Alternative exercise help

Simply doing what you do with the barbell but you can use anything in place of a dumbbell or barbell like a paint can with handle. A broom.... Anything you can hold like a bar but just do more reps like a 100 reps

What he said. RDL's with dumbbells. I did those for a long time before I ever got to the bar.

If you want something bodyweight only: http://www.alkavadlo.com/body-weight-exercises/bodyweight-deadlift-alternatives/