I hate Bear Grylls!

He is such a fake macho idiot. I have been into survival, camping, bushcraft since I was a kid. My dad introduced it to me because he was really into it when he was a kid. Me and my dad love Ray Mears because he is reasonable and teaches you useful information. I like survivorman too, but my dad does not like him as much as Ray Mears but still thinks he is pretty good. But I got a man vs wild dvd from the library, this guy is such a phony. He has a whole camera crew with him so he does stupid things like climbing down a waterfall, he shouldn't be encouraging people to climb down gigantic cliffs or waterfalls! In a real survival situation, it is to much of a risk. You could fall, plus he gets wet, increasing his chances for hypothermia. He kills a reindeer and eats the raw heart and drinks the blood from the throat, did that beautiful animal need to die, just so he could demonstrate? Les Stroud and Ray Mears just eat fish and the biggest thing they would catch are a bird or a rabbit. I understand why Ray Mears called him a boy scout and a showman. When he was in Hawaii, he was by this volcano, some guy went to the same spot and there was a highway 1/4 mile away.

In one episode in sierra nevada, he gets on a wooden raft and holds on down the river then falls off, climbs ashore, all wet, its night time, and he is not even shivering. He has a fire but it would be very hard to gather dry firewood at night while your soaking wet. He goes to five star hotels. This guy is a fake idiot, I hope he gets a disease from all the raw dead animals he eats. Another thing, he is always stripping and dancing around naked, he would not need to do that if you didn't climb down that waterfall of freezing water! Im straight, I don't want to see you naked! While Ray Mears or Les Stroud are gathering fire wood and building shelters, Bear is eating a rotting carcasse of a Zebra. I hope Bear Grylls gets eaten by a bear.

Your opinion Plz :P?

ya all his stuff is staged nonsense i think, but it's fun to watch. what really ticks me off is how he says "i''m treking through the patagonian desert, i do this" etc when the cameraman has to do it all as well!!

however, this guy is the real deal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44iDOv3i7Zs

ya all his stuff is staged nonsense i think, but it's fun to watch. what really ticks me off is how he says "i''m treking through the patagonian desert, i do this" etc when the cameraman has to do it all as well!!

however, this guy is the real deal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44iDOv3i7Zs

jpph

He is just demonstrating the worse case scenario (by the way that is the name of his new show). I like his show and I like Bear.

Who doesn't love a guy named Bear? I mean, come on.

The show is very staged, but you have to remember that it is entertainment. It is not a serious survival guide, and anyone who takes it as such is stupid. And I really wouldn't call Bear Grylls a phony. The show is, yes. But the guy is actually pretty good at survival and adventuring. He climbed Mt. Everest at a very young age. He was part of the SAS and was a survival instructor for some years.

He is just demonstrating the worse case scenario (by the way that is the name of his new show). I like his show and I like Bear.

kidsmelly

But I don't think he has to kill a large animal, when he is just going to go to a hotel and get room service afterwards.

The show is very staged, but you have to remember that it is entertainment. It is not a serious survival guide, and anyone who takes it as such is stupid. And I really wouldn't call Bear Grylls a phony. The show is, yes. But the guy is actually pretty good at survival and adventuring. He climbed Mt. Everest at a very young age. He was part of the SAS and was a survival instructor for some years.

stanleycup98

this is pretty accurate, it's entertainment first and foremost

I think he's the best survivalist there is.

[QUOTE="kidsmelly"]

He is just demonstrating the worse case scenario (by the way that is the name of his new show). I like his show and I like Bear.

iginlawasup

But I don't think he has to kill a large animal, when he is just going to go to a hotel and get room service afterwards.

Finding food is part of survival. besides the reindeer example you used was a farmed raised reindeer who was going to get killed and eaten regardless.

Despite whether it's staged or not you can't downplay some of the things he does.

Eating handfuls of bugs for breakfast, swimming naked in the arctic under ice, crossing a slippery log across white-water rapids, shimmying across ropes across 200ft drops, etc.

He does some very impressive things whether they're staged or not.

In other words, I like him and always watch the show if I find it on :).

I think he's the best survivalist there is.

Vyylent5

:) Well, I did ask for your opinion. So I guess I can't complain! :P

How can you argue with Bear Grylls?

He is awesome. I don't have the courage to do 0.999999999% of what he does.

Sometimes he takes his shirt off. This makes the show worth having on in the background when I'm doing homework.MichBelle

sometimes he sticks a hose up his butt and pours water in it to prove his point about staying hydrated, too. Does that make it worth it?

He is awesome. I don't have the courage to do 0.999999999% of what he does.

Pierst179

*hands you 100k dollars*

you do now!

[QUOTE="MichBelle"]Sometimes he takes his shirt off. This makes the show worth having on in the background when I'm doing homework.mrbojangles25

sometimes he sticks a hose up his butt and pours water in it to prove his point about staying hydrated, too. Does that make it worth it?

actually yes that would make it worth it.

He kills a reindeer and eats the raw heart and drinks the blood from the throat, did that beautiful animal need to die, just so he could demonstrate? Les Stroud and Ray Mears just eat fish and the biggest thing they would catch are a bird or a rabbit.

iginlawasup

That's sort of a ridiculous double standard.

[QUOTE="mrbojangles25"]

[QUOTE="MichBelle"]Sometimes he takes his shirt off. This makes the show worth having on in the background when I'm doing homework.Ravirr

sometimes he sticks a hose up his butt and pours water in it to prove his point about staying hydrated, too. Does that make it worth it?

actually yes that would make it worth it.

now that I think about, I agree...totally worth it :oops:

I like him.. I don't really mind if it's "fake", or misleading, because I just watch it for the entertainment, not for the survival tips.

And I really wouldn't call Bear Grylls a phony. The show is, yes. But the guy is actually pretty good at survival and adventuring. He climbed Mt. Everest at a very young age. He was part of the SAS and was a survival instructor for some years.

stanleycup98

How can you argue with Bear Grylls?

metroidfood

He is such a fake macho idiot. I have been into survival, camping, bushcraft since I was a kid. My dad introduced it to me because he was really into it when he was a kid. Me and my dad love Ray Mears because he is reasonable and teaches you useful information. I like survivorman too, but my dad does not like him as much as Ray Mears but still thinks he is pretty good. But I got a man vs wild dvd from the library, this guy is such a phony. He has a whole camera crew with him so he does stupid things like climbing down a waterfall, he shouldn't be encouraging people to climb down gigantic cliffs or waterfalls! In a real survival situation, it is to much of a risk. You could fall, plus he gets wet, increasing his chances for hypothermia. He kills a reindeer and eats the raw heart and drinks the blood from the throat, did that beautiful animal need to die, just so he could demonstrate? Les Stroud and Ray Mears just eat fish and the biggest thing they would catch are a bird or a rabbit. I understand why Ray Mears called him a boy scout and a showman. When he was in Hawaii, he was by this volcano, some guy went to the same spot and there was a highway 1/4 mile away.

In one episode in sierra nevada, he gets on a wooden raft and holds on down the river then falls off, climbs ashore, all wet, its night time, and he is not even shivering. He has a fire but it would be very hard to gather dry firewood at night while your soaking wet. He goes to five star hotels. This guy is a fake idiot, I hope he gets a disease from all the raw dead animals he eats. Another thing, he is always stripping and dancing around naked, he would not need to do that if you didn't climb down that waterfall of freezing water! Im straight, I don't want to see you naked! While Ray Mears or Les Stroud are gathering fire wood and building shelters, Bear is eating a rotting carcasse of a Zebra. I hope Bear Grylls gets eaten by a bear.

Your opinion Plz :P?

iginlawasup

They need to bring back les stroud.

I've seen a few episodes. This statement sums up the entire show he made, he was swimming in Alaskan water:
"The crew has protective clothing on. I do not." It may be fake, but he's still an incredible survivialist.

[QUOTE="MichBelle"]Sometimes he takes his shirt off. This makes the show worth having on in the background when I'm doing homework.mrbojangles25

sometimes he sticks a hose up his butt and pours water in it to prove his point about staying hydrated, too. Does that make it worth it?

**** yeah it does. :lol:

The trouble is that the other two most probably aren't ex-SAS. And let's face it; when comparing the three, that's all that matters :P.

I remember a few episodes where he goes through mud or something, and then when it's a few hours later, he's perfectly clean and has a new shirt on :P

But I don't really see why you would hate him simply because he doesn't actually survive. I mean I think most people realize that when watching the show, they're just watching it for fun.

Bear Grylls is a protected investment. Of course he's going to get special treatment off camera. The show's not about him surviving on his own; it's about him demonstrating to the viewer what to do in those scenarios, which I think he does well. At least he's more entertaining than Survivor Man.JustPlainLucas

he got in a frozen lake naked once because he didn´t want to get wet+ what´s the difference between killing a deer or a fish? just because the fish is uglier it doesn´t mean it has less life

also you shouldn´t hate him because he doesn´t always do it the old boring way

i like to see bear grylls cuz he eats weird stuff8-Bitterness

it's staged. everyone knows thatAgent-Zero

The show is very staged, but you have to remember that it is entertainment. It is not a serious survival guide, and anyone who takes it as such is stupid. And I really wouldn't call Bear Grylls a phony. The show is, yes. But the guy is actually pretty good at survival and adventuring. He climbed Mt. Everest at a very young age. He was part of the SAS and was a survival instructor for some years.

stanleycup98

I like Survivorman much more. He does everything Grylls does, only he films himself. How does that not make him better? He's said that taking care of the cameras is the most difficult part, and it would be easy if he didn't have to worry about that.blackngold29

Survivorman is also much more practical and realistic when it comes to surviving.