Episode 5: Winds of Hell

What this episode covers

Punishing coastal winds and storms batter the contestants camps, testing shelter durability and morale. Dustin Feher, increasingly anxious about surviving a major storm alone, decides he cannot continue and taps out. The remaining group presses on, focusing on stockpiling food ahead of worsening conditions.

Season 1 started with 10 participants, 7 of whom have recorded day counts in our dataset. Alan Kay took the season at 56 days.

Episode breakdown

• Dustin Feher

  Tapped out

  Day 8

  Tapped out over fear of storms

Contestants still in the field after this episode: 4 of 10.

Who was out there

• Alan KayBlairsville, Georgia, United States

  56 days · Winner

  10 items: Saw, Axe, Sleeping bag, Large 2-quart pot…

• Sam LarsonLincoln, Nebraska, United States

  55 days · Tapped out

  10 items: 12x12 tarp, Ax, Sleeping bag, Large 2-quart pot…

• Mitch MitchellBellingham, Massachusetts, United States

  43 days · Tapped out

  10 items: Ax, Sleeping bag, Bivi bag, 2-quart pot…

• Lucas MillerQuasqueton, Iowa, United States

  39 days · Tapped out

  10 items: 12x12 ground sheet, Saw, Ax, Sleeping bag…

• Dustin FeherPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

  8 days · Tapped out

  10 items: 550 paracord 20m, Ax, Sleeping bag, Large 2-quart pot…

• Brant McGeeAlbemarle, North Carolina, United States

  6 days · Tapped out

  10 items: 12x12 ground sheet tarp, 550 paracord 20m, Ax, Sleeping bag…

• Wayne RussellSaint John, New Brunswick, Canada

  4 days · Tapped out

  10 items: 12x12 ground sheet, 550 paracord 20m, Saw, Ax…

• Chris WeathermanUmatilla, Florida, United States

  0 days · Tapped out

  10 items: Saw, Ax, Sleeping bag, Ferro rod…

• Josh ChavezJackson, Ohio, United States

  0 days · Tapped out

  10 items: 12x12 ground sheet, 550 paracord, Saw, Axe…

• Joe RobinetWindsor, Ontario, Canada

  Days pending · Tapped out

  10 items: 12x12 tarp, 550 paracord, Ax, Sleeping bag…