How to Get Lifesaving Water from an Agave Cactus
In the desert water is often the number one survival priority. If there is no river or spring then what can you do to get water? Cactuses retain large amounts of water inside of them but that water is often mixed with toxic compounds that can cause more harm than good if you consume them. But there is a way to get safe drinking water from certain species of cactus. In this video I'll show you how to get water to drink from one of those species.
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After watching such videos, you understand how fast time flies and you try to imagine how many generations of people also sat on these stones while carrying out their life’s worries.
Yes, I try to imagine how they lived day to day. What events took place where I was.
😘😘
Rings in the rock;)
I think this is southern Cal. Maybe the Mountains due East and South of L.A. perhaps?(I did not think White Sage thrived in the Palm desert heats, we have harvested it years by journeys there up Mountains west of L.A. Beautiful lands, more survivable than any city, by my experience!(Rather live and die out here/there than any concrete jungles, tried that a couple decades,-sad dystopian indoor maintenance does not maintain self I've found....Thank You Chad, see u years, you are great and humble brother, maintain.
I’m happy you are familiar with the outdoors and the wonderful natural gifts.
When I was younger, we found a big burn midden in the Guadalupe mtns. Turns out natives were using them to cook hundreds of agave hearts. Specifically it was lechuguilla agave. Very useful plant.
I don't know if anyone goes out into the wilderness with you on these trips but your videos always have that authentic "Survivorman" (one man and a camera) type feel to them. If that be the case then I'm imagining all the shots you do are very similar to how he does them. For example: finding a spot, setting up the shot with the camera, walking back or forth to get footage of you walking either to or from an area and then going back to get the camera and setting up the next shot doing this several times on your way to the destination, rinse and repeat. Appreciate 🙌
I really like your videos. They make me fantasize about living like this instead of being in the city madness. I have some survival training and experience and totally appreciate how time consuming and hard it is to live this way. However, it is very rewarding at the same time. Agave are one of my favorite plants because they are so useful for cordage and for food. I eat the flowers all the time when I'm hiking or backpacking in southern California. They are very tasty. As you likely already know, the native Americans would dig up the plant and roast it for food. The local Kumeyaay are starting to bring back this tradition and are doing annual roasts. Keep the entertaining videos coming!
Enjoy your hikes outdoors now because it is really beautiful this time of year. I do know about cooking agave hearts in an earthen pit. I have wanted to do this a long time but I don't want to go through the experimental stage with whole plants because it kills the plant. I would love to attend a roast by the Kumeyaay and learn from them.
@@ChadZuberAdventures This is a great video about Kumeyaay culture and food preparation: kzhead.info/sun/hJewY7GJooZvdWg/bejne.html
This idea of fantasising this kind of life is so interesting, because when I mentioned such a thing to a war survivor his response was very different. It's very weird how much the ones that live in the comfort of our own homes crave these survival mode, while others live in it. We just crave it because it's a choice, you get up and choose to go to a deserted island, or down a cave or wathever there is. When you become a subject in these things and you have no choice it's such a different story. And yes I get the craving of exploring and all that. We all have that.
@@user-mi3cp6cp5q So great
Don't worry we'll live that fantasy in a decade,this country is going down the toilet, we will use all those survival training,thank God for this guy and others who teach how to survive in the dessert or what ever enviroment they are.
I wouldn't last a second in your shoes, but I watch because I appreciate the nature around you
You would if you had to
No entiendo porque no usa un machete para que complicarse tanto si para eso lo inventaron, ahora es difícil sobrevivir porque no hay lo que había antes.
Your videos have a very high frequency from beginning to end, and watching them purifies me🙏Thank you
Thank you for watching.
Glad to see native man on KZhead. I value their opinion because they know how to survive in a harsh environment. I saw the way he saw the Cactus leaf which telling me he knows what he is doing.
Agave is not a cactus.
Been watching a lot of building shelters and thinking I could live in these. What I really enjoy about Chad is he shows the survival after the build ❤❤❤
Yeah, the primitive way of life is what fascinates me the most.
Man, I gotta say bro, your cinematography has improved a lot over the years, and you were already a pretty great cameraman/visual director. That 1st person shot was really cool, and very well done.
This landscape gives me a lot of creative opportunities for videography. Thank you for your comment.
This is awesome Chad thank you for the knowledge. I'm glad to see you're still enjoying life after all this time. Looking forward to the next lesson 🤙
This is the only life I enjoy
I don’t really care whether agave is a cactus or not- that juice looked really life saving in the desert! I’d definitely drink it! I’m going to the desert in a few days- I’ll remember this video if I get stuck, - thank you!
Yeah, it really makes no difference how it is classified. Taxonomy of plants changes throughout time too. It's just a manmade system and doesn't affect the real life applications of the plant.
Well said sir.
An agave is a succulent plant also is native from the American Continent
Experiences of survival skills will be used in the right time. I learned how to survive in the jungle, and 40 years ago, I drove the little boat to cross the Pacific Ocean to escape from the Communist regim in Vietnam. I survived so easily 3 months at the island that has a wild environment . Now I am in Canada.
Chad's muscles shook as he sawed the bone sample, very impressed by Chad's brother's body. Hope you have a wonderful week.
Thank you. You have a great week too.
Yes, his muscles are very well-toned. They get a lot of use.
@@nativetexanful yes, my friend.
Y'all can wrestle over the corn flakes I'm out of here
Bruh
Ah mor vëlla,që të jetosh në Natyrë,për mua është shumë e vështirë. Për Ty mund të jetë e lehtë,që të Jetosh,se ke lindur në atë zonë,dhe kupton gjithçka,ka ka në Natyrë,kush duhet për të grënë,e cila është e keqe. Por të falenderoj ,për këtë vidio shumë të Bukur. Dhe e lexova në gjuhën Shqip. Shëndet e lumturi,e Mbrojtje të dhëntë Zoti,e të Bekoftë Amen.
Thanks Chad you give me peace over troubled times, all the best to you and your family ✨💖✨
Thanks and blessings to you
Beautiful Day Chad🌄 Thankyou as Always for your wonderful Traditional Dinë knowledge masi cho
Yup I'd definitely drink that, if the old people were smart enough to use it to help them survive and thrive in that environment anyone would be a fool to ignore them. I love the fact that you showed us the mortar holes, what an incredible people they must have been. It's also really interesting to learn about the different processes and plants especially because I'm on the other side of the planet, and I live in what's considered the harshest environment in southern New Zealand but it doesn't hold a candle to this environment. Thanks again Chad for taking time to show us another fascinating video 👍👋
I trust the history of the ancient people more than modern science. Modern science is little more than marketing campaigns for corporations. I had been to this area many times before but I never saw those mortar holes until this day. I was so happy to find them. Evidence of an ancient culture carved in stone. I can only imagine how they lived.
晚安 感謝您視頻分享。生在何處,就適應那裏環境,若是給我去那邊生活是不能適應,習相遠,環境改造人的生活。不生不滅、不垢不淨、不增不減！
That is awesome how you extracted the water and i was surprised at the quantity of water received.I know enough to not starve to death here in the south, but it would be a grim existence for me. Thanks for the lesson and i look forward to more.
Thank you again for a wonderful video. I live in a cold climate and we are waiting for spring. Tomorrow we are expecting a snow storm. So it is nice to have some escapism by looking at your beautiful desert condition. It’s lovely to see that the spring is there already!
Spring comes early here but it lasts only a very short time then it will be so hot and dry.
This is a very beautiful place for a nice and quiet relaxation.
I really love this type of thing and I really enjoy 😊🤗
Awesome video Thanks for sharing. God bless. ❤❤❤
I love ur videos always good to know how to manage in extreme conditions.
I'm glad you liked this one.
Well done, and thank you. I doubt I'll ever by in that situation at my age, but you never know. What a find specimen of a man, too.
You never know what might happen
This video was particulary beautiful, original and informative! Well done!
Thank you!
The area you are moving in looks so nice 🤩
Chad, outstanding video and another good skill to have. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you and yes i would stay blessed
I really like the spot you choose to cook and rest. So nice.
It's a wonderful spot
XD
A very sincere and beautiful video. Thank you for your efforts❤❤
Thanks for watching.
@@ChadZuberAdventures ❤❤👌👌👌
Since I live in the desert this was nice to know. I will have to try the palm fruit. We make agave tea which is supposedly healthy.
Thanks for survival tips....
When I have free time I always go in forest like your video also. but 1 month I have free only on day forwalk in forest and cooking. I also like your video. Good Video .
Yes I will drink it. Amazing video!❤
thank you... another enjoyable video
This desert looks beautiful. It must host interesting plants. I grow up in a south-east Asia country so things are pretty wet/humid.
¡Qué gran y hermoso trabajo!, gracias.
I have the same Agave at home! So awesome!
I've seen many of your videos Chad. Your survival skills and knowledge is extraordinary. Very interesting to watch. Wonder if you would think about giving seminars to small groups or individuals and actually take people on trips like this and teach them to use these skills. Making your own bricks out of clay and then building a structure as well as the ways you cook and trap food.. amazing
I would love to do all of that. Maybe in the future I'll be able to make that happen.
Great vid Tarzan and that looks pretty tasty too keep on grinding and making great content
Thanks buddy
@@ChadZuberAdventures you're very welcome much love
Perfect work !
MASHALLAH IT WAS A GREAT BISTERS, GOOD LUCK
another great video, can't wait to see what you do with the palm fruit
I've used the fruit to make a fermented beverage and they are also great in acorn pancakes.
Beautiful scenery want to live 🤩
Another excellent video. The flowers are so beautiful and seeing how you get water from the Agave leaf is interesting. My "hubby" heard the sound of scraping and asked if you were scratching a lottery ticket. I told him in the desert, survival us kind of like a lottery.
I think chances of survival are greater in the desert than with the lottery. Hahaha.
@@ChadZuberAdventures I think you are right. 😀
Really your videos getting back to our roots. What is your location ? Byron / East Texas
Please. Make tips for survival I'm from ksa I love your videos
You did a great job. I like your videos. I admire talented people
Thank you so much!
Hi Chad. I'm from Mexico... I've been watching your videos for several years now, but this is the first time I've left you a comment. and well, I really enjoy each of your videos. How I would love to be able to live your primitive form. It would certainly be extraordinary... Without a phone, taking everything away, it would be wonderful to be able to experience that. I've always wondered what it would be like to spend a night in your hut. It would certainly be wonderful. Greetings friend. And sorry if my english is not very good.😊
Tu ingles está perfecto!... Te encantaría pasar una noche primitiva en la choza. I feel so much peace when I'm there. I feel so much peace in all the natural places I stay at. Where do you live in Mexico? There are wonderful places to do this in Mexico.
@@ChadZuberAdventures Thank you very much for answering. I am from the state of Jalisco. And of course in Mexico there is a lot of variety where you can live a primitive lifestyle. I will be on the lookout for your next videos. Greetings
@@sofiajauregui4073 Jalisco! No conozco Jalisco pero sé que hay lugares hermosos. Saludos desde aquí.
Admiro su conocimiento. Congratulations 😊
Pretty amazing.
Thanks for the valuable information
I’m glad you enjoyed it
Cool video. Good information and entertaining to watch.
Hi Professor. It was an interesting video, thank you🍁🍁🍁
I Learned several new things! Really enjoyed seeing the mortar holes made by ancient peoples! Are there other signs of earlier habitation? As well, what does the date fruit taste like? Thanks for another quality video!
No other signs that I have found. The fruit tastes like dates but not as sweet.
Great video. Chad is TOP. 😀🖖👍
Loves your skills in this adventure of life Newbie
बढ़िया, उत्कृष्ट, अद्भुत
good information that we should put in practice in case of an emergency.
Appreciate the upload
Excelente video esto si que es una experiencia fantastica, y no como otros videitos con carpas modernas tecnologia etc.Saludis desde Perú.
Gracias y mucho saludos para ti.
Amazing video!❤ Chad, how do you keep your skin from aging from the sun?
My skin is aging, but not as fast as most people. I eat a very healthy diet that nourishes the skin. I often apply oils, seaweed, or even certain cactus on my skin.
Thank you for your fantastic Video I'm Very Very happy Love Video .❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Surviving nowadays becomes a hobby👍👍 keep safe and God bless you 🙏🙏🙏💕
Without survival skills one may suffer extinction from the matrix.
Cameraman NEVER dies 😅
Claro que lo bebería en una situación de supervivencia amigo,muchas gracias por esta enseñanza,está hermoso el desierto con sus plantas floridas y frutos👏👏🙌💪🔥
Me encanta estar en el desierto en la primavera.
It was a great harvest Hnnn Well i remembered something You have once harvested these palm a long time ago in your past journeys . You also used these fruits in your recipes I think you made a cake 🎂 Aahhhh , old memories always gives pleasure
Yes! You remembered! I've also made a delicious fermented drink with this fruit but I don't think I made a video of that.
Nice educational video this might save my life someday
Maybe
So glad to have found your channel
Welcome and thank you!
Note to self: A clay pot and matches......never leave home without them. Great video!
I enjoyed the end part of the video..🤗
Awesome!
God bless you 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🙏🙏
I just found your channel. Great content. Thank you
Welcome and thank YOU
Hah! That face you made at 15:10 when you realized you were out of water, that was too good.
Fortunately it was not that hot. In the summer the temperature is over 100 degrees Fahrenheit every day.
good as always
Isn't it beautiful how nature provides? I love that.
It truly is
Agreed❤
Thanks for the sharing this knowledge. However, if I am really thirsty, I can't wait to do all that work.
Yes, I would definitely drink it.
It fascinates me how tribes came to discover this process in order to be able to eat something that is harmful in principle Great Video & Great Channel Saludos desde España
I believe much was learned simply by accidental exploration. At some point humans realized that cooking softens food and makes it easier to eat. At some point they came to realize that water was stored in plants. Through trial and error they would test and learn. I still practice this. Google doesn't know everything. Wikipedia doesn't know everything. There are so many mysteries remaining to be discovered.
Admiro su conocimiento!🦋
Gracias
Thanks you. Good to know
Those palms have very fluffy trunks
Hello, your video content is very good and meaningful. Please continue and try harder. Wishing you success❤
I will. Thanks!
Not sure if it is a good tip but you could consider making a small foldable chair or step ladder for when you need to reach high places. It might be useful when you're foraging from trees and tall bushes.
The great desert hides many resources, mysteries and legends 🇮🇨🇪🇸👍
Yes, it does
X supuesto....util pa la supervivencias❤
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Masyaallah kameranya bagus ,gambarnya jernih banget semoga selalu sukses Amin yra
Rally great video
My friend you remind me of a comic strip magazine i used to read when i was a child in the 90's the magazine name was "Aguila Solitaria" I also used to read Kaliman!
Damn right man!
Hello brothers! I'm Alex and I live in a cave and I'm showing this but this guy is a total hottie, better videos than mine. 🧡
Hi Alex, I saw your channel. I like your cave!
Aprendi algo novo sobre sobrevivência.👏👍
Spring is beautiful, I suggest collecting as much green grass around the house as you can, chop it up and throw it into the compost pile. During the trip, collect more desert plants and plant shrubs, grass, if you get desert trees near the house. This will help retain moisture in the soil and will provide shade and protection from the heat.
There isn't much grass in this area nor around my hut. Grass is really scarce.
@@ChadZuberAdventures You can trim the grass without affecting its growth. Try propagating plants by cuttings. There are many agricultural methods for restoring vegetation in harsh climates.
@@user-hy9eu2zp5z Restoration of vegetation is where it has been lost. Vegetation has not been lost here. This is the natural state. But there just isn't much grass to collect. Cuttings don't root in really dry soil either. I used to propagate a lot of plants at the house I grew up in. I used a greenhouse most of the time and the climate was very good there. In the desert it is a bit more tricky and timing is very important. Right now I have too much other work to do.
Man < Chad < Gigachad < Chad Zuber 😁
Esse cara é foda mano!!
Very.good.informeion.
Hadir nyimak mas bro....
excellent
Yes i will drink man. It is a heavenly water than todays artificially purified water