History Channel’s “Alone” Survival Gear Lists – Season 1

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1. balisong says

   January 13, 2019 at 12:28 pm

   I see SO much weak bs posted about this show. Yes, they CAN hunt big game, IF they troubled themselves to buy in advance, the same sort of “subsistence permit” that the Innuit and Native americans get. “I’v seen people claim that you can only take a 35 lb draw bow. That’s bs, you can take your own bow, of any draw weight that you wish. If you’re scared of bears, why not make a ladder, takes 2 hours, and spend the first night 15 ft up in a tree, in the hammock? Next day, build a wooden tree platform, across a couple of big, nearly level, nearly horizontal limbs and yes, have a spear up there with which to discourage a climbing bear. Take one of Chief Aj’s slingbows and have it with you always. that 100 lbs of bear meat and fat will win the show for you.

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   • casey says

     February 21, 2019 at 8:16 pm

     Agreed to some extent. You can take a survival knife like a Becker or Ontario and use it with paracord lashing to make a monstrous spear. Youtube it.

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     • bud long says

       July 23, 2019 at 2:01 am

       that’s silly, tying up the cutting edge yu need every few minutes, and for what? no, man, make a fire hardened blade and lash /tape it onto a pole. Have it be serrated so that it cuts blood vessels as it pierces, on both sides.

       Take a Cold steel shovel with a saw edge. Take a 5 qt skillet with a lid. Take one of Chief Aj’s slingbows, with most of the arrows featuring 4 tined fishing heads. That was torpedoed for season 6, tho. they now tell you what kind of arrowheads you can use. Take a modified Crunch multitool, take the fishing kit as 25 BIG fishhooks, and use the fire, 2 big rocks and the multitools, wire cutters,visegrip and file to create 50 smaller hooks, then use the tool and a bit of the snare wire to make 16 treblehooks, and use springy forked sticks as engines to set the hooks. Set half of them for birds and mammals, half for fish. Take the big roll of duct tape, the 12×12 tarp, the 2 person hammock, and and the sleeping bag, since you’ll be on the sea on VI. You can extract all the salt you need by stoneboiling sea water. Dig a 1 ft deep, 2×4 ft pit, line it with tarp, line the tarp with sand or gravel to protect it from the hot rocks. You’ll have all the salt you can use in a day.

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     • bill norris says

       August 27, 2019 at 10:52 am

       naw, that ties up your knife and I’d not take such a knife in the first place. I’d make a bladed, serrated wooden point on the wooden spear, and fire harden it. You dont need to kill the bear, you just need to keep it from climbing up to where you are. Carry a slingbow and take Dave Canterbury’s take down 3 pc arrows. That makes it much easier to always have a projectile weapon with you, as vs a regular bow and arrows.

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       • Lorne Nixon says

         June 13, 2021 at 2:55 pm

         I know this is a little late for a comment, BUT……..this needs to be said.
         “serrated point wooden spear. You don’t need to kill the bear, you just need to keep it from climbing up to where you are”
         Hahaha…you is Funny……yup…poke the bear with a pointed stick,….. then never leave your tree…….until you fall out of it starved to death. Then dangle yur hammer & sac into a ground-hornets nest……That might feel good too.
         Bears have brains…with the ability to remember who poked em with the “wooden spear”.
         If a bear becomes a “Danger” to your life….KILL IT and USE every bit of it to survive. Opposing thumbs will help in that regard.
         Yeah, I remember old um-Bob poked a bear with a stick one time.
         Where did Bob go? Nobody really knows, but we did find his wrist watch.

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   • Richard Sandrowicz says

     January 13, 2020 at 9:39 am

     Um sorry dipshit but bears climb trees better than people… Apply for the show see how long it takes to get eaten lol

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     • RKS says

       February 3, 2020 at 8:24 pm

       He’s not saying sleep in the tree. He’s saying you should suspend a hammock between two trees and sleep there. Which is significantly safer and less prone to having a bear wake you up.

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     • balisong says

       April 9, 2021 at 8:21 am

       you’re an inept pussy, obviously, a bear climbing the tree would wake you and they dont dare attack you in the first place. Every animal that’s killed a human, for the past 200 years or more, all over the world, has been swiftly hunted down and killed. All of them fear us mightily, with the exception of big sharks and the crocodilans, which dont really have brains.

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       • Jason says

         April 9, 2021 at 10:42 am

         Are you fucking stupid?
         Do you think that a bear consciously thinks to himself..hmm I better not eat this guy. Humans have hunted down my brothers and sisters in the past. A wild bear does 3 things, fight, fuck and feed.
         Fucking idiot.

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   • william says

     August 5, 2020 at 5:32 pm

     Honestly you are all fucking deluded. None of you would last a week show some respect for the people that are doing what they do. One of u actually said u wouldn’t take a sleeping bag? God I would love to laugh my ass off at you all failing miserably.

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2. b says

   January 13, 2019 at 12:13 pm

   if you start a cut at one edge of a liightwidht tarp, you fan tear a 1/8″ widd strip off of the 12 x12 tarp that ab ========= ppppppppppp]]]]]]]]]

   he doesn’t have to do that, just arrow the bear and stand ready to split his skull with the Cold steel shovel

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   • Bud Long says

     July 23, 2019 at 10:21 am

     you want the Chief Aj’s slingbow, not a regular bow, cause you can use it with either hand, and carry it a lot more easily than a regular bow. Get some of the 3 pc take down arrows from David Canterbury’s store, and move the screw-ferrules onto wooden shafts, so that you’re in compliance with the Alone show’s rules about the arrows being “made mostly of wood”. The slingbow has a drop down arrow release and a hole in the sling-pouch, with a string across the hole, letting you nock and arrow, or use baked clay balls for shots not worthy of an arrow. By taking the big roll of duct tape, you can easily fletch field made arrow shafts, which will float, letting you take long range shots at flocks of ducks/gulls. with little risk of loss. Take most of your arrows with judo heads and flu flu fletching. You can now take 9 of them, not just 6. you wont get more than 3 shots at big game and you wont always lose or break a broadhead, either. Alone changed the rules so that you can’t use my idea of 4-tined fishing arrowheads (converted into 2 fishhooks per tine, after you’re dropped off. However, you CAN still take 25 BIG fishhooks, use fire, 2 hard stones and the Crunch tool to convert each big hook into 2 smaller hooks, with barbs.

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3. John Melvin Davis says

   January 13, 2019 at 7:36 am

   Black bears HAVE been predators of humans, quite a few times. but the ASPCA says that every year, 800,000 US citizens are dogbitten badly enough to need medical attention. Are you scared of dogs or people? even in bear country, you are 1000’s of times more likely to be attacked by men or dogs than you are bears, of any time, with the cougars thrown in. you’re more likely to have a tree or limb fall on you in your sleep, or be hit by lightning. Out of 56 people so far on this show, who got hurt, 2 fell, 2 cut themselves, and nobody has been hurt by a big animal, or a small one, other than a spiderbite. Several have had a chance to arrow a bear and didn’t have a bow (or any balls)

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4. balisong says

   January 13, 2019 at 1:53 am

   if you take the same stuff and do the same things that 56 losers have, you’ll end up with the same result, a ruined reputation, depression and having lost 40+ lbs of bodyweight and not won anything. Nobody has taken any of the items I recommend, cause they dont know squat about this subject. Do NOT take what losers took and do not do what they’ve done, or you’ll just be another loser.

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   • Shane says

     October 9, 2020 at 11:13 pm

     With the right mindset and Ingenuity this challenge is only as hard as you make it on yourself. With some common sense and a strong smart will anyone could rein victorious. I would only really need to take 2 things with me and end up doing Better than Any of the past Competitors did in any of the previous seasons. 1. A Fire steel “just because I personally think the ability to make a fire faster is smarter “. 2. A good hunting knife. With those 2 thing’s I could find or make the rest. I’m old school so I believe in doing thing’s as the Indians lived. I am a natural survivalist that knows how to decipher what plant’s are good to eat and what can be used for medical purpose. I can trap, hunt, fish for the main protein that my body needs to keep going.

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5. balisong says

   January 13, 2019 at 1:50 am

   5 seasons and they’ve ALL averaged losging at LEAST 1/2 a lb of bodyweight per day. So they’ve all just starved, cause they are too dumb/lazy to make the needed amount of netting and utilize it properly.

   You only want a tarp shelter, with a raised wooden bed, the first month+ that you are there. it’s going to take 3 weeks to make all the netting, make the pontoon outrigger raft, reconn your area, etc. However, at the end of 3 weeks, if you’re not catching at least 10 lbs of fish per day on average, you might as well go home, unless you outweigh everyone else by at least 20 lbs. you’ll win only by being fat and lucky.

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6. balisong says

   January 13, 2019 at 1:45 am

   5 seasons now, 56 entrants and all have just starved. Too dumb/lazy to make 2000+ sq ft of 1.5″ mesh netting out of the 2 person cotton rope hammock, the ‘optional” 12×12 tarp and half of the 20×20 tarp that they give you. A 10×10 chunk of the 20×20 and the 10×10 “camera” tarp are all you need in the way of a shelter, for at least the first month, probably 2 months. Dont waste time and calories on a “winter shelter” when you can’t provide yourself with enough calories to GET to winter. :-)

   Take the Cold Steel shovel, modified to have one edge be 8″ of saw blade. Take a modified Crunch multitool, one of chief Aj’s slingbows, with most of your arrows featuring flu flu fletching and 4-tined fishing arrowheads, cause you can convert each tine into 2 fishhooks. Take the 5 qt skillet with lid (amazon) the big roll of duct tape, Take the fishing kit as one single hook and 8 treblehooks, half of them big ones, for wolves. Take the snarewire, the 2 person cotton rope hammock, the 12×12 tarp. If you;re on a sea shore, take a sleeping bag. If you are not, you have to take the 3 lb block of salt.

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7. Ryan Hamre says

   January 6, 2019 at 11:47 am

   That 5 lbs of chocolate would only last me 2 days

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   • Thomas Xavier says

     February 3, 2019 at 9:56 am

     You and me both mate.

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8. Justin Lehmann says

   October 25, 2018 at 2:00 pm

   These guys have bear spray right? Don’t really understand why they don’t use it.

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   • Thomas Xavier says

     October 27, 2018 at 2:41 pm

     Perhaps they can’t use it without a penalty?

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     • Eric says

       March 7, 2021 at 10:31 pm

       You mean penalty as in it just pisses off the bear, and it eats you because WTF, dude? Did you just spray me?

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9. Chris says

   September 12, 2018 at 9:04 pm

   Just finished season 1. WTH. Without actually doing it, my assessment would be you could get into at least a week up there just sitting on your ass under a tarp eating beef jerky with a decent fresh water supply and a fire, doing absolutely nothing and apparently outlast 50% of the contestants. Why the hell would you drink non-boiled water out of a stream, knowing it was brackish? Who does that? And if you have spent ANY time in the woods, you realize you are sharing it with all manner of wildlife and you are the visitor, so freaking out on the first night because a bear is curious was also totally ridiculous. I don’t know what kind of ‘experts’ they are recruiting for this show, but as many have stated before – seems like 90% psychological warfare with yourself, and 10% actual survival skill. I’d be hunting those bears, not the other way around – lots of fat, lots of smoked or dried meat and a nice bear skin rug to take home as a souvenir.

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   • Thomas Xavier says

     September 23, 2018 at 4:17 pm

     I am reasonably confident that they select people they know will fail/will provide entertainment value just to get some comedy footage and thus ramp up those viewership numbers.

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   • Jack says

     July 10, 2020 at 2:32 pm

     They did a poor job casting season 1. No doubt about it. Some dudes were idiots or cowards, but the 4 contestants who made it more than a week didn’t have the benefit of watching a season and being able to gauge how long other dudes were gonna last. But the psychological aspect is always going to be the hardest part especially if you do a good enough job to keep well fed and warm. a That being said I guarantee producers told them they weren’t allowed to kill the bears. It would be a PR nightmare and ratings poison. Later seasons are much better. Season 6 was particularly impressive.

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     • John says

       August 11, 2020 at 6:07 am

       I just finished Season 1.
       I feel the same way about the contestants not being allowed to kill the bears.

       I also found it curious that after the first or second night, after that one contestant told his rescuers where the wolves were, we heard no more wolf howls and saw almost no more bears for the rest of the season. Wildlife safety crew out of camera shot, perhaps?

       Also, I thought the show would have purchased bear and cougar tags, or something of the sort, so that the contestants could hunt them without being guilty of poaching.

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   • Ken Forbister says

     October 12, 2022 at 3:33 pm

     A bit late with my reply, I have watched several of the “ALONE” series and I agree with most but not all of your reply Chris. Several times I have said whoever gets a Bear will be the person who WINS. Yet how many times have we seen these “so-called survival experts” run like a scared chicken when confronted by a bear.
     These contestants are not for the most part “Survival Experts” and barely even qualify as “Outdoors Experts”. Very few even have the mileage of spending enough time in the wilderness to qualify. Only once have I watched a series where a contestant built a elevated tree-stand and once again failed to understand what time of day you need to spend in that stand to harvest a animal. Example: get to the stand at least 1 hour before sunrise, that is when the animals are moving back to their bedding area. as for the time to hunt in late afternoon get there at least 2 to 1 1/2 hours before sunset when the animals are now moving to the feeding zones. NOBODY did this, these are not hunters in my opinion, eating grass, kelp and snails does not make them anything but survivors.

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10. Reggie Byrum says

    August 11, 2018 at 10:25 am

    Are there some things that participants are contractually prohibited from saying while filming, like politics, religion or other controversial topics? I’m just curious because I haven’t heard anything like that from any participant from any season – although I may have missed it.

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    • Thomas Xavier says

      August 14, 2018 at 5:20 pm

      Good question, I have no idea. But with regards to allowed/or not allowed, the network does the editing- not the participants, so if they don’t want someone on TV they just won’t show it. No need to gag the participants. ;)

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11. emery anderson jr says

    July 6, 2018 at 3:41 am

    i would like to do this and i think i could. i would like to add 1 thing to the ten items that one could take;a book. i would take a book,flint and steel,para-cord,tarp ,saw, knife,bow and arrows, fishing line and hooks,sleeping bag,and a pot. i have severe neurothapy and i need my neurontin is that also an item i can take?

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    • Thomas Xavier says

      July 7, 2018 at 10:49 pm

      We don’t work for discovery but I would imagine that having a medical condition that requires regular RX would stop you from being accepted due to liability issues (I could be wrong, might be worth firing off an e-mail just to see).

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12. Dane says

    June 10, 2018 at 12:07 am

    Honestly I wish they would select inexperienced folks that like to talk tough. The type of folks that struggle to get a tent up or backyard grill going. Kind of disappointed that the contestants seem to go more on the bare minimum survival routr rather than trying to actually live and thrive. Regardless I’m still a fan of the show.

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    • Thomas Xavier says

      June 15, 2018 at 10:00 pm

      It would be nice to have some of the loudmouths taken down a few notches, I do find the ones that talk tough at the beginning (if I see a bear, i will deal with it etc.) they tend to go home first.

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      • Jason says

        June 16, 2018 at 4:15 am

        Season 2. The first guy basically ran out of there. Didn’t last a night.

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        • Thomas Xavier says

          June 16, 2018 at 7:36 pm

          Indeed, loved that moment!

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    • Scott says

      June 16, 2018 at 1:09 am

      Wait…I’m confused. They have been selecting survival experts this whole time?
      Wow, color me embarrassed, I thought they were using just normal “I camp in the state park” types. Especially after seeing that there is, what. Two weeks of orientation BEFORE they get dropped. Well, so much for my chances. I couldn’t begin to “hang” with so many “Bear Gryllis” types. I guess I will just stick to watching and passing judgement on the experts.

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      • Thomas Xavier says

        June 16, 2018 at 7:35 pm

        I would wager you would match the bulk of those so called “experts” mate.

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    • Bud long. says

      July 22, 2019 at 11:41 pm

      they CANT set up to do all that stuff. they dont have the needed time or calories to waste on such bs. this show is never going to be allowed to go 4 months, and probably not more than 3 months, because it would cut into the producer’s profit margins. That’s never going to be allowed to occur.

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13. Jason Cavanaugh says

    February 23, 2018 at 11:34 am

    Tarp
    Parachord
    Ax
    boiling pot (for water collection and purification)
    Shovel
    Bow ( For hunting and protection)
    Bag cover (To keep gear dry until shelter is built and keeping foodstuff high)
    Canteen
    Salt (for preserving any game)

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    • Thomas Xavier says

      April 8, 2018 at 2:24 pm

      Salt is a great addition, makes perfect sense as your next meal will not be guaranteed so having a way to preserve food and ration subsequently is smart. Then again, how about smoking your fish? Outside of attacking bears- its a doable method taking into account enviroment.

      Thanks for dropping by Jason!

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    • billnorris says

      October 23, 2019 at 11:15 am

      salt is a wasted pick if you’re on a sea shore, but very much needed if you’re not. ferrorod , canteen are wasted picks. There’s many other ways to start fires, The sleeves of the rainsuit jacket make bigger water containers. the skillet iw lide is far superior to the cookpot. paracord is a wasted pick, since you can make much more cordage out of the tarp. The bag cover is a wasted pick, simply wrap the tarp around the sleeping bag. Sleeping bag is a wasted pick, too, tho. build a raised wooden bed in a day, gather lots of debris to put on it. Dry the debris with hot stones if need be Make a net bag for use as a blanket, stuff it with dry debris to pull over you. Have hot rocks under the bed and if need be, the shelter’s door flap open and a Siberian fire lay projecting its one way heat into your shelter.

      Doing fine notching, skinning, slicing meat and fish for preservation is going to be VERY hard to do with just an axe. So you need to re-think your gear choices, ( a lot)

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      • Donald T Oberloh says

        September 6, 2020 at 6:39 pm

        It really depends on how good you are with your axe doesn’t it? Nothing you mentioned cannot be done with an ax. Drilling small holes, but thats what broken rocks are for. Especially with a boys axe like the Granfors Bruk forest axe most contestant take is perfect, you can slice meat, skin deer, wolverines, musk ox, moose etc. You can shave fire starters, split small kindling, sharpen spear tips, break rocks etc. Change the handle and use it as a draw knife or adze. Take a double bit axe, use one side for felling and limbing, the other for either shaving sharp wood crafts or dull to break the frozen ground open to dig a shelter. A boys axe, or full size Ax, and a multi Tool can go along way.

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14. abrere says

    November 24, 2017 at 5:58 pm

    I am not the slighest bit afraid of black bears. they are quite timid, and rarely weigh more than 300 lbs, with most of them being 200 lbs. So they are no tougher than a big biker. I’d arrow one without a thought. That 100 lbs of fat and meat would win the show for me! You have to take a gillnet and a 2 person hammock made out of 9 strand 750 paracord, so that you can access those inner strands and use them to weave 2500 sq ft of 3″ mesh netting. That will feed you and the fishheads and guts will bait in a bear, to where you can safely arrow it from your tree blind. Gotta have a fat source. Also gotta juice the kelp, cause you gotta have a carb source.

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15. Nate says

    August 30, 2017 at 10:02 am

    So, I’m a little late to the party but I just wanted to express to you how happy I am to have found this blog! Survival is my shtick and I can’t wait to devour this buffet of information. Thand you for all of your hard work. It hasn’t gone unnoticed!

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16. Albert says

    July 10, 2017 at 2:24 am

    The show is a travesty. The safety/rescue teams are very close by. The hunter Jim Shockey told me he saw one of the Alone folk on the shore about 200 yds to the right of his boat as he was scouting for black bear. Then he sees the rescue team like 300 yds on the left on the opposite shore line. What a joke. It should be called “Alone-ish”.

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    • Timberwolf0122 says

      July 29, 2018 at 9:55 pm

      Dude if a serious event occurs it’s not reasonable fora TV show to let a MA die because rescue was 12hrs away

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    • balisong says

      January 13, 2019 at 12:55 pm

      they rescuers CAN be hours away, especially if they are rescuing somebody else. What Shockey probably saw was the one day a week when the teams perform medical checkups, swap video and batteries with each contestant.

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17. Balisong says

    March 13, 2017 at 10:12 pm

    Oilcloth-and-wool sleeping bag, metal bear canister (12″x9″) multi-tool (with built in sharpener and ferro rod) paracord hammock and paracord gillnet (unravel and make into many x as much netting) 5 lbs of chocolate, the fishline and 25 TREBLEhooks, the 12×12 (clear plastic) optional tarp (if they wont give me the 20×20, as indicated in the current gear list.) 6″x2″ roll of duct tape, Cyclone folding saw from Lowes, If they give me the larger tarp (instead of the 10×10 on the current list) I’d also take the 5 lbs of pemmican)

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18. Joe says

    February 11, 2017 at 2:50 pm

    No wife! No kids! Sign me up. Year no problem but do i have to come home if i win?

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    • Bud Long says

      July 22, 2019 at 11:44 pm

      bs, without a lot of luck, getting a big animal before you get too weak to draw the bow, you’ll do nothing of the kind. Nobody’s going to get thru a winter on this show.

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19. Ike says

    January 31, 2017 at 2:44 pm

    PLEASE SAY ***SPOILER ALERT*** at the top of your page. Im part way through Season 1, and I wanted to see what gear they had without finding out who won…
    “WOMP WOMP WOMP WAAWAAAH”

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    • Elise Xavier says

      January 31, 2017 at 4:08 pm

      So sorry!! Just added this.

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20. balisong says

    January 15, 2017 at 5:39 pm

    the 2 rations of pemmican. If you dont know why, just never mind! :-) A leatherman Signal multitool (modififed) the saw, the slingshot with 6 arrows, the gillnet, the hammock (to get more cordage than the 20 m of paracord), the fishline and 25 hooks) the 2 qt canteen cup (with haftable lid). a 6″x 2″ wide roll of duct tape, same answer as “why” the pemmican.

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21. simonsaids says

    January 4, 2017 at 9:33 am

    Depending on the terrain; I would skip the Axe and get additional emergency rations. A dependable knife and saw is more than enough to replace the Axe.

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    • Prometheus says

      May 1, 2017 at 3:41 pm

      For many applications, that is true. However, if you have to fell a tree thicker than about 6″ you are going to want the ax. Sawing through trees when you are trying to conserve water, energy and time, the ax will be the better way to go.

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      • Bud Long says

        July 22, 2019 at 11:47 pm

        you obviously dont know anything about axes or saws. it’s the axe that wastes time and energy on big wood. It’s also making a lot of noise, scaring off game and it’s dangerous as hell when you’re starving, haven’t slept well in days (due to hunger) constipated or dystenteric (everyone on this show has been one or the other or both).

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22. SirusTheVirus says

    December 10, 2016 at 1:30 pm

    COME ON PEOPLE,
    The name of the show is NOT Survivor or Survivalist or Woodsman or anything that has to do with those words…….its called ALONE and there’s an obvious reason.
    They allow you to take numerous items that make it very obvious that its not about Bear Grylls figuring out how to make a worm and pine needle soup with a rusty beer can and urine.. This show is about coping and enduring and sustaining and innovating and rationality and lucidity. Its barely 10% about what you macho, meathead, tough guys are insisting its about. Jesus, get over it. Go find another show that fits what you wannabees are looking for. This game is 90% mental, the other half is survivor. (; Quit trying to make it something it is not.

    Every item they choose should be made with this thought in mind….”how many different ways can i use this”, a tarp can be your cover for your shelter and your sail and your boat and your anything else you can possibly conjure up.

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    • Bud Long says

      July 22, 2019 at 11:49 pm

      it’s all about food, dude. The ONE guy who’s ever scored more than a day’s food in a day (Jordan, season 6, got a moose) is doing just FINE mentally, cause he’s EATING well. It’s the starvation that leads to the apathy, depression, weakness and bad decistions. The thing to do with the tarp is make netting out of it.

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      • Jack says

        July 10, 2020 at 3:02 pm

        Jordan did fine mentally because he spent multiple winters in the Arctic with nomadic tribes hunting reindeer. He was literally starving to death because he was only eating protein.

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    • Brian Brain says

      May 27, 2023 at 11:32 pm

      Yes the show is called ALONE not Survivor & I agree a fair bit of what is required is mental strength and adaptability.
      (Not sure about your maths SirusTheVirus? – 90% plus the other HALF? = 140% where I come from – I think.
      But great reply STV

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23. Rick says

    July 21, 2016 at 10:34 pm

    I just want to know where to go to sign up, I really want to do this.

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    • Elise Xavier says

      July 22, 2016 at 5:28 am

      Here’s how you get in touch for Alone: “Email aloneshowcasting@gmail.com with your name, age, contact information, location, and a brief description about your survival expertise.”

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    • SirusTheVirus says

      December 10, 2016 at 1:38 pm

      Rick bruh, if you really need someone else to help you figure out how to “sign up” (yeah, like you’re signing up to bring mac n cheese to the company pot luck) then I’m pretty sure you dont have the mental skills required for this show. I can give you the link to where you “sign up” to be on “The Price Is Right” if you’d like, that’s probably more your speed.

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      • Bud Long says

        July 22, 2019 at 11:51 pm

        lol, SO correct. You’re going to need several thousand $ worth of clothing and gear to get on this show, know how to make good videos of yourself, etc.

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24. oldie moldy says

    January 3, 2016 at 10:52 am

    Now that the dust has settled with the Alone series, I’d really like to see the History Channel perform a service to all of us who have watched.
    Wouldn’t it be great if somebody who was the real deal, like Mors Kochanski maybe, revisit the area and explain where the various men might have done something else or some way of improving on what they tried?
    The idea wouldn’t be to sharp shoot, but improve and instruct.
    I think most of us have empathized with those poor guys and really would be primed to learn how it might have been better done.

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25. David C. Andersen/The Truth About Knives says

    August 23, 2015 at 4:05 pm

    Just want to chip in with info. Alan was carrying a Condor HD Kukri. Cheers :)

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    • darrennie says

      August 26, 2015 at 7:11 pm

      Gorgeous looking knife.

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26. Robert says

    August 23, 2015 at 12:46 pm

    Well, History finally posted the lists of safety, camera, “freebies”, prohibited and the 40 ‘special’ items they could select their 10 from. I find it strange that matches were strictly prohibited, but that a disposable lighter was a selectable item…almost as surprised that it seems all of them chose a ferro rod over the lighter as their firestarter, though I suppose they were worried about running out of fuel.

    http://www.history.com/shows/alone/articles/full-gear-list-and-prohibited-items

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    • Bud Long says

      July 22, 2019 at 11:55 pm

      there’s no need of either one. YOu have a flare and batteries with which to start the first fire. You can fire-roll a chunk of your bandanna, using rust from the outside of your E-tool as an accellerant. you can use the highly polished lid or inside-bottom of your 5 qt skillet. Once you have the first fire, you’ll have ashes and charred punk wood, making it easy to light subsequent fires with any hard rock and any carbon steel tool. You can also make a big pump drill in half a day and you can make a primitive shelter for your fire (kept wetted-down) and bury your coals in ashes/dirt, with a bit of charcoal and you’ll only need to start that ONE fire from scratch.

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27. Green Eyed Jinn says

    August 21, 2015 at 10:51 pm

    So…Mitch took a $325 knife? Really? I can imagine so many better ways of spending $325 dollars. Sure, quality counts…but $325 for one knife strikes me at way beyond a cost/benefit ratio.

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    • Survivalust says

      May 30, 2018 at 8:00 pm

      You obviously dont know much about quality steel or edge retention by your comment. Most of my knives are well above that price point. First time you try batoning with a cheap gerber you will understand.

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      • balisong says

        January 13, 2019 at 12:47 pm

        there’s no need to baton a knife and it’s stupid to do so. Start the kerf with the saw edge on your shovel, and then baton wooden wedges to finish the split. Then you dont ruin your knife, like the dumbass that you are.

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      • Bud Long says

        July 22, 2019 at 11:58 pm

        bs, there’s no need to baton any knife, when you have a saw-edged E tool. simply start a kerf, then baton a wooden wedge into that kerf. A $15 Old Hickory will serve just fine, as Green River blades did for a century and stone knives did for millennia. It’s just a fucking knife, guys, it can’t be a saw, or an axe, or a shovel. You want the Cold steel shovel with one edge converted into 8″ of saw blade and a modified Crunch multitool.

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    • stephen says

      June 20, 2018 at 2:31 pm

      He says on YouTube the knife was a gift and didn’t cost him anything.

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28. Burke says

    August 19, 2015 at 10:17 am

    Does anyone know what brand of backpack the “Alone” survivors are carrying? It looks like it might be a Gregory Baltoro.

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    • great job says

      August 20, 2015 at 12:02 am

      Its the Bob Dylan “Bringing it all Back Home” Model……………

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      • Ron says

        October 20, 2018 at 2:00 pm

        Lol
        :’) :’)

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    • Victor says

      August 4, 2018 at 3:04 am

      I think it is the Kelty RedCloud 110

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29. Adam Karl says

    August 13, 2015 at 11:25 am

    Dustin’s knife appears to be a Tom Brown Tracker.

    Also, I’m shocked, dismayed, and annoyed that after all this time there, not a single person has even pretended to make a reasonable shelter. Living under just a tarp around a minimal frame, with huge amounts of moisture/rain and large predators is idiotic.

    I haven’t seen much in the way of “expert” anything on this show yet. I’ve seen a bunch of whining while huddled under a dumb shelter. I want to learn something from this show, and so far all I’ve seen to expand my knowledge base is a bunch of what not to do, that I already knew. Very disappointed

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    • Bud Long says

      July 23, 2019 at 12:00 am

      bs, you’ve got no time to make more than a simple tarp shelter, for at least the first 3 weeks, you have to get busy trapping gulls, ducks, making netting, making treblehook snares, all sorts of work, cause the fish are going to move to deep water, the animals and birds are going to migrate or hibernate and you’re going to starve, just like all the other dummies who wasted a week or more on a “heavy duty” shelter. The shelter wont FEED you.

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30. brian staley says

    August 9, 2015 at 10:08 pm

    Does anybody know what lb. test the fishing line is ? I saw that some were using it as support for their tarps I thought I heard it was 30lb but that seems a bit weak to me.

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    • Duke says

      August 13, 2015 at 11:55 pm

      The site just says, “300 yards of single filament line with 25 assorted hooks”.
      You might look into some of the YOUTUBE videos they’ve posted.

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    • bud long says

      July 23, 2019 at 12:03 am

      20 lb is the max. You can cut/tear the tarp for cordage. Dont waste a pick on paracord. and dont waste snarewire or braid the fishline for such bs.

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31. great job says

    August 8, 2015 at 1:47 pm

    Does Lucas have to deconstruct his (awesome) shelter to go sailing? It seems like his main tarp is his canoe baffle……… So in the heavy rainfall he opened up his shelter to risk his life to go offshore about 200 yards for something that in a survival situation would of not been worth the risk to me. It seems like Lucas has the sea debris Gods in his hip pocket as he has a ton of salvaged resources like milk crates and buckets, plywood etc…….
    Meanwhile Mitchell is complaining that he is camped ( i use that term loosely being a month in and no real base shelter). camped on the north side of the inlet with daylight getting more and more limited. You moved camp once….. why not again?….
    Why has no contestant mentioned the grand prize as a motivation for staying on?
    Mitch mentions his family and he would work three times harder if they were there but he doesn’t talk about the fact that he is indeed working for their survival in the form of HALF A MILLION if he can stick it out …….

    blah blah blah

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    • Taylor says

      January 14, 2018 at 4:42 am

      Dude its not a survival situation, its not to teach you about being in a survivor situation. The show is called alone its 90% mental 10% survival. If him going 200 yards off shore would have gotten him something that would have made his time more bearable then thats what he should have done. If it goes bad you just leave like everyone but the winners did. If you want to watch something that teaches you how to survive there are other shows for that. These people are not experts in the slightest even though several now are successful youtube stars and the like.

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    • bud long says

      July 23, 2019 at 12:07 am

      he’s stupid. They get to take plenty of stuff out of which to make a pontoon outrigger raft. It can’t overturn like a boat, can’t get swamped, can be made in a day. The pontoons can be easily removed and taken to safety, leave the logs wherever. The pants of the rainsuit, one set of clothing, the backpack, the life preserver, the camera case, all will float a man. The bear spray and airorn will almost float a man. So it doesn’t MATTER whether or not your local wood will float, ya see? You can make this raft in one day, too. Before you leave, waterproof spray the inside of one set of clothing and the backpack. Stuff things with dry debris. straighten a hook into a needle, sew and tape the seams. Cut up a chunk of tarp to make a poncho, hood and chaps. The sleeves of the rainsuit jacket will become your water containers.

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32. Ron M. says

    August 6, 2015 at 5:06 pm

    I’m 71 and been on survival hikes, hiking,camping my whole life. I could do better than these so called experts. Alan seems like the only one who has a chance. Put me on the show. At 71 and in good shape would be a good draw.

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    • Donner Party Survivor Chef says

      August 7, 2015 at 12:51 am

      I’m with you, brother – I’m only 59 going on 60 though.

      Did you notice how they turned defensive for the most part? The last 4 are on the offense. Hint hint.

      But I’m an old introvert with a lot of experience in what many people call ‘the woods’, which to us was just a day in a life.

      WTF do I know?

      :)

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      • Jo says

        November 21, 2020 at 3:10 pm

        Same here. 60 now and used to go wilderness canoe camping by myself just for fun and to get away from always doing for everyone else, never me. Each year I’d try to take less and find more out there to use. Never a gun. I am not up on the newer materials any more but that can be learned easily enough. Sadly my arthritis saps my endurance of what I can do in a day; used to have endless energy. I am always surprised at how they fear being alone — something I relished. And why do so many Americans fear wolves? Least of my worries. Wondering if there are rules that omit bringing salt? So many uses, plus help with electrolytes. And crazy glue should be in the first aid pack. So many things to mention, so little room. Many things I do know but am learning interesting stuff too; like lichen?? Damn I collect that stuff and never knew it was edible (after multiple blanches) in a pinch. Loving the show.

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    • Duke says

      August 13, 2015 at 11:42 pm

      Yeah … I’m with you guys. (62 here) Grew up in the woods and fields.
      Some guys on a survival forum said that it was a generational thing.
      I doubt that I could stand up to the previous generation. (WWII)
      But most of these guys are truly pitiful. (avg. age 35)
      Alan’s still looking good. Needs some downtime projects though.

      I considered applying when this started. If I were 20 years younger
      I would but all the annoying little problems that come with age
      would probably be greatly magnified by such adverse conditions.
      I used to be young and dumb. I’m not young anymore. :p

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    • Terry Byrd says

      June 28, 2018 at 11:54 pm

      63, I’ll go with you for the same reason

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33. Scott lattin says

    August 4, 2015 at 9:10 pm

    Curious…why are we punching holes in the show?
    I have seen a ton of these “discrepancies” and it has not affected my enjoyment in the slightest. This is entertainment, nothing more nothing less. Is the outcome rigged, I hope not. When I possibly get the call to appear. I would like to think I still have a chance. Regardless, I will continue to watch the show until it ends.
    Just my opinion and nothing more

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34. Scott lattin says

    August 4, 2015 at 8:42 pm

    Has anyone heard if there is a maximum length of the knife allowed on alone?

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    • great job says

      August 4, 2015 at 9:02 pm

      I think We are looking for discrepancies to punch holes in the plausibility of the show not parameters for obvious givens. For example, the above question about Lucas and his possibly “washed ashore” 12″ non – stick that appeared last week.
      Nice pick up Nolan………

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35. PJL says

    July 24, 2015 at 12:57 pm

    So . Day 15 to 22. Now the drama is about weather. They all knew where they were going. If they hadn’t done weather research they should have stayed home and sold shoes. If they DID do the research and didn’t gear-up for it, they have nothing to pitch-a-bitch about.

    Alan stayed in his shelter for 3? 4? days doing nothing but making chit up for the camera? Gee. I wish when I was building high schools in the same PNW conditions I could have just stayed in bed.

    Did anyone else see the hole he RIPPED! In his gill net getting that crab out? He caught a very nice Silver and BOILED IT! while sitting next to his non-listed coffee pot.

    And speaking of gifts from the great Vancouver BC gods. How exactly did Sam catch his salmon? His list doesn’t include a net. He line caught it? Now that would have been something to see. From his list was a “Plastic tarp, 5 mil translucent drop cloth.” The THREE tarps on his shelter didn’t look 5 mil or translucent.

    Mitch Mold. Hey Mitch. Dry your FREAKING shelter OUT! And keep your cloth items dry. You’ve had 22 days to figure this out. OR! Get a good rash and excuse yourself for health reasons.

    Lucas: Guess you found that new looking milk jug? And you wash too much. Keep your feet clean and dry. scrub those body “parts” that emit strong odors But keep your body oil on your body and say a small thank-you prayer for the extra insulation.

    Bottom line. In the rain, all these sugar coated experts could do was hunker down. News flash guys. You can gill net in the rain. You can set snares in the rain. You can build a trappers shack in the rain. Sharpen your tools. Make crab traps. If its light enough to see well you should be “DOING” ! rain or not.

    After 3 weeks their life conditions are not impressive. But the drama for the office cubical commando’s remains.

    These comments only reflect the author’s opinion’s AND COMMON FREAKING SENSE!
    PJL _________________________________________________________________________________________
    ALL ELSE BEING EQUAL ~~ There’s a one in seven chance of today being this week’s best day.

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    • great job says

      July 24, 2015 at 7:40 pm

      PLJ……..
      Im with you. I mean break off the claw in the net and attract umm MORE crabs….
      Plus why boil it with SEA WATER if you are going to. I mean with constant rain there should be more than enough fresh water around. I didn’t see Alans unlisted coffee pot but he did list a “canteen” so maybe thats it. However I did see a 1 gallon jug just like Lucas had.

      Maybe Sams 5 lbs of beef jerky is running low and he had to start looking for real food.

      Who was filming lucas rowing in the canoe from offshore????

      Lucas seems like he doesn’t get any rain. His cotton sweater similar to mitches looks like it just got laundry treatment on day 14 but Mitch looks like he rolls his up in the mud.. and then dries it out with no fire going…. too much mold equals big fire all the time in my camp.
      Then Lucas also has a pair of SANDALS? and rain gear? at least he harvests fire wood in the rain
      Im begining to believe that the Grand Prize is really divided up to all them in the form of pre determined contracts and endorsements….. the Winner getting the biggest and best sponsorship…

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      • PJL says

        July 25, 2015 at 12:14 pm

        Mr. Job,
        Thank you. I stand corrected. After review (on demand) I did see it was a canteen Alan had. But I’m sure I saw a coffee pot in one episode. I will review.

        About the whole gill net thing. He didn’t need to rip it up like that unless wasn’t going to use it again. Or he did it for the camera knowing he had a replacement. Boiling the crab and crustaceans in salt water could work but the broth would have a very salty. And it didn’t look like he butchered the crab at all after boiling.

        Boiling the silver salmon he caught was almost criminal IMHO. He said he would like a variety of food. Roasted salmon over a fire is one of the best meals on the planet. The innards of the salmon and the other 2 fish he caught would have made wonderful crab bait IF he had a crab trap. Which no one has yet made.

        For folks not familiar with those waters, the salmon do not run year round but the crab are pretty much abundant all the time.

        The bottom line is these folks don’t seem to be in this for the true long haul. Three weeks in and no one has built a snare, or crab trap, or built a good (hard) shelter. But I guess they don’t have to worry about winter coming. Knowing the TV season / shooting will be over before the snow fly’s.

        What a shame… I was hoping to learn something. In a way I guess I have. Lots of what NOT to do’s.

        PJL____________________________________________________________________
        Isn’t it sad ~~ That so many people are never where they really want to be.

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        • Bud Long says

          July 23, 2019 at 1:46 am

          only 1/4 of a crab’s live weight is edible flesh and the flesh only offers 400 calories per lb, ready to eat. So you’d need to catch 30 lbs per day in order to not lose weight. never happen without a lot of bait, traps and a reliable water craft.

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      • Sam says

        July 27, 2015 at 5:31 pm

        Crab and most other crustaceans are better boiled in sea water. A lot of debris from Japan tsunami washing up on BC coast. I have noticed that most of the guys have spare footware. Last episode with Alan in shelter shows a letter or ?? Beside him. Seems to be many variables. Extra tarps. Maybe that’s the only way they could get them to stay longer? Still enjoying the show.

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        • Nolan says

          July 31, 2015 at 10:12 pm

          Lucas cooked his fish in a frying pan??? Don’t see that on the list???

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    • bud long says

      July 23, 2019 at 12:20 am

      they are only allowed to take certain items of clothing. Some chose poorly within those parameters, tho. they should be making NETTING out of the hammock and the tarps, when confined to their shelters.It can be done by firelight and they are given batteries, a head lamp, and a light for the camera. They can take a 12×12 tarp and are given both a 10×10 tarp and a 20×20 tarp They only need a 10×10 for a sleeping shelter, another one for their work awning, another to make their poncho, hood, camera case, chaps, cover for their seep well, storage bags for tinder, salt, preserved food, water filter. That leaves half of the 20×20 out of which to make netting, as well as the 12×12 and the hammock. 2000+ sq ft of 1.5″ mesh can be made that way

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36. Les Mansfield says

    July 22, 2015 at 11:12 am

    I noticed that Wayne Russell had a SOF Tactical Tourniquet fastened to a shoulder strap around his chest. He carried this practically al the time. Would this have been included in his “extra emergency rations”?

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    • Great job says

      July 22, 2015 at 12:34 pm

      They were required to have a gps device in them 24/7 I think I saw that too and decided that is what it was.

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      • Johnny Pineseed says

        June 6, 2017 at 2:47 am

        Must have been a real pain to keep the gps device “in” them at all times lol.

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37. great job says

    July 21, 2015 at 9:06 pm

    I noticed lucas has a 1 gallon milk jug. Its not on his list. Did he procure it from debris that washed up ? I also saw he had a plastic water bottle like an arrowhead brand ……

    Anyone else observant out there? I would love to get answers to all the rule questions like, like how far you can travel or what happens when you can walk to a fishing village 2 miles away……which is what three of the remaining contestants can do….

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    • Duke says

      July 24, 2015 at 10:06 pm

      “Anyone else observant out there?”
      Lucas didn’t choose paracord yet he tied together a canoe?
      Sam has at least three tarps on his shelter. None are the white
      translucent one that he chose to take. There are a lot more but
      there’s no reason to belabor the obvious. Show’s a joke.

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    • bud long says

      July 23, 2019 at 12:21 am

      google for the Alone home page. all the lists and rules are posted there.

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38. cb says

    July 21, 2015 at 1:00 am

    Anyone know what kind of knife Alan has? Thanks!

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    • Frank says

      July 25, 2015 at 3:53 pm

      Not sure of specific model but it looks like some type of kukri. Nepalese knife used by Gurkha regiments among others.

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      • Elrenshi1 says

        July 26, 2015 at 8:12 pm

        Yes Frank. you are correct it is a kukri variant (possibly one of the best knives out there for CQB, Close Quarter Battle) However, it does not appear to be a presentation model, or a military issued weapon (as I have both in my collection). Looks like Alan may have had this one custom made.

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      • bud long says

        July 23, 2019 at 12:23 am

        it’s a condor, and you’re way better off with a Cold steel shovel, modified to have an 8″ saw edge, with a modified Crunch multitool, skip the axe, saw and belt knife bs.

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39. Sam says

    July 18, 2015 at 5:11 pm

    Haven’t heard . hopefully same place .lol.

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    • Scott Lattin says

      July 18, 2015 at 5:17 pm

      Yea. I would be totally fine with that.
      If i get accepted, I don’t want to get dropped in the Amazon. I’m self sufficient enough just don’t really like snakes. Good eats but gives me the willies

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      • Sam says

        July 18, 2015 at 5:34 pm

        I hear ya. I would rather be in a rain forest than the desert.

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40. Scott Lattin says

    July 18, 2015 at 2:55 pm

    Well I’m curious if these guys are allowed to hunt bear Considering bears have a season.
    Also the equipment list I have seen does not include anything that can take down a black. Building dead falls or pits is a serious waste of energy. So I think hunting would be limited to small game.
    I am throwing my hat in the arena. Hopefully they will accept me.

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    • Sam says

      July 18, 2015 at 4:14 pm

      Me too.

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      • Scott Lattin says

        July 18, 2015 at 4:20 pm

        Also, nobody took a first aid kit. I wonder if that was provided for. It would suck if somebody lost because of a accident sharpening their knife.

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        • Sam says

          July 18, 2015 at 4:41 pm

          They were supplied with a first aid kit. And I think a ground sheet. They are having fresh batteries dropped off also.. (Apparently)

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          • Scott Lattin says

            July 18, 2015 at 4:45 pm

            Don’t know if it was mentoned on this board. But they have a specific location to drop batteries.
            Does anyone know if they are going to use different locations for other seasons yet.

          • darrennie says

            August 26, 2015 at 6:57 pm

            They were supplied with a Military style med kit.

    • Thomas says

      August 7, 2015 at 1:00 pm

      60# bow would send an arrow in and out of a brown bear.

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    • bud long says

      July 23, 2019 at 12:25 am

      bows have taken every animal that walks, Longbows used by Art Young and Howard Hill, modern recurves by Fred bear. Most black bears are under 200 lbs and almost all are sub-300 lbs Any biker bar has a 300 lb man in it.

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41. Sam says

    July 17, 2015 at 4:15 pm

    Wolves least of worries. They avoid humans unless starved or rabid. Have always had fire at camp. As long,as you keep camp clean shouldn’t have any problems with bears. And generally cougars that attack humans are 2 to 3 yr old males. Hunting in the Pacific Northwest is completely different than any where else. These guys are so out of their elements. Kudos for trying. .

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    • Sam says

      July 17, 2015 at 4:39 pm

      I would take same gear as Lucas Miller.

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      • bud long says

        July 23, 2019 at 12:27 am

        then you’d fail, just like he did and for the same reason. Not enough gear for procuring food.

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42. Donner Party Survivor Chef says

    July 17, 2015 at 4:26 am

    Oh

    Mitch (or any of the others) eating in the shelter – bad move in the long run. The last thing you need is to smell like something a bruin or cat wants to eat.

    Come to think of it, we learned that in boy scouts at around 10-11 yrs old.

    Don’t wear clothes you wore by the fire in the tent, don’t have any food in there, hang anything else in the tree. The tree thing kind of works, sort of. We had black bear cubs venture towards the sacks while a sow watched from below.

    Neat show. With all that I know I can honestly say I probably wouldn’t be the last.

    I’d try, but would more than likely be bear poop at some juncture. Hah!

    Now THAT would be a site!

    BC looks really cool though.

    With a Scanoe, a rifle, 5,000 rounds and item # 11, my woman. :)

    Waddya want from me?

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    • Elise Xavier says

      July 17, 2015 at 5:45 pm

      I was thinking the exact same thing as you! As soon as he started cooking in his shelter I was like, “Shoot this cannot be good. Something bad has got to happen.” He’s lucky things didn’t end up worse.

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    • balisong says

      January 13, 2019 at 12:18 pm

      you have it backwards. On this show, you want to do EVERYTHING that would lure in a predator ad you need to carry your slingbow everywhere. A bear’s fat and meat would give you the win., even if you’re 70 lbs lighter than the biggest man, IF you know how to preserve that meat and fat.

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    • bud long says

      July 23, 2019 at 12:31 am

      you have it backwards. Do everything you CAN to lure animals into your camp, so that you can snare or arrow them. 100 lbs of bear meat and fat will win the show for you. If you’re not in it to win it, you dont belong on this show.

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43. PJL says

    July 15, 2015 at 10:13 pm

    **It states only 6 took tarps but seems to me all had them and some had Two!.
    **Jose took no knife? I can’t walk from the bedroom to the chitter without a knife.
    **Bivy bag? If you have a tarp why waste a choice on a bivy?
    **Only 5 took paracoard? Good cordage is hard to come by in the PNW.
    **I guess the 6 that didn’t take a bow or sling shot thought they would just stop off at the deli for food.
    **LOL.. two of them wasted a choice on a sharpening stone. Guess where they live there are no ROCKS!
    **A leathermen is a handy tool but not sure I’d waste a choice on one for this trip.
    **I’m kind of leaning towards the 5lb of emergency rations. Would be nice to not have to worry about food while you recon the area for small game / birds / seafood. 5 lbs of beans will last.
    **Extra tarp? What? Guess he was thinking of building a honkie-tonk while there. If he can’t build a shelter with one 12×12 cover he should have stayed home and sold shoes. I get a kick out of some of the shelters. Big enough to hold a barn dance. This time of year I guess that’s ok but in winter the bigger your hovel the more you have to heat. My cover is a one-man, water proof cocoon or a 4.5×12 lean-to or a 9×6 cover.

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    • Elise Xavier says

      July 17, 2015 at 5:42 pm

      Each of the men got a tarp for covering the camera equipment from what I’ve heard.

      I don’t know what the hell I’d do without a knife either. I feel it’d be really hard to go without one.

      Mitch explains in his video that he took the bivy bag in order to keep his sleeping bag dry. He also explains why he took a sharpening stone in the same video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSlnUsgbgBw Says if his knife is in perfect condition he feels calm. I would never take one over another item, but hey, to each his own, and if he gets a psychological boost from a sharpening stone, maybe it was worth it.

      Extra tarp is actually a good idea. They can cut it to pieces to use as a replacement for paracord, cut a part into a square for carrying whatever they need, leave out to collect water, etc. That’s probably the only “odd choice” I’d really have to side with. I feel I’d take a second tarp as well, and pass on the paracord for another useful item.

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      • bud long says

        July 23, 2019 at 12:40 am

        they are given both a 20×20 tarp and a 10×10 tarp and I’d also take the 12×12 tarp. I’d make 2000+ sq ft of 1.5″ mesh netting out of half of the 20×20, the hammock and the 12×12, and still have 3 10×10’s left. If you can’t figure out to straight out one of your fishhhooks and make a sewing needle, take the duct tape and make a bag to cover your sleeping gear, you dont belong on this show. I wouldn’t even take the sleeping bag. I’d use hot rocks to dry out local debris, stack it a foot deep on a raised wooden bed, make a net bag out of some of the tarp, stuff it with the debris “quilt” it a bit to keep the debris from shifting and pull it over me as a blanket.

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    • bud long says

      July 23, 2019 at 12:37 am

      take a Cold Steel shovel, modified to have 8″ of saw edge, and a modified Crunch multitool, and you wont need the axe, saw or belt knife and you’ll have MORE capability. the sharpening stone was a stupid waste. You can sharpen your knife with a rock, or with one of the file blades in the Crunch. One of the mods to the Crunch should be to replace the phillips blade with another file blade. another is to rig the thing to come apart with just the shovel helping you to unscrew the pivot point. Another is to replace the SS serrated blade with a regular carbon steel blade. another is to grind the medium flathead into a hook/scoop knife, the small one into an awl, and grind the end of one of the file-end flatheads into a chisel.

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44. Mike Bass says

    July 14, 2015 at 12:29 am

    Good stuff. Joe’s video was great and now Dustin has one too. Not sure why the History channel isn’t more forth-coming with the list of 40 possible items. I listed the items I would have brought and why here: http://mikebass.org/my-gear-list-for-alone/ Really liking the show and can’t wait to see what happens next.

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    • Elise Xavier says

      July 14, 2015 at 3:57 am

      Dustin has a video up? I looked all over but can’t seem to find it. Can you post the link?

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45. Lamar says

    July 12, 2015 at 5:31 pm

    How can I sign up for Alone, This Florida Gator WiLL win !

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    • Elise Xavier says

      July 13, 2015 at 2:59 am

      Hey Lamar!

      I spotted the exact same question asked about applying on History Channel’s Facebook page.

      Their response:

      “If you’re referring to Alone, please email aloneshowcasting@gmail.com with your name, age, contact information, location, and a brief description about your survival expertise.”

      Good luck! & do let us know if you get selected to be on the show! Would be so cool if you did get chosen! :)

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    • William says

      July 13, 2015 at 11:32 am

      I am going with Mitch, then Alan and adding a wildcard with Sam. Mitch and Alan are very evenly matched and I only give the edge to Mitch because the climate and terrain are more similar to Maine than they are Florida.

      Sam is my wildcard because he is young enough to still see the whole thing as an adventure. It also seems like he may have some skills at making/repairing gear in the field which can help if he goes any great length.

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      • Elise Xavier says

        July 13, 2015 at 9:33 pm

        I actually agree with your assessment. Feel Mitch has been doing very well of late, and Alan’s got his wits about him which really helps. Agreed that Sam feels like a wildcard because I feel he’s somebody people would under-estimate but that may just come ’round to steal the gold.

        If I *had* to choose a favourite, though, I think I’d have to pick Alan. Just a sucker for his realistic optimism and (even more so) his survival cooking show routine. My favourite, the what I think is a Julia Child impression while de-sliming a snail: “First we sauté the slug in a brown gravy. And all manner of excrements and foul whatevers will come eminating from the snail! Don’t let this bother you because we will simply add more wine!”

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        • darrennie says

          August 26, 2015 at 6:49 pm

          Any one who can eat a banana slug, and look for more is a winner in my book.

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        • bud long says

          July 23, 2019 at 12:43 am

          none of them have amounted to much. I can tell by their gear choices that they dont know what they are doing. If they’d known to make netting and use it as baited net weirs and a seine, and as a duck/gull trap, they’d not be starving.

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46. Dan Seven says

    July 12, 2015 at 5:22 pm

    I am digging this show.

    Kinda sad the fella lost his ferrorod. Certainly TALKS like he can keep his stuff together.

    I have run into bears and cougar before. Most cougar they say You will walk on by and never know they are there.

    For Bears, bells and bearspray is good, and it is is of benefit to tell the black bear and grizzly apart by their droppings. Black bear dropping often have berries in them while grizzly droppings have little bells in them and smell like bearspray.. ; )

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    • Elise Xavier says

      July 13, 2015 at 2:56 am

      I know!! I wish he’d stayed :(. I wanted him to stay at least until his fire burned out. I’m sure he could’ve kept it going a long while. He was doing really well!

      And very funny bear joke ;).

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    • Margie says

      July 13, 2015 at 5:59 pm

      I love these kind of shows followed Les Stroud. This makes you think “what would you do?” In survival mode. Interesting how keeping your wits about you is extremely important in the process. Losing your gear out in the wild, well there is no ” do over”. Thanks for the bear humor!

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    • Bud Long says

      July 23, 2019 at 12:44 am

      you dont want to scare off the bears. You want to bait them in, arrow them and eat their flesh and fat.

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47. Oblio13 says

    July 12, 2015 at 5:05 pm

    I’m enjoying both the show and thinking about what I would take:

    1. The largest ferrocerium rod money can buy.

    2. Silky Katanaboy saw. It’s the next best thing to a chain saw for processing firewood. And I think that making deadfalls large enough for bear would also be a fairly high-priority project.

    3. Vintage Plumb 3 1/2# single-bit axe. I’m a vintage axe geek, and this is my favorite. The quality of the steel and its geometry are outstanding. I’ve re-hafted it with perfectly-grained, octagoned hickory. I’m very familiar and comfortable with it. Safer than a smaller axe, and I could still skin and butcher with it if I lost my knife.

    4. Bark River Fox River knife. What can I say, I’m also a knife geek and it’s my favorite.

    5. 12’ X 12’ very heavy-duty canvas tarp with loops, not grommets. It would make an outstanding and durable shelter that would catch water, or a combined shelter and groundcloth. Even a boat could be improvised with such a tarp. Loops (as opposed to grommets) increase the usable area of a tarp, and would permit it to be pitched without cordage if necessary (by using stakes and forked sticks).

    6, Largest legal pot with a bail and a lid.

    7. Fishing line and hooks: one of the new fused “super” lines, because they don’t degrade or take a set, and are very thin for their strength. Probably 60-pound test because it would be thin and limber enough for fishing, but would also make decent squirrel snares. A noose of it on the end of a pole could be used for catching grouse. Stainless steel hooks of assorted sizes, including very large treble hooks that could be used for snagging and be bent into gigs for flounder on the mud flats.

    8. Sleeping bag: being comfortable enough to sleep is half the battle. Since weight and bulk are not serious considerations but damp and sparks are, I’d go with a heavy canvas cover and synthetic fill.

    9. Gill net. A “flag” type. They work while you sleep, with no bait required. Salmon fresh, salmon smoked, salmon for bear bait.

    10. Five pounds of emergency food. I’d take oatmeal and canned butter, if that was allowed. The former is light and filling, and the latter is dense in calories, and would make foraged foods much more palatable. Finally, the cans would be useful. Boiled snails, clams and mussels are survival food. Buttered snails, clams and mussels are gourmet food. Then boil some spruce tips in the same pot for buttered tea. Get some vitamin C, clean the pot, and extract every last calorie all at the same time.

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    • Elise Xavier says

      July 13, 2015 at 2:51 am

      This is a really good list. I feel like I would take an extra tarp but I have no idea what I’d axe from your list to get that in there.. Maybe the emergency rations? Or *maybe* the fishing line + hooks? But those are really very valuable.

      I just don’t know. It’s a tough call.

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    • Michael Sparks says

      August 13, 2015 at 11:25 pm

      I loved this article, thanks! BUT… I’m powering through my DVR and just finished The Hunger, episode 7. I was aghast when I saw both Alan and Sam do the same thing… throw their precious catch into a hot dry pan with no water…. until I heard the sizzling and nothing sticking like burnt glue to the pans. COOKING OIL SPOILER!!! I even saw the oil in Sam’s pot and he said “fried mouse”. Please add to your list. (a lot of calories in say Peanut Oil). -Mike, still my favorite survival show

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      • Arctoures says

        April 10, 2016 at 9:21 pm

        Mouse > 2%fat = oil

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        • Dave says

          November 7, 2018 at 3:40 pm

          I think that you folks are looking for things that are not there.

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    • bud long says

      July 23, 2019 at 1:01 am

      google for the alone home page, look at the food items allowed. oatmeal and butter are not on the list. Pemmican is the best bet, but I’d take no food at all. The rations have been cut to 2 lbs each since season 3, but even if it was 5 lbs, it’s not worth giving up another pick. neither is the axe, saw, and knife, nor the paracord or gillnet or ferrorod. there’s many ways to make fire. The batteries, the flare, You can make far, far more cordage and netting out of the 12×12 tarp, half of the 20×20 tarp, or the hammock.

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48. Andy says

    July 11, 2015 at 8:08 pm

    I see mitch was making good use of his altoid tin but I can’t understand how he was able to bring such a useful item without it being counted as one of his 10 items. Hope he doesn’t get disqualified for that.we all know how useful that tin is though. I noticed his knife was a jacklore classic immediately as soon as I saw the mosiac pins and Joe had a Adventure sworn mountaineer I am fond of those two knife makers. I am blown away or mayby it was not on the list of 40 items but me personally I would want a boar spear to fend off the wolves.

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    • Andy says

      July 11, 2015 at 8:11 pm

      I spelled maybe wrong heh

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      • Donner Party Survivor Chef says

        July 16, 2015 at 11:51 pm

        In that environment the participants have to view the “predators” as food. Turn it around, look at the cats and bruins as resources.

        Shelter, fire, water source, food – surround the site with kinetic energy traps, use everything available, keep building out to a minimum of 3 layers of obstacles, reinforce the shelter, build a shelter for fuel, think of it as if you were there for good with no means of nor need for communication with the outside.

        The bears are not nearly as bad as a big cat. So, think cat traps. Exploit their supposed stealth and think of recipes for feline protein. If the dopey cat has to jump over an obstacle think about where the potential cat burger will have to land and put your “finalizer” there.

        This would be a good test for missile silo personnel. LRRPs and astronauts.

        But the key IMHO is to look upon those “predators” as a food source as well as a source of tarps, fur, gut for wrappings, containers, and bait.

        Keeping everything dry can be a bit of a problem unless you plan well ahead.

        Everything else aside, all of these guys did damned well. The knee jerk reaction is to say ” geez, 5 days in and guys are falling by the wayside.”

        I have to wonder if any of them realized there were other contestants a few miles away.

        It’s no picnic up there for most people.

        Including me.

        ‘Nuff said.

        The episodes are way too short AFAIAC.

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        • david says

          August 8, 2015 at 4:27 pm

          You are so close my friend.Shelter,like your new home,water ,fire and food source.I’m 67 years on this earth I’ve spent most of it in the wilderness.What I have learned is necessity is the mother of invention along with being able to cope with your surrondings.Bear cougars,food source.God did not put me here to be a vegetarian.This is the time to go caveman.not be de-balled 21 century yuppie male.

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    • Nayeli says

      July 12, 2015 at 6:13 pm

      The tin was part of the fishing line & hooks kit.
      Although the men had a list of 40 items to choose from, limitations (max size/length) were set on each. Each one had to bring the item from home after make their 10 item selection. History did not provide the items to them, only the list to pick from. Hence the pot that wife brought into the marriage, custom sleeping bag, knives.

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      • Elise Xavier says

        July 13, 2015 at 2:46 am

        Andy: I didn’t notice that ’til you pointed it out, but didn’t want to comment as I had no idea how an Altoids tin made it into someone’s pack either.

        Nayeli: Thanks for the clarification – that makes a lot more sense now (the Altoids tin being a part of the fishing line & hooks kit, I mean).

        I guess maybe the other men have something similar and just haven’t pulled theirs out to use it on the show yet? Don’t even know as no one seems to have even mentioned the thing – not even in their YouTube videos or their written posts that they made after filming. Which, btw, I find strange (that it hasn’t been mentioned as being part of the kit) seeing as how – like Andy pointed out – we all know just how useful tins are for survival. The tin itself would be reason enough for me to choose the fishing line & hooks kit as one of my 10 items.

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        • darrennie says

          August 26, 2015 at 6:41 pm

          They did mention in the article that the plastic bag with kit was not aloud.

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    • Duke says

      July 13, 2015 at 3:33 pm

      I don’t usually carry my top end knives into the field .
      One that I do carry everywhere is an Explorer Wilderness.
      Don’t know the brand. Dumped the leather sheath for nylon.
      Filled the handle with paracord. Something that the online pics
      don’t show is that there are two holes in the guard on each side
      of the blade. Makes a functional spear in about 5 minutes.
      (I do have a boar spear but it hangs in the wall)

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      • Brian says

        July 16, 2015 at 11:32 pm

        The best knives are full length and not with those “survival” spots in the handle. Using your knife for a spear is stupid. Just carve a spear, but your knife is too precious.

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        • Donner Party Survivor Chef says

          July 17, 2015 at 3:26 am

          I get in trouble sometimes because I wear my Leatherman all of the time and forget it’s there.

          But, yeah – an edge is a terrible thing to waste / abuse.

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    • Margie says

      July 13, 2015 at 5:46 pm

      I believe he said it was a tin holding his fishing line and hooks. Good use of utilizing his resources! He did well and probably ate the best so far.

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    • Thomas says

      August 7, 2015 at 11:39 am

      I wonder how long would I last with a 12″ blade and a pot.

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      • bud long says

        July 23, 2019 at 1:04 am

        you can make a spear and the wolves are no issue, anyway. Make a 7 ft long spear for use on seals and salmon. with a knife and a pot, and no food? about a week.

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49. Joel says

    July 11, 2015 at 5:36 am

    And wasn’t there some sort of rule that they can’t move away from the area? No sane person stays in a spot filled with big predators. So yet again, this show isn’t about survival, it’s about entertainment.

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    • Elise Xavier says

      July 11, 2015 at 1:04 pm

      Nope, no such rule – you can move to another spot if you’d like. Which some did do. But they’re on islands so it’s a bit tricky to move very far away (you’d have to make a raft) – and they’re in a spot where, really, no matter where they go, they’re bound to encounter some big predators eventually.

      Every show is about entertainment – there’s no point in ever having a boring show that no one is willing to watch, and I’d argue that survival is interesting + entertaining regardless. I don’t hold trying to make an entertaining TV show against channels – after all that’s what they need to make a show popular + profitable.

      But I’d say this takes out a lot of the typical sensationalism of survival shows and replaces it with a good old fashioned, “I was scared for my life so I tapped out to get the fuck out of here.” Really like that about this survival show because it doesn’t make it seem easy to survive – which it wouldn’t be in BC, Canada, in a prime bear spot.

      S’a fact: surviving in some places is just a lot harder than others.

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      • balisong says

        January 13, 2019 at 12:23 pm

        you’re wrong. they have like 5 sq miles in which they can move, but no further. and the terrain is so horrific that only by making a pontoon outrigger raft can they feasibly move all their stuff. they have to lug around 30 lbs of video gear and film EVERYTHING that they do, or they are kicked off of the show.

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    • Duke says

      July 11, 2015 at 7:42 pm

      Moving off of the beach and up to a fresh water source would have been a good start.
      Yes … it’s an island but it’s a very big island.

      Black bears are not predators of man. Cougars are.
      But the knew that before they went, evidenced by the often repeated
      mantra, ” … largest concentration of cougars in North America.”
      (and, along with the other items, they’re packing bear spray & flares)

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      • Elise Xavier says

        July 13, 2015 at 2:33 am

        They definitely did know and were well prepared for the fact that there are plenty of large animals where they were dropped off. And of course, no one was surprised when they came in plain sight – just frightened, as they should have been.

        Even with the knowledge beforehand, it’s still gotta feel much more “real” when you come into contact firsthand. I’m sure everyone hoped they’d be able to avoid the large animals for the most part – or at least for as long as possible. Most encountered something or another within the first few days – long before the end of the first week!

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        • josh darius says

          January 16, 2017 at 5:19 am

          are you a producer? lmao they sites were within 2 miles at most of camping sites and even resorts and hotels! LMAO at these cowards, what were they signing up for a vacation….the cop was a scared punk…”flight or fight…I always go with fight” then taps on the morning of day 2…what a pussy…and the guy…I have to be with my pregnant wife, then why did you leave her….using her as your excuse to quit…their emergency rations by themselves would have kept them alive for weeks…..pathetic and losers like you re even worse.

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      • Axe says

        October 13, 2015 at 10:12 pm

        Black bears = not predators … cougars are?? Hmmm – somebody needs to brush up on their predators.

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        • Duke says

          January 24, 2016 at 11:02 am

          “Black bears are not predators of MAN. ” … moron.

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          • subarctic joe says

            January 28, 2016 at 2:11 pm

            bears are opportunists… so um ya… they are potential predators of man. I survived a six hour encounter with a bear that repeated bluff charged me and two others, we were being stalked and preyed upon and we were lucky we managed to finally escape.

    • Sam says

      July 17, 2015 at 6:03 pm

      Of course it is.

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    • bud long says

      July 23, 2019 at 1:05 am

      they have a 5 mile square in which they are stuck. That and they have to film everything and where the gps locator beacon at all times.

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50. Duke says

    July 10, 2015 at 10:41 pm

    This is just sad. Six days and five out. If I had been that incompetent
    in the army they would have laughed me out of the unit.
    “TRAINED SURVIVAL EXPERTS” my @$$!

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    • Elise Xavier says

      July 11, 2015 at 1:57 am

      Yeah well, tbh, bears + no firearms = not a good combination.

      I’m sure they’d last a lot longer with a gun.

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      • whitebear says

        August 26, 2015 at 8:40 am

        Exactly right on ! Tell the post right before yours to man – up to see if he/she could do better!

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        • Duke says

          August 28, 2015 at 4:27 pm

          LOL Man-up. You’re funny.
          8 years in the infantry (101stAA)
          I KNOW I could do better.
          You children are hilarious.

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          • Big_McLargehuge says

            November 29, 2015 at 5:11 am

            Put up or shut up.

            “If you’re referring to Alone, please email aloneshowcasting@gmail.com with your name, age, contact information, location, and a brief description about your survival expertise.”

          • Wookie says

            April 21, 2016 at 1:20 am

            I’m not mocking you here, but more curious. What ten items would you select, the military guy, and why?
            I found it interesting that none of the people in the bear country made even a simple sharpened spear for force protection. Sitting sniveling about bears, but did NOTHING to protect themselves.

          • Prometheus says

            May 1, 2017 at 3:37 pm

            @Wookie,
            I am former military too and an experienced solo backpacker who prefers longer treks in the back country. When it comes to bears, the last thing you want to do is have a showdown with one. Even guns aren’t a whole lot of help. Sharp sticks will get you killed before you injure a bear. Stabbing it with a big, sharp stick will just piss it off. Then it won’t just kill you, it will tear you apart.

            The most sensible thing to do with a bear is to try to talk it away. If they aren’t deterred from your calls, play dead. That’s really the best play. The best you could hope for is that it just paws at you, maybe bats you around, and then leaves you alone.

            Poking it with a stick will only endanger you more.

          • balisong says

            January 13, 2019 at 12:53 pm

            the military means nothing. Most of them are airforce or navy, no gun training at ALL. Army gets very little gun training, especially if you’re not infantry MOS. A lot of Marines are in support mode and the slow arsed bullseye training that the army and Marines (mostly get is of no help vs moving targets. In Army Basic, I got to fire a “whooppe” 100 rds of ammo, getting ready for NAM, ferchrissakes! I didn’t fire a rifle at ALL for my AIT. Ammo costs a lot of money, cause it takes THOUSANDS of rds fired to properly train a rifleman, at 20c a round, and the rifle accounts for only 10% of casualties on the modern battlefield. So the military gives real deal rifle training only to spec ops guys, and then they get little or no further shooting training or practice for the rest of their career. I am not training or lying. This is a fact. Guys lie about it a lot.

    • Steven S.Baum says

      July 20, 2015 at 7:20 pm

      You are SO spot on that nothing needs be added.
      “survival experts” = too funny as is the disclaimer in the start about “dont try this,only EXPERTS can do this crap”.

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    • Duke says

      July 23, 2015 at 5:12 pm

      I have had to change my original assessment,
      After watching (obsessive/compulsive) Lucas build his boat
      so that he could “do something great” and not be a crying loser.
      So not “… just sad”. Pathetic,

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    • unknown says

      August 21, 2015 at 1:52 am

      You should be on the next season if there is one just saying!

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      • Duke says

        August 24, 2015 at 3:34 pm

        If I were anywhere close to their age group
        I would in a heartbeat.

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        • Ron says

          January 2, 2017 at 7:25 pm

          hay I’m 65 and could tell you why I think I could do it, and where I might not; but age is not what would stop me from signing up. It would be my family, They would not like the idea especially my wife. LOL

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          • James says

            June 23, 2017 at 1:01 pm

            I also am 65 .I have to say the latest ,with teams is cool .I saw#1 rip his ankle, but the next dude wet his pants made his dad real proud!! Ron, you are probley like me..well, the family. Sounds like your afraid of your wife..I am not afraid of my wife!!!! I have been hit before! JT

      • bud long says

        July 23, 2019 at 1:14 am

        I’ve applied for every season since the first one. They want nothing to do with somebody whom they KNOW will make it last 4-5 months and make everybody else look like the campfire girls that they ARE.

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        • Peter says

          September 8, 2019 at 8:51 pm

          Bud Long, How did you learn to thrive outdoors (alone) for long periods of time, and do you teach at or recommend a school that can teach these skills? Do you have your own website or facebook page?

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    • darrennie says

      August 26, 2015 at 6:27 pm

      So easy to judge on the other side of a tv screen.

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      • Cecile says

        January 31, 2017 at 10:55 pm

        You got that right…lol

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      • Bud Long says

        July 23, 2019 at 1:41 am

        epecially when you don even know enough to spot the real deal when you seem him posting.

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    • Mike-D1212 says

      December 16, 2016 at 8:37 pm

      If a contestant cuts himself and uses his satellite phone to call for medical help, is he eliminated from the show? Based on s3 ep2 a contestant was in this situation and the medic said, “I can’t clean your cut here.” And the contestant seemed disappointed as if there were still a chance he could stay and compete. I was under the impression that if a player used the satellite phone they were eliminated. Does anyone know whether is true or not?

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      • bud long says

        July 23, 2019 at 1:12 am

        not necessarily. some have had minor wounds/illnesses dealt with and stayed on the show

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    • Bluegrass Survival says

      August 21, 2017 at 4:53 am

      So you propose he charges out there with his Axe and fight the bear melee style? Keep in mind he dosen’t have a gun nor is he allowed to carry one.

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      • balisong says

        January 13, 2019 at 7:42 am

        yes, if need be, after arrowing it. I would not bother with an axe, myself. I’d have a cold steel shovel, modified to have 8″ of saw edge and that can cleave a black bear’s skull, with one hand. But only 1 in 100 will charge after having been arrowed. I’ll take that chance, for a clear 1/4 mill $. I take bigger risks every day, from the way I drive, i can assure you. :-) There’s no way that this should end in less than 4 months, if they knew anything about making and using netting, treblehooks, snares, shelters, presrving fish and game, conserving calories, etc.

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    • bud long says

      July 23, 2019 at 1:10 am

      yep, anyone who’s waf, with 5 lbs of pemmican, can last 2 weeks with one arm behind them and both eyes shut, on a place as wet as Vancouver Island. Dig a 2 ft deep hole anywhere and overnight, it will be full of water. Build ONE fire, use the charcoal to make the water filtr, put out the fire and do without it for the rest of the 2 weeks. crawl on all 4’s from the drop off until you hit a small sapling, convert it into a blind mans cane. use the can to find a 4″ sapling, saw it off at the 4 ft high point, hinge it over for use as a ridgepole, put the 20 x10 tarp over it, cut stakes off of it. Sew the 10×10 tarp around the sleeping bag to keep it dry. Leave the shelter only to eliminate wastes and access the water hole.

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