'Only' twice as I recall.  Still too funny.

Learning the skill of fire from an ember does take a lot of practice and patience.  I've tried a couple times and not succeeded yet.  I wouldn't be surprised if what Stroud shows is essentially what he does.  He seems to show his failures as much as his victories.

There's a common & legit practice in documentary film-making about taking licence with certain aspects.  If it's too dangerous to film live or the footage sucks it's acceptable to stage it IF the staging is true to the reality.

That Man vs. Wild guy, Gryllys(?) pushes the boundries.  He's out there with a 2+ person camera crew and likely a sound guy too.  Stroud is out there alone.  The two don't compare.