you should watch the following
www.imdb.com/title/tt0758758/

based on a true story about a guy who goes and lives in the wilderness in Alaska.

Really good soundtrack too. Eddie Vedder (from Pearl Jam)'s solo stuff
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 9:10, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

He died of starvation didn't he?
Silly man, he should have learnt some better survival skills first
( M o D, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 9:13, Reply)

poisonous berries or something I believe

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 9:16, Reply)

No, it was starvation
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_McCandless
They thought it was poisonous seeds but lab tests proved otherwise.
Still he seemed to die happy.

I'd quite like to have a go at living off the land but I need some more skills first. Being able to open a tin of beans with a swiss army knife probably isn't good enough
( M o D, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 9:20, Reply)

I stand corrected
bit daft, but as you say, at least he was happy.

would be an interesting thing to try. Need to go on a butchery course first I reckon.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 9:21, Reply)

Its not the butchery, its catching the buggers first.

( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 9:24, Reply)

bullets travel faster than most animals ;-)

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 9:26, Reply)

I've got six little friends
And they can all run faster than you.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 9:27, Reply)

I also like
"You a college boy or something? I'll bet you think you're smart. Think you could outsmart a bullet?"
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 9:28, Reply)

If you've a gun in your wilderness then OK.

( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 9:28, Reply)

it depends on what sort of wilderness I suppose
probably difficult to get a decent meal in Alaska without some pretty good skills.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 9:30, Reply)

You could live for months if you killed Ray Mears.

( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 9:36, Reply)

For a guy who lives off berries and grubs,
He's a bit of a porker.
( girlinthehole, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 9:37, Reply)

the only reason he can survive off that stuff
is because when he's not filming he is eating like Mr Creosote
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 9:38, Reply)

There's always one of the camera crew who doesn't return.

( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 9:39, Reply)

I bet they have big fat sweaty survivalist orgies with tree bark lube and pygmy fluffers

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 9:42, Reply)

www.b3ta.com/board/5906975
( M o D, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 10:07, Reply)

I think it was just simple lack of calories and vitamins to keep him alive.
He was a complete twit though.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 9:21, Reply)