Comments on: Les Stroud on Off The Grid

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:22:01 +0000

I watched it already (in the US) and it was OK, I’d have liked a lot more detail.
Having a helicopter WAS a bit over the top, I have to believe it was not in the original shipping estimate. Most of us would have done this in the summer, as Les himself pointed out. But then I don’t have to squeeze it in between taping seasons of my TV show. And filming during the winter fits the Survivorman image.
The house (old carriage house) sits on bedrock, so how did they run water lines under the house? The frost line is probably 48 inches there. With the bedrock at 4 feet, how was he able to run lines from the well? Stuff like that i want to know.
Living off the grid means different things to all of us. For some it is their carbon footprint. For me it’s about the independance, both mine and the future generations of my family. So if I build an off the grid home and my family uses it for the next 80 years, and hopefully longer. I am sure I will, in the long run, reduce my carbon footprint by legacy more so than if I built a conventional home that stood for 80 years.
Good stuff Les.

By: Brenda Griffin

Brenda Griffin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:37:12 +0000

I am so disappointed that we won’t have any more of “Survivor Man”, I could never miss a show and I’ve been waiting for the season to start so we can get Bear Grills off the air. we want him back!

By: lt

lt — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:47:47 +0000

I watched the first show and was disappointed. Les must have spent a fortune on helicopters flying in materials, prefabricated cabin, high falutin consultants for everything (do you really need to hire a design consultant for collecting rainwater? My Grandparents didn’t)great big honking trackhoe to dig a well, and I couldn’t guess how many truck loads of materials carted in. The control panel for the solar/wind generator looked like it cost $20,000 all by itself. I would really like to know what the total cost for everything amounted to.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:28:28 +0000

Tori, who cares about the carbon footprint! Living off the grid is about being self-sustained. I do love my Earth but I will not buy into Al Gore Bull****. You know a Hummer vehicle makes less emissions driving on the road for 20 years than the process and build of a Toyota Hybrid car. Something to do with the Hybrids battery.

Les Stroud RULES

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:17:01 +0000

Tori – No I dont know how long he will have to live there? How long will he have to live there to get rid of the carbon he put into the air? I am curious.

By: Tori

Tori — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:47:41 +0000

Off the Grid my arse….. do you realize how long he is going to have to live there to erase the carbon footprint he made by having a HELICOPTER fly in and out 8 times to deliver supplies!!!!!!
Give me a break…he could have lived off the grid with less impact on the environment by putting up solar panels in the home he had in the city!

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Three Types of People « Doug - Off the Record — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:11:50 +0000

[...] the past while, I’ve been doing the blog version of “Off the Grid“. When you go to a Blogspot blog, there’s a button entitled “Next [...]

By: Colin catherwood

Colin catherwood — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:13:35 +0000

I saw your show. It was very interesting.

I would like to fine out more about the ATV accessories you used on the show. If you wouldn’t mind can you send me the name of the manufacturer, or a web site, so I find out more about those very unique accessories. Thanks

By: Catherine

Catherine — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:41:45 +0000

please tell me where I can get a copy of the
“Off the grid” episode by Les Stroud that has already aired.

By: dyeman jd

dyeman jd — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 06:05:48 +0000

Hello all who are looking for the video of Les Stroud going “Off the Grid” , it is on Youtube as a 5 part series. I too, am going to order the video but if you want to watch before you get your copy, Youtube is the place to watch it in it’s entirety.
Take care, jd