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I used to fall asleep with this show playing on my small, cable bedroom tv late at night during my early highschool days. Les' narrating, the nature sounds, the background music, so calming late at night in a dark room with just the flickering light of the tv
Same! I had one of the old classic iPods that I had Mythbusters and Survivorman on and I'd just alternate between the two. I've still got a couple little phrases that I took from there.
One of the things that I have always admired about Les Stroud has been the candid way he shows his methods, and his failures. He's always been the real deal and set the standard for all of the others in the survival genre.
I don’t know if you’ll see this les but I just wanted to say that you changed my life. Watching you go from survivorman to the wandering shaman did something to me. You truly are the wandering shaman! Your like a super hero! A real life adventure saga come to life. I don’t think there’s ever been another human to be a Zulu warrior, an Incan warrior, blessed by tribal leaders from all over the world etc. Your titles must be many! Thank you so much for all your teachings….it’s nice to have masters as teachers (even tho we many never meet, I thank you for being a part of my reality and for everything you do)
Les I just wanted to say thanks again for the awesome presentation in Calgary last weekend and thanks for taking the time to shake my hand and allowing me to meet a man that I’ve looked up to for so long, you are a very down to earth and amazing individual. Keep up the good fight as well as these awesome directors commentaries.
I think a charity auction is a great idea. The many fans out there would love a Les Stroud survival pack. With such a wide group of dedicated fans, somebody would love to own a piece from one of your journeys. There is nothing more authentic than Les and his gear. * I love Les Stroud, but why hasn't he been offered the Order of Canada. He deserves our accolades and honour. I can't think of a more authentic, humble, famous person. Nor a better representative of our great, yet humble country of Canada.
Man, I think of the mental toughness this took and remember why you are the GOAT. No one has ever been able to replicate, although many have tried. Your real fans know, and so does everyone else who has ever even camped.
@@just_another_WFRBro he made these shows to get people interested in survival and learn a thing or two. His show would have never taken off or gotten the green light from discovery channel if it was dry, boring, only 100% informational viewing. It has to be filmed well, edited well, scored well, narrated well, and has to have the element of learning survival skills and life skills into order to captivate the audience. Let's see you do that.
@@wat5713Nahhh he's right. Les is a good survivalist and show maker but if you want to LEARN survival, I'd argue you can actually learn more from Bear Grylls considering that he does way more stuff to teach people while Les is doing more of a documentary style with SOME survival tips and tricks. Hell you can learn more from Dual Survival also. Man vs Wild and Dual Survival aren't "real survival" like what Les does, but they offer more in terms of teaching people survival skills. Sometimes (like the Kalahari jungle episode) Les just waits for 5 days for his crew to pick him up while he does bare minimum to "survive". His director's commentary is really good though
Loved this series back in the day. Most of survival looks crappy to deal with but I think the one thing that would actually break me would be all the insects. They would drive me insane.
love the shoutout to outdoor boys. It was a pleasant homage to another channel I watch often. I've recommended your videos to SO many people in my ventures of learning and exploring bushcraft survival, you continue to be the humble and intelligent person I happily share the knowledge of to anyone I can. Please continue to do the awesome work that you do, good sir.
3:52 As someone from Grenada I know exactly where this is lol. That particular tree with the roots high above the ground is unmistakable. Even have pics of it. This particular area is enroute to a really nice hidden gem of a waterfall. The rocks are orange due to the sulfur in the soil. Not sure when this originally aired about the trail was not well known apart by farmers until about 6 years about.
Me and my dad used to watch your show all the time. Yours was definitely the best survival show on TV. It's awesome that you're putting all the episodes on RU-vid. Very cool of you!
I’m sure most of you are exactly like me and have watched these episodes time and time again. It’s almost like seeing it for the first time when he does the commentary
Les. Your shelters dont suck, theyre functional at least. That in itself means they dont suck. Much to be said of the energy spent or situational limitations like you were on about. HUGE FAN, CHEERS.
It’s unfortunate that there are so many couch critics. Especially those that attack RU-vidrs. One channel I watch actually invited a couch critic with them to one of the locations they’ll be working at. The critic declined. ❤were the ones that have watched you for so long ( probably longer than this kid has been alive) and so many lives you’ve saved over those years and continue to do so. I know, easier said than done, but just focus on your fans here. We know you’re the real deal. ❤from California
As a fellow Ontarian, I do not know how you don’t have Lyme disease yet. PS had the pleasure of meeting you once in Toronto at the outdoors show. You signed a harmonica for me, which I still have on display today! You’re as kind in person as you seem in your show. All the best to you, good to see you still doing your thing. Tim
It was definitely a surprise when I looked up to what appeared to be you rubbing something blurred in your lap around the 24 minute mark! Ahahaha Love the commentaries.
I hate YT algorithm, Cause by watching this awesome lad, I got recommendations of fake "survival" YT channels. P.S Love u Les keep the actual survival and hope that nobody here get in those places
Hey Les When you first start camping as a Kid in Canada . You are shared with things to be wary of . These lessons were passed down from generations of elders . If First Nations . There are Many . If from the Settlers . Many . But Different . Still . They are worth taking heed .
Les I've watched you since season 1 survivor man. I love everything you do. Any chance I've ever gotten to go out to my dad's 11 wooded acres in Texas I go to just be in nature, break sticks, throw rocks.....you helped me find my happy place. Thank you
I've seen a lot of people offer sponsored content, I love when you explain the quality of these Director Commentary RU-vid videos are of professional quality that you easily could've syndicated through the Discovery channel... And when you explain how much you respect your exceptional editor who's getting a cut for his work... So that when you politely air a few commercials during an hour and twenty minute film like this... And... well, other RU-vidrs that are as heartfelt honest as you will explain the money's too good to turn down, so they ask their viewers to tolerate them sponsoring products because it keeps their lights on. You explain so many situations where you made shrewd decisions based 100% on your moral's... how the b-side TV film industry was in shock that you weren't avarice centric... Like you learned early on they were expecting they could control you and make you compromise your values... But you're like I"m not a film student doing what you expect... Your Wild Harvest ad, or your branded merch commercials... you gotta understand it's only annoying you don't mix it up when playing the same rerun, but it's so refreshing you're not sponsoring products from companies you don't believe in just because they paid you more... And you advocate other people's products when it's obvious you're not being paid to do so... LoL you're such an anomoly. Have you thought about leaning into that... if you made an hour long video, just out of love of other supply companies product's and people? I can't name other famous people encouraging you to get families off the grid for 10 fricking minutes to experience nature... My family was huge into Scouting, hiking, sailing, exploring, and whatnot... and when I taught it in school I was shocked to learn many of my fifth grade students had never gone fishing, or they were homesick because they literally never had spent a night outside of their bed at home before they came to our camp with their gradeschool class. I just thought you're so uniquely inscrutable about Environmental Education, and their academic field is going to be on life support in a century... maybe when you endorse products it could also be to encourage people to love and experience nature (making more people more likely to want to preserve it.)
im in alaska and i went on a moose hunt 30 miles deep into wilderness on atvs and what i found out is rain gear works until it doesnt it keeps the rain out for awhile and then you start sweating so if anyone is ever that deep in the woods you should set up a tarp instead of relying on rain gear
@mojoooooo just watch out I will be the world's first IRL streaming deep finnish wilderness streamer in the future. Just gotta wait for the satellite internet to get more mobile
Les, from all the suvivormen thst i follow u are the best..one on u tv shiw show u in baja california y u show how to convert salty water to ..drinkable giod water....love you show every.week in tv i miss you...very much!!!
Les, give us a short with your top 5 favorite knots! You've shown us a few in The Rockies episode and such, but it'd be great to see a close up lesson.
I would love to hear more about what you think about the Alone series, I think you would beat the pants off of anyone out there. The ratings for the show would skyrocket for sure lol
The Smith sharpening kits are also really good. I can't sharpen anything freehand to save my life, but I can get a beat up old hunting knife sharp enough to shave with using a Smith sharpening set.
The guy you talking about the rapping saran wrap around the tree wasn’t that it was bubble wrap and that was camping with Steve and crazy neighbor and they weren’t surviving they were camping that’s what they do. Pretty cool guys good show. But can’t wait for the next one. Fan episode. Really tell us what you think when he tries and starts that fire. Thanks Les.
Love your shows, I found out by accident that taking decongestants stops black flies and mosquitoes from biting, land yes but bite no. Since they eat me alive, I was saved. Just FYI.. love your stuff, keep up the great work.
Thats an interesting perspective to take, whoever says this isn't real, as a carpenter i can tell you that bamboo has been there a long while, you can tell from the sagging where water would collect on the uneven parts of the wood and the obvious rot that wouldnt be apparent in a new building in a tropical environment
When you hit 1 million, it would be awesome to see you do an all new episode somewhere totally different and unique. Like a ghost town. Would also be badass if you did it somewhere with Internet coverage and you could Livestream the first few hours or something.
Les, don't give that troll the acknowledgement of responding to their nonsense, they don't deserve it. If they had any talent or skills of their own they wouldn't be obsessively trying to tear you down to make themselves feel better.
Watching from day one! Survivorman has been such an incredible journey, and this director's commentary adds a whole new depth to the Grenada Jungle episode. Love getting these insights from Les Stroud himself!
Hey Man . Back I 1968 or 69 . My Friend's and I decide to explore a Cliff Side in White Rock B.C. Hillside posed for collapse . We were between 5 and 9 yrs old . We found the cavitation that was happening . Tried to tell them . Tried to show them . Many Repairs there since .
I don't think people who glorify staged survival are aware SurvivorMan is the closest thing to a real survival experience, I mean if I watch someone unpacking their shelter making kits, cooking tools, sleeping bag, eat their ready meals after being cooked on a fancy pre built stove, I've practically learned nothing. Les filmed his shows to teach, not impress and boy did he leave an unforgettable legacy.
a tree, a tarp and a long sturdy branch/Y branch is enough for a shelter. of course we need something on the ground aswell, straw mat/grass or a roll mat works ;) knife/axe/saw/machete, steel pot, fire steel, lighters, food, water, first aid kit
Speaking of mineral water, I live in an area where the munincipal water is roughly half well water and half "waste" water from a limestone mine. I lot of locals don't like it, but I love it. It's not fun to bathe in, it's **really** hard water, but the taste, it's amazing. To me, that's what water is supposed to taste like.
I love the work and always have. I would pay money to hang out with Les for a weekend in his neck of the woods. I don"t do survival or camping but I will never not enjoy the learning experiences given here. Thank you for everything you have done over the years Les! You are amazing!
