It's a tv show guys. Are you really surprised that some things are fudged. Why shouldn't they be? It's his job to make a cool tv show not to actually cheatdeath each week. There is a reason why neither Bear or survivorman have lost hands or feet to frostbite or had serious health problems from parasites or had their skin sunburned to the point of serious damage. It's just a tv show and it's a job. No one needs to dye in the making of a tv show. It doesn't need to be that real.