Knife on "Man vs Wild" ??

bladeprince

bladeprince

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Anyone know what knife the guy uses on the Discovery Channel program "Man vs Wild"? I've only seen one show so I don't know if he uses the same knife on each show or not.

I saw him close it so could tell it was a liner lock. All black with black combo blade. I think a clip point. Also think it had the "non slip" inserts (like the Kershaw Blur) but not positive. Looks like a fairly large knife; at least 4".

Thanks
 
that was sure a cheap lookin knife he used in the jungle, the fixed blade, but it did hold up to some hard use FWIW, i dont know how long it woulda lasted being beaten to death like that, also what didja think about the crushed up rocks on the stick to sharpen the knife?? i suppose it would work but what advantages does that have over finding a relativly flat rock of the correct type(or similar) and using that as a whetstone??

anyway that fixed blade took a beating lol.
 
SIFU1A said:
also what didja think about the crushed up rocks on the stick to sharpen the knife?? i suppose it would work but what advantages does that have over finding a relativly flat rock of the correct type(or similar) and using that as a whetstone??
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Although i diddnt see this show i have seen a method like this in use before using sand and a split stick. it seems to work well and after a few uses the grit gets more engrained into the wood and it becomes more effective.


I guess the only advantage over a stone I can think of is that it may be esier in some environments to find a stick and some grit than find a good stone.
 
The show is so unreal that I watched a bit of it and switched. Sharpening the knife like he did with the crushed stone just was a bit out there for me. Anyways Survivor Man is a better show if you ask me. keepem sharp
 
i like both shows i suppose, i dont see why the grit would stick to the stick myself, he just crushed the stones and rubbed the pieces on a stick w/the bark removed, but maybe so, i think survival man is probably a more realistic approach but i like 'em both lol.
 
I saw the fixed blade that he used in Cost Rica. It looked kinda cheap, but it did everything that he wanted. I e-mailed the Discovery Channel and asked this exact question. If they answer my question, I will post it here.

rjd
 
This show was terrible.
Great premise but never even approached most of the pre-text premise. Examples- "I really need to be carefull and watch my footing in the jungle" Next scene he is rampaging downhill until exhausted. Skip a few scenes and he is repelling down a 2 foot wide waterfall all the while complaining about the hazards of the water and possible slipping. Do you think he could have repelled a few feet to the SIDE of the slick waterfall surface?? Also what knot did he use to tie off the vine?? That is a pretty critical juncture to just leave out.

I could go on for awhile but its not worth our time. I appreciate that the Discovery Channel at least started down a valuable path. However it was a start that quickly went into reverse!

I still pefer anything by Ron Hood over what I saw on 'Man -v- Wild'. Hopefully they will have something a little more informative and less retarded (no offense to the reading audiend is intended).

take care
-Bryan
 
Agree Delta. I was just trying to find out what folder he was using on the Mojave Desert show from last week.

That one was almost crazier then this weeks "jungle jamboree". I did serious rock climbing for many years (live in Colorado) and he was doing some stuff that was over the top without having a belay. He also ate eggs that looked like they came from a grocery store instead of having a developing chick inside them. I guess that's too much "reality". But the one that really got me was when he swam under a log jam. Easy to get caught in the branches and the water was too cloudy to see more than a foot, even with a mask.

The show could actually be dangerous. It's showing that it's OK to do some things that could cause serious injury and that's the LAST thing one wants to do in a survival situation.

Oh well, enough of that. It's just too bad that that can't make the show interesting and educational without adding the "Hollywood" aspect to it.

Regards
 
I watched that one on Friday when he parachuted into the jungle. That show is definitely a docudrama. The waterfall scene with the vine was just silly. How many people could/ would do that? Maybe if you just wanted to kill yourself early. In a situation like that (lost in rain forest) I wouldn't take any unneccesary risks.

If that knife was the only tool I had, I sure as heck wouldn't be beating on the back of it with it rock.

I also think the knife had a bottle opener on the blade.

He seems like a risk taker which is cool, but I don't know the show seems built around him doing crazy stuff.

I'll tell you the best outdoor/wilderness shows I ever watched was Adventure Bound with Alby Mangles, the show with Dick Proneke when he builds that neat little cabin in Alaska, and that always barefoot Australian guy with the beard, who was raised by Aboriginies. Those are great shows.
 
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