Bear Grylls: Master of Disaster

this is why i no longer buy your mag , promotion of things that i would wipe off my shoe!

Interesting, no matter where I go on the trails or the net, and this guys name is brought up, people mostly spit or the politically correct remain silent..and here we have dozens of people giving their opinion of this guy while the Backpackers Staff are idolizing him...Kind of says it all about Backpackeer and how far they have sunk, must be reaching new lows now...

RELAX people, Bears real message wasn't "go buy my knife," it was depend on the HUMAN SPIRIT of Determination. That Spirit is what we need more of in life, not product placement.

I don't doubt Bear's skills, but the way he presents them on his show is very irresponsible. Les Stroud, while not as flashy or dramatic as Bear Grylls, teaches real survival skills on his show, rather than engaging in stunts to demonstrate his awesomeness. Les is also a musician and lives off the grid, though his penchant for homeopathic remedies is troubling.

The survival knife he promotes with his name on it is over priced and of low quality. he does not give or demonstrate good survial skills on his show. His show his harmful to people wanting to acquire real survival skills. Don't waste your money on this guy.

Bear is a danger to himself and others. He is basically a Marketing gimmick which of course appeals to everyone at Backpacker who are basically Marketing people or what we call Maggots, as in marketing maggots, because their job is to decieve people into paying high prices and buying gear they don't need to keep that Advertising dollar coming in. Sure wish for the days of Mr. Rodale himself being around, he was an honest man...By the way, Bear's Machete has been recalled because as with most of the equipment with his name on it,. it is junk or near junk. I have six Years in the U.S.Marine Corps and would not want Bear in my Squad, as I said he is a danger to himself and others..and I still question him finding a Bear Trap tied to a Hawser Rope in the Desert especially after I lived in and near the Desert for some 30 years. If you people had any brains, you'd snuggle up to a real expert, as in Les Stroud..But Les is not a marketing wizard so you probably don't like him, plus he is knowledgeable and safe and smart, attributes you folks do not seem to find valuable and honest too..For shame...

I was so disappointed in BP to see Bear Grylls featured throughout the Oct issue. I know that they know better. Just trying to pander to the masses, I guess.

you should be ashamed to promote this fool or do you want readers to die?

you should be ashamed to promote this fool or do you want readers to die?

you should be ashamed to promote this fool or do you want readers to die?

you should be ashamed to promote this fool or do you want readers to die?

you should be ashamed to promote this fool or do you want readers to die?

you should be ashamed to promote this fool or do you want readers to die?

this guys a joke follow his show and see or die because of this idchit!

this guys a joke follow his show and see or die because of this idchit!

Is anyone else sick of this guy? The only thing he's master of is self-promotion. His former "survival" show was a joke and offered bad advice. (Example: if you're trying to get found, build a raft out of logs and float down a whitewater river to safety.)