[Closed] Bear Grylls

Thats supposed to be a good way to keep warm.

Just read that back. Sounds a bit stupid. Meant the snow bit.

He's a morron. Wouldn't last 2 minutes when it came to it.

I hope Wills and kate call the monkey BEAR ? prob not thought ?? ha ah

Poor mans Ray Mears!

I read one of his books & my respect for him went up about 2 notches. Still rather be stranded in the middle of nowhere with Ray Mears though. At least the food would be cooked & taste of....whatever it was!

Bruce parry, bear and Mears on a weekend away with Grant Mitchel thats a stag do ??

I would rather be with Ray as well. He looks like someone that could tough it out in the harsh environment of a 5 star hotel cocktail lounge and all you can eat buffet.

He's a wuss.Has a hotel to go to on most of his tv escapades.
It's all a blag.

Aye you can tell Ray doesn't go hungry, my Mrs calls him 'the fat bloke who eats leaves' 😀

I know his Mrs too cos she's from my home village!

Hes a plonker, proper / proffesional mountaineers treat him as a complete joke.

I have his book, look into it an you'll find nothing in there is true even down to him being the youngest brit to climb Everest.

It's made for telly. He's no Ray Mears.

Classic real or fake? you decide...

or this one...

Seriously, is that what counts as impressive nowadays? I did that when I was about twelve, in Maine. The water is cold, but you're not in it for long, and then when you get out as long as there's no wind you warm up pretty fast - and the snow thing is standard survival technique, it dries you off very quickly.

I've been in a Mcdonds in Scotland and Ray Mears was in there, he didn't even look at the menu he knew exactly what he was having, he was with a bunch of blokes who were all taking the piss out of him, he was having to assist his mates as clearly they didn't know what to order !

He even maxed up his fries and drink,

It was hilarious the blokes he was with were brutal .............

You wouldn't find Les Hiddins aka the Bush Tucker Man in McD's...

I'm a particular fan of the episode where Bear parachutes into some tropical rainforest and then proclaims that he was probably the first human ever to have been where he was... depsite the fact a film crew had filmed him from the ground landing.

I haven't seen a lot of his oeuvre, but one that impressed me was where he was running along with a rope coiled over his shoulder - he got to a waterfall, tied off the rope, then abseiled down. Next shot, he's running along with the rope coiled over his shoulder again, after it magically untied itself at the top...

http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=38684

http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=67056

The video on that second link is hysterical 😉

Bruce parry, bear and Mears on a weekend away with Grant Mitchel thats a stag do ??

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When i as younger I went on a ray mears bush craft course he spent the entirety of it eating mcdonalds and,his opening speech was he always carried a zippo and a knife. his crew laughed at himand muttered something about a caravan but i was far to excited to play with a zippo and aknife.

There all phonies.

now this guys good to watch, Rob Bredl

In fairness to Bruce Parry, and unlike Bear Grills and Ray "fatty" Mears, I don't think he pretends to be anything he isn't?

He just goes to places and meets interesting people, and his only survival skill seems to be that people seem to like him.

I'd love to see Ray Mears and Bear Grylls dropped off in a jungle about 20 miles apart and then only one of them is allowed out, kinda like the running man. I reackon bear wouldn't hesitate to skin ray alive before eating his brains cold and wearing his skin as a coat. Ray though would hunker down and hide and perhaps trap bear when he came through, before cooking him with some wild mushrooms and tarragon.

I don't understand the hate.. .Yes he initially pretended he was roughing it when he wasn't but it's all open now that he is presented with scenarios etc.

If nothing else the work he is doing is pretty fun to watch and he approaches things in a more lively and interesting manner than the other presenters of the same genre.

With regards to the people that think he wouldn't survive if it was real... He used to be a combat survival instructor for 21 SAS so he could mix it with our armed forces elite.

In Rays defence he often claims he isn't into 'survival'. He prefers to learn from and live like the indigenous population to eat well, not just survive. In the UK that would include stuffing your face with Big Macs

When i as younger I went on a ray mears bush craft course he spent the entirety of it eating mcdonalds and

In Rays defence he often claims he isn't into 'survival'. He prefers to learn from and live like the indigenous population to eat well, not just survive. In the UK that would include stuffing your face with Big Macs

When it comes down to a real survival situ, Ray Mears would last longer.

That is probably true, as above he does work on living properly like the locals to exist. Bear is more about rushing out of the area and back to civilisation.

Thats supposed to be a good way to keep warm.

I find putting a coat on and not jumping into a frozen lake has served me very well over the years.

lol....dreams ruined!

With regards to the people that think he wouldn't survive if it was real... He used to be a combat survival instructor for 21 SAS so he could mix it with our armed forces elite.

this

for the folk who think his TV show was a con..?

for gods sake grow up.. star wars isn't real either

With regards to the people that think he wouldn't survive if it was real... He used to be a combat survival instructor for 21 SAS so he could mix it with our armed forces elite.

I don't think so. He only did a couple of years at 21 (TA) SAS before breaking his back, had no rank and certainly wouldn't have been an instructor. Mears actually has instructed combat survival on UKSF selection.

ah well.. so he was only 21 SAS (TA) and not an instructor..

my mistake, the bloke's obviously a useless ****

I don't think so. He only did a couple of years at 21 (TA) SAS before breaking his back, had no rank and certainly wouldn't have been an instructor. Mears actually has instructed combat survival on UKSF selection.

Rank doesn't necessarily mean he didn't instruct, he was most likely the troop specialist in that area, he was also a combat medic and various other things.

And although it was TA SAS, they still had to pass selection which he gets my respect for.

Lofty Wiseman seems the most genuine of the common 'survival experts' to me. I can remember reading his book when I as about 12 before going out to catch a rabbit / next doors cat, etc. to eat.

om nom nom... what sauce for next door's cat..?

And although it was TA SAS, they still had to pass selection which he gets my respect for.

Yep. It's not (or anywhere near) regular selection though. If the reservists want to serve with 22, they still have to go through the full enchilada. 21/23 are generally not regarded as "tier 1" SF.
I will say this for the bloke; he's a marketer extraordinaire.

I spose for many people, the regular career path after breaking your back is disability living allowance..

fair play to the fella

Can't blame someone for making a living!

Mears is just into knowing and understanding stuff though, which gets my respect. He probably could survive in a survival situation, but that doesn't mean he has to show off about it or live like that all the time. No point in going over the top, why not eat at a restaurant if it's there?

He only did a couple of years at 21 (TA) SAS before breaking his back...

Yeah, and we know what a bunch of wusses they are! I mean, not like anyone's ever died during the selection process. 🙄

People have died doing TA basic training and that's pretty much a camping trip in green kit.

yunki - Member

for gods sake grow up.. star wars isn't real either

It was in a galaxy far away and a long time ago so how so do you know?