baw 4,360 Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Did anyone see that marooned program, Ed somebody? 60 days he had to last. Sitting eating snails and shit while feral goats walked about. Clown didn't know how to catch one. Finally after 50 odd days, one practically hangs itself..... Apparently. Makes a raft for f**k knows what then is too scared to use it. 3 weeks to build a camp!!! 2 weeks or something to make fire. Honest, what a load of pish. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,960 Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 (edited) http://press.discovery.com/uk/dsc/programs/ed-stafford-naked-and-marooned/ This baw? Looks worth a watch to me, I'll try and catch it. It's Ed Stafford, former British Army Captain. He's the only man to walk the length of the Amazon river, and named explorer of the year a couple times. Fiennes is pretty impressed by him. He's no twat so be interested to watch it. Edited April 3, 2013 by Born Hunter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
baw 4,360 Posted April 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 I watched it right through mate. To be fair its worth a watch, it's only at the end when you think back, what a fud lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RubyTex 1,957 Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 It's a load of shite. You're right Baw. He bit off more than he could chew just building a shelter out of leaves for fucks sake. Them goats were sauntering around and there he is eating sea cucumbers and such like, you can't tell me he is an expert on survival. As for him moving from the beach cave to the forest, surely if you were there to be rescued you'd build a kind of cover for the front of your cave and stick that over if the weather got dodgy, and have a fire going on the beach constantly to alert passing ships? Spent more time fannying on with that shelter than he did looking for food, traps for them goats, spear fishing round the rock pools, bobs your uncle....i'd give it a go! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
baw 4,360 Posted April 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 It's a load of shite. You're right Baw. He bit off more than he could chew just building a shelter out of leaves for fucks sake. Them goats were sauntering around and there he is eating sea cucumbers and such like, you can't tell me he is an expert on survival. As for him moving from the beach cave to the forest, surely if you were there to be rescued you'd build a kind of cover for the front of your cave and stick that over if the weather got dodgy, and have a fire going on the beach constantly to alert passing ships? Spent more time fannying on with that shelter than he did looking for food, traps for them goats, spear fishing round the rock pools, bobs your uncle....i'd give it a go! Exactly mate. Almost collapsing through exhaustion and dehydration to build a shelter he didn't need. Goats practically tame, no idea how to catch them. Makes a bow and arrow that wouldn't pierce the skin of a baby never mind take a goat 50 f***ing days before he finally finds one hanging itself. What does he do, bludgeons it with a rock. A f***ing goat, head like stone!!!! Why not just cut its throat!!! I'd love to know how long it took. The guys a fanny. Don't care about his surviving Forrest's etc, put someone with an ounce of hunting skills they'd have done better. Making quills for his arrows, wooopee f***ing do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,960 Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 The programe sypnosis says he has absolutely nothing but his naked ass body, no knife or anything. Sounds harder to me than you two are making out............ Did he have anything? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
baw 4,360 Posted April 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 The programe sypnosis says he has absolutely nothing but his naked ass body, no knife or anything. Sounds harder to me than you two are making out............ Did he have anything? He had a box of medical supplies and a satellite phone to phone a doctor/rescue craft half an hour away. Which he had to phone cos he was eating nothing but shite and needed antibiotics. Yes he was naked, tropical island. Drop the c**t on a remote hebredian island naked see how long he lasts lol. He found everything washed up, bottles, cans, rope, jumper lol. Wait till you watch it all before you defend him mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,960 Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Fair enough, I'm not calling you liers, just sounds fecking tough to me. I'll deffo watch it, sounds interesting. Thanks for the heads up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
baw 4,360 Posted April 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 No worries mate. As I said worth a watch but after you've watch the whole thing your left thinking, eh lol. Come back on here after you've seen it and tell us what you think 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 I only watched the first episode. For an ex-army Captain, he didn't half make a meal out of lighting a fire. Few days I think it took him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
baw 4,360 Posted April 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 I only watched the first episode. For an ex-army Captain, he didn't half make a meal out of lighting a fire. Few days I think it took him. Was over 10 days I'm sure mate. 50 days to catch a goat on an island that took an hour to walk round. He wouldn't have got one in the 2 months he was there if it wasn't trapped. Bit embarrassing that and a bit suspicious the way he got it if you ask me. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid 935 Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 its worth a watch, and is easy to laugh at the bloke, as most of us would of done things different while sat on our sofas. Credit to him though, he did manage it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Why didnt he phone for a chink :laugh: some polish bloke would have made it over to him :laugh: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,174 Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Don't you lot think that they purposely make their pet castaways as useless as possible? Let's face it, a complete numpty trying to survive makes for much better television than the person who can do it all no problem. And as far as killing the poor little goaty-woatys are concerned, I'm willing to bet that the producers wouldn't allow him to actually kill a mammal: God forbid!, so they either waited for one to do something stupid or engineered the 'hanging'. Those programmes are so fabricated as a rule, and no, I didn't see this one, but from what has been said I can imagine the scenario. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid 935 Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 There was def an air of "set up" to the goat part. The other thing is, that island is owned by a local tribe, as are the goats. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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