Ok, yeah, I understand their motivation. But if they are attempting to demonstrate extreme reality, that seems like an irrelevant premise. If you can't make it with clothing on, you can't make it naked either.

Could be scripted. But I know enough idgets like him that the role in that situation was just as plausible, whether real or contrived.

The choices for take along were okay. The machete was quite appropriate. Not sure the sparker was that important. I might've gone with a spool of drawn steel wire instead. The place was perfect for snares. You could've done something with all the vines, but some hard steel wire would make it a whole lot easier. Fire without the sparker would be harder in that environment, but you only had to get it going once.

Like I say, I had to watch it once. You make of it what you want. There's always the opportunity to learn, or teach.
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The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.
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