So... Tomorrow night starts the new Dual Survival...

Last season's low spot, to me, was Dave's going after honey. He knew he'd get stung. Dumb move in the boonies - you never know when you've had your last sting - and the next one will put you in shock. And, how does he start this season? Self mutilation. Of course, seeing the amount of ink on him, he must enjoy self-mutilation. The cauterization was dumb, too. I'll keep watching the show - the shelter was worth the watch. Cody is imformative. My wife said she'd have gone back to his college years shelter - he sounded interesting. I'll watch more episodes...

Stainz

PS 'Pain' may be 'weakness leaving', but intentionally 'cooking' your own flesh is a dumb move.
 
Some friendly advice on how to take care of a bleeding wound in the wild -

You can stop almost any bleeding if you hold pressure to the bleeding area for 10 minutes. With a little knowledge of where the major arteries are in the area, you can achieve additional control of the bleeding by compressing the appropriate artery upstream (closer to the heart) from the bleeding area. Example - compress the brachial artery in the upper arm to slow bleeding from major laceration in the forearm. While compressing the brachial artery, put direct pressure on the wound itself. Example 2 - major wound to the lower leg with massive bleeding. Compress the femoral artery in the groin and apply direct pressure to the wound.

If you have a bleeding extremity I would strongly advise against putting on a tourniquet. You can stop the bleeding just by using pressure. Remember that wherever you put the tourniquet, everything after (further away from the heart) the tourniquet is going to die.
 
j williams said:
That has no place in anyones first aid skill set. It is a skill, and has its uses. In the field, it has no place IMO. :thumbdn:

Id rather watch the sex and the city box set then watch that damn moron DC on TV. I did not tune in, and I will not tune in. I dont give one rats ass what they are doin or where they are at. They could film that crap in my back yard, and I wouldnt do anything except turn on the sprinklers. :jerkit:I used to like Cody, but he sold out too. Lost alot of respect from me for the things he has put his name on. Waaaaay waaaaay too many other REAL guys Id rather give $$ to, and give my time to watching on the youtube.

Just my opinion. Everyone else is more then free to make up there own mind. Survival genre needs to figure out ways to entertain without giving out dangerous ignorant advise. TV is still stupid in general, and this is no exception.:thumbup::thumbup:
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And talking about how little you care about it on the web, is less stupid ?
You turned on sex & the city instead, good for you. Next step would be to stop talking about the show, if you really care as little about it as you claim.

Or watch it, so you can really tell us how bad the show is. :D
 
Hawkings said:
And talking about how little you care about it on the web, is less stupid ?
You turned on sex & the city instead, good for you. Next step would be to stop talking about the show, if you really care as little about it as you claim.

Or watch it, so you can really tell us how bad the show is. :D
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As opposed to talking about how cool it is? Is that what you would prefer? I thought this thread was to state ones opinions on the show, not to shine its ass. Guess I misread.

Speaking of misread, I typed that I would rather watch, not did watch. Maybe the first step is to read the post throughly before a smart assed reply is given.

And I do care as little as I claim.
 
My wife said she'd have gone back to his college years shelter - he sounded interesting.
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Should you be worried? I hear those shelters are so easy to build a caveman could do it. :)
 
j williams said:
As opposed to talking about how cool it is? Is that what you would prefer? I thought this thread was to state ones opinions on the show, not to shine its ass. Guess I misread.

Speaking of misread, I typed that I would rather watch, not did watch. Maybe the first step is to read the post throughly before a smart assed reply is given.

And I do care as little as I claim.
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Well the people who says its cool probably saw the show before shouting off their mouth.
If your going to talk about how bad and stupid the show is, at least watch it, so you know what is going on in the show. Instead of running with second hand information and small clips that might be out of context. Then claiming you don't care.

I have not seen the show either. So I can't say if your right, but you know what neither can you.
 
Hawkings said:
Well the people who says its cool probably saw the show before shouting off their mouth.
If your going to talk about how bad and stupid the show is, at least watch it, so you know what is going on in the show. Instead of running with second hand information and small clips that might be out of context. Then claiming you don't care.

I have not seen the show either. So I can't say if your right, but you know what neither can you.
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J is not only an active outdoor guy but also an EMS and has some really good professional insight about the techniques on the show. As is averageiowaguy, a surgeon no doubt who indicated from a professional perspective about the 'not good advice' components to the cauterization scene.

I trust the above two in their advice here. I don't think it ruins all aspects of the show, but it certainly takes the credibility down several notches.
 
I was rude in my earlier post.
Dave dosen't need to evolve, I was just in a bad mood.
I don't know if Dave reads this stuff, but I apologize for my rudeness.
 
To me it's like watching a Rambo movie. Not to take any survival advice from, but to be entertained by something that interests me. I even watch Bear if I happen to catch his show. But that doesn't mean I'll be drinking water from any elephant crap! :D
 
kgd said:
J is not only an active outdoor guy but also an EMS and has some really good professional insight about the techniques on the show. As is averageiowaguy, a surgeon no doubt who indicated from a professional perspective about the 'not good advice' components to the cauterization scene.I trust the above two in their advice here. I don't think it ruins all aspects of the show, but it certainly takes the credibility down several notches.
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The show is what ? 1 hour or 45 min something like that ?
And the cauterization scene is 5 min or 10 perhaps ?
That still leaves the vast majority of the show. If you have not seen it, the how can you make an informed judgment on it.
(Not talking about you here kgd, in your previous post you talked about the rest of the show, in a seemingly positive tone)
And I'm not saying setting your self on fire in the bush is a smart thing to do.
It's the "I did not see the show, but I'll post on it any way ( A lot ) then claim I don't care about it. After spending quit some time talking about a show I did not see." attitude, that just bugs me.
 
I watched the entire first season several times. I have read Codys books, and watched DC on youtube waaay before the show ever started. So I am not "shouting my mouth off". I posted about my feelings on the 2 stars, and what I think of the show, and just how dumb cauterizing with gunpowder in the field is(based on almost 7 years EMS experiance), and why I wont be tuning in for this season. Those comments were not pulled out of thin air, and based on nothing. I am VERY familiar with these 2 guys. Your comments are rude, and EXACTLY what is wrong with this forum. You have to tolerate folks. Even when you dont agree with them. Fine line between healthy debate and confrontational internet tough guy BS.

Tknife- Sorry for s**tin in your thread bro. Not my intentions. ;)
 
kgd said:
J is not only an active outdoor guy but also an EMS and has some really good professional insight about the techniques on the show. As is averageiowaguy, a surgeon no doubt who indicated from a professional perspective about the 'not good advice' components to the cauterization scene.

I trust the above two in their advice here. I don't think it ruins all aspects of the show, but it certainly takes the credibility down several notches.
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Thanks Ken. I appriciate that. :thumbup:

As I said, I have no issues with the folks who watch and like it. I believe that anyone worth their salt that tunes in knows the differance between reality, and "Reality".....What gets me is the guys who dont know better. Yeah, yeah, Darwinism....Whatever. I dont wanna see anyone get hurt, regardless of IQ. We all do differant stuff for kicks. Some guys like this show, some do not. Thats fine by me.
 
My comments about how to stop bleeding were in no way intended to imply that I didn't enjoy the show. Sorry for any confusion. The shelter alone was worth watching the whole thing. Also the deadfall was pretty neat. I've not had much luck with deadfalls but its neat to watch someone try. I definitely think the 15 or so minutes I caught of that episode was a positive change from the episode I saw from the first season. I'm hoping its because they respect each other a little more but its more likely because they focus grouped the show and made the suggested changes.

I do wish that these shows would focus less on the gross-out stuff. It really makes me change the channel fast.
 
No worries j, I respect your opinion, and it's all good discussion. I'm glad we have medical professionals on here to set things straight.
 
j williams said:
I watched the entire first season several times. I have read Codys books, and watched DC on youtube waaay before the show ever started. So I am not "shouting my mouth off". I posted about my feelings on the 2 stars, and what I think of the show, and just how dumb cauterizing with gunpowder in the field is(based on almost 7 years EMS experiance), and why I wont be tuning in for this season. Those comments were not pulled out of thin air, and based on nothing. I am VERY familiar with these 2 guys. Your comments are rude, and EXACTLY what is wrong with this forum. You have to tolerate folks. Even when you dont agree with them. Fine line between healthy debate and confrontational internet tough guy BS.

Tknife- Sorry for s**tin in your thread bro. Not my intentions. ;)
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I had a response all ready, but re-read my post and yours.

I'm a bit out of line with my comments and not very constructive, for that I apologize. I'm not doubting your experience as an EMS or a woodsman.

I did not want to drag this tread down. Sorry about that to.

On the topic of the tread
I do look forward to see the new season, and hope they will hurry up and show in in my country.
I'm interested in what context the cauterization scene is shown.
 
I liked it. I watch these shows for scenery as much as the "drama." I like Cody a lot and more from this series. Canterbury on the other hand bugs the hell out of me. It's as if he's out to prove something and makes silly decisions based on the "Yes I can" attitude. He's also pretty closed minded. I would be pleased if he were dropped from the show entirely.
 
"He's also pretty closed minded. I would be pleased if he were dropped from the show entirely."
I agree but I believe he's there to provide the other end of the survivalist spectrum v/s Cody's more "tree hugger" stances on foraging rather than hunting.
Makes sense for a more "dramatic" show.
 
I was watching an E2E video, and I believe I caught that Discovery had asked Dave to do that, and it wasn't Dave's idea to do it.
 
TheGame said:
I was watching an E2E video, and I believe I caught that Discovery had asked Dave to do that, and it wasn't Dave's idea to do it.
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No doubt, I'm sure a salt water enema is on the request list as well. Lets see how well the sphagmum moss helps with that one!
 
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