When I became an eagle Scout my mom mailed Les and asked him to write me a congratulation letter since he was a huge inspiration for me. Les wrote me an awesome letter and I still have it framed in my house. Thank you for your kind words all those years ago Les!
That, and I find it endearing that it seems to be an over-arching human trait; US camera team or Amazon shaman: _"I really don't want to leave that guy alone, anything could happen!"_
I love that he says "Here's what you SHOULD do" and then immediately acknowledges that in the moment, in that life or death situation, you absolutely wouldn't. You would do the wrong thing and die, because humans suck under pressure. That's how you know this guy is the real deal.
Partly because humans aren’t solitary creatures. We evolved to be in groups. In a wild type setting a lone human was a dead human. Ask survivalists and they’ll tell you that even have one other person with you dramatically increases your chances of survival.
Oh don't even get me started! Put on the wolf of wall street or trainspotting and watch me start wriggling around the place! It's so hard being in recovery and seeing everyone else having so much fun ;)
That's actually really sweet when he says when he's trying to survive 'alone' people keep watching over him. Honestly, the key to our species is our collaboration.
As someone who barely ever leaves the house, I know if it came down to self- reliant survival in the wilderness I would undoubtedly die. But it’s still super interesting to watch these videos and imagine what it might be like…
I think this depicts a lot of us, certainly me. I remember when I was a kid, I would dream on being like that "in the wild", now, I think heck, with the ton of training you have to have to actually survive and go out the other way without major harm, I'm just greatful I've never been in that situation.
You remind me of Kevin O' Leary (Mr. Wonderful) on Shark Tank. Someone was pitching some sort of emergency food ration with heater thing. His reply: "If I ever needed such a thing it would mean I took a serious wrong turn somewhere".
@@RafaelKarosuo You'd be surprised what you might do if you were ever truly in a bad situation. Plenty of people with no training have survived and beaten the odds.
Thank you for being so compassionate and respectful about the survivors of the Andes crash. What those people endured was unimaginable, and no one has any right to criticize them
Those that do should Google the crash site and formulate a plan on how to survive and get help. They were rugby players , so their fitness level was way higher than mine .
The scene depicted and discussed was that of the Donner Party, a group of families traveling the Oregon Trail that got stuck in the Donner's Pass during winter
I like how he’s just like “so I know to play dead, but to be honest I’d probably hoof it” Lol “everybody’s gotta plan until they get punched in the mouth” -Mike Tyson
I would love to hear more of Les' take on the Alive story. The group did so many things right in the dire situation they were faced with. They utilized their limited assets in very intelligent ways. The fact they had to resort to cannibalism is certainly the most sensationalized but is one of the many things they did that kept them going those 72 days.
They are human and made some mistakes as well, but two were able to hike over a ridge in the Andes and follow a river on the other side, which allowed for a rescue
The other thing to keep in mind is that they were not trained for this in any way. They were a sports team, so in good health, but most hadn't even seen snow before. And then try to survive above the tree line? Impressive.
@@MacNerfertheir spouses and family members were on board as well. they are a true testament to man’s desire to survive. they should never be criticized for what they had to do, what a terrible thing to do to people who just survived the worst thing a human can experience :( people are awful
I like how hes honest with himself, saying hes made mistakes and probably would make more mistakes in a survival situations. Not claiming that hes perfect at it
I remember an episode where he cut his thumb with his blade, because he was exhausted and not paying as close attention. That's real survival, and the fact that he talked about it rather than attempting to hide it was much more educational and real.
Lol the story of the village elder checking up on him over and over in the forest was great. Dude probably knew how dangerous it was and thought "this white man is going to be panther food"
@@masterenos Yep there was, I don't remember the episode but I know exactly what you're talking about. I thought it was a Jaguar though, but I might be wrong
The great thing about Les Stroud as a survival guru, is he knows what to do as an expert, but understands most people will not be able to do those things, because survival is really hard.
Thank you! I've heard so much bad advice about bears. It was my cat who knew what to do. Even to discourage an attack by a bear, you drop down low and curl up. This is what happened. My cat often went along with my dog and I for walks. At the time we lived in a small house in the woods. One time, as we were walking, we happened upon a bear. My dog and I just stood there (to his credit, my dog did not bark), but my cat, who was in front of us, just laid down on the ground, very purposefully, and slowly wagged his tail. It was, as if to say, "nothing to see here. Nope. Just move along." So I dropped down, crouching and bid my dog sit. The bear watched us for a moment, then moved on. Of course, the moment he was out of sight, we all ran for the house. LOL! Smartest cat I ever had. He was legendary. Thank you, also, for getting it right about any animal being a "man-killer." That bear I met? He seemed as scared I felt... and did not seem at all eager to come at us. He just wanted to be left alone.
@@user-ox3qw9vs6t More a career desperation move, I think he was out of the eye by the time he did that. Still when your name is built on authenticity over style it's not a good look.
@@user-ox3qw9vs6t How so? It's a mix of folklore, culture, and outdoorsmanship all in one. It's not like he brands himself as "bigfoot man" or anything like that. He's a skeptic that has experienced some strange things while surviving in the wild, why couldn't he make a short series out of it?
T5 5 I thought the same thing until I went to the website for the show. He’s still Les Stroud and the fact is, people are more interested in Big Foot than actual survival, unfortunately.
Hearing Les talk about the Into The Wild story made me so sad, he really did seem like such a charming person, everyone around him to this day were so taken by him and his story has caught the attention of so many people, I teared up a little when he said he didn't have to die cause I always agreed, it was such a heartbreaking situation.
I LOVE how he specially references “You’re not going to eat a Zebra laying out because it’s Africa.” LITERALLY calling out Man VS Wild when he did literally that. Ate a disgusting decaying Zebra in Africa, obviously placed there xD I love Les.
And how many minutes would it take before hyenas, lions and the rest were there eating it? "excuse me guys, I'm weak and have no pointy teeth, but opposable thumbs and a cell phone, so I shall eat that zebra first..."
This guy is FANTASTIC to listen to. I can listen to him all day. I've never been "into" survival type of stuff but, listening to him it makes me curious and I can actually sense it becoming something I'd be interested in learning more about. You never know when you're going to be put into a situation where you're going to have to survive.
I loved watching his shows because Les is so affable and explains things so simply that an everyman could feel they could do what he does. Also retains that gregarious personality days into survival with little food and much discomfort. Very genuine.
"Alaska doesn't care if you're charming", "nicely groomed bear, by the way", lotta great lines in this video and possibly some shade at another survivor man.
Not really. Hes just saying the bear looks too groomed to come off as a wild bear... not trying to "throw shade" at bear grylls. Dont look into things that aren't there lol.
makina muerte I was referring to Bear Grylls, Les has called him out before. It’s no secret Bear Grylls shows are staged and do not represent a real survival situation the way Survivorman’s shows do. If you want more info, I believe Les talks about it in April Vokey’s podcast when she interviews him.
Stroud was in it for the education and Grylls was in it for the Thrylls... and ratings, and money, and fame, and his pathetic line of Walmart "survival" gear. SAS badass to dishonest loser in just a few years.
Bear Grylls is legit...BUT...his shows are garbage merely action adventure for the sake of ratings driven by producers who want to make survival look like a James Bond movie.
what is absolutely fantastic to me about the film Into the Wild is that it does not intend to drive people to become survivalists, it intends to show to the audience is that while nature and individualism are good aspects of life and we should appreciate them, we must also recognize that we are social animals, and that one of the absolute greatest natural wonders of our world is that of companionship we find in other humans, and how that helps both us, and those we are finding companionship with. perfectly presented by the relationships chris forms with people, becoming a found family of sorts to him, and him leaving a note at the end of the film saying “Happiness is only real when shared”, under his true name of Christopher, rather than his alias of Alexander Supertramp. god, i love that film
Unless you happen to find yourself unable to find that companionship then you learn how to do everything yourself and forget the rest of them. For some of us there's very little in life that is vastly improved by the presence of others.
What’s sad is that it really happened A young man really died trying to live this life that’s so romanticized in media but harsh and dangerous in reality
@@normalhuman9878 What's sad is how his father traumatized and abused him so that he was incentivized to romanticize survival without proper preparation as a means of escape.
Les Stroud is the real deal, I've loved him since Survivorman was on TV back in the day. It's a shame that more people know about Man vs Wild instead of Survivorman considering Les actually survived and filmed the entire thing himself while Bear was full of it, had a camera crew, and would teach you stuff that might even get you hurt.
My favorite part of man vs wild was how many animals died on the trail he was on! 😂 Yeah the crew killed them by inhumane methods and placed them there😱🤯. I always hoped he'd find a bucket of KFC or a pizza. Both steaming hot 😂🤣
If I met Les I would ruin his episode by following him haha! My grandpa and I watched it back when Discovery or History channels weren't reality shows. This one at least had information. Modern Marvels needs a come back! (Ima male. Google blocked me account after I reset a device.)
@Blake Ubersox That's not the same as being checked on by your mom. It can not possibly be annoying in the scenario even if it's now part of the "show".
Love Les' honesty here. Have learned many of these skills and can say, it's no joke. People always say, if society was ending I'd go out to the country or escape into the woods. They have literally 0.01 idea what that entails.
@@tanishazoa138 not really. A lot of these people who say that would die in days. I even know some of these survival things and I know I wouldn't necessarily last long term unless I got lucky, and I know those chances drop dramatically in an Apocalyptic scenario because there will be other humans fighting for those same dwindling resources. It's kind of like those kids who grow up playing Call of Duty and think they're automatically a badass with a real gun they go join the military and come back broken by the rigors of actual warfare.
@@sorrenblitz805 well said. Very few of us today actually have the skills or even basic know how of how to survive when things aren't convenient to buy in stores or online. I have at least some basics and would be OK for a few days or so, as long as I was near water and could make shelter, but I don't know if I'd last much longer than that unless I was with someone else who knew what they were doing.
In Alaska we have 35 species of mosquitoes. Neighbors just moved here in January. Outside the other day, about 40 degrees, 3 feet of snow on the ground, he calls me, "Oh my gawd, did I just see a mosquito? How is that possible?" Me: Oh boy... wait until you get a load of August. Have you heard of no'seeums?
my english teacher made us watch alive or something like that with the same story. me and my friend had a conversation about what would we do if we were in that situation and i said something along the lines of “i understand why they did it but i personally think that i couldn’t but i hopefully won’t be in that situation” and my friend said “man if i had some ranch i would eat you to survive in a heartbeat”. we are still very good friends
Les Stroud had so much knowledge when it comes to survival. Especially when explaining stuff like edible plants. You know he has been in a lot of these situations first hand. And for the most part, that’s how you best learn is by being out in nature (hopefully with a mentor). I wish someone could do a film on Simon Kenton and “The Frontiersmen”.
Bear has always been about ratings not accuracy. The first time I watched his show, he said down a steep muddy slope of something. I'm not sure I remember for sure. It was many years ago, but it was something no intelligent person would do except for thrills. I tried one more show later. It was no more informative than the first. That was it for me. Long live Survivorman.
trevorj79 bear is a legitimate badass, theres a disclaimer at the beginning of man vs wild that says he puts himself in dangerous situations on purpose for demonstration purposes. Sure it does help the ratings it is a tv show after all
Les also threw shade at bear with the zebra comment, because bear had a zebra just laying on the ground and he ate off it. Don't know if anyone else got that one.
Best quote about survival. "In the city, it will move around you, keeping you just safe enough to keep you alive. In nature, however, nothing cares about you. It won't try to kill you, but it will do whatever it wants"
I go camping, hiking, and off-roading a lot, and this made me think back to all the times where I was in a very remote area with nothing but a car, a phone, and a few things to eat and how quickly something could have gone wrong and I wouldn't have known what to do. This definitely was an eye opener on how deadly and unforgiving nature really is, and I'll definitely be checking into some survival classes before my next outing.
19:32 listening to Les talk about that moment he had with his dive instructor really made me realize just how awful mine was. On my very last ocean dive before my certification the wind picked up really bad as we were heading to the water. I expressed to the teacher that I was a bit uncomfortable with how rough the water was getting especially since our entry and exist was a really slippery Barnacle covered rock. He completely dismissed my concerns and said we’d be in and out before the water got any worse. So I went in. Once we were far enough out we finally went down but immediately I could tell that I was 1) not getting enough air through my reg and 2) way too buoyant and not sinking properly. So I tried to signal him to go back up but he ignored me and took the two other students down to the bottom. So I was forced to go to the surface alone where the water had gotten exponentially worse. It kept knocking my reg out of my mouth and I was starting to panic. I didn’t want to let go of our small buoy and try to swim to shore cause the water was really scarring me. It felt like forever before everyone finally came back to the surface and when my teacher saw me panicking he just grabbed my bcd and dragged me back to shore and just tossed me like a wet towel onto the rocks to try and climb out. Oh and he failed me for panicking in the ocean so I lost the $500 I spent on the course.
i mean... you failed, and you're upset he failed you? so everyone else was fine but you? yeah, that's a fail. I'd rather be alive with a big meanie head instructor than dead with a nice one.
@@Puglord99 so. It’s extremely obvious what they are saying. The issue is how much of an ahole the instructor was being. Especially in a situation where this person felt unsafe. Not failing the class. When diving, when you signal potential equipment issues you need to take that seriously. It’s sad I have to explain this. Keep up.
That one had me laughing. As a kid I remember sitting down to supper and watching my dad just sit there and not eat because there wasn't enough food for everybody. He also didn't have a whole lot of patience for kids complaining about hunger.
For those curious, you make that moose last a long time by skinning the moose, making a fire and building a arch( with strong twigs and stuff) over the fire (right in the smoke) and hang little cuts of the meat all over the arch. Smoke it like it’s jerky until there is almost no moisture and how you have jerky that can last months.
I very much admire Mr Stroud. I recall watching survivor man as a child and he still seems just as humble and “real”. He, along with the Scouts and my parents, is a part of why I love nature and the outdoors so much. I recall having met him once at a Costco in Barrie some 10 years ago haha
This is actually pretty interesting, I'm not even into this general survivalist stuff but this was rather educational. Thanks TH-cam algorithm for actually recommending me something useful.
I've always loved Les Stroud. I'm not into the genre much either outside of watching I Shouldnt Be Alive lol but he is amazing. Never got bored watching the show. He never got annoying and you always feel like you're gaining some really valuable information.
This reminded me about the novel “Hatchet” in the beginning the boy didn’t know anything of survival, he ate berries that ended up making him sick because he was desperate for food. He couldn’t start a fire, and by the end of the book, he became very skilled and his panic and despair went away. That when a person came to save him, he ask the man if he wanted some of the food he had made.
Nikolai Ninja I’m definitely not new to it, it’s BS how he claims to survive out in the woods when all he’s doing is showing clips of him acting and then going to eat at the buffet, Bear Grylls doesn’t survive anywhere like Les.
And if you do pee, it's gonna be so concentrated that, no, you're not going to want to even try to drink it unless you've gone off the deep end mentally.
What a great choice of an expert!!! Love Les Shroud, he's a true survivalist OG. And as expected, him input is totally on point, very informative and entertaining. Totally awesome vid, well done GQ!
Open water is actually based off of the real story of Tom and Eileen Lonergan. They were my cousins and were left behind on a trip to the great barrier reef. They still do not know what happened to them but they've been missing since 1998.
That’s what I was thinking! Cast away was so unrealistic how he got that fat on the island, lol. And he was throwing his hand made spears at fish with perfect precision. Come onnn lol. Great movie though.
@@Kingx90 I think you maybe should watch it again, lol. He definitely didn't get fat on the island. Tom Hanks lost an insane amount of weight for that role, so that he would actually appear malnourished on the island.
@@Kingx90 Did you watch it in reverse? That's the only way I think you could come up with the conclusion that he got fat on the island. I also don't think you, me or most people can reliably claim how accurate someone can be with a spear after doing that every day for over 4 years.
Definitely not a survivalist here, but I camp in, essentially, a black hole in my state. Bear come around and "put up" with us being there, the wildlife aspect is beautiful. I've been caught out on a dirt bike on the side of a mountain in mild flash flood conditions, alone, and that's pretty scary. Great review!
I’m glad he said that about Chris. His story is so sad and dangerous to me. Many of my outdoors friends idolize him as a true individualist who was just trying to find himself and lost. In reality, i feel his arrogance (can’t think of a less harsh word) got the better of him. We cannot make it without others. Survival takes extensive practice, preparation and humility. You have to meet your surroundings with respect or they will humble you.
jordania moore and I love how at the end, just before he dies, that message comes to life. When he essentially narrates that being alone isn’t all that, and that we need company and to be social
@Zayne simard moore not everyone is a people person. But we are social beings by nature. Other people are important we didnt come this far by being alone. You jsut need to find your people
Yes. Jeremiah Johnson was a great survivalist movie. My siblings & I were very lucky. We had a family camp with no potable water & an outhouse in the Allegheny mountains. We had to hike 2 miles to get spring water. So good. No one around usually. Black bear, rattlesnakes, copperheads, bobcat, porcupine, deer, skunk, red&black bitey ants (there were tons of anthills) etc. Tons of wild blackberries in August. So beautiful, but you had to be careful. Our dad taught us how to survive by being totally aware of our entire surroundings. How to use guns & other tools properly. Everything has a place & purpose. Did you know that you can eat maple tree bark & sap if you're hungry? Wild mint, dandelion greens, safe mushrooms... Being calm at all times & appreciating the deep beauty of this earth were my enduring takeaways. Thanks for sharing your knowledge Les. The world needs more of this.
@@kellylyons1038 I think he was living in Florida when he made the show. But Bob Ross also didn't try to survive in the wildness with nothing but a survival handguide and a van.
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One time when I was 10 years old I messaged Les on twitter saying how much I admire him, and he responded back by correcting my grammar. What a man
HipFire the same way you just messed up saying “how do you mess up saying, ‘I really admire you’.”
You're missing a period at the end, and the T in Twitter is capitalized.
antourte1 nice “bangin” playlist
@@coltonheyen350 you're missing a question mark though
Brohvakiin Dova FOH lil boy
When I became an eagle Scout my mom mailed Les and asked him to write me a congratulation letter since he was a huge inspiration for me. Les wrote me an awesome letter and I still have it framed in my house. Thank you for your kind words all those years ago Les!
Gabriel Fischer that is bloody awesome!
Aw, that's a beautiful story. It's nice to know he's as cool in real life as he seems to be on TV.
Plot twist - your mom wrote you that letter and lied to you
He dis that for me when I got herpies
cool
That shaman following him in the jungle making sure he's ok is unbelievably wholesome
That, and I find it endearing that it seems to be an over-arching human trait; US camera team or Amazon shaman: _"I really don't want to leave that guy alone, anything could happen!"_
He never said shaman...
@@AnaMaria-ei8ibelder, shaman, loosely interchangeable
I love that he says "Here's what you SHOULD do" and then immediately acknowledges that in the moment, in that life or death situation, you absolutely wouldn't. You would do the wrong thing and die, because humans suck under pressure. That's how you know this guy is the real deal.
Partly because humans aren’t solitary creatures. We evolved to be in groups. In a wild type setting a lone human was a dead human. Ask survivalists and they’ll tell you that even have one other person with you dramatically increases your chances of survival.
I’m still waiting for “Crackhead breaks down drug use scenes in movies
This would actually be interesting.
I need this in my life now
I want that
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Oh don't even get me started! Put on the wolf of wall street or trainspotting and watch me start wriggling around the place! It's so hard being in recovery and seeing everyone else having so much fun ;)
"I don't know which bear this is, in Hollywood terms...it's probably Bart"
Of course Survivorman is on first-name terms with bear celebrities
He's probably never met Bart, but I knew that bear's first name as a kid...
Lmfao
@Luffy Chinjah only a handful I think
It actually was Bart. He's good!
It was Barts last movie. Not kidding.
That's actually really sweet when he says when he's trying to survive 'alone' people keep watching over him. Honestly, the key to our species is our collaboration.
the fact that the bear is technically just frolicking in the snow makes that scene funny and adorable
you know it's crazy when the office is one of the most accurate ones
Mattie Lupo@ it’s in my side recommendations rn
It's only accurate cuz it copied Lee stroud
Well it was a documentary about real life sooo...😂😂
@@MGreen5833 lol
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Me: *is 17 and hasn’t died yet*
“I’m a bit of a survivalist myself.”
The antivax kid who lived 3 months : *Amateur.*
A Normie 💀👁👄👁
lol
Surviving high school is enough for me.
Gracie Noble I’m going into it this year *hopefully if the virus goes away* I’m gonna die, wish me luck😂😂
As someone who barely ever leaves the house, I know if it came down to self- reliant survival in the wilderness I would undoubtedly die. But it’s still super interesting to watch these videos and imagine what it might be like…
You have a garage, or back yard, don't you?
I think this depicts a lot of us, certainly me. I remember when I was a kid, I would dream on being like that "in the wild", now, I think heck, with the ton of training you have to have to actually survive and go out the other way without major harm, I'm just greatful I've never been in that situation.
You remind me of Kevin O' Leary (Mr. Wonderful) on Shark Tank. Someone was pitching some sort of emergency food ration with heater thing. His reply: "If I ever needed such a thing it would mean I took a serious wrong turn somewhere".
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@@RafaelKarosuo You'd be surprised what you might do if you were ever truly in a bad situation. Plenty of people with no training have survived and beaten the odds.
Thank you for being so compassionate and respectful about the survivors of the Andes crash. What those people endured was unimaginable, and no one has any right to criticize them
Those that do should Google the crash site and formulate a plan on how to survive and get help. They were rugby players , so their fitness level was way higher than mine .
The scene depicted and discussed was that of the Donner Party, a group of families traveling the Oregon Trail that got stuck in the Donner's Pass during winter
Sure they can be criticized. Knowing what they did wrong may save lives of people in a similar situation in the future.
I’m pretty sure Ask A Mortician did a video on the whole thing not too long ago.
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This man not only specializes in survival, but also minors in shade.
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I was just gonna say this. My thoughts exactly @rob
@Rob you ok dude?
Couldn't have said it better, Rob 🤣
@Rob same
I like how even he admits that he would probably run away if he encountered a bear
"Maybe there's a chance!" I laughed so hard 😂
@@alexia6107 I dont have to out run that bear, just you
@@masterenos Thank you for keeping the bear distracted while I run. ❤️✨
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Right! Other guys would be like oh no...ik better than to run. This guy is like you should probably do this but in reality we will make a run for it
I like how he’s just like “so I know to play dead, but to be honest I’d probably hoof it”
Lol “everybody’s gotta plan until they get punched in the mouth” -Mike Tyson
I would love to hear more of Les' take on the Alive story. The group did so many things right in the dire situation they were faced with. They utilized their limited assets in very intelligent ways. The fact they had to resort to cannibalism is certainly the most sensationalized but is one of the many things they did that kept them going those 72 days.
They are human and made some mistakes as well, but two were able to hike over a ridge in the Andes and follow a river on the other side, which allowed for a rescue
They are not human
@@imonoke7903 Who's not human?
The other thing to keep in mind is that they were not trained for this in any way. They were a sports team, so in good health, but most hadn't even seen snow before. And then try to survive above the tree line? Impressive.
@@MacNerfertheir spouses and family members were on board as well. they are a true testament to man’s desire to survive. they should never be criticized for what they had to do, what a terrible thing to do to people who just survived the worst thing a human can experience :( people are awful
I like how hes honest with himself, saying hes made mistakes and probably would make more mistakes in a survival situations. Not claiming that hes perfect at it
cause ignoring your flaws in the wild means death.
Yeah right!!
I like his pants!!....:)
I remember an episode where he cut his thumb with his blade, because he was exhausted and not paying as close attention. That's real survival, and the fact that he talked about it rather than attempting to hide it was much more educational and real.
gotta know your strengths and weaknesses when it comes to survival ;)
Lol the story of the village elder checking up on him over and over in the forest was great. Dude probably knew how dangerous it was and thought "this white man is going to be panther food"
if I remember correctly there was an episode where he had to avoid one and head back to the village for safety
Lol
@@masterenos Yep there was, I don't remember the episode but I know exactly what you're talking about. I thought it was a Jaguar though, but I might be wrong
@@soulessshadow5356 All Jaguars are Panthers, so you're both right!
@@EjvindGEMDark other than a recessive gene mutation, you are right.
The great thing about Les Stroud as a survival guru, is he knows what to do as an expert, but understands most people will not be able to do those things, because survival is really hard.
Thank you! I've heard so much bad advice about bears. It was my cat who knew what to do. Even to discourage an attack by a bear, you drop down low and curl up.
This is what happened. My cat often went along with my dog and I for walks. At the time we lived in a small house in the woods. One time, as we were walking, we happened upon a bear. My dog and I just stood there (to his credit, my dog did not bark), but my cat, who was in front of us, just laid down on the ground, very purposefully, and slowly wagged his tail. It was, as if to say, "nothing to see here. Nope. Just move along." So I dropped down, crouching and bid my dog sit. The bear watched us for a moment, then moved on. Of course, the moment he was out of sight, we all ran for the house. LOL! Smartest cat I ever had. He was legendary.
Thank you, also, for getting it right about any animal being a "man-killer." That bear I met? He seemed as scared I felt... and did not seem at all eager to come at us. He just wanted to be left alone.
ahh cats. even domesticated they seem so in tune with their instincts. so intelligent.
Lol I had a cat that tried to approach a bear
@@normalhuman9878 What happened?
@@bravofoxtrotllc6817 I got nervous and yelled to scare the bear off before anything bad happened
Good story 😊
Les Stroud doesn't get half the credit he deserves. This dude is hands down the toughest guy I've ever seen.
Saif Mohammad agreed. He’s underrated in media
Isn't going after "Bigfoot" a career killer move?
@@user-ox3qw9vs6t More a career desperation move, I think he was out of the eye by the time he did that. Still when your name is built on authenticity over style it's not a good look.
@@user-ox3qw9vs6t How so? It's a mix of folklore, culture, and outdoorsmanship all in one. It's not like he brands himself as "bigfoot man" or anything like that. He's a skeptic that has experienced some strange things while surviving in the wild, why couldn't he make a short series out of it?
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I thought the same thing until I went to the website for the show. He’s still Les Stroud and the fact is, people are more interested in Big Foot than actual survival, unfortunately.
I love that Les doesn't pretend to be perfect. Admitting that he did some stupid stuff and has a lot of teachable moments.
Agreed, those types of teachers are my favorite.
Excellent point. He couldn’t be a survivor if he did.
I totally agree. That's one of the main reasons I like and appreciate him so much. 🙂
My favorite moment was when he was saying what should be done when bear approaches but he would run away anyway 😂😂
Never met anyone who wouldn't admit that.
00:00-00:24 Intro
00:25-03:41 Into the wild
03:42-07:37 The Edge
07:38-09:44 127 hours
09:45-13:55 The Office
13:56-16:42 Life of Pi
16:43-20:42 Open Water
20:43-23:00 Alive
23:01-26:24 Jeremiah Johnson
Since this is my fav Breakdown, I figured I might make it easier to enjoy;)
Cheers y‘all
Stay blessed bro
thanks
You are an amazing person 🙌
@@tessarasmusson2281 thank you sweety
How is Cast Away not on the table? Lol
Hearing Les talk about the Into The Wild story made me so sad, he really did seem like such a charming person, everyone around him to this day were so taken by him and his story has caught the attention of so many people, I teared up a little when he said he didn't have to die cause I always agreed, it was such a heartbreaking situation.
Ego trip Idiots getting themselves killed, I am not too shooken up about it.
Chris was a mentally unstable individual who went into the woods to die, He got his wish and the gene pool is better for it. Change my mind.
Kids: dad im hungry :(
Les: We have food in our backyard
Dies*
"Go check the traps."
There´s food in the forrest
"hi hungry im dad"
@@lukecremecheese597 nice
Plot twist: he’s actually alone in the jungle recording himself out of boredom
G’s TH-cam etiquette ahaha
Very professional jungle setting
I think so
With what Wi-Fi lol
G’s TH-cam etiquette that’s me during quarantine
I LOVE how he specially references “You’re not going to eat a Zebra laying out because it’s Africa.” LITERALLY calling out Man VS Wild when he did literally that. Ate a disgusting decaying Zebra in Africa, obviously placed there xD I love Les.
And how many minutes would it take before hyenas, lions and the rest were there eating it?
"excuse me guys, I'm weak and have no pointy teeth, but opposable thumbs and a cell phone, so I shall eat that zebra first..."
I came for this comment lol
say "literally" again, it makes you sound super smart.
@@Yambag Super duper smart
@@Yambag says the guy who's only other comment on the channel is screaming cedric
The story about the native elder made me smile, thats so sweet.
"I've thrown lots of burning logs in the air" - a man of culture
Your comment made me LOL. Thank you for your contribution to comments Skrubby.
roselandpetals wholesome
You’re 1k like
@@roselandpetals I dont get it. Might help me understand it?
Bahaha. Hilarious. I don’t know how that comment didn’t pop out til you said it, haha. Crying laughing.
"Alaska doesn't care if you're charming"
Haha, say that to the guy who got killed by a bear up my street.
There is a lot to say about Chris, but he is already a legend and part of Alaska's history
Grizzly bear: chewing up on my leg
Charming me: Umm, Mr. Bear, aren't you bored yet?
I was literally watching him say it and reading your comment at the same time 😂
That was my favorite part
I adore how you talk about "Alive" and how right you are when you say no one can judge.
This guy is FANTASTIC to listen to. I can listen to him all day. I've never been "into" survival type of stuff but, listening to him it makes me curious and I can actually sense it becoming something I'd be interested in learning more about. You never know when you're going to be put into a situation where you're going to have to survive.
I loved watching his shows because Les is so affable and explains things so simply that an everyman could feel they could do what he does. Also retains that gregarious personality days into survival with little food and much discomfort. Very genuine.
he has a youtube channel with all his shows and some directors commentaries
"Alaska doesn't care if you're charming", "nicely groomed bear, by the way", lotta great lines in this video and possibly some shade at another survivor man.
Mr BG? Lol
Not really. Hes just saying the bear looks too groomed to come off as a wild bear... not trying to "throw shade" at bear grylls. Dont look into things that aren't there lol.
@@makinamuerte7590 I was referring to 12:38
@@makinamuerte7590 Now look up "Man Vs Wild zebra".
makina muerte I was referring to Bear Grylls, Les has called him out before. It’s no secret Bear Grylls shows are staged and do not represent a real survival situation the way Survivorman’s shows do. If you want more info, I believe Les talks about it in April Vokey’s podcast when she interviews him.
To me, he's more real than Bear Grylls. Les Stroud is the only one who actually survived, by himself, alone and showed us how he did it
That's fax. He really survived by himself WHILE FILMING HIMSELF which made surviving 2x as hard.
Bear girls had a film crew and stayed in hotels.
He shows you what survival is really about, starving, cold, dark, exhausting and frightening.
Stroud was in it for the education and Grylls was in it for the Thrylls... and ratings, and money, and fame, and his pathetic line of Walmart "survival" gear. SAS badass to dishonest loser in just a few years.
ed stafford is better than grylls too
Bear Grylls is legit...BUT...his shows are garbage merely action adventure for the sake of ratings driven by producers who want to make survival look like a James Bond movie.
what is absolutely fantastic to me about the film Into the Wild is that it does not intend to drive people to become survivalists, it intends to show to the audience is that while nature and individualism are good aspects of life and we should appreciate them, we must also recognize that we are social animals, and that one of the absolute greatest natural wonders of our world is that of companionship we find in other humans, and how that helps both us, and those we are finding companionship with. perfectly presented by the relationships chris forms with people, becoming a found family of sorts to him, and him leaving a note at the end of the film saying “Happiness is only real when shared”, under his true name of Christopher, rather than his alias of Alexander Supertramp.
god, i love that film
Sean Penn absolutely wove magic with that masterpiece.
Unless you happen to find yourself unable to find that companionship then you learn how to do everything yourself and forget the rest of them. For some of us there's very little in life that is vastly improved by the presence of others.
What’s sad is that it really happened
A young man really died trying to live this life that’s so romanticized in media but harsh and dangerous in reality
@@normalhuman9878 What's sad is how his father traumatized and abused him so that he was incentivized to romanticize survival without proper preparation as a means of escape.
@@normalhuman9878 If it didn't happen, we would never have known his name. So this actually immortalized him in a way.
Les Stroud is the real deal, I've loved him since Survivorman was on TV back in the day. It's a shame that more people know about Man vs Wild instead of Survivorman considering Les actually survived and filmed the entire thing himself while Bear was full of it, had a camera crew, and would teach you stuff that might even get you hurt.
Based Les>Pee Sip Man
So true 💯
My favorite part of man vs wild was how many animals died on the trail he was on! 😂 Yeah the crew killed them by inhumane methods and placed them there😱🤯. I always hoped he'd find a bucket of KFC or a pizza. Both steaming hot 😂🤣
If that's true he would know 80% body thru the head is completely BS
The village elder bit is actually really sweet. Like, "I know you wanna be left alone, but... you good?"
"I'm supposed to be roughing it here!!"
If I met Les I would ruin his episode by following him haha! My grandpa and I watched it back when Discovery or History channels weren't reality shows. This one at least had information.
Modern Marvels needs a come back!
(Ima male. Google blocked me account after I reset a device.)
Just trying to make sure no one dies
@@dianapennepacker6854 lvl bot gguf tiff tt
@@gotcha_dog2360 No u!
The part about the native elder checking in on him is seriously so cute and pure I love it!
@Blake Ubersox That's not the same as being checked on by your mom. It can not possibly be annoying in the scenario even if it's now part of the "show".
Wasn’t it!? Made me smile just thinking about this elder looking at his white guy alone like hey buddy? You lost? Doing okay? Lol
That native elder must have been like “god these white people are at it again”
@@theadraghici2960 Ayy there’s the race joke, they always have one under these sorts of comments lol
Lol I thought that was adorable too.
"People think 3 hours, 6 hours without food and they're going to perish"
😂😂I feel attacked
Idk why but the story about his diving instructor calming him down made me smile, it's just sweet
he needs to do this as a series... just him talking about things like this.
I'd undoubtedly watch
Yeah, an entire spin off where all he does is hold up blurry pictures of big foot and gets super worked up every time he sees a track in the mud.
@@CircumcisionIsChildAbuse Yeah wasn't happy about that series, but I think it also had to do with a big-gig paycheck.
@@CircumcisionIsChildAbuse I believe them.
He should go on Joe Rogan
The point when Michael Scott says he's "totally alone out here" you can clearly hear the freeway in the backround lol.
@uhh sk8 apparently since it was in the scene?
yeah isnt that a river
you can see what a short period of time Michael is actually out there based on the battery in the video camera
@@sadierosedurham3258 Yea, could definitely pass as a river. Not like there is honking or something. This is a stretch,
Wow I wonder if the producers chose to do that on purpose ?
Love Les' honesty here. Have learned many of these skills and can say, it's no joke. People always say, if society was ending I'd go out to the country or escape into the woods. They have literally 0.01 idea what that entails.
Dramatic much?
@@tanishazoa138 not really. A lot of these people who say that would die in days. I even know some of these survival things and I know I wouldn't necessarily last long term unless I got lucky, and I know those chances drop dramatically in an Apocalyptic scenario because there will be other humans fighting for those same dwindling resources.
It's kind of like those kids who grow up playing Call of Duty and think they're automatically a badass with a real gun they go join the military and come back broken by the rigors of actual warfare.
@@sorrenblitz805 well said. Very few of us today actually have the skills or even basic know how of how to survive when things aren't convenient to buy in stores or online. I have at least some basics and would be OK for a few days or so, as long as I was near water and could make shelter, but I don't know if I'd last much longer than that unless I was with someone else who knew what they were doing.
This man speaks with passion. It is the most beautiful thing to find a passion engrained into you so deep, that a person behind a screen can feel it.
“Alaska doesn’t give a crap if you’re charming” .... very very true .... when you first arrive, you realize you’re on the menu ... strange feeling
Another great quote:
*pans up to Native American* "that's a good look of disgust right there"
I just got the same words! Just when I saw you’re comment.
In Alaska we have 35 species of mosquitoes. Neighbors just moved here in January. Outside the other day, about 40 degrees, 3 feet of snow on the ground, he calls me, "Oh my gawd, did I just see a mosquito? How is that possible?"
Me: Oh boy... wait until you get a load of August. Have you heard of no'seeums?
Instantly becomes more believable when he says things like this is what to do in a bear attack, but then acknowledges "hey, I'd probably run too."
This. I've always heard that you should stay as still as possible but I know instinct would have me running.
Otherwise he loses it all again, when he says that we loose 80% of our heat via our head...
@@miguialvarez thats just true lmao
@@miguialvarez the most vital most important organ in your body is in your head lol keep it warm!
i dont believe play death thing, if a bear is hungry it will eat cadavers ... so ...
my english teacher made us watch alive or something like that with the same story. me and my friend had a conversation about what would we do if we were in that situation and i said something along the lines of “i understand why they did it but i personally think that i couldn’t but i hopefully won’t be in that situation” and my friend said “man if i had some ranch i would eat you to survive in a heartbeat”. we are still very good friends
Les Stroud had so much knowledge when it comes to survival. Especially when explaining stuff like edible plants. You know he has been in a lot of these situations first hand. And for the most part, that’s how you best learn is by being out in nature (hopefully with a mentor). I wish someone could do a film on Simon Kenton and “The Frontiersmen”.
We want Bart the Bear to discuss his roles in movies pls
Bart the bear died in 2000
@@azkasiddiqui9650 yeah but like he has kids
@@tazzvose6496 yeah but his kids wouldn’t be the same as bart
@@zainnajmi4848 Bart Simpson would do just fine
his kids could at least tell us about his father
The story about the native elder and the huntsman keeping track of Les to make sure he's okay are both so adorable. Love it.
It’s amazing. I picture the native elder like “what is this crazy white man doing”
I can imagine him smiling while waving his hand like this: ٩( ᐛ )و
@@parkchimmin7913 your emoji is making me chuckle every time I see it
Vin D'Amato Thanks! It’s the happy Gary emoticon!
It makes me SO HAPPY to see Les Stroud again. My brother and I watched Survivorman religiously growing up
Best episode yet. He's so informative and always delivers his thoughts and dialog very well
10:50 hearing him talk about that village elder just hanging around to make sure he's okay.... that's such a great little snippet.
It sounds so wholesome!
Its so touching I wanna cry. Little things like that really show the kindness of a human heart.
Right??? Such a sweet little story
@@t111ran3 cry?? Are you braindead or just over exaggerating for a TH-cam comment? Cringe either way
@@VccTn It’s called empathy and having feelings? It’s not that deep???
Les Stroud: yeah, dont drink your pee, thats a no go
Bear Grylls: *glug glug glug*
Bear has always been about ratings not accuracy. The first time I watched his show, he said down a steep muddy slope of something. I'm not sure I remember for sure. It was many years ago, but it was something no intelligent person would do except for thrills. I tried one more show later. It was no more informative than the first. That was it for me. Long live Survivorman.
Mark Bell agreed. Bear is a hack.
trevorj79 bear is a legitimate badass, theres a disclaimer at the beginning of man vs wild that says he puts himself in dangerous situations on purpose for demonstration purposes. Sure it does help the ratings it is a tv show after all
Les also threw shade at bear with the zebra comment, because bear had a zebra just laying on the ground and he ate off it. Don't know if anyone else got that one.
@@markbell4017 you are 100% right
Best quote about survival.
"In the city, it will move around you, keeping you just safe enough to keep you alive. In nature, however, nothing cares about you. It won't try to kill you, but it will do whatever it wants"
I go camping, hiking, and off-roading a lot, and this made me think back to all the times where I was in a very remote area with nothing but a car, a phone, and a few things to eat and how quickly something could have gone wrong and I wouldn't have known what to do. This definitely was an eye opener on how deadly and unforgiving nature really is, and I'll definitely be checking into some survival classes before my next outing.
My earth science professor said, "you can eat anything once."
But not EVERYTHING once
@@ashy-knees I couldn't help myself
If you’re lucky it’ll be the last thing you eat.
I see what you did here...
And I like it😈
@@The1sillygirly I could
Les Stroud was my childhood hero. On snow days I would build holes in the snow and lay in there pretending I was "surviving" like him.
Same here!!!
Glad I’m not the only one who did this kind of stuff
Les Stroud is the real deal ... he was so ahead of his time as well. Cheers to you Les!! Big fan bro
19:32 listening to Les talk about that moment he had with his dive instructor really made me realize just how awful mine was. On my very last ocean dive before my certification the wind picked up really bad as we were heading to the water. I expressed to the teacher that I was a bit uncomfortable with how rough the water was getting especially since our entry and exist was a really slippery Barnacle covered rock. He completely dismissed my concerns and said we’d be in and out before the water got any worse. So I went in. Once we were far enough out we finally went down but immediately I could tell that I was 1) not getting enough air through my reg and 2) way too buoyant and not sinking properly. So I tried to signal him to go back up but he ignored me and took the two other students down to the bottom. So I was forced to go to the surface alone where the water had gotten exponentially worse. It kept knocking my reg out of my mouth and I was starting to panic. I didn’t want to let go of our small buoy and try to swim to shore cause the water was really scarring me. It felt like forever before everyone finally came back to the surface and when my teacher saw me panicking he just grabbed my bcd and dragged me back to shore and just tossed me like a wet towel onto the rocks to try and climb out. Oh and he failed me for panicking in the ocean so I lost the $500 I spent on the course.
i mean... you failed, and you're upset he failed you? so everyone else was fine but you? yeah, that's a fail. I'd rather be alive with a big meanie head instructor than dead with a nice one.
so you FAILED your equipment check?... sounds like a big fat F to me!
@@Puglord99 sounds like the instructor found the comment.
@@wabbithare9653 no i just dont believe you should get a passing grade if you fail a test thats all. crazy i know.
@@Puglord99 so. It’s extremely obvious what they are saying. The issue is how much of an ahole the instructor was being. Especially in a situation where this person felt unsafe. Not failing the class. When diving, when you signal potential equipment issues you need to take that seriously.
It’s sad I have to explain this. Keep up.
“Dad, I’m hungry”
“ *Y O U P I C K E D T H E*
*W R O N G F A T H E R* ”
That one had me laughing. As a kid I remember sitting down to supper and watching my dad just sit there and not eat because there wasn't enough food for everybody. He also didn't have a whole lot of patience for kids complaining about hunger.
"i won't comment on the acting"
Single-handedly, the most brutal comment he could ever make on acting. Ouf.
i miss les so much, watching survivor man helped me through a lot of issues growing up.
I love him, I watched his show all the time as a kid. Made me really interested in survival tactics and things.
"They dont growl, they just hang their mouth open. These bears are paid actors"!
yes the bears are paid actors. they are paid daily with yum yum beef.
actors!"*
I just like how he included the Office scenes. He's not afraid to admit that he made some mistakes in his Survivorman decisions.
For those curious, you make that moose last a long time by skinning the moose, making a fire and building a arch( with strong twigs and stuff) over the fire (right in the smoke) and hang little cuts of the meat all over the arch. Smoke it like it’s jerky until there is almost no moisture and how you have jerky that can last months.
Could've also made Pemmican with it.
I very much admire Mr Stroud. I recall watching survivor man as a child and he still seems just as humble and “real”. He, along with the Scouts and my parents, is a part of why I love nature and the outdoors so much. I recall having met him once at a Costco in Barrie some 10 years ago haha
This is actually pretty interesting, I'm not even into this general survivalist stuff but this was rather educational. Thanks TH-cam algorithm for actually recommending me something useful.
Same boat
I've always loved Les Stroud. I'm not into the genre much either outside of watching I Shouldnt Be Alive lol but he is amazing. Never got bored watching the show. He never got annoying and you always feel like you're gaining some really valuable information.
gracefulgracie u should, its useful to know sone stuff at least
same here 🤙🏼
Your welcome bandit thanks
This reminded me about the novel “Hatchet” in the beginning the boy didn’t know anything of survival, he ate berries that ended up making him sick because he was desperate for food. He couldn’t start a fire, and by the end of the book, he became very skilled and his panic and despair went away. That when a person came to save him, he ask the man if he wanted some of the food he had made.
Robert Han Yes! I read the book and watched the movie in English during highschool. Was definitely one of those tales that stays with you
Hatchet is one of the first book I read in English and its a great book :)
You’ve gotta read the rest. He eventually returns to the wilderness because he doesn’t fit in with urban society
There's an alternate ending book called "Bryan's winter" (I think) where he doesn't get rescued and has to survive the winter
I remember in highschool we had to read that book
He is a legend. Met him in Ontario years back. Love Survivorman. Time to bring the show back!
I’ve loved every professional coming into this channel to share their knowledge, but he is definitely my favorite
When les talks about finding a random dead zebra, he was throwing MAD SHADE to bear grylls
Yeah les hates bear grylls
@@IinferusS the rampant cheating one would assume.
I still laugh at the one where he pretended to try riding a "wild" horse.
Inferuz Maybe the fact where he eats pizza and has a buffet behind the camera when filming?
Nikolai Ninja I’m definitely not new to it, it’s BS how he claims to survive out in the woods when all he’s doing is showing clips of him acting and then going to eat at the buffet, Bear Grylls doesn’t survive anywhere like Les.
"Normally, when you're that dehydrated, you don't pee."
....Oh dang he's right!
As long as you can pee, as long as there is saliva in your mouth you are fine.
And if you do pee, it's gonna be so concentrated that, no, you're not going to want to even try to drink it unless you've gone off the deep end mentally.
I like how as I read that he did it 😂
@@vencenickey7109 Pee's not actually that bad
Especially if you have sugar
@@alwaysdisputin9930 You're disgusting.
Absolutely love Les, has always been one of my favourite survival experts. Fantastic show and always fascinating to watch and listen too
Les Stroud is so awesome. Love his Survivorman series.
I love how The Office episode is lowkey the most accurate lmao
Prescott lol
Ya bruh "lowkey"
@Derp 101 original comment
@@IRVDawg Tru tho nonetheless
@Earthly Fireflies Stop spreading propaganda, even I'm a Christian and it makes us look bad
"You don't just run up on a zebra laying there in Africa with no body touching it."
I know exactly which episode of Man vs Wild he's talking about.
lol which one? it sounds familiar
@@bo64625 th-cam.com/video/T3AC93iq7gw/w-d-xo.html
@@100HourSave thank you for the video kind citizen!
Lmao for real bro that's the first thing that popped in my head 😂😂😂
@@100HourSave I tried recognizing if the link is a rick roll but thankfully, its not.
What a great choice of an expert!!! Love Les Shroud, he's a true survivalist OG. And as expected, him input is totally on point, very informative and entertaining. Totally awesome vid, well done GQ!
Love Les Stroud....super cool dude
He's good at what he does and is never like "ahhh you gotta do it the hard way"
very humble for such a badass
The best, and most intelligently spoken survivalist period. Nothing but admiration and appreciation for you sir. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Except you don't lose 80% of body heat through your head.
@@justinwebb2541 you lost most of your heat through your head when the rest of your body is covered.
@@nateconley.6209 not what I read.
@@justinwebb2541 googling for 3 minutes doesn't mean you're right
@@nateconley.6209 I didn't need to google it because I read it while studying first aid. Maybe you should google it?
Les Stroud: No that's a no go you do not drink your own pee
Bear Grylls: angry bear noises
Haha! There it is, the Bear Grylls comment. :D Was looking for it.
@@gustavusthoren7112 And Les just finished explaining that an angry Bear is silent, so they've even dubbed in that banter as well.
@@mfree80286 lolol I see what you did there! 😂
@BigCat6906 do you got the link?
@BigCat6906 if you actually watch man vs wild Bear never recommends drinking your own pee, he recommends using it to moisten your mouth.
Open water is actually based off of the real story of Tom and Eileen Lonergan. They were my cousins and were left behind on a trip to the great barrier reef. They still do not know what happened to them but they've been missing since 1998.
Are they still out on the water or did they swim back to Australia?
@@765lbsquat What a douche you are.
I was fortunate enough to meet him in Toronto. Super nice guy and have always loved watching him do crazy things
At first I thought, how didn't they have him break down 'The Revenant'. Then it occurred to me, how did they not have him break down 'Cast Away'??
That’s what I was thinking! Cast away was so unrealistic how he got that fat on the island, lol. And he was throwing his hand made spears at fish with perfect precision. Come onnn lol. Great movie though.
Les Stroud did a cast away episode. Trapped on an island and he built himself a raft and made it to a ship
@@Kingx90 I think you maybe should watch it again, lol. He definitely didn't get fat on the island. Tom Hanks lost an insane amount of weight for that role, so that he would actually appear malnourished on the island.
@@Kingx90 Did you watch it in reverse? That's the only way I think you could come up with the conclusion that he got fat on the island. I also don't think you, me or most people can reliably claim how accurate someone can be with a spear after doing that every day for over 4 years.
Or Jeremiah Johnson!
When people ask him what he does for living
"I survive."
What a baddass
Don’t we all 😆
who's asking Les Stroud this?
More videos with Les!! He is so kind and entertaining!!
Definitely not a survivalist here, but I camp in, essentially, a black hole in my state. Bear come around and "put up" with us being there, the wildlife aspect is beautiful. I've been caught out on a dirt bike on the side of a mountain in mild flash flood conditions, alone, and that's pretty scary. Great review!
“Sharks are attracted to yellow... think about that when buying a wetsuit” well there goes my plans to get a wetsuit in my favourite color
have it with bold black stripes and a shark won't want to touch you at all, 'cause then you look a lot more poisonous to fish brain
Sharks likes yellow....you like yellow....hmmm.......interesting...
Raminta As I think you’re onto something there
I thought you was finna make a joke ab us Asians
It could just make your next trip a lot more fun
I’m glad he said that about Chris. His story is so sad and dangerous to me. Many of my outdoors friends idolize him as a true individualist who was just trying to find himself and lost. In reality, i feel his arrogance (can’t think of a less harsh word) got the better of him. We cannot make it without others. Survival takes extensive practice, preparation and humility. You have to meet your surroundings with respect or they will humble you.
jordania moore and I love how at the end, just before he dies, that message comes to life. When he essentially narrates that being alone isn’t all that, and that we need company and to be social
@Zayne simard moore what about your parents
Whats the name of the movie????
@@Nickv7117 into the wild
@Zayne simard moore not everyone is a people person. But we are social beings by nature. Other people are important we didnt come this far by being alone. You jsut need to find your people
His coverage of these movie scenes and in general when it comes to the outdoors is SPOT on... Very impressive!
Yes.
Jeremiah Johnson was a great survivalist movie.
My siblings & I were very lucky.
We had a family camp with no potable water & an outhouse in the Allegheny mountains.
We had to hike 2 miles to get spring water.
So good.
No one around usually.
Black bear, rattlesnakes, copperheads, bobcat, porcupine, deer, skunk, red&black bitey ants (there were tons of anthills) etc.
Tons of wild blackberries in August.
So beautiful, but you had to be careful.
Our dad taught us how to survive by being totally aware of our entire surroundings.
How to use guns & other tools properly.
Everything has a place & purpose.
Did you know that you can eat maple tree bark & sap if you're hungry?
Wild mint, dandelion greens, safe mushrooms...
Being calm at all times & appreciating the deep beauty of this earth were my enduring takeaways.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge Les.
The world needs more of this.
Loved Will Greer. "You cook a good rabbit"
"I won't comment on the acting..." ...savage
"Alaska doesn`t give a crap if you`re charming" - what a line! :-)
But what about Bob Ross?
@@kellylyons1038 I think he was living in Florida when he made the show. But Bob Ross also didn't try to survive in the wildness with nothing but a survival handguide and a van.
I love this man at 21:54. He is an absolute gem and tells it how it is even owning up to his own mistakes
These breakdowns with Les have only made me respect him more. What a cool dude.
Me: is 17 and got lost at disneyland for 4 hours
“I’m a bit of a survivalist myself.”
@CC PX who cares if its cold?
stolen comment for internet points. pathetic.
@@afuturehobo nobody asked.
@@MauveDash well funnily enough you dont need to ask someone before commenting
Glaceon Dash stfu stealing is scum
The locals being worried about les is so caring when they see if he is ok
That warmed my heart
UwU
The locals being worried about les is so caring when they see if he is ok
The locals being worried about les is so caring when they see if he is ok
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I'd gladly watch more of Les Stroud's videos and Survivorman is a show I never get tired of. I'm proud that he's a fellow Canadian. :)
10:55 thats really sweet, i really love the human instinct to keep an eye out for each other