{"id":25550,"date":"2022-09-27T03:17:58","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T03:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/?p=25550"},"modified":"2023-03-10T17:03:14","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T17:03:14","slug":"primitive-technology-guy-who-is-he-and-is-he-legit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/primitive-technology-guy-who-is-he-and-is-he-legit\/","title":{"rendered":"Primitive Technology Guy &#8211; Who Is He and Is He Legit?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25550\" class=\"elementor elementor-25550\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-732fbbc6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"732fbbc6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At some point, we have all been fascinated by the imaginary scenario of getting stranded on an island or in a jungle and having to find ways to survive. Whether it is Robinson Crusoe or Cast Away\u2019s Tom Hanks, stories of survival in the wild always excite us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This fascination is why the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Primitive Technology YouTube channel<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> commands such a massive following. The channel publishes videos about building things in the woods entirely from scratch without using modern tools or materials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But who is this man running the channel and showing us how to build these things? Is he legit? Let\u2019s find out.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3009a83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3009a83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who Is the Primitive Technology Guy?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53f6d1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53f6d1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Australian <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John Plant<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> found interest in building natural stuff as a child. He built his first hut at 11. John never thought his hobby would make him famous worldwide. He pursued a bachelor\u2019s degree in science and mowed people\u2019s lawns for money, but the best was yet to come.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While doing his lawn-mowing jobs, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John Plant<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> would often escape to the nearby woods and enjoy his hobby of building shelters and tools. Even without army training or indigenous background, Plant became good at it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At some point, John decided to film himself building something, and that was when everything began to change. Now in his late 30\u2019s, John enjoys making tools, bricks, and building huts and cabins. He lives in a modern house and eats modern food but continues his hobby &#8211; which is now his full-time occupation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0b031f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0b031f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Primitive Technology YouTube Channel\n\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-339bba7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"339bba7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John Plant<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, sometimes known as \u201cThe Man,\u201d started his <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YouTube channel<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 2015. It crossed the astounding 10-million-followers mark in just a few years, and its videos have over 1 billion views. The channel has videos about building things in the wild using only <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">natural materials<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63d2614 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63d2614\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Primitive-Technologys-John-Plant.webp 512w,https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Primitive-Technologys-John-Plant-300x172.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Primitive-Technologys-John-Plant.png\" height=\"293\" width=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Primitive-Technologys-John-Plant.png 512w, https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Primitive-Technologys-John-Plant-300x172.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25552 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  > <\/picture>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c63421 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c63421\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Primitive Technology\u2019s John Plant <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e52832d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e52832d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the channel, you will find various fascinating items such as primitive <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bellows<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hatchets<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">kiln<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">forge blower<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wattle and daub<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> structures, etc. The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vids<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> demonstrate <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John Plant<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s exceptional <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">primitive skills<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and are simple, to-the-point, and easy to follow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plant\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YouTube videos<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are very different from those on the \u201cprepping\u201d channels, such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/who-is-canadian-prepper-and-is-he-legit\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canadian Prepper<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which still require you to rely on <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">modern technology<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. They are, instead, a way to learn <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">survival skills<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the absence of technology, including starting a fire, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">woodworking<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, stoneworking, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On a broader level, according to John, the channel is about <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pyrotechnology<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, shelter, weapons, food and agriculture, tools and machines, and weaving and fiber. BBC\u2019s description states, \u201cIt&#8217;s like hitting the reset button and seeing how advanced you could become if left to fend for yourself.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The channel has captured the attention of all sorts of people and institutions. It was nominated for the Shorty Award for Best in Education and the AACTA Award for Best Short Form Entertainment. Over the years, Plant has been interviewed by CNBC and BBC. BBC has also called him the most successful YouTuber on the subject.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cece29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cece29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Primitive Technology Website\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9171fa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9171fa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John Plant<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also has a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WordPress<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> website that goes by the same name as his <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YouTube channel<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where he shares blog posts about his work. However, the site seems inactive since about 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Primitive Technology<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Patreon<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Viewers and fans of the channel can support John and his work through Patreon. Currently, the channel has over 1800 supporters on Patreon, who also get exclusive access to some of Plant\u2019s videos.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c1dfa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c1dfa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Primitive Technology Book\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8faa5f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8faa5f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the success of his channel, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John Plant<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> decided to share his expertise in the form of a book. Interestingly, the publisher <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clarkson Potter<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> showed interest in the project, and now the book is available to fans.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Priced at around $20, the book \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Primitive Technology: A Survivalist&#8217;s Guide to Building Tools<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Shelters, and More\u201d has over 2,000 ratings, nearly all of them 5-stars. The book\u2019s description claims that fans will get a detailed, behind-the-scenes look into John&#8217;s process for the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">first time<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0daedde elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0daedde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Primitive Technology FAQs\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b7e690 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b7e690\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where does <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Primitive Technology<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> live?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">primitive technology<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> guy, AKA <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John Plant<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, tells us that he lives in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">far north Queensland<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Australia. He shoots his videos in Australia\u2019s lush, tropical <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rainforest<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What happened to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Primitive Technology<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After over four years of successful videos, the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Primitive Technology<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> channel suddenly went silent. Fans wondered where <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John Plant<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was and if everything was alright. A fan reached out to Plant, and he responded, saying that he was fine and working on a different project for a while and that he would be back soon. As promised, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John Plant<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was back on YouTube 1.5 years later, and fans continue to flock to his channel.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Primitive Technology<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Man?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As mentioned, \u201cThe Man\u201d on the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Primitive Technology<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> channel is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John Plant<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an Australian with a bachelor\u2019s in science but a keen interest and excellent know-how <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">about primitive technology<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">survival skills<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a4e1c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a4e1c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Primitive Technology Top Videos\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49a4696 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49a4696\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are the three most popular videos on Plant\u2019s channel:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=P73REgj-3UE\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tiled Roof<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Hut<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: How to build a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tiled roof<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> hut is John\u2019s most popular video to date. The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">full video<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is over 14 minutes long and has over 86 million views.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZEl-Y1NvBVI\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cord Drill and Pump Drill<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: With over 78 million views, the video about <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">natural-material<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> drills ranks second on the channel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SLoukoBs8TE\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bow and Arrows<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Building a bow and arrows from plants is as interesting as it sounds, and with 72 million views, it is also the third most-viewed video on the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Primitive Technology<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> channel.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides the above three, several other of John\u2019s videos about <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bushcraft<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">woodworking<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, using <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cordage<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, etc., are hugely popular. We also recommend the \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Primitive Technology: Iron Prills<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d video that cleverly uses bacteria for metalworking.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41baf1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41baf1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Final Thoughts<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9314bb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9314bb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On paper, the idea of a guy quietly building stuff from plants, rocks, and mud does not seem like a crowd-pleasing one. And yet, with incredible ingenuity, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John Plant<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> manages to entice millions of viewers every year. While the world is adopting <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/shopsolarkits.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">solar power<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and space travel, John Plant takes viewers happily into the past.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our take? <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Primitive Technology<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is not just another YouTube influencer channel &#8211; it is a legit, high-quality channel with awe-inspiring videos.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ac74ec9\" data-id=\"5ac74ec9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6104485f post-rating-section elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6104485f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fe944d4\" data-id=\"2fe944d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17d23f3f post-rating elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"17d23f3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><!-- Rate my Post Plugin --><div  class=\"rmp-widgets-container rmp-wp-plugin rmp-main-container js-rmp-widgets-container js-rmp-widgets-container--25550 \"  data-post-id=\"25550\">    <!-- Rating widget -->  <div class=\"rmp-rating-widget js-rmp-rating-widget\">          <p class=\"rmp-heading rmp-heading--title\">        We hope you liked this article. 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