Man vs. Wild

I agree with 2dogs. Bear seems like a pretty cool guy who just lucked out in getting a TV show to go have fun on. His show is comical and there hasn't been an episode yet where he hasn;t done something blitheringly stupid at least once! The funny part is, he acts like what he's doing is a good idea!

If I was stranded in the wilderness, it wouldn;t be so bad to have Bear around. He'd probably make a pretty good friend, although I might spend a lot of time fixing up his wounds and stuff, he'd be like a little brother. Plus, I could make him go first with every dumb idea he has and watch it all happen live!

(British accent) "Hey Stretch, let's RUN down this walled canyon, we'll get to the bottom quicker!"...... (Southwest accent) "Great idea Bear! You go first, I'll be right behind you!"

(British accent) "Hey Stretch, want some water fresh outta the creek?"...... (Southwest accent) "No thanks Bear! You go ahead though and drink the tasty stuff. I'll just wait for this bland boiled stuff to finish up"

(British accent) "Hey Stretch, what do you say we jump in that icy 33 degree water, flail around a little, show people how fast hypothermia sets in, then strip naked in front of the camera crew to dry off?"...... (Southwest accent) "Naw Bear! You go ahead. After that icy water, besides needlessly risking my life, I'm gonna be a little embarrassed in front of those two female crewmembers! But you have at it! This'll be great!"

Good old Bear Grylss. If his show ever flops (ok, ok...I mean if it ever goes off air), I'll be disappointed and heartbroken.
 
I hope Bear has a long and profitable life with his TV show. Saw the show in question. I would NEVER have jumped into that river unless there was a bear chasing me. I would not have tried to float down a river using a plastic bag in my pack for my only floatation.

But, the scenario is that he does these things as an example of what you might have to do in a terrible situation where you have to make choices.

Did his running down the slopes of the mountain bother any of you? It pretty much frightened me. I have done exactly what he has done and more than once landed face first. You could just as easily break bones or get cut really bad on a tree snag or rock. Not a good situation if you are alone in the mountains and trying to make your way out and survive.

Bear sure likes to eat raw trout. That red worm looked like it was really a tasty morsel. :)
 
mp510 said:
The primary goal of the show is entertainment. Most of the folks who watch it aren't obnoxious outdoorsman or survivalists.. . .
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Hey! I represent that. :p


Bear in mind when you read his creds, he was in a reserve SAS unit and spent the majority of his "service" time on leave 'cause (SURPRISE!) he injured himself badly.
 
Thomas Linton said:
Hey! I represent that. :p


Bear in mind when you read his creds, he was in a reserve SAS unit and spent the majority of his "service" time on leave 'cause (SURPRISE!) he injured himself badly.
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Yeah, that hole show is full of surpirses :rolleyes:

Honestly though, did you guy see when he bit the head of a snake and ate it raw, I mean come on. He's like "now, all I gotta do is bite the head off, then you can just eat it like that!" c'mon! :rolleyes:
 
I enjoy the show, because he's somewhat of a goof, which most folks lost in the wilderness are. Otherwise they wouldn't be lost. I like watching him get cold.:D

Plus, he doesn't have a giant guilt complex about killing and eating things. The Canadian has to navel gaze and apologize to kill a rabbit.

My favorite, though, is that he doesn't use a compass, because if it had an SAS guy using a compass correctly, I'd never believe it! :D
 
Robert H said:
Plus, he doesn't have a giant guilt complex about killing and eating things. The Canadian has to navel gaze and apologize to kill a rabbit.
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Not canadians in general, just les :D
Those furry little bastids make great stew and morning chow :thumbup: :D
 
i thought warming the rocks in the fire and then burying them in the sand was a neat trick, unless of course he took those rocks from the nearby river in which case they would have exploded in his camp fire....
 
WVHILLS said:
i thought warming the rocks in the fire and then burying them in the sand was a neat trick, unless of course he took those rocks from the nearby river in which case they would have exploded in his camp fire....
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no, that is a good trick, though I dont know about trying to jump a "wild":rolleyes: horse.
 
I couldn't believe he jumped off that cliff. And the way he kept going out of his way to risk hypothermia was simply funny. One hopes no one ever decides to emulate Bear and decides to take a quick ride down a glacial-fed river just to get out of the woods.

Someday, either Bear or Les is going to pop up with a map and compass and I'm going to fall out of my chair in utter amazement. Although, I suppose if you have a map and compass you probably aren't lost, are you?
 
I had the "pleasure" of finally seeing the episode where he grabs a big hunk of elephant poop and squeezes the juice out of it into his mouth and swallows it. I never, ever, ever want to see anything like that again, but I have to admit that someone who will do that is either going to die in a Darwin Award-winning debacle, or live to be 137. God protects fools, children, and dumba**es.
 
rhino, I think you wrapped it up nicely. Mr. Grylls will likely out-live all of us and laugh all the way to the bank. :D
 
GibsonFan said:
rhino, I think you wrapped it up nicely. Mr. Grylls will likely out-live all of us and laugh all the way to the bank. :D
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I actually hope this is true because I find the guy to be quite entertaining and because I wish harm on no one. That said, I sort of expect Bear to go the same way as Steve Irwin; some completely random, unexpected, undefendable thing will just snatch him away at a moment when he thinks he's safe and so he's let his guard down.
 
Robert H said:
Plus, he doesn't have a giant guilt complex about killing and eating things. The Canadian has to navel gaze and apologize to kill a rabbit.

:D
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The navel gazing was your idea. Maybe he just does not like killing animals, like he said.
 
JimMLa said:
See thread on 2 french hikers, map & compass, 12 days food supply, lost for 7 weeks.
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I didn't get the impression they were lost. Rather, the journey was was harder than they expected and so they got stuck. But that isn't the same thing as being lost.
 
I think he's a hoot. Sh** nuts but a riot nonetheless. I watch it with my wife whenever it's on and say to her "don't do that it's nuts," or "OMG I can't believe he did that," "I hope no one is watching this for knowledge." I like the show and I agree with whoever said that outdoors folks are goofy (myself included); he fits the bill beautifully.
 
Bulgron,

Really? "Stuck"?

Let's agree to disagree.

Lost = Unable to find one's way.

Examples of media saying they were lost.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,,21522344-663,00.html

Once they realised they were lost, Gilles Nayral said, they built a branch shelter where they stayed for three weeks, lighting fires in hope of being spotted

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/4698307.html

PARIS — One of two hikers who became lost in the dense jungle of French Guiana and survived for seven weeks on beetles, frogs and tarantulas has returned home to France, frail and with a thick beard, "tired but happy."
 
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