‘Man vs. Wild’ Really ‘Man vs. Housekeeping’

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I’ve only seen this show a couple times, and I was too grossed out to keep watching, mostly from the great lengths the man goes to for hydration. But Bear Grylls, from the Discovery Channel’s ‘Man vs. Wild’ may not be as into survival as it appears.

Sources are saying that Bear is a fraud, and that producers only make it look like he’s braving it, but when the cameras are off, Bear checks himself into a luxury hotel.

I find this hard to believe, because they always show him snuggling up next to a fire in a cave or under some logs to stay warm as he falls asleep. And those hydration techniques are for real (if you’ve never seen it, let me just tell you, one episode involves elephant waste – sick).

Mark Weinhart was hired as a consultant to the show and said that it’s mostly fake. He said that in an episode where Bear is supposed to be camping in the mountains and biting the heads off of snakes, he was actually spending nights in a hotel complete with jacuzzi and internet access. In another episode where Bear was supposed to be stranded on a deserted island, he was actually staying in a hotel in Hawaii. HA!

Now the Discovery Channel has launched an investigation. They said:

“Discovery Communications has learned that isolated elements of the ‘Man vs. Wild’ show in some episodes were not natural to the environment, and that for health and safety concerns the crew and host received some survival assistance while in the field,” a spokeswoman for the network said. Moving forward the program will be 100 percent transparent and all elements of the filming will be explained up-front to our viewers. In addition, shows that are to be repeated will be edited appropriately.”

I’m still saying it’s legit because the guy is just crazy, although I always assumed that the cameramen were living the good life, eating granola bars and sipping on juice boxes, while Bear was drinking his own pee.

Source: dlisted; Photo: Maxim Muscle

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‘Man vs. Wild’ Really ‘Man vs. Housekeeping’

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