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  • Survivorman Les Stroud breaks down jungle survival scenes from movies, including 'Jungle,' 'Predator' and 'King of the Lost World.'
    Les is currently in production on a new series: Wild Harvest and a new special; Surviving Disasters with Les Stroud, for APT/public television, releasing fall 2020. He is also releasing a new podcast: Surviving Life with Les Stroud, a new double vinyl album: Mother Earth and in 2021, a new children's book for Annick Press: Wild Outside; The Adventures of Survivorman.
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  • @HatFancy
    @HatFancy 4 года назад +3162

    I commented on the first Les Stroud video about how he sent me a letter when I became an Eagle Scout. Just wanted to say that I recently became a park ranger, which was a life long dream of mine. The Survivor Man show inspired me immensely as a kid and really instilled a love of the outdoors in me. So thank you Les for having such a huge impact on my life!

    • @Roger-rh5lu
      @Roger-rh5lu 4 года назад +56

      Nice story Bro, follow your dreams! start a RUclips channel and record your Scout activities, I am very curious about Scouts myself.

    • @lilo5437
      @lilo5437 4 года назад +15

      Love your story! Good luck ❤️

    • @brockmason4475
      @brockmason4475 4 года назад +9

      Congratulations

    • @PolarBear-rc4ks
      @PolarBear-rc4ks 4 года назад +9

      That's great! Hope things are going well for you now as well!

    • @julianpeters6089
      @julianpeters6089 4 года назад +9

      Wow! That’s amazing! Good job, man!

  • @lakshen47
    @lakshen47 4 года назад +5412

    When you're lost in the wilderness, Les is more.

  • @stevene6181
    @stevene6181 4 года назад +2594

    "Drowning, one of the most painful ways to die"
    -Les Stroud.
    thanks bro

    • @sureqthirtyseven
      @sureqthirtyseven 4 года назад +60

      I'm glad I don't remember the pain before I was rescued.

    • @ketchup016
      @ketchup016 4 года назад +43

      Lol right? I was a competitive swimmer growing up and that still gave me anxiety.

    • @shaha9
      @shaha9 4 года назад +64

      I have almost drowned two times, I can concur it was probably one of the most terrifying experiences.

    • @lakshen47
      @lakshen47 4 года назад +56

      I had a weird experience that made me think otherwise though.
      I was competing with friends to stay the longest under water, soon enough my lungs started trying to gasp for air, but to no avail as I was still submerged.
      After a while though, due to my stubbornness, it stopped and I got this feeling that I could almost breathe under water and that I could stay under forever.
      Luckily it struck me that this was a bit freaky, so I resurfaced.

    • @lakshen47
      @lakshen47 4 года назад +22

      @Xeno Phon Are you sure that guy isn't Bear Grylls? :)

  • @tccandler
    @tccandler 4 года назад +415

    Drowning is one of the most painful ways to die... Learn something new every day.

    • @cameronmcguire1599
      @cameronmcguire1599 3 года назад +16

      Anyone who is a swimmer knows how terrifying and intense drowning can be. Not to mention swimmers who've been in rapids or crushed by a wave... the power of water is overwhelming.
      That's why experienced swimmers know to dive under a wave and if caught by the tide, don't fight it. Go with it.

    • @chasineastcoasterps5888
      @chasineastcoasterps5888 3 года назад +3

      Your hitting rocks and debris. Then their is the actual drowning aspect of it as well.

    • @ripitup32
      @ripitup32 3 года назад +6

      How can anyone know this?

    • @ripitup32
      @ripitup32 3 года назад +5

      @@PeteMD but did you diiiiiieeeeee.....?

    • @warpkilo2405
      @warpkilo2405 3 года назад

      It’s not though

  • @colinpalmer7148
    @colinpalmer7148 4 года назад +1926

    I survived a river mishap once, wild experience. Full disclosure , I fainted underwater and was saved by a random fisherman. Breakfast tastes better after that kind of thing

    • @bustingcheeks9566
      @bustingcheeks9566 4 года назад +96

      ... so few details, you monster. GGs on living btw

    • @timunknown6724
      @timunknown6724 4 года назад +90

      Same here but i was found in the ocean with 2 bullets in my back and couldn't remember who i was.

    • @mattnar3865
      @mattnar3865 4 года назад +15

      @@IndyVillain Made me chuckle, thanks for that

    • @phajthoj
      @phajthoj 4 года назад +9

      did you also take an arrow to the knee?

    • @cleverusername9369
      @cleverusername9369 4 года назад +23

      That's NOTHING LIKE FULL DISCLOSURE! To quote Tyrion Lannister, "we're going to need details, copious details"

  • @jakekunz5168
    @jakekunz5168 4 года назад +201

    The most baddass yet softspoken man of all time. He made me want to be a mountain man growing up

  • @civil_villain
    @civil_villain 4 года назад +2597

    I don't care what it's about; I see Les Stroud, I watch.

    • @edafade
      @edafade 4 года назад +7

      Exactly what I was thinking.

    • @SuperElise21
      @SuperElise21 4 года назад +25

      Same. A phenomenal storyteller with a life of hard experience and just generally a very charismatic guy.

    • @KingofCrusher
      @KingofCrusher 4 года назад +8

      I was going to make almost the same comment verbatum, but then I was like wait, let me scroll down. I know there's a million other survivorman fans out there.

    • @vmwindustries
      @vmwindustries 4 года назад +6

      Watch his RUclips channel! Give him some support there. He's the man!

    • @daver7178
      @daver7178 4 года назад +4

      @@vmwindustries Agreed, Les Stroud's YT channel is fantastic with high quality content and a wealth of knowledge.

  • @NinjaSimms
    @NinjaSimms 4 года назад +248

    The way this guy describes stepping on logs instead of over them in case of snakes is the way we are taught in Australia too.

    • @caseymoore4759
      @caseymoore4759 3 года назад +15

      And always lift a rock towards you!

    • @NinjaSimms
      @NinjaSimms 2 года назад +18

      @Matías Martínez snakes like to curl up under rocks and logs and stuff, and if you step straight over without being able to see the other side you may put your foot directly in front of a snake.
      Standing on the log first lets you see the other side as well as making some noise and movement to startle the snake BEFORE your leg is in the way.

    • @voetbal12
      @voetbal12 2 года назад

      @@caseymoore4759 Why?

    • @looksirdroids9134
      @looksirdroids9134 2 года назад +4

      @@voetbal12 Because the rock, when you lift it towards yourself, is not a physical barrier between you and whatever may be under that rock, like a snake perhaps.

    • @David-vk7tv
      @David-vk7tv 2 года назад +5

      @@looksirdroids9134 is a physical barrier*

  • @ZZ-os4nb
    @ZZ-os4nb 4 года назад +4533

    I love how Les is so detailed that they can only play 4 seconds of the clip before cutting back to him lol.

    • @borismuller86
      @borismuller86 4 года назад +129

      Mike Steinberg especially when they keep showing the same 2-3 seconds of footage.

    • @ifnhuosrs2876
      @ifnhuosrs2876 4 года назад +19

      You should watch his commentary on his survivor man episodes lol.

    • @SteezyMPeezy
      @SteezyMPeezy 4 года назад +15

      More like half a second

    • @MrWrexr
      @MrWrexr 4 года назад +32

      The fact that his is also a film maker and editor gives him a keen eye to what he is watching

    • @borismuller86
      @borismuller86 4 года назад +49

      PorkChops008 yeah it’s the editing that’s annoying, not him. He’s awesome.

  • @tonymilam206
    @tonymilam206 4 года назад +72

    Les, thank you so much for what you do. I am a former U.S. Marine with combat-related PTSD and am currently battling pancreatic cancer. Your show helps me with the pain and anxiety. Take care of yourself in these difficult times my friend!

    • @jodie3950
      @jodie3950 2 года назад +13

      Hey man. Just saw your comment dated one year ago. Hope you're ok

    • @tonymilam206
      @tonymilam206 2 года назад +11

      @@jodie3950 Thanks for the comment. I'm still hanging in there. I try to stay optimistic. I know there are many people worse off than me.

    • @jodie3950
      @jodie3950 2 года назад +8

      @@tonymilam206 Best of luck to you. Sending you lots of love and support.

    • @ashmondthesoutherntrashmon2210
      @ashmondthesoutherntrashmon2210 Год назад

      @@tonymilam206 Your struggles are valid friend. You're a strong person, hang in there lad.

    • @elimorningstar7034
      @elimorningstar7034 Год назад +1

      I wish you the best buddy and health asap :) take care man, hope you get some good hugs :)

  • @lars3877
    @lars3877 4 года назад +735

    I'm always thankful seeing Les Stroud alive. I can't watch other survival shows. Survivorman was just a guy, lugging camera gear around, trying not to die. As he said, "that's not dramatic enough for you?"

    • @JuHraj
      @JuHraj 4 года назад +12

      You would also like Ray Mears. He wasn't faking antyhing either.

    • @Paul-hw7kc
      @Paul-hw7kc 4 года назад +1

      @@JuHraj Ray is okay.

    • @genevadunn5022
      @genevadunn5022 4 года назад +2

      Come on GQ. I need the other 3 hours of commentary

  • @themurrrr
    @themurrrr 4 года назад +48

    I love this guy. He’s serious, extremely intelligent about his area, educational and at the same time he knows where to put some good humor into this.

  • @AlexG1020
    @AlexG1020 4 года назад +842

    Shout out to Les' RUclips Channel where he has Survivorman episodes, commentaries, and even instructional videos that used to be behind a paywall!!

    • @GyroCannon
      @GyroCannon 4 года назад +20

      Been binging that all week!
      While eating Burger King and other luxuries. Such irony lol

    • @Matt-hw5tt
      @Matt-hw5tt 4 года назад +12

      AlexG1020 Thanks!
      Here's a link to the Season 1 playlist (they aren't in order). (Or a list of 15 rick rolls...)
      ruclips.net/video/TDry6ukO848/видео.html

    • @ComputerSchool101
      @ComputerSchool101 4 года назад +13

      I used to pay a monthly subscription for him. Then one day, he stopped taking my money. Then I saw it was all free!

    • @AlexPavelka
      @AlexPavelka 4 года назад +3

      @@Matt-hw5tt THANK YOU. I started watching his show again after his first GQ but 95% of them on xfinity you need to pay

    • @foskco87
      @foskco87 2 года назад +1

      It really is a great channel

  • @RS-ry4lp
    @RS-ry4lp 4 года назад +1319

    Can’t believe I ever thought Bear was cooler than Les

    • @blazervol3357
      @blazervol3357 4 года назад +39

      Boy were you dumb then. Hahaha

    • @yoggz
      @yoggz 4 года назад +187

      @@blazervol3357 Settle down big guy, we all make mistakes

    • @petercarioscia9189
      @petercarioscia9189 4 года назад +38

      Eh, I just thought they were both cool. I was a boy scout, so I always preferred Les Survivor Man to Bear Grylls

    • @Doreana48501
      @Doreana48501 4 года назад +3

      What !!! 😁

    • @PrincessDenyse
      @PrincessDenyse 4 года назад +16

      J S but he wasn’t right?! Bear was a big faker yo

  • @thomastalbot9743
    @thomastalbot9743 4 года назад +651

    Come on GQ. I need the other 3 hours of commentary

    • @pimsypotpie9718
      @pimsypotpie9718 4 года назад +21

      I wanna see him do the whole jungle movie

    • @Paul-hw7kc
      @Paul-hw7kc 4 года назад +3

      I was hoping he'd review the whole survival movie. I was getting real excited until I saw bunch cheesy fictional movies.

    • @dayoldeggplant
      @dayoldeggplant 4 года назад +6

      Go to his youtube channel! He has TONS of his videos and episdoes with his own personal commentary! Check him out!

    • @dirt1fication
      @dirt1fication 4 года назад +1

      YES

    • @cameronmcguire1599
      @cameronmcguire1599 3 года назад +1

      Second!

  • @Polymathically
    @Polymathically 4 года назад +83

    16:37 It was actually shot in the jungle just outside of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. I got visit it back in 2015; now it's a zip-line attraction. The rebel camp set was made into a restaurant. They even have a life-sized Predator statue there!

    • @w.mccartney431
      @w.mccartney431 4 года назад +9

      Now I’m just wanting at some point, the guy who played the predator, just to be a livin statue there for a day, and mess with people

    • @denisepollitt1021
      @denisepollitt1021 4 года назад +1

      I believe the guy who played the predator, died, 4 or 5 years later.

    • @w.mccartney431
      @w.mccartney431 4 года назад +2

      Denise Pollitt was not aware they had to change at some point, but I more meant the guys who did the newer movies.

    • @JoshuaTootell
      @JoshuaTootell 4 года назад +4

      @@w.mccartney431 Arnold got dressed up as a Terminator and messed with people at a wax museum.

  • @BungusTheDestroyer
    @BungusTheDestroyer 4 года назад +1144

    "heres a spider story for you"
    *please don't*

    • @eizzle78
      @eizzle78 4 года назад +9

      And yet he did. Yuck!

    • @im_tired1439
      @im_tired1439 4 года назад +18

      What am I getting myself into? (I have arachnophobia and I’m watching this at nearly 5a.m.).😂

    • @madame_milky
      @madame_milky 4 года назад +3

      o god i’m not there yet fml

    • @bessiehorton8602
      @bessiehorton8602 4 года назад +7

      Les:
      Just even watching this is intense-
      Dove Ad:
      FEELING DRAINED!? Refresh, lather, renew, with Dove’s Men’s Body Wash.
      🤨

    • @darkskies9528
      @darkskies9528 3 года назад

      @@bessiehorton8602 😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @cerberus7.625
    @cerberus7.625 4 года назад +80

    Being a Canadian I watched your Survivor Man show every week, till a few years ago when I heard you died of hypothermia in the bush in Ontario. Glad your still alive.

    • @mimir.6551
      @mimir.6551 3 года назад +1

      So he died and then he lives

    • @lakshen47
      @lakshen47 3 года назад +18

      Only a true survivorman can live through dying of hypothermia!

    • @robertdevito5001
      @robertdevito5001 3 года назад +2

      Mimi R. A true survivor man

  • @kylesmall6064
    @kylesmall6064 4 года назад +1383

    Les Straud is the O.G. survivor. His show Surviorman birthed so many cloned tv shows.

    • @typicalsavage5441
      @typicalsavage5441 4 года назад +41

      I had a teacher back in grade 4 who used to be friends with Les back in their younger days , every Friday we watched an episode and had a little party 😂

    • @ZMondoHype
      @ZMondoHype 4 года назад +9

      Les is the man! His episode on Joe Rogan’s podcast was very good

    • @johncamp7679
      @johncamp7679 4 года назад +1

      Yeah, the first video I seen was in the office building and he got food out of snack machine.

    • @CANControlGRAFFITI
      @CANControlGRAFFITI 4 года назад +2

      Check him out on RUclips

    • @Cullenatorable
      @Cullenatorable 4 года назад +11

      And he didn't need a hotel like some other ones

  • @CaptainLog
    @CaptainLog 3 года назад +48

    As a guy who has drowned and been brought back, I can confirm IT HURTS. A LOT.

  • @riaranta3150
    @riaranta3150 4 года назад +173

    I love how in depth he gets with his explanations, chock full of brilliant intelligence 👌🏻

  • @LeeNita-dr7
    @LeeNita-dr7 2 года назад +38

    I had a friend of mine bitten by a copperhead and nearly lost his arm. You never can guard against a venomous creature. You just gotta hope you’re lucky enough to get to a hospital in time.
    I love Les Stroud. He’s always super informative and very real about everything. I can’t get enough of his content honestly. It’s just that good.

    • @nemanjap8768
      @nemanjap8768 Год назад +1

      Just live in a city

    • @zaynes5094
      @zaynes5094 Год назад

      @@nemanjap8768Or, like I do when I train on trails in the Summer and Fall, watch where your step is and watch out for I don't know things that are moving in the brush. A lot of times, Copperheads are easy to see if they're on a trail or path because they like to sun themselves. Now, the truth with Copperheads, unless they're in their aggressive season (late summer early fall), they'll just hiss at you and then slither away.

  • @CPB1
    @CPB1 4 года назад +568

    Why does this man not have a late night TV show every night where he just tells stories? Beats the heck out of all the late night shows out there now.

    • @bucknasty8597
      @bucknasty8597 4 года назад +20

      He recently started really organizing his youtube channel. Check it out.

    • @ryangibson1901
      @ryangibson1901 4 года назад +5

      Orange man bad

    • @cleverusername9369
      @cleverusername9369 4 года назад +3

      May I direct you towards Conan o'Brien?

    • @osets2117
      @osets2117 4 года назад

      @@robertjeffery5364 when you put it that way, lol

    • @dezzylele23
      @dezzylele23 4 года назад +5

      Because he's outside! It's hard to be on TV every day when your heart is in the woods😁

  • @iBeTruckin
    @iBeTruckin 4 года назад +64

    I went river rafting once in my life and nearly drowned. ( multiple times) Company I went through had a terrible instructor who was either high or new to his job. I got tossed out fairly early on. This scene is very real & hard to watch.
    We got stuck 2 more times on that trip. One of those times, I had to be one of the ones to willingly jump out because we breached on a rock (to help free the raft).
    The 3rd time we got stuck was in a very powerful cyclone, I still have nightmares about it.
    I say all of this because, it feels good to type it out and to say, I would never go rafting again... unless it was with Les.

    • @treshurchest
      @treshurchest 3 года назад +8

      I hate that you had to go through that. I hope that instructor faced some consequences

    • @iBeTruckin
      @iBeTruckin 3 года назад +2

      @@treshurchest thank you for the kind words. And no, I don't believe he did.

  • @olympiawa
    @olympiawa 4 года назад +152

    Love Les, loved Survivorman. Always about what was real and not about making up BS while a film crew watched. He did a breakdown of his filming and there was an episode where he set up his camera walked through a harsh climate, then showed how he would have to go back to get the camera after the shot was taken. This was how he did a bunch of takes and he would have to hike back and forth just to get the best shot. True survivalist.

    • @ComputerSchool101
      @ComputerSchool101 4 года назад +13

      There were a few episodes where he complained about having to go back to get the camera. But he said he did it for us viewers. I like how in one episode, he said he's just gonna leave the camera there for the rescue team to go and get.

    • @kieutran1211
      @kieutran1211 2 года назад

      @@ComputerSchool101 lol. Yeah I remember that. I think it was twice he did that. And one time he left his campsite full off his beddings and gears and said I’ll just leave that there for the rescuers to clean up.

  • @Dr_V
    @Dr_V 4 года назад +83

    This guy really knows what he's talking about, as a teenager I fell into a mountain river that was maybe a meter deep at most, but it drag me over a kilometer before I was able to get ashore. I remember turning feet first on instinct, I'm a decent swimmer but you absolutely cannot power through that kind of current.

    • @maritimemisfits3360
      @maritimemisfits3360 3 года назад +9

      Surprisingly water safety is not common knowledge. I grew up on an island and the amount of people who didn't know how to handle rip currents was astonishing.

    • @violankomo7045
      @violankomo7045 3 года назад +1

      Your name is Vladimir, I believe it

  • @YaYa-lj8ln
    @YaYa-lj8ln 4 года назад +393

    Definitely gunna give this Jungle movie a watch

    • @tauraspaknys2653
      @tauraspaknys2653 4 года назад +5

      its epic

    • @triskalion9627
      @triskalion9627 4 года назад +1

      Amazing movie

    • @jessicafreeborn4997
      @jessicafreeborn4997 4 года назад +3

      I was thinking the same thing, gotta find where to watch it

    • @TheBasedBalkan
      @TheBasedBalkan 4 года назад +2

      Jessica Freeborn google f2movies and click the first link. Thank me later

    • @talinbentley235
      @talinbentley235 4 года назад +4

      I actually started this video 2 hours ago and decided I need to see it so I paused this and went to watch it on amazon. Definitely an amazing movie.

  • @TheMillionaireHobo
    @TheMillionaireHobo 4 года назад +27

    I love how Les has a visible appreciation for film making in addition to his vast survivial knowledge

  • @Sanctus_Agenda
    @Sanctus_Agenda 4 года назад +786

    film plays 0.1 secs
    survivalist: * explanation starts*

    • @Lazyassindigo
      @Lazyassindigo 4 года назад +35

      Like it should be tbh

    • @OneViolentGentleman
      @OneViolentGentleman 4 года назад +18

      Better than having 10 minute videos, where 5 minutes are intro imho.

    • @ieuanhunt552
      @ieuanhunt552 4 года назад +22

      It's the opposite of these "reaction" channels where there is a tiny section of the screen devoted to the persons face. Where there is a 20 minute video and the person says three words.

    • @scotty1108
      @scotty1108 4 года назад +8

      Les is a natural teacher. He can't help himself.

    • @ncrranger3299
      @ncrranger3299 4 года назад

      He has a big brain lol

  • @SunflowerSpotlight
    @SunflowerSpotlight 4 года назад +197

    Les:
    Just even watching this is intense-
    Dove Ad:
    *FEELING DRAINED!?* Refresh, lather, renew, with Dove’s Men’s Body Wash.
    🤨

    • @Joghurt2499
      @Joghurt2499 4 года назад +1

      dude, nothing like taking a shower with the most perfumed bodywash after a multi day hike

    • @mr.farrowsclass6592
      @mr.farrowsclass6592 4 года назад +5

      "man this is intense"
      "You could take your ulcerative colitis treatment in another direction"
      Me: *drinking coffee and having my morning smoke* Crap, my UC is indeed pretty intense right now

    • @f1rebreather123
      @f1rebreather123 4 года назад +1

      "But I'm not even a man!"

    • @JoshuaTootell
      @JoshuaTootell 4 года назад +2

      I had whiskey.
      I haven't had a drink in 15 years.

    • @robertdevito5001
      @robertdevito5001 3 года назад

      I got a tequila ad

  • @DeputatKaktus
    @DeputatKaktus 4 года назад +1082

    If it bites you and you die: venomous.
    If you bite it and die: poisonous
    😉

    • @ovakefali2634
      @ovakefali2634 4 года назад +30

      Just out of curiosity, if I eat a venomous spider, I might die by poisoning myself with venom or poison?

    • @shenthekinkoumaster3369
      @shenthekinkoumaster3369 4 года назад +14

      @@ovakefali2634 not sure, not a specialist, but I had similar question some time ago and answer I got was that most of the time if you don't have any damages in your belly it shouldn't be that much of a danger. Still can affect you, but you shouldn't die. Our intestines are pretty sturdy and as long as something does not "bite" you inside and inject things into your blood you should be fine. Take it with a grain of salt though, I'm not a specialist, but I were in survival school for 3 years

    • @DeputatKaktus
      @DeputatKaktus 4 года назад +27

      @@ovakefali2634 I think as long as the venom does not enter your blood stream, it will undergo normal digestion and not cause harm. If you have, say, a bleeding stomach ulcer or other internal lesion, though....you might be in trouble.
      AFAIK you could even drink snake venom and be fine. Not that I would recommend it, but you get the point.

    • @ovakefali2634
      @ovakefali2634 4 года назад +12

      @@DeputatKaktus That's acutally more interessting as expected, but I guess i will stick to drinking water for now

    • @DeputatKaktus
      @DeputatKaktus 4 года назад +4

      @@ovakefali2634 Good call :-D

  • @Aaron-zl5gq
    @Aaron-zl5gq 4 года назад +86

    wow I didn’t know they tried to fake scenes in survivor man, good on him for not doing it

    • @huldu
      @huldu 4 года назад +7

      Sad but true, it happens in far too many reality series. When you're young you don't notice it but as you get older you really start to see all the "fake" drama that they add in series.

  • @Doctors_TARDIS
    @Doctors_TARDIS 4 года назад +91

    FYI if you like survivorman, he's got most episodes up on his youtube channel! ruclips.net/user/lesstroud

  • @williamloftus4028
    @williamloftus4028 4 года назад +18

    These Les Stroud episodes are absolutely amazing, this guy is a knowledge powerhouse!

  • @martinhajnik9457
    @martinhajnik9457 4 года назад +328

    "survivor man" might be one of the most badass nicknames

    • @johnspence6669
      @johnspence6669 4 года назад +15

      @@scottfriske9186 Luxury Camping Man

    • @ashscott6068
      @ashscott6068 4 года назад +9

      How is it badass? I've been surviving my entirre life. Never died once.

    • @themanwithallthewrongopini3551
      @themanwithallthewrongopini3551 4 года назад +2

      Ash Scott but you’re not deep in a forest with only your clothes on your back

    • @f1rebreather123
      @f1rebreather123 4 года назад

      @@ashscott6068 but is your name survivor man?

    • @zakosist
      @zakosist 3 года назад

      I thought it was the name of his occupation

  • @LP-bi4vc
    @LP-bi4vc 3 года назад +200

    me, a chubby girl who rarely leaves my apartment: *ah yes, let me take extensive notes on this video so i will know what to do if i am ever trapped in whitewater rapids*

    • @turarbekanuarbek
      @turarbekanuarbek 3 года назад +20

      As the saying go :
      The more you're prepared the less likely it will happen.

    • @2kmichaeljordan438
      @2kmichaeljordan438 3 года назад +1

      @@turarbekanuarbek that’s a dumbass saying though

    • @camdendathird2385
      @camdendathird2385 3 года назад +9

      You can be the most prepared man in the world, or the least prepared. It’s still just chance, unless you inflict the incident upon yourself on purpose.

    • @zakosist
      @zakosist 3 года назад +2

      With today's uprising of floods it's getting more and more likely, even for indoors people

    • @LP-bi4vc
      @LP-bi4vc 3 года назад +4

      @@zakosist fair.

  • @JR-gl1nx
    @JR-gl1nx 4 года назад +105

    14:45 He is calling it a 'messy tie job' but I think they intentionally made it so. The predator was recognising their trip wires, and would likely see a flawless, neatly tied trap, so they were making it so as to look like a tree covered in climbing vines.

    • @sithsaiyan4529
      @sithsaiyan4529 4 года назад +3

      *mic drops*

    • @rodreddick
      @rodreddick 4 года назад +2

      True ...

    • @2kmichaeljordan438
      @2kmichaeljordan438 3 года назад +2

      Hollywood movies aren’t that smart

    • @v.k.healthlongevity9807
      @v.k.healthlongevity9807 3 года назад +14

      I was a DP for 11 years and that is what we call in the industry VOA (viewer over analysis) which is great for us cos it credits us with being smarter than we really are lol. But in reality most viewers at some point will over analyse a scene and think they've had a cerebral breakthrough or uncovered hidden meaning when really it's an oversight, we've run out of time or it simply is exactly as it seems.

    • @blueonblack83
      @blueonblack83 2 года назад

      @@v.k.healthlongevity9807 THANK YOU!

  • @shielapeji6128
    @shielapeji6128 4 года назад +49

    I love how he said, "Why not make the hero fall and scream sometimes?" 😂

  • @spideymcgee4718
    @spideymcgee4718 3 года назад +5

    I could listen to this man talk about survival all day every day.

  • @GL-tx9dv
    @GL-tx9dv 3 года назад +8

    good pull. not only is he a knowledgeable expert, he's immensely charismatic and recognized

  • @shaywilms
    @shaywilms 4 года назад +191

    Haven't watched this yet, but clicked 'like' for Les.

  • @ARDrodge
    @ARDrodge 4 года назад +7

    He came to talk to my school for our "Welcome to University" event, and he was so perfect

  • @25THEGAVIN25
    @25THEGAVIN25 4 года назад +9

    Just got done with a hardcore Survivorman binge, super excited to see this posted

  • @anjichant543
    @anjichant543 4 года назад +124

    Les: "Some of them are benign and harmless. You know.. like cockroaches."
    Me: "Clearly you haven't seen one fly!"

  • @hulme187
    @hulme187 4 года назад +280

    Interesting. I can survive rapids now

    • @GS-qu3vq
      @GS-qu3vq 4 года назад +9

      We should go river rapiding, seems like a good time

    • @davidtownsend6092
      @davidtownsend6092 4 года назад +9

      No you cant

    • @elguapo1690
      @elguapo1690 4 года назад +13

      @@davidtownsend6092 It's really not tough if you're wearing a lifejacket and not going over a waterfall. I've been thrown clear of my raft. Keep your feet downstream, and keep your pelvis up. Edit: oh and like he says don't try to stand up. You'll only make that mistake once.

    • @Zenas521
      @Zenas521 4 года назад +7

      Correction, you can attempt to survive rapids now, doesn't mean you will.

    • @coltenmeyer2775
      @coltenmeyer2775 4 года назад +1

      Dip stroke and repeat plant your feet and keep your seat. Dip stroke and repeat plant your feet and keep your seat now once u have that tune in your head you got the basics lol

  • @HulaHoopingHannah
    @HulaHoopingHannah 4 года назад +15

    1:06 I almost drowned in white water just like that when I was 19 in Ecuador and this scene took me right back, it was the most accurate portrayal of a drowning I have ever seen and was genuinely difficult to watch.

    • @HulaHoopingHannah
      @HulaHoopingHannah 3 года назад

      @@RobTheWaffle I literally just wrote out what happened.

  • @andrewkewley2039
    @andrewkewley2039 4 года назад +31

    Les Stroud is such a cool guy. I love the passion and detail...you can only speak like this if you really know what you are doing.

  • @francheskacymone8771
    @francheskacymone8771 3 года назад +11

    I almost drowned while swimming under a falls and I can tell you the water will keep pushing you down, you'll have such a hard time going up to the surface to breathe. Thank god I thought of swimming downwards! It would have been less of a scary situation if I knew these information at that time. I love how these videos are very entertaining but very much educational and helpful in certain situations.

  • @tjmed7708
    @tjmed7708 4 года назад +34

    thank you so much for doing another video with Les Stroud

  • @shalaylaw7933
    @shalaylaw7933 4 года назад +3

    Oh man that first movie gave me flashbacks. Experienced that powerful of a river when I was little. The shore sloped down so steep I slipped and I was under deep water in seconds. If it wasn't for some roots to hang onto and my dad reaching and pulling me up I probably would have been very dead.

  • @persgodiva
    @persgodiva 4 года назад +38

    WHAT DOES HE NOT DO?? He can also edit movies?? Ah man, listening to him is always such a joy!

    • @romanoonamor7690
      @romanoonamor7690 4 года назад

      Being humble is probably something he can't do

    • @jc-px8ox
      @jc-px8ox 4 года назад

      @@romanoonamor7690 😒

    • @Nyx_2142
      @Nyx_2142 4 года назад +6

      @@romanoonamor7690 Talking about his expertise to give his statements more validity is somehow bragging? Okay, bud.

  • @giganfan1everyoneelse451
    @giganfan1everyoneelse451 4 года назад +72

    23:17 "Why does it always has to be the girl that falls and screams and not the guys that falls and screams?"
    I'm happy he knows the difference between poisonous and venomous.

  • @stephenwong892
    @stephenwong892 4 года назад +6

    I've always preferred Les by a huge margin over other survivalists; he just showed me why when he explained the difference between venomous and poisonous because so many nature media figures don't know the difference and it's infuriating. YOU'RE THE BEST LES.

  • @elitehacker1416
    @elitehacker1416 3 года назад +2

    I'm a super experienced kayaker and white water rafter let me just say that my boy Les Stroud is 100% on point with every single thing he says in this video. So please listen to him, of you are planning on doing any of these activities at all. You will greatly increase your chance of survival.

  • @cigman6932
    @cigman6932 4 года назад +23

    I been watching pure survivor man in this quarantine. Gonna survive in my backyard

  • @davemadison3360
    @davemadison3360 3 года назад +6

    Les, the fact that you didn’t make MORE added drama? Is absolutely, unquestionably, 100% inarguably why your show was and still IS the best survival show of all time.

  • @jeremyronald
    @jeremyronald 4 года назад +75

    Les is the man! I would like to see him and Forrest Galante do a Survivorman episode.

    • @thothtahuti5509
      @thothtahuti5509 4 года назад +1

      Awwww that would be awesome

    • @synashilp
      @synashilp 4 года назад

      @Ben Harris Bear Grylls has way too much energy for me to watch Man vs Wild too often. However, I could binge Survivorman.

    • @Nyx_2142
      @Nyx_2142 4 года назад

      @Ben Harris Considering Les cannot stand Bear, and the fact that Bear is a lying hack that is likely to get you killed, that will never happen.

    • @f1rebreather123
      @f1rebreather123 4 года назад

      @@Nyx_2142 I think a lot of his tips are legitimate though. Haven't watched him much but the only example I ever get is him drinking his pee.

    • @davifmcmonies2306
      @davifmcmonies2306 3 года назад

      @@Nyx_2142 Except he's not because he was the teacher of survival in the SAS. Which is arguably the best special forces in the world. Just because your favourite survivalist Is Les doesn't mean every thing he says is true. Bear knows what he's doing for real.

  • @garthrapp8143
    @garthrapp8143 4 года назад +4

    This series on RUclips is without a doubt one of my favorite things to watch... If be thrilled if there was a new episode out every week lol

  • @terminator1567
    @terminator1567 4 года назад +66

    Warden or prison guard break down prison movies.

    • @f1rebreather123
      @f1rebreather123 4 года назад

      @City Watch Guard or crime movies. Don't think there is very many movies that show what goes down on the floor in a prison

  • @warbledurbler7905
    @warbledurbler7905 4 года назад +4

    That Les doesn't add in drama is one of the things that makes him so engaging

  • @alienmisfit
    @alienmisfit 4 года назад +10

    Whenever Les talks, I listen.

  • @jjgreen5206
    @jjgreen5206 2 года назад

    I’m addicted to these! Thanks for sharing. I like that these people understand Hollywood’s need to entertain, vs accuracy. They’re fans of the movies and they give credit where it’s due

  • @VED34
    @VED34 4 года назад +4

    grew up watching this man. God he’s amazing

  • @HD-gw4wf
    @HD-gw4wf 2 года назад

    Everytime Les talks I listen intently, and enjoy every second of it. Love this guy!

  • @rafa8911
    @rafa8911 4 года назад +5

    Les's channel has helped me survive (hah) this quarentine. Props to him, the guy is a legend.

  • @nz7166
    @nz7166 2 года назад +1

    i love this guy for his energy. take away all the skills and knowledge and i see him the same. i dont know him but he comes off very positive & caring.

  • @avidanglerorobsession6127
    @avidanglerorobsession6127 4 года назад +35

    Les stroud is one of the rare good tv survivalists

  • @jacobhumphrey3535
    @jacobhumphrey3535 4 года назад +6

    My family and I did a white water rafting experience in a valley in West Virginia. Most of it was class 2 or 3 rapids, which can be tricky at times, but if you know what you're doing, they're mostly harmless. However in one section of the river there was a piece of rapids that was on the border of 4 and 5. This was my first time rafting, and in that heavy section my foot slipped and I fell out. Easily the most terrifying experience of my life. Words can't really describe the fear you feel when you seem to the surface to get air, but as soon as you go to breathe you're blasted in the face by a sledgehammer of water.

  • @MotörheadMickey
    @MotörheadMickey 4 года назад +37

    👍🏻 without watching. Man is a legend. Fact.

  • @jerrisgilbert5256
    @jerrisgilbert5256 4 года назад +24

    Fun fact: they totally filmed Predator in the actual jungles of actual Mexico! I dunno if they had fog machines or not tho

    • @jamesknapp64
      @jamesknapp64 3 года назад

      The helicopter that was in the tree (in the movie the one the rebels shot down) is supposedly still there in the tree
      You can hike out and see where they shot the movie

  • @obioraabiakam1604
    @obioraabiakam1604 4 года назад +16

    Loved Jungle. Underrated movie

    • @tori9365
      @tori9365 4 года назад +1

      I'm gonna watch it today ☺️

  • @stephengolombecki8666
    @stephengolombecki8666 4 года назад +3

    This is what I love about les! It’s all real! No camera crew and no fake bs like bear grylls

  • @21Kyzix12
    @21Kyzix12 4 года назад +29

    This makes me want to see a Les Stroud version of Mystery Science Theater.

  • @tregiangreco9225
    @tregiangreco9225 3 года назад +2

    Love how upbeat music is playing while he is talking about drowning to death

  • @anjichant543
    @anjichant543 4 года назад +38

    Les: "They're showing signs of a good paddler."
    Guitarist: "Oh! Are they now. That's nice."
    Les: "I'll grab my guitar and show you..."
    Guitarist: *spits out coffee*

    • @femboycyan
      @femboycyan 3 года назад

      lol that's my reaction too

  • @neobrutalist5233
    @neobrutalist5233 4 года назад

    Met Les when he did a talk at my school. Great guy, funny and humble. First to laugh at himself. A Canadian icon.

  • @thomaswillard6267
    @thomaswillard6267 4 года назад +7

    Between Letterkenny and Survivorman I like how Canada's sass is being shared with the world.

  • @zizwop
    @zizwop 4 года назад

    Could there be anyone better to do this than Les. Not only has he been in every jungle and corner of the world, surviving, but he filmed it.

  • @Dunewarrior00
    @Dunewarrior00 4 года назад +9

    I love it when movies get things right/realistic!

  • @RyanStrainMusic
    @RyanStrainMusic 4 года назад +1

    Les, you are very knowledgeable about many things. I appreciate your thorough and descriptive explanations of things that most people think are simpler than they really are.

  • @kai-wo7pu
    @kai-wo7pu 4 года назад +8

    I would trust this man with my life with NO hesitation

  • @elisa4695
    @elisa4695 4 года назад +14

    "notice how nice and clean that eyeball is though" 😂😂😂

  • @jayden12242
    @jayden12242 4 года назад +45

    The 🐐 is back !

    • @MrWizeazz
      @MrWizeazz 4 года назад +1

      TheSkyWhale
      I love that he’s finally doing that.

  • @sweepingtime
    @sweepingtime 2 года назад +1

    I'm loving this. The start is already like a lesson in canoeing.

  • @Biomaterials_Science
    @Biomaterials_Science 4 года назад +19

    If there were spiders that big that could digest a person in seconds having the hero fall and scream or panic and run would be totally believable.

  • @user-yd7ug3jb4t
    @user-yd7ug3jb4t 4 года назад +1

    Thanks Les. You may have just saved my life. Sometimes, we as people think we're so tough.
    Ya'll ever just like, walked through a slight river? It'll sweep you. It's insane. Don't get cocky.

  • @Steven_Ray_Photography
    @Steven_Ray_Photography 4 года назад +10

    Glad he still caught himself towards the end after calling that spider "poisonous" like 50 times😂👍🏼

  • @r3dr4t37
    @r3dr4t37 3 года назад

    His break downs are always the best.

  • @xiaocatmaster3754
    @xiaocatmaster3754 4 года назад +346

    "I hate how people confuse venomous with poisonous"
    *1 minute later: says poisonous when he means venomous

    • @burnafterreading7335
      @burnafterreading7335 4 года назад +9

      I was thinking the same thing

    • @kittz0r
      @kittz0r 4 года назад +32

      i guess its even harder for non native english speakers. Like in german we have one word for poisonous and venomous (both is translated "giftig").

    • @MikkXIII
      @MikkXIII 4 года назад +10

      It's exactly the same in Swedish :)

    • @beardedbjorn5520
      @beardedbjorn5520 4 года назад +2

      That made me lol

    • @hugomendoza5665
      @hugomendoza5665 4 года назад +24

      Well there are animals that are poisonous. The distinction was between venom and poison, not that only animals are venomous. The only animal I can think of off the top of my head is like a dart frog or something. It doesn't bite you or anything, but it is poisonous to eat or make contact with. Whereas, as he pointed out, because a spider or snake bites you, that is venom and those are therefore venomous animals. The frog example would be the case of a poisonous animal.

  • @brendabernstein286
    @brendabernstein286 2 года назад +1

    I LOVE his comment about the canoe or kyack approaching a rock. I witnessed a similar event years ago. Went on a rafting trip (by the way i didnt know how to swim) and witnessed a raft wrapping around a big rock. The occupants had previous experience. When raft was removed a kyack immediately wrapped around same rock. It broke in half. Intense "momments".

  • @Phoenixstryke
    @Phoenixstryke 4 года назад +13

    I always remembered Poison Vs Venom as this:
    If you bite it, and you die - It's poisonous.
    If it bites you, and you die - It's venomous.
    Obviously you can ingest by touch and what not, but it's the basic premise.

    • @Phoenixstryke
      @Phoenixstryke 3 года назад

      @@Psyminds I wasn't being pedantic. I was saying how I remember the difference.
      But also, you're just wrong. There's only one poisonous snake, which is the garter snake.

  • @Eric4372
    @Eric4372 Год назад +1

    Les is one smart dude. Mad props for sharing his knowledge with us.

  • @LudySanchez96
    @LudySanchez96 4 года назад +5

    I never thought i would say this but i really want a 2 hour long review by Les Stroud of the movie jungle

  • @WhiteWolf--
    @WhiteWolf-- 4 года назад

    I could listen to Les for hours man

  • @Swarm509
    @Swarm509 4 года назад +4

    Honestly I could listen to Les talk about Jungle for hours. Maybe he will do a breakdown commentary for the full movie at some point, I want to hear his thoughts on the scenes after the river.

  • @spaghetti9845
    @spaghetti9845 4 года назад +1

    he is 100% right. I am a swift water rescue technician / recovery diver and you can tell by looking at the water what is going on under the surface and where things get ugly and where to avoid. Don't fight the water, you will lose every time.

  • @chevolek9955
    @chevolek9955 2 года назад +5

    16:35 "Predator" 1984 was filmed in real jungle and the remains of the blowned up helicopter are still there.
    Filming location was in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, other movies filmed in that city as well, such as "Revenge" 1990, "Herbie goes bananas" 1980, "Limitless" 2011, "The night of the iguana" 1964, etcetera.

  • @myragroenewegen5426
    @myragroenewegen5426 4 года назад +3

    I'm with him. Make the heroes fall and scream when disaster strikes. All kinds of things are done to the truth of how scary nature is but no mythology is deeper than the "Star character must not scream" rule. The best way to show danger is to show strong people being afraid.

  • @MrPicunit
    @MrPicunit 4 года назад +12

    I survived the washing machine, North Shore, Oahu, thought my legs were going to split apart as I was being tossed

  • @tsnap4
    @tsnap4 2 года назад +8

    It's a great observation that the acid/venom would destroy the eyeball, but shouldn't it also have ate away at their hands when they dug into it?