He can be entertaining and interesting, but I find some of what he does to be questionable. For instance, the script usually has him leaving the scene of where an incident occurs and trying to walk out. While that makes for more entertaining TV, its a questionable tactic in the real world. Mostly (but certainly not always) you are better off staying where you are and waiting for rescue. I will also grant that it would not make for a very informative TV show if he just built a campfire every show and waited to be rescued. There is also a bit of political correctness to the show that bugs me. But overall it is pretty entertaining and moderately informative, and I do watch it now and then, although I cannot say I have seen every episode, and it is doubtful I would buy the DVD set.

At least he does not do things that seem like he is trying to get himself killed like Bear does. I have gotten to the point where I can't even watch him anymore.