Fat Guys in the Woods (2014)
Synopsis
For thousands of years, man lived wild. He made fire, built shelter, and hunted food with his own two hands...but as he got smarter, his waist got bigger. Now, it’s time to get guys off of the couch and into the weather on TWC's "Fat Guys in the Woods."
Network
The Weather Channel
Episodes
Sub Zero Teepee Build
Survival expert Creek Stewart teaches men with sedentary lifestyles how to cope with extreme conditions during a week in the wilderness in this series, which begins with three friends from Los Angeles who learn how to build a wickiup shelter; start and maintain a fire; snare a rabbit for food; and, if necessary, how to go it alone, all in severely low temperatures.
Living Off the Grid
Three men learn how to survive in a pine forest by building a shelter out of pine needles; mastering a difficult method of starting a fire; eating reindeer moss; making rose-hip tea; and setting a trap for quail.
Smokey Mountain MacGyver
In cold river vally, a former Eagle Scout, a tech-obsessed New Yorker and a man handicapped by a rare bone disease must build "super shelters," start fire from a fire piston and tinder fungus, and eat big beetles, then one is rushed to the hospital.
Cast
Details
Original Title
Fat Guys in the Woods
Status
Returning Series
Seasons
1
Episodes
3
Production
RIVR Media, The Weather Channel
