Friendships are tested when three men from L.A. enter freezing temperatures in a survival test that has them building a wooden tepee with custom beds, starting a fire with found steel and flint, and hunting for food, all before being separated.
Three men learn about survival by entering a dark pine forest, where they must build shelter from pine needles, start a fire from scratch, make a log-cabin-style trap to catch meat, eat reindeer moss for food, and much more.
In cold river vally, a former Eagle Scout, a tech-obsessed New Yorker and a man handicapped by a rare bone disease must build "super shelters," start fire from a fire piston and tinder fungus, and eat big beetles, then one is rushed to the hospital.
Survival on a mountain slope depends on learning how to build a pit shelter and make a friction fire with a four-man bow drill. Also: how to stir-fry honeybees when a deadfall trap fails to catch anything.
An emergency hits the woods when Johnny is rushed out on the woods to the hospital; Nick and Andrew are an odd couple.
Josh has an emotional breakdown while Dane builds one of the best shelters Creek has seen in his 15 years of survival instruction.
A man and his two sons have a complicated history, but they work well together building a shelter; starting a fire with a broken lighter and lint; and hunting for an opossum.
Three men search for dry tinder in wet conditions to start a fire in a cave, but face a tougher dilemma when they trap a boar in a rock pit.
A 30-mile trek through Arizona's Sonoran Desert includes a stay in a parachute-teepee with little water; desert grub; and failed fire attempts.
Three football coaches do their best on Drummond Island in Lake Huron. They hunt for food; build a log-cabin lean-to shelter; and face an emergency situation.
Three guys try to survive in Mendoza Canyon, a harsh environment in Arizona. They make a bare-bones shelter from desert reed mats; and use a backbreaking method to make fire.
A stay in Florida's Dead Lakes swamp includes using knives to construct a "swamp nest" tree house, build a "fire thong" and hack into wild edibles.
A northern Michigan adventure. The guys endure cold weather and, when their hunting plans fail, meals that include tree bark and squirrel.
Three DIYers learn survival skills on Cutoff Island in Florida. Included: creating a "tampon fire cigar"; and building a "swamp cot" from duct-tape.
Three men learn to live like cavemen in Cave Country, Ky. Among the skills they develop: creating a zero-gravity bow drill; building a one-tree shelter; and navigating bat-infested cave systems to find food and water.
In the Season 2 finale, three pals try to survive in Kentucky's Red River wilderness while using one arm each. Among their tasks: a "strap drill" fire. They're also forced to fend for themselves when guide Creek Stewart gets sick.
