Ray mears

benjo plz. · 18 Jan 2007 at 07:40

Ray's great, although I don't always agree with some of his culinary ideas

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And I got a text from Jack too, and no, it wasn't a bullet.

Biohazard said:
Irvine was a ****.

You write someone off even though you know so little about them you can't even get their name right?! :\.

4T5 · 18 Jan 2007 at 07:45

Any man that can sustane a full regiment on 1 Duck egg, 3 blades of grass and a handful of bracken taken from an Otters damn is fine by me.

Seriously the dude is great, great programs, great attitude, in fact a top dude all round.
I like the shows that recreate previous real life struggling storeys like those dudes from WW2 who crashed in the desert and had to walk out.
One of my all time dreams is to spend a year with Ray cruising about in the middle of nowhere getting all earthy.
In a completely macho survivalist kind of way of course

FTM · 18 Jan 2007 at 10:27

L337 LooX said:
lol! quality thread

I can see Ray becoming a new Chuck Norris

pfft Ray could make chuck norris feed 20 people for a week..thats the only use he would have for him!

he would then fashion some shoes from his skin and his beard would become a nice lining for the shoes

jpmonkey69 · 18 Jan 2007 at 10:40

I have the Ray Mears Extreme Survival and Bushcraft DVD's.

The man is a legend. I liked it when he showed the art of making fire to a tribe who had started to rely on matches and as such had forgotton how to make fire.

Slinwagh · 18 Jan 2007 at 10:47

Adum said:
He's an absolute penis for slating Steve Irwin.

I don't see who he "slated" him to be honest.

Well looking at Ray Mears quote I think he was spot on. The way he said it was also dignified I think.

Steve Irwin was a guy that swam with sharks, grappled with poisonous snakes and takes on crocodiles.

If you ask me the guy was playing russian roulette!

Will_3rd · 18 Jan 2007 at 10:48

very intelligent guy, certainly knows a great deal

yermum · 18 Jan 2007 at 11:02

OK, so you put Ray Mears and Bruce Parry (both up for sainthood as far as I'm concerned for fantastic program making), in the middle of the jungle with nothing but a knife, a water filter and a mosquito net. They have a small camera with solar rechargable batteries and a flare for use in emergencies.

Who would get the most for the tv rights?

Efour · 18 Jan 2007 at 11:32

He is total chopper, and his latest TV "stone age man eating razor shells" whatever its called is boring and i've seen it all before in other various "look at me i eat everything shows".

I get the feeling he is a sarcastic condecending(sp) kind of bloke and he loves flipping off snide comments.

Yes I would take him to a desert Island, kill him, and live of his abundant source of calories for weeks, and wash him down with a glass of reed juice.

Premier · 18 Jan 2007 at 11:49

Ray's a top class bloke the knowledge he has on survival technicques and how to use the world around him is outstanding

one episode always stands out for me and its the one were he taught the guys in the jungle how to make fire, a skill which they had lost years and years ago, it was really heart warming to see the look on the guys face when the tinder started to smoke.

Efour · 18 Jan 2007 at 11:56

was that the guy in Nike flip flops and adiddas T shirt?

oweneades · 18 Jan 2007 at 12:13

I think the shows he has done (that I have watched on sky) have all been fantastic. Especially the one where he and a canoe friend just travel along following the trail of these travellers (I forget what he actually called them but they used to transport massive amounts of cargo in a canoe).

I especialy found the part where the other guy with him attempted to make a oar out of a branch and ended up making a spatula.

Overall I find his programs interesting and informative.

jpmonkey69 · 18 Jan 2007 at 12:30

Efour2 said:
He is total chopper, and his latest TV "stone age man eating razor shells" whatever its called is boring and i've seen it all before in other various "look at me i eat everything shows".

I get the feeling he is a sarcastic condecending(sp) kind of bloke and he loves flipping off snide comments.

Yes I would take him to a desert Island, kill him, and live of his abundant source of calories for weeks, and wash him down with a glass of reed juice.

That's not nice how you can pass judgement on him based on your feeling. As far as I've seen, Ray doesn't come across as condecending. In fact exactly the opposite.

When you're trying to impart so much info on TV you have to take into account the target audience, and the fact that sometimes things need explaining more to some people, the result is something slightly "dumbed down" which will appeal to the larger audience.

Efour · 18 Jan 2007 at 12:39

jpmonkey69 said:
That's not nice how you can pass judgement on him based on your feeling. As far as I've seen, Ray doesn't come across as condecending. In fact exactly the opposite.

hmm i dunno I saw him talking to a PhD doctor, Expert on stone age anthropology and stuff, Maybe its the directors fault making it seem like he was the center of that scene but he basically told her what she knew and she had to sit there smiling and nodding. that annoys me sorry.

also in the current series bbc2, that traveling companion he has another expert in his field he be-littles him often, thats how i feel about it anyway.

I spose hes the survival expert for this generation. Nothing turns on teenage "men" more than the idea of eating worms and leaves and sleeping in a tent made out of trees. its like playing camping in your back garden for real.

jpmonkey69 · 18 Jan 2007 at 12:49

Efour2 said:
hmm i dunno I saw him talking to a PhD doctor, Expert on stone age anthropology and stuff, Maybe its the directors fault making it seem like he was the center of that scene but he basically told her what she knew and she had to sit there smiling and nodding. that annoys me sorry.

I think it's more a case of a reiteration to the audience in an easier to understand way, then him being condecending.

Efour · 18 Jan 2007 at 12:51

stop being sensible

! How many calories in 1 of his testicles? lets chew them off. Who's with me ?

Mr_White · 18 Jan 2007 at 12:53

He gives off the impression of being a stuck up ****, I base that on nothing but his smarmy and somewhat characterless attitude displayed on his programs.

benjo plz. · 18 Jan 2007 at 12:54

Slinwagh said:
Steve Irwin was a guy that swam with sharks, grappled with poisonous snakes and takes on crocodiles.

If you ask me the guy was playing russian roulette!

But he knew what he was doing. It wasn't the sharks, the snakes or the crocodiles that killed him, it was a stingray, which are not high on the deadly animal list.

Robert · 18 Jan 2007 at 13:02

burnsy2023 said:
They're probably just jealous, I know I am.

Burnsy

Er yeah. I could understand you being jealous but why would they be?

Yas786 · 18 Jan 2007 at 13:11

Biohazard said:
Can't argue with that.

Irvine was a ****.

Much like yourself then??

Ray Mears is ok, dont really find any of his shows all that interesting tbh...if anything they are a bit of a borefest tbh.

Tru · 18 Jan 2007 at 13:13

Mr_White said:
He gives off the impression of being a stuck up ****, I base that on nothing but his smarmy and somewhat characterless attitude displayed on his programs.

When in the wilderness, the only use for charisma is attracting bears and flying beasts with pointy claws. Ray has, quite rightly, scrubbed every last trace of it from his slug eating self.