Bear Grylls

PwnDirect · 6 Jan 2009 at 21:14

ray eats ants

bear bites snakes in two!

slylittlefox · 6 Jan 2009 at 21:16

We should definitely have a poll - mods?

collisster · 6 Jan 2009 at 21:16

topshot said:
Bear Grylls tries to make everything sound so extreme plus he wasnt special forces.

"He served, part-time, for 3 years in 21 SAS, a reserve regiment of the Territorial Army referred to as the "SAS(R)" or "Artists Rifles"

Read the quiet soldier by adam ballinger then you'll change your opinion on that

Dark88 · 6 Jan 2009 at 21:19

blitz2163 said:
Yep 21 and 23 regement SAS are both TA units who go through all the same selection and traning a full time SAS soldier would

thats pretty cool, be an elite killing machine 3 weekends of the year

semi-pro waster · 6 Jan 2009 at 21:20

PwnDirect said:
ray eats ants

bear bites snakes in two!

I'm not sure what you're driving at here? That Bear is more likely to take risks which may backfire in the process?

As has been said a few times by now they're not aiming at the same market except insofar as they are both nominally presenting survival shows.

Robert · 6 Jan 2009 at 21:33

blitz2163 said:
That very much seems a case of pot calling the kettle black because most people also seem to think Ryan talks ****

Considering Ryan's banned from camp because he spouts his mouth off I would have to agree that it is pot calling the kettle black.

Amadeus · 6 Jan 2009 at 22:58

He wears nice watches

Tefal · 6 Jan 2009 at 23:01

Robert said:
Considering Ryan's banned from camp because he spouts his mouth off I would have to agree that it is pot calling the kettle black.

camp?

Tefal · 6 Jan 2009 at 23:02

semi-pro waster said:
I'm not sure what you're driving at here? That Bear is more likely to take risks which may backfire in the process?

I think what he's driving at is called "humour".

centauri · 6 Jan 2009 at 23:16

It's good entertainment I think.

Better him than me!

Amp34 · 6 Jan 2009 at 23:51

Robert said:
Considering Ryan's banned from camp because he spouts his mouth off I would have to agree that it is pot calling the kettle black.

And from what I understand he was also a TA (not full SAS)

Tefal said:
camp?

SAS camp

Artest · 7 Jan 2009 at 01:13

The video

Cybermyk · 7 Jan 2009 at 02:17

All I will say is Mears > Grylls.

Tefal · 7 Jan 2009 at 02:44

Amp34 said:
And from what I understand he was also a TA (not full SAS)

They have to go through the same selection process as the SAS, and in times of war are expected to operate on the same level as the SAS.

SAS camp

What do you mean by SAS camp? do they have a camping holiday or something?

Rybo89 · 7 Jan 2009 at 03:04

bear gryils is rate entertaining! see what people mean about him going over the top tho at times!

But come on "this is one of the worlds most venomous snakes!" *runs up, grabs it by its head, then chops its head off n starts eating it raw!*

Na to me, thats ******* entertainment right there!

uknowist · 7 Jan 2009 at 07:24

blitz2163 said:
That very much seems a case of pot calling the kettle black because most people also seem to think Ryan talks ****

lol thats what I thought when I read it. But tbh I do like watching both Bear Grylls and Chris Ryan(although I've only see on of his shows years ago about him being hunted down)

Bear Grylls is entertaining, of course he's always safe and fabricates the dangerous stuff but its still fun to watch. I'm not a fan of Ray Mears, as the very few shows i've seen of him he has everything but the kitchen sink on him.

Theres another guy on discovery I think, never watched it tho, but the adverts show him by himself as in he has a camera and thats it no crew following him round, doing survival stuff. Might be worth checking out *shrugs*

Dark88 · 7 Jan 2009 at 10:58

Amp34 said:
And from what I understand he was also a TA (not full SAS)

SAS camp

he originally joined 23 regiment (A TA one) but then applied for selection and joined 22 regiment, full time SAS.

Jokester · 7 Jan 2009 at 11:45

Tefal said:
What do you mean by SAS camp? do they have a camping holiday or something?

He's not welcome at the SAS regiment headquarters in Hereford I think it is because he talks about his time in the SAS which is a big no for those in the SAS.

Edit: I've not heard or read anything to say that what Chris Ryan has said about his service was a load of crap.

Tefal · 7 Jan 2009 at 21:16

Jokester said:
He's not welcome at the SAS regiment headquarters in Hereford I think it is because he talks about his time in the SAS which is a big no for those in the SAS.

Edit: I've not heard or read anything to say that what Chris Ryan has said about his service was a load of crap.

is Andy Mcnab allowed back?

Dark88 · 7 Jan 2009 at 21:50

Tefal said:
is Andy Mcnab allowed back?