Survivorman | Georgian Swamp | Season 1 | Episode 4 | Les Stroud
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- čas přidán 4. 06. 2020
- Les is stranded in the swamplands of Georgia's Altamaha River Basin.
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Love this guy, he's honest about his abilities, his mistakes. He's like the Bob Ross of survival shows.
I am a long time viewer (started watching in late '07)
I learned a lot about dry tinder when I first started watching the show. I even helped my friends start a fire.
No mistakes, just happy little bouts of weeklong diarrhea
He rules that happy little bush all by himself
Honestly I was just thinking the same thing yesterday while watching the show, he is the Bob Ross of survival. Honest and the 1 on 1 time with the cameras is very calming and personable.
Absolutely
Les stroud is the man, not only did his show always feel like the genuine one when it was on TV but he has released them all for free on CZcams. You will have a great legacy my friend.
This guy is leagues above bear grillz and his fake survival aka hotel stays and dual survival where stuff magically appears for them at perfect spots this guy is the real deal and I respect him and his craft
And some people can't accept that 😭
Les is just better at survival. While Bear had a great background in the military, He had a whole script behind him
Truth this guy is the real deal
Lol
It’s comparing apples and oranges. They’re two different styles. Les teaches about real survival, and Grylls is a highly skilled survivalist who is really only interested in extreme situations and entertainment value. Both have their place.
@@EvansSecretGrylls faked it all and slept in hotels ffs ...
“There’s something in between my legs that wasn’t there before”
Okay, Les has jokes.
u funny😂
Me and my dad would watch this show all the time when I was kid
Same but it was me and my mom
I had so many good memories watching this show with my pops back when it was on TV
@@smilenowcrylater9188 agreed
@@tori9365 i didn't even know that i commented on this haha it commented by itself lol
I would watch this show all the time when I would see it on my TV. It helped me sleep and feel relaxed.
I have never been able to understand how Uncle Les thought that "raft" was ever going to work.
Justin Dean Lmao 😂 that was hilarious 😆..although I’ve seen this show when it first came out years ago. Gotta love Les though...he’s the Canadian OG 🤗
haha i would think some of these ideas he does are just to give him a goal that works with the story of being stranded in certain locations and also gives him something to film out there
Survival is a lot of trial and error just hopefully not life threatening errors
I think he did it for comedic effect.
@ oh yeah maybe since I think he said that when he was done with the raft, he just needed to wait for it to dry - which is nonsensical
Keep in mind he’s setting up and carrying all his camera gear and still kills it survival wise…With no cameras I’m sure most of these would be a walk in the park for Les..By far my favorite survival series.
Yep, that definitely makes it significantly more difficult.
@@macdallanzero2145 YUB
The sheer dedication this man has for filming in various angles is amazing to me. The shots of him in the water were only possible by him getting to that spot from the raft, set up the camera(s) and then go far back enough to be seen paddling back to shore... Les, my man, you are a legend.
For real, like at the end when he filmed himself dragging his raft over the debris to continue down river. He really added another layer of tedious on top of that for us.
He’s got a camera man and support crew.
@@skb7261 no he doesn’t. All these episodes Les posts aren’t current either, I watched this when I was like 12. He sets up all his own cameras and shots, zero crew, this guy isn’t bear grylls.
@@skb7261 he doesn’t actually, he was the first one who really did all this shit by himself
lol when you're out in nature believe it or not you have a lot of time to do shit like that
The most realistic survival show ever done. Les taught us all so much. Simply the best.
Les is a great actor even though hes lying about being in there for 1 week. It only takes them 1 day of shooting to act out the scenes for the episode.
@@kether800surely pretending after watching multiple sunsets and sunrises. He did do 7,10,14 days episodes, even here in Canada you can’t fake survival for one day.
@@Alec-jo7ic haha takes 2 minutes to change the camera angle to take another shot and they use multiple cameras with stunt dubles
Ed Stafford. Dude spent 60 days on a desert island naked. With no equipment.
That's because he was the main cameraman! Especially when he was on his own in the survival environment. The editors could not spoil the show with constant feedback to spice it up for TV.
If he hasn't already done so, It'd be interesting if Les made an episode about post survival, & recovery. Parasites, pathogens etc. and the toll it takes on 1s body/mind.
i don't think he has but i'd watch that. interesting stuff
@@EvertfromNederland he mentioned in a recent video he believes he did get a parasite from this episode that plagued his gums for 8+ months
He mentioned he got a parasite in his mouth from the turtle that lasted for over a year
he's answered that shit millions of times in interviews. Doubt he wants to say it AGAIN for the umpteenth time.
I am curious how long he recovers between trips when they were in the middle of filming a season. Don’t know if he’s discussed that on the channel already. Just found the channel a few hours ago lol
My dad went to highschool with Les, when his show first came out we watched religiously
Rewatching after hes passed brings back so many memories
Broooo 2024 when i was a kid in 2008 i liked a lot youir program and now im remembering this moments and i only can say thank u for everything what i learn from u
I love watching how the bags under his eyes get progressively blacker and larger through each episode from day 1-7 😂
Me: four hours after lunch "ya, I'm starting to feel that starvation"
"there are all these bugs on the ground that burrow into you skin" *proceeds to immediately rub mud on his faces* lmao
I live down the road. You dont only have to worry about that theres also flesh eating virus plus those brain amebas too. All the film on the swamp areas is tannic acids from all the leaves and vegetation breaking down and where the term black water river is derived from.
hes got multiple faces?
Itch like crazy, but super hot water feels like a thousand years of relief.... Never scratch, just heat. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
"Jiggers that burrow into your skin" Proceeds to hold them in bare hand lol
@Josh I was going to say the same
@@unexpectedvixen5685 Yeah and that Spanish moss is loaded with chiggers. Best to pass it through the flame before putting it next to your body. Looks like early spring then. Shoulda come in oh maybe July LOL. He'd lose his mind.
@Stevey B yes, I expect finding a group of them just like that while focusing on survival is pretty difficult.
Robert Bates yes if he would have come a month or two later yellow biting bugs chiggers etc would have had him desperate for some wax myrtle.
Sounds like he needed a flamethrower.
I don’t care if there was a ad every 10 seconds I would watch everyone of these again. My favorite show ever. Thank you for uploading them les
I just skip forward to where the ads are and 90 percent of the time, itll just skip them. I do it all the way to the end then restart the show
Just skip right to the end of the video then hit rewatch. Problem solved. Or download an ad blocker. Plenty of free and safe ones out there.
adbloc. = problem solved
you know you can use adblock
@@by2083 Some people just refuse to use them. My brother complains about them and every time I'll just say adblock. He'll pause and either drop it or continue to complain about them. If I press it he'll just say he doesn't use them.
Imagine how much easier this wouldve been with a backpack full of GoPros
Anyone else ever wonder if Les, when he's just out in the woods by himself, starts narrating out loud out of habit 😂
15 yrs after watching this show and I do it myself out in the woods. Kinda keeps you sane, nice to have someone to talk to, and never disagree with you.
@@koori3085 Are you sure there are never disagreements? ;)
@@jeremiahsmith8499 Well there are discussions from time to time... 😆
don't we all?
The OG of this survival sh*t. Used to be in awe while watching every episode.
I am genuinely shocked that he thought 3 logs would work for a raft hahahaha
Les stroud is the GOAT of survival shows.
Still can’t believe this man went torch fishin in the swamp 😂😂😂 Les is wild. Ain’t no way. DON’T EAT THE TURTLE
His Blair Witch reenactment!! 😂😂😂
Les stroud is a legend. Solo documentary camping is seriously scary as hell and takes a special human to not only accomplish it, but do so with little to no injuries and never coming anywhere near death. 95% of the population wouldn’t last 24hrs out there without getting bitten, stung, or taken out by dirty water or food.
If I could do this in my state I feel like I could stay out for a few days. But I don’t know enough about other climates or environments to do any good. I live in West Virginia and I’m an Eagle Scout so I could last a few days in West Virginia.
@@bradyteets3426 West Virginia is beautiful! I'm always surprised by the lack of biting insects, at least compared to the states below. I might've just been lucky every time I've gone though
@@silvesby you’ve been lucky. We have nasty biting fly’s and mosquitoes and other biting bugs. But I’m the person that those bugs will go past ten other people to bite me.
But it is a beautiful state.
95% ? That’s what many living in the Bay Area or Los Angeles might think but it turns out there are entire states full of hunters & fishermen who’d be just fine. The reason SAR has exploded in the past decade is because far too many urban and suburbanites dawdle off into hardcore wilderness with a bottle of water and a phone. They fail to respect American wilderness for what it is: wilderness. Drug usage in the outdoors also contributes to a lot of SAR incidents. Gen X is the last generation who grew up learning to troubleshoot & problem solve in the woods because our entire childhood’s through adolescence and high school years no one had cell phones. Those who could afford a “car phone” were typically not the REI/hiking types. It was understood that if you twist an ankle, dehydrate or get lost you better have a skillset & some tools because there’s no helicopter coming
Plot twist: they dumped him off 1 mile behind the Walmart in Waycross.
42:55 my mans had a camera set up to watch him set up a camera. The absolute devotion of this man is awe inspiring.
I used to watch these, How It’s Made, and other nature documentaries with my Dad when I was little. I was so happy when he told me this was here on CZcams for free now! I remember hearing about the nasty parasite Les got from the turtle back then and I was so freaked out 😂 Many happy memories from watching these, thanks so much!!
How It's Made is so relaxing now
I grew up about 60 miles from there in the same kind of terrain. Loved camping in the woods as a kid. In the wet season it’s all flooded. In the dry season it’s a jungle.
I courted my wife with canoe trips on the Alapaha River. Once we went out and the gators were in the rut or something and we’re all over the place.
My dad was a guide in the Okefenokee swamp and we went out there all the time.
When I saw this episode as a kid I was just getting into survival and primitive skills. I got so excited to see him in my back yard.
Even though he butchered the name Altamaha.
If you’re from the south it’s pronounced like Autamahaw.
Thanks for inspiring me Les!
I think everyone should see the Okefenokee prairies and cypress, don't you?
Another reason why the south sucks
Like Tom sawyer or something.
@@robertbates6057 yep!
Les is the man. He does everything by himself, where other survivalist do it in pairs or with a camera crew. Les Stroud is the G.O.A.T. when it comes to survival.
This is one of my go-to shows when I can’t find anything to watch or am sick.
AHHHHH. The infamous raft incident. I remember laughing my ass off at this like a decade ago.
think how light his camera gear would be in 2020 and a lot clearer lol
would need like 1 or 2 handheld cameras and a tripod instead of 3 suitcases of gear lmao
@@mendax2251 3 go pros would weigh next to nothing and be more than enough, just a bunch of SD cards
Equally challenging he’s older with new gear lighter same difficulty
And a drone too
Wouldn't have the same feel. There's tons of newer survival channels with high tech equipment and I keep coming back to these older potato-filmed episodes.
I was orphaned of a father at 12,and I was the eldest of 7 siblings 5 boys one girl.I had to include turtle in my catching fishes at the river to survive..today I am 66..God is real Great! I became a journalist, songwriter, agriculturist Speaker and You Tube Content Maker.Godbless!
The Blair witch stuff he was doing really got me. He’s the original. Love this guy!
As a Georgia native, this has to be my favorite episode. I hail from the piedmont area, not as far south as this, but so much of what Les covers here is useful throughout the South, not just the swamps. With snakes, gators, and even bear, a general rule of thumb is, avoid them, they'll avoid you. Love this episode!
Les, you are the true survivor program. So many times you have been hungry, cold,sleepless,etc.. You literally put your life on the line to give us a quality,well narrated show.
So if your out there TY
Dude. Hes tracked by his team with GPS. First sign of something being wrong, they can find him in a snap. He's said this more than a few times.
@@luisgomez8635 still could die, they arent saving him if a gator gets him
@@luisgomez8635 you haven't seen enough of the episodes, or any of the early seasons if you think his life isn't at risk. GPS might help them locate his body though.
At the end they had to turn back for the camera, that's how legit Les is.
And this was before GoPro cameras were around and worth using his cameras were huge he can make a whole episode now carrying all his camera equipment in a fanny pack or the pockets of his cargo pants
@Gene Cox Sasquatch exist
The first time I got lost in that same swamp I walked for 11 miles before I showed up in Everett City now that I'm grown just be aware of what county you're in and have a compass and look for pine trees and go to them and life is a lot better at night
He’s so intelligent and intuitive about surviving. Probably the best survivalist I have ever seen or at least the most knowledgeable.
I don't know why but when he says "Holy Shit its a rattlesnake" makes me laugh super hard
I think this has to be my favourite episode
great show they dont have real good shows like this on television anymore
Watched this mans show at 13 now I'm 22 and still watching as if I never seen it before
Killing the rattlesnake had to be the most primal thing i've seen on survivorman. Just grab a long stick, and swing with all your might.
Screwing that up would have been bad. They have a considerable strike zone. That's the big bad daddy of N America period. Known to sometimes get to 10' in length and a head the size of your fist.
😂
Loved this show as a kid :)
How old are you now Colin?
Do you love love it or like love it
Thanks for putting these up!!
How old are you?
@@tori9365 I think he's 40
Les Stroud makes surviving seem possible for me if I get lost somewhere bad with little gear
One of the best television shows ever made. Not too many TV shows do well on CZcams’s format, but I could watch everyone of these.
Its kind of a CZcams Channel before youtube
@@kainaaguiarferreira4351 not really
Thank you Mr. Stroud for releasing all this content for free!! You are much appreciated.🤘🤘🤘
I enjoy the survivalist videos and there are many out there, but in my opinion, Les Stroud's are the best. Les takes the time to explain why is doing a particular procedure and how it is done. This, to me, puts his videos at another level.
Loved these early episodes so much.
It reminds me of the movie Southern Comfort. "Squeal like a pig boy!"
I have the first 3 seasons of this show on DVD...I've watched those episodes an embarrassing amount of times.
I remember growing up watching this show as much as I could as a kid/young teen, thank you Les. You have shown us real survival and possibly save someone’s life one day.
As a Georgia boy, I got the shivers when he went fishing at night. Gators will sneak up on you.
I know what you mean. I’m in central Florida. I camp in a hammock with a tarp and/or mosquito netting over me. I refuse to sleep in the ground. No just the gators. The bugs have attitude down here. Especially the fire ants.
@@salasala5418 not sure. My wife is from southern Louisiana. Basically the swamp of America. It gets terrifying
After years of watching Les I'm confident I will be better prepared in a given situation than I would be without his knowledge and influence
I actually live in this area! Its so cool to see Les trying to survive in the place i call home.
are you saying you’re.... SHREK???
Brunswick here. I'm trying to figure out exactly where hewas
Absolutely love the show but just to clarify for anyone watching there are 6 species of venomous snakes in Georgia as Les stated, but there are only 3 species of rattlesnake (Easter diamondback, timber/canebrake, and the pygmy rattlesnake) the other 3 are eastern coral, copperhead and cottonmouth/water moccasin.
I've seen that coral snake a few times while fishing down here in Georgia
It’s funny
In the intro he says poisonous snakes
It’s a common mistake
@@timgorton1933 I noticed that too lol bugged the hell out of me
@@psychotropictraveler514animals are venomous, plants are poisonous 🤪 bugs me too
Love how he made a raft but more or less walked the whole way lol
This was a good episode to show off many survival techniques since there were a lot of classic things to survive off of like vines for rope, resin torches, vines for water, and the right sticks for a shelter
Verlisify I didn’t know you were into this stuff lol
Les is the OG of survival shows. I used to watch him on OLN when I was a teenager, so stoked he’s uploaded a bunch of episodes to YT!
Les Hiddins is the OG survivalist. He was doing his thing when Mr Stroud was still in nappies. But I still admire him for doing what he does
the water is actually safe to drink in parts of the swamp
Yes. Like food poisoning
I'd love to take Les through the swamps here in Louisiana. He would absolutely love it.
Thanks for posting these shows Les!!!!! He is such a genuine, honest, real, down to earth guy. It would be an honor to buy him a beer.
He's the real deal, isn't he?
I'm from Louisiana, I was thinking the same thing!
Hell yeah Louisiana represent, I grew up in the swamps down here, this all feels familiar
I’m currently sleeping in a tent in my backyard, and yet I feel like I know exactly how he feels
The pioneer of survival shows. Was the first one I ever saw braving the wild
my brother hearing me watch this: you been watching these since you were about 3 1/2 years old, so if you ever get stranded it should be same-old same-old, lmao. thanks for uploading these classics
42:10 my man put the moss back on the tree lol. what a gentleman.
This was one of my favorite shows growing up! just always loved watching survivor man. Les is a legend! did all this early stuff without go pros just incredible 👍✌
Imagine trying to escape slavery in the swamps. Amazing what man can endure.
God Bless those Folks..Amen!
Ft. Benning, Georgia was one of the only places I felt like I was getting hypothermia in the summer. 95 in the day and raining 60 at night.
Thanks for putting these up Les, I already bought almost all the seasons but just rewatching these are so nostalgic. Used to watch your show when I was younger and still do all the time.
Survivor Man was a great show when it was on TV
I had to laugh when I saw this video with you in the swamp taking care of your feet staying as dry as possible doing everything the right way! Then I turned on Bear Grylls in the Florida swamp and the first thing he does is jumps right in the swamp waist deep in the water and then he climbed up a tree just to get a better look! All of the most dangerous things a person would do in a survival situation! Survivorman is #1 in my book!
les is definitely the superior survivalist if you want to live listen to les
The fact that I remember watching this when it first came out on TV makes me feel old...
I love your shows les, I've watched probably every single thing you've ever done including the stuff you have done with Logan. To make more shows. Thank you for your contribution to outdoor survival.
These are great Les. Makes me feel so nostalgic when I watched these as a kid. Thanks
So glad I found these episodes on here, I missed watching Les in this series, a real treat to see these again
That turtle filled him up with worms. I have only respect for Les Stroud. 💯
One of the Rare CZcams videos I wouldn’t mind there being even more ads just as long as Les Gets paid
I live 3 miles from these swamps. They are no joke! Fantastic episode! Learned some things about my own back yard!
This is my all time favorite episode! I loved this show as a kid!
I grew up watching mr. Stroud and I am glad he teaches you some great things. He is the best
this episode is one of the greatest episodes of any show ever - i rerember seeing it in my early 20s on tv and for some reason it always stuck with me - thank you
OMG, DID YOU REALLY JUST HOLD A BUNCH OF JIGGERS IN YOUR BAREHAND!?!!
😱😱😱😱😱🤯
Anna K what's so bad about that? Just wondering as someone not from the south.
Watching all these again makes me want to go backpacking so bad, but of course I’d be taking more food and water in than Mr. Stroud. Thank you, Les, for all the awesome content, been a fan ever since these used to air on television.
I’ve been hooked on these videos for years, Les is a great instructor and narrator, a genuine pleasure to watch. Thanks for bringing these to us!
Les early episodes really made an impression on me years back! I been hooked on Survivorman ever since!
I like how he gives advice to use mud as a repellant on night 1 and is completely clean faced on day 2.
I like Les because he actually survives out in the elements with barely any resources.
I used mud at the river as sun protection. Ended up with massive sores like acne on my arms from sand mites 😂 never again lol
I've lived in south Georgia all my life. Swamps, rivers and creeks are very common here. I se surprised to hear a Canadian getting surprised to see beavers in a swamp because I've seen them in that environment many times here
Edit: I fished in a public pond today, it was pretty "swampy" with lots of vegetation, dirty water, etc. And I saw a beaver there too, a day after making this comment.
Savannah here. I wonder if he would have preferred late-summer? Downpours everyday, extreme heat, and humidity you and have wade through.
Red bugs love living in that Spanish moss / they are tiny skin burrowing Insects that itch like crazy
Exactly!! In the first showing, I thought about how many were in that Spanish moss he was holding.
Me at the screen: “dude, throw that down and get your fire started!!”
Yeah that's common sense no? Spanish moss full of itch
Not always
After 7 months of training at fort Benning Georgia I can attest to the volatility of the temperature there. Sweltering 80 degrees in the day and dropping to below freezing at night. When being forced to sleep in the water of the swamp it was no doubt some of the worst nights I've ever spent in the bush
My favorite episode.
So excited I found these on CZcams I used to watch survivor man all the time I love it my brother and nephew love going camping and practicing some basic survivor skills in a safe environment of course but was all inspired from this show
Same! I used to watch these all the time years and years ago when they were all on netflix. Nice to be able to watch them here on CZcams now
i thought it would stay warm XD welcome to Ga Les
Iggy Ave weather in Georgia is never predictable
Long way from Brunswick even if he's only 10-20 miles by the crow! 🤣
Use to watch this everyday after elementary school ALLL THE TIME.
I prefer the cold weather episodes. but cannot tell you how much I appreciate you sharing these!
Very good. I remember watching this all the time back when I use to watch tv.
Haha, he's such an amateur at times, love the reaiistic, honest coverage of his adventures!
Haha, yer mum's no amateur, love her raunchy, wild coverage of our adventures!
@@SwampDweller67 lol
First survival show episode I'd ever seen back when it aired on TV originally. Eating the rattlesnake blew my mind.
Love this show me and my foster dad used to watch this and I'm still watching this show think you les Stroud for doing this show and uploading it free to watch think you
the swamps are beautiful but so creepy! 7 days alone there is terrifying!!! Awesome episode Les!!!