Alone: Fowler's 10 Items (Season 3) | History

[@chrismike7ish]

If I remember right - he's the only one who chose a shovel and a multitool, and he's also the only one who didn't choose food rations. He caught the most fish, used the shovel a ton, and kept busy and sane carving dozens of spoons etc. with the multitool. Seems like the unconventional choices paid off

[@nic-hol-assgrain6574]

@little drane saw on shovel isn't that great really. Silky saw would probably be better option

[@hannesskirgard]

Watched season 3 and I see it as a competitiven on calories. Fowler brought a lot of calories as fat, built a solid home that keeped him warm with low effort (compare to the rest). Good at fishing.

[@buddkhang2183]

He also brung a slingshot

[@oscarstenberg2745]

​@@hannesskirgardThe maximum amount of kcal from those rations wouldn't equal more than about 2lbs of bodyfat, or like 2-3 days worth of starvation. Any tool would be better than that!

[@hannesskirgard]

@@oscarstenberg2745 I mean hi brought fat as bodyfat on his own body.

[@MitchSkatesSurrey]

we need a new alone season where all the winners of previous seasons duke it out, it would be epic

[@thegrayghost704]

Theyd be there forever.. lol

[@maverickjames7114]

Honestly I think Fowler would win

[@chrisavila7158]

Like the hunger games ? LOL

[@HB-ey2dk]

@@maverickjames7114 not Jordan??

[@Hanzyscure]

I counted more than 10 items.

[@BrassMtn]

I lived by this guy in Maine and didn’t even know it lol. When the show first aid and one of the contestants was from Appleton Maine was in it I said “I know who’s going to win” good work buddy

[@Jesusandbible]

Fowler was not really a survivalist as such, but a great Carpenter and gardener. I would say he made new contributions to the Survivalism scene by the very fact he was not conventional in his unique approach. So worth listening to and watching!

[@mollylamberth5148]

He was as much survivalist as rest of those do nothing loosers. He was best of best at least he didn't have filthy cursing mouth and children could watch him

[@RichardBuckerCodes]

homesteading. Good attitude

[@rowanfernsler9725]

Bill Randall and your brain cells apparently, margins*

[@jasonmcdaniel7878]

@Bill Randall 100 day challenge = over 3 months

[@BelCantoization]

I'd love to see Fowler walk through his 10 items and critique his choices and their performance. How well did his strategy of bringing a Cold Steel shovel and a multi-tool work and a slingshot, for example? Very unorthodox. What was he able to accomplish with each? It appears that he was able to use the extra slingshot bands as the engine for the propeller on his homemade little fishing boats, for example. Did they catch fish in places he could not reach otherwise? What tasks was he limited in doing given what he lacked? Which items, if he could do it over again, would he change, if any? I found Alan's critique of his items for Season 1 to be very informative--wishing he' selected a warmer sleeping bag, for example. It would also be great for Fowler to not only list and critique his items, but the woodcrafting skills that served him in good stead. Could he rank them in terms of their utility for us to learn from? Great start on the channel, Fowler!

[@freedomlover7768]

Check out his series "87 days"

[@equilskateboarding7676]

He won because of his confidence and creativeness

[@equilskateboarding7676]

His items didn't matter, he thought outside of the box and had confidence in himself

[@genkiferal7178]

I'd like to hear that from all contestants - what they'd do or bring differently next time. I don't think they are forced to hike far with those packs, though, and that changes things a bit in a survival situation where a person may feel forced to walk a long ways.

[@peterschild7490]

Who else loves his channel

[@susiecates2804]

Prayers for you all and bless you and your family and your team

[@kan-zee]

Zachary Fowler 36 yrs old , Winner of Alone season 3.. *87 days*

[@BudgetNugs]

Spoiler alert. Join yang gang 2020

[@leaderbad1548]

@@BudgetNugs no tulsi gabbard

[@leaderbad1548]

@Ben Arbo yep.... sleepy Biden unfortunately

[@daltonjames7717]

He was the beat builder by far

[@imsmolandangery4274]

Painting his ammo neon pink so he can find and reuse it is a genius idea

[@MasterofOssus]

Slingshot is a very interesting choice for this, and ripping boards seems pretty ambitious. Good luck!

[@fredveefrqc4072]

i hope you know he did win cause season 3 is long done :p

[@FrostyNostril]

He has the record for the longest stay on alone with a whopping 87 days he also has a KZbin channel that's very good where he does 7 and 30 day survival challenges he is very good at making things

[@viorelanghel5532]

the only one to bring the Spetsnaz shovel and the slingshot. You can't argue with success ;-)

[@georgiadailyr3448]

This dude actually has his own KZbin survival channel it’s actually a really good channel

[@preparedsurvivalist2245]

While the multitool does have a sharp blade on it, it's definitely not a fixed blade survival knife like most people wanted to see. Just goes to show that a big knife is not important in survival. However he still had plenty of cutting tools: axe, saw, shovel, multitool blade.

[@amyswisher5468]

Greg ovens taught him every thing he knows about survival. Would like to see Ovens and Fowler come back to Alone!

[@genkiferal7178]

Both men have a different set of traits that I like. As far as trustworthiness, I trust Ovens a bit more. Fowler is probably a bit smarter (creativity _is_ intelligence).

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Getting food seems like an afterthought for many of the contestants. Is that because they aren't "trained experts" anymore?

[@briangray4519]

The Wooded Beardsman Dee rfgbnm.. nmmmm

[@beanzbeanz]

They live off their own blubber.

[@jamesireland9188]

Nobody is a know it all like you most have talked about it fish and making snares. Some had bows can't stand smug remarks

[@tomgillespie195]

He won soooo

[@w0mblemania]

Being snide is one of the reasons you're not on the show, and Fowler is.

[@KinuGrove]

Interesting choice of items but it worked out well for him.

[@Well_I_am_just_saying]

I agree with 9 of his items. I think I might switch the slingshot out for a gill net or a bow and arrow with a mix of small game and Broadhead tips. He mentioned in one of his recent videos that he is thinking about taking a slingshot that will also shoot arrows if he competes on the alone all stars show.

[@awinullahtsabit5104]

I Think he brought the slingshot because he's good at using it. He showed it on his channel. But I agree , as a bad slingshooter I wouldn't bring it either.

[@fredveefrqc4072]

@@awinullahtsabit5104 i think ur right he said he might bring a slingbow next time .. i learned from his video hot to use this thing(slingshot) im getting good at it, the problem in survival is that hunting is time consuming but deadline for fishing are less energy consuming so you can spend time on building shelter and getting firewood

[@runkorko]

Slingshot alone can feed you. Birds, reptiles, small mammals, even frogs, and fish in shallow waters. Gill net is good, but only if water is deep enough and weather is not cold. He also had line and hooks. Im sure if he want he can build fish trap with the tools he have.

[@runkorko]

@little drane any fittable size rock will do.

[@_Zombbb_]

The crazy thing is he won. I'm impressed he didn't he have knife. Props to him

[@generalhamalvis9209]

Channing Tatum well, a multi tool.

[@timdoesstuff7349]

he had a file on the multitool to resharpen it... and he brought an axe

[@MarkH10]

Multi tools usually have a folder. He has several blades.

[@nutthrower4415]

winstonS 🤣

[@TheMordaci]

Didn't he also have a tarp? Does that not count as one of their 10 items?

[@azmizanjuman5959]

Please make episode alone in Asia..

[@davidWilliams-wl5ro]

well done fowler, good effort.

[@johnnythepillpopper1974]

The brain is the number one tool. I thought he was lost without the knife.

[@onixpyro3883]

The muti tool has a knife

[@beingatliberty]

Where did the tarp come from - that he used as the roof on his shelter ?

[@TwoPlusTwoEqualsFive32]

They get 10 selected items, then there are items that are mandatory. A 12x12 was one, or they could have used one of their 10 items for a larger 20x20.

[@notazip6814]

Have you looked at the Flexcut pocket carving tool ? For you it would expand your talents , traps , carving etc

[@Thalanox]

Who are you trying to talk to?

[@peternorthrup6274]

Finally!!! Someone that takes the spesnaz combat throwing shovel with them. A must have tool. Made by SOG.

[@canadianbushman8982]

Can't wait to see how that shovel holds up. Slingshot better choice that bow in my opinion as you can do a pocket full of small rocks for birds. Painting the ammo was smart. Like that saw - same or similar to Season 1 Lucas' saw, much stronger than KatanaBoy saws.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

He used the shovel to make a path. Kind of an odd use of calories, but he's got enough to spare. I'd like to see him use that effort of getting food.

[@canadianbushman8982]

Agree. You would think they'd be building box traps for boars. I wonder how far they are allowed to move camp - lots of sunshine on other side of that lake he is on. (as of Ep. 3)

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

I think it would be calorie prohibitive IMO. Moving all his stuff and camera gear could be a full 2 day project. Moving 1 day and set up another. I personally wouldn't do it just for the sunshine. It sucks, but the sun hasn't been out around here for a month already :) You deal with that....when I camp though, I always pick the sun side unless it's middle of the summer. It means you don't need to burn calories on making fires all the time. He could also work on clearing a few trees down by the beech, but it's hard to get a sense of that working or not. Box trap would be a great idea. With his shovel, he could also dig a pit trap and bait it with some rotting fish overhead. But digging a hole is friggen hard work man.

[@donrussell8889]

rocks dont fly straight and giving up the chance to arrow a fat bear or seal is stupid. you want a slingbow, which can use baked clay balls for shots not worthy of an arrow.

[@rowanfernsler9725]

Don Russell how many people have killed a bear on alone or a seal? From my knowledge it’s the same amount of times you’ve been on ALONE let alone win it

[@ericpelky1246]

Nice one. You were confident in this. Guess it paid off aye? 👍

[@arnaldobrescia8242]

Grande...complimenti!

[@Dial8Transmition]

He says his shovel is sharp and then just sticks it head first into his bag lol

[@311baca]

Interesting choices. Not sure I would go without a good knife considering the multi tool's main focus is a pliers and you're not gonna need screwdrivers and bottle openers but we'll see

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

I agree, plus he already has an edge with his shovel. You could part with the multitool and go with a food ration or bow and arrow or gill net.....ONLY 1 person brought a gill net.....???? WHAT!

[@311baca]

I just hope he's able to safely fillet a fish with the awkward non balanced multi. Lord knows you cant do it well with a shovel. But it looks like he takes out a duck with his slingshot. Pretty impressive.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Jess B Yeah nice shot for sure. If it's all trout, then he can just gut them though and not fillet, but I get your point. A fixed blade knife is all you really need out there. Not sure why anyone would bother with a multi-tool, maybe one day we'll find out.

[@graham765]

John Davis That specific multitool (Victorinox Spirit) comes standard with a chisel already, so no need to modify a driver. It is the most compact and useful multitool for day to day use in my opinion. To me, it us not awkward or unbalanced at all, as some comments have suggested. It is one of the more comfortable multis to use (I collect them) For survival use, I would say that there are better choices, but this is a great option and he could do far worse as far as choosing a multitool goes. One thing I do question is both an axe and a saw. Why not trade one for a good sized, nice fixed blade knife?

[@donrussell8889]

you can swap out the multitool blades for blades you do need, you know. sheesh. The crunch's visegrip is far more useful than any belt knife will ever be. Swap out the stainless serrated blade for a pointed, carbon steel blade. get rid of the 3 screwdriver blades and the bit driver, in favor of a hook/scoop knife, an awl, and another file blade, the screwdriver blade atop which you sharpen into being a chisel.

[@javanbybee4822]

I love my Cold steel shovel

[@kenanderson1782]

What multi-tool brand and model was it?

[@oat-jack597]

Victorinox Swiss Army SwissTool Spirit X

[@genkiferal7178]

@@oat-jack597 I read up a bit and that brand rusts far less than Leatherman, but cost even more. Some are over $200.

[@koreymason2619]

Nice

[@Jesusandbible]

He won - not true he never had a knife, had one on his multi tool

[@wryanddry2266]

I never saw them working for any food other than protein and sometimes herbs. What did they do for calories? What carbs did they eat?

[@primesuspect79]

Anybody know what brand saw that is?

[@liamireland7381]

Modified Victorinox Swiss tool.

[@rowanfernsler9725]

Liam Ireland the saw?

[@MOOSEDOWNUNDER]

So where did he get the tarp he used in the series?.

[@brendannielson5292]

On Alone you're provided with some extra items, one of them being a tarp.

[@wesleyjonker1002]

i love your voeds from my frend make more vidoes pleas

[@wesleyjonker1002]

tank u

[@donrussell8889]

most bears are either juveniles or sows, and some are both. This idea that every black bear weighs 500+ lbs ( and is so dangerous) is a cos. Ditto the idea that you'd hunreds of lbs of salt in order to preserve it. All you need is a salty brine in which to dip the 'kibab" sticks, on which you've skewered the small chunks of meat, so that you can suspend them in the smoke of a fire. The big issue, on Vancouver, will be finding non-coniferous wood with which to smoke-cure the meat or fish.

[@lindalauer1434]

Hmmm.. I've been teaching my grandson to shoot a sling shot with a plastic sling shot toy.

[@Msarielleaugustin]

wow he looked soooo different lol

[@HamsterLife_EnglishLearning]

I think this show would not be so boring if they would put half the amount of people on that they do. That way we can see more of their interesting film shots never seen and have more time viewing each person. The show is just not that interesting as it is. They need to do something with this show. Either have 2 episodes per week or less people with more content on each. I guess they have a pretty low budget and this shows. Perhaps they can't get more air time, no doubt in my mind why.

[@rowanfernsler9725]

Jude W the winner gets paid half a million dollars and it’s exspensive to have a lot of emergency crew at the ready for months, they may have some bank left over but who knows

[@MrAdrenaline00]

Leatherman surge

[@adventureswithfrodo2721]

so no tarp.

[@adventureswithfrodo2721]

The RightStuff it use to be one of your selected items.

[@donrussell8889]

he took the 12x12 tarp, cause they stopped just giving them a 20x20 tarp.

[@donrussell8889]

i've been told that you can't use the hard, Pelican camera cases as floatation devices, having provided protection for the cam gear with a hunk of tarp and tape. If so, that's a crock. Use a chunk of tarp and tape to make a poncho with hood, and use the legs of the rainsuit to filter and hold water. Use the sleeves of the rainsuit jacket to haul water.

[@hanpa-np1wx]

この人だけ非常食を持たなくて、さらに単体ｎナイフの代わりにシャベルを持っていた。サバイバルに対して余力があったんだと思う。

[@dougspizman6751]

I would of brought -20 canvas covered sleeping bag, ferro, saw, snare wire, fishing gear n 5 of the 5 lb emergency rations LOL.

[@victoriousme1238]

No knife?

[@fuq1nutube]

You can only have 2 portions of the rations.

[@jakesoch890]

What if he brought a trailer?

[@TheCamoguy987]

Who else bought the shovel because of Fowler? 😜🤓👍🏾

[@johnp5254]

No tarp crazy

[@rowanfernsler9725]

John P he had a 12x12 but maybe you should’ve actually learned about the show before you comment

[@gboutdoors5198]

tip never bring food on alone its just a waste

[@leehart9055]

are youguys able to take an IFAK with you

[@surfingtothestars]

Lee Hart they all get a med kit that doesn’t count toward their 10 items

[@tomgreen8390]

Sling Shot? who you Dennis the Menace

[@fredveefrqc4072]

he can shot a card with it at an impressive distance this weapon can be deadly for small game

[@dougspizman6751]

Can strike a ferro n skin small game with a silky saw. Was just making point that with some small game,fish n lots of rations i could outlast everyone. Would need a pot to disinfect water. LOL

[@dougspizman6751]

@little drane who said i didnt know all that. The show is about a balance of efficiency and minimalism. If your going out there to make clay pots then you live in a fantasy. Nice new name by the way.

[@olivierallas4186]

He sounds so nervous

[@-Nick-T]

where r u bill randal?

[@TilerYo]

I SAW HIMM HE POPPED UP

[@joeyjones9041]

Bill Randall/John Davis/balisong/Tasha Deleon are all the same person, he's here, make no mistake lol

[@donrussell8889]

does anyone ever bother to look at the published list of gear? The first 2 seasons, they had the option of a 2-gallon metal bear canister, and nobody took it! The producers effed them out of the 20x20 tarp after the first 2 seasons. For season four, the gillnet size was cut in half and the mesh size, already a poor choice at 2", was reduced to a nearly worthless 1.5" mesh.

[@shauntreharne]

I respect him and his will to survive but carleigh for sure was robbed. His weight barely carried him through. And my dude with the 33 smoked fish. Wtf he should have ate way more and kept focused on food. It’s all about dry, warm, FOOD FOOD FOOD!

[@donrussell8889]

it's the belt knife that's not needed. and the small tools (modified to be blades) in his SAK that are needed. He should have blown off the ferrorod, big saw and axe in favor of a paracord 2 person hammock, a paracord gillnet, and taken a Crunch Multitool, with a Silky saw blade to be held in the visegrip of the Crunch. Then he'd have been able to catch literally 100's of lbs of fish. Unravel the nets, remove the outer sheating, and access the 9 innder strands of the 750 paracord. That will make 2500 sq ft of 3" mesh. It's quite easy to make 200 ft of such gill net per day, on top of the other chores, and hang it. So you'll be catching more fish every day. and eventually be able to seal off an entire inlet.

[@rowanfernsler9725]

Don Russell get on Alone, bring all those things that you say you need and do it. I’m willing to bet that you wont

[@donrussell8889]

The paracord hammock and paracord gillnet will let you weave 3-4k sq ft of 4" netting (depending upon the size of the gillnet allowed) That's enough netting to feed you quite well, as in averaging 20 lbs of fish per day. Eat half of it, and preserve the other half, cause when winter hits, you'll be done foraging (on Vancouver Island) You'll probably only get 6 weeks before winter hits and the first week, you wont have made much netting. You'll need another week to get it all woven. When your gillnet and weir are producing that well, you'll have the time and fishheads/guts to bait in a bear.

[@donrussell8889]

he had a 12x12 tarp and they gave everyone a 10x10 tarp, so one of the above 10 items, he didn't get to take. If you take the paracord hammock, you dont need the hank of paracord. If you've got a small saw blade to be held in the multitool, you dont need the big saw.

[@Well_I_am_just_saying]

Don Russell He only had the one tarp that was given to him.

[@donrussell8889]

rocks dont fly straight. You're wasting time and effort stalking to use them. Make baked clay balls for shots not worthy of an arrow.

[@donrussell8889]

axe, paracord, big saw, ferrorod, slingshot, hooks and line, all were wasted picks. Take the shovel, modified to have a 6" saw edge, a Crunch multitool, with an 8" hooyman saw blade to be held in the visegrip of the Crunch, a 2 man hammock, a gillnet, both made out of 9-strand paracord. Start your first fire with the batteries that they give you, or fire-roll a chunk of your t-shirt. Take a slingbow, with 4 of the 6 arrows featuring 4-tined fishing heads, which can be converted into 8 fishhooks per arrow. Take a 5 qt skillet instead of the 2 qt pot. Take one ration of mixed gorp and pemmican, so you can use some of it as bait and have the energy needed to make the pontoon raft, locate your camp in the optimal spot along the shoreline, and weave some netting out of the inner strands of the paracord. Take the big roll of duct tape, cause it's so useful for making pontoons, dry bags, water containers, and repairs.

[@Y_N_K_888]

why are you not on the show? and the dude won, so obviously a better contender than you the keyboard warrior

[@donrussell8889]

no, he's not, either. I"ve applied, but they dont want anyone who'd catch 600 lbs of fish and arrow a baited in bear. :-) Nor a guy who knows to use his fishhooks to catch and drown ducks and gulls. A little girl, who did nothing, almost beat Fowler, despite his having 60 more lbs of fat than she had.

[@Well_I_am_just_saying]

Don Russell That little girl went straight to the hospital to recover for a few weeks. Fowler was fine and hopped on a plane and went right back to his daily activities immediately afterwards.

[@Well_I_am_just_saying]

Don Russell The rules specifically state that you can not use the camera equipment for survival such as starting a fire.

[@wolf_-_gamer145]

I really want to see you catch 600 lbs of fish, now remember most of the time they are next to a river so you can only use the river plus the tool you mention in your comment post a video then I will believe you.

[@Oban2006]

LOL worst items in the group

[@Well_I_am_just_saying]

Shadowtechnik Oh yes... They were such bad choices that he actually won that season

[@rowanfernsler9725]

gary batchelder I know terrible choices from him, truly worst items on the group. They were so bad that he won

[@donrussell8889]

CS shovel, modified to have a REAL saw edge. Modified Crunch, with a Silky saw blade, 5 qt skillet, 8 treblehooks and line, sleeping bag (double stuffed) 12x12 tarp, big roll of heavy duty duct tape, Chief Aj's slingbow, one 5-lb ration of mixed pemmican and gorp, and a 2 person hammock made out of 750 paracord.

[@genkiferal7178]

KZbin alternative video site Ody see (remove the space before 'see') allows people to upload articles. There are survival channels on there, too. Why not create your own channel and being by uploading a full article of the ideas you share here in the comment section. I'd love to read it and download it.

[@donrussell8889]

by taking the slingbow and 4 fishing arrows, you get a more effective weapon than the slingshot, and you get to skip taking the hooks, cause you can make 2 hooks out of the 4 wire tines on each arrowhead. By taking the visegrip multitool and small saw blade, you can skip taking the big saw (along with keeping the shelter portable, so that you can move it to where the squaw wood is., and knowing to use a Dakota pit and heat big flat rocks to put under your raised bed, you need only 1/4 as much firewood. By making the pontoon raft, you need not care if the local wood will float or not. Also you make it easy to tend your nets and crabtraps, as well as to move 5 miles up and down the shoreline, assuring that you're set up at the optimal spot. It took season 4 guys 6 days just to get 10 miles to the coast of vancouver Island. That's how bad the terrain can be to walk, guys. You can paddle a small raft 5 miles in 3 hours, looking for a decent beach, instead of having to deal with cliffs, or big trees clean to the shore! :-) When you have the E tool and a saw, you dont need the axe.

[@jacobferdinand8529]

Should not get 30 shots, extra bands, etc and call it ten items.. dumb

[@donrussell8889]

should have taken one of Chief Aj's slingbows, with 4 of the 6 arrows having 4-tined fishing heads. Those tines can become 32 fishhooks in half a day. So then you're freed up to take 8 treblehooks, which will catch a lot of gulls and ducks and drown them.

[@beanzbeanz]

Multitool and slingshot!? Were these used? Real pioneers would bring a 100lb bag of flour and maybe dried peas and salted pork. You cannot rely on hunting without experience. A larger wood saw is better than an axe. I cannot believe the amateurishness of these contestants. The must have lived off their own blubber?

[@leemay7780]

LOL you obviously did not watch the show

[@Vanlifecrisis]

Right cause the contestants can pick 100+lbs of food to bring. Wtf