[chongsbuddy]

i have heard so much contraversy about these 2 men.i have a question,who is the better survivalist?i dont mean who has the better tv show,i mean who would survive the longest in the oudoors in any enviornment?i say hands down bear,he is the youngest man to evr climb mount everest,which is a massive feet on its own,he ha some record crossing the artic in a dinghy or something,and he was in the special forces.i say bear would survive longer and be more comfortable than les straud would.im not knocking les,his show is verty unique and i personally think that he does more in his show than bear does.being alone in the bush and filming it must be tough.for ultimate survival i pick bear.the guy is totally hard core.any comments?

Les Stroud

[stonedar]

I know who'd win in the octagon, Bear!

none of them, Ray Mears for me he is chubby which tells me he
knows how to find food.

plus Bear always has his little hunting knife and kit when he chucks
him self out of something,which no one would have if you were in
the type of situations he puts on the tv.
and he is always eating the most rank food he can find.
Ray Mears would school him and put something worth eating on the plate.

[Hash Zeppelin]

^I would have close to what bear had. i always have a pocket knife and a fire source with me. at all times.

I bet ray would win though. the best survivalist wont carry around camera equipment, so they would not have a show

Originally Posted by Hash Zeppelin

^I would have close to what bear had. i always have a pocket knife and a fire source with me. at all times.

I bet ray would win though. the best survivalist wont carry around camera equipment, so they would not have a show

thats the other thing Bear always seems in a hurry to get
from point a-b like he knows he aint got much time where as
Ray takes it in his stride and even manages to point things
of beauty/intrest out whilst strolling along,like he has all the time in the world.
im sure Ray schools the british army or has done in the past
which would mean bear is a student not a master.
i can say just by watching the two i know i would rather
go with Ray if the party split up.

another guy i used to watch years ago was the "bush tucker man" im sure he set the standards for suvival shows?

[chongsbuddy]

ray meyers is awesome!i saw a documenary with him on the fur trade in canada.it was an amazing watch,very interesting.you can tell ray mears has a special connection with the wilderness.he looks chubby,but he must be in great shape to do what he does.man,i totally forgot about him.i pick ray!

[mushhead]

Ray Mears owns the other two hands down.

[DocLeaf]

Bush Tucker Man (Les Hiddens) would eat them all up on a camp-fire for breakfast,, he's hard as nails.

That Bear Grills is a TV fraud,, a sensationalist,, and a idiot (drinking water out of camel's shit)! He wouldn't last 2mins without his film crew!

Ray mears prides himself on holding the ability to light fire ANYWHERE in the world. He teaches bushcraft to private groups, boy scouts, and the British Army.

Must fess up to owning most of Ray Mears books,, including the first one. Ray's full of wisdom... and a positive representative of Brushcraft and Woodlore.

"Take memories , leave footprints" [Ray Mears]

[Space Toker]

Les seems like he is always whining how hard everything is and that he may need to be rescued, or am I thinking of someone else? It's not Bear that's for sure.