TIL that "real" survival video from Alaska was totally staged

Saw this clip going around of a guy building an igloo in like 20 minutes. Claimed he was a lone survivalist. I used to just believe these things, you know, pass them along to friends. But then I watched it slow mo. His sleeping bag had a brand tag still on it. Also the snow was way too clean. No wind noise either. I started checking every viral video now. Found out this guy has a whole production crew. Even the ice tools were spotless. Anyone else notice how fake snow always looks too perfect?

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andrew_rodriguez3mo ago

I read a piece not long ago that said almost half of those "alone in the wilderness" videos are staged or heavily produced. This one with the brand new gear fits right in with that statistic.

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the_nina3mo ago

That "heavily produced" is the key, I'd bet half those pristine igloos are built by crew members off camera.

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