this is has gotta be my all time favorite USA TV show. So many wide spaces and sometimes the family do it together or at least the grandkids. I am just so full of admiration of their love of what they do ; their skills with which they do it and their totally happiness for life in the wild. Now the question is ? - is it authentic or fake? - for me it's like getting a Boys Own Comic or book and reading from cover to cover? can't get enough of it and wish I was young enough to try it!!
Mountain Men [and sometimes women and grandkids]
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bobcat
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Like you, I watched and enjoyed mountain men for long time. I grew up in the mountains, hunting and fishing, but never as remote as they are. Living off the land can be a hard life, but it is also one of total freedom. There is no job, or laws, or rules, but it comes with a lot of sacrifice. They are a rugged bunch, and I really admire how they have carved out a life in the wilderness, and have learned to depend on each other and neighbors for survival.
As to whether I think it's authentic, yes I do, because of their knowledge and challenges, and even failures at times. However, I am also mindful that there is a camera guy or crew there to film everything, so what you're seeing is probably edited and at times they may do things that just make for a good episode.
That being said though, I don't think one can dismiss the knowledge and skills Tom has in tanning hides, or his wife sewing them, or Eustice's knowledge of how to do just about anything that a backwoodsman could possibly know. They are all incredible individuals living a life that very few could tackle. Civilization and society just isn't their thing, but still, it's a very challenging life with many hardships.
As to whether I think it's authentic, yes I do, because of their knowledge and challenges, and even failures at times. However, I am also mindful that there is a camera guy or crew there to film everything, so what you're seeing is probably edited and at times they may do things that just make for a good episode.
That being said though, I don't think one can dismiss the knowledge and skills Tom has in tanning hides, or his wife sewing them, or Eustice's knowledge of how to do just about anything that a backwoodsman could possibly know. They are all incredible individuals living a life that very few could tackle. Civilization and society just isn't their thing, but still, it's a very challenging life with many hardships.
hawkdon
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lOVE THAT SHOW, dunno if I can get it streaming or not....love
all those alaska shows.
all those alaska shows.
watched it again today :
1. they gotta be tough nuts and some off them are training their grandkids?? and have their wives with them too??
2. They obviously don't like a crowd??
3. Most of them look middle-aged at least?
4. One was 'curing' a bear pelt that could fetch $A3000
5.They must have hidden fitness heh?
6. Undoubtedly get a fee from TV companies??
1. they gotta be tough nuts and some off them are training their grandkids?? and have their wives with them too??
2. They obviously don't like a crowd??
3. Most of them look middle-aged at least?
4. One was 'curing' a bear pelt that could fetch $A3000
5.They must have hidden fitness heh?
6. Undoubtedly get a fee from TV companies??
bobcat
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- Northern Calif
Yeah, they start the kids and grandkids at a young age, learning how to fish, hunt, weld, and fix almost anything. Their families remain very close.
watched it again today - they get up to some very ingenious concoctions and designs to keep everything tickin over - and if they are getting paid then they should be - that's bloody hard work outa there!! one guy is tanning a bear skin that he reckons could fetch him $USA 3000! but it's hard work and he has to keep at it. I still can't figure out how the wives put up with it really cos ya don't see much of them or what they do?