Ray Mears Extreme Survival Video Index

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Ray Mears Extreme Survival Video Index

Traditional Buck Skin Moccassins
Ray Mears is measured up for his very own pair of buck skin moccassins and explains why they are the best accompaniment for the traditional snow shoe.

Psychology of Survival - Don't Give Up
Ray mears discusses the psychological impact of surviving in impossible circumstances and assesses the need not to give up.

Poison Arrows
Ray Mears visits Namibia and takes a closer look at the art of making poison hunting arrows.

Mountain Climbing
Ray Mears gives some top tips on dressing for the forever changing mountain climate, and is joined in the Alps by his good friend and mountain ranger Nick Parks.

Lost at Sea
Ray Mears provides a guide on what to do when you find yourself lost at sea, including how to gauge your rate of drift.

How to Make a Blowpipe
Ray Mears shows how to make a traditional blowpipe used to kill birds for food.

How to Make Felt
Ray Mears helps to make felt by beating fleece with sticks in the tradtional Mongolian style.

Hostile Environment
Ray Mears teaches us how to assess the safety and durability of our surroundings. Could you survive in this cabin?

Hiking in The Jungle
Ray Mears gives some pointers on how to look after yourself and tells horror stories about the perils of jungle survival in the rainforest.

First Aid Kit Rescue
Ray Mears demonstrates how life-saving a First Aid Kit can really be. He also shows us how to start a fire using your car battery and a piece of wire wool.

Finding Fire in the Desert
Ray Mears shows you how-to start a fire in the desert.

Finding Water in The Desert
Ray Mears is shown how to dig for water in the Australian outback.

Driving on sand
Ray Mears shares his top tips on driving on sand and, off-road, most importantly, how not to break your thumbs in the process.

Digging Edible Roots
Ray Mears joins a family to feast on edible roots in Africa

Dehydration
Combating dehydration can be an up-hill struggle, but Ray Mears has some handy tips.

Catching Octopus and Eels
Ray Mears is in Savaii to learn the traditional ways to catch Octupus and Eels, some of the reef's best meals.

Building a Snow Cave
Ray Mears demonstrates how to make a warm snow cave hide-out in severe weather when caught in the mountains.

Building a Shelter
Ray Mears shows us how to make a strong shelter in wet forest, and the right and wrong ways to strike a match.

Avalanche Threat
Ray Mears and mountain ranger Nick Parks simulate an avalanche rescue in the mountains.



Extreme Survival Military Survival
Ray Mears tests his own courage as he takes part in the RAF's three-week survival course in Cornwall. He joins a team of 20 jet pilots, navigators and helicopter crew as they learn to survive at sea and on land.

How to Build a Siberian Chum
Ray Mears demonstrates how to make a traditional Siberian Chum from branches and reindeer hide.

Aboriginal Witchetty Grubs & Honey Ants
Ray Mears tastes the traditional Aboriginal delicacies the witchetty grub and Honey Ants.

Catching Prawns in India
Ray Mears is out trying to catch prawns in a traditional sailboat in India and is shown how to keep sand out of fish curry.

Smoking Out a Wasp Nest for Larvae
Traditional methods for harvesting wasp larvae proves too dangerous for Ray Mears to try.

How to make a Canoe
Ray Mears travels to Savaii to learn the art of how to make a canoe.

Making Buck Skin
Ray Mears considers the traditional making of buck skin to be the most impressive survival technique in the world.


Uses for a Palm Tree
Ray Mears works out some of the best uses for the humble palm tree in his world survival guide.


Arctic Fishing
Ever wondered how to hunt for fish through metres of hardened ice? Ray Mears meets some eskimos or inuits to find the traditional methods that have been working for generations

Importance of The Sago Tree
Ray Mears watches as the Indonesian locals use every part of the Sago Tree for survival

Perang Machete
Ray Mears is in Indonesia to learn the importance a Perang (machete) holds for survival.
actually it's called "Parang"

Hunting in Namibia
Ray Mears joins a tribe of Namibian hunters as they search for food on the African plains

How to Make a Perfect Igloo
Survival expert Ray Mears is here to teach you how to make the best igloo

Siberian Nomadic Life
Ray Mears meets a family of travellers to learn the life of a Nomad in Siberia

Women Hunters
Ray Mears joins a group of female hunters as they search for food in the Australian outback

Mongolian shelter
Ray Mears is in West Mongolia looking at how they build their nomadic shelters.

Desert Rose Poisonous Arrows
Ray Mears is beating out his survival trail in Africa and learning how to make poisonous arrows using the lethal Desert Rose

Squirrel Trap & Hobo-Fishing
Ray Mears gives some handy pointers on how to find food when lost in the wilderness. Tips include making last resort squirrel traps and survival fishing.

Aboriginal Fire Starting
Ray Mears meets an aboriginal tribe in Australia and learns how they make fire from an early age.

Walking in the Desert
Ray Mears shows how far would you get if you tried to cross a desert on foot?

Fishing on Ice
Ray Mears how-to guide on fishing on ice.

Deep Snow Survival
Ray Mears demonstrates how to make a snow shoe and explains the vital importance of improvisation. How far could you walk in deep snow?

Building a shelter in the Rain forest
Building a shelter and surviving in the rain-forest is easier than you think if you have Ray Mears as a guide.

Food on The Mangroves
Ray Mears' guide to finding the best food in Mangrove swamp.
he's got a very big crab this time. what a delicious meal :D

Making natural Mosquito Repellent
Ray Mears is in the outback making natural mosquito repellent to ward away the insects from smudge fires.

Spiders Snakes & Scorpions
Ray Mears explores the most dangerous threats in the desert with a desert ranger - scorpions, snakes and spiders