Mike Harlos said:Hi,
I generally get a kick out of the Survivorman shows, and must admit he has much more courage and skill than I have to put himself in such situations alone.
My one main concern is that a primary premise of many of the shows is to "go somewhere" (ie. meet his pick-up crew at a destination), while it may be better to stay put. The Costa Rica episode comes to mind, where he is stranded on the coast, in a nice spot near fresh water and with a pretty good shelter, and decides to trek into the jungle. If I recall correctly, he then is delighted to find running water, as he can follow it to the shore (full circle).
I realize it would be boring to simply have him stay in one place (they'd have to rename the show "Camping Man"), but it would perhaps be good to point out the situations where others might do things differently.
In one episode he is dropped by a frozen lake with the wreckage of an aeroplane that had actually crashed there for real, so apart from his usual must have bits of kit he only had what was left of the wreckage to use for the week.
He stayed there the whole time.
In another episode he was stranded in an area of wetlands in which he also stayed put for the week doing various bits and pieces to survive until he was picked up.