“Survivorman” vs. “Man vs. Wild”
Les Stroud “Survivorman” - A man of many talents, Les Stroud began his career as a Canadian musician and later became a wilderness guide, survival instructor, along with continuing his music. The show “Survivorman” is a spin-off of Stroud’s earlier project, a five-part series entitled “Stranded”. During the filming of each episode, Stroud is alone and operates all the cameras himself. He is equipped with only his clothes, camera equipment, his harmonica, a Leatherman multi-tool, and often “everyday items” relevant to the episode’s particular survival scenario. For safety purposes, Stroud carries an emergency satellite phone. However, Stroud has claimed that while filming several episodes, there were times when his emergency phone did not work, leaving him totally alone. On a few occasions, Stroud has also been provided with a rifle for safety reasons or as part of the survival situation.
Bear Grylls “Man vs. Wild” - Grylls is a British adventurer, writer and television presenter. He is one of the youngest Britons to climb Mount Everest, doing so at age 23. He is best known for his television series, “Man vs. Wild”. In the show, Grylls both demonstrates and narrates techniques for wilderness survival in regions around the globe. The general format of each episode is that Grylls is left stranded in a region. The episode documents his efforts to survive and find a way back to civilization, usually requiring an overnight shelter of some kind. Unlike “Survivorman”, Grylls does have a camera crew with him filming each episode and there have been rumors that the show is not as realistic as it seems. He is quick to dispose those rumors. Plus the man is not hesitant to eat raw flesh strait out of a zebra or drink water elephant dung.
Also, Will Ferrell was on “Man vs. Wild” last night and you need to check the episode if you get a chance. I am sure it will be on 100 times.
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Les Stroud is a poser.
Bear Grylls is a lil’ girl who spends his “nights in the wilderness” at the Downtown Mariott and has men dressed in bear suits pretend to attack him. One time he did drink water from an Elephant Turd which is fairly impressive, but otherwise he’s a phony, a fake.
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READ ABOUT HIS GIRLINESS HERE IN THE NY POST.
When I watch a TV show, I’m looking for entertainment. Bear Grylls is much more entertaining than Les Stroud, therefore Bear>>>Les.
Bear Grylls was member of the Special Air Service (the SAS), an elite special forces unit in the British Army. He also completed basic training for the French Foreign Legion which is widely considered to be the most difficult basic training in the world (he did this on another series on the Military Channel).
I saw bear grylls kill a snake, gut out its insides,pee in the snake, tie it around his neck, and drank from it for as long as he was out in the dessert. Dont even try les stroud
Stroud is a mensch. He does it all on his own. He IS “survivorman”.
Grylls is a poser with his camera crew in tow. Grylls drinks elephant dung juice. He’s a circus geek.
bare grylls is a fake.
Both shows have their merits. It’s about subjective opinion, “taste”. Debate is a fool’s task.
Bear does have a crew, does not lie about it, _sometimes_ goes back to the hotel but definitely NOT always (if you’re honest… even the crew sleep in tents and such on many outings). He gives very real, sound survival techniques, taught to special forces where they are not f’ing around, and many of them are for demonstration, obviously (he does things that are not called for in the situation, and he usually says this. “If you HAD to…”. Very real, sound survival technique, much of the time. And the guy is a badass. All you whiners bad-mouthing him would never do to his face. Have you seen him climb up an impossibly long vine or something with just his arms, etc… strong m.f.’er.
Les — I like Les a lot. He’s a musician, brings his guitar or harmonica with him. Starts fires the difficult way most always. His shows also usually show real, sound survival technique (what plants to eat or use for sunscreen or to wipe your butt with… Bear does some of that too). Les is a true “reality” show, and frankly, I enjoy it perhaps more than “Man vs. Wild”, not always. I’ve read people say he catches LOTS of food in his snares, etc.., and it’s true that he does find something to eat fairly often (larvae, scorpions, whatever). It DOES sometimes seem like he is usually well on the way to starving when his 7 days are up. Fact is, that’s often true for Bear’s show as well. Sometimes I get annoyed that Les just can’t seem to find anything substantial to eat – but truth is, that is a fair representation of what to expect (in the particular locale of the week) if stranded/lost.
Haters – get a life! Both these guys got something going on, and are real survivalists. There is no “fake” here. Bear stages a LOT of things, and he doesn’t do the “REALITY” experience that Les does. Still, he knows a ton, A TON of survival technique, has IN FACT had to put it to use during and after his training as a monster badass.
And, don’t fool yourselves. Les is not a special forces type guy. He is hardy as all hell (a week in the Costa Rican jungles? Amazon? F. Me that is extreme discomfort!) — But, Bear would completely destroy Les if they were to fight.
I’d rather see them team up for a bit of a new “Dual Survival” type of show. That would rock. Jeeeez, the point is — why make a fight of it?
G. A. L.
okay, Bear Grylls worked for the SAS, and completed the French foreign legion training, and what has les stroud done, well he was a musician
Bear = action.
Les = sleep.
Bear maybe exaggerating in some parts, but he doesn’t have a chopper to pick him up after day 7. Les is nothing more than a exotic camping trip. If Les wants to be a real “survivor” get really lost and see how long it would take a rescue party to find him. It might take a week, a month or months. It’s plain dumb to tell people to sit in one place when you’re stranded and hope someone will find you. Most of the time, his shelters are rocks and dirt. If you’re lost and stranded somewhere, you want to know how to get out as fast as possible.
les stroud is better simply because he actually does what he says hes going to do. there are countless videos on youtube about bears lies, such as the volcanos episode for example. not to mention he has admitted he stays in hotels with his crew between shoots. crazyshows, what are you talking about? les goes out for 7 days with no contact. do you think bear does the same? absolutely not he has camera men all over the place. discovery channel even puts a disclaimer on man vs. wild now that its not meant to be real. guys a fake and a goof
Both are fakes and requires safety crews. Both show has insurance liability. If Suvivorman recorded his own death like the grizzly guy that got mauled by the bear in Alaska. Do you really think they would release that episode? These two shows are pure entertaining. Suvivorman 3 season. MvW 6 season. Who’s more entertaining?
les is better
les is way better all because bear stays in hotles
some one tell me why they just dont come together and put there ideals together and make one show
can some one tell me how to wright them cause i need to tell them to come togther
you are all morons for argueing about a pointless subject. they both suck. dumbasses
ok all you should stop what your saying cause you dont konw if it is fake your not your just talking out of your butt if you cant prove it then shut up all because you here popeple saying stuff does not mean any thing at all cause they dont konw what there talking about they are both real cause they do the show im a survivor my self and i konw what it takes to do what they do so you all shut up cause if you cant prove a damn thing then you got no room to talk
i seen what you said i agree with you survivor you are right and if you dont agree tel me and tell me the proof you got to back it up and if your right i will tell you your right
Surviorman is definately better. Les puts himself in actual survival situations. Les is more methodical which make him slower. He explains what he is doing and why. Bear does things that is very questionable in a normal survival situation. Example “Climbing directly up a waterfall” I think in most situations you would find another way up. That is dangerous and could cause serious injury to a normal person caught in the wild. Next example: making a floating backpack and riding down white water with class 4 or 5 rapids. That is the most rediculous thing to tell a stranded person to do. Putting yourself in danger is the worst advice to give a novice. Plus Bear seem to enjoy drinking his own pee. No need in most of his situations. He’s got a camera crew right there and they are not all drinking their pee. Silly if you ask me. Bear is a fraud!!!
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