream ❤

guys, chad zuber really is chill like that

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

🙂

Inspired with your faith journey🎉❤

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Being in nature really strengthens my faith.

Nice

God be blessed.

Another good video my friend. No fish stories for a while. I know you are busy. Take care.

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Thank you my friend!

Dear Chad Zuber. 👍👌👏 Another very interesting and very informative video. Congratulations, well done!🎉 I'm simply not able to understand why not more people watch this amazing channel. As always: Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health in particular.

I'm from philippines🇵🇭 but I like your video bro ❤ nice and cool 😎

Maravilloso entorno, la naturaleza es una bendición con todo lo.que provee.Gracias por tus enseñanzas,hermoso vídeo🙌👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥🔥💪

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Es una bendicion increible que muchos no aprecian. Dios es grande!

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Nice work CZ, great trick using the stick to drip out the tannins.

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Very awesome Tarzan you working hard on the harvest keep on putting that work in

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Amauri

@AmauriPoyntz

6 ай бұрын

@@ChadZuberAdventures you're welcome can't wait to see the next vid

I like watching your videos, you can see that you know about survival. Best regards and hopefully more videos

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Some things I know, some I don't.

Great video! I really enjoyed it

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

The time laps of the night sky… would be cool nice asmr with acorns and other stuff

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

I loved this timelapse. It was so beautiful.

Hi bro im so happy to see you thank you ❤you

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Thank YOU!

도토리묵 해드시면 더 좋은데...건강최고!

The burden basket is invaluable. 23:25 best seat in the house. We all need to eat chemical free like this. Great tips.

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

I love this burden basket. I made a few adjustments over the past couple months to make it more comfortable and now it's perfect. It's also a great neck exercise. It will make my neck stronger.

a very good place with many seeds and fruits. Wish you always healthy❤

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Amazing survive👍

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Thanks

Great video sir.

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Thank you

Great video chad...im watching from Philippines

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Thank God; there was a Water-stream put there for you at that time? All because, it’s hard to find 1 nowadays.😋🍽

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

There are lots of streams here.

video idea: perhaps you could do a very extreme and dangerous primitive task of going into Canada during the winter and trying to survive there , this could some what simulate the experience of being in ana ice age that our ancestors did thousands of years ago

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

I would need to take supplies for that. 10,000 years ago I don't think people in temperate climates rushed to the north to experience winter without a tribe and lots of supplies. That would be suicide.

@oo.1214

6 ай бұрын

@@ChadZuberAdventures good point

Have you ever eaten burr oak acorns? They are huge.

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

No I haven't. Where do they grow?

Amen brother! Everything comes from God. There is an abundance of food out there. Unfortunately, th knowledge of recognizing and processing it has largely been lost. Thank you for yet another educational and interesting video.

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

I'm actually glad that hardly anybody knows about this. Even less are willing to put in the time and work to do it. More for me I guess!

@lindaseel9986

6 ай бұрын

@@ChadZuberAdventures 😂

awesome video

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

May you always be given health and success🤲🙏👍👍👍

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Thanks

It is true, most people have no idea just where their food comes from, or how it is produced. If thrown into a survival situation they would most likely starve, with food all around them. An excellent "story" example of this is John Steinbeck's book "The Grapes of Rath", The folks in the story were FARMERS and still could not find the food all around them, in their camps, nor how to obtain it. These skills and knowledge, which Chad shows us, are important to know, even if we never need to use them. Privative skills and knowledge in a modern society, are you as nuts as the acorns? No, but not knowing is. Great job Chad. ;-)

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

I am nuts! Haha!.... I haven't read that book but I can relate. I just need to look back on my life ten years ago when I knew only a few edible plants. Now I walk through the same hills as back then and I find so much food.

Heeeyyy👏👏👏

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Hey there

Good night my brother🙏

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Good night

Also, I love that you acknowledge that God gives all and can take away. Not many people believe anymore so it’s refreshing to see a true man to humble himself to recognize that we’re all created by the lord. Thank you.

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

We are nothing without God and those who think they are great will one day be humbled. We all return to dust but the spirit is what matters.

@user-ov2iz8zg1h

5 ай бұрын

​@@ChadZuberAdventures1q

@amineamine-zh1xk

3 ай бұрын

​​​@@ChadZuberAdventures we are the creation of one creator and he sent us messengers from adam to mohamed peace be upon all of them our purpose is to worship the creator Alone thats the only way to find peace in your heart is whene you have a connection with the one who created the heart Allah (God) Almighty

@amineamine-zh1xk

3 ай бұрын

we are the creation of one creator and he sent us messengers from adam to mohamed peace be upon all of them our purpose is to worship the creator Alone thats the only way to find peace in your heart is whene you have a connection with the one who created the heart Allah (God) Almighty

Great video, as always! I live in CA so it’s great to see native plants. 🙂 Question for you - do you store the leached acorn flour? If so, how do you dry it to keep it from getting mold?

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Great question. In the next video you’ll see me drying some acorn flour. I just dry it in the sun. I place the wet acorn flour on a plate or rock in the sun on a warm dry day and it fully dries in one day. Then it can be stored for a long time. I have acorn flour stored since early this year.

Hey! Nice Physique Dude!!

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

In Asia, a burden basket is still a common implement. They do not use the head band, rather they make shoulder straps like a backpack and they are made from bamboo.

Goodjob brother

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

Saludos desde san Luis Potosí México

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Saludos amigooooo

if you got any walnut trees around there you can tap em for sap, boil that down and you can have acorn pancakes with black walnut syrup. Also towards the end of walnut season, thousands upon thousands of tennis balls on the ground

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Walnut syrup? I never heard of that. When is the best time to tap walnut trees for syrup?

@ranndomundead9112

6 ай бұрын

@@ChadZuberAdventures Late winter/Early spring depending on the weather. You want open leaves with warmer days and below freezing nights to not hurt the tree. This weather pattern is considered "maple season" but it applies to most/all types. Walnut trees tend to be similar to maple. Decently high sugar content. If you over boil the sap without burning it itll cool into hard candy aswell.

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

@@ranndomundead9112 Thanks for sharing this with me. I've wanted to make syrup for a long time. I know a place further down the mountain in this video where a big walnut tree grows. I haven't visited it for a few years but maybe I will do it in the early spring. I'll research more about this online. It would be a great video idea and I just love maple syrup so maybe walnut syrup will be siimilar.

@ranndomundead9112

6 ай бұрын

@@ChadZuberAdventures Its easy to do, atleast modernly. The generic transfer rate is 10 gallons of sap boils down to 1 quart of syrup. The sugar content of the sap directly translates to its shelf life aswell. Syrups were definitely quite common in native cultures, especially after pottery, for some reason though its almost never represented like that today. Little teaser, Syrups can be used as anesthetic and for curing meats aswell. Best of luck to ya, i look forward to seeing you tackle a new challenge

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

@@ranndomundead9112 I will try to do it in a primitive way... You know me!

In Tennessee we have more acorns this year than any other year of remembrance. I'm gonna try to make something out of them now ❤

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Do it! Get those acorns while they are there. Some years they are scarse.

My tribe made something similar called Nupa which is essentially acorn mush, it’s pretty good.

❤❤❤❤❤ i Love you

When I was in the scouts the neighbor boy and I made acorn snacks like chopped nuts. We chopped them down then cooked them in water a couple of times, broke them down a little more and cooked them again.

You can do a video where you make something out of clay from scratch and go through the process and that will get you lots of views with a good catchy title !

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

My past clay videos didn't do well. I need a more interesting and creative project to make with clay.

Nagyszerű Chad♂️, így aztán megmutattad, hogyan kell olcsón élni Australiaban, sajnálom. Kéne nekem is ültetnem nagy tölgyfát a segédmunkásainknak. Great Chad here we see how to make oakpowder to eat. I will plant some tree like that too in future for animals and humans. We have enough work. The kameruni sheeps was made from 1 of my sons. The golden dragon from Ireland brought us pregnant kameruni sheeps to Magyarország HU Europa 2 farms with chickens too and all that magical animals found enough to eat and health care.

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Ez segít abban, hogy olcsóbban éljek.

What do you do for salt? In the forest we look for salt streams, boil it down. How do you collect salt.

I wonder if the shells from the acorns would make a great necklace, and even a bracelet?

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Do you not worry about rock powder getting mixed in when you pound stuff? I was thinking about that in the prickly pear processing video too

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Yes, I was concerned about tiny pieces of granite rock and dust getting into the flour but as long as there is enough flour in the mortar hole and I'm not hitting rock on rock but rather the pestle is pounding just the flour then the rock of the mortar will not wear. I was very careful about this.... When I processed the prickly pear fruit I was less concerned because those stones are a different material and very smooth.

You're lucky! I never seem to be able to find acorns on Black Oaks. The leaves are always huge, but devoid of any signs of acorns....

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Only about 20% of the trees here seem to have acorns. I had to hike and search.

Mosquito @ 19:27: "MAI MOM I'M ON YT!" :D

Cómo siempre me gusta ver tus vídeos, en el minuto 03:31 me puse a pensar, ya ves que el otro día subiste una foto de unas pesas, deberías usar esas "ruedas" para hacer un carrito estilo carrito de mandado de super mercado jaja así ya no utilizas tu cuello para cargar esa canasta. Sería genial si lo intentaras y lo pusieras a prueba en un vídeo corto. Obviamente solo usarlo en recorridos cercanos, no se te ocurra andar escalando enormes rocas con el carrito. También pensé en la idea de traducir tus vídeos al español, algo así como un narrador. Cuentame tu que opinas. Saludos.

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Jajajaj, esas ruedas de barro no funcionarían para eso. Se quebrarían rápido. Pero unas ruedas de madera sería mejor.

@theyezek1936

6 ай бұрын

@@ChadZuberAdventures Si lo pensé al final de mi comentario pero ya no dije nada jajaj pues ruedas de madera serán, excelente día.

@ChadZuberAdventures

6 ай бұрын

@@theyezek1936 Tendré que pensar en un diseño.

How would you make a kind of bread with acorn flower? What would you add to it?