Survival Man & Man vs. Wild

mdvaden · 19th August 2007, 02:44 PM

Been watching SurvivalMan most of the afternoon on our cable tv Discovery Channel.

Tend to like the Enthusiastic voice of the guy in Man vs. Wild better, but both have cool tips.

Survival man carries his own small cameras with no crew, recording himself. He must work hard because he has to walk back to the cameras a lot of time.

The ex-British Special Forces guy with the accent on Man vs. Wild is followed by camera people who apparently offer him no aid. I have a feeling they are using a helicopter to drop guys below him, because ain't no way someone can carry cameras down some of the crevices that guy is going down.

Cool tip today was Survival man biting the end point off an Agave plant partially and yanking it and about a foot of fibers out of the big leaf. Said it could be used as needle and thread. Quite tough. He yanked on it to show the strength. Suture? Mend clothing? Whatever.

Eric Frei · 19th August 2007, 07:54 PM

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I'm not on the same channel

But sounds interesting.

mdvaden · 21st August 2007, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Ekka

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I'm not on the same channel

But sounds interesting.

They get dropped off in Alaska, the Outback, Deserts, Mountains, South American jungles, etc., and survive.

One guy mainly has his clothes and his knife.

The other has little more. Might strip a vehicle a bit if he strands himself like when he ran out of fuel in the desert in the last episode I watched. He was hurtin from heat in that one. Worse than he expected with heat headaches and dehydration.

Basically, he got by for a few days but the Kalihari Desert kicked his ass. Probably the most difficult situation he dealt with.

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Eric Frei · 22nd August 2007, 12:19 AM

They're flamin nutters those blokes ... good luck to them, I'll have my luxuries thanks.

Good to watch though, might be some youtube pirates up?

OsAGe85 · 23rd August 2007, 05:35 AM

I got this email a while back and Bear Grills used his camera guys and a couple other folks to help him through a few rough spots. Survivor man is the real deal by far, he has to lug around 100lbs worth of camera gear and make twice as many trips to film his own work. Thats a huge problem when you can barely take care of yourself with out any luggage. Bear Grills tends to exagerate way to much for me.

NeTree · 29th August 2007, 11:02 AM

I'm partial to Survivorman. Much more realistic, IMHO.

All fun to watch, tho.

19th August 2007, 02:44 PM	#1
mdvaden Former Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 396	Survival Man & Man vs. Wild Been watching SurvivalMan most of the afternoon on our cable tv Discovery Channel. Tend to like the Enthusiastic voice of the guy in Man vs. Wild better, but both have cool tips. Survival man carries his own small cameras with no crew, recording himself. He must work hard because he has to walk back to the cameras a lot of time. The ex-British Special Forces guy with the accent on Man vs. Wild is followed by camera people who apparently offer him no aid. I have a feeling they are using a helicopter to drop guys below him, because ain't no way someone can carry cameras down some of the crevices that guy is going down. Cool tip today was Survival man biting the end point off an Agave plant partially and yanking it and about a foot of fibers out of the big leaf. Said it could be used as needle and thread. Quite tough. He yanked on it to show the strength. Suture? Mend clothing? Whatever.

19th August 2007, 07:54 PM	#2
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,993	? I'm not on the same channel But sounds interesting. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

22nd August 2007, 12:19 AM	#4
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,993	They're flamin nutters those blokes ... good luck to them, I'll have my luxuries thanks. Good to watch though, might be some youtube pirates up? __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

23rd August 2007, 05:35 AM	#5
OsAGe85 Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Littlerock Arkansas US Posts: 59	I got this email a while back and Bear Grills used his camera guys and a couple other folks to help him through a few rough spots. Survivor man is the real deal by far, he has to lug around 100lbs worth of camera gear and make twice as many trips to film his own work. Thats a huge problem when you can barely take care of yourself with out any luggage. Bear Grills tends to exagerate way to much for me. __________________ Gotta love the smell 2 stroke and wood chips. Be smart, be safe.

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29th August 2007, 11:02 AM	#6
NeTree Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA Posts: 69	I'm partial to Survivorman. Much more realistic, IMHO. All fun to watch, tho.