Naked and Afraid Fan Database

Melissa Miller

Challenges:3
Episodes:12
Locations:South Africa, Florida, Ecuador
Melissa Miller

Melissa Miller, known as Melissa Backwoods, is a survivalist from Fenton, Michigan who has completed three challenges on Naked and Afraid: the Amazon jungle, the South African Selati Basin (40 days), and the Florida swamplands. She is a traditional bowhunter skilled in primitive trapping, shelter making and foraging, and works as an environmental educator and as social media/digital marketing director for BLADE Magazine.

Challenge Summary

3
Naked and Afraid: 2Naked and Afraid XL: 1

Items Brought

Items Given

Appearances

EpisodeSeriesAir DateLocationDaysPSRResultBroughtGiven
Worlds CollideNaked and Afraid2017-05-21Ecuadorโ€”7.0โ€”๐ŸŽฃ fishing kit๐Ÿ”ฅ fire starter, ๐Ÿฒ pot
All-Stars: Hunted HumansNaked and Afraid XL2018-05-06South Africaโ€”โ€”โ€”๐Ÿน bow๐Ÿ”ช blade, ๐Ÿฒ pot
Africa Strikes FirstNaked and Afraid XL2018-05-13South Africaโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
Africa Strikes TwiceNaked and Afraid XL2018-05-20South Africaโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
All-Stars: To Hail and BackNaked and Afraid XL2018-05-27South Africaโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
All-Stars: Dead WeightNaked and Afraid XL2018-06-03South Africaโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
All-Stars: Burn NoticeNaked and Afraid XL2018-06-10South Africaโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
All-Stars: Savage JourneyNaked and Afraid XL2018-06-17South Africaโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
All-Stars: Survivalists vs. PredatorNaked and Afraid XL2018-06-17South Africaโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
All-Stars: Feeding FrenzyNaked and Afraid XL2018-06-24South Africaโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
All-Stars: Fight To The FinishNaked and Afraid XL2018-07-01South Africaโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
Swamp Don't CareNaked and Afraid2019-04-21Floridaโ€”7.7โ€”๐Ÿ”ฅ fire starter๐Ÿฒ pot
Curated by Brad Said ยท Last updated May 28, 2026.
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