Maroond with Ed Stafford.(new series.)

[midas]

Just finished watching this guy survive with nothing in a Northern Thialand forrest!

IMHO this man beats RM and BG,hands down,for survival !!

[Silverback]

Thoroughly enjoyed it. Nice different angle to RM bushcraft orientated TV works and let's not mention the other geezer.

[jus_young]

Don't start that one again

[Valantine]

Yes I liked the thailand episode, he did really well.

jus I hate you, now I have a nagging urge to mention that other geezer all over the forum

[jus_young]

[toney0105]

What channel was it on an is it series 2

[midas]

What channel was it on an is it series 2

THURSDAY @ 9pm,Discovery Channel,Sky 520...Virgin 211..
Don't know which Series...Just said "NEW EDITION"

[toney0105]

Thanks midas first series was some very good veiwing.

[Humakt]

Really?
You chaps like this stuff?
I should say that I'm not into the whole 'survival' thing myself. It's just voyeuristic and titillating TV to me. I don't believe that people 'who do' watch it with any kind of credibility. It's very much like Bear Grylls for me - something for someone to sit on their backside and watch rather than get out and do, and to live off the vicarious experience.
And more than just a bit narcissistic. I've seen the trailers - him puffing and panting, naked, dirty, sweaty, looking about, wincing in pain, striving, intoning his plight to the camera. Yes, all very vicarious, but really it's just macho-male tabloid TV.
That's how it's always struck me.
I even heard him say, in a recent trailer, how he'd been eating spiders and bugs and scorpions, and stuff. I really don't see how it differs from BG to be honest.
It's just not something I can take seriously. But then, I don't think I'm the target audience. Not really.

[midas]

Unlike many of the OTHERS,ED does make tools,rope,light fires,both with bambooplough,n bow method.
Makes n uses traps,eats what he catches.
Each to his own...I guess????
Theres something to be learnt in everything!