I am slowly teaching my nephew the basics about survival, with a "final exam" being a two night, 3 day stay in woods owned by my father. I have this planned for April/May, which gives PLENTY of time for him to practice basic techniques of water purification, firestarting, shelter construction, etc. My plan is to possibly tape this outing (in increments, of course), with the idea of critiquing our weekend afterwards, to visibly see what worked, what didnt, & why. Now, mind you, I WILL have real stuff nearby (sleeping bags, possibly a tent, lighter, real food, etc), just in case. My father's house is also located close (within visual distance), so, I have a safety net planned. My intent is to show him that, with the stuff in his pocket, and some knowledge, he CAN survive, fairly comfortably. But, I want to show him, afterwards, any mistakes we make, and where we could do better.
My question is, has anyone else tried this? What was the result? Did you actually learn from critiquing yourself? Was it worht the effort of changing tapes & batteries several times?