Assuming I had my Basic 7 you better believe someone with me would have my S6 and someone else my DF!! Stuff what they owned, the Busse boys do it better!

That they do, Paul. I was comparing my Buck Special to my RatManDu today. The RMD is much more robust and tough. I would prefer it to even Bear's knife. And the Buck 119 is one of the most popular fixed blade knives ever made. The Busse-made knives are all "hard use" knives. They are all "survival" knives from the GW to the FFBM.

'Hell yeah!' GW to FBM via lots of res-C! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

See... That's what I'm talking about. Beef stew with carrots - Good stuff for hiking!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

I pack it. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

With the new pop-top cans!!! ... and you can cook it in the can... That is survivin'!

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I would take my Hook over my BATAC for survival.

In many of the episodes of Bear carries some kind of 4" folder w/ black grips. I can never make out what brand it is. You can see him push the lock and unfold it when he is done with it.

I like the show it is mindless drivel, but at least it is not a stupid cops, doctors or shmarmy reality show!

SAS guys are no joke.

Here it is - HILLARIOUS!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN2E5fVa2kE

He finds the snake about half way through, and then makes sure to keep its head out of the water, just to kill it a minute later! What a goof - I love this stupid show!

The Laotians I worked with would catch rats, break their legs, break out their teeth with a nail head, and keep them alive tied up and squirming in thier shirts until dinner time. Then just before dinner, they would walk out into the jungle and come back with all kinds of green plants (the jungle was a super market to them) to eat. Next thing you know, Rats and Rice with a salad on the side. Tasted pretty good, too. We had pizza choppers, though.

I like Man vs Wild. It's entertaining and I do learn something everything I watch the show.

I do however get tired of all the man vs Wild bashing all the time. It seems to be all the rage while we sit on our butts each friday and watch this man doing what he does.

While I certainly wouldn't do a lot of what he does in the show it's important to remind ourselves that we see only what the camerman shows us. Bear on the other hand has a 360 degree view of his surroundings.

As far as taking unnecessary risk. There are numerous tales of people having to take great risk to walk out of the wilderness alive. Some that come to mind are Ernest Shackleton, The Lost Boys of Sudan, Aron Ralston, etc.... Sometimes you need to take risk to main gains. While we're in front of the television we're not presented with all the options, or te lack of options that he is while out in the wilds.

"Come inside, Jerry. Bear is eating grubs on TV".

Bear still makes better tv than Ray Mears.. (Though the knife Ray plugs is £100 cheaper..)

INFI is just kind of like sr77 that is more corrosion proof imho.. Unless you are Cliff Stamp or another knife torturer that is!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />