"Alone" Season 9 Preview and Discussion Thread

Ferro Rod
Bow and Arrows
fishing line and hooks
trapping wire
saw
ax
multi tool
2qt pot
sleeping bag
tarp


anyone that brings extra food rations is an idiot and i would guarantee they won't win, Jacques and Karie.


It appears they can't bring a gill net on this one.



and i pick Benji to win it.

Only thing I miss having moved to YoutubeTV is History Channel/Alone.

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but hopefully on the sea so they can find debris. Having to only use a pot to gather water and drink from has to be irritating.

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That's a good point. The show allows for using debris and some clever things have been repurposed from washed up debris

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So many contestants make small shelters that all they can do is sleep & tend their fire. You've got to give yourself space to stand up, comfortably, & move around inside of.

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This is so important for anyone planning to stay their for 60+ days. It doesn't need to be huge, but it needs to be big enough to stand up in and move around. You should have a bed, and you should have enough room for a chair in front your fire where you can relax and work on things inside. Hell i'd say you should even have a covered porch area as well so you can store things on it like firewood, as well as a place to sit outside when it's raining/snowing and not get wet.

I'd be tempted bring a shovel as an item to dig out the area a bit like the english girl did from last season. Her shelter was pretty awesome, and seems like one that would be a lot warmer than one that's completely above ground.

I've watched all the seasons of this show and I've become convinced someone will be seriously hurt, or even killed by a big predator before the show quits airing.

The contestants have been dropped off in some very isolated spots with little in the way of self defense in most cases and have to contend with apex predators like bears, big cats and wolves plus others that can be pretty nasty to run into like badgers and wolverines.

The fact they are alone and do their own filming with the exception of occasional welfare/medical checks leaves a lot of time for things to go from OK to very bad very quickly.


Just had to add this:

Who remembers that black dude Desmond White from Season 2?

Prior to being dropped off he was all full of himself and his chances for survival and even winning the contest and saying more than once before being dropped off how he'd feel sorry for a bear if he encountered one.

Gets dropped off, sees bear shite in the area where he is designated to stay and taps out before dark....

Some of the camp spots seem to have big advantages over others. Some have easier access to fishable water or sit on game trails. Luck of the draw I guess.

As soon as someone starts building a boat, they should just go pick him up. Game over.

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I want them to focus on survival and not the personal problems like they did last season. I don't want Dr. Phil issues.

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History Channel, if you are listening, please see above.

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But I'd probably do a Slingshot over a bow and arrow.

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We've seen people try slingshots with little success. If you are an avid bow-hunter that's the way I would go. Every player that scoured big game kills won.

Since I'm not a good bow hunter I would focus on fishing, deadfall's and snares. Anything that would help at fishing is what I would be working toward. Collecting and storing ruffage to keep the pipes clean would be another thing.

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one of his items is salt. Never seen that before.

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well i noticed that he was an avid bow hunter, and i would imagine the salt is to attract prey to shoot, although i'm pretty sure that's illegal so maybe it's just to preserve the meat.

regardless, you have to kill big game to win. The last 3 winners shot big game, and won easily despite the history channel trying to show us drama like they weren't going to win. The second they make that kill and secure that meat, they've won.

They are going to run out of food to forage for and small game to hunt for after a month or so out there. ALl of that small stuff is just to get you by until you make the big kill, and if you don't make the big kill, all you're going to be doing is suffering once the snow starts until you have to tap out.


spend your time on a nice warm shelter that you can live in once the snow starts. stack up your firewood. traps for small game and a gill net should be your passive hunting, and every other waking moment should be spent on securing big game.




and i second, third, and however many more that i don't want to see their personal drama shite. It's a survival show. Yeah i get the mental part plays a big role, but i want them to follow closely how each shelter was built. I'd love to have a tally count of how much fish and small game was caught each day by each contestant. I'd like to know how much each has foraged for and saved up. When someone builds something cool, go over it in detail.

I was watching Naked and Afraid XL last night and a contestant had a brilliant idea of eating tomatoes just prior to leaving so when he took a dump, he used the tomato seeds to plant a garden and the damn things are blooming. It would roughly take around 35-45 days to produce fruit. I don't think these cold weather locations used in "Alone" would work but if they ever did a warm climate who knows?