Ray Mears

Be carefull what you say- I reckon there's a look of special forces about
him.....I wouldn't be surprised if there was more to Ray than meets the eye!
"Jim Ford" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hi.

I don't know about you, but whenever I see Ray Mears on the box I always
think that he looks too 'soft' and pudgey to do a lot of energetic

treking!

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I don't doubt his knowledge and expertise, but he'd be more convincing to

me

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if he had a 'stringy' Paul Hogan look!

What do you think?

"Jim Ford" <[email hidden]> wrote

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I don't know about you, but whenever I see Ray Mears on the box I always
think that he looks too 'soft' and pudgey to do a lot of energetic

treking!

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I don't doubt his knowledge and expertise, but he'd be more convincing to

me

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if he had a 'stringy' Paul Hogan look!

You don't think he actually does all that stuff do you? As soon as he's
done the scene for the cameras he's off back to the luxury of a 5 star
hotel. How's else is he going to get time to write all those books? And
take a look at the hands next time they do a fire lighting close up shot.
They ain't his. Doubt the bloke could even light a fire himself without
half a gallon of petrol and a box of matches.

Jim Ford said:

Hi.

I don't know about you, but whenever I see Ray Mears on the box I
always think that he looks too 'soft' and pudgey to do a lot of
energetic treking! I don't doubt his knowledge and expertise, but
he'd be more convincing to me if he had a 'stringy' Paul Hogan look!

What do you think?

I reckon if he actually goes off "surviving" about the place, a bit of body
fat would be handy when it's cold and there's not an enormous amount to eat
all the time.

Jim Ford said:

I don't know about you, but whenever I see Ray Mears on the box I
always think that he looks too 'soft' and pudgey to do a lot of
energetic treking! I don't doubt his knowledge and expertise, but
he'd be more convincing to me if he had a 'stringy' Paul Hogan look!

What do you think?

Yep. I noticed that he started to get fatter shortly after his fame
level started to rise. From his small beginnings on that UK outdoor
programme (can't remember the name offhand) he started getting soft once
he got his own show and started travelling around the world.

Probably couldn't resist the temptation to eat all that rich food once
he could afford it. :-)

Paul
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AndyP said:

And take a look at the hands next time they do a fire
lighting close up shot. They ain't his. Doubt the bloke could even
light a fire himself without half a gallon of petrol and a box of
matches.

Ha! That used to be me! I've progressed a bit since that. Learnt
about airflow underneath the fire, starting small, building slowly etc.
The most useful trick, way better than the rather unsubtle technique of
pouring petrol over the fire, is to use a simple table candle, small and
cheap, lit underneath, keeps burning for ages while the teeny twigs
catch light. It's a lot harder than it looks, especially in winter,
even if you've got matches to start.

Sod all that making the fire yourself nonsense! ;-)

Paul
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Doki said:

I reckon if he actually goes off "surviving" about the place, a bit
of body fat would be handy when it's cold and there's not an enormous
amount to eat all the time.

True, but in his case there is a tremendous amount to eat all the time!
Have you seen those meals he prepares?

I'm sure that back in the early days he once stated that he spent 6
months of every year living out in the "wilds" (although his idea of
wilds looked more like flat English forests rather than the wilder hilly
land that many of us have a preference for).

6 months a year! That's a teeny bit more than every weekend. Pretty
dedicated. Either that or he was homeless and on the dole!

Paul
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Heros of Telemark........ may i cast your mind back to this chapter in Rays
life when he got a group of royal marines to
re-enact the heroic this episode from the last war, and do all the wild
living. While Ray bless him returned to the hostility tent every night, in
a sort of smug way, with his paisley dressing gown and yellow cravat with
brandy glass in hand.!
While the young soldiers ate things like Lichen soup, fishing through a hole
in the ice, traipsing 30 odd kilometers over hostile terrain with birch bark
and reindeer fat for dinner, with Ray following on the quad with heated
grips, and full belly.

What can i tell ya!

Yup a real outdoors man.

john

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Jim Ford said:

I don't know about you, but whenever I see Ray Mears on the box I
always think that he looks too 'soft' and pudgey to do a lot of
energetic treking! I don't doubt his knowledge and expertise, but
he'd be more convincing to me if he had a 'stringy' Paul Hogan look!

What do you think?

Yep. I noticed that he started to get fatter shortly after his fame
level started to rise. From his small beginnings on that UK outdoor
programme (can't remember the name offhand) he started getting soft once
he got his own show and started travelling around the world.

Probably couldn't resist the temptation to eat all that rich food once
he could afford it. :-)

Paul
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http://www.wildwales.fsnet.co.uk

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Heros of Telemark........ may i cast your mind back to this chapter in Rays
life when he got a group of royal marines to
re-enact the heroic this episode from the last war, and do all the wild
living. While Ray bless him returned to the hostility tent every night, in
a sort of smug way, with his paisley dressing gown and yellow cravat with
brandy glass in hand.!
While the young soldiers ate things like Lichen soup, fishing through a hole
in the ice, traipsing 30 odd kilometers over hostile terrain with birch bark
and reindeer fat for dinner, with Ray following on the quad with heated
grips, and full belly.

So far we're pretty much agreed that he's just a big girl's party frock, then!

Regards: Jim Ford

Does living in Lincs make me a flatlander :-( ??

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* The air of uk.rec.walking was filled with the delicate perfume
* of violets, as John Myers <[email hidden]> descended on

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* shaft of golden sunlight, and announced:

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Heros of Telemark........ may i cast your mind back to this chapter in

Rays

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life when he got a group of royal marines to
re-enact the heroic this episode from the last war, and do all the wild
living. While Ray bless him returned to the hostility tent every night,

in

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a sort of smug way, with his paisley dressing gown and yellow cravat

with

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brandy glass in hand.!
While the young soldiers ate things like Lichen soup, fishing through a

hole

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in the ice, traipsing 30 odd kilometers over hostile terrain with birch

bark

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and reindeer fat for dinner, with Ray following on the quad with heated
grips, and full belly.

So far we're pretty much agreed that he's just a big girl's party frock,

then!

Was it so obvious ??

Haven't heard a case for the defence yet Jim,

John

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Regards: Jim Ford

"Paul Saunders" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Sod all that making the fire yourself nonsense! ;-)

I was a bit of a pyromaniac in my youth and did try a few methods of fire
starting without matches. Only got one partially going by friction sticks
once and figured the blistered hands weren't worth the effort to do it
again. A magnifying glass was successful once or twice and I also found you
could quite easily do it by pricking those reels of paper caps for toy guns
with a pin. I remember the last one was in our front room. Me and my
brother successfully lit a few exercise books but were discovered by over
cautious and rather irate parents before we could get the space hopper
going. I now have free access to a lab full of chemicals which is nice.

Rays' been doing his kind of stuff for years as far as I can remember - and
if you're going to spend your time living off the jungle wouldn't you wolf
down all those Mars bars before you go in

Living off the fat.....of the land?
;-)

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* The air of uk.rec.walking was filled with the delicate perfume
* of violets, as John Myers <[email hidden]> descended

on

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a

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* shaft of golden sunlight, and announced:

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Heros of Telemark........ may i cast your mind back to this chapter in

Rays

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life when he got a group of royal marines to
re-enact the heroic this episode from the last war, and do all the

wild

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living. While Ray bless him returned to the hostility tent every

night,

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in

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a sort of smug way, with his paisley dressing gown and yellow cravat

with

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brandy glass in hand.!
While the young soldiers ate things like Lichen soup, fishing through

a

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hole

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in the ice, traipsing 30 odd kilometers over hostile terrain with

birch

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bark

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and reindeer fat for dinner, with Ray following on the quad with

heated

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grips, and full belly.

So far we're pretty much agreed that he's just a big girl's party frock,

then!

Was it so obvious ??

Haven't heard a case for the defence yet Jim,

John

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Regards: Jim Ford

AndyP said:

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Sod all that making the fire yourself nonsense! ;-)

Only got one partially going by
friction sticks once and figured the blistered hands weren't worth
the effort to do it again. A magnifying glass was successful once or
twice

Ah, but could you do it in the middle of winter when most of the wood is
waterlogged or frozen?

Paul
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Rays' been doing his kind of stuff for years as far as I can remember -

and

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if you're going to spend your time living off the jungle wouldn't you wolf
down all those Mars bars before you go in

Living off the fat.....of the land?
;-)

He probably knows how to make Mars bars from Beaver skins,
Banana leaves, and coconut husks, so no need to wolf them.

John

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AndyP wrote:
Ah, but could you do it in the middle of winter when most of the wood is
waterlogged or frozen?

Paul

Just seen Ray in the Amazon jungle last week on his new series, believe it
or not showing the local indians how to make fire using the ol rubbing wood
together trick.
Ray thought the Locals without being patronising mind! ought to learn the
finer arts of fireligting and go back to their roots.

John

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Bryan Hall said:

Rays' been doing his kind of stuff for years as far as I can remember -
and if you're going to spend your time living off the jungle wouldn't
you wolf down all those Mars bars before you go in

Living off the fat.....of the land?
;-)

Never mind the fat - I just made my first visit to his website and anyone
who can persuade the world to pay £134.95 (inc VAT),for a torch earns my
respect. I confess that, when I left, there was still "nothing in my
rucksack" (how terminally cutesy can you get?)

saki

saki said:

Bryan Hall said:

Rays' been doing his kind of stuff for years as far as I can
remember - and if you're going to spend your time living off the
jungle wouldn't you wolf down all those Mars bars before you go in

Living off the fat.....of the land?
;-)

Never mind the fat - I just made my first visit to his website and
anyone who can persuade the world to pay £134.95 (inc VAT),for a
torch earns my respect. I confess that, when I left, there was still
"nothing in my rucksack" (how terminally cutesy can you get?)

£10 for a boggo NATO black canteen!

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saki said:

Bryan Hall said:

Rays' been doing his kind of stuff for years as far as I can
remember - and if you're going to spend your time living off the
jungle wouldn't you wolf down all those Mars bars before you go in

Living off the fat.....of the land?
;-)

Never mind the fat - I just made my first visit to his website and
anyone who can persuade the world to pay £134.95 (inc VAT),for a
torch earns my respect. I confess that, when I left, there was still
"nothing in my rucksack" (how terminally cutesy can you get?)

£10 for a boggo NATO black canteen!

How about £195 for the Ray Mears Woodlore Knife??

simon

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How about £195 for the Ray Mears Woodlore Knife?

?
But you can make /anything/ with that knife...

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Jim Ford <[email hidden]> wrote

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Hi.

I don't know about you, but whenever I see Ray Mears on the box I always
think that he looks too 'soft' and pudgey to do a lot of energetic treking!
I don't doubt his knowledge and expertise, but he'd be more convincing to me
if he had a 'stringy' Paul Hogan look!

What do you think?

I think Paul Hogan is a two-movie actor.

I wouldn't like to arm-wrestle Ray Mears, and he's quite nifty with a
machete, judging by the recent episode I saw...... ;-)
I don't usually watch him, he's too Ozzie and too frenetic for me, but I
enjoyed that last programme.
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