An issue with 'Dual Survival'

I can learn from anything. I have enjoyed the show. I think I would have reinforced the plastic bag holding the water by supporting it with material around it. Probably was a good idea to drink the water from the bag before it's busted and gone. I will continue to watch the show. Beats most of the garbage on T.V.
 
I like both Cody and Dave, but given what I have seen, if I had to be stranded with only one in s survival situation, first i would chose Ray Mears, then Cody.

What about you?
 
I think Ray is a bit too stiff in the upper lip. I'd like to hang with Les or Cody. Of course I already get to hang with Rick Marchand and have become accustomed to his raunchy humor.
 
Slightly off topic but is anyone else playing the Dual Survival drinking game? You need some beer and a spirit of your choice. So the rules are:

1) Every mention of Cody's feet drink 3 fingers of beer
2) Every mention of Dave's need for real food, meat of some kind drink 3 fingers of beer
3) Every bush hippy, home maker comment from Dave to Cody drink a shot
4) Every hug Cody gives Dave after not seeing him for more than 10 minutes drink a shot
5) Every hug Dave gives Cody drink a pint of beer
6) If Dave says he likes the food Cody has found drink a pint of spirits

I've never made it through an episode playing this game.:D
 
Les Stroud is the man in my book, but I have to admit, I really like Man Woman wild. Its a good show. Im not that crazy about Dual Survival, it watchable though. Man Woman wild is better in my opinion and has some funny moments. Still though, Les is the Man.
 
RoyalM said:
Slightly off topic but is anyone else playing the Dual Survival drinking game? You need some beer and a spirit of your choice. So the rules are:

1) Every mention of Cody's feet drink 3 fingers of beer
2) Every mention of Dave's need for real food, meat of some kind drink 3 fingers of beer
3) Every bush hippy, home maker comment from Dave to Cody drink a shot
4) Every hug Cody gives Dave after not seeing him for more than 10 minutes drink a shot
5) Every hug Dave gives Cody drink a pint of beer
6) If Dave says he likes the food Cody has found drink a pint of spirits

I've never made it through an episode playing this game.:D
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That's pretty close to my version.

;- )

I'd sure rather be in the woods with Cody, and I wouldn't mention his feet once. Les and Cody would be a good pair, and more interesting to watch than Dave the adolescent.

BTW, anybody ever notice the similarities between Cody and Mountain Girl, from the Coen brothers' Ladykillers?
 
RoyalM said:
Slightly off topic but is anyone else playing the Dual Survival drinking game? You need some beer and a spirit of your choice. So the rules are:

1) Every mention of Cody's feet drink 3 fingers of beer
2) Every mention of Dave's need for real food, meat of some kind drink 3 fingers of beer
3) Every bush hippy, home maker comment from Dave to Cody drink a shot
4) Every hug Cody gives Dave after not seeing him for more than 10 minutes drink a shot
5) Every hug Dave gives Cody drink a pint of beer
6) If Dave says he likes the food Cody has found drink a pint of spirits

I've never made it through an episode playing this game.:D
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I find I can learn something new from all these shows once in a great while:

Les Stroud's is the most realistic but it can also be tedious and boring like real survival would be.

Bear's is the most idiotic and I used to like it but his "enthusiasm" has become like nails on a chalkboard to me.

Man woman wild, the chick is anoying and the special forces guys tough guy voice acting is worse than Christian Bale's Batman voice. Completely unwatchable for me.

Dual Survival is by far the one I have the most fun watching, seeing Dave go all cave man gung ho and Cody's tree hugger mentality try to work together is fun to watch. Hearing about Cody's bare feet doesn't annoy me as much as it seems to everyone else.

Bottom line I think if you have been a regular viewer of these shows and you also learn stuff from being in the outdoors yourself we've kinda learned all we can from them. Rarely now do I see something new. I mean is there a way of making fire we haven't seen yet? But I think for everyone we enjoy seeing people DO IT like fishing and hunting shows. It's fun to watch people do stuff we wanna do but can't for whatever reason.

So whichever show presents things on the most presentable platter to each of us is the one we like.
 
I just watched 'Soaked' and it's been the closest environment to where I go walking. Good to see people struggling to find dry tinder in a wet forest, that's basically me every time I go to woods.

The one thing I do note is the relative abundance of meat sources in these shows. I'd be lucky to get a rabbit or hare here. For that reason Cody's approach to food works better for me.
 
RoyalM said:
The one thing I do note is the relative abundance of meat sources in these shows. I'd be lucky to get a rabbit or hare here. For that reason Cody's approach to food works better for me.
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I think it was already covered as a basic critique of Dual Survivor as well as Man/Woman Wild. As a recommended survival strategy these shows place far too much emphasis on getting food. Plus the actors are far too successful at getting food given that they are placed in unknown circumstances. I rarely encounter the amount of wildlife they actually catch in their shows and this gives a false impression of priorities and probability of success in pursuing game. If you are already lost, perhaps nothing will disorient you more than helter skelter chasing game on its unknown trajectory. Also burning tonnes of calories trying to procure food becomes a far more risky exercise when the probability of success is lower than anticipated.

Still, "Thrill of the hunt" and the "Kill" provoke highly emotional responses in viewers and the producers are using this as the big entertainment factor. A number of folks have suggested the Turkey in Soaked looked to be tethered and several folks from that area suggest the likelihood of finding a wild turkey in that habitat is near nill. This was probably a plant as was likely the aligator and the swamp.

On the other hand, at least Cody chewed out Dave for going after the gator in the swamp episode. The highly coincidental finding of the fresh steel head by Cody also might not be unlikely, but it provided the opportunity for him to point out several diagnostics about how to tell if the fish was fresh enough to eat or not. Clearly, Cody's rules are far more stringent then Les Stroud's are!

Somebody pointed out elsewhere that Cody actually prepared a response on his website about Survival TV shows in general and alludes to Dual Survivor, although the editorial was apparently written before the release of the show. I think the link provides a very honest and genuine assessment of the stars thoughts on this subject and pertinent to the thread. I respect the guy a hell of a lot for preparing it!

http://www.codylundin.com/survive_tv.html
 
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pitdog said:
I just wish we got the show over here !:(

Even if it is repetative it's still gotta be better than 99% of the other garbage on the gogglebox...dancing with the stars, America's got talent, that couple who had 100 kids and sponge off the governmet...ya get the idea !:grumpy:
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*cough* torrents *cough*
 
I hate them all by now, but I must say this...I enjoy finally seeing a person who can find,kill and eat some real meat instead of wander around bitching for days, eating five roasted grasshoppers and a bag of peanuts. I'll stick with Dave any day.
 
bushman14 said:
I hate them all by now, but I must say this...I enjoy finally seeing a person who can find,kill and eat some real meat instead of wander around bitching for days, eating five roasted grasshoppers and a bag of peanuts. I'll stick with Dave any day.
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So, in other words, you refuse to accept reality. Good luck with that in nature :D
 
Im enjoying dual survivor more and more....The soaked one this week was pretty good. Not a bush hippy comment nor dwelling on Codys feet. Seemed very fluid. Like these guys are starting to mesh well as the show goes on.
 
kgd said:
So, in other words, you refuse to accept reality. Good luck with that in nature :D
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What reality are we speaking of here? My reply was a bit tongue-in-cheek as all of the shows are ridiculous. My only point was that as far as what is presented to me on the TV, I'll skip the guy who spends his time starving to death while weaving a perfect shelter that never works (or catches on fire) or building a micro sized fish weir 18 inches from shore that he read about somewhere, and I'll go with the equally silly guy who leaves with a sharp stick and comes back with a side of beef.
 
j williams said:
Im enjoying dual survivor more and more....The soaked one this week was pretty good. Not a bush hippy comment nor dwelling on Codys feet. Seemed very fluid. Like these guys are starting to mesh well as the show goes on.
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+1 ... The more I watch it, the more I like it. :thumbup:
 
The highlight of Friday night's show:

Cody: "I can't believe you walked in with a turkey!"
 
bushman14 said:
What reality are we speaking of here? My reply was a bit tongue-in-cheek as all of the shows are ridiculous.
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I guess I see your humor then. Didn't catch it.

But are you trying to say Les Stroud is also incompetent? Sure the guy makes mistakes but he does most things in real time and at considerable extra effort to set up his camera's for self-shoots. He is the only one who presents actual survival because he is alone and he doesn't diddle around with waste your time hunting big game while he is trying to reach safety. The problem is that his show was boring to watch for most people who can't understand the nature of the internal battles he was going through, who never experienced a 24 h period without eating let alone 36-48 h, who don't understand that its hard maintain a happy/pretty face when you are sleeping on rocks for 2 d. Yet there were enough viewers to keep his show going. In the end, though it was Les who pulled the plug stating the toll on his body of the show was cumulating and I think the idea of a grilled steak and hotel bed was starting to look like an attractive prospect.
 
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