Rafting 101 | Primal Survivor

it’s easier to carry my raft in pieces

it’s easier to carry my raft in pieces and assemble it at the water’s edge

I got this long straight piece and I’ll

I got this long straight piece and I’ll use this as my cross beams I sharpen

use this as my cross beams I sharpen

use this as my cross beams I sharpen small pieces of hardwood into nails and

small pieces of hardwood into nails and

small pieces of hardwood into nails and use them to hold cross beams in place I

use them to hold cross beams in place I

use them to hold cross beams in place I want to make sure that I built this raft

want to make sure that I built this raft

want to make sure that I built this raft is solid as possible because I don’t

is solid as possible because I don’t

is solid as possible because I don’t want this thing falling apart it’s gonna

want this thing falling apart it’s gonna

want this thing falling apart it’s gonna be taking a lot of abuse in the darién

be taking a lot of abuse in the darién

be taking a lot of abuse in the darién building a raft is a basic life skill

not everyone in the tribe has a canoe so

not everyone in the tribe has a canoe so for one-way trips down river they use

for one-way trips down river they use

for one-way trips down river they use balsa wraps like city folk use rental

balsa wraps like city folk use rental

balsa wraps like city folk use rental bikes take my friend Placido he picked a

bikes take my friend Placido he picked a

bikes take my friend Placido he picked a tree

tree

tree we made a raft and off he went then when

we made a raft and off he went then when

we made a raft and off he went then when you get to your destination you’ll leave

you get to your destination you’ll leave

you get to your destination you’ll leave the wrap for the next passerby to use so

the wrap for the next passerby to use so

the wrap for the next passerby to use so then the final bit here to make this

then the final bit here to make this

then the final bit here to make this thing really strong is tie it all

thing really strong is tie it all

thing really strong is tie it all together with these roots better

together with these roots better

together with these roots better dangling from the trees there will be

dangling from the trees there will be

dangling from the trees there will be difficult parts of this river where I

difficult parts of this river where I

difficult parts of this river where I can’t afford to fall in if I hit my head

can’t afford to fall in if I hit my head

can’t afford to fall in if I hit my head on a rock

on a rock

on a rock it’ll be game over just another victim

it’ll be game over just another victim

it’ll be game over just another victim of the darién all right

of the darién all right

of the darién all right maiden voyage

the river is my quickest way through

the river is my quickest way through this terrain but I can’t go upstream so

this terrain but I can’t go upstream so

this terrain but I can’t go upstream so initially it’s taking me away from the

initially it’s taking me away from the

initially it’s taking me away from the coast and into the heart of the jungle

standing on the raft gives me more

standing on the raft gives me more leverage and allows me to survey the

leverage and allows me to survey the

leverage and allows me to survey the river ahead it’s dry season and the

river ahead it’s dry season and the

river ahead it’s dry season and the rivers are low but there are still small

rivers are low but there are still small

rivers are low but there are still small sections of whitewater to navigate as

sections of whitewater to navigate as

sections of whitewater to navigate as the river picks up speed on the bends I

the river picks up speed on the bends I

the river picks up speed on the bends I struggle to keep my balance

kneeling you’re sitting will lower my

kneeling you’re sitting will lower my center of gravity and allow me to

center of gravity and allow me to

center of gravity and allow me to negotiate the trickier sections and now

negotiate the trickier sections and now

negotiate the trickier sections and now I’m making progress