Alone Australia

[Kram]

I think there is a decent chance you are right it did seem all a bit convenient, I just find it funny the amount of effort you have gone to.

 

[CaptchaProofBot]

I think there is a decent chance you are right it did seem all a bit convenient, I just find it funny the amount of effort you have gone to.

slooooow day...at first it was just a fleeting thought...naahh, alpha male staging? naaaaaaaaaaaah, then i got the torrent and voila...you'd imagine the editors asking for the POV footage so they can cut a more dramatic scene ?

Take 2 big rugged handsome hunter !!!

 

[nobbyiscool]

Enjoyable show. I'd never heard of it before the Australian version. I grew up in Tassie and have seen/experienced this ruggedness, it's nice to have something that jogs the memory without ever having to go back and freeze your ass off/be wet all the time/spend half your day battling leeches.

 

[nobbyiscool]

10 from 41:

Our First Reactions to the 41 Approved Gear Items for Alone Australia Contestants

From flints to flannels, here's the gear contestants had to choose from and what we think of it.

weareexplorers.co

Interesting that the closest thing to a fishing net is the bag?

I never fished that far down the west coast when I lived there, but most of Tassie you have to kick the whitebait out of the way to catch the real fish. If you had a way to catch them it would be the easiest way to catch food, I think it'd be a surer bet than line and hooks.

 

[Vader]

Interesting that the closest thing to a fishing net is the bag?

I never fished that far down the west coast when I lived there, but most of Tassie you have to kick the whitebait out of the way to catch the real fish. If you had a way to catch them it would be the easiest way to catch food, I think it'd be a surer bet than line and hooks.

The ex-Army guy started making his own net last week, using the paracord he brought as one of his 10 items.

This is a familiar strategy from the US version.

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[faible]

Interesting that the closest thing to a fishing net is the bag?

I never fished that far down the west coast when I lived there, but most of Tassie you have to kick the whitebait out of the way to catch the real fish. If you had a way to catch them it would be the easiest way to catch food, I think it'd be a surer bet than line and hooks.

They mention that they have to keep an eye on their lines incase a platypus gets caught and they need to release it, so perhaps a net was considered too dangerous.

 

[CaptchaProofBot]

7 Questions With a Tassie Survivalist About Alone Australia

Alex Mileham survives in Tassie's wilderness for a living.

weareexplorers.co

 

[CaptchaProofBot]

thought the US rules didn't allow compass...guess we're not the US

Alone Rules: Prohibited Items and Gear list (All seasons) - BushcraftInfo

Each season of the History channel's Alone TV series is a little different.

bushcraftinfo.com

 

[Sqotty from office works]

thought the US rules didn't allow compass...guess we're not the US

Health and safety laws different in Australia

 

[CaptchaProofBot]

well the rot has stopped...no one reached for the sat phone !

 

[Gak Attack]

Botherer is very annoying but good to see it feel more like they have an idea.

Gina's story was terrible can't imagine how you come back from that. I'm all aboard team Gina now.

 

[Macca19]

What a distressing start to the episode. Very sad

 

[faible]

Botherer is very annoying but good to see it feel more like they have an idea.

Gina's story was terrible can't imagine how you come back from that. I'm all aboard team Gina now.

Gina seems to have a decent skill set, a good attitude and isn't too full of confidence, so far she's the one I'd most like to see win.

Usually the ones' most over confident in their skills struggle at the first signs of failure and adversity.

As an aside, the ex-Army guy really probably shouldn't have been cast and put in to that setting, he seems to be really coming apart mentally.

 

[nobbyiscool]

How's old mate's shelter? He could live there for a year.

 

[Kram]

Hopefully loud mouthed possum guy is beginning to starve.

 

[Blue Arrow]

It's getting better, but still laughable compared to the US/Canadian version.

We are watching S7 online at SBS as well now, contestants there are building log cabins with stone fire places & furniture, hunting bears with bows & one crazy guy shot a musk ox then finished it of with his knife.
No diversity charity picks in sight either.

 

[Gak Attack]

It's getting better, but still laughable compared to the US/Canadian version.

We are watching S7 online at SBS as well now, contestants there are building log cabins with stone fire places & furniture, hunting bears with bows & one crazy guy shot a musk ox then finished it of with his knife.
No diversity charity picks in sight either.

There's not the need to build too complex shelter in the tassie one. Don't have to protect from snow and animals and not as cold. Basically just need wind protection and a roof.

 

[Sqotty from office works]

Chris the ex army bloke is a camera lover
And tosser extraordinaire

 

[Kram]

Definitely loves the sound of his own voice.

 

[CaptchaProofBot]

Definitely loves the sound of his own voice.

could have been coached in the art of story telling by the producers tho

 

[Kram]

Lady pleaze it's dinner time for a lot of people.

 

[CaptchaProofBot]

saw sedge is so named...(lacerations) yet Gina never educated the audience on that...no popup factoid even....that's a miss for story telling

 

[Gasometer]

So I caught up with Day 4 late last night and was impressed. What is this weeks episode? Am I far behind?

 

[Kram]

Possum is too smart for you bro.

 

[Kram]

Less annoying guy gets a fishy!