dual survivor, winkler?

[Straight shooter]

Regardless of how much combat experience Joe has or has not gotten, I don't think he has much survival training before this show. He almost comes off to me as a kid from the burbs who wants to think his backyard was some insane jungle.
IMO, just looking at the knife he carries for "survival" tells me alot about his true experience vs the image he is trying to put forth.

That was my impression also. "fake it till you make it" comes to mind.

 

[Sonnydaze]

My understanding of the the controversy is that it revolves around the fact that Teti said he's a "combat veteran" and Hawke took exception to that because Teti was never deployed while in the U.S. Military. This is true and Teti admits it, however, Teti DID see action during his time as a private contractor. So I guess it's all semantics, I guess it's all about whether you think a "combat veteran" is only someone whose seen action while actively serving in the military. My feeling is that these two never liked each other from the beginning.

The definition of "is" is....
Ahhh...could be presidential material there...

 

[Favorite Blade]

^ is that the tanto fixed blade your seeing? I think a tanto is the last knife id want in the woods. That's why when smoky mtn had those mikel hawke knives, it was a real joke. that was the worst series and most gimmicky of survival knives marketed to date. Ive seen a lot of eposides of live free or die, most of them use what look like bird & trout type knives or scandi style knives,or Russell green river type knives,and these people are living out there for years,not just a few days or a week.Much more sensible knives than the ones mentioned above.

The knives that are realistic and actually work well don't look tactical enough for TV.

 

[lzeplin]

Winkler or not, I have to say the Bear and Grin It episode of Dual Survivor was about the stupidest one I've watched. All the paranoia by Joe about black bears in the woods, how often does a black bear attack anyone in Pennsylvania? And eating chestnuts? Ever hear of chestnut blight? That was one rare tree they found. Don't even get me started on roping down a cliff in a survival situation.

Ha,Ha I thought the same thing! Its just made up crap to look good on TV. Id bet money that those chestnuts were just trowed out there for them to find. Here in NC if you find a rock cliff you walk around it instead of climbing down it..

 

[scouter27]

Ha,Ha I thought the same thing! Its just made up crap to look good on TV. Id bet money that those chestnuts were just trowed out there for them to find. Here in NC if you find a rock cliff you walk around it instead of climbing down it..

Same in PA, the mountains are basically the same. Specifically, I live in the Allegheny range. I've rarely encountered a cliff face that I couldn't walk around in about the same, or less time than it would have taken to set up a rappel. Even then, walking is preferred if I'm just moving from point to point. No that I'm thinking about it, I can't think of a single time when rappelling would have been faster. Ever.

Rappelling is fun though, and looks good on TV.