OT - Naked and Afraid

Anyone watch this show? I used to but got tired of the idiot contestants they put on. With nothing of interest on TV yesterday afternoon I watched another episode and had to turn it off.

My problems with the show.

1. Being naked is total gimmick. They give them a knife and sometimes a fire starter. I more realistic survival challenge would be if they had clothes but did not have a knife or pot to cook in or fire starter.

2. They need to screen contestants better. Woman yesterday tapped out on day 2. WTH was she thinking?! If you are going into a 14 day challenge you need to train! Go into the woods with a knife and see if you can live off the land for a few days?! Buy a survival book and read it! Learn how to make a snare, build a fire, find drinkable water, where to find food, the numerous ways to catch fish.

3. They seem to spend a lot of time sitting around. They should spend 95% of their waking hours improving their shelter, setting snares, making shoes, making spears and bow/arrow, hunting, fishing, etc.

4. Many of the contestants lack even very basic survival skills. You can live for 2 weeks with no food or shelter but cannot live without water. Number one priority should be a source of drinkable water. Second thing I'd do is make a spear - never know when you might see food.


Anyway, I cannot watch the show anymore. My wife gets tired of yelling "You idiots" at the TV. Dual Survival was a much better show.

In all fairness, the show does not tell you all the 'rules'.....such as you are not allowed to kill moneys or alligators which is what people would really do in a survival situation.

OK, back to your regularly schedule political discourse.