Ray Mears Goes Walkabout - Your Views

[lostplanet]

I liked it. Good job Ray.

 

[CLEM]

Iam with Spammel on this,although I thoughly enjoyed watching Rays new prog I'd much prefer a British and European based series!

 

[tomtom]

Once again Ray has put out a show which is infinitely more interesting to me than 99.99% of the other programs on the idiot box, I enjoyed it.

 

[DannyMack]

I thought i'd remove this as a first post, DannyMack, you're on thin ice mate, please don't come onto the forums and be a pain.

 

[Lordyosch]

Edited by Toddy

 

[spamel]

Edited by Toddy

 

[scanker]

Grrr. Tony edited the post just as I was going to suggest his own thread in chat if he was looking to meet people!

 

[falcon]

I think it would also be worth editing the subsequent posts which use the original quote too.....

 

[Dr Onion]

It was an interesting first episode - really enjoyed it. Look forward to the forthcoming episodes!

Good effort!

Dr O

 

[clcuckow]

I thought it wasn't too bad, I did like the parabolic mirror fire lighter, couldn't use it in Britain though not enough sunlight.

Yes you can, well at least in summer and you don't need to go to the extent of buying a 'solar spark' (which woodlore has been selling for well over a year!). I have lit several fires with one that I made out of a pop can bottom mirror polished with brasso and holding the charcloth in a hairgrip. It was very good charcloth though but it caught the instant I got it focused.

 

[tom miller]

It was about 100 times better than 'Britains got Talent' that's for sure.

 

[Allie]

It was about 100 times better than 'Britains got Talent' that's for sure.

Very true.. Although having said that.. STRIKE TO WIN!!!

 

[firecrest]

I saw the book in the shop and had a flick through it. Did ray paint all the hand drawn maps? I thought that was a nice touch to the book.

 

[Surrey Yeoman]

Finally got the chance to watch it on video yesterday evening. Really good programme and as ever, nice to see something that isn't all sex and violence on the telly and someone who is genuinely passionate about his subject.

Looking forward to the next episode with Les Hiddins tomorrow (Sunday 1st June, 8.00pm, BBC2).

 

[Sickboy]

Think the whole idea was to get away from the surviving in the woods type programme and make something that would entertain more of the public at large.
I thought it was excellent, some basic skills but more a history program about a true visionary and alround hard dude.
Obviously i'd have watched it even if it wasnt the mears himself presenting as i find such things interesting, it depends on your viewpoint i suppose, if you wanted the normal bushcraft/survival fodder of the big man then maybe the next series will be for you.
David Attenborough won't go on for ever though and somebody will be needing to fill his shoes

 

[scanker]

Thoroughly enjoyed the content of tonight's program - great to see bush tucker man again. I'll have to watch the first one again to see if it was the same but tonight I found both the backing music and the bizarre multi shots with several scenes in one frame quite annoying.

 

[spamel]

Brilliant content, again, not sure about the 70's style multi shots! Great to see both Ray and Les hitting it off so well, I hope that this programme will perhaps get les back on the TV in UK, and maybe get his second season of BTM available on DVD.

 

[Allie]

Agree with spam about the multishots
But again brilliant programme - I liked the diversity of this one in comparison to last weeks - focusing on more than one story and stuff I thought was good.

 

[spamel]

Damn it, a double post again! Deleted now, but in an effort to keep my post count up and not reducing it, I had to create this post!

 

[Jedadiah]

Just for you Spamel, don't say i never do anything for you!

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