Ray Mears Extreme Survival - Series 3 (DVD)

Ray Mears is a survival expert who has spent his whole life devoted to Bushcraft, or what we may call 'living off the land'. He's the only person who goes off into the jungle and comes out fatter than when he went in (that's a joke), and he's the kid of guy you'd like to have around in an emergency (imagine being on a plane wreck with him). He shot to fame in tiny snippets on the BBC show Tracks, and people just gelled to him, wanting to know more about him and his knowledge. Extreme Survival is one of his more recent shows, with this series taking place in 2003. In the show, he visits six different locations around the world, travelling around ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

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, ...  Read the complete review