I thought it was cold. Darn I was going to pick up a -40° sleeping bag.Originally Posted by Kookork:1266794
I thought it was cold. Darn I was going to pick up a -40° sleeping bag.Originally Posted by Kookork:1266794
Bear Grylls had a very entertaining show. I'm sure he has a pretty good following that he will take with him to a new network.
We don't watch TV, and now I'll never know who this Grylls guy, who people [tv outside people]keep relating to me when they ask me about hiking and camping.....................it's TV folks.
The situations presented to Bear is interesting. I do know that from his show he has already saved some people whom watched the program and applied the techniques. We recently had a hypothermia case with two 10 year old aged boys whom one fell into a frozen lake and the other utilized techniques to rescue the other boy and get him stable for medical attention. Though it is television, sometimes folks are just visual learners and if it gets people out there in the outdoors the better.
I agree completely two different shows with two different points. Bear was more for show and to demonstrate extremely unlikely situations. Les was more reality based but consider the following. Due to regulations imposed by "hollywood", or whatever powers that be in the production of television programs, even Les Stroud was required to have a crew on hand for safety reasons. I can guarantee that support was never more than a few miles away for Les on his "adventures". As far as Bear Grylls is concerned I give him mad respect for having the physical ability that he has. I could only hope to be able to pull myself hand over hand up a rope on a 100' cliff face. I will miss his show if his termination is in fact true.
He's a hottie. I have a job for him riiiiight here.
Les Stroud quit making Survivorman for a reason. First of all, every episode meant at least a week away from his family. 3 seasons of the show is a lot of time. Secondly, unless you get into ridiculous things like Bear did, there are limits to what there is to tell about practical survival. The number of possible settings is limited. The later episodes, you'll notice, involve more testing out of survival products and such than the early ones, in an attempt to not just be repeating himself.
"...Though the road may wind, yea, your hearts grow weary, still shall ye follow them, even unto your salvation." -Blind Seer, O Brother, Where Art Thou?
You mean like this
http://www.theonion.com/articles/are...own-a-tel,429/
Don't worry, I'm one of those non-television types too, and I can't stop myself from mentioning it whenever I get the chance. Wait, did I just do it again? Drat!
Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.
Right around the time Star Trek was ending, 'The American Sportsman' had William Shatner hunting Kodiak Bear, with a bow and arrow!!!! He was hacking his way thru scrub, and in the shadows there it was...twang.... more shadowy movement..... Taa Daa....Capt Kirk with a big ole bar! I'd like to see one of these young bucks take on the Lizard Captain, with nothin' but a I-phone!
Man vs Wild > no Man vs Wild
Personally, I'll take any outdoor show I can find, so losing another really blows.
Can't say I've ever seen a show of his but this is the only thing I have seen...it was enough for me to continue to not watch it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UpSlpvb1is
Does this mean my Bear Grylls knife is going to be a collector's item?
Daddy made whiskey and he made it well.
Cost two dollars and it burned like hell.
I cut hick'ry just to fire the still,
Drink down a bottle and be ready to kill.
With Les Stroud coming back and Bear on the outs right now, does that mean in another year or two Bear comes back and Les takes a breather? Hop scotch survivalist hosts.