"Actor: Ray Mears"

• Ray Mears - Bushcraft - Series 1 | DVD | (04/04/2005) from £37.29   |  Saving you £-17.30 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Ray Mears has become a household name over the past few years with his BBC TV series 'Ray Mears World Of Survival' 'Ray Mears Extreme Survival' and 'Trips Money Can't Buy' with Ewan McGregor. Although most of us know Ray as the World greatest Survival Expert he prefers to call his subject 'Bushcraft'. So what is Bushcraft? Ray explains: ""For most of my life I've been studying a subject called Bushcraft - the knowledge of the natural world I carry with me in my mind and in my muscle

• Ray Mears - Bushcraft Survival - Series 2 | DVD | (01/08/2005) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The master of survival Ray Mears takes us on another journey..... Topics include: 1. Sharpening an axe at camp. 2. Looking after your axe. 3. Choosing and using an axe. 4. Splitting wood with a saw. 5. How to light a fire. 6. Safe water. 7. The birch bark canoe. 8. Making a container from birch bark. 9. Making a matchbox from birch bark. 10. Making a container from cedar. 11. Making a container from ash bark. 12. Snakes of the lowland heaths of Britian.

• Wild Britain with Ray Mears | DVD | (18/04/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Wild Britain With Ray Mears

• Ray Mears Northern Wilderness | DVD | (07/12/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Northern Wilderness is a stunning celebration of one of earth's great wildernesses. Ray Mears journeys on foot by canoe and by snowshoe through mountains forests tundra and ice in a land where roads are still scarce. He explores the vast Boreal Forest and its rich animal life from beavers to bears. He travels across the Hudson Bay by canoe and tells the story of the fur trade and trappers who traded with the hat manufacturers of England. Ray follows the paths of the great early northern explorers Samuel Hearne and David Thompson who survived through their knowledge of what we now call bushcraft as they trekked across the tundra and the Rocky Mountains. He explores the frozen north and learns the ways of the Inuit who teach him how to combat snow blindness and build shelter. This series is rich in bushcraft as Ray explains the unique survival techniques of the Native Canadians and the Inuit as well as how the prospectors in the gold rush used bushcraft skills to survive in this inhospitable but awesome landscape.

• Ray Mears Extreme Survival Series - 1 And 2 | DVD | (24/03/2003) from £33.00   |  Saving you £-13.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Ray Mears has spent his life learning to live close to nature a study that has taken him to some of the most remote locations on our planet. Journey with Ray as he encounters indigenous people demonstrates his skills and knowledge of Bushcraft and tells some of the most amazing historical tales of survival in some of the most inhospitable regions on earth.

• Survival With Ray Mears | DVD | (03/05/2010) from £8.65   |  Saving you £11.34 (131.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Survival With Ray Mears

• Ray Mears Extreme Survival Series 1 & 2 | DVD | (10/08/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  The entire first and second BBC documentary series presented by Ray Mears. His journeys have taken him to the farthest corners of the earth encountering indigenous peoples who embody his philosophy and live in tune with their natural environment. Jungles can be daunting places for the uninitiated. Ray explains the fundamental skills of jungle survival and recounts the harrowing tale of 10 men who escaped a WWII prisoner of war camp crossing dense jungle without the benefits of survival training. The arctic is a beautiful region of our planet an area in which we must understand the mechanisms of staying warm. Ray demonstrates skills whilst visiting the Swedish Army Survival Instructors Course in Lapland. The most important thing to take with you on any journey is a positive mental attitude. Ray tells of a family that were shipwrecked on the coast of Alaska in winter; ultimately their survival would depend upon their belief in each other overcoming odds that the text books would have predicted as impossible.

• Ray Mears Extreme Survival - Series 3 | DVD | (19/05/2003) from £43.71   |  Saving you £-23.72 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Ray Mears has spent his life learning to live close to nature a study that has taken him to some of the most remote locations on our planet. Journey with Ray as he encounters indigenous people demonstrates his skills and knowledge of Bushcraft and tells some of the most amazing historical tales of survival in some of the most inhospitable regions on earth.

• Ray Mears Goes Walkabout | DVD | (30/06/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Ray journeys through the wilderness of the Australian Outback to learn about the people the wildlife and the culture of this extraordinary land. These are journeys that encompass many of the themes of Ray's world - discovery the natural world indigenous culture adventure and survival. Above all they represent something very close to Ray's heart - the most important thing that we can learn when travelling is to be open to new ideas new ways of doing things and new experiences. For Ray this is the only way to promote understanding and learning. His voyage into the wilds of Australia covers an amazing variety of natural habitats rich indigenous cultures and tales of exploration and survival. Ray Mears Goes Walkabout is full of Ray's trademark survival knowledge and wilderness tips.

• The Aggression Scale | DVD | (03/09/2012) from £1.99   |  Saving you £14.00 (87.60%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Charged with murder and likely going to jail, crime boss Reg Bellavance (Ray Wise) is out on bail and wants to skip town with his son. The only problem is that the money he had stashed away for just such an occasion has gone missing.Bellevance gives his right hand man Lloyd (Dana Ashbrook) a simple order: Find his money, kill everyone who had a hand in stealing it and make it messy. Lloyd and his crew tear out into the city and begin carrying out the order in brutal fashion... They have no idea just how dangerous their job is about to get.

• The Aggression Scale | Blu Ray | (03/09/2012) from £11.27   |  Saving you £8.72 (77.37%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Charged with murder and likely going to jail, crime boss Reg Bellavance (Ray Wise) is out on bail and wants to skip town with his son. The only problem is that the money he had stashed away for just such an occasion has gone missing.Bellevance gives his right hand man Lloyd (Dana Ashbrook) a simple order: Find his money, kill everyone who had a hand in stealing it and make it messy. Lloyd and his crew tear out into the city and begin carrying out the order in brutal fashion... They have no idea just how dangerous their job is about to get.

• Ray Mears Extreme Survival Series 1 | DVD | (28/12/2015) from £29.14   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Ray Mears has spent his life developing a brand of survival skills he calls Wilderness Bushcraft a philosophy that humans should live closer to nature as the Bushmen do. In Extreme Survival he demonstrates his wilderness skills and shares amazing tales of survival from some of the world's most menacing environments. His journeys have taken him to the farthest corners of the earth encountering indigenous peoples who embody his philosophy and live in tune with their natural environment. Episodes: Jungle Survival (Costa Rica) Ray visits the jungles of Costa Rica where threats to his survival include heat exhaustion dehydration and poisonous snakes. Arctic Survival Ray travels to northern Sweden in midwinter - an Arctic terrain colder than a household freezer - where he finds shelter under a snow-laden tree and receives survival tips from a military training instructor. Meanwhile Bob Thomson describes his experience of being trapped in the wreckage of a plane crash near the North Pole. Psychology of Survival How a positive mental attitude is vital to survival as demonstrated by a pair of teenagers lost for two weeks after their boat was wrecked whose unshakeable belief that help would come kept them alive in extreme conditions. Sea Survival The story of shipwreck victim Steve Callaghan who spent 76 days adrift in a life raft enduring some of the most extreme conditions known to humankind and surviving only by spearing fish and sucking moisture from their bodies. Geronimo (The Arizona Desert) Ray journeys through the Arizona desert in the footsteps of the famous Apache warrior Chief Geronimo and learns a host of survival skills including how to find food and water in the arid environment. Arnhem Land The gallant explorer braves the hostile environment of Arnhem Land to find some of the world's deadliest snakes. He also reconstructs the story of how three airmen overcame starvation thirst and the fearsome creatures of the wilderness when they crashed in its swamplands.

• Ray Mears Extreme Survival Series 2 | DVD | (28/12/2015) from £24.28   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Ray Mears has spent his life developing a brand of survival skills he calls Wilderness Bushcraft a philosophy that humans should live closer to nature as the Bushmen do. In Extreme Survival he demonstrates his wilderness skills and shares amazing tales of survival from some of the world's most menacing environments. His journeys have taken him to the farthest corners of the earth encountering indigenous peoples who embody his philosophy and live in tune with their natural environment. Episodes: The Sahara Desert Ray examines the extreme surroundings of the Sahara Desert. He also tells the inspirational tale of the wartime RAF pilot who survived for 18 days in the desert by drinking radiator fluid from wrecked tanks and vehicles only to be captured one mile from British lines. The Rocky Mountains The intrepid survival expert visits America's Rocky Mountains ignoring tales of wild bear attacks and hypothermia to venture into the unspoilt wilderness. Despite the natural beauty of the area few hikers dare attempt to cross the perilous paths. Australian Outback Ray treks deep into the Australian outback and tells a cautionary tale about two foolhardy Austrian tourists who lacked respect for this harsh unforgiving landscape. Military Survival The fearless globetrotter takes a slightly different look at survival in this episode - instead of launching himself into some isolated hell-hole he follows 20 RAF recruits as they endure a gruelling survival training course. Mountains This edition looks at treacherous mountain ranges and features the incredible story of the US Air Force pilot who managed to keep himself and his son alive in a freezing blizzard for 10 days before they were finally rescued. Desert Island Survival Marooned on a desert island in the Philippines where coconuts supply liquid to drink and fish can be cooked in a hot-rock oven Mears finds that many WWII airmen who bailed out over the jungle islands were not so fortunate  and died through lack of survival training.