• geekworking@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    In the show Alone the take away is that fat beats skills. All of the super fit “survival experts” with 5% body fat are being carried out on stretchers in a couple of weeks. The 300lb dude with minimal skills out lasts all of the experts.

    The environment just doesn’t have enough fat calories available. Skill won’t change this.

    • Burnt@lemmy.one
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      1 year ago

      For the first few seasons sure but that Jordan guy that won season 6 was all skill and attitude.

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      1 year ago

      I think that largely depends on where you are. I imagine the producers of that show choose locations that are specifically difficult.

      Not to say surviving alone anywhere wouldn’t be exceptionally hard, but there are certainly areas where animals to hunt/ trap are plentiful.