The only thing we brought to the river was a knife, juicy ass chicken, beer(ofc), and a mindset to make it happen.

I had the image in my head of this build, i needed:

3 medium sticks for the rudder,

1 fat huge stick for the shaft,

2 Y stick for the holders,

16 small sticks for the fins

We also had a roll of duct tape and paracord.

We had a group of people, so we were able to parallelize: 2 searching crew, 2 fin crew, 1 carving dude.

The searching crew was looking for sticks. The fin crew was taking 3 small sticks and tying them into a wide H shape. Then we would wrap duct tape around it. The carving dude was cleaning the big stick so that the chicken could go on it. Once the fins were finished (6), we attached them to 3 sticks, 2 on each end.

Then we all tied the 3 sticks to the main shaft.

The chicken had to be marinated, and the fire had to be made. The chicken marinade was Thai chili sauce, garlic, ginger, fresh pineapple, salt, and pepper. Pineapple grilled over the fire made a nice side.

Once the fire was ready, we put the 2 Y sticks in and put the stick on them. To help the shaft turn, we had to put 2 empty beer cans as "bearings".

It was beautiful. It did not look real.

It was the best chicken i ever had and ever will have. We jumped at it like animals. Only the carcass was left.

(ofc we cleaned everything up, left no trace.)

Cant do much work when theres an axe in your leg

I've had a great and relaxing weekend, some beer and a good cigar. Used summer gear only for some extra difficulty.

Slipped with a hatchet while camping. Had no choice but to drive 3 hours to the nearest ER. Stay safe out there!