Is Bear Grylls the new Chuck Norris?

[SteveJ]

Is Les Stroud gay? I think he had his boyfriend on one of his episodes. He never talks about a wife and kids.
Not condemning... just saying.

didn't take long to clear that up:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Stroud

"It was also during this time while on a survival course he met his future wife, photographer Sue Jamison.[2] They married in 1994 and together left for a year-long honeymoon in the remote Wabakimi area of Ontario which was to become the basis of the documentary Snowshoes and Solitude. Afterwards, the couple moved to Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories where Stroud was employed as an outdoor instructor to special needs individuals of aboriginal descent.[7] Stroud and Jamison then settled in Huntsville, Ontario, and started the outdoor instructional outfit Wilderness Voice and the media company Wilderness Spirit Productions.[6] Inspired by the popularity of the television show Survivor, Stroud pitched a more authentic version of the show to The Discovery Channel Canada. Stroud produced two programs titled One Week in the Wilderness and Winter in the Wilderness for @discovery.ca in 2001.[8] The success of these specials led to the development of Survivorman, a show that followed a similar format of leaving Stroud on his own, with minimal equipment, in the wilderness to film his survival experience."

"In 2006, Stroud produced a 90-minute special documenting his family's journey to building an off-the-grid home. The show, Off the Grid with Les Stroud, chronicled the process of buying property and refitting an old farm house with solar and wind power, a raincatcher and well, as well as the adjustments the Stroud family had to make to adapt to this style of living.[1]"

[Egads]

Anyone know what shell Bear Grylls is wearing on the show these days? It is pretty bombproof.

Mkmangold, you hijacked my hijack. Anyone know what the bear is wearing?

[njordan2]

I have not watched a full episode of a Bear Grylls show, but have seen some of it. He showed some neat tricks like building a shelter and making a fire.
He was in the SAS so his outdoor skills are beyond question. He admits, though, that his true strength comes from his faith as a Christian. That angers alot of narrow minded people, but oh well.
Also, having served in the SAS he has done more to preserve our freedom to tramp around the woods than any of us have just hiking up and down the A.T.

[yaduck9]

That's why his show (survivorman) is in the crapper for ratings. Bear Grylls is smart, and is making money with his show. Of course some of it is staged, and of course he does some things that aren't necessary...but he also does give a lot of sage advice. His show keeps you watching, and that's the whole point.

Yes, he keeps you butt in front of the TV with your mind in neutral, instead of being outdoors with your mind engaged.

Good point.

[heyoka87]

Survivorman with Les Stroud is a more realistic show. Bear gets rating points by eating live snakes and sqeezing water out of elephant dung to drink . Hell I watch him just to see that stuff ! A more realistic show was Alone in the Wild on National Geographic Channel. They dropped the "star" down in the Yukon and he was supposed to live for 100 days alone - only made about 60 days as he was starving to death a la Chris McCandless before they had to haul him out. All those shows are worthwhile for the little nuggets of knowledge that you pick up. Problem you have to cull out a lot of staged melodramatic crap first.

[mkmangold]

Is Les Stroud gay? I think he had his boyfriend on one of his episodes. He never talks about a wife and kids.
Not condemning... just saying.

my bad.....

[Captain]

oh. one of those fake TV survivalist types. buncha staged crap

its staged for "entertainment purposes" but he was in fact in the british special forces , no faking that

[Lone Wolf]

its staged for "entertainment purposes" but he was in fact in the british special forces , no faking that

bfd. doesn't make him a badazz

[Captain]

bfd. doesn't make him a badazz

maybe not but it doesnt make him a jeff probst wanna be either he does have those survival skills to use if he ever really had to

[tammons]

Any MMA would probably kick either's ass. That said Chuck is like 69 years old vs bear baby who is 35.

Had a friend 5th degree Black Belt, that auditioned for a movie that sparred with Chuck in NYC in the late 70s early 80s and said he was a serious bad ass.

Have another friend that worked with Chuck on Texas Ranger and said he was a million dollar guy.

Chuck Norris won the...

National Karate Championships (1966)
All-Star Championships (1966)
World Middleweight Karate Championship (1967)
All-American Karate Championship (1967)
Internationals (1968)
World Professional Middleweight Karate Championship (1968)
All-American Championship (1968)
National Tournament of Champions (1968)
American Tang Soo Championship
North American Karate Championship

65 wins 5 losses

Hardly lost until he met Bruce Lee in "Way of the Dragon"

I will take Chuck even at 2x age factor.

Give them both a knife and I will still take Chuck.

Give them both a 338 Lapua sniper rifle and edge goes to Bear
but thats about it.

Actually I would even take Cody Lundin over Bear in hand to hand.

[freefall]

Surprised no one mentioned this news story from back in June.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worl...ar-Grylls.html

[Captain]

Surprised no one mentioned this news story from back in June.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worl...ar-Grylls.html

i actually hadnt seen that..capital mate

[mkmangold]

Surprised no one mentioned this news story from back in June.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worl...ar-Grylls.html

Me Too! I survived a daytrip out in the Kalahari Desert by killing a Sidwinder, eating it's meat, pissing into it's skin, and drinking my own pee! Dos Equis, por favor.

[Wise Old Owl]

Me Too! I survived a daytrip out in the Kalahari Desert by killing a Sidwinder, eating it's meat, pissing into it's skin, and drinking my own pee! Dos Equis, por favor.

Capasa Mkmangold! Se'


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRaTekm9Ak8

[Egads]

I actually enjoyed the behind the scenes episode where the crew is on camera discussing the background storyline.

[Big Dawg]

I actually enjoyed the behind the scenes episode where the crew is on camera discussing the background storyline.

Me too... makes you appreciate the shots they get, however outlandish.

[SassyWindsor]

I'd let Bear or Chuck tote my pack.

[Rolo]

Bear would shame 95% of the hikers on this forum including myself out on the trail. He will also impregnate you with a simple glare. And Chuck Norris sucks.

[Mountain Dew]

Need to give Texas back to Mexico!

geek

That comment coming from a guy who is from a town called "webster" lmao and whose trail name is geek. !!!!! Lmao. Yeah ok .......

[DrRichardCranium]

I dont have cable, but I've heard about these "survival" shows.

One thing people talk about is the guy squeezing drinking water out of elephant poop.

Wouldn't there still be a lot of endotoxin from the bacteria, living & dead, in the poop?

And wouldn't ingesting all that endotoxin cause your body to lose MORE water?

I just can't believe that drinking poop-water is a good idea.