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In the season with couples, one of them built pretty sophisticated temp shelter with fireplace, and then they built even larger shelter with larger fireplace.

by vl 4y ago

In the season with couples, one of them built pretty sophisticated temp shelter with fireplace, and then they built even larger shelter with larger fireplace. PS (They lost - instead of concentrating on food, they concentrate on the shelter, which was too sophisticated and took too much energy) PPS I'm also surprised that most of the contestants rarely move from bad locations. I.e. "this location is so bad, there is no good place for the shelter, and no food", but then instead of moving they just stay.

WalterBright 4y ago
I missed that season. Which one is it? It's pretty clear from watching it that it's set up so you'll starve no matter how good you are at hunting/foraging. Then it's all about the energy expenditure. I noticed that the bigger the shelter, the thicker the logs in it, the sooner they tap out from starvation. Me, I'd start with two trees about 10 feet apart and use them as my main posts. Lash a log between them about 7 feet up, and that is the roof ridge. Lean 1" logs against it. Voila! a decent, strong shelter with minimal energy expenditure. Next I'd build a bed a few inches off the ground, to keep it dry and so hot rocks can be pushed under it. Then I'd tap out because I don't know how to hunt or fish. One woman built a decent fireplace out of clay and rocks, but it was a bit too small.
- vl 4y ago
  Season 4 "Alone: Lost & Found" I really liked it. It was intense and unique - one person from the pair had to hike to location using compass. So they didn’t start together. In Patagonia season one of the women built top-class camp as well and she wasn’t starving too! I disagree about that it’s setup for starvation - quite often there is single or maybe two participants that get enough food. It is surprising though that quite often they obviously don’t pay enough attention to food and just starve. Ie they would try to fish in the same spot and not get fish over and over and so on. I don’t have enough training to do that, but strategy-wise I would tap out if me trajectory was negative. Ie if I’m obviously not getting enough food or fail to have warm shelter as cold arrives, I would just tap out.
  - WalterBright 4y ago
    Thanks, I'll go check it out!

by vl 4y ago

WalterBright 4y ago

I missed that season. Which one is it? It's pretty clear from watching it that it's set up so you'll starve no matter how good you are at hunting/foraging. Then it's all about the energy expenditure. I noticed that the bigger the shelter, the thicker the logs in it, the sooner they tap out from starvation. Me, I'd start with two trees about 10 feet apart and use them as my main posts. Lash a log between them about 7 feet up, and that is the roof ridge. Lean 1" logs against it. Voila! a decent, strong shelter with minimal energy expenditure. Next I'd build a bed a few inches off the ground, to keep it dry and so hot rocks can be pushed under it. Then I'd tap out because I don't know how to hunt or fish. One woman built a decent fireplace out of clay and rocks, but it was a bit too small.

vl 4y ago
Season 4 "Alone: Lost & Found" I really liked it. It was intense and unique - one person from the pair had to hike to location using compass. So they didn’t start together. In Patagonia season one of the women built top-class camp as well and she wasn’t starving too! I disagree about that it’s setup for starvation - quite often there is single or maybe two participants that get enough food. It is surprising though that quite often they obviously don’t pay enough attention to food and just starve. Ie they would try to fish in the same spot and not get fish over and over and so on. I don’t have enough training to do that, but strategy-wise I would tap out if me trajectory was negative. Ie if I’m obviously not getting enough food or fail to have warm shelter as cold arrives, I would just tap out.
- WalterBright 4y ago
  Thanks, I'll go check it out!