Bear Grylls custom design.

[dc2005]

That much for that knife?!

About him, I prefer watching Survivorman. And from what little I have seen of his show, to me, it is just like MTV's Jackass, but in the woods. . . .or Fear Factor because of all the gross things he is willing to eat. . . .He must be on drugs (or needs some).

 

[Ludwig]

I quit watching when I noticed the "wild" horse had shoes on.

Record it on dvr and play it in slow motion and you can clearly see them.

Pretty sure he never claims the horses were wild. He notes that they probably escaped from a ranch, most likely because he noticed what you did - the shoes.

 

[TheWayOfTheGun1]

I enjoy it for what it is.. Entertainment. He is so dramatic that I think he is the Paris hilton of the survivor series!

Nonetheless, I like the fact that the discovery channel is adding shows that feature survival themes. I think there is a need for someone a little ecentric to "sell" the show. I think the discovery channel is not intending to put on educational shows or clinics. You dont expect to learn how to build a motorcycle from watching Orange County Choppers. A show requires ratings which means viewers and the fact that this thread is four pages long talking about a guy named Bear means that Im not the only one that tunes in. I'd rather watch his stupid antics than another MTV reality show.

 

[untamed]

I'm guessing it's a depression for the thumb

Yep, probably for fingers too, like in the Extrema Ratios.

 

[SteelIsReal]

Edward Grylls is a tool.

I disagree. A tool is a useful device. Edward Grylls seems to be a ... well, you get the idea.

 

[magneto]

I disagree. A tool is a useful device. Edward Grylls seems to be a ... well, you get the idea.

Tool is another name that is used in the UK for the male sex organ, they have about a dozen different names for it.

 

[DeadeyeLefty]

Actually, he IS a tool..... currently used to demonstrate a bad example (or an elaborate suicide for the average tv viewer!!)
The depressions in the handle have me stumped too. They just don't look very ergonomic to me. I can think of better shapes for finger relief, especially for that price !

 

[SteelIsReal]

Correct. I know tool=synonym for penis, I guess my point was that to call OverexpensiveMallNinjaKnifePromotingJackassWannabe a tool, was also an insult to tools/penises everywhere.

 

[Boats]

"Hotspots from from the handle during wood working?"

When has Bear Grylls ever wood worked? He's always too busy looking for something to climb or for some reason to get naked to work some wood.

I wouldn't buy a knife with Grylls' name on it because I have seen what he actually picked when no one was offering him a signature build. He has yet to use a production knife I'd bother to take even as my ninth choice in its class.

But I'll tell you what, I'd rather see him on Friday nights than another dumbass chopper build, or hot rod build, or some of the other dreck on Discovery that they have tried to pass off as original programming before they went on a Survivor Man, I Shouldn't Be Alive, and Man v. Wild kick.

That there are even quasi survival shows on during primetime on basic cable is nothing short of amazing. Go ahead and kick "outdoor infotainment" in the teeth, but doing so will mean nothing better ever makes it to the air.