I watched this a while ago and was very surprised.
Apart from any issues with bears and loneliness, his choice of equipment seemed very poor, especially for someone with his experience.
Cast iron cooking implements and multiple guns ?
It was difficult to believe that he had gone into the venture willingly, because from day one he was clearly uncomfortable and seemed to struggle emotionally the entire time.
That is OK, but he himself described it as his boy-hood dream, so it was very surprising.
Of course the editing distorts things a bit.
Overall a very odd show, but worth watching IMO. There’s always something you can learn from others.