Expedition Africa on History Channel.

[Prawnster]

Did anyone watch this the other night?

Its about four 'explorers', all strangers to each other who each have their own field of expertise, trying to follow in the footsteps of Stanley when he went to find Livingstone. Nearly 1000 miles on foot across some stunning but very unfriendly African bush.

I thought it was very 'bushcrafty'. Lots of campcraft, navigation and survival issues involved.

What did you guys think?

 

[Prawnster]

Oh and if anyone fancies it, it's on Thursdays at 21.00 channel 529 on Sky.

 

[charadeur]

Could they have found four more incompatible people? It seems like they choose the people they knew would have personality clashes. It is all about the dramatic television. Putting a tiger and bear in a cage together is cruelty to animals not reality TV. I am really turned off by these manufactured reality shows.

As for it's bushcrafty element it is there but you have to be willing to set through the BS.

 

[Jared]

Like how they decided not to take into water (20+ people) on the first day of the expedition, whilst heading off in to Africa.

 

[firestarter31]

That Pasquele(spl) would do my head in. Only one way his way!

 

[Air Pirate]

I read an article on Pasquale. He had facinated me ever since, so I was kind of excited to see him on the show. He's a very accomplished adventurer, but so are Benedict and Mireya. The journalist, Kevin I think, was a war correspondant, but is the only one of the group who's never been in the bush like the others.

 

[Belargehair]

Yeah, the drama could be left out. I have found with most "reality tv" shows, that the editing for dramatic/conflict purposes is the main draw for the show. I have not seen any real bushcrafty things on there yet, except for planning ahead which they did not do.

We have been watching in on the internet, on the history channel's web site.