Survivorman is calling it quits.

[dainthomas]

Originally posted by: ConstipatedVigilante

Originally posted by: tenthumbs
One of the great things about his show is that his survival techniques didn't always work. He's a likeable guy who put together a great show. I'll miss it.

Yep. Unlike Bear, he didn't have a camera crew to help him out with stuff. It was interesting to see how his survival tactics weren't fool-proof. I remember the episode in Labrador where he didn't catch anything, so he was forced to eat the dogs' food.

The funniest Les moment was when he was fishing out of a kayak in Alaska and couldn't catch a damn thing while fish were jumping out of the water probably 20 yards away. I think he ended up eating a rotting fish carcass off the beach a little while later.

If you were ever stuck in the wilderness with Les, you'd damn sure be hungry but at least you wouldn't be dead. In contrast, being stuck in the wilderness with Bear you'd never be hungry BECAUSE you are dead.

 

[Jmman]

Originally posted by: adairusmc

Originally posted by: mxyzptlk
Survivor man is a badass and if he says now is the time to quit, then I accept his decision. I'm not even aware of this Bear guy, does he do anything similiar to Les?

No, Bear is a pussified wannabe that would die if his precious camera crew wasnt slipping him energy bars on the side.

Ugh, I saw Bear piss into his canteen and immediately drink it. Yeah, he is a pussy.....

 

[dakels]

Originally posted by: Descartes
I love Survivorman. I honestly can't even watch Bear's show. I don't see the point. It's no better than Fear Factor as far as I'm concerned.

I guess it's better for him, and it's good that he ends the show at high point rather than letting it die a slow death. I wish we could have had a few more seasons though

Yea that part always amazed me. I can't imagine doing that when not having eaten for a week and barely slept and freezing and wet... I know sometimes even in the show he is like I would get this shot but F it I am too tired. Survivorman was a great show IMO. You could really feel his pain when he would wake up shivering cold and you could really sense is relief when he got a tiny morsel of food or even simple drinkable water. I like Bear's show too but for different reasons. Man vs Wild is more like a wtf is this guy gonna do next sort of show.

 

[dakels]

Originally posted by: Jmman

Originally posted by: adairusmc

Originally posted by: mxyzptlk
Survivor man is a badass and if he says now is the time to quit, then I accept his decision. I'm not even aware of this Bear guy, does he do anything similiar to Les?

No, Bear is a pussified wannabe that would die if his precious camera crew wasnt slipping him energy bars on the side.

Ugh, I saw Bear piss into his canteen and immediately drink it. Yeah, he is a pussy.....

As gross as that may be, at least urine is sterile. What about him squeezing the "juice" out of some fresh crap in his mouth, was it elephant crap? Oh man... that still makes me cringe. 1 man no cup.

 

[AntiFreze]

man, my favorite drinking game is gone... -drink every time something goes wrong- it happens all the time, and he gets so depressed. It's hilarioius.

 

[irishScott]

Originally posted by: dakels

Originally posted by: Jmman

Originally posted by: adairusmc

Originally posted by: mxyzptlk
Survivor man is a badass and if he says now is the time to quit, then I accept his decision. I'm not even aware of this Bear guy, does he do anything similiar to Les?

No, Bear is a pussified wannabe that would die if his precious camera crew wasnt slipping him energy bars on the side.

Ugh, I saw Bear piss into his canteen and immediately drink it. Yeah, he is a pussy.....

As gross as that may be, at least urine is sterile. What about him squeezing the "juice" out of some fresh crap in his mouth, was it elephant crap? Oh man... that still makes me cringe. 1 man no cup.

Actually Elephant crap is generally dry and is basically plant matter. Wouldn't taste good, but it's nothing like eating human crap.

 

[Gooberlx2]

Originally posted by: AntiFreze
man, my favorite drinking game is gone... -drink every time something goes wrong- it happens all the time, and he gets so depressed. It's hilarioius.

It is kinda funny. He gets that "I hate my life, fuck this show" look on his face and just sits on his rock/branch/whatever.

 

[thecrecarc]

Originally posted by: dakels

Originally posted by: Jmman

Originally posted by: adairusmc

Originally posted by: mxyzptlk
Survivor man is a badass and if he says now is the time to quit, then I accept his decision. I'm not even aware of this Bear guy, does he do anything similiar to Les?

No, Bear is a pussified wannabe that would die if his precious camera crew wasnt slipping him energy bars on the side.

Ugh, I saw Bear piss into his canteen and immediately drink it. Yeah, he is a pussy.....

As gross as that may be, at least urine is sterile. What about him squeezing the "juice" out of some fresh crap in his mouth, was it elephant crap? Oh man... that still makes me cringe. 1 man no cup.

Drinking Urine is also bad for you when you are dehydrated. So much for surviving :roll:

On the flip side Les Stroud distilled water from his Urine and drank that instead while explaining the risks of drinking urine.


They should just rename Man vs Wild into What will Bear eat/drink next?!

 

[Bateluer]

Dang, I loved Survivorman. Guess it would really destroy your body though.

 

[Jeff7]

Next series:

Survivorman: Denied Retirement.

See how well he survives that.

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: tenthumbs
One of the great things about his show is that his survival techniques didn't always work. He's a likeable guy who put together a great show. I'll miss it.

It was an enjoyable show. But - regarding that his survival techniques didn't always work - that just shows that he was winging it. He didn't know wtf he was doing half the time.
"I've heard of igloos, so I'm going to try to build one." "Obviously, if you look at the results of my attempt to make an igloo, you can see that I don't have a clue wtf I'm doing. Thankfully, I only have to be able to build a fire, find enough water to survive, and walk for a while while suffering for 7 days, then someone will come get me."

I did find survivorman a little more entertaining than bear's show. However, I'd wager that in a real survival situation, Bear would outsurvive Les. Hell, I'd outsurvive Les; well, at least in the environments I would go into. Toss me into the woods in western NY for a week and I could probably gain weight, not whine about how I only had a half a stale cookie in my pocket.

 

[ConstipatedVigilante]

Originally posted by: DrPizza

Originally posted by: tenthumbs
One of the great things about his show is that his survival techniques didn't always work. He's a likeable guy who put together a great show. I'll miss it.

It was an enjoyable show. But - regarding that his survival techniques didn't always work - that just shows that he was winging it. He didn't know wtf he was doing half the time.
"I've heard of igloos, so I'm going to try to build one." "Obviously, if you look at the results of my attempt to make an igloo, you can see that I don't have a clue wtf I'm doing. Thankfully, I only have to be able to build a fire, find enough water to survive, and walk for a while while suffering for 7 days, then someone will come get me."

I did find survivorman a little more entertaining than bear's show. However, I'd wager that in a real survival situation, Bear would outsurvive Les. Hell, I'd outsurvive Les; well, at least in the environments I would go into. Toss me into the woods in western NY for a week and I could probably gain weight, not whine about how I only had a half a stale cookie in my pocket.

Prove it.

 

[oogabooga]

Originally posted by: ConstipatedVigilante

Originally posted by: DrPizza

Originally posted by: tenthumbs
One of the great things about his show is that his survival techniques didn't always work. He's a likeable guy who put together a great show. I'll miss it.

It was an enjoyable show. But - regarding that his survival techniques didn't always work - that just shows that he was winging it. He didn't know wtf he was doing half the time.
"I've heard of igloos, so I'm going to try to build one." "Obviously, if you look at the results of my attempt to make an igloo, you can see that I don't have a clue wtf I'm doing. Thankfully, I only have to be able to build a fire, find enough water to survive, and walk for a while while suffering for 7 days, then someone will come get me."

I did find survivorman a little more entertaining than bear's show. However, I'd wager that in a real survival situation, Bear would outsurvive Les. Hell, I'd outsurvive Les; well, at least in the environments I would go into. Toss me into the woods in western NY for a week and I could probably gain weight, not whine about how I only had a half a stale cookie in my pocket.

Prove it.

film yourself doing it and walking about as well

But on topic:
That said, farewell Les Stroud... If you say it's time to call it quits, I accept it. Also, You're 47? Jesus, you shoulda stopped a long time ago

 

[bunnyfubbles]

Originally posted by: Sinsear
Great show. Lotta respect for what he did, especially carrying his own cameras and stuff.

yeah, what made it even more impressive was watching how he'd setup shots for a scene of him leaving a camp or climbing up/down a huge slope and you'd realize that he has to double back to retrieve the camera, putting extra strain on himself just for the sake of more interesting shots for the show...

 

[AlienCraft]

Originally posted by: amish
goddamn it. that was one of the best "reality" shows on TV. i'm going to pound on my keyboard now to show my unhappiness.

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Nice!:thumbsup:

 

[AlienCraft]

That boy don't know crap about fishing.
See him in Alaska (Labrador?) up some inlet, and thinks that Salmon are going to eat another rotten piece of Salmon.
Had plenty of netting, but wouldn't couldn't see how to make it work.

Still better than Bear Grylls.

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: DrPizza

Originally posted by: tenthumbs
One of the great things about his show is that his survival techniques didn't always work. He's a likeable guy who put together a great show. I'll miss it.

It was an enjoyable show. But - regarding that his survival techniques didn't always work - that just shows that he was winging it. He didn't know wtf he was doing half the time.
"I've heard of igloos, so I'm going to try to build one." "Obviously, if you look at the results of my attempt to make an igloo, you can see that I don't have a clue wtf I'm doing. Thankfully, I only have to be able to build a fire, find enough water to survive, and walk for a while while suffering for 7 days, then someone will come get me."

I did find survivorman a little more entertaining than bear's show. However, I'd wager that in a real survival situation, Bear would outsurvive Les. Hell, I'd outsurvive Les; well, at least in the environments I would go into. Toss me into the woods in western NY for a week and I could probably gain weight, not whine about how I only had a half a stale cookie in my pocket.

Les has said that he doesn't have expertise in all these environments. On many shows he's pointed out that his analyst/consultant told him this/that, and one of the behind-the-scenes shows actually demonstrates how he gets his knowledge.

So, yes, for him much of the time is one of the first times he attempts something. A lot of it also has to do with just trying to keep the show fresh I am sure. You can only start a fire the same way a few times before it's boring; each show was largely different, with different methods that you can try.

Also, I'm doubting just about anyone here has the knowledge this man has about survival. This doesn't translate into Igloo building, but his resume is pretty comprehensive in this regard.

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: AlienCraft
That boy don't know crap about fishing.
See him in Alaska (Labrador?) up some inlet, and thinks that Salmon are going to eat another rotten piece of Salmon.
Had plenty of netting, but wouldn't couldn't see how to make it work.

Still better than Bear Grylls.

LOL, that's one thing I admit I thought as well. I have only very primitive survival skills, but I grew up fishing. He almost always fails at fishing, and I can't help but laugh at his attempts sometimes.

Also, his latest episode where he was fishing for crawdads was pretty funny. He was obviously surprised and excited that it worked, but as kids we used to do this all the time with washers, twine and a little bacon.

/LesStroudFanboy

 

[irishScott]

Originally posted by: thecrecarc

Originally posted by: dakels

Originally posted by: Jmman

Originally posted by: adairusmc

Originally posted by: mxyzptlk
Survivor man is a badass and if he says now is the time to quit, then I accept his decision. I'm not even aware of this Bear guy, does he do anything similiar to Les?

No, Bear is a pussified wannabe that would die if his precious camera crew wasnt slipping him energy bars on the side.

Ugh, I saw Bear piss into his canteen and immediately drink it. Yeah, he is a pussy.....

As gross as that may be, at least urine is sterile. What about him squeezing the "juice" out of some fresh crap in his mouth, was it elephant crap? Oh man... that still makes me cringe. 1 man no cup.

Drinking Urine is also bad for you when you are dehydrated. So much for surviving :roll:

On the flip side Les Stroud distilled water from his Urine and drank that instead while explaining the risks of drinking urine.


They should just rename Man vs Wild into What will Bear eat/drink next?!

Yep. Sad thing is, some Man vs Wild fan is probably going to get trapped in the wilderness at some point, will try one of Bear's stupid techniques, and die.

 

[AlienCraft]

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: AlienCraft
That boy don't know crap about fishing.
See him in Alaska (Labrador?) up some inlet, and thinks that Salmon are going to eat another rotten piece of Salmon.
Had plenty of netting, but wouldn't couldn't see how to make it work.

Still better than Bear Grylls.

LOL, that's one thing I admit I thought as well. I have only very primitive survival skills, but I grew up fishing. He almost always fails at fishing, and I can't help but laugh at his attempts sometimes.

Also, his latest episode where he was fishing for crawdads was pretty funny. He was obviously surprised and excited that it worked, but as kids we used to do this all the time with washers, twine and a little bacon.

/LesStroudFanboy

We used whatever meat was in the sandwich Mom made for our "bike hikes" out to Dry Creek @ Gibson Ranch. A 5 mile each way bike ride on Schwinn Sting Rays to go fishing... NO WAY would anybody let their kid do that in Sacramento these days. I wouldn't ride out Watt avenue to save the US Economy... welll maybe... but I gotta get a "loan", too.

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: adairusmc

Originally posted by: mxyzptlk
Survivor man is a badass and if he says now is the time to quit, then I accept his decision. I'm not even aware of this Bear guy, does he do anything similiar to Les?

No, Bear is a pussified wannabe that would die if his precious camera crew wasnt slipping him energy bars on the side.

What, like when he jumped into freezing water off the edge of a frozen lake to show you how to climb back onto the edge of the ice and fight off hypothermia? I don't care how many people you have around you, that's flat out freaking dangerous. Or how about when he purposely jumped into quicksand and forcefully buried himself up to his armpits to show you how to escape? Guys, these shows, while both "survival shows" take two very different approaches to things. I've seen shows where Les camps out in one area for a week and shows how to sustain one's self until help arrives. Bear is always moving to new ground and uncovering new dangers. Both are dangerous in different ways. You can't say Bear is any safer because Les never puts himself directly in harm's way. For Bear to do what he does without any sort of available assistance would be nothing short of suicide.

 

[Elganja]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
It was an enjoyable show. But - regarding that his survival techniques didn't always work - that just shows that he was winging it. He didn't know wtf he was doing half the time.
"I've heard of igloos, so I'm going to try to build one." "Obviously, if you look at the results of my attempt to make an igloo, you can see that I don't have a clue wtf I'm doing. Thankfully, I only have to be able to build a fire, find enough water to survive, and walk for a while while suffering for 7 days, then someone will come get me."

I did find survivorman a little more entertaining than bear's show. However, I'd wager that in a real survival situation, Bear would outsurvive Les. Hell, I'd outsurvive Les; well, at least in the environments I would go into. Toss me into the woods in western NY for a week and I could probably gain weight, not whine about how I only had a half a stale cookie in my pocket.

/agree

 

[edro]

Another vote for Les.
His show is much much better, and it's real.

Everyone can see right through Bear.

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: JJ650
I can't stomach Bear's show. It's always full of made up shit it seems. The episode I called it quits on is when he's out west (I don't recall where specifically) and he decides he's gonna lasso a horse. A "wild" one at that. Well, as he proceeds to stalk the so called wild horse., I noticed that was the best looking and groomed wild horse...and the damn thing even had shoes on.
I would have laughed if it were wild, and for some odd reason allowed Bear to get close enough to cleave his skull in two.

yea man vs wild is just fear factor taken up a notch. i cant watch his shows anymore. i feel like a hypocrite watching a survivor show where everything is set up

 

[jorken]

Bear vs. Les... cage match... DO IT!