Did anyone see the Ultimate survivor show on discover?
I just finished watching it with my 13 year old son and even he couldn't help pointing out all of the bad advice this show dished out as survival info. One of the worst was advising using your backpack as a flotation device, for riding rapids in an ice cold river, rather than walking (can anyone say hypothermia), let alone the obvious danger of the act itself. I couldn't help but notice that even after the so called survival expert set the rules about how the camera crew was not to help in any way he managed to get ahold of a flotation vest which he tried to hide under his shirt. This guy gave out some very dangerous advice which sadly some people will try to use in an already bad situation. At least Les Stroud manages to show some actual survival techniques along with the melodrama. Man this show was a major dissapointment, especialy when you have people like Doug Ritter out there really working to educate people.
sorry for the long rant but garbage like this could get someone hurt.
also did anyone see the pile of embers this guy suposedly got with a hand drill (more like a blowtorch with a little editing)