Author Topic: Man vs. Wild (Read 5711 times)

.308sniper · « **on:** February 15, 2007, 02:47:55 AM »

Has anybody watched that show?I've watched it a few times and liked it. What do you guys think about it?

Micahn · « **Reply #1 on:** February 15, 2007, 08:43:35 AM »

I have seen it a few times as well and it was not to bad of a show.

quickdtoo · « **Reply #2 on:** February 15, 2007, 09:04:10 AM »

Bear Grylls is a joke!

I was interested in his show when I first saw it a year ago, up until he jumped into a white water river for what he claimed to be a means of fast egress from the wilderness area he was in, and the life jacket under his shirt was all too obvious!

....In his current season, he ran down a scree slope saying it was the fastest and safest way to reach the bottom safely...... Who in their right mind in a survival situation would jeopardize their health pulling stunts like those?

....Unless they have a camera team following him around to bail him out if he gets in trouble as he does!!

Tim

Bubber · « **Reply #3 on:** February 15, 2007, 09:17:47 AM »

I am with quickdtoo. While it is entertaining, the show is a joke.

The first one I ever saw he was in a swamp and made a raft out of 2 logs about the size of my leg and 20 feet long, then he was amazed that it wouldn't float when he sat on it. There were numerous other things but that one took the cake.

ftlupton · « **Reply #4 on:** February 24, 2007, 12:11:45 PM »

Some of his stuff is a little over the top but if memory serves me right, he completed Legion training, climbed Mt. Everest and a few more feats. Can anyone on here match that? Lived all my life in Colorado hunting,fishing and backpacking and jumped out of a lot of C-130's so am not a cherry but I can still learn something from all sources so I enjoy them all. New to this site but it is the best I've found to cover a lot of interest, thanks to all for your input.
ftlupton

Bugflipper · « **Reply #5 on:** April 12, 2007, 08:12:38 PM »

I watched the one tonight with him jumping into the rapids. You could clearly see the life vest under the sweat shirt several times. The show is alright for me, I catch it from time to time.You could go on and on about the stupid things he does, every show has many mistakes that could be fatal if you were on your own. But look on the bright side, it's better than a lot of that other trash on the TV these days. Besides I've learned a bit here and there. I would have never thought to take a large stick and hit the spine of the knife to chop a small tree down.

LEO · « **Reply #6 on:** April 16, 2007, 09:33:54 AM »

I finally watched the show the other evening, it was entertaining but I couldn't believe the things he was advocating doing. They might work well for a special forces trained super conditioned person but they would get the average Joe hurt or killed. Another thing if you are truly lost in the wild and must walk out as opposed to staying put for rescue, you need to be super careful and worry less about speed. You are burning more energy and increasing your chances of injury by getting in a hurry, and in those situations injury equals death in most cases. I have been in the cold fast moving whitewater before and you are not going to last long without a PFD and some protective clothing, the added time of traveling on land would more than off set the risk that the water and rocks posed. But if you just watch it for entertainment and filter out the foolishness it is certainly better than a lot of shows on TV today.

hatchetjack · « **Reply #7 on:** May 02, 2007, 08:03:10 AM »

I think the show is alot of fun to watch. However the skills hes is teaching the viewers will most likely get them killed. He is constantly getting soaking wet in cold weather ,scaling cliffs and water falls, not somtihing your average person should attempt.

corbanzo · « **Reply #8 on:** May 08, 2007, 06:06:17 AM »

Yeah, TV isnt a training seminar, it is made for entertainment.

I mean, the number one way to survive in most situations wouldn't make a selling TV show: stay put, save your energy.

I don't watch TV, so I coudn't tell you, but Is there some sort of disclaimer which tells who he is and don't try this stuff, etc?

Turtle · « **Reply #9 on:** May 10, 2007, 11:43:01 AM »

I watch it because I take in anything outdoor related but I have to say it's too "drama" for me. When the guy races down a hill of shale rock because "it's the fastest way to go" and falls all over the place to increase the drama, I have to wonder where he's coming from. I know that's what I want to do in the middle of no where and risk twisting an ankle. I agree with hatchetjack that the average person would be in pretty bad shape with what this guy does.

For what it's worth, I feel Survivorman is a much better show.

-turtle-

superjay01 · « **Reply #10 on:** May 16, 2007, 11:32:10 AM »

I'd have to agree with most everyone else about the show. I will watch it for a good laugh that's about it. I think he's a pre-Madonna, saying look what I can do. Much like everybody else I think that if you would try some of the stuff out that he does it would get you killed.

james · « **Reply #11 on:** July 02, 2007, 09:24:01 AM »

He seems to have a broad knowledge of survival but he can't compete with the Alutes and Eskimos in the Artic or natives in the jungle, or the camel herders in the desert. He is always trying to get out of an area. How long could he last if he had to stay there? I know my limitations. I try to stay out of the big cities.

Buckskins & Black Powder · « **Reply #12 on:** August 16, 2007, 05:59:14 PM »

Sorry to say, but the show is a setup. There was some stuff on the net that surfaced about him filming sections and then going back to hotels to sleep and eat. Hes entertaining but what he shows you is how to get yourself killed a lot quicker than if you were to have to deal with the elements without any knowledge. Also have to remember that he used to be a soldier and hes trained for this stuff. Watch Survivorman, hes much more real and makes sure you dont do anything stupid to get yourself injured.

quickdtoo · « **Reply #13 on:** August 17, 2007, 02:07:54 PM »

Yeah, Bear girls is a fake!!

Tim

http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2007/bear-grylls-phony-p1.php

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6911748.stm

corbanzo · « **Reply #14 on:** August 30, 2007, 09:16:44 AM »

You know, I dont mind the show for its entertainment value, but they should name it different... like.. "Idiot in the wild" or something.

The thing that really irks me, is at the beginning, when he says, "I'm going to show you how to survive in these situations" or whatever it is, which could seriously get people hurt/dead/etc. I am waiting for him to kill someone so that he can get his pants sued off. The only things is this: people who actually go outdoors think he is an idiot, and people who believe him don't go out into the wild.

clodbuster · « **Reply #15 on:** September 11, 2007, 10:13:08 AM »

A new show called "Survivorman" is running on Discovery now. He videos himself, no crew. He also does dumb stuff like dig a hole in an African riverbed next to a puddle and drink the brown stuff that leached into the hole. I bet he has to recover from a bad case of the "grizzlies" after each episode. I like him better than the other guy.

quickdtoo · « **Reply #16 on:** September 11, 2007, 11:01:28 AM »

Les Stroud had been Survivorman for a couple years before he was on the Discovery Channel, he was on the Science Channel which is a Discovery Channel also, I've seen episodes dating back to 2004. As for drinking dirty water, that would be a last resort to rehydrate, death will occur from dehydration in as little as 2 days without water depending on the conditions, your health and how much energy is expended. Neither would be pleasant, but I guess being alive and sick with the possibility of rescue is better than being dead from dehydration.

In any event, he's a much more realistic "survivor" than that idiotic Bear Gryls.

Tim

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

http://www.tv.com/survivorman/canadian-boreal-forest/episode/823009/summary.html

http://science.discovery.com/convergence/survivorman/survivorman.html

http://www.survivaltopics.com/survival/how-long-can-you-survive-without-water/

http://www.survivorman.ca/episodes.html

yooper77 · « **Reply #17 on:** June 02, 2008, 04:53:37 AM »

It’s all entertainment not real! Any reality show cannot be taken for true life, because there is always someone coming to get you out. Even if you film your own footage, its 100% unrealistic. If a person finds themselves into one of these situation, they are completely alone and will not act as calm as these individuals. Some persons are better mentally prepared, but still it’s not comparable to these shows.

I watch the news for current events and weather, ketch a movie at home or comedy series, but reality shows are not for me. I take a walk with a fishing pole or 22 pistol if the area and seasons support it. I try to enjoy my life in the outdoors and not from driving my sofa.

Currently I ride my bike with a fishing pole and couple lures, to beat the gas prices. Its a good feeling coming home with a few pan sized fish to eat and my truck sits cold and quiet in the driveway. Its not reality shows its my real life.

yooper77

bilmac · « **Reply #18 on:** July 05, 2008, 04:29:33 PM »

I think the main qualification to be the star on either of these shows is "willing to eat bugs and other disgusting stuff". Otherwise the two are pretty much idiots. I watch them for the giggles, there isn't much anything else on the tube worth watching.
Have you guys checked out Corner Gas. I thought sitcoms were dead and gone but this is one that is fit to watch.

hillbill · « **Reply #19 on:** August 08, 2008, 03:28:05 PM »

i watched bear girls show the other night and it was hilarious. first he snared a skunk, threw his coat{which he needed} over the skunk and cut its head off.skunk, coat and him were completely stunk.then he burned the hair off in a fire and completely cut off the hind quarters and threw them away. jeez, thats where all the best eatin is.he ate the skunk but said it tasted like beef rubbed on dog poo. which i imagine by that time it did,then he got stung by a bee while trying to steal some honey and his whole face swole up like frankenstein.he was haveing a serious bad day.aint there anybody left who members how to skin a skunk?

dogsoldier0513 · « **Reply #20 on:** November 13, 2008, 03:35:46 AM »

Quote from: .308sniper on February 15, 2007, 02:47:55 AM

Has anybody watched that show?I've watched it a few times and liked it. What do you guys think about it?

It's waaaay ahead of 'Survivorman' in that Mr. Grylls will actually KILL something for food rather than talk about how he 'hates to kill an animal unless...."

bilmac · « **Reply #21 on:** November 13, 2008, 05:33:29 AM »

Hilbill You know the knowledge is out there if these hollywood types would bother to ask someone who has been there. I was a watching a movie the other night about 3 guys in a survival situation. The move kept showing them successfully running away from bears. Everybody in flyover country knows that that is not what you do. Putting out BS like that even in a Dumb movie context could get people killed.

efremtags · « **Reply #22 on:** December 24, 2008, 03:06:58 AM »

I just saw this post and had to laugh.

Man Vs Wild is entertaining, but misleading. It is presented as survival skills ands situations, but is over the top an un-realistic. I have no doubt the guy is in good shape, but that does not mean the average person stuck on at the volcanic icelandic flats should take a wet bath in boiling hot springs for survival, then tear at dead animals with their teeth like a retarded person who has never eaten in his life.

Les stround on the other hand shows some practical and realistic skilles. His show is well researched with local outdoor experts that knop local fauna, wildlife and hunting techniques. He then gives a crash course on how some of these skills work. He is an expert, and about 75% of what he shows us does not work well for him. This is a valuable lesson for someone who thinks getting stuck out in the woods injured means romatic dreams of starting a fire with twigs and building a log cabin from scratch. Survival is miserable and Les makes this come accross in his show.

There is also a big difference between surivial skills and outdoor skills. Survival skills by definition means you are in an un-planned situation, not well equiped. Most hunters I know could easily spend a week in the woods if equipmed with all their gear. When left with only their day pack (bullets, ammo and a knife) it would be a different situtation all together.

bilmac · « **Reply #23 on:** December 24, 2008, 12:23:02 PM »

We had a blizzard come screaming in couple of weeks ago, caught a couple of guys out in their boat. It got down to zero the wind was howling, and it was snowing too hard to see. Local ranger noticed the empty boat trl in the parking lot and started a search, but there wasn't much they could do. Next morning they found the two on an island. They were fine. Had some gear in the boat, had a fire, and they sat it out.

I still say that being an outdoorsman prepares a person a 100 times better than watching these two idiots.

hillbill · « **Reply #24 on:** January 26, 2009, 02:30:17 PM »

i just watched the best bear grylls episode yet. siberian survival. he got dumped out in siberia somewhere and immediately found a naturally dead "siberian deer" which looked a lot like a skinny cow elk.but since ive never been in siberia that may be how they look.even tho the temps were below zero the deer was still steaming and showed no signs of being frozen while he skinned it out.then he jus happened upon a very nice cave that looked like it went about a half mile bak into the earth.oh and plenty of dry firewood even tho everything was and had been covered with snow for months.this guy is lucky, if i ever meet him draggin him to the casino.

Foggy · « **Reply #25 on:** January 26, 2009, 03:37:51 PM »

dang.. Next you'll tell me wrestling is not real.

he's been up front about his backup. he was in the SAS did french foreign legion basic training. I believe he was in an Everest climb where he broke his back the one thing he is not is a arm chair commando.

hillbill · « **Reply #26 on:** January 27, 2009, 02:43:28 AM »

dont git me wrong, i do respect his backround and abilities. and the drama and stuff make for a good show. lord knows what i could do with his energy lol.but we gotta poke fun at sumone!i would like to see a new survivor type show like one of the previous posters mentioned, where yu take a dumb ole hillbilly like me and turn him loose in a big city and see how long he can last before he goes completely nutso from all the chaos, noise, traffic, rude people and not being able see green grass or trees.im pretty sure bear would last longer in siberia than i would in new york city.

Buckskins & Black Powder · « **Reply #27 on:** January 27, 2009, 06:00:34 AM »

his last 2 new shows have been great! I hate it when its the desert crap.

Swampman · « **Reply #28 on:** January 27, 2009, 06:22:58 AM »

I enjoy the show. It's better that "America's Fattest Butt" or "America's Got No Talent"

Skunk · « **Reply #29 on:** January 27, 2009, 06:31:12 AM »

Which one of the surviver shows has the fellow that continually advocates drinking his urine when water is in short supply? I was quite amazed with the episode where the guy guzzled a big bottle of it.