Survivorman Episode 9 - Lost at Sea - Faked?
With all the drama floating around about Bear Grylls we did some digging on Survivorman! And what we’ve come up with for Les Stroud is shocking! Fake!
This is a SurvivalShows.com exclusive report!
During the taping of Episode 9 Lost at Sea Survivorman Les Stroud was flown back to the Radisson every night near Belize City to relax, sleep, and sip drinks by the pool. You know that authentic looking sunburn Les shows off while on his raft? Fake! He got that from laying out by the pool at the Radisson Hotel in Belize. Did he purposely get sunburnned at the Radisson to make it look like he was lost at sea for days? PROBABLY!! Les Stroud most likely fell alseep near the pool 
You may also recall during this episode of survivorman Les Stroud points out a severe thunderstorm approaching and that his safety crew may have to rescue him from his life raft so he doesn’t become “really” lost at sea.
Les has admitted in interview to having a safety crew but also stated he will NOT film the show if the safety crew is “to close”.
Is Les Stroud and Survivorman a fake?
In my opinion NO! I don’t believe he stays in hotels while filming other episodes. I also believe Les Stroud is the “real deal” when it comes to being a survival expert. Sure he takes advice from others that know the area he will be in but in the end it comes down him and he proves he knows what he’s doing.
Yea, Survival shows are fake. That sucks. It’s such a shame because I really thought he was surviving on his own. It just goes to show you can’t believe everything you hear.
Comment on August 27, 2007 @ 3:56 pm
The stroy about hotels is Bear Grylls from man Vs. Wild. he is he the one faking his show and giving survival advice that will kill you.
Comment on August 27, 2007 @ 7:29 pm
Rich - This is about Les Stroud from Survivorman NOT Man Vs. WILD.
We have other news about Bear Grylls in another post here…
Comment on August 27, 2007 @ 7:33 pm
Where is this information coming from anyway?? Not to really question your credibility or anything, but what is your source??
Comment on August 31, 2007 @ 4:27 pm
The source requested that their name be kept off the website. I can say they live in Belize and were in close contact during the episode and `hotel` action.
Comment on August 31, 2007 @ 9:01 pm
I think this is all stupid if anyone of you watched the show they are not faked. Why would the network allow the show to be faked you don’t think they could find someone that truly does survive for 7 days. You guys are only kidding yourselves. Les stroud is the man and he is real he survives way better then stupid lame ass bear grylls. There is no way the show is faked in any way you dont think les stroud enjoys surving on his own for 7 days your crazy he probably goes on solo trip son his days off you morons
Comment on September 1, 2007 @ 10:26 am
If this is all true, were all the scenes of Les sleeping on the isalnd with cockroaches faked? Are you sure this pseudo info does not come form a scouting trip Les took with the crew to the location? Les has stated he always travels to locales first to scout and ifnd the best spot to shoot. Please be more specific and concrete with your allegations.
Comment on September 3, 2007 @ 5:53 pm
Considering all of the allegations surrouding Bear Grylls and the detrimental effect that is having on his reptation, I would greatly appreciate if you could provide some more substantial information for the sake of Stroud’s reputation.
If the source is in fact accurate, are you certain the source did not see Stroud at the hotel during a socuting trip? He always visits the area he plans to survive in a couple weeks in advance to learn necessary techniques and find a good place to film.
Thanks
Comment on September 3, 2007 @ 6:19 pm
Dude & Viewer: I am simply re-stating what I heard. It could have in-fact been the scouting trip this person witnessed him coming back to the hotel from.
If you read my opinion.. I don’t think he’s fake.
Comment on September 3, 2007 @ 6:24 pm
Thanks for the reply. Is the source reliable in your mind? If so could you ask said individual if it was in fact the scout trip?
Thanks
Comment on September 3, 2007 @ 8:47 pm
hes fake!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment on September 10, 2007 @ 6:28 pm
Episode 7: Canyonlands
OK I had a couple of problems here. All of which were water related. First off (and most significantly) he was eating snow for hydration. This is just one step short of drinking sea water on the proverbial list of things not to do to survive. And later he sat around complaining that the walk to a decent water hole was half an hour away. Umm you have better things to do? Not to mention that he left the bottle behind at the abandoned camp he found, there was another quart he could have taken back to camp. Now why he wouldn’t adjust his sleeping schedule to remain active during the nights and sleep throughout the warmer daylight hours is a bit puzzling too but maybe that had more to do with filming. Hey at least he admitted bailing a day early and not hitting the Marriot and adding a day in the editing studio.
Comment on September 18, 2007 @ 8:09 pm
What about after the filming…wouldn’t you want to go back to a hotel and sip some drinks after 7 days of living off the land? I don’t think the show is faked due to the fact he makes mistakes and those mistakes are ones that showcase his poor choices. (Like building a fire in his shelter…which catches fire) Why would he show those kinds of issues…when other issues would be more exciting to fake?
Comment on September 20, 2007 @ 4:38 am
Surviorman absolutely blows. Now dont get me wrong but, i think that both Man vs. Wild and Survivorman both have camera crews. And yes they may “both” leave their surroundings and relax @ some local hotel for the night or what have u. But for starters, its for entertainment purposes. Why literally kill yourself for a show? Their purpose is to give you some tips on survival in extreme situations in unlikely terrioty in different parts of the world. Thats it. But back to good oh Les.. he sucks. Like i said even though both Man vs Wild and Survivorman both might have its moments of phony-ness, At least bear doesn’t have a butt load of supplies with him when he is doing his show. Not only does Les have a camera crew near by.. he has a knife, a canteen, rope… a water tower full of water… I even seen Les in the african dessert with a vehicle constructed with two large jet engine like flamethrowers on the end to scare away lions and other predators. How realistic is that? And another difference is Bear is almost constantly on the move wherever he goes. I dont think I’ve seen Survivorman (Les) take more than eight steps in the last 8 epsiodes i’ve seen. When u stay in one remote spot its easier to film your progress because u tend to have more energy than moving possibly miles across terrain. Lets see Les film video in the middle of the swamp in the Everglades of Florida with alligators lurking around like Bear Glylls has.
Comment on September 21, 2007 @ 7:37 pm
I just finished watching 4 back to back episodes of survivorman. Les does a great job explaining survival techniques. I think the show is very interesting and entertaining. I really don’t care how close his backup crew is to the daily filming location. We all have to remember that Les is not only surviving for 7 days but also recording and telling the story himself. I think he and the crew do an excellent job presenting this show in a very interesting format.
Comment on September 23, 2007 @ 5:34 pm
swordfish- VERY Well said. I agree 100% with what you said. Les does a VERY GOOD JOB teaching us techniques and interesting tid-bits of information. When I watch Bear I feel more like it’s for show than anything.
Comment on September 23, 2007 @ 7:15 pm
LES IS LIKE WATCHING YOUR UGLY HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER WITH NO SHIRT HALF THE TIME TEACH YOU HOW TO SURVIVE UGH
Comment on September 24, 2007 @ 6:50 pm
@me,my girlfriend,and a team of nay-sayers-
1)Les carries his own camera gear
2)You’re not supposed to move when lost.
3)Bear gives completely wrong survival advice,and even once filmed ‘beside a volcano in Hawaii’ that was actually ‘beside a HIGHWAY in Hawaii’.
4)He has a safety crew…about two miles away.
Comment on September 25, 2007 @ 7:21 pm
me, my girlfriend, and a team of nay-sayers:
He has a typical amount of equipment for each situation he encounters. He doesn’t have a water tower full of water. He usually has enough for a couple days and is left to find his own source after he runs out.
That “jet engine” vehicle that you referred to is the remnants of a hot air balloon that “crashed”. He made a shelter out of the balloon enclosure and, yes, used the hot air flames to scare lions. Hot air balloon crashes ARE in fact realistic.
After reading your post, however, I don’t think there’s a realistic chance you’ve watched an entire episode. Had you watched that particular episode, you would have known it wasn’t some sort of jet-car.
Maybe try learning from Les. His information is usually sound. Like any human, he makes mistakes. He films those mistakes. He films EVERYTHING. You might not be able to grasp the concept of “multiple cameras”. If you watch really closely (and you actually have to WATCH an episode for this), you can see his other cameras set up on tripods or layed on the ground.
Enjoy it. It’s real.
Comment on September 26, 2007 @ 4:35 pm
Some of you guys sound like you’ve never even seen a whole show of Surviorman (a great show might I add). Les is incredible. Bear only hopes if he is ever stranded for real that he was stranded with Les. The ‘jet engine’ thing makes you, ‘me, my girlfriend, and a team of nay-sayers’ sound stupid. If you’d have watched the show you would have realized that the ‘Jet Engine’ is actually the working parts of the Hot Air Balloon crash he was simulating. Also, you are crazy if you think Les has a camera crew or a ‘water tower’. Try actually watching the shows before you bitch.
Comment on October 1, 2007 @ 4:03 pm
The intent of both shows is to display the tools and skills necessary to stay alive if you find yourself in these situations plus the entertainment value. As an avid outdoorsman, of course I am hitting the trail with a water filter and my grub for a week along with a knife etc. but in the backcountry anything can happen and any one of us could find ourselves in a similar situation, as both hosts point out in almost every show be it as an outdoorsman or a fat american tourist walking in the grand canyon. I dare any of you naysaying couch jokeys to survive over night without water and food
Comment on October 1, 2007 @ 5:27 pm
I think everybody here should stop bickering about which show is great and which show is “so totally fake”. Instead of fighting each other, you should work together to defend both shows since the credibility of both is being questioned by the outside world.
I think yonderphreak’s insights on the issue are good valid points. From what I’ve seen, and I have watched both shows several times, the survival tips are helpful, and well demonstrated. All the talk about safety crews and camera crews would just be common sense, like Les said, you don’t want the situation to become a “real” survival situation. And regardless of the “actual” situation, both men do and demonstrate a lot of things that truly would help you in survival situations (Bear escapes quicksand, and Les sets simple but clever traps for food).
Just a final note I wanted to point out:
Bear Grills does have a camera crew, and that is stated in the opening of the show, so it’s no secret. The rule is that he can’t get help from them except in cases of emergency.
Comment on October 1, 2007 @ 10:50 pm
I don’t understand why this article points out that Les said that he may need to call in his safety crew as if he was being deceiving, when really he openly admits throughout the show they were near by. Do they not realize that he’s in the middle of the ocean on a blow-up raft? I doubt ANYONE, even Les, would put themselves in THAT MUCH danger when it would be oh so very easy for him to die.
Comment on October 5, 2007 @ 12:49 am
I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE Les Stroud and would leave my husband and three children for him. That would be a great episode…he could come across me after I have been stranded and he can rescue me and we will survive together. I would even help him make traps and learn how to drink my own urine like he does in the Kalahari.
Comment on October 8, 2007 @ 9:31 pm
To number 12, Gary
Start Quote “Episode 7: Canyonlands
OK I had a couple of problems here. All of which were water related. First off (and most significantly) he was eating snow for hydration. This is just one step short of drinking sea water on the proverbial list of things not to do to survive”
Okay, this was shot in the desert…you don’t eat snow in the WINTER because it lowers your body temperature (obviously bad) - In this case, it was needed in order to get some needed water. Also, for other people, it is a TV show, and you can’t expect everything he shows you to be true. However, a lot of it is, and he does a very good at showing you survival techniques - I would know some, as I am an experienced hiker/trapper/guide that has been in some binds - I have used some of the exact same techniques. So people, just let it be and have fun with it!
Comment on October 11, 2007 @ 5:33 pm
Man, I was so disapointed to hear allegations of Bear Grylls faking portions of his show. I dont know about that, but what I do know is he could kick my butt and last a heck of alot longer in the brush than I could. Same with Les Stroud. Only problem with Les is that he is Canadian! Just Kidding!
Comment on October 15, 2007 @ 7:49 am
To all who thinks Les is a fake well, you’re wrong in many ways.
As far as me,mygirl and a bunch other stuff, he said he saw Les with a jet engine and too many suplies. Dude get your facts right! It was a baloon crash and he takes on his trips the items that a lost person would have in the situation at hand.
Now for the rest. I don’t know bear grylls but I see many things wrong with his technique and I do know Les and he is not a fake. I gave him this site so he may pop in and give his two cents.
Survivorman fans rest easy, Les is the man and I am the bearded fellow with him when we scout an area. You can see me on the behind the scenes.
Comment on November 3, 2007 @ 5:29 pm
he is not a fake I love his show and thinks he dose everything the smart way thanks guys
Comment on November 4, 2007 @ 3:54 pm
All I am going to say, anyone who believes this fiction is a moron.
Comment on November 5, 2007 @ 8:13 am
Les fuckin rocks, is fucking not fake, and bear fucking sucks my dick all night long in the hotels he is staying at while les is fucking sleeping in the cold on the fucking ground doing what he does best, surviving
Comment on November 13, 2007 @ 1:08 pm
After watching both shows avidy since the begining, I can say with some confidance that Les Stroud has very little to hide or lie about. And personally, I don’t give a shit if Bear Grylls fakes anything or gives bad advice, he is fun as hell to watch and they’re both good shows. So yes, just relax and enjoy them, and for the love of god find something better to debate.
Comment on December 26, 2007 @ 6:01 am
What the hell, people learn how to spell, whether either of these are fake is beside the point. They are situations, not real life. If it were real they are not showing the panic side of it. They are entertaining and i enjoy both shows, they show situations in places i know for a fact i or most of you will never in visit in a lifetime.
Comment on December 26, 2007 @ 7:03 pm
okay. so ppl… iworked on the show les and let me tell you.. there is no faking here. les gets paid a descent amount of money to do what hes supposed to do. hes a tough guy and to the people who said that his safety crew was 2 miles away.. your out of your mind. les is sometimes up to an hour away from us. we had people working around the clock checking out doppler radars…etc. les always has a sattelite phone wt him when on his trips. thats all i have to say.
Comment on December 27, 2007 @ 7:46 pm
I am Canadian, not that it makes any difference, as we Canadians do not all live in the wild. As far as either show is concerned they in my opinion are not to be taken seriously.
As a weekend hiker and average camper, I have no claim to expertise, but, common sense tells me always be prepared for the unexpected.
I generally carry a fanny pack with run of the mill essentials such as waterproof matches, trail mix, a bottle of water, a couple of granola and chocolate bars, a first aid kit, a small flashlight, and if I’m really going out in the wilderness, A GPS!!!!!!.
My son and I watch Les Stroud sheerly for the entertainment value and have nicknamed him “It’s a Miracle he Survived, man!”
For instance, when stranded on an Alaskan beach, don’t sit on your backside complaining about how hungry you are, walk down at low tide flip over a couple of rocks and have a clam bake!!!! Same episode, don’t build your fire too close to your shelter or at some point you are going to be homeless, here’s another jewel, when you find edibles gather extra for later!!!!
Another episode, if God forbid your small plane goes down, use it for shelter and stay with the plane, don’t go trudging through the woods, in a snow storm trying to walk out. Rescuers will be looking for the plane, not trying to track you in the woods.
I could go on and on, but, I will begin to bore you if I haven’t already. I just have a real problem with kids watching this show and perhaps following his advice to their deaths.
Take it as what it is, purely entertainment, but, most importantly, when you are planning to go off the beat and track, TELL someone where you are planning to go and when you plan to return!!!!!!!! That way if you don’t have a television crew to pick you up, rescuers will have an idea where to look for you!!!!
Just my opinion.
Comment on January 14, 2008 @ 1:38 am
All I know is, Bear Grylls rehydrated himself in the desert by pissing in a canteen and then drinking from it.
Les Stroud dug a small hole in the sand, pissed around the hole, put a cup in the middle and covered the whole with some plastic and waited for the actual h2o to evaporate, condensate on the plastic, and drip into the cup.
This may have nothing to do with whether or not he’s a fake, but just wanted to point that out
Comment on January 25, 2008 @ 12:12 am
I’ve had it with all the hype and deification of Les and finally have to spill the beans because even my own kid fell under his spell and I want him to know the truth!
The Survivorman show is fake. Congratulations to all of you who see through this sleight of hand B.S.
Naturally, those of you who belong to Les’ cult of worshippers will dismiss what I write here. Such is the beast of blind worship and if Les is anything, he is charismatic…..until you get to know him better and realise he uses people like a flu sufferer uses toilet paper. This, however is common to all narcissistic TV types.(I really need to get out of the industry)
For those of you who seek the truth, read on and dig deeper - to quote another TV series: “The truth is out there.”
I can’t identify myself for various reasons, but I am very intimately familiar with the show. Yes, it may sound like a cop out, but think about the potential career complications and if you are serious about exposing this modern day Grey Owl, then follow my advice at the end.
But before I go on……Caveman wrote he was the “location scout” with Les and can be seen on the behind the scenes episode. To that I ask ” Which season’s behind the scenes episode?” I ask because I was involved in season one and met the guy who was the location scout and in my and other’s opinion is the real deal(I think he is ex military or something along those lines)behind the smoke and mirrors.
In other words, “Caveman…..are you the guy I and others met who was responsible for coming up with the ideas, creating the props, shelters etc. and taking care of Les while he played with his cameras? If so, why are you still covering for him, it must be getting pretty tired by now seeing someone else taking credit for what you do. If you are the person I am speaking of, then I guess you are happy in you role as the toady to a false prophet. You really need to get another job.
I am curious Caveman why you do not identify yourself. You tell us you are with the show and that you appear on camera in the behind the scenes episode (A claim anyone can make!), but you do not self identify - Why? Surely, it can’t be a secret since you already told us this much. Curious……. could it be that this site,which you say you “started to allow to give his two cents” is really nothing more that a publicity engine to keep the hype going? Ahhh, the sneaky world of publicity marketing…….I smell a rat!
Any reality TV or for that matter any TV insider will tell you that the purpose of a show is to attract viewers. The producers attract viewers by creating “drama” and “suspense.” They also look for a “gimmick” to suck viewers in - the latest trend being shlock reality shows with slick editing tricks and cheesy dialog about imminent danger. Survivorman is just such a show and as many of you realise, it is hardly true reality, but a very clever application of “The Blair with Project” type production techniques with a lot of hot air about authenticity.
For those of you who are….. I would look carefully at the shows credits (which roll by rather deliberately fast). If you have the time, resources or know a good reporter who wants to expose a fraud and some really juicy facts of misrepresentation and manipulation (a la Belize) then track down the people listed there (Some may even be on the net). Film crews, researchers, consultants and sponsors folks……check them out. These people all have something to tell and you will discover a lot more stories (and GASP photos!)about what really went on. I know I’m not the only one already starting to itch from keeping it all bottled up. Such a narcissistic phoney!
Your answer is there, in the credits and I know you will find a wealth of information to settle this debate once and for all……..you may even find “Caveman”(I keep wondering if you are indeed the real one and why you would still cover for him).We
need a name and a photo of you with Les - on location!!!
BTW, I heard he couldn’t start a fire in several episodes and had to cheat with editing. Keep an eye on the editing when he is doing and making things and look for where the clips are spliced together.It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out what’s going on.
Comment on January 30, 2008 @ 9:05 pm
I checked it out on Snopes.com.I could not find a thing obout it on that.
Comment on February 19, 2008 @ 7:14 pm
I notice none of the nay-sayers here have posted any EVIDENCE of fakery.
Comment on February 21, 2008 @ 10:40 am
in regards to the INSIDER’S mini essay on how much he hates les and how fake he is…you state some good points but the whole thing is that we have to take your word for face value. you tell everyone to go after the cast and get a reporter and dig to the bottom…but oh wait i thought you were the truth and did know what really happened, are you to pussy, don’t go around expecting someone else to do everything for, and further more if your SO passionate about proving hes fake go do it already. i would like to believe you but after reading what you wrote your character doesn’t seem trustworthy. i you worked for him then you knew very well what was going on and not only went along with it but got paid to go along with it, you sound like a jealous bastard with to much free time. If anyone feels like proving anyone else is wrong please have something more that god damn hearsay.
Comment on February 27, 2008 @ 6:52 pm
you all suck!! you dont know anithyng about survivor
bear he is a fucking lier she goes with another twenty man you suck…
Comment on March 4, 2008 @ 5:48 pm
Where’s the evidence of the fakery for survivorman? NONE.
Comment on March 4, 2008 @ 10:00 pm
i love wotchin bear and surbvivorman but u can tell theyre faked the real expert is ray mears he is a legend but just doesnt have the excitement value that bear and les stroud can offer but he knows his stuff!!!!!
Comment on March 8, 2008 @ 3:35 pm
just because he has a safety crew doesnt meen hes fake, he still does everything on his own, and hes still a genious. the reason for the safety crew is becasue he has to have one.. so he doesnt die if he gets seriously injured or something. hes not fake
Comment on March 9, 2008 @ 5:29 pm
I don’t drink piss,
and i simulate real situations,
the reason i’m even in situations with all those tools is because those are simulations of real events.You wouldn’t find me mountain climbing butt naked with just a knife and a water bottle. Of course i would have the resources from the activity I was doing. Sike i’m not really les stroud but seriously, why be so damn critical of the show. The most important thing is Les kills his own ass out there and really tries hard to authenticate the experience of surviving in the wild. And best of all he shows all of his mistakes and is fine with showing that he is not perfect. That gives me the strongest sense of his professionalism. Also it takes immense mental strength to constantly talk to a camera for 7 days. Seems shorter for us but really if u think about it. An ENTIRE week of work school sleeping eating watching tv doing w/e the fuck we want, in a swamp, on a mountain etc. That is humbling, i don’t care what you say.
Comment on March 15, 2008 @ 8:29 am
Dude, Les stroud IS the real deal. Bear Grylls has a camera crew, who happen to have a boom lift, whereas les is alone. bear sleeps in hotels, les dosn’t. sure bear’s show is a little bit more exciting, but its pretty much fake.
Comment on March 29, 2008 @ 2:57 pm
It’s amazing how fast people jump on the bandwagon to discredit someone without a shred of proof. There is zero proof that he ever stayed in hotels. There is zero proof that he was by the pool. Show me one invoice, maybe his signature on a receipt. How bout a pic of him by the pool…no? Didn’t think so. Why not find someone who saw him there…nobody? People, when will you learn that blogs are not news. They haven’t got a clue about news, or facts, nor does anyone check up on their stories when they feed you a load of BS. They’re the reason stupidity like this gets started. Stop being so damn gullible.
Comment on March 30, 2008 @ 6:00 pm
Insider…
Your posts are very amusing to read… but I know what you are doing. People like you have a great time playing the devil’s advocate. You talk the talk but are backed by nothing… I doubt you have even watched a full episode… Wikipedia is a wonderful tool isn’t it? I enjoy reading this stuff and take no offence because it is all good marketing for the show.
Thanks to those who defend the show… but if you stay true to yourself in what you do, things like this soon burn out.
There is a clever quote about “rubber and glue” that applies here… Atleast it was clever back in elementary school.
Later.
A. Mused
Comment on March 30, 2008 @ 10:33 pm
First off, the author of this blog regurgitated a statement that was already out there. His ending passage defends Les Stroud. There is nothing wrong with posting this kind of stuff.
Les and his crew shouldn’t be worried about false allogations and bad publicity because there is nothing to back it up… and they can rest easy knowing that there will never be any evidence to validate this.
Two of the show’s survival consultants are personal friends of mine… and Les and I currently share the same primitive skills mentor.
Les is a more capable woodsman than even his own show makes him out as. How boring would it be to watch him do everything right and stick to techniques that he is familiar with? For the most part, Les knows what he is going to attempt while on location and doesn’t choose to sit and practice beforehand simply because he wants it to be real. There are many who will buy a pocket survival kit and use it for the first time when the SHTF and they are in trouble. That’s why you see him fail at times because it doesn’t always work out the way you plan it. He consults local experts and learns how to take care of himself because lets face it… if he loses it… the show is done.. he is not a fool.
Les and his crew will tell you that there have been times when he runs into folks out in the middle of nowhere. (it’s in the behind the scenes) What can you do? Say hi and tell them you are filming a show so drinks will have to wait till next week… lol. If it were real, at that point you would be rescued and the show would suck… so there is a give and take between reality and making a good film.
I can assure you that he does not go back to a hotel room while filming… nor does he order a pizza to be delivered to the African savannah…. “Just look for the guy sleeping next to the ‘jet engine’… How much should I tip?”
Rick
Comment on March 31, 2008 @ 5:10 am
It seems hard to believe that this is a fake. Even if he did go to a hotel to “ride out” the storm…what’s he supposed to do? Really drown in a boat so the show can get higher ratings… Also, since he had to go to the hotel, why not have a couple Martini’s by the pool and relax a little
I personally think he’s awesome, and the real deal.
Comment on April 13, 2008 @ 9:11 pm
The bottom line:
Man vs Wild and Survivorman are better, more entertaining shows than the rest of television combined!
Comment on April 21, 2008 @ 5:01 pm
Survivorman is not a fraud, his survival techniques are proven to work! He is scientific about his approach. He studies every site before filming, and talks with locals of each site and after that he is put in the wild to survive.
Now the purpose of his film is teach you survival techniques incase the situation presents itself. I am sure he also does not want to die in any show, to prevent that he would need a panic button as i would want one too. This does not mean he is a fake!
The one thing i do not like is that people make up stories and find flaws in people that don’t mean anything.
Survivorman is the best in the world for what he does - don’t take that from him.
For anyone writing nasty things about him go and try to do what he does, more then likley you won’t beable to accomplish what he can.
Comment on April 25, 2008 @ 12:20 pm
you know in my opinion.. if you think les is a faker you either over-analyze everything and need better thing’s to do with your time.. or your just not that bright.. a few of you have stated very valid points, if there were any proof at all that les is a faker, they wouldn’t have continue to ask for more seasons, because they wouldn’t want a show based on a fraud.. and bear grylls makes his fans fully aware that he has a camera crew and so fourth, he doesn’t hide it.. in conclusion les is the man for sure, and i hope to hell that he continues to make more episodes because i literally could watch him surviving on tv for countless hours, the outdoors rock.
..i just wish i could find his Stranded episodes somewhere
Comment on May 9, 2008 @ 6:23 am
hello
Comment on May 9, 2008 @ 1:38 pm
um, heres the thing, les stroud on one episode i saw did not wanto show us HOW to gut a snake because it was to gruesome, im trying to survive in the wild, i probably need to know some valuable information like HOW TO EAT!, i personally already know this stuff, but if a feller is watching it from the city, and thinks hes a hiker and gets lost, he wont know what to do, for me Les Stroud leans a little to much toward tree hugger, and Bear Grylls seems to be pretty much a fake, i say give me a show, and i WILL survive. and remember, alot of these guys HAVETO have crews on hand for insurance purposes of the show. Goodnight and God Bless. One more thing, QUIT COMPLAINING ABOUT BEAR GRYLLS AND LES STROUD ANYWAY! Go out, do it yourself, IF YOU HAVE THE BALLS! trust me, surviving by yourself, thats TRUE entertainment, not sitting on your fat lazy rear end and watching T Freaking V!i challenge ANY of you to do what they do, or claim to do, for 7 days, you get a water bottle, knife and flint, and revolver of your choice, though i would suggest either a .44 Mag, .357, or .45 colt, NOT a 9MM, or .45ACP, those are VERY week. anyway, try it, i dare you.
Comment on June 14, 2008 @ 4:36 pm