“Survival Expert” my ass.
You try half of the stuff he shows on his show and you’re a guaranteed CASUALTY.
Sure, let’s climb that huge tree “without” a safety harness.
Slide down that glacier. Wheeeeee!
Jump into that river “without” a float vest.
He’s a complete joke.
Meanwhile, Guys like Les Stroud and the two cool dudes on “Dual Survival” are really doing it. No tricks, no hidden vests, emergency crew, or hotels.
Now I see Gerber has marketed a ton of “Bear” crap with orange handles. Junk.
I’ve told people many times that doing the stuff you see Bear Grylls do on Man vs Wild will get you killed.
That being said, I do enjoy watching the show but as a “what would I do in that situation” sort of thing. About 100% of the time, what I would do is not what Bear does (e.g. don’t crawl down the frozen waterfall - go around, don’t swim across the lake in 50 degree water - walk around, etc.)