Theres a scad of these survival programs on at the mo. I quite like all of them, and each presenter gets votes one way or another.
First up theres the now omni-present Bear Grylls. Now the fact that hes ex-regiment stands him in good stead by any chalk. I like his enthusiasm and downright sod this lets do it madness, but hes getting a wee bit too hollywood / extreme sportsy for me now. He also does downright stupid stuff on his show like saying its a good idea to go down potholes and cave systems to get to somewhere.... I learned that you consider going underground only when theres no other option at all. Bears become too much of a performing seal.
Then theres Survivorman (leaps small ravines, lights small campfires with his lazer beam gaze etc ect). Hes this little hippyish scruffy chubby Canadian woodsman grunger bloke who gets dropped off in hell and has 7 days before his crew picks him up. I like the blokes style, and I like his idea for the show....what would you do if you were shipwrecked on an island, etc. Its practical realistic stuff. He really does get screwed up sometimes too. He cheats and leaves stuff in his pockets tho...mind you so would I.
But my fave is and always will be Ray Mears. He just has a deep love of his skills and their history, and a deep connection with the environments hes in. You can tell he loves every minute of his stuff. And he convinces me that these are things that we should still remember how to do. Rays well chubby from too much real ale and pies, but still yomps faster than a goat on speed. Problem is Ray seems to love crappy rainy weather too much for my liking. He has a centre in.....Wales.
So
thoughts anyone?
See in a proper pickle I reckon this would happen:
Sandy and Bear.....sandy gets killed falling off a cliff or drowned down an old mine
Sandy and Survivorman......both cough to stashing stuff, spend 7 days getting wrecked listening to Nirvana and die of dehydration.
Sandy and Ray...... out of the problem in 10 minutes flat and its pies and a pint in the pub by lunchtime.
