Bear Grylls disciple...

[Radix lecti]

Hello
This poor guy tried advice from Bear Grylls,apparently it didn't work....


http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co...-mud-trap/article-1916593-detail/article.html

 

[gowersponger]

lol plonka bet it was scary though

 

[Bravo4]

Interesting title,
"Man uses survival techniques in mud trap"

"I remember watching survival expert Bear Grylls....he said to evenly distribute your weight- but it didn't work."

"I managed to get my phone from my pocket to call..."

cell phones 1
BG 0

This story reminds me of what Lenny said,
"Alcohol and night swimming, it's a winning combination!"

 

[luke_s]

The comments on the page make me laugh the most.
People will do anything for their five minutes of fame..... poor guy.

 

[rik_uk3]

Good job he was not a proper bushcrafter as he would not be carrying a phone with him

 

[g4ghb]

'I was really scared so I got mey phone and called..... my girlfriend..... twice'

never dawned on me to call 999! :theyareon

 

[Bumpy]

Good job he was not a proper bushcrafter as he would not be carrying a phone with him

Good job he wasn't at the Moot or his phone wouldn't have worked!

 

[Bravo4]

The comments on the page make me laugh the most.
People will do anything for their five minutes of fame..... poor guy.

I missed those. All's well that ends well.
I notice they spelled it "DAD". Is that an acronym... Drunk A$$ Dude?

Here's a thought,,,if you get into some trouble and want to make the papers, be sure you drop a name, Les, Bear, Ray. Please do NOT mention Bravo4, I'm not famous and I want to prove Warhol wrong.

 

[milius2]

good laugh, poor guy. I like the idea of a drunk man using Bear Grylls tv stunts and finding them to be useless... O my god, how unlikely is that?... Jeeeeee...
For what i have known from my own exp. it's adrenalin that does the magic, not tv shows.
Lets sue Bear for providing useless info!! LOL LOL LOL LOL

 

[verloc]

my thoughts exactly!

'I was really scared so I got mey phone and called..... my girlfriend..... twice'

never dawned on me to call 999! :theyareon

 

[Bushwhacker]

Looks like he fell in, fell over face first, struggled and then remembered the advice.
One part being 'don't struggle'.

 

[helixpteron]

Do not stray from the path, Grasshopper...

 

[maddave]

If ya gonna sink in quicksand, at least be dramatic !!

 

[helixpteron]

 

[FreddyFish]

I thought you are supposed to be able to swim out!!! and you won't sink because a body is more buoyant.
I don't know???
Anyone been swimming in quick sand/bog/slurry tank? (and survived)

 

[Bravo4]

I've encountered slow sand many times along the banks of rivers. Slow as in, if you stand in one spot it takes several minutes to sink much past your knees. But then you are kind of stuck. A friend tried it once as an experiment sort of. He never sank past his crotch but did have quite a time getting himself out. I've got to think there are different grades of quicksand and mudbogs but I've never heard of a person that was fatally captured ,stranger things have happened.

slow sand is bad for bikes

 

[helixpteron]

I remember reading about Erin and Hig wading through some dubious shallows with their inflated Packrafts on their backs so that as they start to sink, they'd just lean back and be afloat.

Waaay more preferable to sinking.

As a former professional motorcycle mechanic and mountain bike rider, I find that photo horrible, grinding paste with added rust enhancer and lube remover!

 

[Bravo4]

It is preferable to borrow a bike at times, an unsuspecting roommate's, a customer's bike that you have been storing for over a year who happens to come in the very Monday after you took the bike for an extended test-ride. The horrible thing about that pic is that the bike is mine, I didn't do it and I'm the mechanic who has to maintain it, in the field with a smile, as it's a loaner bike for B.U.S.T. trips.

 

[helixpteron]

The irony of the trip name is unfortunate...

I suspect your smile was more of a rictus grin!

 

[Opal]

I wanna know why he couldn't manage to get his hobo stove out of his back pocket for a brew while waiting for the Fire Brigades to arrive? maybe he forgot his tea bags.