Also same! These videos have really been helping me get some perspective and grounding during some rough times. Been sleeping a bit better with them 'v'
Les got a little too cocky. He said he could get out in a day or two, but hey lets make it a week. Five days later they carry his rat diseased and dehydrated ass out of the canyon. Teasing les, i couldn't make it ✌️ days. I bet brother raven misses the conversations
And then one day we catch someone who watches this episodes is “les please i could make it seven days without water” three days later we find the guys dead with half is flash messing with big cougar tracks all around him Meanwhile here’s the rest of us going this is why you always drink water and as for the cooker this is why you invent Spears
I miss when these originally aired. Was 12-13 at the time. I'm 30 now, and these never get old. I also miss building shelters in the woods with friends, and it's all because of this show. Les is such a legend.
I actually worked with a guy in Illinois who contracted Hantavirus from potato chip bags...touched the packaging and then touched his face...nearly died. The chips originated in Plano TX so....
@@dayhawkify I believe that. It's spread by fleas, and fleas like furry animals. I live in the Mojave and I found a dead fox in my yard covered in fleas. No signs of trauma or disease other than a mostly clear, slightly pink fluid leaking from its nose. I used chemical resistant gloves to remove it to a safe distance. The corpse was still intact a month later, nothing touched it, which is odd in the desert. I firmly believe it died of the plague and the scavengers knew it and avoided it.
Never, EVER, trust rodents and small, short-lived animals to be free of horrible disease. Many actually adapted to deal with such by having short, vigorous lives. They just race the clock before the diseases they catch can kill them. They often have little in the way of immune systems.
@@leem.9934 a family friend just got it down in AZ. Wicked sick still. The plague is real down there. I did here that MN mice have something also up north.
this episode really stands out to me. the editing and cinematography, the soft music and the silence. it doesnt try and fill the gaps with constant upbeat music or flashy editing.
“Hear that jet up there? Right now those people are eating lobster.” Cut to: (Jet; row 26 seat B) passenger eats his last complimentary nut. “Damn I wish I was eating lobster.”!
He's a clown bro.! Passes off like he's the real deal - real loser. Y n freak you out in the "wilderness" w/ long underwear...sad. He's a nomad granddad camper.
@@vitiate5093 next he should run some of his bloopers and stuff cut, not fit for the dumb network. And I hope he sits and talks and does commentaries for all he shares.
Fell in love with this show when I was a young lad when it originally aired. Watched it with my dad as often as we could. Your videos have made such an impact on my life. Instilled a love for outdoors and camping in me that I’m now passing onto my son. Much love, Les!
We were so innocent back then. No one knew that in the next decade the tyrant Trump would create a virus that has already killed more than 186 million people...
Ever flown first class on Lufthansa? In coach we had good Smoked turkey and pretty much all the wine we wanted. We couldn't see into the First Class area but it smelled like shellfish & butter. That may have been for the secret hidden private area.
The cool thing about Utah: Les could film several different survival scenarios, depending on which part of the State he's in?! Everything from wind swept desert salt flats, to icy cold mountain peaks. And all things in between. Maybe no tropical environments... But definitely 1 of the more diverse wilderness anywhere!
This why I like Les, he makes it look more realistic and dificult, because it is. Often you see his traps and such not produce any result. Other over the top exagerated super survivor goeroes will have a 5 course meal in every trap... right...
Ive lived in Utah my whole life and been all over this country also. But Utah's canyonlands are the most beautiful, serene and magical places ive been.
Les, your survival skills are obviously top flight. But after watching all these, I've noticed you're also a very, very good filmmaker.Especially since you film alone in such challenging conditions.
This one is also a favorite.Smoking a bowl and getting straight up lost in the episode until I feel like Im there with him.Nothing like it.Les is the Shit.Thanks for Sharing.Peace.
TOP CAT Les is making up for lost youtube revenue by punishing his watchers with too many ads !!! Come on Les we love ya man but this is almost unwatchable!
You make me want to raid my frig for something good to eat, snuggle under warm comforter and sleep all safe and sound. I'm thankful. Ms Pat from southern Indiana 🤗
@@retro8696 Hence the comment stating "would". There was no mention of a "should". Also, I was asking you to "think about". I was merely attempting to prompt you to use your imagination. Abstract stuff.
The first time I saw les use that sun/hand-hour skill, I was really young, but it stuck with me! I use it daily when I’m in the woods, or I’m out fishing, it’s wild how well it works! If you know what time the sun sets usually you can usually guess what time it is.
This episode got me into Flintknapping AND archaeology many many many moons ago. Thanks les. You have no idea what you’ve touched and changed just by doing your show
@@solalexander674 you think the camera quality wouldn't be 1080p if it was recent les don't play he had good camera quality way back in the early 2000s
When Les pulled out that mag bar I started laughing. Compared to what he usually has to go through to get a fire using a mag bar is light years ahead of rubbing a stick in your hands LOL
I've learned so much watching this dude over the years! Honing my survival skills and passing them on to my kids every chance I get. Thank you Mr. Stroud
Les Stroud, what can I say. You have helped me out through some major bouts of depression and anxiety, and still do to this day. I don’t know what else to say other than, Thank You my friend and God bless you!
Les is so relatable, dare I say that he acts the way I do. What a legend, these videos are extremely relaxing and make we want to get out there and be free in nature.
Watching Survivorman started a life long love of the outdoors for me, I still use skills from the show when I’m camping and I’ll probably pass them onto my children someday. Les is the man.
I had a competition with coworkers on who could go the longest without eating. The rules were we could drink whatever we wanted but no food. Day 1 I was hungry. Day 2 I was weak, and very hungry. Day 3 I lost my hunger, and I felt numb. My dreams were very vivid. Day 4 In the morning I found I had won. Out of curiosity I pushed myself to go a little longer. Throughout the day I felt extremely weak. Simple things felt like major ordeals. I felt like I hadn't slept in ages. That night to celebrate my victory my family took me out to eat. Strangely I wasn't really hungry. I was so used to the numbness. When I did eat, my body seemed confused like it didn't know if it wanted to accept or reject the food. Yet when my body finally accepted the food, it felt like I had drank a super potion. I could literally feel the energy filling inside of me as I ate. They say humans can last 2 weeks without food. I don't believe that anymore. In just 2 days your system is shutting down. In a survival situation, I give the average person 1 week to last without food. They might make it longer, but by then they might as well be a walking corpse.
@Paul717 That sounds like a lot of fun! I hope there was a $ reward 😂 Yea imagine having to hike and do physical labour while starving. What a nightmare. The vivid dreams part makes me think this is part of the reason fasting is so popular with religion (not to mention hallucinations)
@@Paul-hw7kc that sounds like a great competition! I'd caution a few comparables though, in a survival situation you have one advantage on your side...adrenalin. In your scenario your primal genetics weren't fully kicked in. Humans are built to fast for much longer than we think and when we are starving we're built to push through until we find food. It would have been interesting in your competition if you were each given a physical and mental puzzle to solve, where if you solved it you'd get food as a prize. My assumption is that your body would be much motivated to complete that task
@@paul6925 No money reward. I wouldn't say fun, more like exploring a primal side of life. The dreams are insane. They borderline on a hallucinogenic experience. I think you are on to something making the connection between fasting and religion. The longer you go without food the more this animalistic being rises up inside you. You can feel the battle between sanity and insanity inside yourself. Oddly doing physical labor while starving is the best thing to do. As long as your doing something, the primitive being inside you is contained. Once you stop, insanity takes over.
Les, Thank you for everything. I know that at anytime you could have had a serious accident that could have had a bad outcome. That is why l enjoy intensely your dedication to the reality of the situation. Sincerely, Brent Bundy - The information l have learned has helped me survive over the past 16 years bicycling for breast cancer 7 times across the States and now on the east coast of Australia.
Les did a really great job filming all of these episodes. The cameras were huge back then. Now you can do all of the filming with a go pro and a drone.
I remember thinking man vs wild was so much better as a kid.... I was an idiot, absolutly loving the realism and his personality. Your respect for nature as well. Thanks for uploading these!!
I just love Les' shows :) Rewatching them has been getting me through quarantine this year. Because of him, I took up hiking to get some exercise and get out of the house by myself, and now I'm really into it! Thanks Les! :)
The whole Moab / Canyon Lands area is one of the most amazing yet brutal places I’ve ever been. Also have seen some pretty unusual things there. That whole desert has one hell of an energy
I'm just now reading the book by Aron Ralston, the cyclist who got his arm stuck in a crevice in the Utah Canyon Lands. You talked about it in this episode, how he amputated his own arm with a small knife. Great book, very descriptive writing.
Every knife should have a SHARP 90 degree spine. Use the spine of the knife to scrape the magnesium and to strike the fire steel (flint). It saves the knife and works better for what you are trying to do. Survival knives with saw spines are bullshit.
Very glad to find all these on accident. I love them all. Unfortunately it seems Season 4 is still locked in to Amazon (I own it but I hate their platform, I thought I would get downloadable files when I bought it).
There's snow on the ground like...a hundred yards from you! (I dont mean the mountains...closer than that obviously) why cant you harvest snow/frost every morning?
Not to brag about the beauty of my home state of Utah…OK, I’ll brag about the beauty of Utah’s desert wilderness. Red rock, cobalt blue skies, snow capped mountains and a vast wilderness. Thanks for coming here! (June might be a different scenario for sure)
I will always cringe at Les using the edge of his knife to carve into the magnesium block and scrape across the ferro-rod. 😅 Your multitool probably has a file and a saw. Use the file to make magnesium powder. Use the back of your saw to scrape the ferro-rod. If you have only a knife, and it has a sharp spine, use the spine to scrape the magnesium and the ferro-rod. If you have only a knife, and it doesn’t have a sharp spine, you picked the wrong knife. 😆 Use the edge as a last resort. Thanks for uploading all these videos, Les! You’re my favorite survival expert. 👍
it's weird because he often goes to great lengths in other episodes to preserve his knife's edge. and he acts a bit like he's never seen a mag block. guy was a wilderness guide. I reckon he's familiar. Not that it was a bad idea to demo on the show of course. It's a pretty great product. Magnesium is waterproof, compact and lightweight. Designing it to back up the integrated ferro rod allows use of a much smaller rod with no chance of breaking it. A classic for good reason. Toughest part is indeed getting a good edge to scrape it, but as you say, yeah, there are definitely a few other places to look before defiling your only knife.
one of my favorite memories, that I think about quite often. Is living in my van, waking up with frost on my toes in early October and for some reason, seeing the frost made me think of 9:50 "that was one frosty night"
AWESOME, I'm glad these are up! Though I wonder why, as of the time of this comment, there are only a handful of views... Nonetheless, these are classics!
@@David_Quinn_Photography Even still, there is only a fraction of views compared to all his other videos. I think right now they're only open to Canadians. I live right on the border (in the States), and sometimes it let's me watch them, sometimes it says "This content has not been made available in your country" or something...
@@peterodonnell6386 I live a few states south of the boarder IDK I think the algerythem just didn't pick them up because they were all uploaded at once.
that little harmonica riff at 14:20 reminds me of the theme song from Louis CK's show Lucky Louie from back in the day...i remember watching it back in high school, around the time i would always hope to catch these episodes on Discovery....in the days before everyone had a DVR and you would just turn the channel on and hope for the best lol
As someone with anxiety and panic attacks, I fall asleep to Les’s videos almost every night now. There’s something amazingly calming about them!!
Also same! These videos have really been helping me get some perspective and grounding during some rough times. Been sleeping a bit better with them 'v'
@@scentlessapprentice88 I'm not your Friend, Guy.
Same, especially this episode. Its very calming.
You too 😁😁😁
Same my anxiety is terrible
“I figured I could probably walk out of here in 3 to 4 days but hey”
*Pulls out machete*
“This is a survival show”
*Chops foot off*
3:23
He's saying " BIKE outta here, "
Les got a little too cocky. He said he could get out in a day or two, but hey lets make it a week. Five days later they carry his rat diseased and dehydrated ass out of the canyon. Teasing les, i couldn't make it ✌️ days. I bet brother raven misses the conversations
And then one day we catch someone who watches this episodes is “les please i could make it seven days without water” three days later we find the guys dead with half is flash messing with big cougar tracks all around him Meanwhile here’s the rest of us going this is why you always drink water and as for the cooker this is why you invent Spears
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
What?
Line that I will never not laugh at: "Oops, my squirrel is burning!"
And "nothing will get you up in the morning like....cold squirrel bones..."
Mmmmmmmmmm
def the funniest Les quote I've heard in a long time...
i don;t get it. Is it an inside joke?
@@neuroplasticity It was just really random.
The thing that stands out in rewatching this show now that I’m older is the sense of humour that Les inserts in the editing.
You must have been young when it was on tv?
I miss when these originally aired. Was 12-13 at the time. I'm 30 now, and these never get old. I also miss building shelters in the woods with friends, and it's all because of this show. Les is such a legend.
There's something so amazingly peaceful seeing Les in these places suriving. It makes me calm in an otherwise apocalyptic world.
Very well said.
And.... same.
Secret, I listen to LS when I'm going to sleep. Yes, he is very calm and collected and his show is actually relaxing. Thanks, Les..
MrZyphose I do too lol
MrZyphose same here I’m so glade he posted all these episodes
Yeah right? If he can go "oops, ma squirrel is burning!" And be in good spirits....then dag gum I can get through this.
”The plague is still a very real thing here” well isn't that just dandy
I actually worked with a guy in Illinois who contracted Hantavirus from potato chip bags...touched the packaging and then touched his face...nearly died. The chips originated in Plano TX so....
i went through the mojave national preserve, and they said the mountain goats were having a black plague outbreak, this was about 3 years ago
@@dayhawkify I believe that. It's spread by fleas, and fleas like furry animals. I live in the Mojave and I found a dead fox in my yard covered in fleas. No signs of trauma or disease other than a mostly clear, slightly pink fluid leaking from its nose. I used chemical resistant gloves to remove it to a safe distance. The corpse was still intact a month later, nothing touched it, which is odd in the desert. I firmly believe it died of the plague and the scavengers knew it and avoided it.
Never, EVER, trust rodents and small, short-lived animals to be free of horrible disease. Many actually adapted to deal with such by having short, vigorous lives. They just race the clock before the diseases they catch can kill them. They often have little in the way of immune systems.
@@leem.9934 a family friend just got it down in AZ. Wicked sick still. The plague is real down there. I did here that MN mice have something also up north.
Les Stroud low-key has the funniest sacarcasm
sacarcasm
@@HowIsTheCraic Pregananat?
@@sampatton8504 Pianano?
Canadian
@@michaelwootan What you mean Canadian? I'll fight you kid.
this episode really stands out to me. the editing and cinematography, the soft music and the silence. it doesnt try and fill the gaps with constant upbeat music or flashy editing.
Hahaha are you kidding? it's constant flash editing. It's disgusting I can't watch it at all. It's not calming it's frenetic crap.
"If anything'll get you up in the morning, it's chewing on some cold squirrel bones." - Les Stroud
“Hear that jet up there? Right now those people are eating lobster.”
Cut to: (Jet; row 26 seat B) passenger eats his last complimentary nut. “Damn I wish I was eating lobster.”!
🤣🤣
"Oops, ma squirrel is burning!" -Les Stroud, professional hobo
He's a clown bro.! Passes off like he's the real deal - real loser. Y n freak you out in the "wilderness" w/ long underwear...sad. He's a nomad granddad camper.
Lmao imagine watching this show in the plane while you were eating lobster😂😂😂
Roman Engelbrecht lol
😂😂
LOL 😂
Thank you Sooo much for releasing some of your catalogue on TH-cam. We all love you, Les. Would love to see another series from you. You are the best.
That would mean he either was smart on His intial contract with his show or he bought the rights. Either way glad he did.
@@patricklawton8135 he owns the rights.
Didn’t he upload everything lol.
@@vitiate5093 next he should run some of his bloopers and stuff cut, not fit for the dumb network. And I hope he sits and talks and does commentaries for all he shares.
@@patricklawton8135He’s the Director, producer, main character, cameraman. I would expect he has the rights.
"The plague is still a possibility down here" - spears it with a very long stick to later hold it right in front of his own face.
And drinks water from a mouse poop pool.
He knew that his crew would find him before he died
Plague is treatable, even if he caught it, he'd be fine.
39:17 "Whoops, my squirrel is burning." One does not hear this very often.
squirrel is good meat though man
@@poob6043 good to know. Maybe I'll try someday. Thanks!
@@andreiradu8873 try the one with rabies
Andrei, thank you for the laugh!🤣😂👍👍
And actually, I wouldn't mind trying squirrel👍👍
@@shanaguilar8352 haha, I'm glad you had a good laugh. I would also try squirrel sometime. Happy squirrel finding!
Fell in love with this show when I was a young lad when it originally aired. Watched it with my dad as often as we could. Your videos have made such an impact on my life. Instilled a love for outdoors and camping in me that I’m now passing onto my son. Much love, Les!
The "raven caw" kills me everytime. Stay awesome Les.
I love the music from these early episodes. It brings me back to playstation music.
Les Strout was vlogging before vlogging was a thing
lol strout
@@neuroplasticity I think he was trying to tell his mom he wanted “Less Trout” for dinner. So corny lmao
@@G-FORTY7 perhaps a bit corny but it gave me a good chuckle. I'm a sucker for a good corny joke lol
We were so innocent back then. No one knew that in the next decade the tyrant Trump would create a virus that has already killed more than 186 million people...
@chillicothe Here we go... there’s always gotta be one weirdo in the comment section
There’s no way that airliner was serving lobster... probably something better than squirrel bones tho
Ever flown first class on Lufthansa? In coach we had good Smoked turkey and pretty much all the wine we wanted. We couldn't see into the First Class area but it smelled like shellfish & butter. That may have been for the secret hidden private area.
Basically every episode is 7 days of starving. He shows that survival is always demanding on your body.
Except the tropical island episode (I forget what it’s called) but that’s the only episode where he wanted to stay longer.
Joseph Donkers South Pacific
Surviving in canyons like these can be so demanding on your body that it demands an arm after only 147 hours.
@@josephdonkers7429 that was so chill. Natural paradise
@@jamesthe-doctor8981 lol ok aaron
I’ve been all around that area for many hours alone in red dead 2. It’s crazy out there
The cool thing about Utah: Les could film several different survival scenarios, depending on which part of the State he's in?! Everything from wind swept desert salt flats, to icy cold mountain peaks. And all things in between. Maybe no tropical environments... But definitely 1 of the more diverse wilderness anywhere!
True. One of the most beautiful and diverse states for natural environment.
Without a doubt. When I first started trucking, Utah was undoubtedly the state I took the most pictures. Something spectacular around every corner.
Maryland is cool; mountain on one side; ocean on the other…
The American west is great for that. Arizona, Nevada, and California also sport some great variety like you mentioned.
This why I like Les, he makes it look more realistic and dificult, because it is. Often you see his traps and such not produce any result. Other over the top exagerated super survivor goeroes will have a 5 course meal in every trap... right...
Or some perfectly cooked steak🍖
I need more of these videos... Stroud videos are my go to ... Not the boring gathering edibles... The survival videos is what we all want
Gathering edibles is how you survive man lol
Ive lived in Utah my whole life and been all over this country also. But Utah's canyonlands are the most beautiful, serene and magical places ive been.
Idaho is beautiful to..
Les, your survival skills are obviously top flight. But after watching all these, I've noticed you're also a very, very good filmmaker.Especially since you film alone in such challenging conditions.
He worked in production, and I agree, it absolutely shows.
I think he was a filmmaker well in advto working on SM
This one is also a favorite.Smoking a bowl and getting straight up lost in the episode until I feel like Im there with him.Nothing like it.Les is the Shit.Thanks for Sharing.Peace.
Grow up and do cocaine like an adult
@@thecommonsenseconservative5576 cocaine is for amnoying losers. Doesn't even taste or feel good.
Drinks from random puddle with rodent poop but won't touch a dead squirrel.
Les is the best. Happy these are up on TH-cam!
I'm from Utah and had never seen this episode. Currently overseas in Europe, nice to have a reminder of home
That raven flew away cause les was cussing at it in raven language
Formally requesting a directors commentary on this one, please!
I agree
Moongoose McQueen They didn’t, and the recording was lost forever.
Eager 😂 🤣
I second the motion
@@eager6874 I know... now we will never know the truth
"Beauty fades fast, especially when you are cold and alone."
TOP CAT Les is making up for lost youtube revenue by punishing his watchers with too many ads !!! Come on Les we love ya man but this is almost unwatchable!
@TOP CAT what ads? get adblock for your browser. If youre not sure how to find it try google its what all teh cool kids use.
I felt attacked when I heard that 😆
You make me want to raid my frig for something good to eat, snuggle under warm comforter and sleep all safe and sound. I'm thankful.
Ms Pat from southern Indiana 🤗
Think about how much easier this would be with a drone!
A small ariel drone would help in the open spaces.
A go pro???
This was filmed over 12-13 years ago
This was recorded back in late 2003 to early 2004 there was no drones or gopros around back then.
@@retro8696 Hence the comment stating "would". There was no mention of a "should".
Also, I was asking you to "think about". I was merely attempting to prompt you to use your imagination.
Abstract stuff.
Film quality and those shots are amazing. the amount of work he put into getting good shots and portraying the land BY HIMSELF Is phenomenal.
Considering how much of the show was shot in standard definition, it's incredible
The first time I saw les use that sun/hand-hour skill, I was really young, but it stuck with me! I use it daily when I’m in the woods, or I’m out fishing, it’s wild how well it works! If you know what time the sun sets usually you can usually guess what time it is.
I tried the prison match, it worked great
This episode got me into Flintknapping AND archaeology many many many moons ago.
Thanks les. You have no idea what you’ve touched and changed just by doing your show
How can it he many many many moons ago when this is quite recent,again deluded Americans lol
@@solalexander674, the original Survivorman series came out in the early 2000's.
@@solalexander674 you think the camera quality wouldn't be 1080p if it was recent les don't play he had good camera quality way back in the early 2000s
I watch these videos till I fall asleep, very relaxing.
This legend created the blueprint for those "camping in the woods for X amount of days" youtubers
He mentioned all the dangers at the beginning he forgot about Bigfoot
The music in this one just fit so perfectly with the scenery
Lol idk why but the "opps my squirrels burning." was just so funny to me
Thank you Brother Raven for keeping us safe on our travels
I've lived off the land in the ocean for years in Hawaii but I've always aspired to do these kinds of things. You're an inspiration Less Stroud.
This episode makes me pine for the southwest. I miss the magic and terrifying beauty of the desert
Thank you Les. I love hiking around canyonlands
and i like it too!!
and I like to watch other people hiking around from the comfort of my own bed
and i like it too
Les is such a purebread badass. Definitely respect the hell out of him. Loved his bigfoot documentary
When Les pulled out that mag bar I started laughing. Compared to what he usually has to go through to get a fire using a mag bar is light years ahead of rubbing a stick in your hands LOL
I know right, he could've made a fire saw and it would've worked just fine haha
Light years measures distance not time
@@thecommonsenseconservative5576 🤓
Favorite Les quote of all time: (sips water), "Ahhh...Oops, my squirrel's burning."
Best line? "Whoops, my squirrel's on fire".
I've learned so much watching this dude over the years! Honing my survival skills and passing them on to my kids every chance I get. Thank you Mr. Stroud
I always learn something new even when I watch episodes I’ve seen before!
"Let's make it a week" did not see that coming actually😂
Les Stroud, what can I say. You have helped me out through some major bouts of depression and anxiety, and still do to this day. I don’t know what else to say other than, Thank You my friend and God bless you!
I wonder what he drank in that little puddle on the big flat rock. He made the face of someone who drank something that wish they didn’t
This is probably my favorite episode.
I was diein laughing when he's like I could bike outta here in three days, but this is a survival situation *PPSSHHHHHHH* "let's make it a week"😂😂
I don’t have anxiety or panic attacks but I find these videos calming and a good way to fall asleep
Les is so relatable, dare I say that he acts the way I do. What a legend, these videos are extremely relaxing and make we want to get out there and be free in nature.
Watching Survivorman started a life long love of the outdoors for me, I still use skills from the show when I’m camping and I’ll probably pass them onto my children someday. Les is the man.
one of the best survivorman episodes of all time imo
I don’t know how he goes 5 days without food. I started going loopy after 1 day (my personal record!)
After two days your body starts burning reserves so the effects of hunger "subside" for a while
I had a competition with coworkers on who could go the longest without eating. The rules were we could drink whatever we wanted but no food. Day 1 I was hungry. Day 2 I was weak, and very hungry. Day 3 I lost my hunger, and I felt numb. My dreams were very vivid. Day 4 In the morning I found I had won. Out of curiosity I pushed myself to go a little longer. Throughout the day I felt extremely weak. Simple things felt like major ordeals. I felt like I hadn't slept in ages. That night to celebrate my victory my family took me out to eat. Strangely I wasn't really hungry. I was so used to the numbness. When I did eat, my body seemed confused like it didn't know if it wanted to accept or reject the food. Yet when my body finally accepted the food, it felt like I had drank a super potion. I could literally feel the energy filling inside of me as I ate.
They say humans can last 2 weeks without food. I don't believe that anymore. In just 2 days your system is shutting down. In a survival situation, I give the average person 1 week to last without food. They might make it longer, but by then they might as well be a walking corpse.
@Paul717 That sounds like a lot of fun! I hope there was a $ reward 😂 Yea imagine having to hike and do physical labour while starving. What a nightmare. The vivid dreams part makes me think this is part of the reason fasting is so popular with religion (not to mention hallucinations)
@@Paul-hw7kc that sounds like a great competition! I'd caution a few comparables though, in a survival situation you have one advantage on your side...adrenalin. In your scenario your primal genetics weren't fully kicked in. Humans are built to fast for much longer than we think and when we are starving we're built to push through until we find food. It would have been interesting in your competition if you were each given a physical and mental puzzle to solve, where if you solved it you'd get food as a prize. My assumption is that your body would be much motivated to complete that task
@@paul6925 No money reward. I wouldn't say fun, more like exploring a primal side of life. The dreams are insane. They borderline on a hallucinogenic experience. I think you are on to something making the connection between fasting and religion. The longer you go without food the more this animalistic being rises up inside you. You can feel the battle between sanity and insanity inside yourself. Oddly doing physical labor while starving is the best thing to do. As long as your doing something, the primitive being inside you is contained. Once you stop, insanity takes over.
I'm old enough now I can't remember what decade these are from!
He's probably alone, but I always wonder if he ever plays the harmonica and someone in the distance yells at him to shut up.
les is amaizng, i have loved his shows for nearly over 10 years.
Les, Thank you for everything. I know that at anytime you could have had a serious accident that could have had a bad outcome. That is why l enjoy intensely your dedication to the reality of the situation. Sincerely, Brent Bundy - The information l have learned has helped me survive over the past 16 years bicycling for breast cancer 7 times across the States and now on the east coast of Australia.
Les did a really great job filming all of these episodes. The cameras were huge back then. Now you can do all of the filming with a go pro and a drone.
Drones are overrated. Keep the feds off your case.
I remember thinking man vs wild was so much better as a kid.... I was an idiot, absolutly loving the realism and his personality. Your respect for nature as well. Thanks for uploading these!!
Super human ability , almost no food for a week and still sharp . Amazing
I keep one of those magnesium fire starters in my back pack at all times. Super easy except in the wind
Never know
I just love Les' shows :) Rewatching them has been getting me through quarantine this year. Because of him, I took up hiking to get some exercise and get out of the house by myself, and now I'm really into it! Thanks Les! :)
This is one of my favorite episodes, thanks Les for posting your series on TH-cam!
Mine too.
The whole Moab / Canyon Lands area is one of the most amazing yet brutal places I’ve ever been. Also have seen some pretty unusual things there. That whole desert has one hell of an energy
What have you seen?
I'm just now reading the book by Aron Ralston, the cyclist who got his arm stuck in a crevice in the Utah Canyon Lands. You talked about it in this episode, how he amputated his own arm with a small knife. Great book, very descriptive writing.
Every knife should have a SHARP 90 degree spine. Use the spine of the knife to scrape the magnesium and to strike the fire steel (flint). It saves the knife and works better for what you are trying to do. Survival knives with saw spines are bullshit.
Seeing les fall off a bike for some reason made me feel like a god
That raven call is..... really good😂. Caw,caw,caw!😅.
127 hours? Good video bro keep them coming
Yea that was crazy
Very glad to find all these on accident. I love them all. Unfortunately it seems Season 4 is still locked in to Amazon (I own it but I hate their platform, I thought I would get downloadable files when I bought it).
The best survival show out there imo
To be honest u keep me up Les!!! I can fall asleep to yr Soft spoken stories BUT, I stay awake cause I wanna see what's going on. 😄
There's snow on the ground like...a hundred yards from you! (I dont mean the mountains...closer than that obviously) why cant you harvest snow/frost every morning?
I remember watching his first survival shows. He has come a long way on knowing what to do. Awesome
Season one has always been my favorite, but have watched all episodes countless times.
Not to brag about the beauty of my home state of Utah…OK, I’ll brag about the beauty of Utah’s desert wilderness. Red rock, cobalt blue skies, snow capped mountains and a vast wilderness.
Thanks for coming here!
(June might be a different scenario for sure)
I will always cringe at Les using the edge of his knife to carve into the magnesium block and scrape across the ferro-rod. 😅
Your multitool probably has a file and a saw. Use the file to make magnesium powder. Use the back of your saw to scrape the ferro-rod.
If you have only a knife, and it has a sharp spine, use the spine to scrape the magnesium and the ferro-rod.
If you have only a knife, and it doesn’t have a sharp spine, you picked the wrong knife. 😆 Use the edge as a last resort.
Thanks for uploading all these videos, Les! You’re my favorite survival expert. 👍
it's weird because he often goes to great lengths in other episodes to preserve his knife's edge. and he acts a bit like he's never seen a mag block. guy was a wilderness guide. I reckon he's familiar. Not that it was a bad idea to demo on the show of course. It's a pretty great product. Magnesium is waterproof, compact and lightweight. Designing it to back up the integrated ferro rod allows use of a much smaller rod with no chance of breaking it. A classic for good reason. Toughest part is indeed getting a good edge to scrape it, but as you say, yeah, there are definitely a few other places to look before defiling your only knife.
A Line that you will never hear from someone in normal civilization “oops my squirrels burning”
one of my favorite memories, that I think about quite often. Is living in my van, waking up with frost on my toes in early October and for some reason, seeing the frost made me think of 9:50
"that was one frosty night"
Have this on dvd. Of all the Survivorman episodes, this is my absolute favorite. I have no idea why. Thanks Les.
AWESOME, I'm glad these are up! Though I wonder why, as of the time of this comment, there are only a handful of views... Nonetheless, these are classics!
It's because he uploaded them all pretty quickly in like a day I think
YT didnt post it to the sub section for me and I didnt know about them till he mentioned it.
@@David_Quinn_Photography Even still, there is only a fraction of views compared to all his other videos. I think right now they're only open to Canadians. I live right on the border (in the States), and sometimes it let's me watch them, sometimes it says "This content has not been made available in your country" or something...
@@peterodonnell6386 Nope, im from holland and i can watch em here :^) fortunately.
@@peterodonnell6386 I live a few states south of the boarder IDK I think the algerythem just didn't pick them up because they were all uploaded at once.
You really are a chad for making these all free. Such a nostalgia binge!
Omg the scraping of the magnesium stick makes my teeth feel funny😬like scratching a chalk board
That wipe out on the bike in the beginning gets me every time XD
I wonder if that was going to be used for a intro clip on how he got stuck out there but they did not want to use it.
that little harmonica riff at 14:20 reminds me of the theme song from Louis CK's show Lucky Louie from back in the day...i remember watching it back in high school, around the time i would always hope to catch these episodes on Discovery....in the days before everyone had a DVR and you would just turn the channel on and hope for the best lol
Ya I would have let the crew get that camera to1500 feet down 1500 feet back up give them a real taste of Survivorman great video Les thanks
One of my favorite episodes Les, the cinematography alone is beautiful.
My squirrels burning has to be one of funniest.
Imagine if the jackass theme song started playing at 0:30 instead.
"Hi I'm Les Stroud, welcome to survivorman"
But seriously I'm loving the content. I never got to watch this as a kid. Thanks for sharing!
And here we are as adults. Like “I saw Les Stroud do it! Piece of cake!” 😂🤣