Alone: Bonus - Sam's 10 Items (Season 5) | History

[@xreesespeices]

Not gonna lie, at first I thought my guy was going out there with a bag of Crunch Berries and a kilo of blow...

[@user-zp7cm1ub2l]

Thats how a Pablo Escobar survived out in the jungles of Colombia.

[@faisalnasti]

Hey you never know, it could be blow.

[@Firebrand1967]

Ikr...lmfao.

[@jhtsurvival]

Hey I would

[@Aaron-zu3xn]

this is 2lbs of quality chinese ketamine

[@joeyjones9041]

I say we all start a petition to get Bill Randall/John Davis/balisong on Alone. Every single video he, because yes, they're the same person, comments the same rant about how he could easily last twice as long as anyone else. Let's get him on there so he can prove it.

[@Alaska_Mac]

Along with 'Wayne' and 'Drane'. I don't know how they have the energy to keep regurgitating the same stuff on every video from different accounts

[@JMAwake]

And 'kevinHart' along with his other account(s) hahah

[@joeyjones9041]

@@JMAwake I've talked with the guy and he seems nice enough, but my guess is he already tried but couldn't pass the psych-eval. Clearly he is very passionate and knowledgeable, he even told me he has applied, but they won't accept him. The psychological evaluation fail is the only reason I can think of why he would be denied.

[@JMAwake]

@@joeyjones9041 That's cool man, I've just been binge watching these videos today tbh and saw lots of comments from the guy - definitely passionate😅 I'd love some knowledgable, survival enthusiast friends tbh. Most people my age just aren't into it, not round here at least

[@JMAwake]

@@joeyjones9041 it's a shame they won't accept him. Based on his comments, would be a really fun & interesting watch

[@Jesusandbible]

Sumo Wrestler wins Alone series 10, by sitting there drinking water by his fire.

[@norm6781]

Please attach a lanyard to the ferro rod!!

[@tashadeleon8721]

dont need one in the first place. Bank your coals and you'll only need to start ONE fire "from scratch" and you can do that easily by fire rolling a chunk of your t-shirt, given rust as an accellerant. Iodine will easily rust the outside of your shovel. His glasses will start a fire, too.

[@Juventinos]

shortlist to win alone: 1. get fat 2. wait.

[@TheTrueReiniat]

3. Dont compete against Jordan Jonas.

[@surfingtothestars]

But Jordan season 6 just proved it all wrong lol

[@jerrybates9839]

@@surfingtothestars ONE time, with a lot of luck. What should be done is make a lot of netting out of the 20x20 tarp and half of the rope hammock, set it as baited weirs for waterfowl and fish, and set baited (salt) jungle whips on game trails for big critters.

[@surfingtothestars]

Jerry Bates i wouldn’t say it was just luck. Considering he had a huge advantage over the other contestants with spending 5 years in Siberia, which is a lot harsher climate than where the show was.

[@yeenosaur2620]

@bali song Yeah, it's dumb to disagree there wasn't luck. But what a man, man. I think he's my favorite contestant so far other than Sam here. Also that one husband from season 4 is pretty cool, I think his KZbin channel was called Bushradical but I can't remember his name.

[@d34bby]

This is the first time I've seen someone not bringing lines&hooks to catch fish

[@kevinmariuszsmith8915]

Or a bow

[@OldDannyboy12]

I'm kinda rooting for Sam. S1 was my favorite.

[@grosebud4554]

They should have a BMI cut off point because at one point being fat is kinda a cheat code and doesn’t really show survival.

[@rcrhinehart66]

I think Sam has the best positive attitude and the best positive skills. All the people in this season are worthy of winning, unlike Survivor. This time I'm rooting for Sam and/or Nichole. But again, all the contestants who have the huevos to go out there have already earned my utmost respect and admiration.

[@tashadeleon8721]

what is huevos about it? anyone can build a tarp shelter, boil some water and starve for 3 weeks. That's kid stuff.

[@rcrhinehart66]

Sam Wins!

[@tashadeleon8721]

yep, by being fat and doing nothing. 5 seasons straight, now, that's how it's gone. So it will be the end of the show.

[@Annie1962]

@@tashadeleon8721 off you go and do it then, my delusional one.

[@Annie1962]

@@rcrhinehart66 well deserved

[@coondogsoutdooradventures2484]

I'm guessing you will be the winner. No bow to spend calories hunting for sparse game. Fish trap and live off the fat. Materiels to build a good shelter. If someone scores on the game with all those bows though, your done. Good luck.

[@tristannolan85]

Bill Reynolds whatever works. $500,000 later

[@jerrybates9839]

@@tristannolan85 having more than 15% bodyfat for a man or 20% for a woman should not be allowed. It's cheating of the worst order.

[@Lukethesteelheadmaster]

I agree big time cheating he did nothing but stave and sit on his lazy butt. He needs to spend his money hiring someone to teach him how to actually survive

[@coondogsoutdooradventures2484]

@@Lukethesteelheadmaster the show has moved to more contestants with wilderness living experience in hunting, fishing, gathering and trapping. Season 6 knocked it out of the park on what true long term survival is. I have never been a fan of the starving contests. However, in thier defense. The laws , restrictions, new unfamiliar habitats, and some poor locations really really make it near impossible .

[@michaeltriba1307]

Way to go Sam!!! Congratulations buddy! I just watched you outlast Britt! Loved seeing a fellow Husker win. (I assume that since you live in Lincoln.) Either way, I'm so glad you won the $500,000 for your young family! Mike in Omaha

[@jorossi927]

Yes! Just hope he was smart with his money! $100,000 house paid for, two new cars and invest👍🏼dividends should pay for taxes and they’re all set🥰

[@tim7527]

I think Sam made a big mistake by not taking any fishing gear .......

[@martinerhard8447]

He can make nets, he can use the inner parts of paracord as fishing line and also make hooks...

[@dantestemmer6626]

I totaly agree cause now he only got on valuable way of getting food and thats trapping, and he could indeed make a net but would take very long and he would have to use a lot of paracord

[@willhall796]

John Davis have you and Bill Randall gotten together and decided on the best way to get through this challenge or is this another duel of the masters where the comment section is absolutely full of comments from just you two about how nobody knows what they’re doing and a DETAILED plan of what your respective 10 items would be, or rather the fact that you both think it HAS to be a cold steel saw shovel and a dipshit multi-tool. Let us know what season you guys are gonna be featured in👍🏽

[@jerrybates9839]

@@willhall796 nah, i'm half a dozen names. My chromebook posts as different names. I'm not sure why. I THINK it's because of whichever email i've got open, but since it doesn't matter, I never checked.

[@noahconnors8001]

He won my dude

[@jlogan2228]

Everyone keeps saying NO FISHING LINE? NO HOOKS?! you are aware you can use Paracord strands for fishing line and the trap wire can be fashioned into hooks with the multitool.....

[@tashadeleon8721]

the snare wire is far too thin and flexible to make a hook that's worth a hoot, especially when you have no barb to keep the fish on the hook.

[@jlogan2228]

tasha deleon you can always double twist and roll it over and make impromptu Barb's, or fashion them from thorns bones etc. Point being he's got all he needs to do fishing or even making a Gill net

[@tashadeleon8721]

. The fishhooks should be made out of the 4 tines of 5 of the 6 fishing arroweads, with the remaining 3 arrows featuring broadheads. They are already barbed at both ends. So all you have to do is cut them in half and create the eye of the hook. The wire is best used by braiding 4 strands of it and using it to snare deer, goats,sheep or hogs, by neck loops as well as foot loops, to a drag log. The fishhooks taken should be 8 BIG treblehooks, to be used to catch big cats and canines. The gillnet should be made out of 1/8" wide strips cut/torn from the 20x20 tarp. It will make 4000 sq ft of 4" mesh netting. fold and tie it, and it's 2" mesh. If that works better for you, than the 4", due to small size of fish, and if you have enough water to need more netting, you can always interweave local vegetative matter into the 4" mesh, converting it to 2" mesh.

[@tashadeleon8721]

for a trotline to be worth a hook, you have to have "spring-engines" to set the hook, and the bait is still constantly being dissolved or nibbled by tiny fish. You can create wooden versions of the military "speedhook", but the time is far better spent on making netting first.

[@Floridafanatic28]

@@tashadeleon8721 LOL

[@fancyandfreeoutdoors]

He stocked up didn't he? He has lots of reserves. Lol

[@jean-pierretremblay8907]

its a huge advantage to have

[@surfingtothestars]

Britt intentionally did and he survived a good amount but then again Jordan from season 6 was the opposite and won

[@ScottSharpComedy]

You have to get REAL fat before you go and then just chill and drink water 👍🏼

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Sam's got a bead on this...we got to know how much he gained and will also eventually lose over this challenge.

[@ScottSharpComedy]

haha easy there buddy, we're just having fun

[@tashadeleon8721]

losing a dead certain lock on clear 1/2 million $ (spread over 2-3 years, from endorsements, book and vid sales, teaching classes is not what I call fun

[@dhammarosi]

Hehe, sums it up pretty well 😂

[@mccarthykane3960]

@@tashadeleon8721 They don't just give you s check?

[@fog360]

Sam was always the real Winner for me. Good lad with a fun cool attitude.

[@tashadeleon8721]

the rations are 2 wasted picks, cause at 2 lbs each, they dont amount to more than 3 day's food, so just put yourself into ketosis 10-12 days before you go. Be at home for the headaches and depression that go with the switchover from burning carbs to burning fat.

[@roseanders7253]

You got it this time!!

[@cshillow8841]

nicolee - you are the reason I fell in love with this show. You showed everyone strength, endurance and finally acceptance of things you cannot control (MS). God bless you!

[@Annie1962]

she was so brave and strong

[@erika8627]

So, he brought trail mix? How come they never show him eating any? Did anyone else bring food? I didn't even know that was allowed. Also, thanks to the inconsiderates who gave spoilers recently on the next season. It's not like the comments were old. Pfft.

[@lukegodin8653]

Sam was awesome and it's going to be awesome to see him on this season of alone. Though I'd like to mention again that History Channel dropped the ball but not having Joe robinet back in on this season. In my opinion

[@Sean-id1pn]

Luke Godin If joe could put some good weight on I’d recon he would be a very good contender.

[@zane3556]

Sean yeah as long as he ties his ferro rod on himself 😂 btw I was so disopointed he didn't at least try after he dropped his ferro rod on the first day he just put his hands up and left 😔

[@Sean-id1pn]

Mine! -_- I’m pretty sure joe learned his lesson losing his fire steel. Sometimes learning the hard way is the best way.

[@zane3556]

Sean 100% agree

[@tashadeleon8721]

what for? so he can wimp-out again?

[@mando8263]

Wow!? Why didn't he bring an enchanting table or anything?

[@NSW333]

Most disappointing part of season 5 is Alan Kay not narrating.

[@wilsonline90]

Cool guy. I would get other items, but i think he is there to get it. His bag of fat - LOL - and his sleeping bag may be the game changer for him! If you see the others seasons, you will see that most people couldn`t get wild food anyway. The multitool I believe was a great choice. A fixed blade is nice, but a leaderman has that fixture and more a lot more. I would just get some fishing tackle because my hobby number one is fishing. Good luck, dude.

[@JTPyrus]

he was so close to winning the first season, but he didn't even know until later

[@mikewalters]

Love this show.... too bad History app on Roku plays 2 minutes of show then 7 ads, then 2 mins of show, 5 mins ads, 2 mins show, 5 mins ads

[@dmpg1994]

All on hulu

[@mikewalters]

@@dmpg1994 Yep, just finished season 7 on Hulu! Roland was a savage

[@brent338]

Biggest pick here is the bag....! Time will prove it

[@tashadeleon8721]

the producers are not showing you all the days that the entrants catch NOTHING, remember that.

[@dennisleighton2812]

I'm a bit confused about these choices: a big felling axe is included, and a folding bucksaw. Why? They are mutually exclusive, so why have both? Instead of the axe, bucksaw and multitool I'd have chosen a Silky Bigboy saw, a large Bowie style knife (like a Cold Steel Trail Master), and a smaller knife (like a Victorinox Ranger Grip 79). However, in this case, where Sam seems to indicate that he will be relying almost totally on trapping for food, maybe the multitool with a pliers may actually be more useful. Note: instead of using an axe for splitting wood for fire-making one could use wood wedges for larger logs or the Trail Master for smaller logs cut with the Silky. The wedges would be cut with the saw and Trail Master, and a wooden mallet used for driving them into logs to split them. In the type of terrain depicted, most firewood would be collected from fallen branches and trees without the need for splitting too much. Why split large logs when you could use smaller logs? I worry that he will be at the mercy of a single source of food once his take-along stock has been used up. However, it is not clear what potnential for fishing exists, as he does not give this much attention.

[@TaranMatharu]

Concerned that he didn't go for fishing line!

[@danielmiddleton6094]

Taran Matharu Paracord fibers

[@Jona7Fer]

Could make a fishing net from the inner strands of paracord.

[@Elias.Agg.]

This guy cant fish or hunt. He has only trap wire to get food or just by gathering plants. Really? Your rations destroyed you! 2 bags counted for 2 different items. That was really bad. As I see he picked only stainless steel wire and that was really nice move in my opinion, because its multifunctional. Good for snaring but also good for building projects. Good job on that one!

[@bigal25938]

Way to go Sam. Was pulling for you the whole time. Great to see a young man so determined. I thought your wife should have had a cheeseburger in her hand when she got there.

[@vanS808]

I have a serious problem with this winner... He did not catch any fish He did not catch and birds We only saw him eat occasionally and I doubt he survived on leeches and a few mice. Sorry, that is how I feel. At the end he actually looked very good compared to the last 3....

[@69jbr69]

Feel the same way. He just packed on 70lbs and out starved everyone else. That said he seemed to be only one determined to win so even failing on the survival skill part I'm glad he won. I was betting on Carleigh but that ended quickly.

[@gibbacool2009]

Good luck Man,you’ve packed up on body fat ! Good job on that ! I’ll be watching here in Japan good luck

[@Lukethesteelheadmaster]

This guy was terrible. He just starved the whole time. He needs to learn some actual skills. Worst season ever. If he can win literally anybody can. He would have stood zero chance in any of the other seasons except the one with pairs because the two brothers were even worse than he was. He should donate his money because he didn't earn it

[@hudsonhornet6558]

Mongols: most dangerous location it’s not too bad let’s go see what the rest of the world is like. And that my friends is how genghis khan created the worlds biggest empire

[@tinsoldier5621]

Um yeah I don't snakes are gonna be a big problem where it gets so cold that you need a minus sixty sleeping bag

[@JDK45ACP]

Should have chose fishing gear. But best wishes, Sam.

[@Fedaykin8]

If this wasn't a game and had a time limit and you couldn't game the system by putting on enough weight to just wait it out I feel like so many contestants would just croak... Stay out there for a year! :-D

[@tashadeleon8721]

none of them can possibly survive the winter. All will be over with within 1 month of the first hard freeze. Which is why they started in summer this time.

[@dannycurtis2591]

I think that Sam is gonna take it this time. GOOD LUCK!!!

[@mitchio83]

What is Sam gonna eat? Let's hope Mongolia has some RATS.

[@tashadeleon8721]

he can survive for 2.5 months on just his body fat, IF he knows to do nothing more than just lay around in his sleeping bag. That will probably be enough to beat any of the other ignoramuses that are on this season.

[@rowanfernsler9725]

tasha deleon ... bet ...

[@Lanterns_light]

Sam is BACK and he’s going to be sweating in that sleeping bag lol

[@edwardwright5377]

You one dude knocked em all for a loop congrats!

[@Jesusandbible]

Were they allowed to choose a tent of any kind? Or was it seen as multiple items?

[@timothinking9855]

Obviously not a hunter, a hiker/camper but no hunting weapons..... Not good

[@strangetar2833]

Not how alone works

[@zindi1138]

congrats buddy !

[@fadeintoyou5341]

I'm cheering for you!

[@treerat6959]

Sam is smart , and I think this year more driven .

[@treerat6959]

@bali song oh hey buddy how you been ?

[@bigjohnnywolf7500]

Why all the repeat contestants? Are they relatives of the producers? Second chance, how about giving new people a first chance? Just askin

[@tashadeleon8721]

you're not hiking. So you can bank your fire's coals and it will "keep" for 10 hours or more. If you know to put a tarp over your fire, and keep the fire small, you wont need to start another fire from scratch until you've been holed up in your dugout for a week, and then only one per week after that, for a maximum of one month, IF 2 of you even make it to winter time in Mongolia, which is highly doubtful. These people are all just starving, cause they dont know what to take or do. The only guy who managed to feed himself (and then only after a month of a starving) is the only guy who had sense enough to MAKE a net. Netfishing is key to winning this challenge, people. Anyone who doens't make a lot of netting and use it properly, is a fool.

[@tashadeleon8721]

if you've got a decent segment of river and use nets wisely, you can be averaging the taking of 30 lbs of fish per day, no problem. Do that for 2 month, when nobody else is averaging 2 lbs of live weight catch per day, and you'll be declared the winner before winter ever arrives. They will all have lost 30+ lbs, while you've GAINED weight and have 500 lbs+ of preserved food. How could you possibly lose, if you know to just hole up for the winter?

[@ryantheallknowing3863]

Tess holiday could win this show by bringing a sleeping bag and nothing but water and live off her fat. Pro strategy.

[@fathersonsurvival]

How did he get food?

[@tashadeleon8721]

the 20x20 tarp is not needed. The 10x10 tarp is plenty. If you cut/tear the 20x20 into 1/8" wide strips, it can be made into 4000 sq ft of 4" mesh, or 2000 sq ft of 2" mesh. or you can interweave local vegetation into the 4" mesh and have 4000 sq ft of 2" mesh. That's quite adequate for the river in Mongolia, since it's shallow and not very wide. Put a seine across the river at a sandbar. About 100m upstream, use driven stakes to help you move another seine down to the first one and pen up every fish in that segment of the river. Make a holding net to keep them alive in a deep pool, until you are ready to eat/preserve them. Convert the seines into baited weirs, so that they are catching fish as you process the seine catch. Repeat, until you've fed yourself well for 2 months, while everyone else has just starved. Have 200 lbs of smoked/salted/dried fish when you enter your dugout for the winter, while nobody else has any preserved food, and you'll be declared the winner. How could you lose? Obviously, everyone else is going to starve out long before you will.

[@tashadeleon8721]

he's fos about the ferrorod. If you had a choice, you'd of course take a lighter! But you only get 10 picks, and the ferrorod can be done without, letting you take something thats of more value.

[@johnshorba]

its funny all the survivalists talk about having a super tough knife, but when you look at the winners of actually surviving long term their equipment is always different then what the industry is pushing for "survival"

[@janetheteach]

I feel like they barely showed Sam this time and he won! Spoiler Sorry

[@akwolf1434]

Congrats on the win!! But to go somewhere, where you know fishing is probably going to be your biggest source of food, and not bring any line or hooks. Can't say that was the brightest move. Buy hey, you did win!

[@zindi1138]

he started crying right away..what an emotional black hole.

[@morganirvine2327]

😳 he was my age going out there good for him I couldn't do it

[@ryantheallknowing3863]

He has plenty of extra fat on him, should be an advantage.

[@Specialized61]

How about tissue for all the crying he does

[@benm5913]

So he tried again to lose weight huh?

[@skival]

So glad he finally won. He's a nut and he's funny.

[@Mountain.man85]

Looks like Sam did just fine.

[@tashadeleon8721]

no way 2 of these wimps are going to make it to "extreme temperatures". :-) Theyll probably starve out before the first hard freeze! and will for sure do so within a month of the first hard frost. People are totally ignorant about how MUCH meat and fish you have to eat in order to not lose weight under stressful conditions like these, It's about 6 lbs per day for a small woman and 8 lbs for a big man. Only about half of a fish or animal's live weight is edible flesh. So you need to be catching 11-18 lbs of fish/game per day, every day and that's not providing any stored up fat or preserved food for the winter. So you really need to be catching at least twice that much, and nobody's doing more than 10% that well.

[@Floridafanatic28]

LOL

[@JoeMama-vj8es]

Sam and Larry def favorites.

[@bugoutbasics1070]

I have to get a saw like that lol thanks for sharing.

[@johnmellon1278]

He should have won season 1 as well.

[@MrBiggiefuckinsmalls]

could you bring a bivvy bag?

[@ciprianiovanescu6712]

Catch me outside how bout that.

[@tashadeleon8721]

big mistake to not take the 3 lb block of salt, one of Chief Aj's slingbows, the fishing kit, and the hammock. You need to cut up the hammock, so that you can make a set of chaps, a poncho, the water filter, a container, and the paracord clews and tree straps can make all sorts of goodies for you. The fishhooks should be BIG treblehooks, that you can set for cats and canines, baited with salted fishheads. Convert the entire 20x20 tarp into 1/8" wide cordage and use it to make 4000 sq ft of 4" mesh netting. He might still win, tho, cause his competition is just as ignorant as he is, and he's got a 30 lb advantage.

[@tashadeleon8721]

the rainsuit pants make up one of the pontoons for your outrigger raft, along with one set of clothing (waterproofed while still at home) and the backpack (stuffed full of dry grass and tape the seams) the camera case, the life preserver, the bear spray, the airhorn. All float very well. Then it doesn't matter how well the local wood floats, you see.

[@tashadeleon8721]

the saw and axe are better replaced by a Cold steel shovel, modified to have 8" of saw edge. The ferrorod is a wasted pick. You can easily bed your coals and maintain a fire. You can easily fire roll a chunk of T shirt for your first fire, if you know to use iodine to heavily rust the outside of your shovel, before you go. Once you have one fire, you can easily have saw/marked wood that you've charred, ashes, dry grass, pine resin, dry bark, dry feathersticks, all kept dry in a bag that you've made in 2 minutes, using the duct tape and your gaiters.

[@joeyjones9041]

What about the modified Leatherman Crunch? Give it up Bill Randall, John Davis, or balisong, you're all the same person, go get laid for cryin out loud.

[@zane3556]

My 10 items- 1- full Tang knife 2- 2 quart pot 3- ferro rod 4- paracord 5- fishing line and hooks 6- tarp 7-10 - emergency food If I create a water proof shelter expecially with the weather this season on alone I can insulate it with debris set up a few fish traps in the rivers (all contestants are near one) and eat just enough of my rashions to last a good while I'm sure I could out last most since the cold front and snow will move in quick the people without rations will have a tough time getting food if I can extend 4 emergency food rashions out I would be able to secure my place in the finals. And the pot to boil water and I could also make a rain trap with some of my tarp. I would also put some fat on my bones but stay fit so I can burn it off before going into starvation

[@baroneb5043]

Zane 😊 wow.... u must be a real survivor....

[@belleme861]

your allowed to bring food?

[@tashadeleon8721]

the first night it freezes, it wont freeze the ground solid for another several days. So you'll have a day in which to finish the dugout. Have a 1.5 x1.5 entranceway, so that it's easy to close off/defend. Use the camera case and backpack, stuffed with dry grass, to mostly close off the door, along with stuffing the crevices with loose dirt and grass. have sharpened wooden stakes protruding any place you feel might give entrance to a bear or wolf. You'll be holing up for a week at a time, while the fools are starving out due to their having to get firewood. You wont need a fire in your grass stuffed dugout. Once a week, you'll have to emerge, dispose of wastes, and melt ice for your next stint inside of the dugout. Store the water in your rainsuit. Your bodyheat and the dry grass will keep it from freezing.

[@Floridafanatic28]

LOL

[@jorossi927]

I really like Sam. Very humble

[@thepennsylvanian9280]

No fishing line and hooks?????

[@derektrunkey1066]

Do they get a tarp too?

[@PapayaStyle]

would really love to see him win this time! I hope he'll be able to really trap things, or food intake will be an issue without other weapons

[@spatialinterpretations449]

Yeah very light on food gathering items. I spent a year in NW Mongolia, fishing is not very good unless they are dropped of at a very large lake, I still think will be slim pickings for aquatic critters. 'Wood bushcraft/Woodman's type skills will be needed. Will be interesting to see how they do.

[@olliewilshaw480]

Episode one he had a giant green tarp, do they all get that?

[@Vanlifecrisis]

Its a tarp for the camera gear, but they all use it for shelters

[@duffbeer989]

wonder if he'll be afraid to go into the woods again

[@SamuelLarsonAdventures]

Duff Man um, false. I am not afraid of the woods. I’m afraid of cars, Supreme Court justices, and primary schools

[@Johnny53kgb-nsa]

I like Sam. Him, Dave, and Nichole are my favorites! But, I think Sam made a couple serious mistakes in picking his 10 items. No fishing line/hooks was a serious mistake, no bow/arrow or no good size knife? If Sam makes it 60 days, that is 59 more than I would, but I just think he made some mistakes picking his items. Good luck Sam, proof me wrong!

[@jlogan2228]

john g he can make fishing like and hooks from the Paracord and trap wire. Honestly in all the seasons people bring bows (including Sam in season 1) they've NEVER killed anything that I can remember. It's just extra weight and a wasted item slot Finally he has an axe fr heavy cutting and a multibladed multitool for finer tasks It's not the tools it's how you use them

[@Johnny53kgb-nsa]

J Logan my strongest points would be my fishing, versatile fishing,,and to a lessor degree bow hunting. Dave seems to be pretty good bow hunter, he hasn't seen any larger animals to harvest. He's deadly on the birds. My weakest point would be freaking out, lol, scared of the dark.

[@tashadeleon8721]

after you remove the tines from the fishing arrows, you've still got blunt arrows, which suffice just fine on small game and birds. If you take the slingbow, you can also use baked clay balls for shots at birds, frogs, etc. Rocks dont fly straight, so they are a waste of time.

[@Floridafanatic28]

LOL

[@joeyjones9041]

@bali song not much Bill Randall/John Davis you need to get laid dude, you're gonna give yourself a stroke obsessing over this stuff.

[@joemedeiros46]

How can I sign up for this show? Just a average Joe from New England who plays outside.

[@rowanfernsler9725]

Joe medeiros go to their website, has something about it

[@surfingtothestars]

Most people now are pretty skilled. They definitely lifted their vetting process. So you better be good lol

[@wolfsoldier5105]

Can someone explain how Sam got 2nd place in season 1? He only caught 2 fish the whole time!....THEN tell me how he caught NO FISH (didn't even bring hooks) and yet he WON season 5?....EVERYONE else that lasted a while ALL caught lots of fish!...

[@erika8627]

The trail mix he had as one of his 10 items?

[@wolfsoldier5105]

@@erika8627 Must have been a ton of flippin trail mix! lol

[@Nightthefirst]

And flour

[@jonmantooth5804]

they always give up cuz they miss there families not because they are about to die.

[@zarinjanis]

Wrong. Quite the contrary - they always give up because their families miss them. And they feel it like telepaths they are! :p Or they've done all they wanted to do there and tap out only to face-palm a couple hours later. _coughRandycough_

[@tashadeleon8721]

plenty have been so starved as to be near death. Like Brook, Nicole, Dave, Carleigh.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Sam forgot to mention his 11th item. Anyone know what it is?

[@michaelreisch3612]

Eye glasses? back pack?

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Nope.

[@spatialinterpretations449]

Body weight that accounts for an additional 10 rations

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Yes, but you're off on number of rations. In Season 1 he lost 80 lbs. So that would be 16 extra 5 lbs rations of PURE fat. He looks like he learned his lesson this year and added even more weight. I would guess he probably has about 120 lbs which is 24 rations that he could lose if he wanted to. At a 3/4 lbs of weight loss/day, he could easily last 160 days IF he caught and ate NOTHING while on the trip!

[@spatialinterpretations449]

Most of the contestants put on extra weight - the 10 rations was just a guesstimate on his added advantage.

[@TheKimjoh560]

Hmm. If that sleepingbag gets wet he's gonna have a bad time. A tarp or something would have been great. It doesnt rain much in Mongolia but its also a land of plains and resources for building shelters should be somewhat scarce, correct me if I'm wrong.

[@tashadeleon8721]

they are given a 10x10 and 20x20 tarp, so taking one is a wasted pick.

[@TheKimjoh560]

tasha deleon I see. Are they given anything else?

[@tashadeleon8721]

there's lots of sod and anyone can dig a 4 ft wide, 2 ft deep, 8 ft long trench, pill up a foot high sod wall. They have some timber around the river that they are on. So you can have forked timbers at either end of the trench, 2 ft high, holding a ridgepole. Put perlin timbers on the ridgepole, cover them with sod, then a foot thick layer of compressed dry grass, then loose dirt to hold down the grass, and then a tarp over it all. Shallow, narrow trench around the tarp, to handle snow melt. Dont create this until the first hard frost, altho you can shock up the grass, near to hand, have the timbers, stacked have the sod source noted, even the sides of the 1.5 ft squares of sod cut, so all you have to do is slit under them and pry them up. You might, as frost draws near, even have the trench a foot deep. If it rains, you can bail it out and dry out the trench with a fire.and hot stones.

[@markanderson3481]

I think he'll be the 1st to go. Needs to fish.

[@Jona7Fer]

Mark Anderson Why would someone who made it 55 days the first go around eating just mice quit first, there are a few guys that did under 20 days the first go around. They'll be first if anything.

[@markanderson3481]

I guess I was biased by him choosing not to fish. If the river freezes soon, it may be a moot point. Who do you think will win?

[@markanderson3481]

Some of the people less than 20 days was because their partner tapped because of an injury....they are effectively untested.

[@questconcrete]

Depending on the wire he has. He could potentially heat it and quench it and make a hook. I’ve done it with rebar wire. Didn’t fish with it but it did get quite hard it seemed.

[@LarryRichelli]

After watching 5 seasons of alive it is plain to see the they need to stop letting people with families be on the show. I am so sick of seeing capable people that can't be away from their families and tap out. This is a symptom of americans being soft and not knowing how to be with themselves. TV, movies, stores and such and this is how they spend their time with getting stuff easy. I am stopping watching this because I just can't take it. I can almost call it from the first episode when they show the people with their families. Sick

[@jeremyhenning6831]

I see a lot of negative comments. I'm sure you all would easily last as long as him and eat as little food for so long right?

[@joeyjones9041]

@bali song I'd like to see you on the show, you seem to have thought about it quite a bit

[@thomasolson7447]

Most of the people reading this could go at least 6 months without eating anything and still be alive to tell the tale. I bet you can go a year.

[@jeremyhenning6831]

@@thomasolson7447 Nice job making yourself look dumb with the "you're fat comment" I work one of the hardest jobs out there. My comment has nothing to do with a person's size. It's about the strength of one's will. You get it buddy?

[@thomasolson7447]

@@jeremyhenning6831 no one believes you fatty. I'm not your buddy, fatty. Here is an idea, try starving yourself for three days. This idea you have of an iron will will go away. The chemical in your brain that makes you want food will be completely depleted and you really wont care about food one way or the other.

[@thetruth4u13]

No bow no fising line or hooks... Bad choice

[@Loompius]

Kyle Cap 100%

[@KGRumph]

Name one time a bow has worked out in this show.

[@jessed1586]

One of the guys got a bird with a bow this season.

[@jlogan2228]

With the Paracord and the trap wire he can MAKE fishing line and hooks

[@altha-rf1et]

Did he bring a box of tissues as well for all the crying he does

[@Xsurvival-savageX]

Put me on alone! Show everyone what i can do

[@PaladinHeart]

My only concern is he has no real self defense item. What is the predator situation there in Mongolia?

[@greysilverback3924]

Fox Heart ,an axe is a pretty good weapon.

[@PaladinHeart]

I can't imagine it being very useful in an animal attack. You need a lot of room to swing an axe, and I don't believe a big cat or bear is going to let you have that much room. A knife would be MUCH better in an emergency situation, especially if you're asleep when it happens. Plus, I'm pretty sure he's not Kratos. :)

[@greysilverback3924]

Fox Heart ,I'm pretty sure they get bear mace and a horn. Have fun trying to stab a bear with a knife when it's chewing on your skull. :)

[@PaladinHeart]

I don't plan on camping anytime soon (if ever) but thanks for wishing me well anyways. :D

[@melrose1138]

Fox Heart just some wolves there aren't much bears attacking around but some place have snow leopards

[@ballygeale1]

i think these people are actors, why didnt they give other people a chance to win the prize,these people had the chance before and bailed out after a few weeks

[@dipshitstalknewsuwu4489]

they aren't actors

[@letsgobrandon136]

I didn't know they could compete more than once.

[@Vanlifecrisis]

Just season 5, it was a nice change up. One thing I don't like is how the 2nd or 3rd guy gets nothing.

[@imranexltd]

lol he lost in season 1. and came back again? 🤣🤣

[@WhispyWoods.]

By far the most annoying contestant ever. I did not enjoy watching him in season one at all.