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Yeah if somebody's a Walter Mitty it means they prefer fantasy to reality, so in a real survival situation I doubt if they'd be able to handle the harsh reality and would crack up.
Regarding Grylls,...

Ha ha I had to google 'dufus' and I see it's 'a stupid goofy person'..:)
Interestingly I saw a brief youtube clip once where the interviewer asks Grylls what sort of temperament is needed to do the...

Good point, which brings up the question:- who would we rather be with in a survival situation, somebody with a sense of humour or somebody without one?..;)

I know there are good forums/clubs/websites around (such as this one), and there are also bad ones around; the only reason i brought up the subject is because it provides a fun discussion about...

Originally Posted by Endworld Guy
The moral? - Weakening any group (whether a survival group or a club etc) by losing members is a sure sign that the leadership is shaky..



I've seen good,...

Personally I only abhor authority if it's oppressive and bossy, but if it's fair-minded and decent, i have no prob with it at all.
For example I was admin/mod/2nd in command at a gaming/military...

Good point mate, which brings us to the question- would survival groups do better with or without a leader?
Every tribe in every part of the world has had a chief or headman or Big Man on Campus...

There's another fact we need to consider when deciding who we'd like as our leader ---PERSONALITY--- regardless of whether it's Grylls or Mears or anybody else.
An episode of the classic 1970's TV...

He's been on Brit TV for years and knows his stuff, but he does it all without Gryll's showmanship and some people therefore find him boring, (he's on youtube).

Wow I never heard of MWW or Ruth, where's she been all my life? I'll look at some clips on youtube, and will also look at Les Stroud, David Canterbury, and Cody Lundin, i've never heard of them...

Ray Mears was asked a while back if people could learn anything from Bear Gryll's TV shows and replied- "Yes, how not to make TV programmes", meaning he didn't think much of Grylls as a survivalist....