Strange discussion.
Never heard of mr Cantebury until a few months ago.
Somone one here recommended some of his videos. Watched a few of them, had a laugh, started humming the Davy Crocket tune, thinking theres enough "John Waynes" in the world......
...."Bushcraft" isn't a skill, it is a reflex, its a nerve in your asshole that develops for years and years. It is nothing some ex. US-Army action figure can teach you on a few videos or on an overprized weekend "course".....
The Boy Scouts teach starting a fire with no more than TWO matches. Not one.
Dave Cantebury was an enlisted man; enlisted do not "command" anything. That's an officer's job.[/QUOTE
When I was helping out at Scouts they were taught one match fire lighting, might be different in the US
The Boy Scouts teach starting a fire with no more than TWO matches. Not one.
Dave Cantebury was an enlisted man; enlisted do not "command" anything. That's an officer's job.[/QUOTE
When I was helping out at Scouts they were taught one match fire lighting, might be different in the US
The goal is one match. But the standard is two.
Additional Observation:
I am ex-CDN Forces SFF/Airborne, NCO and yes I have 'commanded' patrols and small units. Enlisted men can and do 'command as circumstances and situations warrant. Officers seem to be quite scarce when there is work to do or bullets are cracking by.
Dual Survival used to come in very high in the TV ratings, the new season just came in at No58, beaten by the likes of Spongebob, storage wars and robot chicken.
From another forum
Show Net Time Viewership (million, Live+SD) Adults 18-49 rating (Live+SD)
- REAL HUSBANDS OF HOLLYWOO BET 10:00 PM 4.15 2.1
- SECOND GENERATION WAYANS BET 10:30 PM 3.35 1.7
- Big Bang Theory, THE TBSC 9:30 PM 3.66 1.6
- Big Bang Theory, THE TBSC 9:00 PM 3.26 1.4
- Big Bang Theory, THE TBSC 8:30 PM 2.81 1.3
- Family Guy ADSM 11:30 PM 2.71 1.3
- Family Guy ADSM 11:00 PM 2.68 1.2
- REAL HUSBANDS OF HOLLYWOO BET 11:00 PM 2.30 1.1
- FX MOVIE PRIME FX 7:00 PM 2.44 1.1
- Pretty Little Liars FAM 8:00 PM 2.48 1.1
- Dance Moms LIF 9:00 PM 2.64 1.1
- American Dad ADSM 10:30 PM 2.25 1.0
- Cougar Town TBS TBSC 10:00 PM 2.02 1.0
- Hardcore Pawn TRU 9:00 PM 2.57 1.0
- Big Bang Theory, THE TBSC 8:00 PM 2.15 1.0
- Big Bang Theory, THE TBSC 10:30 PM 1.96 0.9
- JUSTIFIED FX 10:00 PM 2.45 0.9
- Storage Wars NEW YORK AEN 10:00 PM 2.49 0.9
- Robot Chicken ADSM 12:00 AM 1.85 0.9
- Storage Wars TEXAS AEN 9:30 PM 2.85 0.9
- American Dad ADSM 10:00 PM 2.00 0.9
- Daily Show CMDY 11:00 PM 1.81 0.9
- SNOOKI & JWOWW SSN2 MTV 10:00 PM 1.57 0.9
- LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 7:00 PM 2.32 0.8
- Face Off SYFY 9:00 PM 1.79 0.8
- Storage Wars NEW YORK AEN 10:30 PM 2.42 0.8
- Robot Chicken ADSM 12:15 AM 1.73 0.8
- COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L ESPN 9:16 PM 2.17 0.8
- LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 11:00 PM 2.16 0.8
- Hardcore Pawn: CHICAGO TRU 9:30 PM 2.02 0.8
- LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 6:00 PM 2.27 0.7
- Storage Wars TEXAS AEN 9:00 PM 2.51 0.7
- Bad Girls Club OXYG 8:00 PM 1.62 0.7
- LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 12:00 AM 1.98 0.7
- SpongeBob NICK 6:30 PM 3.14 0.7
- LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 9:00 PM 2.13 0.7
- SpongeBob NICK 6:00 PM 3.01 0.7
- LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 10:00 PM 2.05 0.7
- FRIENDS NAN 11:33 PM 1.30 0.7
- LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 8:00 PM 1.95 0.7
- Pawn Stars HIST 7:30 PM 2.01 0.7
- SpongeBob NICK 5:30 PM 2.80 0.6
- TOSH.O CMDY 10:00 PM 1.10 0.6
- Chopped FOOD 10:00 PM 1.86 0.6
- Colbert Report CMDY 11:31 PM 1.31 0.6
- SECOND GENERATION WAYANS BET 11:30 PM 1.36 0.6
- KING OF THE HILL ADSM 9:30 PM 1.49 0.6
- LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 3:00 PM 1.81 0.6
- SpongeBob NICK 7:30 AM 2.20 0.6
- LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 4:00 PM 1.65 0.6
- FRIENDS NAN 12:39 AM 1.17 0.6
- COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L ESPN 7:00 PM 1.52 0.6
- SPONGEBOB NICK 5:00 PM 2.60 0.6
- TOSH.O CMDY 9:30 PM 1.00 0.6
- BURN, THE CMDY 10:30 PM 0.99 0.6
- LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 5:00 PM 1.73 0.6
- KING OF THE HILL ADSM 9:00 PM 1.45 0.6
- DUAL SURVIVAL DISC 9:00 PM 1.39 0.6
- Pawn Stars HIST 7:00 PM 1.60 0.6
- FRIENDS NAN 11:00 PM 1.29 0.6
i'm sure someone will be able to illuminate me but there is an episode where DC has the initiative and wherewithall to knap an arrow head from the bottom of a glass bottle.
certainly speaks volumes in my book.
he may be a b##llsh##ing walt but still capable and this new fella, warry but comes across as a bumbling knacker, think i prefer DC or BEAR ...
So DC isn't an experienced military man? What a shocker! (sarcasm)
There's never a shred of truth behind any of the posers and charlatans Discovery Channel pays to create fake drama for the sake of ratings.
Bear Grylls is a classic example... that guy couldn't survive his way out of a wet paper bag (and his branded knives couldn't cut through one, either). But, he's a trained monkey who prances around on camera, says "how high?" when Discovery Channel tells him to jump, and squats when they tell him to... take a dump.
If Discovery Channel said "Bear Grylls has no active duty expeirence, but was trained as a weekend warrior in the TA" nobody would watch, but at least they'd have some credibility.
Discovery Channel lies far more than its presenters do!
The only one I had even a shred of respect for was Survivorman (Les Stroud)... and now I can't even respect that guy because he's gone and jumped on the crappy knife endorsements like a ***** hits the streets the week the rent's due!