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Those of you who know me, know that I am an indoorsman. I prefer the comforts of home, as opposed to "roughing it" out in the elements. This has only gotten worse since I moved to Virginia. At least in NY, when I commuted to work I would be subject to the hot subway platforms. In NY I experienced the bitter cold and biting winds while walking to school and waiting for buses. But now I drive to work, so in the winter Im cold for about the first 2 minutes of my drive and then the heat kicks in and Im toasty warm. We have central AC in the house, so over the summer, im relatively cool and comfy as well.
So anyway, I wanted to talk about this show on Discovery Channel that really fascinates me. It's called Survivorman. It's one man, a couple of cameras and mother nature. That's about it. The show begins with the star of the show being left off in some desolate location somewhere on the planet. His goal is to survive for 7 days on his own. Some weeks he is dropped onto a tropical island such as Belize. Other weeks he must survive a week in the Canadian Rockies. It's pretty amazing to watch.
I know very little about outdoor survival, so when he is able to find things to eat, and uses moss to keep himself warm at night, Im just amazed. One one episode he took a pile of rocks and layed them around the fire he built. They got nice and heated as the fire burned. He then piled those rocks around him as he slept to radiate some heat.
What's really cool about the show is that he films all his own stuff. So he strategically sets up cameras on tripods as he walks around and sets up camp. There was one episode where he wanted to film himself descending a hillside. So he walked all the way down, then had to climb back up to retrieve his camera gear.
The guy can be a little overly dramatic at times. But there is a likable quality about him. The one complaint I have of the show is that they usually drop him off at times of the year when the weather isnt at its worst. For example, the Canadian Rockies episode took place in October. So the temperature was right around freezing, but not brutally cold like you would find in January or February. The same with the Senora Desert episode. They dropped him off in the spring, so the temperature during the day was upper 80's to low 90's not the 110+ degrees that a desert can reach in the dead of summer. But he does manage to survive with the barest of minimums. He doesn't have any food or water when they leave him. It amazes me how little food and water a person actually needs to survive. There were some episodes where he snack on berries he found, and little else.
I recommend the show. It's pretty entertaining and informative at the same time. I've seen him start a fire about 5 different ways already. It amazes me how long it actually takes to start a fire when you don't have matches. So check the show out if you get a chance.ent ways already. It amazes me how long it actually takes to start a fi
So anyway, I wanted to talk about this show on Discovery Channel that really fascinates me. It's called Survivorman. It's one man, a couple of cameras and mother nature. That's about it. The show begins with the star of the show being left off in some desolate location somewhere on the planet. His goal is to survive for 7 days on his own. Some weeks he is dropped onto a tropical island such as Belize. Other weeks he must survive a week in the Canadian Rockies. It's pretty amazing to watch.
I know very little about outdoor survival, so when he is able to find things to eat, and uses moss to keep himself warm at night, Im just amazed. One one episode he took a pile of rocks and layed them around the fire he built. They got nice and heated as the fire burned. He then piled those rocks around him as he slept to radiate some heat.
What's really cool about the show is that he films all his own stuff. So he strategically sets up cameras on tripods as he walks around and sets up camp. There was one episode where he wanted to film himself descending a hillside. So he walked all the way down, then had to climb back up to retrieve his camera gear.
The guy can be a little overly dramatic at times. But there is a likable quality about him. The one complaint I have of the show is that they usually drop him off at times of the year when the weather isnt at its worst. For example, the Canadian Rockies episode took place in October. So the temperature was right around freezing, but not brutally cold like you would find in January or February. The same with the Senora Desert episode. They dropped him off in the spring, so the temperature during the day was upper 80's to low 90's not the 110+ degrees that a desert can reach in the dead of summer. But he does manage to survive with the barest of minimums. He doesn't have any food or water when they leave him. It amazes me how little food and water a person actually needs to survive. There were some episodes where he snack on berries he found, and little else.
I recommend the show. It's pretty entertaining and informative at the same time. I've seen him start a fire about 5 different ways already. It amazes me how long it actually takes to start a fire when you don't have matches. So check the show out if you get a chance.ent ways already. It amazes me how long it actually takes to start a fi
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We've seen the commercials. It's handy info to have. I guess they don't drop him off in the rockies or other cold climets at his worst cause I guess they don't want him to umm die and then no show.
Dave, he usually has a backpack full of extra batteries. I cant be 100% sure, so I guess he could have a camera crew with him. The camera work is pretty shitty, so it leads me to believe he is filming it all, but it could all be part of their plan of trickery and strategery.
I vow to take Mike "White Sausage" Kraus camping this summer!
If you like that survivorman you might want to rent "Grizzly Man" on Netflix
I started watching Grizzlyman when they showed it on Discovery Channel. The guy annoyed me so much, I couldn't watch it for more than 10 minutes. I tuned in at the part where he is heckling the poachers.
Im not sure I want to go camping. Can I bring my laptop and some baby wipes if we do.
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