Man vs. Wild / bear grylls general discussion

[ColoEnthusiast]

I do admire Survivorman, but he cracks me up. I saw him break the glass off his flashlight bulb and use the filament to start a fire, then try to boil water in plastic container and rupture it. In his defense, though, he does actually go hungry and I have seen him be rescued in one episode. That really was realistic!!
I'm thinking I would not be ruining a perfectly good flashlight in a survival situation, would be great to signal with or see what is around if you hear something.. Amusingly, people come up with prehistoric ways to start a fire. Why not just throw a Bic lighter in your pack and another in your pocket. They last forever if you aren't wasteful and always work..
As for boiling water, makes a great case for getting the old aluminum G.I. canteens and a mess kit. Would be worth it's weight in gold if you were in the wilderness without them.

[kidicarus13]

Amusingly, people come up with prehistoric ways to start a fire. Why not just throw a Bic lighter in your pack and another in your pocket. They last forever if you aren't wasteful and always work...

I always wondered the same thing. Seems like a simple solution.

[theGinsue]

So, this co-worker of mine tells me this morning about Les "Survivorman" Stroud and how he had a show called "Off The Grid" where he had purchased land in the moddle of nowhere in Canada. In fact, the property had an access easement 7 miles in off of the nearest road with a few turn-of-the-20th century buildings.

I guess it's supposed to be a pretty interesting show.

Here is supposedly the entire episode on Google video:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...41619915152822
Or on YouTube, here is part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoVjXV2cfus

[Ah Pook]

Man vs Wild = staged. Bear spends more time in a Holiday Inn Express.

There was a Bear Grylls knife that was about $700. Google failed me on the details.

[DD977GM2]

Man vs Wild = staged. Bear spends more time in a Holiday Inn Express.

There was a Bear Grylls knife that was about $700. Google failed me on the details.

Here ya go.
http://www.survivaltopics.com/surviv...-grylls-knife/