Survivorman | Arizona Desert | Season 1 | Episode 2 | Les Stroud

[@travisjohnson5082]

I remember watching this as a kid eating junk food watching him eat bugs thinking to myself "I can totally survive" with a mouth full of cookies 🤣🤣🤣 I know better now

[@anti_honey]

Same. My first time watching these in 15 years, and with a totally different mindset now. His patience and stamina while filming and surviving is superhuman.

[@noahdevlin2879]

i did that thing too but i wasnt too confident as i had gotten lost on a mountain before but now i can probably survive as i have done lots of primitive technology training i know how to find water and what to do if this happens

[@maxdurk4624]

I was thinking the same way! I love watching him like, struggle for food while I eat a 3 course dinner.

[@angelus_solus]

If you're hungry, you can do it. I ate half a dozen grasshoppers just to win a $20 bet. Of course I took off their heads, wings/wing covers, and their legs. Not sure if I could eat a witjuty grub without roasting it first though.

[@vision821k4]

one good injury could change all that. don't be over confident.

[@vashthestampede3459]

Les, thanks so much for uploading the full episodes

[@bigfootbushcraft7063]

Yes thank you from me also!

[@sc0tte1-416]

I agree thanks so much 👍

[@ebonhawken574]

Agreed

[@tckiller111]

Agreed

[@sc0tte1-416]

@@Roadamite So he allows that? Because if that was my hard work I wouldn't let that happen.

[@riverratjack701]

That was an Excellent Steve Irwin Impression

[@augustsawzak5401]

21:46 he apologizes to the cactus after he gets poked. How Canadian!

[@nyxofthenight6883]

August Sawzak haha yeah😂

[@JesusFriedChrist]

Sorry there eh bud

[@josephfrancis5090]

@@lesleyj.stroud1713 dude I watched you when this show came on the science channel. You started my love for survival. It’s been gosh idk how many years and I still re watch this episodes. You’re the man!

[@HighLordSythen]

I was looking for this in the comments. :P

[@KingKillersKastleKKK]

He was apologizing to the audience

[@princessaur]

I love how much education he delivers in this series. About survival, obviously, but also about animal and plant life and indigenous people who lived in the areas he's surviving in.

[@averymasters6669]

I met Les at a gas station when I was driving through Canada. I didn’t know who he was, but the gas station attendant said it was “Survivorman”. I thought maybe just some dude who lived off the land in that town. We had a funny conversation about Bear Grylls (whom was big at the time). Totally cool dude and down to earth. Now 13 years later, I’m watching his show to learn how to survive in my own state lol!

[@americanman5270]

I grew up watching Les on the Discovery Channel. Really sparked my love for the outdoors and "survival" as skillset. Seems like a awesome guy off camera as well!

[@andrew23890]

drilled into my brain from his cold episodes "you sweat, you die."

[@brendanmorris2484]

Today my life changed! I found out that Les Stroud, the man! Had a youtube channel and had uploaded his content there as well! I really enjoyed watching Les on TV with my dad and brother, and now I get to share him and this really cool show that both teaches and demonstrates amazing skills and the natural beauty of the world around us! Thank you Les!

[@Grimpy970]

I'm pleasantly surprised as well! This is such a great resource. As an arizona local, I'd love to see him do this same challenge in the summer. He mentions that the daytime temps are getting to 80 or 90 degrees. That's February/April weather. It still gets frosty at night, so you can get water from the very air. In the summer, it gets 120F at daytime, and *maybe* dips down to 100F at night. How would the Survivor Man deal with midnight heat-stroke? Even at night you can't do any *real* work during the summer months.. I think he'd have died, or at least failed to get to his extraction point, requiring emergency evac after the 7 days

[@johnmillay6790]

@@Grimpy970 I think he'd rather live. He did one desert challenge where it got up to 100 degrees every day and he had like 10 gallons of water and it was still brutal. Arizona in summer can get over 120 in the right places that's deadly

[@DaVeganZombie]

I love that you uploaded these for people to watch during the pandemic. Seriously! It’s so good. I live out in Arizona, actually- I remember when you first released this years ago, me and my brother must have watched this a dozen times to prepare for a camping trip we never took. ... maybe it’s time to take that trip. I look forward to your podcast !

[@danielcallahan4825]

Its been two months have you gone

[@ridesmort]

Yall take that trip yet? Been 6 months

[@Masterk1988]

I go camping all the time here in az it's not as bad as people think

[@liz.1328]

been 10 months have u gone on the trip?

[@Skellotronix]

@@Masterk1988 everything is location dependant. I've camped in extreme heat and it sucks. Going from 100+ to 50 at night, it's no joke.

[@prophetic0311]

Watched this in high school, in my mid 30s now, still great!

[@lybbie9779]

Remember watching this during the summers with my uncle ❤

[@ldelcarmen]

One of the best docu/info series ever made. Hall of fame. Thank you for giving us your best Les Stroud!!

[@TheMoose126]

This guy is the reason I got into survivalism, bushcraft, and prepping

[@e.mc2weirdlyrabbit97]

Les opened a whole world to us.

[@whatsportscards]

I like his natural reactions like when he says “oh” after flinging the fruit from the cactus on the ground and “ow!” When that same fruit pricks him

[@JordanMSeverns]

thats "ope". its a midwestern/canadian thing

[@dankim7488]

Les let me just say you are the true man when it comes to survival shows. You really focus on realistic survival situations and priorities instead of pulling off wild and dangerous stunts to wow the camera. Hell you even film it all by yourself completely isolated to authenticity in the wild. I fell in love with these episodes since high school. Always a blast to watch. Its always so exciting when you find food and water and build elaborate shelters.

[@farsideoutdoors2023]

I would love to see Survivorman come back after the pandemic ends, When I was 7 this show came out and I was desperately trying to be just like Survivorman. I watched Les Stroud and Bear Grylls on TV every night it was on and waited for every season of both, but Survivorman was all I listened to when it came to survival- the equivalence to the Bible can only be done with Survivorman. I even tried making my own Survivorman movies in the basement of my grandparents cabin- I loved Survivorman from Season 1 I hope to see him go again, I wouldn’t mind even watching all the Bigfoot Survivorman’s just as long as I can see Les on a regular basis😊❤️

[@robluc86]

I watched all the survival shows too. Too bad Bear Grylls was a fraud. Les was and is the real deal.

[@gazbo81]

@@robluc86 is bear grills really a fraud. I thought he was in the sas I'm gutted now I thought he was the bollox when he 1st came on the tv

[@technicolorwaterfowl849]

@@gazbo81 Bear grills *can* survive rather well, but a lot of the stuff he does is staged to demonstrate survival skills or just to make a better show

[@lifesabitch8099]

@@gazbo81 SOME stuff he does is over played or put on yes, but he was in the SAS and his show isn't a show of him surviving in the wild so much, but him telling you how to, majority things he does still real and would work in real survival situations, hardly makes him a fraud I think

[@softtacosapex6962]

i know this comment is 8 months old but les is an old man now lol, saw him do an interview recently and he's really put on the years! of course he still looks extremely fit but idk if surviving 7 days alone in the wild would be in his best interest any more

[@FreshTunaHere]

“I can’t believe I just did that!” Oh Les...you were so young....you hadn’t consumed the horrors I’ve seen you eat yet...

[@SuperKamiGuru-i3c]

I've never seen him eat anything truly horrible

[@tinmanbbqgregorytinman7652]

I absolutely love the way Less sais "Uuummmm!!" Like hes eating a gourmet meal at a 5star resto!!!guys awesome!!

[@GHM28]

What a gift to the internet

[@fishrgirl5980]

Nature is so amazing!, a needle and thread from the agave, and so much more.....

[@northernontariosledderz]

You're a living legend Less. I used to watch these with my old man. Brings me back to the good old days. Thanks for uploading these im sure everyone appreciates it as much as i do! :)

[@Mint-Lynx]

That Steve Irwin bit was funny, though a sad reminder of another badass man of nature who passed just the next year after this aired. RIP.

[@potatobro7]

"Leave only footprints." We need more people like Les!

[@sb-di3of]

what about the 150lb of dirt bike wreckage he left behind

[@doctorcropse2795]

@@sb-di3of they pick it up after the show

[@sherpa6071]

The patience Les has is something else. He's been an incredible role model to my brother and I. Thanks for the years of advice, you've taught me the most of any person in terms of survival and just plain living well. Long Live Les!

[@jacksonday7424]

Loved the Steve Irwin impression haha! Thanks for the uploads.

[@tread2mark]

Thank you. 🖖

[@greplink]

That desert has been my home for my entire life. Love it more and more everyday.

[@elchavoguero]

I recently moved to New Mexico, in the Chihuahuan Desert. I remembered you had an episode in the Sonoran Desert and I'm so glad I found your channel. You're an amazing person and a real mensh for uploading all of this content

[@kainaaguiarferreira4351]

Greetings from Brazil, les. You are my favorite survivor Guy!

[@shanaguilar8352]

You have excellent taste, then! I agree with you, by the way.😉😉

[@Boozhound905]

Les helping us all 🇨🇦, God love him.

[@Darkasknightfall]

Man I was pumped with anticipation on every new Survivorman episode when it came out. Even though I already loved being in outdoors doing photography, hiking, camping or nature watching, Les and show got me excited to head back out in nature.

[@maxtaylor8072]

Les, I’d just like to say how much I admire you and your life’s work. You’re the real deal, mate.

[@Burvo1-s8h]

I couldn’t agree more!!!

[@wanderingmetalguy5825]

les it's because of your show that i knew when I stayed at the grand canyon in a tent on a road trip i did a few years back that Id need winter clothing. 96 during the day, got into the 30s at night

[@gaydungan9688]

Yeah thanks I appreciate it. I remember watching them the first time. Love from Texas.

[@Roogankunanimegames]

This brings back so many memories from my childhood. Thank you Les for allowing me to relieve my childhood during these strange times. Stay same from the coronavirus everyone.

[@m777howitzer4]

Living in the region, this is priceless.

[@quinnflorence]

Watching these videos over the pandemic 😷 we face right now. It brings back memories of me and my dad sitting in the living room on weeknights and weekends, TV set to science channel or the discovery channel on cable and watching this I actually was trying to take notes in my small notebooks that I wasn’t using in school. My dad and I enjoyed these videos, I hated how he keep saying next camping trip he making me eat a bug like Lee did. I freaked out going,” no gross! You can eat the bugs I looking for plants and fruits from trees that won’t kill me that I can eat.” We would just end up laughing in the end. Wow, I can’t even believe I been watching these kind of videos for 20-21 years of my life. I still have wonderful memories of these videos from my childhood. But now I watching them on my own, my dad and I have not gotten along for a while and well bitter sweet memories right now. Yet I am Thankful these video were aired on tv and saved here on this KZbin channel. Now I am never without my survivor man videos and my memories. Take care everyone and stay safe out there. “ let’s enjoy life!”- (Pitbull 2010)

[@RathwulvenBushcraft]

Watching these again after some years - still love em. :) Also great for refreshing some knowledge, tomorrow we're heading out into the mountains at some 38+ Celsius. :)

[@ganiaj87]

I fell in love with this show in high school after one episode. Def one of the best, most necessary shows ever.

[@ganiaj87]

@BadDriversOfTennessee Yup, the Utah episode is one of my favs.

[@TheSlipperyBrick]

Awesome! Thanks for uploading these full episodes. Something to distract me and keep me entertained during these tough times. Thanks so much Les!

[@wf6951]

Staying in you're home through a pandemic is so tough.

[@ppjkb8]

I gotta give it to you, sir. Your Steve Irwin (R.I.P) impression was spot-on!

[@FatherFirst]

So very nice to watch these and they are so helpful. This is becoming a lost knowledge that is so dangerous to lose. Thank you Les for keeping such useful and applicable information alive and well.

[@jasonchatham4170]

Les > ‘Bear’

[@hitkid96]

Les is so much more personal and of course he's actually out there surviving without a camera crew

[@TheRealJkillum]

LMAOOO

[@magnumxlpi]

He went when temps were cool. This shows absolutely nothing

[@EmeraldEsmerelda]

@@magnumxlpi He’s a pro compared to the fake b*tch Bear Grylls, Bear is the Zack bagans of the survival show world, fake asf.

[@Burvo1-s8h]

@@hitkid96I 100% agree he takes it way more seriously than that “dumb named man” like who TF names their kid THAT???

[@todd-makes-videos]

And I had to walk it twice to get all the gear. That is why you are the man. Thanks for all of the videos!

[@zachnielsen88]

"That's what can into your mind and create FEAR..." *zooms in on ground squirrel*

[@SangheiliSpecOp]

Squirrels are nuts

[@DanteTorn]

I've played enough Rimworld to know to fear squirrels.

[@pawnmusic]

boy that grasshopper kabob really got my mouth watering....add in the prospect of tapeworms...heaven!

[@Thatdarndoug]

So far, what every episode of survivorman has taught me is survival is constant starvation.

[@Dietz4502]

Or dehydration but mostly the starving lol

[@K.SHEPHERD]

HAHAHAHA

[@djuanbenjamin9149]

ive only seen him thrive maybe twice. in the artic where caught all those fish and one an island where he coconut and seafood.

[@lamborgini86]

And to keep warm at night

[@UserName-tv1sy]

Survival is constant surviving

[@jeffreystpierre6898]

This is the Les I liked, I don't care for his cooking show or whatever that's about. Too bad that turtle did him in with a viral infection

[@joshuapatrick682]

Thanks Les! Stay cool like the other side of the pillow bro!!! Your content has inspired me to rediscover my love of nature!

[@katelee670]

I definitely appreciate these old episodes.. you never know when you're going to need skills like this.. especially with the way things that are going right now.. I think soon here quite a few of us are going to be heading for the hills literally..

[@hoosierflatty6435]

This series truly is one of the best things to make it onto TV. None of the wildly edited super jump cut stupid reality TV show nonsense.

[@t.t.wadsup4316]

I love this show-thank you les!! I've watch your shows since day1 on discovery channel -now I can enjoy them here😚

[@tempestvideos9834]

Love watching the warm ones during the Winter.

[@kylefalkner3010]

Les you are amazing for doing this for us. I’ve watched you since season 1. It’s so good to see all of this again.

[@tonyfourpaws4511]

watched all of his shows. watched this one the night before i packed a backpack and started my walk from Florida to California in 2011.

[@frankwoodward9914]

Another great video Les thanks and thanks for all the other videos I am really enjoying them as I am sure many other people are too.

[@CarolynsRVLife]

Near Young AZ. I spend a lot of time in AZ in the winter. Gorgeous area! Now I know how to survive without my RV!! :-p

[@Desi-qw9fc]

Thanks for uploading, Les! Finally I can show my favourite survival show to my friends!

[@halon7476]

Thank you Mr Stroud.

[@joshuag.9341]

The earliest episodes were my favorites.

[@stevebruce1235]

I live in the desert I've lived here for almost 32 years I've seen a lot of really harsh dry desert and I've seen some beauty little Oasis that is utterly amazing Arizona has such diverse climate High Desert low desert but it definitely deserves respect

[@JD-5250]

When your only purpose in life is to be a passing snack for Les

[@88fibonaccisequence]

Imagine getting stuck in a survival situation with him. One night, you wake up to the sound of his narration... "The way to eat these guys... What you wanna do is wait until he falls asleep. Then, you can cut his throat."

[@ishaankhan5951]

17:26 "He shuldn't be much of a problem.. Ow!" 🤣🤣LMAO loved this show since I was a kid.

[@jordanhess2061]

thank you so much, this is really cool of you.....I am loving this right now !

[@Fwufikins]

This episode was always one of my favorites growing up in Arizona. A lot of this stuff has stuck in the back of my mind any time I go out camping years later!

[@jadonfisher3454]

Thank you so much for putting this on KZbin haven't seen it since it was on the Discovery Channel been wanting to see it thank you

[@cameronkern2974]

I love the old red dirtbike❤

[@Page5framing]

It’s a Honda 90. It’s a classic!

[@Burvo1-s8h]

Hell yea!

[@calebroberson1331]

Thank you so much for uploading these full episodes. I remember watching the show as a kid and enjoying survivorman a lot.

[@deathspoon4202]

Les, thank you so much for putting all episodes on youtube! You are the man, love your content!

[@AlexAndra-iy5zu]

I’ve been binge watching for the last 3-4 days. I’m in AZ so when I went from most popular to oldest videos I came Arizona. Of course I’m going to watch. Loving all the informative tips. Tips? Not the right word. Arizona is deadly in the summertime. You can run out of gas or your battery can die on the side of the road in July with hundreds of cars passing you bye..Cell phone is dead three cops have passed you but no one has stopped you are hot and thirsty you are now on the verge of dehydration why won’t anyone stop and help because it’s too damn hot!! Now imagine being in the desert where there is no traffic and there are no police officers ignoring you.. you’re not very far from civilization but because you decided to take the ATV out to target practice in the desert only 25-50 miles in the dead of summer ( you are now at risk ) It happens it happens a lot people go out for a little joy ride and the heat overcomes all things practical. The Arizona desert is so dangerous because we live so close to it so people don’t go out prepared. Families will travel 25- 75 miles with their guns and ATVs thinking they will be home by 6 PM. There is a story of a mom son and boyfriend who went to the desert just for a little joy ride. That joyride turned out to be hell! Like I said they were only 50 miles from civilization. Unfortunately when you are dehydrated and began to hallucinate and there is absolutely zero shade and it’s 118° out by day and cold at night and prepared with zero shelter 🤦🏻‍♀️ it’s not good folks. The one thing I have learned from every survival instructor that I have watched on KZbin is always be prepared unfortunately this threesome was not prepared. They made it out alive but 💩

[@michillene]

Hahha..I love your rendition of the Crocodile Hunter,Les..that was cool.

[@tonyscowboyshow2344]

I love everything about survivor man except for him eating 😂

[@Jimothy-723]

You are my favorite version of Captain Jack Sparrow. I remember watching these when you were still the age as seen on screen.

[@brettjones8239]

I’ve never seen a guy that gets hurt as much as Les does. 😂 Thanks for putting up the videos and showing us the way it really is out there!!!

[@BillyG563]

The agave needle and thread trick is pretty incredible.

[@bmello452]

Thank you so much for uploading these. I absolutely loved this show while it was on Discovery and could watch these a million times

[@garyhackenson429]

Thanks for being the true Survivor, you are the godfather of survivor shows I just want you to know that..👍😎

[@jdaniels1371]

Big fan of the Survivorman show!! But....Personally, as someone who lives in AZ, a more realistic scenario of the Sonoran Desert would have been summer when temperatures are in 100+ degrees not winter at 70+ degrees. Les was truthfully about what season it was which why I love his shows. Thanks for teaching us how to survive!

[@xJokerzWild]

Honestly, i think he got the lucky draw being dropped in AZ in the winter, because if he did do this episode during the summer, there would 100% definitely be more early/late day than mid-day shots. I mean shit, it hit 110+ a few years in a row.

[@MissX905]

@@xJokerzWild It's all planned in advance. You think he'd go into the desert in over 100 degree temps? I don't. And he knew that water source was there. It's a show. No way he survived on 4 grasshoppers and a scorpion, raw 1 at that lol

[@Rattslinger]

I respect Les, but this episode had me rolling my eyes as an AZ native. If he did this episode in July, he'd be trying to deal with 125f during the day and 120f at midnight.

[@metri0n]

I smile every time Les gets the fire going. I love his reaction

[@anthonycorsi6264]

Its amazing how he somehow does this all while filming, I just couldn't do it in general!

[@LaughingRiver247]

This was one of the first ones I saw of you. Bro bro you are my soul individual that keeps my outdoorsman Alvive

[@mr.mcmagpie6606]

I remember watching this when it was brand new thinking "thank goodness this is the farthest thing from Bear Grills!" I was hooked from the first episode!

[@schmeegil2240]

Me too 🇬🇧.

[@raymondcampsen3747]

this was out wayyy before bear grills even thought about tv, honestly bear grills stole the idea from Les

[@leoarmitage908]

@@raymondcampsen3747 not really stealing it’s educational

[@raymondcampsen3747]

@@leoarmitage908 no it definitely was stealing lol he literally took the entire idea besides being all alone but your right it is educational but still took the idea from Les

[@leoarmitage908]

@@raymondcampsen3747 I’d call it magpieing I respect bear too much for his service to my country in the Sf to label him as a thief

[@MJGAZ64]

Moved to Phoenix and love to watch him master the desert in his second episode is amazing. He’s on my tv all day every day. Tv worth watching instead of shit and garbage normally on.

[@magnumxlpi]

He went when temperatures were cool. This doesnt show how to survive at all in Phoenix. Try doing this in the summer and youd be dead before the day is over

[@Burvo1-s8h]

@@magnumxlpiok tough guy! Go and show us how to survive and make your own show and tell us all the knowledge of you think your so much better.

[@Burvo1-s8h]

@@magnumxlpior go watch magnumPI on your comfy little couch under the house of your mom and dad.

[@Kevinwayne199]

In the desert you can remember your name, cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain

[@davidbrothers2765]

Have you been through the desert on a horse with no name?

[@quinnflorence]

La la la la la la la la . La la la la la la la After nine days desert sand turn to sea. The desert is ocean with it life underground. Hehe 🙃 I got the song reference hehe 🙃 Take care everyone and stay safe out there.

[@manlymanyo2511]

I am sooo fricken glad these are in full episode. I remember watchen these back in the day. Thanks Les.

[@robonez]

Killer stuff as always! \m/ And a good Steve Irwin-parody as well!!! :D

[@dannyboysable]

I truly appreciate the free content

[@philanthropical5520]

Is Survivorman available in a box set? Les Youre one of the best survival instructors out there! I love your work! Thanx for uploading more episodes!

[@pvtmiller21]

yes it is on his website

[@Grillers9]

creosote bush - we had one in our yard for 52 years. every rain we got made our whole yard smell so awesome due to that bush.

[@brianbaker3654]

Once again thank you Les. So needed this during quarantine.

Wow. As a Swede I wasn’t familiar with Les. Now, he is my new hero 🥷🥷🥷🥷🥷

[@dakotalight5118]

So many good memories watching this show when I was young. Looked forward to it every time the new episode released. Les is a man!

[@singularity6305]

In the childhood we used to catch grass hoppers, didn't knew that we could fry them, and make ourselves a good source of nutrition, if we were in the egde of survive:) thanks a lot! There are still tonnes of grass hoppers in our steppes in Kazakhstan, so now I know how I can survive if I need to:)

[@edtherockhound9944]

I had some fun times out in that desert we didn’t do any survival stuff and it didn’t matter we had good times miss that place I still have family n friends there so a return trip is possible

[@adamhussain3873]

Great to have a recap of these shows. Brings back memories from watching it back in the old days many many moons ago.

[@hunterjames4433]

This show is soooo good and educational. Thank you for uploading them for us Les!!

[@MissX905]

There's no way you'd survive out there on just eating grasshoppers like he did. You think he truly didn't know that water source was there? He set up his "camp" at the beginning for the effect and then goes in the direction where he knew the water was. People die all the time in the desert so this is false hope when lost out in the desert. JMO

[@hunterjames4433]

I think you should try it! There’d be one less idiot to deal with

[@sb-di3of]

@@MissX905 jesus man he was just saying thanks. but thanks for sharing your intellectual genius caveman wisdom

[@MissX905]

@@sb-di3of Anytime lol

[@desertpiggiehunters9790]

We call them Javelina in AZ. Thanks alot for posting.

[@Masterk1988]

Yup and packs of them walk down the wash next to my house all the time ... They smell just like skunks can always tell when they are close lol

[@10feralratsinacoat76]

Someone once told me they look like a pig someone hit in the face with a shovel and I’m inclined to agree

[@folditcuzucan]

grew up in az riding and camping in these deserts and i always felt extra comfortable because of your show and i cant believe this goon wove a matress instead of trying to snare a rabbit

[@thestral1676]

This is one of the first episodes i ever watched and it got me hooked

[@rufuswalling5519]

I remember being a kid and always wanting to eat a scorpion. Still do