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Who is Les Stroud

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Les Stroud: Canadian survival expert, harmonica player, adventurer, educator

Les Stroud is the one-man cast and filming crew of "Survivorman."  He travels the world, getting "stranded" in some amazing locations, from African desert to Amazon rainforest, and lugs 50 pounds of camera equipment to film his survival techniques for 7 days.  What sets Les apart from other survival specialists on TV is that he is very smart about his techniques.  He has none of the reckless bravado that others think necessary to make captivating television. Instead, he is thoughtful, funny, tough, and cautious.  I make room for Les Stroud's "Survivorman" on my Tivo, and you know that's prime real estate!

Why do I love Les Stroud?

an ever-growing list...

1. Les eats scorpions for breakfast, and smiles about it.

2. Les knows how to make and use a urine still to get clean drinking water. Awesome!

3. Les plays a mean harmonica riff.

4. Les has a nice Canadian accent, which I like.

5. Les knows when it's time to grab his pack and get out of there, like when he's stalked by a jaguar.

6. Les knows that "ant bums" are full of protein.

Les Stroud talks about Survivorman on The View

The ladies on The View get a bit creeped out by some of Survivorman's best clips.
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Les Stroud never goes anywhere without his harmonica

a clip montage of his wildlife harmonica riffs

The Amazon jungle foot fungus blues is a winner!
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Build your own "Survivorman" kit

These are some of the things Les has used on his survival trips.
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Camping World

More survival gear for your own "Survivorman" kit

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No "Survivorman" kit would be complete without a harmonica

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Quick, what do you think of Les Stroud?

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There must be 50 ways to light a fire...

We know how important it is to have a fire when you're surviving in the wild. As Les says, even if you're plenty warm, fire "keeps the boogeyman away." Vote for your favorite Survivorman fire-starting method here. Got one we forgot? Add it!

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First aid kit firestarter

Les mixed a bit of potassium permanganate with some glycerin, and it burst into flames!3 points

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Truck battery spark

Les used the battery to make sparks, which he caught in his tinder bundle and then carried back to his fire.2 points

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Using hand sanitizer gel on a dry leaf to catch a spark

Survivorman: Labrador1 point

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Using a soda can as a lens

Les used a bit of chocolate and desert sand to polish the bottom of a soda can. Then he set up the can to focus the sunlight into a tinder bundle. Even he didn't think it would work!1 point

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Magnesium fire stick

I actually bought one of these, but haven't tried it out yet.1 point

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The trusty old twirl a stick on another piece of wood

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Vaseline on a wad of cotton balls

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Using an emergency flare to light tinder

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The Latest Yahoo News on Les Stroud

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Les Stroud "Survivorman" related links

Les Stroud: The Official Website
Welcome to my new site!
Download the Survivorman theme music (mp3)
This is the opening theme music to Survivorman, in mp3 format. Enjoy!
Field & Stream - Field & Stream Interview: Les Stroud, Survivorman
The Discovery Channel's survival expert answers a few of our questions. But he won't tell us the cost of his insurance.
Field & Stream - Photo Gallery - Make a Survival Kit out of an Altoids Tin
The things you carry can keep you alive. Here are three survival kits perfect for outdoorsmen, plus a step-by-step plan for how to build your own.
Seven Ways to Start a Fire Without a Match (And 13 More Primitive Survival Skills That Could Save Your Life)
Most sportsmen rarely find themselves in life-or-death situations, but it does happen. Know these hardcore techniques and you can make it through your worst outdoor nightmare. Or at least impress the hell out of your hunting buddies.

Survivorman Season One Clips

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Les Stroud, on eating dog food caribou to survive

this guy takes his survival show seriously

An excerpt from Les Stroud's blog, to give you an idea of how hungry he gets when he's in survival mode.

"So, although I swore I wouldn't do it, I decided to steal from the dogs. I grabbed a filthy hunk of caribou rib away from one of the dogs and here I sit, after washing off the dog poo, boiling up little pieces of caribou 'stew' in my little survival pot. I have no idea how old the meat is or where it came from. It was just in the bucket of food for the dogs. I really think that I don't want to know the answer to those two questions."

Read the rest of this blog entry here.

Les Stroud's favorite multitool

According to Les, his favorite multitool is the Leatherman Wave, or any other Leatherman model.

Leatherman 830656 Wave with Leather Sheath and 6-Bit Set

Leatherman 67010103H Wave

Leatherman 830039 New Wave Multitool with Leather Sheath

Leatherman 830040 New Wave Multi-Tool with Nylon Sheath

Are you in the Les Stroud Fan Club?

Share your stories, sightings, thoughts, rants, raves...

  • Toodles Mar 17, 2011 @ 12:59 pm | delete
    Les stroud is the bestest! hes pretty epic!
  • Kristyjnh Mar 11, 2010 @ 4:40 pm | delete
    How can anyone be so awesome? He's been my hero for years now.
  • Tracy and Wesley Jun 12, 2009 @ 12:11 am | delete
    My son and I LOVE watching Survivorman and Bizarre Foods. Les and Andrew are our absolute favorite TV hosts. Now if we could get Andrew to eat some of the foods Les does with the same preparation, which might only be shake it off and eat it. Keep up the good work!
  • LarryBass May 24, 2009 @ 6:54 pm | delete
    This is a Fine Lens about our man Les. I like him even more now, after visiting here for awhile. :-) Let's Survive...

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  • Canadian dude Mar 6, 2009 @ 2:37 pm | delete
    yeah his shows are awesome, keep it up LES!
  • Zack Jan 21, 2009 @ 1:02 pm | delete
    hello my brothers have the last name stroud also and was wandering if they might be related to you they live in arkansas
  • YOUR BIGGEST FAN EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jan 18, 2009 @ 1:46 am | delete
    YOU ARE MY HERO DUDE! NOBODY IS BETTER THAN YOU BEAR GRILLEZ IS CRAP COMPARED TO YOU !I LOVE YOU SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • WorldTravelers916 Jul 17, 2008 @ 12:43 pm | delete
    this guy is way better than man vs wild, that guy is nuts and will do some wildish things

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  • klinsley Nov 4, 2007 @ 6:54 pm | delete
    love your show and will gladly support your career keep up the good work
  • Bayer Grilz Oct 3, 2007 @ 11:11 pm | delete
    Dude your show is so much better than mine .... i love you man much props brosiff... be safe... live long and prosper
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Thanks for stopping by my little tribute to Les Stroud.  May you always have a multitool in your pocket, and may your socks be always dry! more »

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