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Ray Mears vs Bear Grylls

Sykk · 2012-03-20 15:59:52

Who's the better? Definitely Bear Grylls in my eyes. He's a legend and does some crazy stuff that's would actually be required in a survival situation. He perseveres some of the toughest weather and conditions on earth. The only real danger Ray Mears puts himself in is ever so slightly burning his mouth from sipping the…

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Who's the better?

Definitely Bear Grylls in my eyes. He's a legend and does some crazy stuff that's would actually be required in a survival situation. He perseveres some of the toughest weather and conditions on earth.

The only real danger Ray Mears puts himself in is ever so slightly burning his mouth from sipping the mint tea from his 5 star hotel..

Discuss!

Who's better? Ray Mears or Bear Grylls 287 votes

Ray Mears

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Bear Grylls

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I don't like either.

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#2 20-03-2012 05:01PM

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Sykk wrote: »

Discuss!

Ok!

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#3 20-03-2012 05:02PM

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Sykk wrote: »

Who's the better?

Definitely Bear Grylls in my eyes. He's a legend and does some crazy stuff that's would actually be required in a survival situation. He perseveres some of the toughest weather and conditions on earth.

The only real danger Ray Mears puts himself in is ever so slightly burning his mouth from sipping the mint tea from his 5 star hotel..

Discuss!

Ray Mears actually teaches you practical tips to survive. He also actually trains the SAS.

Bear Grylls is a reality TV 'star'.

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#4 20-03-2012 05:03PM

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Ray Mears would live comfortably in the wild. Bear Grills would be dead in a week from drinking piss water or trying to show everyone how dangerous it is to jump off a cliff.

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#5 20-03-2012 05:03PM

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You do realise that Bear Grylls stays in hotels??? In fact he admitted that he stays in hotels

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#6 20-03-2012 05:04PM

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Bear Grylls, the guy is SAS trained and was one of the youngest Brittons to climb Everest.

Although, if your stuck in a life or death situation, either would be a real help.

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#7 20-03-2012 05:05PM

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Bear *5 star hotel* Grylls ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...........

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#8 20-03-2012 05:07PM

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That human blimp Ray Mears would be odds-on favourite to subdue and ultimately consume Bear Grylls in a fight.

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#9 20-03-2012 05:07PM

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Bear Grylls would gut Ray Mears and sleep inside him!

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#10 20-03-2012 05:07PM

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Ray Mears all the way. I'd hate to be stuck in the wild with Bear Grylls - he's not the real deal.

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#11 20-03-2012 05:08PM

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Survivor man FTW!!!

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#12 20-03-2012 05:09PM

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Sykk wrote: »

Who's the better?

Definitely Bear Grylls in my eyes. He's a legend and does some crazy stuff that's would actually be required in a survival situation. He perseveres some of the toughest weather and conditions on earth.

The only real danger Ray Mears puts himself in is ever so slightly burning his mouth from sipping the mint tea from his 5 star hotel..

Discuss!

I think you'll find its Bear Grylls that is the fraud and not Ray Mears.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-470155/How-Bear-Grylls-Born-Survivor-roughed--hotels.html

Bear Grylls is a want a be Mears. Mears is the original and his shows are much more interesting than anything Grylls has done.

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#13 20-03-2012 05:10PM

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Ray Mears all day every day. What teddy bear fails to mention is that he was 23 SAS(R), not 22 SAS, he's a stab, a sand bag and border line walt. There also the fact that if there was a path down the side of a mountain he'd throw himself off the top. OP you do realise that the "crazy stuff" he does is more likely to cause survival situation the aid one.

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#14 20-03-2012 05:10PM

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Ray mears obvious winner for a real life situation , if i wanted someone with me to entertain me it would be Bear Grylls

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#15 20-03-2012 05:11PM

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Cody Lundin wins. Have you seen his house?

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#16 20-03-2012 05:11PM

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Bear Grylls has a cooler name.
Ray Mears sounds like Rainman.

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#17 20-03-2012 05:12PM

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Ray all the way, his extra blubber would allow him to live longer in the wild and he would make you nutritious tea out of berries and moss, where as bear would have you drinking your own piss.

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#18 20-03-2012 05:12PM

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Morpork wrote: »

Cody Lundin wins. Have you seen his house?

He is good, although his show with Dave Canterbury makes them seem more at odds then they really are.

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#19 20-03-2012 05:13PM

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neonman wrote: »

I think you'll find its Bear Grylls that is the fraud and not Ray Mears.

dailymail
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Sorry, can't click the link :P

http://thrillingdomainname.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/yao-ming-meme.jpg?w=580

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#20 20-03-2012 05:13PM

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To viewers of his TV series, Bear Grylls is the daredevil adventurer who catapults himself into world's worst 'hellholes' and then survives on his wits alone.
But it has emerged that far from roughing it in brutal environments, the former SAS man actually spent nights in hotels during filming of his Channel 4 show.
The Eton- educated 33-year- old is also alleged to have choreographed parts
Channel 4 last night began an investigation into the claims, which follow a number of embarrassing incidents in which programmes screened by the station were found to have misled the public.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-470155/How-Bear-Grylls-Born-Survivor-roughed--hotels.html#ixzz1pfr2EIu1

I once saw a show where bear grylls had to 'survive' on the coast of sligo by climbing into a dead sheep. He could have just gone down to centra and bought himself a breakfast roll.

Ray Mears knows his stuff inside out.

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#21 20-03-2012 05:14PM

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I think I'll choose Ray Mears.

Inspired by Bear Grylls, a 29-year-old British man, David Austin, decided to embark on a year-long adventure in the Scottish wilderness. Unfortunately, the man died in under a month, likely from hypothermia. His body wasn’t discovered until weeks after he had died.

http://warmingglow.uproxx.com/2012/02/man-who-tries-to-live-like-bear-grylls-dies-like-christopher-mccandless

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#22 20-03-2012 05:14PM

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Ray Mears is the man!

It's like comparing broadsheets and tabloids...

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#23 20-03-2012 05:15PM

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#24 20-03-2012 05:15PM

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Bush Tucker Man would have both of them gutted and diced up in a pot with some yabbies before they knew what hit them

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#25 20-03-2012 05:16PM

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Gee Bag wrote: »

I once saw a show where bear grylls had to 'survive' on the coast of sligo by climbing into a dead sheep. He could have just gone down to centra and bought himself a breakfast roll.

Lol

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#26 20-03-2012 05:17PM

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Gee Bag wrote: »

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-470155/How-Bear-Grylls-Born-Survivor-roughed--hotels.html#ixzz1pfr2EIu1

I once saw a show wear bear grylls had to 'survive' on the coast of sligo by climbing into a dead sheep. He could have just gone down to centra and bought himself a breakfast roll.

Ray Mears knows his stuff inside out.

Sligo is a dangerous place you know, dinosaurs and all sorts round there...
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056555873

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#27 20-03-2012 05:18PM

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Sykk wrote: »

Who's the better?

Definitely Bear Grylls in my eyes. He's a legend and does some crazy stuff that's would actually be required in a survival situation. He perseveres some of the toughest weather and conditions on earth.

The only real danger Ray Mears puts himself in is ever so slightly burning his mouth from sipping the mint tea from his 5 star hotel..

Discuss!

I think you have the two men mixed up. Ray Mears often goes where he does to tell a particular story and is very easy-going and honest, in addition to looking like the type of chap you could actually talk to. Grylls is the one who likes to try look like a tough man while spending the nights in hotels. He also seems like the kind of chap who would go on a night out wearing three popped collars and shouting at the top of his voice so everyone knows exactly how cool he is.

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#28 20-03-2012 05:19PM

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Poor ould Bear Grylls just got sacked from discovery over a contractual dispute.

http://www.google.ie/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCYQqQIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nydailynews.com%2Fentertainment%2Ftelevision%2Fbear-grylls-man-wild-host-fired-discovery-channel-contract-issue-article-1.1038309&ei=fa1oT47yL8aXhQfo_emWCg&usg=AFQjCNE7c8yuerBNvRaOMpgcloVMtAioow&sig2=BqqJiOxigWDokcu5E-GipQ

Bear was better, we all have our wincing Bear moments, mine was when he ate the big raw spider, or sucked moisture from a dead camels stomach.

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#29 20-03-2012 05:26PM

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Ray seems much more practical and sage-like, his lovely calm voice gives confidence and you learn from him. Bear is all about shock value, shakey camera work and piss drinking.

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#30 20-03-2012 05:29PM

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Ray always has the nice meals and soups. Things that in all reality, you will not likely find. Not in any barren wilderness.

People prefer the idea of having nice berry soup as opposed to eating spiders and grubs, yet it is rarely possible when you're in survival situations..

Bear does what needs to be done.

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#31 20-03-2012 05:30PM

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suicide_circus wrote: »

Bear is all about shock value, shakey camera work and piss drinking.

sounds a bit like my porn collection

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