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Posted by: db
Posted on: Sep 20^th, 2013 at 5:44pm

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I wouldn't even want to be on Grills' film crew and certainly wouldn't choose to share an episode with Les Stroud either but at least I wouldn't expect to die on one of his. My goal is to avoid their survival type adventures/miseries so they are both good/helpful reminders of that and what if....

I recorded two Stroud 'how to' type shows recently. Haven't watched them yet. One was fire and the other on shelter I think. Kind of a best of I assume.

If you've never seen Man vs Wild:
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Hey, go for it! I'll pass thank you very much.

Posted by: mastertangler
Posted on: Sep 20^th, 2013 at 11:12am

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Yea IC he is a bit of a wild man........

But I would love to go with him. I haven't seen his show so I don't know what situations you speak of............. stunts that would make their way into Jackass (the movie)?

He is tough enough to pull them off however and without any excessively bad language Wink

. (I could only tolerate 10 minutes of "Jackass the movie")

As for me, I decided long ago that I would not let peer pressure put me into situations that I was either uncomfortable with or unprepared for. Wild men usually get through........it is who they drag along that usually pay a price (That is if they lack sufficiency of character and the independence required to stop, pause and consider).

On the other hand much can be said to expanding your comfort zone........to delve into the process of challenging your skills.

Posted by: intrepid_camper Posted on: Sep 19^th, 2013 at 9:26pm	Quote
I bet his book is interesting...BUT...I wouldn't go camping with the man even if someone paid me to do it....I think he promotes some bad decision making in the "wild" . Les Stroud, "Survivor Man", is a much saner camper/survivor than Grills, IMO.

Posted by: mastertangler
Posted on: Sep 19^th, 2013 at 8:17pm

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Bear Grylls autobiography was a great read and quite inspiring (to me at least). Some of you might be familiar with him in the "Man vs Wild" show.

I had never watched it for more than 3 minutes as I figured the guy was basically an actor and everything was staged. But hey........the guy is the real deal. Now I am tempted to watch the show as I am definitely a fan of the man. Check it out. Surprising what you can pick up in those airport bookstores.

Anyway.......his writing is engaging and easy to read. His life has basically been one long adventure. I promise you a few laughs along the way as he is a bit of a character. I like him, probably one of only a handful of people on TV I would actually be interested in meeting.

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