Just watched Ep 1, Season 2 of "Man v. Wild"

Don't have much respect for Grills, but his camera man must have some brass ones. He has to get where he can get the shot!
 
I like the show. Bear is entertaining. Like I have said before, this show get's my young son excited about going out into the woods with me. It's one of the few things we watch on TV together. It's TV, it's entertainment and that's all it is.

Regarding the Vanguard w/ guthook. It's not a bad knife.
 
prowlngrowl said:
I wrote him an email and told him an idea I had for a shirt.
on the front:
DOES BEAR GRYLLS SHIT IN THE WOODS?
Back : Watch Man vs. Wild!

They wrote back that they would take it under advisement
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That is funny. I would buy that shirt. :thumbup:
 
My Dad told me that a fallen tree that is hung up in another tree is called a, "widow-maker." The point being that Bear has disclaimers all over the place. He's showing us what is **possible** in a desperate situation, not necessarily what's **advisable**, such as scaling a widow-maker to cross a small river. And no matter how many advisors he has, it's still Bear doing his own stunts, and I give him a lot of points for doing on camera what I wouldn't or couldn't do for any amount of money. He's definitely jumped in ice water twice, eaten maggots off of a goat corpse, and (holy smoke) drank elephant poop water. I don't care how you slice it, that man has guts and his shows definitely kick ice over anything else on the air, excepting maybe some of Les' shows. My $.02.
 
Yeah, I've always thought that Man vs. Wild is more about exfiltration than survival, like if you were a shot-down flier stuck behind enemy lines. I'm sorry, but swimming down the rapids of a rain-swollen river isn't a "survival" skill. It's a quick way to die. But if it were that or 7 years in the Hanoi Hilton....

-John
 
Troop said:
:thumbdn: What's the deal with the gut hook??? Why on earth would he take a gut hook knowingly into a survival situation? Other than what they're specifically made for, they suck.
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It's really a pot hook ;)
You know, lift the pot by the bail.
Remove the lid.
Real survival stuff like that :D
 
I've never understood why he puts questionable water into his canteen, then pours it into his cup to boil, and then BACK into the non-sanitized canteen. Apparently he's never picked up a bug this way, but I'd prefer to be a little safer.
 
Man, you guys are harsh... I agree some of the stuff is crazy, like climbing up that "widow maker"... you gotta be in good shape to do stuff like that but I do learn something useful from just about every show... like do your research about the area you will be in before you go.. also liked the bit about using canteen to check water flow... some of his "stunts" are quite extreme for the average person and I must say that before eating frogs.. I would eat every edible plant possible:D
 
Its good for entertainment. But, I have to give it up to him on his physical ability - he is doing the stunts. That being said- I like Les better
 
Dude, frogs are commonly hunted and liked by many. Tastes like chicken, ya know. Turtles too.

Is it just me or has Bear toned it down a little this season. Lots less of the totally stupid shit he did in the first season.
 
anyone remember watching the movie with slyvester stallone trapped in a tunnel. there was a character in the movie played by viggo mortensen who reminds me of bear grylls. it is almost like bear stole his identity from this movie.
 
RescueRiley said:
lets wait and see...The gato drama was out of control
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AMEN, I expected any minute for him to say " BY crackeys look at the choppers on that one, mate". It seems to me that he stumbles across a lot of wildlife like the king snake, the rattle snake and the baby alligator all of which seem very well placed in his path. Chris
 
I've hiked, kayaked and slept in real close proximity to gators....As I'm sure many here have...I feel much more uneasy riding the NYC subway than I did than.
 
witchhunter said:
anyone remember watching the movie with slyvester stallone trapped in a tunnel. there was a character in the movie played by viggo mortensen who reminds me of bear grylls. it is almost like bear stole his identity from this movie.
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I was thinking the same thing!!!
 
On the "Bear Grylls knife" thread, somebody pointed out that a knife company I've never heard of is marketing the Official Bear Grylls Knife(tm). Interestingly, it looks nothing like any of the fixed blades, never mind the folders, he's actually carried on the show...

(For the price of the OBGK(tm), I'd rather buy 550 Moras...)



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