Lewmonst hates Man vs. Wild

[DJL 235]

I was doing on search on Man vs. Wild to see if there's a common understanding that most of what he professes is absolute bullshit if not dangerous. The first hit was Lewmonst berating the program on discovery.com. Lew Hates Bear

And now for the question portion of this, does everyone realize that the dumbest thing to do when lost in the wilderness is to jump into a river with 40 degree water and whitewater rapids?

"I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

[DougH 270]

Bear is a full blown retard!!!

Only a jack ass with a full camera crew would crawl though a glacial cave, randomly climb cliffs, or climb through slot caverns when lost.

But he must be smarter then me, since his retarded ass is getting a check for his stupidity.

"The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall"
=P

[Douva 0]

I've only seen three or four episodes of Man vs. Wild, but I found it enjoyable, when viewed as a show about one man taking extreme risks to survive the elements and not as an instructional video on outdoor survival. Anyone who's done any hiking, backpacking, or whatever knows that trekking through the wilderness and risking serious injury are two of the worst mistakes you can make in most outdoor survival situations, but it can be very entertaining watching him pull it off. I've only seen one episode of Survivorman. It was much more realistic, in terms of what you should do if stranded in the wilderness, but the host pretty much stayed put (as one really would if stranded in the wilderness), so it wasn't quite as exciting to watch.

Of course, I did read that in some of the shows the host of Man vs. Wild does stunts of questionable credibility, such as capturing a wild horse. That would ruin it for me.

I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

[DJL 235]

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Of course, I did read that in some of the shows the host of Man vs. Wild does stunts of questionable credibility, such as capturing a wild horse. That would ruin it for me.

Yeah, he prefaces (in an obvious voiceover) that the horses might have gotten free from somewhere. Yes, there are a few cheese-dick things he does. He parachutes into a few places and always has very dramatic landings.

The problem I have is that he says "This is what it takes to survive in the wild." And being someone who goes camping a minimum of three times a week and knows how many people are misled by his antics, I have a big problem with it. Especially when he recommends swimming down a 40 degree river with many rapids just because it's faster. I practically live on the Potomac River and I've seen bodies pulled out before.

If he was straightforward about and put it in the context of an adventure hike then I'd be a big fan.

"I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

[lilDevil 2]

He was on a program here the other day, giving tips on survival

1 use a tampon to start a fire ( good if you have something to light it with ie matches )

2 use a compact mirror to signal aircraft ( good if you always carry one in your pocket )

3 use lipstick to write an SOS ( same as above )

The question is do many women carry their cosmetic cases when hiking, I think not.

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[Remster 30]

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3 use lipstick to write an SOS ( same as above )

WTF? lol... How much lipstick to you carry to write something that can be read from a mile or 2 away? 2 gallons? lmao


Survivorman is much more realistic. Plus, the guy's a canadian.

Remster

[DJL 235]

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3 use lipstick to write an SOS ( same as above )

WTF? lol... How much lipstick to you carry to write something that can be read from a mile or 2 away? 2 gallons? lmao


Survivorman is much more realistic. Plus, the guy's a canadian.

I think the typical woman outside the state of New Jersey has enough lipstick to write a sign only big enough to be read at arm's length. "I'm Fucked" would be a good message to thyself at this point.

"I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher