Ray Mears Extreme Survival - Series 3 (DVD)

Forgive my self indulgence if I explain that for me this is classic television. I don't partake much of the telly these days, so my viewing is higly selective and this pushes the right buttons for me. Mears has an unassuming charm like a strong, educated, experienced man with nothing to prove and everything to show. He is definitely a man you want on your team in a tough situation. Ray Mears Extreme Survival has consistently provided encyclopaedic knowledge of bush craft in a wide range of hostile environements in remote locations throughout the globe. He always is accompanied in each episode by an established expert from the featured location, who ...

The idea of getting back to nature is a theme that crops up increasingly in this age as people look to find themselves, what ever that means, and strip away the trappings of modern life. Some will see this as visiting exotic destinations, maybe going as far as roughing it on a safari type experience. As the title of this series suggests, Ray Mears pushes this idea to the extreme and experiences the joys and hardships of living off the land in a wide range of locations from around the world. Ray Mears is one of that rare breed of modern day explorer, like Benedict Allen and the legendary “Bush Tucker Man” who travel the wilderness in the name of excitement, ...