Be CAREFUL where you pitch a tent...

Mr Ballen’s storytelling skills are unmatched. I lose track of time while listening to him

I can't imagine hearing your own skull, jaw, and neck breaking, and still surviving. I'm happy he recovered and continued to maintain such a positive attitude about wildlife and the great outdoors.

While I was stationed in AK in the early 80s, the airborne company in my unit got to do a jump above the arctic circle. As part of their briefing they were told that where they were jumping there are only 2 things. Polar bears and polar bear food.

Matt is a walking miracle. Surviving a polar bear attack is kind of like surviving a terminal illness.

Matt is one incredible person----not just for surviving, but for having the balls to go back to the same place, armed guard or not. And to hold no grudge against the bear. Whatta man! Now that's guts. God bless him.

Wow the irony. I’m literally fishing on a shrimp trawler off of the Torngat mountains and looking at them right in front me. Followed you for a while now and to hear a story of a place that’s literally where I am is mindboggling! From Nova Scotia here!

Hey Mr. Ballen , just wanted to let you know that I really appreciate that you stay as accurate as possible to the source material when you tell your stories, even including references and pictures. You’re one of my favourite chroniclers because of it !

Whose on MrBallen videos marathon?? 😂

Mr Ballen is literally the only creator I actually watch the sponsors for. Gotta love Ol' Lungy

I imagine the polar bear walking right through the electrical fence, getting shocked before laughing, "Oh, thanks, I had an itch there" 😳 The fact Matt survived a polar bear attack is absolutely insane

I think the reason it's easiest for me to watch his stuff is because he speaks with his hands so much, in great detail. There's really no better storyteller around. My A.D.H.D. approves! I wish I had Mr. Ballen around at my job 😂 I would be way more focused if he was guiding me through my work list

I absolutely admire the fact that he held no ill feelings against the polar bear ❤ many would have wanted it dead but the bear was just doing what nature intended. I'm so happy he made it and is doing well ❤

John gets so excited every time he talks about lungy. Those 2 must go way back. Best friends for life.

As a finnish person, I am enamored, mystified, horrified and incredibly entertained by todays sponsor skit.

I’m so happy for Matt. And he’s a Manley man! I love he decided to go back bcuz most people would be terrified to go back and i love how he holds no Ill thoughts about the beautiful bear bcuz it’s not the bears fault for attacking 🙏🏻

I bet storytime at Mr ballens house is the best time of all!!😊

Really happy to hear that someone as awesome as Matt survived this and I’m also glad the polar bear survived. As Matt stated, this is not something you would hold against it. It was simply living as it’s intended to. As a species struggling to survive, every bear counts.

Me binge watching Mr ballen at 3 am: looks like I'm a fan of the strange dark and mysterious delivered in story format

LOL the Lungy story in this episode was a classic—10/10

Mrballen is the only channel where I will actually listen to his sponsor ad instead of skipping ahead. And it's always well worth it! He breaks character for a laugh, and speaks REAL Finnish and it sounds really cool. I'm into foreign languages so that was a treat for me. Lol This channel is awesome on so many levels, he's literally the only YouTuber that knows how to have fun and get the job done at the same time. Okay, back to the story! I took intermission to comment, so no spoilers, things are about to get strange, dark, and mysterious, and will be delivered in story format. And I'll be sure to remember to tell the Like button to take a hike, but then steal his hiking boots so he has to climb a mountain in flip-flops.