SR77 can still chop thru concrete blocks. That's tough enough for me. That Marine Tuf Cloth seems to prevent rust well enough for Navy Seals, so the corrosion issue can be dealt with easily enough.

I'm surprised the Marines allow the Navy to use these Marine Tuf cloths <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Yesterday, on a rerun, Bear was trekking through the Everglades. At first I thought it might be the Altamaha since the terrain is similar. Even Bear was intimidated by the swamp at night. He showed how to build a shelter above the water. The next day he had to cross a gator infested creek. He climbed up a tree that spanned it. I could not do that. When I come to those kinds of places, I wade across very quietly, careful not to to splash or make noise as this excites the gators. I have had smaller 4 ft gators actually rub against my leg while wading through these places. At these times, I always have a large knife drawn as defense. So far I have eaten some gators but they haven't eaten me.

I tried some fried gator a few nights ago, when a friend and I were out shopping for 45/70's. Gator is good.

I've had Gator too a couple of times. It's good.

And yes it tasted kinda like chicken.... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

So does cat meat. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> Don't ask how I know. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" />

Yep...I had some the other day for the first time. Light and fluffy texture and yes I agree it did kind of tast like chicken....I wounder if there related? Nah probably not there's the whole feather thing....LOL

wait, aren't they both descended from dinosaurs?

A friend of mine who works in another hotel is a moron of the highest order! He watches both this show and survivorman and since he bought the Ontario RAT-7 he now thinks he is Rambo. He knows nothing of the outdoors and goes camping at designated sheeple campsites. This was his FIRST knife that he received last month. He knows nothing about survival, obtaining water and food and shelter.

He just bought a permit to camp in the Grand Canyon. He knows nothing about deserts and does not know the real dangers out there. So he thinks that he is going to go solo camping/survival in a few weeks. I have tried to talk him out of it and he just keeps saying NO!

I asked what he tends to bring along?

A backpack he says and his knife.

What about food and water?

I'll be drinking from a stream, he said.

Are you crazy? Every stream is polluted! You need to filter it OR boil it! You need about a gallon or more a day and in a desert, what happens when your don't FIND the stream?

He has a magnesium stick and thinks that would be enough! I tried to at least direct him to Hoods Woods and told him that even in solo camping one must have a partner even if that partner is about 500 ft away from you camp in their own camp.... Just in case!

That is the problem with these shows that show no real skill just people jumping off of cliffs into frigid rivers only to drink and wear their pee and run from bears in the middle of the night (it was probably a raccoon!).

You now get these city people who go on a couple of hikes and camp in camping areas NOT in the bush, they watch these shows and their primal urge goes off and all of the sudden they think they are Rambo!


He told me that he has a book! Oh, ok, pardon me! I think you are now prepared!!! NOT!

How can people watch these shows and think that this is ok without any training. Now he won't listen to me and will probably get himself killed. People die there all the time and get lost as well. I doubt he can even read a compass!!! Moron! I know this post will not change his mind.... So goodbye my stupid friend..... It was nice knowing you!!!

well tv makes everything look easy. if he's lucky he will have a tough time and hopefully learn a lesson.

Look on the bright side, Dan. He may actually learn something if he survives. If not, he may get a Darwin award.

well DMelone sorry about the future death of your friend, I have known some folks like that execpt they were not dumb/brave enough to go out in the thick of it alone for weeks. I vote you try to impress upon him to have an contact list with times and places also to not be too far away from his car on day or two.