man vs wild imitator

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man vs wild imitator

Postby wayno » Fri 27 Jul, 2012 9:52 am

a chap went missing in the bush in the north island NZ for four days recently
, he'd originally told them he was going for a day and later rang saying he'd been delayed and not to call police
his favourite programmes are "man vs wild" and "I shouldnt be alive"
he was trying to replicate bear grylls. he had minimal clothing and gear although he did have a lot of ready to eat food. the weather was cold and wet most of the time he was out in the bush and he was wet through.. he didnt have enough warm clothing fo the conditions, no form of shelter or emergency or bivy bag.
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Re: man vs wild imitator

Postby Earthling » Fri 27 Jul, 2012 10:06 am

any links?
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Re: man vs wild imitator

Postby stu » Fri 27 Jul, 2012 10:07 am

Oh dear :roll:
Caterpillars & urine are all you need to survive.....right?
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Re: man vs wild imitator

Postby Pteropus » Fri 27 Jul, 2012 10:08 am

was he aiming for a Darwin Award?
(for those who don't know what a Darwin Award is check here -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_Awards)
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Re: man vs wild imitator

Postby wayno » Fri 27 Jul, 2012 10:11 am

the press never got wind of his real intentions and just reported him as a missing day walker
http://www.3news.co.nz/Found-tramper-co ... fault.aspx
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Re: man vs wild imitator

Postby Drifting » Fri 27 Jul, 2012 4:34 pm

This is why NZ and Australia need bears....
All good things are wild, and free.
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Re: man vs wild imitator

Postby wayno » Fri 27 Jul, 2012 4:42 pm

Drifting wrote:This is why NZ and Australia need bears....

or tigers or lions.. or crocodiles, oh hang on, aus already has those...
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Re: man vs wild imitator

Postby Drifting » Fri 27 Jul, 2012 5:36 pm

wayno wrote:
Drifting wrote:This is why NZ and Australia need bears....

or tigers or lions.. or crocodiles, oh hang on, aus already has those...


And grumpy camels...
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