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| - Survivorman is a Discovery Channel show in which famed survivalist Les Stroud runs the audience through techniques and strategies to keep yourself alive when lost and lonely in the wilderness. He visits many many different areas to get the point across, including Zambia, Alaska, the Amazon, the Florida Everglades, and so on and so forth. The point, of course, is that eating bugs is good. Not to be confused with Man vs. Wild, as just discussed (though you still might have trouble keeping the two straight). Also not to be confused with that other, ahem, "survival" show.
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| - Survivorman is a Discovery Channel show in which famed survivalist Les Stroud runs the audience through techniques and strategies to keep yourself alive when lost and lonely in the wilderness. He visits many many different areas to get the point across, including Zambia, Alaska, the Amazon, the Florida Everglades, and so on and so forth. The point, of course, is that eating bugs is good. Les Stroud is perhaps most famous for his strange habit of eating any of the local wildlife small enough (and some that even aren't) to fit in his mouth. After eating a Zambian grub, he...aw frak, I've gone done it again and almost copied the Man vs. Wild description word-for-word! Understandably, that's an easy mistake to make. Man vs. Wild and Survivorman are, after all, Dueling Shows, though with the odd distinction of being on the same network; the reason being that new episodes of one can be shown during the off-season of the other, so you can get double your survival training during the year (Discovery Channel apparently believes survival training is that important).
* In Man vs. Wild, Bear Grylls has a camera crew, things are somewhat pre-arranged for him, and if things get too uncomfortable there's a way to bail him out. Les Stroud, on the other hand, does everything himself - he's his own camera man, and with any luck he'll be able to notify a rescue crew (with his on-hand satellite phone) before he gets too dead if need be.
* In Man vs. Wild, Bear Grylls' objective is to survive in the wilderness while searching for signs of civilization (a paved or worn road to follow, Park Rangers on duty, other travelers or people) to get him into a nearby town. This can take an indeterminate amount of time. As mentioned above, he can hit the panic button at anytime. Survivorman Les Stroud emphasizes surviving on his surroundings for a set period of time (usually 7 days) before being extracted by his crew. The typical focus is surviving rather than escaping, although Les does often travel from location to location for various reasons. Some episodes have him trying to find a major roadway he knows is in the area, or ending his stay by seeking out local settlements. Les reasons that staying put or going on the move depends on the specific situation.
* In general, Man vs. Wild is a much more sensationalistic show, in that Bear Grylls will often look for specific circumstances in which to "survive" - such as being stranded on a live volcano in Hawaii - that, while interesting, is not something that the average outdoorsman is likely to experience. Les Stroud on the other hand often sets up the show with a reasonably realistic scenario, such as your bike being wrecked while mountain biking, getting lost while hiking, or being separated from your buddy on a hunting trip and then being forced to make it on your own. Related, Bear often finds things that, while technically "edible" are mainly gross, and will eat bugs and whatnot raw. Les at least tries to cook whatever he catches if possible. Not to be confused with Man vs. Wild, as just discussed (though you still might have trouble keeping the two straight). Also not to be confused with that other, ahem, "survival" show.
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