Our deep interest in this new Discovery series comes from consulting for the company that produced this show for the Discovery Channel. Celeste and I consulted for the Sierra Nevada episode, and I was happily surprised once again when I was called to advise for the Desert Island episode which was to be filmed somewhere in the south pacific.
I was thrilled of course. So off I went exploring the humid jungles, and beaches of paradise. The directors and film crew are great folks to work with and Bear Grylls is a sincere, hard working, and absolutely super guy to be around.
In the very first episode, Bear Grylls survives the heat and rigors of the high desert country of Moab, Utah.
Siera Nevada Episode - Mark Wienert Jr - Survival Consultant
The Discovery Channels new survival series, Man vs Wild with Born Survivor presenter, Bear Grylls.
We would love to hear how you feel about the series, if you are a fan or not. Will be available to answer you’re questions regarding our episodes ( As we like to call them) here on the comments part of this article. If you’re curious about the survival knife Bear Grylls uses or his boots, shoes, North Face pack, canteen, or anything else, (Except his underwear.) will do our best to answer as much as we can.
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Hi again, I want to purchase/complete seasons of Man vs Wild; where can I get the episodes Rockies, Moab Desert and Costa Rica?
Are they supposed to be included in the 4-DVD set since they were all part of Season 1? (episodes: Disc A: EUROPEAN ALPS, SIERRA NEVADA; Disc B: ALASKAN MOUNTAIN, AFRICAN SAVANNAH; Disc C: EVERGLADES, ECUADOR, KIMBERLEY; Disc D: MEXICO, ICELAND, SCOTLAND).
Thanks!
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Hey Everyone,
Paladin recently contacted Lifesong Wilderness Adventures to let us know he is still around. He has been out of the country somewhere “sandy”, but will be returning soon. We are looking forward to him sharing some future
adventures with Lifesong.
For those looking to collect MvsW knifes, Cabelas has the Buck Iceman for less that $8.00 and $4.95 shipping, which is EXTREMELY below others.
Ed
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0057475518031a&type=product&cmCat=froogle&cm_ven=data_feed&cm_cat=froogle&cm_pla=0460101&cm_ite=0057475518031a
http://www.bayleyknife.com/bear.htm (the knifes on there dude)
what kind of shoes does he ware, and what kind of back pack, and what shoes. i have a diving knife that looks just like his, its serated on the top and is very easy to sharpen. iv tried writing him but it doesn’t work, or he just doesn’t write back. do know how or if i could write to him.
thanks!!! im a big!!!! fan!!!!
Hi ben,
spend some time reading this thread and many of your questions will be answered. The best place to write Bear is through his blog Ben.
thanks! i am also looking for a wilderness survival camp for this summer ive looked everywhere and all of them treat you like little kids (im 14 and will turn 15 march 22) do you know of any good ones? thanks!
Hi Ben,
drop us an email from our contacts page and will discuss your options for camp with us this summer.
Can you please tell me where bear got his red coat with grey panels, on his trip to Patagonia??? am desperate to buy this for my husband for Xmas.
I read most of the articles about matches and other various fire starters. I, myself, have never started a fire without using a match or lighter. I should try other methods. The one I have adopted works well with me. I carry one of those storm lighters for two reasons. One to light a match and to use on my car door lock if frozen. I carry small boxes of wooden matches in two ziplock plastic bags along with my lighter to keep them dry. I only use the lighter to light the match to preserve the fuel in the lighter. I have never lost a match and I can use the lighter all year without refueling. In otherwards the lighter is my survival tool for emergencies. I am thinking of getting a fire piston that I saw used on another survival show. I do like Bear’s show. I have picked up a lot of tips. The only comment that I can make about wilderness is DO NOT PANIC if you get lost or caught in a wilderness survival situation. This is easier said then done.
In response to Kerrie Watson , Try Craghoppers , they carry a complete line of Bear’s clothes. Your husband is a lucky man!
i think bear should stop killing and eating any animal he sees for “the sake of education.” He is endangering his life for no reason and has a full crew with him. he is a fake
Dear Ryan,
(sigh), Bears a real human Ryan, not made of clay.
Your concerns regarding “eating animals ” on the show, please address to the folks at the discovery channel.
Though we appreciate comments regarding the show, these types of comments would be better served if you post them directly to Bear on his blog.
Here’s the link Ryan. – http://beargrylls.blogspot.com/
Paladin gave us a call today.
He’s home form playing in one of those big sandboxes on the other side of the world. He made it home mostly in one peace, but is in great spirits and happy to be home.
Paladin asked us to let all his friends here on this thread to know that he’s okay. He should be online in a few days and will be adding his humor and expertise here soon.
Welcome home buddy, and glad to have you back!
Hey, I don’t watch TV, too many tons of garbage to sift through for the occasional diamond. However, I have downloaded all the episodes of M vs W from iTunes last week and have watched them all, some more than once.
Great work to all involved in the show… thanks you. (Having been a climber, I’m always impressed by the camera man/woman doing all those moves with a camera too!)
The show, is really about more than survival, more than eating things we don’t usually eat. It is a graphic reminder that the world we live in, is much more than the modern human world most of us in the West inhabit. It is important to remember that all this stuff, the house, cars, roads, schools, and TVs are just inventions, and cultural creations of the human mind. The animal world, the natural world, the “Wild” that Bear and you all takes us to, is out there and while it seems foreign and dangerous, it is the world that created us, and that we share with all life. We are a product of that natural world. We have gotten so detached from that world that we can’t actually live in it for very long, even Bear, is in a hurry to get back. So, it is a great work you all are involved in.
As for Ryan’s concerns about killing and eating animals… it is interesting to remember that modern humans in western countries think food comes from stores, all clean, wrapped and priced per pound… we are so isolated from the killing, skinning, and butchering. Ryan remember you kill and eat fellow organisms all the time,(even plants) you just let someone else do your killing for you.
A final note:
I just read about Bear’s injury, and while I am a new viewer, I feel somehow, like an old army buddy… funny how that works? I wanted to wish Bear, and his family all the luck and a speedy recovery.
My prayers are with you.
Thanks for the insightful post William.
I was watching the part 1 of the Patagonia episode and noticed Bear’s rainbow colored beanie and it looked like it said BG on the inside of it when he flipped it up, which im assuming means bear grylls, but I was just wondering if anyone knew where he got it from.Thanks.
What pants does Bear wear with the the reinforced knees and backside?
could someone tell me who makes the grey pants with the black kneepads that bear always wears????
Does anyone know if his craghopper nosquito pants are available here in the US?
Hey PJ,
unfortunately they are currently unavaliable in the US. We hear from Craghoppers that they are hoping to make them available sometime this year. You can order direct from Craghoppers. Let them know we sent you.
Where can I find a pictured step by step of how to make a daisy chain strap like Bear’s?? Any help is appreciated
you can order straight from craghoppers bear grylls line if you are will mandatorily pay nearly $40 to ship it to the US
Hi, i have met Eddie (Bear Grylls) and too have 4 years SAS under my belt. I know a lot of his things he uses now are either UK military, custom made or available to buy at most Military Surplus stores. If you need to know anything just ask me through here and i will assist when and where i can.
And to Ryan, i think he knows what he is doing pal. He trains people in survival situations. Everything he eats is edible and killing is part of life. Its necessary. Stop eating meat if your so bothered about it, its all the same
Hi, I watch Bear Grylls all the time…and i’m curious…on a lot of his adventures to hotter territory, he wears his SOG seal pup knife on his belt, a small buttpack, and also…it looks like a leather strap or some kind or strap that goes around his shoulder like he is carrying something. But then when i follow is down to his lower body, it looks like it is attached to his belt which is carrying his knife and buttpack…what does that thin shoulder sling do exactly?…he wears it in a lot of his episodes…Hope to hear from you soon…Thanks
Frank
Hi,
I’m interseted in the pouch he uses to store his belt, flint, and other key items (not his backpack). Craig or anyone — do you know?
Hello, Does anyone know what make/model Bears backpack is?
Let me just say this. Bear’s show is on TV. TV is entertainment. If his show wasn’t entertaining, it wouldn’t be on TV. Now that that’s cleared up, they guy does some amazing stuff episode to episode. I mean he’s out there and regardless if he has a camera crew alongside him, he’s doing it. It’s not filmed on set using a bungee harness with a bluescreen backdrop. He demonstrates situations and survival techniques and makes it all damn entertaining. Granted, his pole vaulting from boulder to boulder, hanging from every verticle cliff in his path and chimney climbing down a tree and a rock face is not exactly the safest survival method nor is it one that the average Joe has the skillset to even attempt… but it is one way possible to manage the survival situation he is presenting. Even if I was a master climber with spider man agility, if I was filming a show like this you could be sure I’d have a safety line strapped securely to me from time to time. Doesn’t make it fake, make is smart.
Personally I like the show versus the other guy that is the sleeping pill equivalent.
I am also interested in knowing the make/model backpack bear uses.
Bears knife is made by Bayleyknife. It is made of RWL powder steel weight is about 7ozs cost about $300.0I own one and it is a fantastic knife. This is the one piece knife. He has used 2 on TV the only difference is one is serrated and the other isnt.
I just stumbled upon this site, and I must say it is pretty awesome. I was just skimming through the top questions, a good site for knives is uscav.com. I just bought an ontario knife from there. Its nice, holds a good edge. They also have Ka-Bars which are low price and awesome. Many marines swear by them and so do I. Check out the site it’s great.
Hey all! I’m back from several months of surgeries and physical therapy and finally off the d****d painkillers too. Just wanted to say I like the new look…and that I’m trying to find our old thread.
Shoot me an email, the old phone number has been discontinued.
I’ve been reading through the prior posts trying to catch up to speed and a thought occurred to me. Now that Bear has seemed to settle on the Bailey knife to use in every episode, the discussion on knives seems to have trailed off a bit. For me, part of the fun was working with everyone else in the thread trying to ID what was used in each episode. Those days were fun, was it this knife or that knife? Screen and video captures, searches for commercial blade manufacturers, and such. That was fun as a team effort, and I’m still subscribed to the member’s blog dedicated just to the knives used in the various episodes.
Now that I’m back and able to get online again, I’m hoping to continue the discussions here and on the survival knife thread here. My own blog is now being updated to finish the cross country motorcycle trip I took just before being deployed, as well as several articles on gear (including knives) that I developed while deployed and just before having to go off for surgeries galore.
Glad to be back!
My husband swears that Bear wears Columbia fishing shirts on the show, but the ones that do not have the vented back. Can you please confirm the brand and type of shirt that he actually does wear because I cannot find the non vented Columbia shirts anywhere? Thanks!!
Kayla
Hi Kayla.
Kirsten of Craghoppers sent me this note -
“I have spoken with team Bear and they said the following to me:
‘We can confirm that Bear currently wears and has worn (for as long as he has been wearing Bear Grylls by Craghoppers clothing) the Bear Adventure Long Sleeved Shirt, which has sleeve ventilation but no back ventilation. We can not comment on whether he is wearing a Columbia shirt in any particular episode referred to below, as this could have been filmed previous to him designing his own gear.’
Bear also wears the Nosquito Long Sleeve Shirt on a few of his shows.”
Hope this helps Kayla.
I just saw the panama episode where he was swimming from sand bar to island and wearing a knife in a sheath on his leg. can anyone identify what kind it is?
is there any bear grylls summer camps in america
Hi Patrick,
as consultents to the Man Vs Wild -Born Survivor, we offer a variety of summer survival programs. Please visit our home page – http://www.lifesongadventures.com/
Thank you for our commet.
Hello,
I really enjoy watching the series and have picked up a lot of things on Man vs. Wild. The only thing I dont really care for is I feel Bear takes some uneccesary risks. Other than that, I feel this is a great show and I will continue to watch it.
Keep up the good work
Hi Tony,
In the Man vs Wild series, Bear demonstrates a variety of potential survival scenarios to keep the show exciting.
We do not believe that the Discovery Channel program is promoting bad survival decisions, but incorporating the ‘what if’ in extreme survival situations people have actually found themselves in.
But we definitely agree with you, that taking unnecessary risks is most often then naught, not the best move.
This is TV entertainment. Something to always remember.
Thanks for your comment Tony.
just wanted to say that Man vs Wild is awesome. I learned a lot. I hope that you guys keep having good success. Being a nature freak, i would love to know how to collect a bear g. survival knife to add to the collection,
hey guys i just want to ask a question you know the shirt that he wears in Sierra Nevada its a grey shirt kind of tight? What kind of fabric is it because i desperately want to buy one and it would really help me if somebody could tell me. thanks
Hi Matthew,
as far as we can remember – Fruit of the loom. Seriously.
Thanks Tony.
You might have a look round on ebay.
hello..
my husband and I love to watch man vs. wild…hope there will be more exciting episodes to come..
I just want to know what shoes he wears!!!!!!! Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Matthew,
I saw a website that tracks all the clothes that are worn by Bear Grylls on Man Vs Wild…the site is called outdoorsurvivalclothes.com the forum should prob be able to help you figure out what shirt he is wearing. Chances are that it is NOT a fruit of the loom. i hope that helps.
R
caren,
there is a new episode tonight! at 9 PM he is in Canada and actually gets hurt and has to be flown out on a helicopter. WATCH IT TONIGHT!!!
R
haha oops i meant to say tomorrow night :/ sorry
I am moving to norcal soon, this year and can’t wait to do this class!!!
The shirt will be on craighoppers.com the bear knife is a rob bailey custom. They used to cost 800 usd but are no longer taking orders. The waiting list is currently 6 years long and they make the knife by hand. I did find a great knife made similar almost 100% FOR 2OO.
http://kniveswideopen.com/bushcrafttactical.html
http://www.us.craghoppers.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Browse?storeId=13052&DisplayProductList=true&categoryId=26762&catalogId=14552&langId=-1
http://www.bayleyknife.com/site/contact.aspx
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