Outlast Season 2 winners Drew Haas & Drake Vliem on Netflix on Texas bond & survivalist competition

[Music] Rudy sovia headliner Chicago Drew and Drake just competed in season two of Outlast on Netflix it's a series where 16 Lone Wolf experts get to be a part of a team to win a million dooll prize thank you both so much for your time today thank you for having me good morning thank you good morning all right Drew let's go ahead and start with you from the very first moment we get to see you in the very first episode you the team captain you get to choose Drake tell us a little bit about that instant bond that the two of you had man I was something that I just saw in Drake's eyes and his stature and it was something about him I saw on the boat before we were ever even able to speak about each other didn't know where he was from anything like that and I was like if I get the chance I'm GNA pick that guy first and and I just had a good feeling about him and you're both from Texas so that I mean that's an extra little bond that uh that you both have absolutely that was icing on the cake talk not just about the Texas bond but also working with Sammy and Emily uh because it wasn't just the two of you which I do think you both need your own spin-off show but as far as working together uh as a team you know Drew and I we did create that almost immediate Bond and you know we're both just you know goofy kids at heart we were out there just having the time of our lives just grateful just to be involved and and be able to be out there in the woods and then putting someone like Sammy and Emily in which are pretty reserved people they didn't want to play the whole Goofy side that Drew and I were kind of made us really think of you know what we're saying and how we're saying it because the two of us we had we grew up here in Texas and we have really thick skin so nothing that we said to each other really bothered each other I mean even if it was a a little argumentative but um we had to really change how we spoke to people uh according to Sam Sammy and Emily just to uh keep everybody happy keep everybody you know Cal and make sure that we thrived out there thriving because you know I on the prize we got that million dollar prize at the end uh Drew let's talk a little bit about not just picking the team working together but maybe also sizing up some of the other teams of advantages that maybe you had versus maybe some of the advantages that you might perceive some of the other teams having so watching after watching season one um and once I had the ax in my hand and knew that I'd be picking my team my goal going into it was to pick a team that was young athletic healthy because I knew that going into that there might be something physical at the end and we would need to be able to kind of get after it so that was a big strategy of mine going into it Drake as far as you know you're based in Texas you go you go to Wyoming Alaska's not too far away tell me a little bit about maybe the difference of you know what you're used to and especially being in uh in this part of the country so really just coming from Texas where the air is really dry and hot to jumping right into Alaska where it's just really a whole lot of moisture in the air and it's cold my body had to do a lot of acclimating to compensate for that so it it took a few days for my body to get used to the moisture and the cold but it it turned out pretty good what about for you drew how was the uh the conditions for you uh there were it was rough I hate being cold I hate it I'd rather be 105 outside and be somewhere in Texas sweat uh didn't be that cold ever again we made it work I want to go ahead and ask both of you and Drake I'll go ahead and start with you had to keep this a secret until the the show was announced till the cast was announced you know what was that moment like to be able to finally share that uh with your family with your kids uh and with your community so it was really the biggest secret that I've ever held in my whole life and it was just so tough you know I had dreams at night about being able to talk about it and once it finally came to fruition I was able to speak about it freely and tell everybody hey I went and did this amazing thing and I met these amazing people and that was another thing you know Drew and I did create that Bond immediately and I was like I just want I kept telling him like I just want you to meet my wife and my kids and it was so tough for me to keep that to myself especially my kids you know they don't know really that they needed to keep it a secret so I I kept a lot of stuff from my children and that was probably the hardest part was it a a similar experience for you drew I saw a lot of family members on on social media saying they were so proud of you and then so excited that they were finally able to to see the show and uh it was it was like it was just like holding my breath for a year that's what it felt like it was it's just it's super tough because you're so excited and you know you want to talk about it it's like this big important life milestone and then you just you can only talk to the people that were on the show which was nice like I talk to Drake Still uh Drew as far as commercial helicopter pilot uh we get to see you but also and when you get to see the show we get to see you as party boat owner was there anything as far as being you know in that industry and being a party board owner that helped you in the show I mean having knowledge of of of the water and being in boats and things like that definitely came in came in handy and currents and stuff like that so in a way I would say yes and dealing with new people all the time dealing with new people all the time exactly as well too Drew and Drake thank you so much for your time today go ahead and stream season two of Outlast on Netflix