The Survival Myths That Can Get You Killed

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

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🗓️ 6 February 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Surviving in the wild can seem like a romantic proposition, at least as it often plays out in popular culture and our imagination. We picture ourselves confidently navigating the obstacles of nature, pulling trout out of mountain streams, and building a snug shelter inside a tree. But the reality of wilderness survival isn't so rosy. Few people know that better than Jim Baird. Jim and his brother won the fourth season of Alone, a reality show that's actually real, and leaves contestants in the wild to face the elements and live off the land. Today on the podcast, Jim shares his experiences surviving on Northern Vancouver Island for 75 days, and what he learned from them as to what's true about survival and what's simply a myth.

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0:00.0	Brat McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast.
0:12.0	Surviving in the wild can seem like a romantic proposition, at least as it often plays out
0:16.0	in popular culture and our imagination.
0:18.4	We picture ourselves confidently navigating the obstacles of nature, pulling trout out
0:22.3	of mountain streams, and building a snug shelter inside a tree.
0:25.5	But the reality of wilderness survival isn't so rosy.
0:28.5	Few people know that better than Jim Baird.
0:31.2	Jim and his brother won the fourth season of alone, a reality show that's actually real
0:35.4	and leaves contestants in the wild to face the elements and live off the land.
0:39.0	Today on the podcast, Jim shares his experiences surviving on Northern Vancouver Island for
0:43.3	75 days, and what he learned from them has to watch true about survival, what's simply
0:48.2	a myth.
0:49.2	After the show's over, check out our show notes at a-wim.is slash survival myths.
1:08.0	Alright Jim Baird, welcome to the show.
1:10.5	Hi, thank you for having me, Brat.
1:12.8	So you and your brother were the winners of History Channel's Survival Reality Show
1:17.6	Alone.
1:18.6	For those who aren't familiar with the show, what's the setup and how long did you and your
1:21.8	brother last on it?
1:22.8	Okay, yeah.
1:23.8	Well, alone is a legit survival show.
1:28.8	There's no camera crews.
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