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ThemostfamousYouTubesurvivalistisAustralianJohnPlant,whoinhisvideosisaRobinsonCrusoe-typecharacter:he’saloner,wearsonlyatattypairofshorts,andneversaysaword.HisPrimitiveTechnologychannelhasmorethan8.5millionfollowersandalmost54millionviewsonjustoneofhis39currentvideos(abouthowtomakeatiledroofhutinthebush).Inhisothervideos,Plantshowsviewershowtobuildaroundhutfromwoodandthatch,howtogrowandcookyam,andhowtomakeapairofsandalsfromlawyercane,alocalclimbingpalm.However,Planthadbetterwatchout–thetrend...
The most famous YouTube survivalist is Australian John Plant, who in his videos is a Robinson Crusoe-type character: he’s a loner, wears only a tatty pair of shorts, and never says a word. His Primitive Technology channel has more than 8.5 million followers and almost 54 million views on just one of his 39 current videos (about how to make a tiled roof hut in the bush).
In his other videos, Plant shows viewers how to build a round hut from wood and thatch, how to grow and cook yam, and how to make a pair of sandals from lawyer cane, a local climbing palm.
However, Plant had better watch out – the trend has caught on in Southeast Asia and he now has serious competition from several groups of survivalists who are also making waves ...