Man, Woman, Wild TV Show

[rwc1969]

Aw comon! It's not that bad compared to the other stuff out there.

Although, the latest one where they're in the lifevests it appeared they both had shaved legs?

Not that I was lookin at his legs or anything.

[Sarge47]

Did like the bit about using a 9 volt battery & steel wool. However in one of his other shows he said that one should always carry matches & a lighter.(?) Green Beret?

[letslearntogether47]

The scenario where they got stuck in Africa and he does the hand drill to light a fire.
It seemed kind of odd that he finds a length of wire,some pliers but doesn't use the jeeps battery at all for fire.Even takes the battery out of the vehicle to use the pan for boiling water.Instead he uses the wire to hang that wilder beast leg low in a tree that eventually draws in hyenas that steal the meat anyways.
I know,arm chair quarterback.Things always seem different when looking from the sideline.

[esp]

I think that soemtimes too when I am watching the show, I see ALL this edible plant stuff all around them while they are talking about being hungry and needing to find food, I think "what is that you don't see all around you there?"

guess it makes for better TV if wifey has to scrunch up her face while eating a bug.

[Alaskan Survivalist]

All these type shows are just giving people what they want and have little or nothing to do with survival. Most any outdoor activity a person could think to get involved in has safety programs with the types of information that should be known. I have seen 2 episodes of Dual Survival and each began with the stupidest thing you could do. The first a VW broke down and they decided to strip it and head out into the desert! In the second they ran out of gas in a boat in the swamps and decide to head deeper in the swamp and at one point leave the boat behind. This is dangerous to promote such ideas. I've seen it happen in Alaska when people break down and they get lost and die. GO BACK TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM THE SAME WAY YOU GOT THERE!

They have little to do with living in the wilderness either. I do have to give the newer shows a little credit since they are begining to go after bigger meals that make it worth your while. Given enough time I wonder if these shows will evolve into useful information. I have high hopes for Les's new show that visits indigenous people. Letting go of preconcieved notions and learning from those that live it in the area is one of the things that determines success or failure. This type of person is not as common as you would think and why so many fail.

[trax]

The really fantastic thing about all of these shows ---- and I do mean fantastic ---- if I don't watch them, they don't bother me a bit.

You and me both brother, you and me both

[Old GI]

His SF time has been verified. However, the SF/SOF community is split about how he's marketing himself. He has left messages on a SOF forum and doesn't impress. If you noticed his photo in dress greens with a white shirt and bow tie, it is filled with serious uniform faux pas. Not that he was in greens with white shirt and bow tie for his wedding as that is normal for a ARNG officer (not required to have dress blues). You old NCOs could pick out what I'm talking about in less than a minute. (Sorry, I can't find that photo now).

[Winter]

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I don't see any 670-1 problems.

[kyratshooter]

Outside with no cover.

Things have changed since I was in. SF is now a branch rather than detached duty.

I worked around SF units a lot and found they were not that much different than regular usits except for the operations they were assigned and the indiginious people they worked with. They are soldiers first and their training is mission completion oriented. Comming up short a limb or wrecking your health for the rest of your life is secondary to completing the mission. Jungle Warfare School was fighting in the jungle. Desert Warfare school was fighting in the desert. Same for mountain Warfare. Actual survival training was minimal and related only to mission completion.

SF people are not survival specialists, they are mission completion specialists. I know several I would not accompany on a car camp in a state park.

My first thought is that this guy was a Captain. By the time you make Captain you are on career track. What happened? Medical? Psych? Run over the general's dog? Poor preformance review?

[Old GI]

Look at his Green tabs. Bar is missing on his bolo badge. Only time I wore one of those was doe DA photo.

[Justin Case]

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I don't see any 670-1 problems.

Dang,, He looks like Jim Carey,

Pic of Carey.
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[Sarge47]

Well the 3es to last installment found our heroes, Lucy & Ricky...er...uh...Mykel & his bride, on a desert Island. Mrs. Hawke then upstaged her hubby in the "hunter/gatherer role while Mykel, the former Green Beret, couldn't figure out "light refraction" to spear a large eel. He did, however, manage to snag a sea cucumber.(?) Mrs. Hawke went out & killed a couple of large Coconut Crabs, & got some eggs, among other things.

Then, last week, in the style of TBWN, the Hawkes staged a snowmobile accident in Alaska's "Bermuda Triangle" area, 20-25 miles (NOTE: not 240 miles!) from the nearest settlement. It was Spring & there was deep snow everywhere. Their goal was to try & survive with nothing more than their knives & the clothes on their backs. (sound familiar?) Remember, Mykel is a "survival instructor/expert" for the "Spec-Ops" Survival school where their goal is to teach their students how to survive with only those two things!

THEY FAILED!

That's right, they had to call for rescue. Mykel even admits on film that Alaska beat them! Maybe Les Stroud could show him how it's done! BTW, besides their knives & clothes they cannibalized the Snowmobile. Wrong terrain & time of year. Their was no game, including fish, or wild edibles. Mylkel promises to be back in Alaska again...we'll see!

[klickitat]

Might as well watch Entertainment Tonight. I won't let the boys watch it, not that they ever asked to.

[Sarge47]

That's right, boyz and goils, the "Lucille Ball & Desi Arnez" of the outdoors survival experts are back! Mykel Hawke and his bride's new season is starting September 2 , (Friday night) on Discovery! So if you want to see Mykel "strut his stuff" in front of his wife be sure and tune in!

[BENESSE]

Groan!
I didn't like them the first time around.
Might as well watch The Housewives of New York. Now that's real survival.

[hunter63]

Didn't watch last nite as the football game was on.....
But Hey, guys, come on.......Ruth is Hot!

[Winnie]

There are times when I'm glad I refuse to pay for satellite TV....

[Sarge47]

Didn't watch last nite as the football game was on.....
But Hey, guys, come on.......Ruth is Hot!

But she's not hotter than the football game it seems. It wasn't on last night, it starts this coming Friday. Last night they replayed some "Dual Survival" episodes and the latest episode of Bear's new season. Here's something funny to do with "Man vs. Wild." When the show either breaks for a commercial or comes back from one they have a little scene where Bear is running hel1 bent for leather. When you see that imagine him giving out short, girlie screams. "Arghh! arghh! arghh! then, after a second or two, imagine a large, hungry, Grizzly Bear loping after him! Hilarious!

[Mad Cow]

I never watched but a few shows, but hey, they are making a living at it so good for them. To me, all thees so called survival experts neglect the most important aspect of being able to survive a good time gone bad in the wilderness. That's the ability to keep a cool head, and think your way through a problem. That's is the secret to surviving in the wild, not your Top's knife or any of that junk that has enjoyed a boon in sales from all the survival shows out there. There have been to many instances of people who dont know jack surviving in the wilderness with no skills or cool equipment for it to be otherwise. And this talk of which ones are and are not "pure" is just silly. Les Stroud has had to be extracted on one of his shows because of sloppy knife handling, which is a beginners mistake. sure Bear Grills wore a life jacket while swimming fully clothed and that's a good thing as only a moron wouldn't. And they all stick close to the big city when filming in case one of them is hurt. I would like to see a show or two on the psychology of survival, and some discussion about that subject, and less of the arm chair commando jibber jabber that is wasted on thees shows. None are "pure", not one. They are all just TV and nothing more.

[crashdive123]

I watched a few episodes. I thought they did a good job at explaining to an audience what and why they were doing things. These shows are what they are. Watch em for info or entertainment, and if that doesn't work - change the channel.