I'd like to see them presented with intelligently chosen items to use instead of just random crap. Steel wool and a lantern battery? I haven't seen one of those batteries in real life in over ten years, much less used one. Okay, they're thrust into a survival situation with no preparation- I get that. But who ends up in that situation armed with a just the crap they're given? There's a theme to the show but I'd love to hear them describe how to choose survival items and use them. I've seen both of them do this in youtube vids, why not get the message out to a wider audience?
Still, I love the show!
Because the audience doesn’t necessarily want to hear that they need to take personal responsibility for being equipped to survive (with the exception of everyone here who has been watching, of course).
Some of the survival shows also try to show how you can survive a given situation by using the items you would have brought with you and simply keeping a cool head. One I am thinking of in particular is the episode of survivorman where Les Stroud pretended to be an abandoned/lost scuba diver. He showed how a person could survive using the scuba equipment they brought with them.
That said, a whole new show showcasing different gear and how it could be used in a survival situation might not be a bad idea.
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