Desert Survival-How to Survive in the Sonoran Desert- Part 2
In This video, I will be spending a week in the Sonoran Desert with only a knife. I'll be showing the critical steps I take in order to survive. I make a shelter, create friction fire, find and purify water, trap animals, weave baskets, gather edible plants, shape and fire pottery and many other skills.
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After a few decades of being obsessed with collecting survival and primitive skills techniques, I am putting out these videos to demonstrate the skills and excursions found at my school, Wild Survival (wildsurvivalskills.com). Videos are focused on primitive skills, rewilding, nature awareness, living off the land, off grid living, indigenous skills, shelter building, primitive fire, water purification, trapping, hunting, bow making, flint knapping, primitive pottery, basketry, edible and medicinal plant preparation and numerous indigenous skills. I began studying wilderness survival when I was 17 in order to have the ability to spend extensive periods of time in nature, seeking out empowerment and without the need for external sources. I began studying in 1993 under Tom Brown Jr eventually teaching for Tracker Inc. I sought-out every old Native American teacher I could and eventually traveled the world living in very remote indigenous villages in the Amazon, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Peru. My school teaches survival and primitive skills, nature awareness, how to live off the land, re-wilding, prepare for disasters. I strongly believe that experiencing survival living changes the way people approach their entire lives.
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give this man a netflix series
Lol this dude isn't teaching us how to SURVIVE in the desert he's teaching us how to LIVE in the desert.
@RickDaprick469
6 жыл бұрын
IF U CAN LIVE IN IT,U'LL SURVIVE!!!
@rydogg6568
6 жыл бұрын
Oldies But Goodies lol
@wintersart8397
6 жыл бұрын
I want to live in the desert so...
@hunterhollingsworth9058
5 жыл бұрын
even with ac, it sucks
@brownhippy
5 жыл бұрын
he showed us how to be a baller in the desert. all thats missing is one hot cave bitch feeding him desert berrys
just makes me realize how smart humans are and how these fragile, no claw no sharp teeth no tough skin creatures came to take over the world. with intelligence.
@marko7552
5 жыл бұрын
r u an ailen
@cyrusvanbeethoven4626
5 жыл бұрын
Weapon = Sharp mind.
@Guts-the-Berserker
5 жыл бұрын
We have Canines and the masseter is the strongest muscle in the body.
@stormytrails
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I wish I saw what you see. I see humans as stupid and dull and not survival oriented! You bet we are fragile because we live coddled lives!
@smakyakproductions4466
5 жыл бұрын
No, we took over the world with language. If we didn’t have language, the Neanderthals would be ruling the world.
cave, water, fire, clay pottery, rope, meat, fruit, veg, basket, sandals: sweeeeeet!!!
@richardpalmer7435
6 жыл бұрын
dont forget that cantene
@brownhippy
5 жыл бұрын
would like to see him create floss, toothbrush and mouthwash
@kikisekscotermann5332
5 жыл бұрын
and automobile
@thomasmartinscott
5 жыл бұрын
+brownhippy : I want to see him weave a bicycle, and ride it home. I don't doubt he could! lol
@Darkmule01
5 жыл бұрын
@@brownhippy , lol funny shit...but yeah...that'd be cool too lol
After all that I've learned watching Tom in the desert, I am pretty confident I could survive....for 20-minutes.
Humble and full of survival knowledge. 10/10
You are the Michael Jordan of survival, dude. Absolutely incredible.
This guy should have his own network show
I love finding someone underrated like this on KZread, not demanding i SMASH THE LIKE BUTTON AND RING THAT BELL BROS. quality content, entertaining without drama, spot on stuff. keep making this stuff!
That was damn well done! I live in Tucson and spend a lot of time in the desert; you picked an excellent shelter-- I've been in small caves in this area that were used by generations of the locals way, way back as hunting shelters, and their fire-rings were still there. Congrats on finding as much food as you did; another very good source early in the year are yucca flowers if you can find them-- they're good raw as well as stewed or added to meat. Also, a *really* good canteen to use in a pinch is a Saguaro cactus "boot", the hollow that forms in the plant when a bird or rodent chews it out to build their home in. The plant grows a layer of scar-tissue around the hole that's like a thick lining of bark, mostly waterproof-- when a saguaro dies, you can usually find several boots among its skeleton. Some of them can get as much as several feet long.
@jaydoesanything7652
5 жыл бұрын
YsabetJustYsabet ah Tucson, the stupidest city in America.
@stormytrails
5 жыл бұрын
Do Saguaro cactus have oxalic acid in their live interior?
First time viewer. Absolutely amazing.
Dude, sometimes this guy reminds me how much we take for granted the life we live in.
I just pre-ordered the Yucca Retro 11's. Can't wait for all my haters to BURN!
Amazing. I've been consuming a lot of survival and build type of content. This, by far, has been the most amazing one I've seen. Absolutely loved it. Walks in with no shoes, a pair of shorts, a t-shirt and a shirt and proceeds to thrive and create. Just crazy and wonderful. Inspiring.
Whaat?! I thought I was going to have to wait ages until part 2!!!
@CoryResilient
5 жыл бұрын
yo
Excellent Video Tom, I'm in the twilight of my life so it's too late for me try it out. Having said that, it's given me so much pleasure to walk along with you. Keep going , thank you & keep going. Chris fro the UK.
@wildsurvivalskills
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you Chris, glad you are able to tag along! --tom
@RickDaprick469
6 жыл бұрын
NEVER 2 OLD,THATS WHAT KEEPS ME YOUNG,60 YRS YOUNG& STILL GOING ON LIKE 18!!!
@gdfggggg
6 жыл бұрын
You’re only as old as the women you feel. Keep going soldier!
@briseboy
5 жыл бұрын
No it isn't your twilight [not to mention that dawn and dusk are best in the deserts] I knew a guy who was 102-106. You can still enjoy the magnificent solitude of deserts at any time of life!
@Mad_AL
5 жыл бұрын
If you have haven't lit a friction fire, you haven't lived.
After you were gone, someone found your pottery in the desert and thought it was some ancient civilization living out there.
This dude is a legend. My favorite survival expert by far, puts Bear Grills and Les Stroud to shame.
The pottery was just SO satisfying. Pure art.
7:20 Anyone else on the edge of their seats as they watch the bug crawling towards him in time lapse?
I live out here in Phoenix and this has inspired me a lot to go out and explore my back yard. Thank you sir!!
Wow, I am really impresed of all the useful things you coud make in the desert. This is for sure one of the best videos about desert survival I have ever seen!
no gadgets, no gimmicks. really well done. Not sure how someone could not like this video!
dude u are soooooooooooooo creative
really awesome video!!!
@aizcrest
6 жыл бұрын
what kind of vid? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
@MxK589
6 жыл бұрын
Heyy its lilly! Love your vids too!
@raywhittington1368
5 жыл бұрын
Agree he is very good, but I'm inclined to bring along a few more tools. I'd rather do it "Lilly Style".
@Dany-xr6pk
5 жыл бұрын
Survival Lilly that's all your going to say in all his videos... Whatever 😪😒😑
@titanbum7365
5 жыл бұрын
Hey Lilly! I've seen a lot of your vids but I don't remember you doing one for dessert situations. Would love to see what you come up with!
have you ever thought about going out and doing more than a week? with a prolonged time you'd be able to make more pottery, a better shelter, and possibly show how to preserve meats?
@andecap1325
5 жыл бұрын
too stinky...
@PrakharBaisakhiyar
5 жыл бұрын
We have successfully made fridges made out of the mud. You can go look that up. It runs on water...
@TobiasWeg
5 жыл бұрын
And add some solar, for your camera batteries.;)
I really like this guy. He's the real deal. No unnecessary showmanship that has no place in survival. Just the basics.
I am impressed with your knowledge and skills.
Everyone who lives in Arizona should watch both parts of this video. Incredibly useful information if I ever found myself in a lone survival type situation.
I live here in the Sonoran desert and loved your video. Keep up the awesome work!
Thanks Tom, this was terrific. I really like the crafts you made.
Thank you so much, Tom, for making these two incredible Wild Sonoran survival skills videos!
You make the most amazing videos! I get so excited when you post a new one! keep up the great work!
cant get enough of these practical survival videos.
This is fantastic. Great lessons. Learned a lot. Good job Tom and thanks for sharing.
Tom, absolutely awesome & glad to see new videos. I understand the time, money & energy you put into making gr8 quality & informative content. So thank again!
I've watched a lot of "survival skills" videos and this is one of my favorites. You demonstrate some really useful and easy skills. Thank you!
Thank you for your video I plan to move to Nevada soon so the extra information on desert survival helps. Good luck with your future videos.
Thank you, that was a whole lot of life saving knowledge. You are a very good teacher.
Glad for a Part 2. I love the video and I used to spend a lot of time in the desert, both AZ and CA. I still go when I can.
Tom, I really enjoyed your video. I live in this region, and this is something I am always looking to learn about. Have you thought about making a summer survival video for the Sonoran Desert? It is such a hostile environment in the summer here, but many ancestral native tribes not only survived but flourished here for thousands of years. We have lost so much of their wisdom. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
I enjoyed watching these 2 videos,on survival . will help me out in the future. ☺🙋👍✌
wow - this was amazing!! learned quite a few new tricks! thanks, Tom!
Absolutely Brilliant Tom! Been laid up and spending time watching you has sparked so much desire and knowledge shared is amazing. Thank you for freely sharing this wonderful batch of videos
That canteen is awesome!
Thank you for all of the hard work that went into making this very informative and beneficial video. I grew up in the Eastern U.S. and acquired skills for that area but now live in Arizona and I truly appreciate the skills you have shared for living in the desert. I wish you continued success on all of your endeavors.
Wow, you have absolutely amazing surviving skills. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Loved the video!!
Fantastic job! Engaging, good technical quality. Great information.
keep up the Absolutely awesome work man, it sucked to have found your channel at the point where you hadn't made a recent video, but hell, to see you return in style, and show how it's done, you deserve any and all credit. all the best man :) hope to see more of your adventures soon
@robertfindlay260
7 жыл бұрын
Ben Parsons I'm the same, I found his channel nine months ago and was really disappointed after two months but I'm glad I stayed subbed
@thattwodimensionalant4626
7 жыл бұрын
Jynx i cam exactly 9 months ago too lol, i kept checking and found nothing. Im suprised i stayed subbed too
@gnanlitch9543
6 жыл бұрын
I have just fount this videos today, i was curious about survival skills because i was playing a survival game called Dont Starve haha, but looking this video was really entertaining.
Wow. This is awesome. I love those "survive for a week" you do, I loved the eastern forest one, and this desert one was also insanely instructive and interesting. Makes me want to go out in the wilds and try it (with some precautions, of course, since I'm not a hardened survivor :) ). I hope we see more of those, they're as inspirational as they're interesting!
I love how you do things and I have learned a lot of you. Don't stop making videos and keep up the good work.
Thank you for beautiful teaching, and really fascinating videos
"I'm trying not to fall in love cuz this could break my heart" is great...it looks/looked great and you got all self-conscious about it. Wow, I really enjoyed your resilience to the patience it takes to do this but be completely effective and worth the time put into it. Thank you.
🌻Fascinating, just happened to stumble across your chanel and I'm hooked❤ in part one, I have learned sooo much, should I need to survive a day or two, three, four... I'm confident that I will glance around and immediately recall all the types of plants, how to build shelter, how to start a fire, weave my own basket how to trap for food, where and how to find water (if I'm lucy)and I'm not even through part two😍Thank you so much for such a packed minute by minute educational video, tutorial Thanks, and a whole bunch of love and Positive energy sent your way👍❤🌻
Great practical advice and information, and the video was thoughtfully made too, including the warning about the traps. I loved both parts. Thank you 😃
I thoroughly enjoyed this Tom! Thanks for taking the time to make this great video series. You truly show that with patience, local knowledge and ingenuity, one can overcome what for most would be certain death. Awesome video!
Yay you made a vid keep going!
I've been watching videos and practicing survival skills for a couple of years and you've made the best video on desert survival that I've seen on KZread. I can't wait to see some of your other work. I'm really interested in taking a class from you and will be visiting your patreon page.Keep up the great work Mr. McElroy you seem like a very good instructor.
Thank you for sharing something useful, I really appreciate that the fact you took your time and put effort in this video to share this amazing experience with us.
Enjoyed your Desert Survival Skills... Thanks for sharing!
This is amazing. I was at this filming location the other week and was thinking how hard it would be to survive out here in such a harsh environment. But this guy makes it look easy. Btw this mountain range is prime habitat for mountain lions. He’s got some stones sleeping out there
absolutely great vid without the annoying chit chat. If you do a workshop in AZ, I'm definitely in. Thanks for your time.
The wait was worth it... Also your stand with standing rock shirt made my day! keep up the great work Tom!
Glad to see you're back!
I'm impressed! Thank you for quality instruction we can use!
Awesome vid as usual! Keep making them. We appreciate your time and effort. I love all of your videos and watch them all. It would be amazing if you could make videos more regularly.
@wildsurvivalskills
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks, and yeah, its a lot of work. I have a few ideas kicking around so hopefully by fall.
@jacobs.9696
6 жыл бұрын
Do you have a Patreon account?
@RickDaprick469
6 жыл бұрын
HE SHOWS THE LINK UP IN HIS INFO.
One of the most impressive videos I have seen. You pack a lot of information in. Thank you
Just fascinating! Well done, thank you for making this highly educational and valuable content.
Can you make a survival in a cold area? Some of that Chris McCandless stuff
@thesaucymouse5764
7 жыл бұрын
Taste The Sno yes
@emperorpalpatine4681
6 жыл бұрын
Just don’t die like Chris McCandless
@cylaspotts1565
5 жыл бұрын
Yes he really should
@philoeolivarria448
5 жыл бұрын
Taste The Sno this guy does not do good in cold climate...lol....
@hmz01_
5 жыл бұрын
@@philoeolivarria448 how u know wtf?
I discovered this dude like 2 hrs ago and been Bing watching his videos. I already learned shit I didn't know.
This is awesome! Great job, very informative.
Oh...you really motivating me to go wild. I just love it. 😍
Man, am I jealous! I wish I was in your shoes.
@sj0nnie
7 жыл бұрын
he doesnt have shoes
@SharpWorks
7 жыл бұрын
Patrick Bateman I figured it was a matter of time before someone said that haha.
@TheBloggme
6 жыл бұрын
he makes some sandals at the end....
@thialove2121
5 жыл бұрын
LMAO
@anthonygil4923
5 жыл бұрын
What are thoooooooooose ???!!
Dude, this has to be at school! Nice video, earned my respect and my sub!
Really extraordinary exhibition of skills. Very impressed. Thank you!
Well you covered the absolute essentials of desert survival, one of the most informative videos I a have seen
Wow, this is incredible. You could have survived there for months or years lol
OMG this guy knows all the tricks he is a professional survival i'm so impressed!
This video was amazing, really enjoyed it. Thank you, subscribed !!
Amazing to watch how simple life can be and how little you need
That was really interesting and informative. As for myself, i think I would have built "shoes" a whole lot sooner in the week!
Good technique and very old too. The pottery shards that were found and dated to ~18,000BCE in China show signs of having been made very much like this. Theirs was, by the internal patterns, formed over a reed or grass ball rather than a sand ball, and then held onto the ball with impressing. Theirs was probably fired on the grass.
@freeslave8824
5 жыл бұрын
The funny part is, if they were to date the pottery he just made, chances are good they would also say they are around 18,000 B.C. LOL!
I appreciate the down to earth, logical plans of survival this man shows us. I've been watching for hours now!
Awesome!! Love your positive attitude, and direct delivery. There’s no fat or unnecessary drama. Really enjoy watching these.
Nice to have you back. Excellent Sonora Desert vids. How do you decide where you are going next?
@wildsurvivalskills
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Good to be back....didn't know so many people noticed my absence. I have a few adventures on the schedule after some classes in Australia. Im not sure but mostly I just get excited about a certain ecosystem. Northern Australia and the Amazon seem exciting to me right now. We'll see.
You sir are a real bad-ass! Really great video, wish I ran across your channel earlier on. Funny thing is, you look like a total California surfer boy but not, or are you... lol Hope you have a class in Cali, I would like to join. You have a great talent and a lot of patience. Keep it up bro!
@wildsurvivalskills
7 жыл бұрын
Ha, you nailed it. East coast transplant in Santa Cruz.
@lrodd247
7 жыл бұрын
Tom McElroy-Wild Survival Wow , guess I did! What I meant to say was you don't look like you would be into this kinda stuff just by judging the cover on the book. Just goes to show you how diverse things can be. I will check out your website and keep these coming, be safe man.
Thank you for sharing such awesome knowledge brotha.
Both part 1 & 2: Excellent!
can you make a video on how to survive in Syria?😢 great video by the way👍
Wtf. That canteen was so much better than anything I ever threw on the wheel... I wanna see what he would make in week 2.
A really great video showing all you to do to survive. I could see how much you enjoyed it too
Most informative survival video I have seen yet.
Last year I took off on a roadtrip and it started raining and rained for three days by the end of three days my feet had turned to jello and had started to rot when I took my boots off large pieces of meat came loose with my socks,it was cloudy and overcast for another three days so I sat and scaped all the loose wet material loose and just hung my feet in the air, finally the sun came out and was able to dry my feet, my boots were so bad I was unable to use them I had to hike a couple mile into town to find a pair of shoes this was very painful with all the damage that was done,after a week I was able to continue on my 45 day 7 state roadtrip. just want to stress here how important it is to keep your feet dry and take care
Be careful gucci probably could stole your sandal idea 😂 dang this is such a great video dude. Subscribed! :D
Been ages since I watched your videos Tom. Having just watched these two desert ones again I can feel a Sunday binge watching session kicking in. Thanks loads man! You really do have a great skill set and what's more important (for me anyways) is the way you pass those on to those lucky enough to view your videos. Keep it up!
Tom, Another wonderful video, which showcases great craftsmanship using natural sources found in the desert, and survival skills. Thank you!
I would so come to your classes if I didn't live so far away (England) :(
In a situation of survival in the desert, how do you cleanse yourself after defecating, since there is no water in abundance? It is not a relevant question but it is a real situation. Thanks and congratulations for your videos!!
@pepper1279
5 жыл бұрын
desert sand
This videos were extremely good. Great quality and very educational.
That has been tremendous. Thank you.