OBG, just because he's talked about a lot doesn't mean he's important, it just means he's well known and a popular topic of conversation.

I've been defending Bear and some of the crazy chances he takes during the show, because it's just a show and not meant as a serious survival education tool. But if Bear is indeed going back to a hotel at any point DURING the course of his supposed stranding, that would be beyond the pale.

On the other hand, I wonder if it's possible that some folks have gotten a little confused about when he stays in a hotel; he's never made any secret of the fact that he stays in a hotel for a few nights BEFORE filming, and goes back to the hotel AFTER filming. I wonder if he sometimes goes back out to the location for re-shoots after the actual trip? This wouldn't bother me, so long as the actual trip was contiguous and uninterrupted.