Something I thought was curious was that there was no real hunting expedition by anyone (well, o.k., the final four because the first six flaked quickly). In fact no one seemed to go far from camp once a base was established. Maybe it was the terrain, maybe it was just sort of lost in filming that they ventured far from camp. I think they'll lose some audience if Vancouver Island looks the same as BC.
something I take away from it is how one limits what they'll get into with, a. a known way out- rescue is just a phone call away, and b. a near term end date. Everyone knew that they only had to outlast one person. That being the second to last guy. I mean, it seems if you knew you were there until you got yourself out, you might approach it in a different manner. If you knew you'd be there through winter, you'd build a smoker and try to smoke or provide long term storage meat. But if you know that when winter came, and you were starving, you could call and get out, you may put off building a smoker. It's what impressed me about Caleb- that he was building a cabin from the start. That's long term planning.
something I take away from it is how one limits what they'll get into with, a. a known way out- rescue is just a phone call away, and b. a near term end date. Everyone knew that they only had to outlast one person. That being the second to last guy. I mean, it seems if you knew you were there until you got yourself out, you might approach it in a different manner. If you knew you'd be there through winter, you'd build a smoker and try to smoke or provide long term storage meat. But if you know that when winter came, and you were starving, you could call and get out, you may put off building a smoker. It's what impressed me about Caleb- that he was building a cabin from the start. That's long term planning.