His new campsite is 1.2km away. You're not walking that far every morning, even less so for firewood, particularly given the density of the scrub. I do, however, agree that he should have fully explored his allotted area before establishing his permanent campsite.
There doesn't seem to be a lot of rock, and her campsite seems to be the only one with a shallow beach where clearing the snags at "low tide" has even been viable. The snag which Mike was trying to clear was 4m under water, and only about 10m offshore.
Agreed - her shelter is vastly superior to the others. I'm not so much concerned about the others being waterproof, so much as hers having much better thermal insulation. They don't need to go as far as the US participants, because it simply doesn't get as cold down there - the lake isn't freezing over, and there's no snow on the ground. Even so, having thermal insulation around her shelter ensures she wastes less energy keeping warm (particularly important given that she doesn't have a sleeping bag).
