Rat Man wrote on Dec 27
th, 2020 at 6:54pm:
Most if not all of the people chosen for Alone have very impressive skills. They aren't the self proclaimed "experts" you find on YouTube. I take it you've never seen the show.
I haven't seen it, I don't actually have a TV.
But I wouldn't be impressed, I know I could easily survive here with no prior tools at all. Same in a New Zealand forest, I could go in naked and be fine.
If I was put in a terrible environment, then in two weeks I could easily cover a long distance until I found a better one. Only an idiot would stay in a barely marginal environment. Find a stream and follow it or something, options are endless.