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Yea, I remember as a kid seeing a advert for Bear Grylls'... action show. I vividly remember him taking a bite out of a snake. Very cliché editing. At that point, I decided to never watch Bear Grylls.
@@superdupergrover9857 yeah, I was done with bear when he pulled a snake out of a tree and said: look at those colors! So gorgeous! And then bit it in half.
IKR. "What's the likelyhood of finding a working lighter?" In my youthful wonderings I found quite a few lighters, probably half of which still worked. The other guy (Mr. pissant) falsely trying to make others look like liars just makes himself look worse.
Yeah, i really been looking foreward to this one too, one of my favorites. He mentions that this one is like one of if not THE most watched episode. Its just so well done, in my humble opinion.
Love you Les, I’m 21 been watching you since I was super young. Always wanted to be a survivalist because of your inspiration. Thanks for all the great work you’ve done for everyone. We will always remember and appreciate you for it. You will always be THE survivor man.
The one thing I love about this show and others like it, is it demonstrates that the more knowledge you have, the less stuff you need to get by and make it back home.
19:52 lighters are a relatively high-probability item to find on a shore: 1) they are prodigious and people often carry them in outside pockets 2) when near water people are often bending over, either to get water, deal with fish, get into or out of boats, etc, increasing the likelihood it would fall out of a pocket 3) they float 4) they are made of durable materials and are mechanically simple so there is little to break. Also, they float sparkwheel-side-down so the gas can’t escape. I’ve found dozens of lighters on shores in various states, and a handful in working condition.
I like what you said about laying on the ground and looking at the trees. I do that in my yard when the weather is nice. It’s like zoning out in front of a fire - you just go somewhere else.
I’m 24 now and grew up watching Survivorman with my dad. Absolutely love it. Probably watched every episode 3 times. And now, consistently watch Luke with The Outdoor Boys. An awesome channel and can certainly learn a lot from him too. You are THE MAN, Les! 🤘👍
Les, I’ve been watching you for almost 20 years. I grew up with you on my TV and still revisit old episodes regularly to this day. Thank you for the entire Survivorman legacy, THE Survival expert on TV, and knew you were a REAL one since you even filmed everything yourself! (Screw that other fake guy!)
@@theDegausser Lmao, really dude, that man ( Bear Grylls ) really lives in your head rent free huh, funny how everyone wants to rip on that guy, like he ( Bear ) really see those comments or even cares, just enjoy Les' videos without all that bs man
You can see clearly how the lighter would have floated, upside down, and got caught perfectly between those rocks during the high tide and a big wave. A beautiful scenario encapsulating the genuineness off this moment.
I've had sleep paralysis attacks many times! Mostly when I was working nights and my internal clock was all messed up. It's horrifying the first few times it happens, but once you understand that it's just some weird sleep phenomenon and it can't hurt you, it isn't so bad. I've had old women, demons, aliens, all sorts of creatures holding me down and saying creepy stuff, haha.
Yeah I had about 4 episodes of sleep paralysis. Every time it was aliens grabbing my arm. All happened before age 18 and all happened when I was sleeping somewhere other than my own bed. This was in the 90's were alien movies and "captured footage" of spaceships was being shown on the TV all the time and I believed it was real. which probably played a big part in the psych I experienced while having an episode of sleep paralysis.
@@jwade4916 Definitely! I'm happy to believe that aliens exist and all that, but when it comes to experiences of being abducted out of bed, I have to imagine that those people were really just having sleep paralysis.
It's nice to hear a little positive word about Matt Graham. He's such a gentle, humble soul. Dual Survival can be pretty questionable, but Matt did present some honest teachable moments. Still, Les was the true survival master, that cannot be denied. I'd love to see more Survivorman, someday! :)
It’s not a Les Shroud directors commentary without a few things 1. “You sweat, you die” line 2. “This guy sure knows what he’s talking about” 3. One camera battery must die, it’s tradition at this point.
I’m going to miss these commentary’s, but I’m looking forward to all the new content that is coming. It’s really cool just to kick back and watch Les relax at his home, just talking about his life, past adventures, and what is next. I’d like to see Les bring in his buddy Bob on a video or two. That would be cool, “Chillin with Les & Bob”. 😎
One of my faves. We need a petition for another season of survivorman, even if its all local in canada i would be so down. Maybe revisit some early locations? These commentaries will keep me satisfied but will never end my hunger for more!!!
I cant say it enough. So grateful for you Less and i so much appreciate you allowing us to see all your content here on RU-vid. Also...with the lighter... awesome point. Even if it was set up, you sir need no lighter to start a fire. You're the real deal my friend. Keep on keeping on.
The old woman thing you were talking about is called sleep paralysis. I only had it once when I was 24 during a very stressful time in grad school. Most horrifying experience in my life. I couldn’t move, only my eyes could look around at the ceiling, and I heard this raspy breathing creature crawling around the floor near my bed. I felt it grip the mattress with claws and crawl up onto the bed, always just right out of my view as I was stuck staring at the ceiling unable to move. Its raspy breathing as it crawled around by my feet I will never forget. I never saw the creature, which I’m thankful for. I finally forced myself to jerk awake after 5 minutes of this creature making weird gibberish raspy mouth noises and I was drenched in sweat. Hasn’t happened again since.
Editors note: make shorts of Les's smack talk to other survivalists and if they choose to respond when Les hits a million we get a survival showdown. That. Would. Blow. Up.
30:00 sleep paralysis, i got it once camping on the porch of my bosses cabin a month after he died. I heard the gate open and footsteps on the porch, then the tent wall was pushed into my face and i could not move for what felt like ages and was having a full blown silent panic attack then suddenly i heard an exhale and it went away. the crazy thing was when i told my friends about it in the morning; they said they heard the gate open and someone walking around but thought it was me... but the gate had a lock on it and we did not have the key. pretty sure old man Jim was just protecting his property. i also had some late nights by myself building metal fittings at our shop where the locked filing cabinets would open and we have a few times on the security cameras where we could see the bathroom door open and the light would turn on. The body is limited; the spirit sometimes seems to stick around.
Hey Les, you should do survivor man commentary episode. Where you talk about every single creepy story. You've ever dealt with while filming survivor man. That would be such a dope episode. I think the view count would be off the charts.
I've been a fan since the very beginning. And I always knew that you'd never FAKE anything ever.😊❤ In my opinion, the best survival show that ever existed on TV. I don't remember what episodes, but one time I years ago when i was sick and I watched an entire marathon of a Les Stroud all that day.😊😊😊😊😊😊🤒
17:50 - missed opportunity Les, to splice in a clip of you finding a pristine, unopened pkg of BIC lighters you bought at a Canadian Tire or something, superimposed over the rocky beach scene 😂😂
I just want to say thanks again for doing these Les. Survivorman is my all-time favorite show and this is an extremely enjoyable way to rewatch the old shows.
Love your commentary on your videos. Been watching your content for at least over a decade and I still love watching it to this day. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us. Would love to meet you someday. Thanks Les!
If the world collapses on itself and i sonehow live through all that....ilI atleast have the knowledge ive learned from survivorman to make it a few more months haha. Thanks for these commentaries les!
Les, you're an incredible person. I loved watching Survivor man every time I came back from school and tuned in to Discovery. Finding you on RU-vid was awesome and I binge-watched all the director's commentary. They were amazing!
Hadn't thought about your personal life until you brought up the pleasure of your current dating life... it was after you mentioned how much your divorced affected you... hell yea, glad to see you happy Les
Oh I love your directors commentaries! Always a joy to hear all that backstories! The paranormal one in this episode in particular. The being that you had to deal with there. Your description of it let's me think of something we call "Aufhocker", "Alb" or "Nachtalb" here in Germany. The German word for nightmare ('Alb'traum) comes from it. Maybe the 'mare' part in the word night'mare' means something similar. I remember one encounter. I first saw it in a kind of dream as it crawled into my room. It pulled down my blanket and grabbed my arm with could spider like fingers. I still felt that physically as I fully woke up and I can still see that misty like shadow in the corner over my bed. I used a lot of burning herbs and my sword that night before I was able to go back to bed and sleep again. That was reeeeaaaly creepy!🙈
You are absolutely the best that the ‘survivor reality’ genre has to offer. You are an absolute joy. I am a sax player and I am also blown away by your musicianship. Thank you so much for the wisdom you’ve lovingly given the world over the years, and for me, as early as my last high school years to my 40th year of life.
I totally agree with you on the plastic Les. We give all of our attention to the atmosphere and almost none at all to all of the plastic on our beaches, riverbanks, and highways. We are polluting in all sorts of small ways that seem insignificant but they add up
You are a legend for putting these on RU-vid. Lets go 1 Million subs you deserve it! I grew up watching survivor man and its because of your Colorado episode that I learned you can eat dandelions and I have from then on let them grow and harvested them for food.
Thanks Les, always appreciate your videos and survival books. I got into mountain climbing and backpacking in the Cascade range such as Mt Shasta, Mt Hood etc and your videos always helped myself make smarter decisions.
New sub. I didn’t know you had a channel! I have always loved/ admired your energy, intelligence, honest spirit, and skill set. Thank you! Cannot wait to binge watch. ❤️ from Vermont
Hey man, thank you very much, I enjoy the hell out of this, I don't have enough avagitives to explain how much I enjoy this documentary directors cut commentary. ( Keeping it clean so I don't sound rude.)😊
So cool that you made your own balut! Ive found perfectly intact lures and flies for fishing deep in the bush before, even useable tools like needle nose pliers, some hatchets, hammers, knives, a decent oil stone for sharpening. Lots of garbage or abandoned stuff everywhere like you said
Les is the best bc he always brings a small amount of ganja for every adventure.. In order to help with tuning in an h nature. And I also do this for all my hikes and national park adventures
Been watching Survivor Man since it was on Discovery. The thoughtful, slow, diligent approach to situations always made more sense to me then the crazy run through the jungle of Grills.
1:41:20 - lol funny you're saying that, I pulled up the Google Earth of Frigate Island, Grenada early in this video to see if I could match your scenery with the location on the island via the map... pretty sure you started out on the southern face, and then moved inland/toward the sandy beach on the northern face but not certain.
When people say "what are the odds" it's kinds of amazing that people don't realize that the odds of something are always extremely low yet stuff happens anyways. The example I always hear is the "you" odd. The odds of "you" being here is astronomically low. Think of all the events that had to happen throughout all of human history (much less the entire universe) to lead up to you. Yet you are here, and that also applies to everyone else on the planet. So just because something doesn't seem likely to happen, it can happen. (This is in reference to the youtuber who said what are the odds that Les just happened to find a working lighter)
It's the same for people who seem to believe a train can just stop instantly if their car is on the tracks and get all shocked when the train just rams right through it while still screeching its breaks. There are just really dumb and/or ignorant people out there who just don't have a clue.
Les you are the best survivorman to ever live , so with that said you letting the little chick go just proves your the best survivorman to ever live with a big heart .. And God gave you that fish as a reward for that little sacrifice you made . 😊
I get the "old lady on your chest" scenario often. It's sleep paralysis for me. Some people do see weird things & I sometimes get the feeling that I'm choking on my tongue and cant move. It's like no matter how hard you try to move you can not. From what I've looked up its because your body is asleep but the brain wakes up. It happens to me specifically if I sleep in an uncomfortable way and with my arms above my head. I've had it happen over and over for an entire night before when I was in the military sleeping on the ground.
Hey Les, referencing your creepy story, I know EXACTLY what you are talking about. I've had the same thing happen a few times in my life. Mine was more of "something" choking me, especially when I was lying on my stomach. I had "woken" up swinging and yelling as well. Thank you for that story cuz know I don't feel like I'm the only one having ever gone through it. Been watching you from the very beginning and will ALWAYS watch you for as long as you keep making content.
Part of your story reminds me of a friend who had a four post bed with railings. One night the railings failed, and fell on top pf them, and they woke up swinging and screaming thinking someone was attacking them.
