ALL OF YOU:
Stop judging him like he's an adult.
And whilst your at it stop slagging Bear off. If he had been following Les Stroud's advice and done the same thing then you would have doubtless been full of praise for the lad.
Anyone who has been "killed" - and I note that one has yet to have such an incident reported on this forum - following Bear's advice blindly probably did humanity a favour. As with any such advice including that given on this forum.
You did all read the disclaimer on the main page?
Good.
Staying put or moving is a strictly situational judgement. As is how you utilise the resources available. He's obviously assessed the situation to the best of his limited ability and decided that he will not be rescued where he is. He survived. That's a pass with honours. Note that he's also big enough to discuss what he did "wrong." Which makes him a better man than many adults.
One other point re that report; The reporter seem more concerned about him dropping the sweet packet than him surviving.
Words fail me.
You do have some valid points: he's NOT an adult, and given the short attention span of a nine year old, if it wasn't raining at the time, then he probably didn't project a need for that jacket as shelter.
"Don't get yourself more lost" is a foundation lesson he missed, regardless of whose show he watched. At least he didn't have to cut his arm off. The circumspection is good. The "survive" attitude is good.
Where you're incorrect, is when you say "Words fail me:" that should have come just after "Stop judging him like he's an adult."
And I'm just joking on that last bit.
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