Building a Shelter | Ray Mears Extreme Survival | BBC Studios

Ray Mears shows us how to make a strong shelter in wet forest, and the right and wrong ways to strike a match.
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[@user-uj8og9cm9d]

Love the Jungle/Drum n Bass during the montages of Ray working. Reminds me of when I spent a long weekend with Ray at Midgedeath, a free industrial speedcore rave at Cluanie Dam in Scotland. Mr. Mears and myself spent 3 entire days at the front right just in front of the Bass Bin Laden soundsystem, just skanking out to the tunes. Nice to see Ray incorporate his love of electronic music into his television show.

[@centre1ce]

That same shelter is still standing 7 years on, Ray returned to it on his latest series about the discovery of Canada by the west. Good job Ray, legend!!

[@ChainsawGutsFuck]

Ray Mears; "This type of shelter requires three key factors; One is a good cutting axe. Two, an abundance of fire wood. And three, some lite drum n' bass for a proper banging night on the shrooms - FOREST MASSIF!"

[@CopyrightThis723]

Why is the soundtrack some bangin' DnB!? I love it.

[@selfreliance1017]

I love all the 'experts' in the comments section. Pretty sure ray mears knows what he's talking about. He has only had a really successful career teaching thousands and inspiring millions. Hilarious

[@sportnikabel]

And the most important of all : don't go building survival shelter without some PROPER DRUM'N'BASS banging in the background

[@alin1975]

If you want to test Bear's model of survival do this: 1. Move from one place to another by running frantically. Its survival not camping, so dont bring food or a change of clothes (so that you can die that night, frozen in your own sweat). 2. When you reach a river you are unfamiliar with, jump in it and float downstream in the hope of finding civilisation. 3. Scale dangerous cliffs without equipment (ok, Bear cheats here, he actually uses gear... but he pretends not to).

[@fastacker2]

Trees fear him. Assume you are lost in the woods with only a chain saw , an axe and 8 hours to build a shelter.

[@AdamSays]

Thats what I like about Ray Mears... he doesn't just eat shit that he finds like Bear Grylls, but he teaches us how to catch/cook food and build stuff

[@SidneyTurner]

Ha Ha! you have just said what i have always said! they have to say how fake and staged Bears program is before his show starts now! if Ray mears and Bear Grllys was put alone into a forest somewhere- I know who would survive and i also know who would miss hair gel and showing off his body at every opportunity.

[@CrutchExe]

Still love this guy, I was obsessed with Ray when I was a kid, and I realise that after 15 years I am still watching his stuff

[@andriussarapajevas3823]

i love Bear Grylls but Ray brings a more accurate constructive survival very crafty and ingenious, love your creations

[@anaesterhazy631]

I cite from his Outdoor Survival Handbook:

[@ccwweeman3385]

made one of these over 8 years ago thanks to ray mears bushcraft book, the shelter still stands to this day cheers ray ......colin.

[@Ikefis]

I am always amazed by the number of living room experts who comment on youtube.

[@ezekiel316]

Ray Mears is a legend. Only he can make living outside with nothing but a knife look easy. He makes McGyver look like an amatuer. The show itself is amazing. This stuff itself is interesting, but tedious. With Ray Mears electric personality, and very good editting, they manage to make it watchable, and fun.

[@chrisbrewin3762]

That man held the match for far longer than humanly possible ...

[@originalmeanderthals9331]

Love Ray , he's only a mullet away from being a total legend .

[@MrDarkTides]

This guy trains the SAS, he is the best there is.

[@YeOldeTowneCryer]

Ray Mears' videos are well done and educational. I don't see any sensationalism in them, just good, usable knowledge. Knowledge that might save your carcass one day, IF you can remember it.