JFW said:
I have to admit though that I was expecting the programme to be based on a UK environment but mayby I got the wrong end of the stick, it's still one of the best shows on telly at the moment.
Cheers
JFW
Thinking about this, I reckon that one of his aims was to show that bushcraft skills are alive, used, relevant, and
important. To do this, he needs to go to areas where these skills are being used to support life.
It's all too easy to dismiss UK bushcrafters are "harmless eccentrics" (or worse) cos we don't actually
need to do these things to survive
Having established the importance of bushcraft with these introductory programmes, he'd have an opportunity to show how the
same skills can be used to enhance our lives in the UK - whether he will or not remains to be seen...
Either way, little else happens chez boaty while the programme is on - the older kids (8 & 10) love the show and manage not to chatter all the way through: not even Coronation Street achieves that!!