This show isn't a survivalist show. Live Free or Die refers to how the participants choose by different degrees to simplify their lives in a way that allows them to be free from debt and free from the anxiety caused by reliance on a consumer lifestyle. In 2008, the participants probably watched the world's economy almost collapse because lots of people bought lots of things that they really couldn't afford. Millions of people lost their jobs and all they owned because the bankers wouldn't loan unless we consumers (the government) agreed to assume the banks' "toxic assets." There isn't much difference between these people and more "normal" people who strive to be debt free by repairing a car instead of buying a new one, or raising a few chickens and putting in the equivalent of a victory garden. Fun, informative and entertaining.
13 Reviews
If you like Survial shows you probably wanna watch it!
koyoteboy7628 October 2014
Warning: Spoilers
Its a good show if you live shows like Doomsday Preppers and ,The Legend of Mick Dodge than most likely you'll like this one! I think there are a lot skills we as humans have forgotten that people need to re-learn and use what you have. some of these people are doing what they love and are not concerned with mainstream living I think that's I've seen a lot of survival shows and this one has to be at the top real people living a real dream not just the typical so called American Dream but what they really love doing. gotta give people that have the guts to do it some serious props. I hope everyone watching enjoys this as much as I do its a good watch!
Great people! Resourceful!
mommaregina29 October 2019
My favorite show on TV
yitzi2 November 2017
I enjoy this show very much and hope that Nat Geo will bring in a 4 year of the series and many more. It's very enjoyable to see people who have the guts and the brains to detach from the "regular life" and live a life more free of the modern stresses. I can't do it myself but if I were 20 or 30 again I would definitely give it a go.
Inspiring
dliles-6219626 January 2022
This is one of the best shows I've ever seen and it has inspired me. I've watched every episode and am a bit sad that it got cancelled as I would like to know how they are all doing now. Basically people who don't fit in or have had enough of modern society are trying to live a better and more natural life where they're not constantly sitting in front of a screen like the rest of humanity. Maybe they don't always get it right but hats off to them for doing their best and carving out a life for themselves in the wild, which is no easy task these days.
Rendezvous
thecolbys12 May 2024
I met Derek at a rendezvous and he had made some throwing knives and I bought them. Still have them. He is a nice, down to earth guy. I thought they made more then 3 seasons when I looked it up, bring back the show, Or follow derek around at some rendezvous, which are really fun. You meet nice people find hand crafted items you can't find in stores, learn how they lived in 1800s, and they have competition's, which are so fun to participate in, shooting bow, throwing knives, axes, black powder guns. And so many more games because no rendezvous is alike. Rendezvous rendezvous rendezvous rendezvous.
Absolutely Hilarious
kmckaig-432-51321131 October 2018
I expected this to be the typical outdoor/survival program. Boy oh boy was I wrong! This one stands out. This is a "parody" of a survival show, and the characters don't seem to realize it! The Nat Geo narrator sounds like Yogi Bear talking to Boo Boo. These folks are the most ignorant simpletons you will EVER meet in your life. They couldn't find their way out of a paper bag, and that's what makes this show worth watching. They are dressed like cartoon characters...green felt outfit...little red riding hoods jacket...At some level you began to realize that it has to be scripted and these morons are actors, cuz they would have starved to death and died after the first episode if it were real.
The only survival reality tv show I liked!
harpdog-625143 February 2023
I stumbled onto this gem of a show only to find out it has been canceled after 3 seasons. Why me?!?! Lol... I really enjoyed LFOD! Of course some of the issues that came up did seem scripted. However, which "reality" show doesn't have moments that seem scripted? I hate that the show has been canceled. I found the show very interesting, seeing how some people choose to live a harder life. Colbert is my favorite person from the show! Amelia and what's his face are ok but, she is way too nice looking for what's his face! Lol... Thorne is a little too strange for my taste and seems like he is trying to hard to be one of "those types of people."
I don't care for Gabriel's character/story at all. Overall the show is definitely worth a watch. You can watch all the seasons on Hulu!!!
I like the show
rachaelsfun13 July 2018
But i find when they kill the animals esp the homesteaders amelia and Joe ? she has literally Pet domestic Bunnies .. now im pretty sure in the usa you arent allowed to breed to Kill domestic ones for food ONLY wild ones .. I know in some parts of the world ppl can get fined and charged for breeding domestic ones for meat .. but My main thing is they were pretty graphic about how they were gonna kill the animals .. they could have just had the shot of them taking the animal and saying we are gonna have it for meat and then have another shot of them later when its dead and skinned .. ppl dont need to see ya kill it and Im an adult and that part Upset me almost deleted the show :( and yes grown up on farms and seen where meat comes from but come on ppl not something that looks like ya pet ......I do enjoy the other ppl on the show though but they my least fav now
Learning from this show WILL be hazardous to your health!
l_b_moniz25 August 2015
If any of these people have lived more than six months of their lives in a rural environment I'd be shocked. They appear to be totally incompetent with regards to woodlands living. Really, surviving long term in the wild by drinking water through a hollow reed? Absurd!
They appear to know little or nothing about true rural/mountain lifestyles. I realize we've become urbanized, but as a kid in the mid-1950s I can assure you any Boy Scout over age 12 knew more about rural lifestyles and rustic living than these self-styled survivalists.
Anyone who subscribed to Mother Earth News in the 1960s would know more after reading just one year's issues. Ditto for anyone who ever read Ellsworth Jaeger's classic tome on wilderness survival.
They appear to know little or nothing about true rural/mountain lifestyles. I realize we've become urbanized, but as a kid in the mid-1950s I can assure you any Boy Scout over age 12 knew more about rural lifestyles and rustic living than these self-styled survivalists.
Anyone who subscribed to Mother Earth News in the 1960s would know more after reading just one year's issues. Ditto for anyone who ever read Ellsworth Jaeger's classic tome on wilderness survival.
Can't take it seriously
xolovemari3 August 2019
Responsibility
dawn-599967 November 2019
All I see in this program are a few losers that couldn't handle the responsibilities of working, making a living, paying bills and supporting their families. They look like such pathetic losers on this show that it's amusing. I would put this program in the COMEDY category
Absentee parent? Colbert
dawn-599967 November 2019
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