Survivorman | The Kalahari Desert | Namibia | Season 2 | Episode 1 | Les Stroud
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- Les' 4x4 runs out of gas, leaving him to survive extreme heat in the Kalahari Desert.
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Starring Les Stroud
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Anyone else on a survivorman binge?
It's too good to binge, I ration it.
I liked this comment last time I was on a survivorman binge. Here I am again. Les Stroud: patron saint of the Covid lockdown.
there was video in my add smh XD
Yeah. 3 days straight so far
@@couldntthunkofaname3469 out of control right?
I love how he walks away from the cameras like he ain't about to come back and get them
He has to walk double the amount in order to get the shots and to come back and get the cameras. That must be tiring work, Les sure has dedication!
LtCdr Xander
Plus the added weight.... man..... his devotion to giving us these shots is truly something to admire.
I would been all “man, fuck it!” after the first half day
Sometimes he makes the camera crew come back for them!!!
Hes "survivin"
I get winded thinking about it
I was shocked to find your youtube channel. I practically grew up watching your programs with my dad! So upon my discovery, I shared with him the details.
"Hey, did you know Les Stroud retained the rights to his shows and published them ALL for FREE for everyone on youtube??"
He just responded with a smile and said, "Sounds like something he would do"
I love your spirit, man. You're an icon.
It's not for free. You watch adds or pay TH-cam.
@@ryszardchimer5683 watching adds doesnt take away the fact i can watch this for free. come on now.
@@ryszardchimer5683 I have adblocker and TH-cam vanced. I'm watching for free.
@@optimisticnihilist3417 THIS IS THE ONLY CORRECT ANSWER. THE ONLY NON FREE ASPECT IS PAYING FOR INTERNET ACSESS. HOWEVER, IT IS SWAGGY THAT WE CANWATCH THESE WITHOUT A STREAMING SUBSCRIPTON. just ealized this was caps, too drunk to go back and fix
The funny part had Les Stroud started doing survivorman nowadays it would probably be a TH-cam series
And if so, could've been one of the richest on Earth. What a weird Show we live in.
Les eating locust abdomen: "Mmm... that taste pretty good"
Les eating jam: "Eww I cant eat that"
eating something super sweet when dehydrated is quite nauseating.
😂
Yes a pickle patch would be your best bet
Go without eating for a day or two, and then try and eat some straight jam.
@@AVeryUnstableAI Yeah, its gnarly. Even when intermittent fasting something super sweet can just hit the wrong way...
Can I just say that I love Survivorman being on TH-cam! I hope it stays!
Can it have more advertisements too! I feel 15 ads for 40 minutes is too few. I only want 10 seconds in between advertisements, this show gets in the way of that.
@@brandonlill1261 You don't have a showblocker? Pop that sucker on and you don't have to see any of the show. Just sweet, unskippable, ads
It's Les Strouds page. We have it at least for the next few years.
@@brandonlill1261 😭 😭 😭
yes I hope they put up all the episodes I used to watch with my father all the time when I was younger
The ultimate moral of this episode ironically enough is that there is simply no "surviving" in the desert. Once you run out of water, unless you have a safety camp to hike to a couple hours away, you're toast.
"Literally"
Or rain...
Thanks captain obvious
@@scarywiggles1894 well most deserts get up to 4in and often less in rain a year
@@samueljlarson I think people who make comments like that would probably not think to bring water and gas. They would just take off and we'd find their dry bones.
51 episodes, 51 weeks.
This man spent nearly a year in the craziest environments on earth.
Oh yea? One time I walked all the way to the grocery store...and back!
No but seriously i wish i had half the mental fortitude and physical abilities that Lee presents
Sad thing is his show is so underated. It deserves wayyy more than it gets.
@@drewclinton4304 Was it a Canadian show, or just a Discovery channel show?
You know he didn’t do an episode every week right his body had to recover in between
@@keishaeaddy2143 did I say anything about them being consecutive?
Oh man, I am so glad you moved everything to TH-cam. Quite a thing to come back to after 15 years.
And to still be the best... mission accomplished.
It takes a smart man to know how to survive in the wilds, and show others.
It takes a wise man to know when enough is enough and they are in danger.
he isnt surviving, he brought his own damn water lol...
@@zernos3566 just because he brought water doesn’t mean he’s not surviving????
@@zernos3566 He act as guy who ran out of gas on a desert. Normally such person would have some water , who goes to desert without it?
@@zernos3566 dude i grew up in the desert, we brought water everywhere. you’re usually gunna have a gallon or so especially in rural areas. You go through it way faster in the desert.
Takes a wise man to pack enough gas to make that trip.
This show improves my life, brings me back to being a kid
You gotta realize Les did this while being sick. Huge props to him
"The more you think about it, the more you won't do it!" - Les Stroud 2020
2007*
He didn’t say that in 2020 lol
Well hes wrong the more I thinking about buying a new 3080 GPU for mining the more I buy
Thanks for uploading these. Les Stroud was without a doubt the most authentic and best survivalist. A true legend forsure.
Is
@@donniev8181 is*
@Nightbot is*
In case no one's said it yet, IS
But is?
I’m from Namibia and although the Kalahari may seem harsh, its easily one of the most beautiful areas in Africa and definitely one of the best places to hunt!🔥
What kind of animals do you hunt in that part of Africa?
@@tylermickan1895 people usually hunt for springbuck there, although certain areas will have larger antelope species like kudu, eland and oryx. There are a few types of wildebeest there as well. but they're not that common
Namibia 4 Life
Ok
Maybe that's why there's a large military dronebase there I wonder why
I am from the this desert. Les did the RIGHT thing bringing water for this episode. You simply cannot survive without it close by. The heat…. The waves of pure lava heat…. Les speaks the truth.
I'm surprised that ostrich egg wasn't already cooked after 5 days
Its so thick theres no way it could cool without boiling water
@@elexuskelly6170 no way to cool without boiling water?
@@bobbyboucher1936 lmao
Sam Tag cook probably
@@jadedegenaar8221 but maybe not🤔
Les: "There's no substitute for water"
Bear Grylls: "I'm going to drink my urine"
🤣🤣
No shit. At least Les tries to filter it first.
@@AVeryUnstableAI Right much safer than just consuming straight urine which can possibly just cause more problems than helping.
At least les knows what he’s doing unlike bear grylls
That mirage legit had me fooled. Wow. It's one thing to think "ah I wouldn't fall for that" but in a dire situation I'd have fallen for it.
Wow! That chocolate method of getting fire was amazing.
The safety crew seems so mysterious.
what if we all have a safety crew just a few miles ahead 😳
*Les dying of dehydration in literal 60° C weather*
“Hydration is just so important, man I wish I had water right now”
*me* “Man this ice cold lemonade is really good, sorry what did you say Les?”
LOL, you meanie!
..... [slurps malted chocolate shake]
I get so thirsty watching survivorman!
awe Ruby he doesnt have a cameracrew with him besides the very beginning of some episodes, he’s alone these 7 days, no camera crew, all of the shots are taken by him
Lamp! Where’d I put my water again?
@awe Ruby There is no camera crew. He literally carries his own cameras around and films himself.
This has always been one of my fav survivorman episodes due to the second night. I experienced heat exhaustion once before, it is extremely scary situation. Just waves of heat pouring off your body but you don't feel any cooler. You almost feel hotter. After I experienced that and rewatched this episode a week later, I gained so much more respect for Les. I was in a city, I couldn't imagine the feelings he went through in the desert.
This is my fav episode too. For me it is the grasshopper that sounds like popcorn and the oysteregg.
The worst part of heat stroke to me is the growing delirium and utter confusion. It becomes impossible to think, and if feels like dying in the sense that you can literally feel the life leave you, ultimately becoming a crushing feeling of helplessness. This was at home during a heatwave, and it was my cats that saved my life by licking/wetting my forehead and such. Gave me the strength to semi-fall down the stairs to the cellar, where I could recover in 14C down from 39C upstairs. I had memory issues for a month after.
@gandalf8216 you survived middle earth only to be bothered by a little heat? Cmon you fought a Balrog
OMG you are that naive?
This guy was better and more real then any man vs wild crew
It's not even about being better or more real. My main problem with Man vs Wild, is the fact that if you follow stuff he does on that show, it will get you injured, sick or killed. You don't go running around like crazy, climbing up and down cliffs, swinging from wines, jumping into unknown water and the lists just goes on and on. Nor do you go around eating or drinking things you have no clue about.. Being in a survival situation is bad enough, being in a survival situation with like a broken arm or a leg or sick, that can be a death sentences.
you know its BS right?
@@RMJ1984 one time he jumped into a freezing river naked 😂
I got traumatized by man vs wild when in the middle of the desert bear Grylls scooped up a volleyball sized wet hunk of camel feces, put it over his head and squeezed out all the liquid into his mouth and all over his face in the scorching sun. Drinking the liquid. I can't imagine the feeling when it dried all over his face and neck
@@RMJ1984 Thats why I lost all respect for Bear Grylls. He was "apparently" in the SAS and if so, he definitely understands real survival skills. So it's even worse that he would agree to be in a show that could potentially put peoples lives at risk if they tried to imitate his actions in a real survival situation. The guy sold his integrity for a pay check. Scumbag move
This show is the cleanest, best pleasure! Les is usually so happy.. the essence of life on this planet, vicariously through him :)
“Cleanest and best pleasure”
Saul would be proud of you, venturing all this way.
I'm guessing you were watching to catch a predator before coming here? Lol
Haha, awesome comment.
@@unexpectedvixen5685 I clicked on this thread of comments wondering if someone said what you did, lol
Thank you!!! I am
Stuck at home with Covid and these episodes have made it better!
The word Legend is used too much but Les really is a living Legend.
I think the most insane part of Surviorman in general was the fact that every shot you see of Les walking away from the camera into the distance you gotta remember he has to walk back to get that camera, same with the shots you see of Les walking from the distance towards the camera it's the same thing he had to walk the first already to set the camera down, insane, makes you respect him even more especially since that fake guy "Grizzly Traeger" we'll call him was aired around the same time. Les will always be the G.O.A.T
He literally won't stop saying that every episode. Thanks capt. obvious.
He has a great first name, no doubt there.
Why u sat that?
Why u say that?
Why u say that?
Why u sat that?
Why u _Say_ that.
Jesus, I've missed this show for so many years grow with my dad watching it I'll definitely be having these on repeat the next few days glad to see it back
I used to watch these every saturday growing up. Then I'd go into the woods next to my house and pretend I was Les
Lol nice to see we all had the same childhood!!!
@@ChristopherTradeshow Omg I would do the same thing! My parents owned a woods and had campers out there and stuff, and this show would always make me think "I can do that it looks easy" so I'd go out and build some stupid stick structure that would just fall the fuck down 😂
Mohammed...budha?
The tinder fire with the can also perfectly demonstrates another reason why we should NEVER leave trash behind outdoors, how easily that could have been dropped and started a fire unintentionally.
But it could save someones life if they need to start a fire 😉 Im being facetious. But really, is there anything that nature produces that you consider 'garbage', or is it only human products? Now ask yourself why you have such a low opinion of human creations as opposed to the rest of nature. Animals LOVE our 'garbage' generally...they make homes out of it and use it for warmth and gifts. That doesnt mean they dont try to eat it too...there would be more food if we didnt infringe upon their habitats and also kill life with pesticides and hunting. But my main point was that 'garbage' is subjective and generally doesnt exist in nature. Kinda the same thing with 'pollution' as well except much of that is deadly to all life so...less of an argument for defending that lol.
Yes it's a shame, but on the other hand it can also save a lost persons life. I still don't condone littering though
I respect Les for thinking about his health first and the film second. Very glad he had a safety net when doing these shows
It's absolutely incredible the amount of ingenuity Les has, that is 100% required to be able to survive in these environments... I always used to think when I was a kid, "7 days?? That's so easy! That's not long at all!" But as I've gotten older, I've realized just how miserable these 7 days must actually be. Not having food for a day or two when I'm in a COMFORTABLE environment would be hard enough, but not what Les goes through.
I went without food for I think around 8 days or so one time, just to see how long I could go on just water before it became an issue.
It ended one evening when I realized I was absentmindedly snacking on some peanut butter. Guess that was the end of that.
Of course, I didn't have to do all the energy intensive work of surviving in a hostile environment. But the hunger wasn't even so bad. It peaked on like day 2, and then I think actually got easier.
@@ForumArcade was it decent peanut butter? because if it wasn't decent peanut butter, why'd you go there?
dont be ridiculous, theres a crew there with cameras meds and air support. what are you talking about?
Early survivor man, has a bit of a early 2000s vibe in editing. Love it
Les Stroud is my new hero! This was amasing to see. Not only did he do the surviving.. Putting up cameras to show how he put up cameras. It gave me a laugh, but nice to see the honesty. That little water will not make you survive, and this video made it clear. This man is chill. No need for ACTION, POWER, SUPER BLOW-UPS! He tells you how it is. I would be overwhelmed if 4/5 traps worked. Like Woohoo!!! Freaking sweeet!! Les Stroud if you read this: You are the best!
Locals: "May we offer you an egg in these trying times?"
Les is such a purebread LEGEND. Love watching these.
Jawa 2 pure bread?
@@lancedelacruz4117 A fresh baked one!
Nothing better than Les. Always educational & entertaining. Fan since 2004.
Glad he used gas and oil mixture. For anyone who doesn’t know, oil is harder to light than fuel, but the combination, makes a lasting, easier to light oil/fuel. Fuel by itself on that bundle would most likely evaporate, if not in some sort of air tight container.
Les Stroud is the most legenday survialist/filmmaker in existence. His show is authentic, realistic and educational. Many thanks to this incredible man.
The only true survivor show on television..... Ever! Canadian to!:)
thanks for doing this video,i i am a namibian , living close to the kalahari desert, and not far from the namib desert.We love this and we apreciate what you did. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
45:34 The beginning of one of my favorite music sequences of this show. Such a good episode overall.
I've read a lot of the comments and l have to say. Les took way less gear and supplies the anyone that lives in that area would of traveled with. He does this a lot. I don't drive anywhere without a kit in my car. Food,water,tools,blanket,fire and more. More in the winter. If it's a trip to the wild l have a rifle/shotgun. Les is hard-core no doubt about it.
Truth
I do mining construction in the desert 40c to 45c every summer. One day I drunk 11L or nearly 3 gallons. In a 10.5hour shift.
The sun is no joke. Especially without shade.
The biggest fear for me is not having a way of finding/making water if you do get lost. Deserts are the most dangerous survival challenges for that reason.
Morenci?
i love this show
he shows the real meaning of survival, he aint pretending to thrive in these locations, he is a normal dude just like you put in extreme locations alone. when i think expert survivalist i think of him and this show cuz its the only realistic reality show
Man, I grew up on this show and I'm happy to see your episodes pop up on youtube. One of the very few pages I ring the bell for, but I certainly did and I intend to watch so much! Les, you single-handledly created my respect for the love of nature. I would love to gain enough experience and knowledge about an area where I felt comfortable enough to head out on my own or with friends and enjoy the experience of our ancestors. This is a random place for this message but I hope it reaches you, I feel like you made a huge difference in my life. I'm 24 now but I remember watching your show as early as 14 and I have loved every single part of it. You've done a great job in television and just humanitarianism, it's a legendary title that I imagine will go down in history. I hope I get to meet you one day, attend a class or just see you out in the wilderness, I'll always carry a marker so you can sign my hat lol Love you Les, thank you for making a living teaching us common folk about the beauty and dangers of the environment, I am forever grateful!!
For those wondering, yes 140F or 60C would be a world record. However, like he said, he was taking temperature in the sun and I assume near the ground. When taking temperatures you are supposed to take it in the shade 6ft off the ground in a box that blocks wind off
Yep
If you take temperature in the shade that already ISNT the correct and ACTUAL temperature…
if you stand in the sun and wind you will get a lie on any thermometer @@WhoTFVotedBiden
Making this show would be so much easier now that go pros shoot such high quality video.
It’s funny how our whole perspective of weather changes lol. In the desert if the sun is shining that’s a terrible thing. Thunder, rain, grey clouds? What a beautiful day!
Us in Namibia have 7 months of summer, 350 days of sunlight. Couldy/Rain is considered beautiful.
if only we can have another season man. I'm still watching this over and over again while laying on the couch. so entertaining and I hope I can experience traveling soon
Right he's not getting any younger nut it could be possible
Les is the reason I always have a survival kit in my car. 3 days of food, cooking supplies, water reserves, shovel, tent, clothes, first aid kit, .22 rifle, etc.
I miss this show thank you for uploading these
If you watch the movie, "The Gods Must Be Crazy", it sorta explains how to use this plant and what to look for.
I feel almost guilty eating chips and drinking water watching this 😂
May 2022 and still the best survival series!!💪❤
*Me watching this while eating pizza in my bed*
“I could totally survive out there”
Absolutely one of the best shows ever made hands down!
How cool I mine at the Kalahari Desert , the Himbas have master the skills of survival in this desert for thousands of years . Now you’re thriving through here
Imagine if the rescue was a couple of guys with gas to fuel the truck
It's deisel
My favorite episode
This was such a great episode when he ain't the scorpions 😂 Crunk Crunk crunk any way love ya les stroud
It hurt watching him pull apart such a clean Toyota Landcruiser....just saying.
Glad i wasn't the only one. came to the comments for this
We are legion!
Thankfully, it would be easy to fix and drive another 20 years. 😁
That's why I gave it a 👎
It hurts my heart too but in the name of education, Toyota Land Cruiser happens to be the vehicle that makes the most sense
He has to walk these areas twice to film the episode. It's insane how much Les did for this show and how hard he worked to make content that is watchable.
Les you legend! Making your episodes free to watch on TH-cam. What a guy!
how can anyone dislike any of Les's videos?!
The Bear Grylls-Fanbase has no shame... ;°)
Wolfgang Kranek bear grills is fake because he goes with his camera crew
They just hit the wrong button .
The “Glamping” community.
Tucker Smith
It’s probably just Bear Grylls setting up multiple accounts so he can dislike these videos.
Stacey Dalziel does a really great job with Les' hair in each episode. Pause at 46:04 and look at credits LOL
First man of discovery in the svurial series
Urine Still. Good punk band name. Thanks for having your show online for free Survivorman.
It’s about time a REAL survivor program is on TH-cam,,,,,, just love it ,,, Your the best Less
Les Stroud is my favourite survivor man since 2009 or so , my university life .
Who else cant get enough of these in 2023?
I am SO HAPPY this is all on TH-cam!
The golden era of the Discovery channel. NatGeo could never !
The Toyota might look good in a collectors garage, In the meantime your bones are bleaching white in the eternal heat of the Kalahari.
I read that in Les' voice.
Lookatdat!lookatdat!lookatdat! The positive energy coming from actually making a fire is priceless.
I remember watching this when it came out and I don’t regret watching it again. Always amazing
I'm greatly impressed by the decision to carry water with you.
Les Stroud you are a great teacher and so many people will be better off in the event of a real emergency of survival. I've yet to find a contradiction in your method of survival,and I've been watching you for years..
Thank you.
yeah who else would have thought to bring some water when going into a desert? only the frickin SURVIVORMAN. impressive stuff
@@Rascarrr you misunderstand. he meant that he is greatly impressed that he dropped the games and admitted that there is simply no way he could have survived without water. plus, no one really goes into the desert without water, especially no one who has watched survivorman lol. i love Les because it takes a smart man to know how to survive in the wild. but it takes an even smarter man to know when he cannot.
I wish i would have recorded all of discovery back then...
I watched ALL the episodes originally....JUST EXCELLENT!!!
Les Stroud was out in front of all the subsequent bushman, survival guys.
I'm so glad he's on TH-cam.
Les Stroud is a North American icon. May he flourish and be happy for all time! Much love from New Jersey USA!
You're a good man Les thank you for the content.
Thank You Les for sharing these seasons for free on youtube!n
This is better than most shows
10:02 Real survival is NOT having any water but FINDING a way to keep yourself hydrated. THAT is survival.
Thank you Les for making these episodes free to watch. You were always my favorite choice for survival videos.
I have a question, though I’m not sure if you’ve ever been asked or answered it before, but if you were on the history channels “Alone” tv show, what 10 items would you bring with you and why?
Axe (obvious)
Multitool (obvious)
Climbing Rope (obvious)
3-Person popup hunting blind (to use as shelter & for hunting concealment)
10x10 tarp (water catch & for transporting stuff)
TWO 5 gallon buckets (water & etc)
Wool blanket (if in cold environment)
Flintstrike Fire Starter (to not waste energy and time bow drilling or etc for fire).
That'd be my choices for "Alone". Not really anything you CAN'T do, having all that. :)
What's yours?
Les has actually been very public about the fact that he hates the show "alone", so i doubt even if he saw this question that it would get answered.
@asadauy Ompah Its not exactly a secret lol do a little research
@asadauy Ompah okay, well im not sure what youre looking up but even after checking i can find articles online. But if its really that important to you to troll something you cant find for yourself then thats fine, you win. Have a lovely day! Even if i were wrong...does it really affect anything to point that out? What do you gain from arguing about it? By the way, these questions are entirely rhetorical and it really doesnt matter to me what your answer is.
@asadauy Ompah what reason would i have to lie about something like that? 🤣 theres no benefit for anyone to create that type of idea. Im not gonna do your leg work, if youre really that concerned or bothered by it then go find it yourself. Notice how youre obviously all kinds of butt hurt now that youve been called out. Because really, truly and honestly i dont really care what youre opinion is...to me youre nothing more than words on a page. If it really means that much then again, sure, you win. Ill concede. As well, ask yourself....even if i were wrong, is it truly worth the effort on your part to throw a temper tantrum like a small child? I highly doubt it, but obviously you seem to think its worth proving me wrong. So yeah, if you cant find anything then think im wrong to yourself because its apparent that no one other than you seems to care. You need to take a long hard look in the mirror and change that crappy attitude of yours.
I remember this episode. It's been a long time!
Much love and blessings Les!!! You taught me more than any boy scout camp ever did
Boy scouts taught me how to deal with a pack near my body weight. I thank them for that.
Cheerful thrifty and brave. Indeed
Les thank you for what you do. These shows and you bring back great memories of childhood and I'm happy to be able to rewatch them for even more reasons than that. You are so wonderful !
Love Les and Survivorman....how he does this sort of thing is really amazing.He's one tough man.
This is some good advice to anyone that works outside in the heat during the summer months. Get big water bottles fill them up with tap water or whatever water You choose put them in the freezer overnight The next day in the morning they should be frozen Take a thick clothing or cloth Keep the water bottles Bundled up together in cloth And every 20 minutes You want to pour that cold frozen water On the back of your neck. Yes you will get wet. But it keeps you cool that is your main arteries going to your brain And your brain needs too be cool That is the most important organ to keep cool during the heat. Beautiful feeling Having that cold water Running down your neck to your body on them hot days.
Agreed this is stuff people should know in case they ever find themselves in similar situations to Les, knowledge is power.
These are masterpieces, stumbled upon them listening to Joe Rogan.
The show should be more advertised, it would make millions of views.
Well I ploughed through series 1 yesterday, onto series 2 now, thanks for this Les! 👍🏼🙏🏼
I am homeless and a permant driffter in Aus and I love your whole Survivorman Epps 3 times you are a true man.
I am just seeing on the third episode that you next time check the Toyota's Radiator tank for some boiled water
Love you Les only cause I have watched that much that .
Forever les stroud the best survivalist true survivorman
Really great show! Thank you :) added bonus the man is also a professional musician and parent.
Thank you for uploading so much on here, Les. And thank you for being with us and keeping us occupied during the quarantine.
This is comedy gold.
Brutal conditions. Good self-observation of symptoms and subsequent smart call to head to safety camp. Great lesson. Thanks.
THANKYOU LES! So awesome to be able to watch these.