Which Survival Celebrity?

[Wandering_About]

The guys from the RAT crew, Jeff and Mike, are the real deal.

I'd be comfortable in a survival situation with Les Stroud. Seems like a good guy, and I like Canadians.

 

[DOC-CANADA]

Ishi, last member of the Yahi tribe, known as the "last wild Indian" (a Stone Age man), would be the first guy I would love to share a camp with - in any situation - survival or otherwise. Ishi was truly a "celebrity" - a household name in America and, later in Europe - after he was discovered in Oroville, California, and later brought for study to the University of California and, later employed at the museum there. Ishi became good friends, hunting partners, with Saxton Pope (of Pope and Young Club fame). Much credit goes to Ishi for bringing us to a better understanding and appreciation of primitive archery and, primitive survival skills used by the early Native Americans here in the West. Ishi was the ultimate and consummate survivalist with little to no exposure to the outside world.

I had the rare privilege, years ago, to be given a private tour of the Pope and Young Museum by Glen St. Charles. Glen allowed me to hold and inspect a number of the arrows, arrowheads, bags, tools, bows, etc., that Ishi made himself. The quality of Ishi's tools were nothing less than impressive. Only a true survivalist could manufacture and use these tools to the degree that Ishi did. Unlike Ishi, the rest of us need the modern world to supply most of our survival needs. Having studied Ishi for some time (his life and skills), in one way or the other, he is in my thinking and presence when I am on the path-less-traveled.

IIRC, at the time when he finally made contact, he was half starved? A good thing to remember for all those that think they will go bush by themselves and survive handily.

Doc

 

[tyrantblade]

I'd go with Kevins plan but I'd also have Ray Mears as my "advisor"


Tyrantblade

 

[Diomedes Industries]

TF'er,
I was hoping that photo would disappear! Hahaahahhahhaha

Forgot about that one!

Yeah - you teach 8,000 people how to survive - and WHAT gets remembered - the 10 minutes you screwed around!


TF

 

[Dannyboy Leather]

Post expired.

 

[Oregon Knife Guy]

Here you go!
"Survival in the Bush"

http://www.nfb.ca/film/survival_in_the_bush/

That's the one! I will take the woodsman. This is worth watching guys.

 

[hitman302]

I sill take "Old Ben" from grizly adams he seems to know his stuff pretty well! Adn hey if thing don't go well we could eat the pack mule!

 

[warrigal]

Maj. Les Hiddens
Ray Mears
Doug Ritter ( like doesn't take a shower with an Epirb hidden somewhere)
Mors Kochanski
Elizebeth Shue ( thats a little arragnment I have with SWMBO , and she "gets" Robbie Williams)
Billy Connoly
Robin Williams
oh yeah Macgyver
Carl

 

[DrivebyTrucker]

Bear for sure. He is entertaining. Also I was checking out Les Strouds book earlier "The boy who climbed everest" Appartently he climbed everest at 20 or something and then went around doing speeches in England about his awesomeness. He just seems like the type who watches himself in the mirror when handling himself.

 

[Cpl Punishment]

Her:

 

[SPXTrader]

Oprah. She could sniff out a buffet from 50 miles. And there wouldn't be any stopping her from getting there.

 

[jw2n]

If he was still alive, Dick Proenneke. Cool, knowledgeable, good communication skills, and level-headed. Or the Grey Fox, considered, in his day, to be one of the best outdoorsman, regardless of his true background.

 

[boness]

What TF said on the first page.............

I would like Ray Mears First, Les Stroud next, Mors Koshanski last.

Bear could carry our rucks.

.. Bear Grylls would get someone killed..

 

[Horn Dog]

Bear Grylls would be my choice.

1 I can ride with the camera crew.

2 I can sleep in hotels.

3 It would be fun to find things for Bear to eat. "Hey Bear, becha won't eat this horse turd."

 

[Wabajack]

"I would like Ray Mears First, Les Stroud next, Mors Koshanski last. "

Yep. Same here. I think I would get along quite well and learn an awful lot from any one of them.

 

[Don Rearic]

Les Stroud would probably starve me, then make me carry his camera equipment. And then later drive me insane with his lame all-night harmonica playing.

His harmonica playing is excellent. Anything but "lame."

As far as survival celebrities I would like to be stranded with...none of them actually.

 

[kgd]

Bear for sure. He is entertaining. Also I was checking out Les Strouds book earlier "The boy who climbed everest" Appartently he climbed everest at 20 or something and then went around doing speeches in England about his awesomeness. He just seems like the type who watches himself in the mirror when handling himself.

Huh??? I think you mixed up the two!

 

[Guyon]

If he was still alive, Dick Proenneke. Cool, knowledgeable, good communication skills, and level-headed. Or the Grey Fox, considered, in his day, to be one of the best outdoorsman, regardless of his true background.

Four pages in, and someone finally mentioned Dick Proenneke. I think I'd go with him too if it were possible. :thumbup:

You'd actually get to eat, and he'd probably build you a cabin to boot.

 

[Don Rearic]

The grip that Ishi has on that arrow is more akin to Kyujutsu, Japanese Archery, than Western Archery. That's more than a little interesting to me actually!

 

[beeperboy]

Four pages in, and someone finally mentioned Dick Proenneke. I think I'd go with him too if it were possible. :thumbup:

You'd actually get to eat, and he'd probably build you a cabin to boot.

:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: Dick is my choice too. He'd have a log cabin built before nightfall. Just spending some time with him, and soaking up his years of wisdom would be awesome.

BB