"Man, Woman, Wild"

the show lost me for good after watching the episode where ruth gets heat stroke in the desert; it abruptly broke away from its intended format when it happened...that's when it became another inane reality show for me...

plus i just got tired of her squeamishness and him calling her sweety all the time...it's not bad show; it's entertaining for those who can related to it...i cannot...
 
I like the show, but the way they contrive the situations is a bit annoying. I mean, if you're going to remember to throw a couple of big knives into your kit before going and getting lost, don't you think you'd also remember a lighter?

Otherwise, watching Ruth try to kill stuff is quite amusing.
 
bulgron said:
I like the show, but the way they contrive the situations is a bit annoying. I mean, if you're going to remember to throw a couple of big knives into your kit before going and getting lost, don't you think you'd also remember a lighter?
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Depends on the person, and the situation.
I don't smoke, and if I'm only intending an afternoon outing I may not think to grab a lighter, but I almost never venture out without a big knife or three, just because I like them.

Myke seems to be a knife enthusiast too, and seems to like using different large blades, which is great if you ask me. If I were filming a show about my wife and I making it out in the wild, I would give up my lighter, and most of my other equipment before I would give up my knives. :)
 
BryFry said:
Myke seems to be a knife enthusiast too, and seems to like using different large blades, which is great if you ask me. If I were filming a show about my wife and I making it out in the wild, I would give up my lighter, and most of my other equipment before I would give up my knives. :)
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Not me. I'd rather have a small knife (even a folder) and at least one reliable way to make fire, than a big knife and no fire making tools.

I don't smoke, but I carry a lighter every day. It's one of those wind-proof butane cigar lighters.

And when I step off the pavement, I have a big knife, a small knife, a multitool, two swedish firesteels, and a lighter. (Not going to detail all the other stuff I carry; compasses, etc.)

Just sayin'.

:D
 
bulgron said:
Not me. I'd rather have a small knife (even a folder) and at least one reliable way to make fire, than a big knife and no fire making tools.

I don't smoke, but I carry a lighter every day. It's one of those wind-proof butane cigar lighters.

And when I step off the pavement, I have a big knife, a small knife, a multitool, two swedish firesteels, and a lighter. (Not going to detail all the other stuff I carry; compasses, etc.)

Just sayin'.

:D
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Nothing wrong with that. :thumbup: But it is just a TV show, and it wouldn't be very ineresting if they had every modern convenience with them. That would be too much like watching two people camping.

I like seeing some big knives in use. And I also like seeing other peoples methods of primative fire making. ...But that's just me.
 
My wife and I were watching the Man,Woman,Wild marathon this weekend and I was constantly doing the "Myke Hawke joke" and now she is doing it too. It's hilarious to me and the show is pretty good, also.
 
BryFry said:
Nothing wrong with that. :thumbup: But it is just a TV show, and it wouldn't be very ineresting if they had every modern convenience with them. That would be too much like watching two people camping.

I like seeing some big knives in use. And I also like seeing other peoples methods of primative fire making. ...But that's just me.
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I like to see the primitive fire making skills too. I just wish that on those shows they'd stop in the middle of trying to make fire with some primitive method and say, "Boy, I sure was stupid to come out here without an easy way to make fire."

At least I heard Myke say in one of the shows (Florida Everglades, if memory serves) that "You really should just carry a lighter out here."

I mean, would it really kill those shows to dedicate ten minutes on how to build a small kit that will make shelter building and fire making SO much easier? How about a lesson on fire steels and vaseline cottonballs? I have yet to see any of the Discovery survival shows get into that.

Or, how about, "I wasn't stupid. I came out here with a good knife, two fire steels and a lighter. But let's assume I was so stupid as to show up here without the fire making tools. Here's another way I can make a fire. .... *huff* *huff* *huff* See how hard this is? See how many calories I burned doing this? Next time, I'll just use my lighter."

I guess my real beef is the way the shows are just sort of assuming that everyone runs into the woods without a basic toolset (which is what people do, I know), but they don't then tell you to carry a basic toolset and what it should contain.

I know those shows are pure entertainment. But I'm guessing something like 60% of the population does not.

Sorry for the rant.
 
I totally agree. If they really wanted to help people they'd show them WHAT to bring to survive. It seems like a no-brainer because wouldn't makers of survival gear line up to have a shot at a show that featured a knowledgable person using their product?
 
You know he has said in at least two episodes "You should just bring a lighter."

Also, think about why they always have knives, and different ones at that. It tell Captain Cough Potato two things:

1.) BRING A FRIGGIN KNIFE!!!
2.) It doesn't really matter what kind of knife it is, just BRING A FRIGGIN KNIFE!!!

I like that way Dave Canterbury says with his "10 C's" (He put it up on Youtube, so it's not private to his course anymore) -- you should carry with you the things that are the most difficult to duplicate in the wild.
 
The Video on his knife page is hilarious!

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BryFry said:
I would give up my lighter, and most of my other equipment before I would give up my knives. :)
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I would suggest you take some survival training. Uncle Sam will even pay you to do it.

Your statement shows very little experience and understanding of survival priorities.
 
Stelth said:
I totally agree. If they really wanted to help people they'd show them WHAT to bring to survive. It seems like a no-brainer because wouldn't makers of survival gear line up to have a shot at a show that featured a knowledgable person using their product?
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That info is out there, though, isn't it? Just showing the contents of a decent kit wouldn't take but a few minutes I suppose. Of course, you'd have the guys who demand that we all carry rambo knives or two-handed swords complaining if the knife is less than a 12" blade.
 
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