Ten Best Survival experts

[Clouston98]

Well yes, that's true. The real experts, as you say, are probably the native men and woman of the wilds. They grew up in their land and know it intimately. I can imagine the mindset of an Amazon tribesman is very similar to ancient man.

That's pretty much what I thought when I saw the list .

 

[quietone]

Hi, i don't suppose Ray cares where or if he even figures on the list, but i think, in the mad fast paced world we live, we all have to be survival experts, we are all presented with different issues and challenges every day, and i feel if you can wake up, feel good about yourself, not hurt anyone or anything, achieve what you set out to accomplish, get in to bed at night, sleep soundly, then you have survived!

We all spend far too much time worrying about, stuff we shouldn't , but it is unavoidable if you live in brown envelope land!

Ivan...

If you have your health, you have everything!

Quite right. :thumbup:

 

[Corso]

its just a list of who has the most active PR team...

 

[shaggystu]

Whos the oldest and still living? They're clearly best at survivying.

You are of course correct, but I dealt with your spelling issues, I hope you don't mind

 

[ammo]

Absolute joke. I think it's relevant to the location.
Here's my list
John lofty Wiseman---- Jungle #1. Then the rest
Mors kochanski------- Boreal forest #1. Then the rest
Les Hiddens------- Desert #1 Then the rest
Bear Grylls -------- Cable TV. #1.
Seriously, were is Lofty ?
Bradford angier
kephart
Nessmuk
Lars falt
It's a question relevant to you, your location.
I think a single Mum on benefits is a true survivor

 

[Corso]

kephart
Nessmuk

they were both recreational campers not survival experts?

 

[rik_uk3]

Derek Flint, a fine choice

[video=youtube;ckL7W0a-6EY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckL7W0a-6EY[/video]

 

[santaman2000]

Well yes, that's true. The real experts, as you say, are probably the native men and woman of the wilds. They grew up in their land and know it intimately. I can imagine the mindset of an Amazon tribesman is very similar to ancient man.

Well close anyway. There's a tribe of African bushmen along the Amazon descended from escaped slaves. They never adapted their lifestyle to match the native Amazon Indians but kept their own and have prospered very well for a couple of centuries now.

Granted the change of environment was from one tropical bush environment to another rather than to a totally different environment such as a boreal forest or a desert.

 

[santaman2000]

Its an American site so the best experts are the ones with the most gung ho in them.

Probably so. That said, the instructors at true survival schools (military schools for downed pilots, Boy Scout classes, etc.) do indeed teach something similar; that being that the single biggest asset is a complete belief that you will prevail.

 

[Angst]

i've just had a chat with my 3 year old...after all it seemed on his level....and we've decided its thomas the tank engine.

seriously....just watch any of the new episodes and see the hell these trains come through on a daily basis....crashes, extreme weather, stranded in remote locations....on mountains, in tunnels etc etc.

hiro comes in second and then its stephen. james doesnt even place because hes a wuss. and as for the fat controller....he acts like hes hard but cant get by a day without half a dozen eggs and a load of pancakes or scones. useless i tell ye.

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ps.....remember.....be of the ray...not of the bear.

 

[santaman2000]

The ten best survival experts (based on an ability to survive in varied global environments) are the instructors in the real survival schools operated by the military.

 

[Angst]

maybe.....but ray probably taught most of them lol

a

ps.....i reckon patrickm....backwoods survival....should be on that list too

The ten best survival experts (based on an ability to survive in varied global environments) are the instructors in the real survival schools operated by the military.

 

[Ivan...]

It's funny, because these list's are based on what we have seen,read,maybe been lucky enough to meet,television programmes, films etc etc.

And i don't want to start talking about rainforests,jungles deserts etc.

But based on my limited knowledge, i have personally met,camped,walked and talked to my top 10, and i if put my list up nobody would recognise them!

Well maybe one or two on here, but i am not going to reveal their names, as they would be shy, and you never know i might need one or two of them some day!

Ivan..

 

[Angst]

i'm totally in agreement ivan....youre right....its Sir Mears.

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It's funny, because these list's are based on what we have seen,read,maybe been lucky enough to meet,television programmes, films etc etc.

And i don't want to start talking about rainforests,jungles deserts etc.

But based on my limited knowledge, i have personally met,camped,walked and talked to my top 10, and i if put my list up nobody would recognise them!

Well maybe one or two on here, but i am not going to reveal their names, as they would be shy, and you never know i might need one or two of them some day!

Ivan..

 

[santaman2000]

It's funny, because these list's are based on what we have seen,read,maybe been lucky enough to meet,television programmes, films etc etc.

And i don't want to start talking about rainforests,jungles deserts etc.

But based on my limited knowledge, i have personally met,camped,walked and talked to my top 10, and i if put my list up nobody would recognise them!.....

Given those parameters, I'd have to say the number one survival expert was daddy.

 

[Ivan...]

Given those parameters, I'd have to say the number one survival expert was daddy.

Nice One Santaman, my Dad was not only my hero, but my survival expert, he was a gem, unfortunately as you know he left a lot too early, but i listened and learned.

But i have been lucky enough to meet and spend time with some very special people too.

Some even went to Hereford for a little while, eyes well and truly opened.

Regards.

Ivan...

 

[bb07]

It's Oetzi!!!

Oh, wait, he died...

 

[TheWoodsman]

No Lars Falt or Loft wiseman either

 

[carabao]

The one who walks out of the bush for real

 

[carabao]

It's funny, because these list's are based on what we have seen,read,maybe been lucky enough to meet,television programmes, films etc etc.

And i don't want to start talking about rainforests,jungles deserts etc.

But based on my limited knowledge, i have personally met,camped,walked and talked to my top 10, and i if put my list up nobody would recognise them!

Well maybe one or two on here, but i am not going to reveal their names, as they would be shy, and you never know i might need one or two of them some day!

Ivan..

Ivan, spot on there, I've met with Holocaust survivors, shot down pilots from WW2 and Vietnam, The padre from the Gloucester Regiment who survived POW camp in Korea. Then there's my wife's Uncles who feed their family of six from what they forage from the farm and jungle in Thailand. My Mother in law who could teach the best of the celebrity survival experts a thing or two, she's 88 years old still weaves traps, farms fire ants, forages for food and medicines. The old poachers here in England, who live of the land. Me, of course I learn from Mears, Lofty, and hold them with great respect for passing on knowledge that they have learned from those that use those skills everyday, but that's it. The true experts are those that have survived for real