Based in Far North Queensland, Australia, the series demonstrates the process of making tools and buildings using only materials found in the wild.

He also said he went to university and received a Bachelor of Science degree but "didn't do anything with it",[6] and instead mowed lawns for a living while going out into the bush in his spare time to practice his hobby.

[6][7][8] Each video guides viewers through the progress of one or more projects demonstrating the techniques and methods he uses to create tools or buildings.

In June 2017, he identified himself as John Plant when he complained to Facebook that his videos were being stolen as a result of people reposting them on the website, and that the practice had cost him thousands of Australian dollars.

[14] Plant has authored the 192 page, illustrated, hardcover book Primitive Technology: A survivalist's guide to building tools, shelters, and more in the wild (ISBN 9781984823670), published by Clarkson Potter on 29 October 2019.

[18] On 2 March 2022, Plant posted his first video in over two years, titled Primitive Technology: Thatched Workshop.