New the Island with Bear Grylls

[Akire]

Anyone else looking forward to this one? After last time I think there a BOys and a Girls island though it is just boys tonight. Roll up roll up anyone who has no idea how to lit a fire or build a shelter whilst knowing they are going on a survival program!

Good work there. Not sure I'd have the nerve to catch an animal that size. They did really well, great team work.

It's a crocodile not a caymen. It was in the paper today. It's an endangered one that it's illegal to hunt. Oops.

Apparently it wasn't a kayemen, it was an endangered species, and channel 4 are in a bit of bother

Quote apart from the food aspect, they really did seem to enjoy conquering it and killing it, didn't they? That's utterly alien to me. I wonder if the women's island will feel and act the same?

Quite, not quote.

I thought it was quite big! Oops.

Eating its heart? Inheriting its strength?
FFS.

Sorry x cross post and terrible spelling!

Ffs! They let it rot. Why in God's name did they leave it out in the sun all day. Should have cooked the lot up the first night and had it for breakfast the next day.

What a waste.

Didn't they do the same last year and waste loads of good meat.

I guess the meat would have gone off if it was cooked or not with the heat. Shame if was endangerd but difficult to scout out every animal there to 100%.
Thought the guy who was standing near animal as they got it out was stupid. So easy for it to kick backwards or the other one to get. Not sure of protocol surely quite likely one could have bitten him and drag him under!
Hopefully they can sort out some sort of fishing net/system

Couldn't they have smoked what they couldn't eat and made jerky / biltong ?

I'm planning how I'd preserve the meat- I'm so applying next year. Although there were 40,000 applicants!

They could have started eating earlier. I don't get why they wait until traditional meal times.
I would have thought they could have preserved some. They have the basic ingredients for salting on hand after all or smoked it. Plenty of rubbish on that beach. It does mean they would have to think ahead though and they don't seem to be very capable of that.

I guess it meant they had plenty of smelly bait. If they hadn't lost most of their hooks and rods.

I wonder if they know there are pigs on the island? Bit of luck they'll be attracted to the rotting flesh and appear, if they can stake out a place to bait them . And, as bait, good for other Cayman/crocs too?

All round, it was heart in mouth time for me last night watching this. Pleased that Kyle redeemed himself and is part of the team again.

I wondered about smoking strips for biltong, too. Missed a trick there.

Wouldn't it be grand seriously if you were successful! We'd be cheering you on. From the safety of our armchairs, natch, critiquing your every (bad) decision. Tough out there when you're starving and in survival mode

Do you think they deliberately selected numptys for the programme? It would not make good TV if everyone who participated already had outdoor survival skills.

Pretty impressed by the Croc capture and killing though.

So those of you who are already prepping prior to applying for next year better keep quiet about it !

Right: this is my strategy. I'm going to appear to be a numpty- whilst having secretly researched preserving and ninja skills.
the howling meltdown I had when i got a leetle thirsty on the coach waiting to be transferred to our fortnight's AI luxury after a comfortable but long haul flight would have made epic TV

Right, seriously, time to get in training... for starters,

1. find the best hair extensions,strong and suitable for constructing into lassos or tying up crabs' claws so they don't give you a nasty nip, or even that can be woven into a little fishing net at the end of a pole, or something.

2. start growing your nails and finding the best nail hardener. Wonderful lethal weapons, long nails,good for getting shellfish out of their shells too.

3. if you're not over-endowed in the frontage dept.wear a large padded bra.Without the pads, good carrying receptacles. Pads can be used at night as pillows

Anything else she can legitimately smuggle with her?

watched it for the first time last night, why were the men sunbathing? were they keeping warm or actually sunbathing?
i cant believe there really is no food.

yes as soon as i saw the croc I thought, They need to smoke that.

I think they were exhausted from lack of food. Bear said they'd had around 300 calories a day for 2 weeks. They must be surviving on limpets and fruit. I'm sure the trailer showed them hauling in a big net of fish but maybe that's to come.

Thanks for the tips shakana
I'm also going to get fatter and fitter so I have energy and won't fade away- some of those men last night looked painfully thin.
chocolate it was mentioned last night they'd been eating 500 calories a day which isn't nothing- coconut milk and cassava?
I'd make crab soup!

x posted with monsterballs- I'm sure you're right, not me- I minimise and I'm optimistic (mental training too)

I was thinking last night how some had lost weight and strength so quickly while others, similar original size, just keep going on.

Good idea to get into training now by getting fatter and thinner

To show solidarity I shall abandon portion control and denial of my fave fattening foods forthwith, but as I don't intend to apply and shall be a couch spectator, I'm excusing myself from the exercise bit

Oh, I know, another tip. Braid your extensions with strips of nylon ribbon and finish the ends with those bobbles with elastic in the middle? Never know when you might need some brightly coloured lengths of strong ribbon and some ties. Might be a Hunk lurking in the undergrowth you could make your slave. Or something.