I am so bummed > Rexroad.com

I think I have seen every episode of Man. v. Wild and Survivorman.

After a few episodes it became clear to me that Les Stroud was certainly the better survivor but that Bear might be a better soldier.

Anyway, I was keeping track of the episodes that I thought I had a chance to making it out alive. Like the jungle episodes -- I was sure that I could have made it and not lost much weight. A little reading up on the local plants and animals and I would have been fine.

Some were questionable. Not sure if I would have made it or not.

One episode that I clearly had in the "Matt would die" column was one where Bear was on a volcano without a water source, high temperatures, and mid day movement being required. I thought I would have been a goner in about six hours.

So now I read in the New York Times and see on YouTube some evidence that clearly shows Bear was not really as challenged as I was lead to believe.

Check out this clip of this bridge of lava.

Another one that I thought I would have never made it was when he got wet. My rule is to do everything you can to stay dry. That is summer, winter, any time in a survival situation.

Check out this clip.

Here is one about drinking urine. I agree with Stroud completely. That is the method the USMC teaches.

The New York Times article is really bad.

Les Stroud (Survivorman) is clearly the better survivalist. Not even close. I am now not even recording Man v. The Wild.

Comments

By YoloCalVet @ Friday, December 28, 2007 2:42 PM

Oh what would Happy Hour be without a "Condensation Cocktail"....Neat, ...shaken not stirred.

By The Realist @ Friday, December 28, 2007 4:32 PM

My favorite episode of survivorman is when he killed the boobie bird to eat. While eating it he said this may sound wierd but I am eating boobie breast.

By yolovoter @ Friday, December 28, 2007 11:52 PM

I wrote a paper in my Bio class this summer on the physiology of drinking urine! My conclusion was that (assuming one is properly hydrated) you could probably absorb some water from the first cup or so. But once the osmolarity increases past a certain point (I think 300 milliequivalents) it will pull water from the bowel and make you have diarrhea. Then you're screwed.

By Matt Rexroad @ Sunday, December 30, 2007 10:56 PM

Yolovoter -- I would expect this from you.

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