Alone in the Wild Ed Wardle

My .02 for what it is worth....I will watch it if just for the Alaska scenery, but enough of that stupid crying. Like yall said, I would still be in honeymoon mode after 3 days. He was complaining about lack of sleep and food.....WHAT!!!?? He only had about 12 lbs of lake trout and a perfectly functional hammock:rolleyes: I would bow up in that hammock until I was slept out and then go fishing again, but that is just me.

Doc
 
After a bit of thought, I didn't see any readily apparent reason for his emotional break down, which leads me to wonder whether he's carrying more baggage than what's in his ruck. It was stated that he is not a wilderness expert, as such, he is embarking on a pretty ambitious undertaking. People take to the wilds for many reasons, I think it safe to say most of us on this forum do so find some peace. Others go to test themselves or to exorcise personal demons, and my guess is that Mr. Wardle is of one of the latter categories.
 
Ease up on the fellow a bit guys.
I'm sure there is a world of difference, going out for a week and on the 3Th day you know your going to be home in 96 hours.
And going out for 3 month and on the 3Th day you know your not going to see your family and friends for 2136 hours.
Knowing that, even a big strapping bushcraft fellow like yourself, might just get a little homesick to........;)
 
I just got a chance to watch this on the DVR tonight. I was pretty excited about the idea of the show. I'm sure like a lot of others here, I would love the chance to just drop everything and spend three months hunting, camping and fishing in the Yukon! Like some others, though, I had to wonder about this guy's capacity to last three months when he's whinning like a little girl after three days.

I'll be looking forward to watching more of the show, but I sure hope that guy can man-up a little for the real thing! :rolleyes:
 
Think of it this way. If he really was prepared and able, it wouldn't be nearly as interesting to normal folks.
 
I liked that first episode. Though I do think he was very unprepared mentaly for the isolation. Isolation affects folks differently, he is probablynone of those gregarious types who have always had a lot of close relationships with others. Often when such folks wind up severely isolated they have a tough time emotionaly. The fear of bears is also bittin him in the ass.

I found it refreshing to see his equipment load. He is actualy geared up fairly well.

I'll probably watch the other episodes.

He should take along 1-2 gallons of DEET for the skeeters.
 
Fear of bears...that reminds me of a girl I dated for a while.
She is terrified of bears. She has nightmares about them.

She's a smart girl, she knows, intelectually, that (1) we aren't in heavy bear country, if one shows up, it makes the local news. (2) theres a 99% chance the bear would run away faster than she would.

...but still, that didn't stop her from being nervous every time she was outside after dark.

Sometimes it seems to me that the more irrational a fear is, the harder it is to shake.
 
ONE MAN. TOTALLY ALONE.
THREE MONTHS IN THE CANADIAN YUKON.
WILL HE SURVIVE?
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Obviously not. :rolleyes:

After the premier episode last month, the fact that this guy could not go the distance does not really supprise me. Its really a shame, as this was probably the coolest of the "reality TV" shows that I have heard of. I was really looking forward to watching the whole series.
 
i remember when i move to oregon & was spending lots of time camping off old logging trails ,asked my buddy about bears & he laughed.said in 7 or 8 yrs. i would be lucky if i ever saw one.he had hunted wash. & oregon 22 yrs. & only shot one.i believe it's what you did'nt grow up with that makes you apprehensive.being from w. tex. we had no fear of rattlesnakes because we learned from getgo to watch where we put our hands & feet.70 yrs. old now & had only one person i knew that was bitten.i don't even kill snakes any longer unless they are in our camp area .they are an important part of nature keeping rodent pop. down .western diamond back in potency is only exceeded in toxitity by eastern diamond back.
 
I wouldn't certainly wouldn't take this guy into the bush with me. Hell, I probably wouldn't take him to the supermarket — it would be embarrassing to watch him cry if they didn't have his brand of potato chips.
 
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