Because Bear gets slammed for his "irresponsible" stunts without fail. All the time, Every time. But Les does not. I'm not into hypocrisy. Intentional or otherwise.

"Irresponsible" is someone with a wife and children wandering off alone into the middle of nowhere for a week to make a film.

A very large part of me really hopes that he had much more kit with him, than he was admitting to.