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7 vs. Wild | |
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Genre | |
Developed by | Fritz Meinecke |
Country of origin | Germany |
Original language | German |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 32 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Fritz Meinecke, Johannes Hovekamp, Maximilian Kovacs |
Running time | 45 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | YouTube |
Release | November 16, 2021 – present |
7 vs. Wild is a German reality TV-show invented by YouTuber Fritz Meinecke and his team. The series, which is published on YouTube, follows the experiences of seven YouTubers who have to survive on their own in the wild for seven days. They are only allowed to take seven preselected items with them and the clothing they wear. The participants have to persevere isolation and the moods of nature. [1]
The first season took place at the end of August 2021. The 16 episodes were published from the beginning of November to the end of December 2021 on the Meinecke's YouTube channel. [2]
The seven participants with varying degrees of experience in bush crafting, camping and outdoor activities were dropped off into an unspecified lake in Sweden. After swimming to the shore each participant was allowed to move 500 meters in each direction along the lake and as far as they wanted into the mainland. According to the rules they were allowed to take seven items with them, clothing not counted. The clothes, were predetermined by their use (e.g. T-shirt, gloves, headgear, buff, warming layer, socks, shoes).
The aim of the series is to survive in the wild and in complete human isolation. This includes activities such as: searching for food, building or finding a shelter and a place to sleep, passing of prepared tasks (for points) and filming them. Thanks to the location on a lakeshore the water supply and the possibility to fish are guaranteed. All the participants have access to a sealed first aid kit, a sealed mobile phone, a GPS transmitter and the technical equipment for filming. [3]
In the first episode the competition rules, participants and the items chosen in each case were presented. Subsequent episodes showed the participants' recordings, which lasted approximately half a day per episode, with the length of the segments per participant depending on the quantity and quality of the material provided. From the time of elimination the participants are no longer shown at least in the main part of the show, even if they decide to remain on the filming site.
The participants are obliged to daily confirm their well-being by pressing the dead man's switch. Should they fail to do it, they are eliminated and picked up. In addition, the participants have to open a sealed envelope containing a daily challenge. Participation in these tasks is voluntary, but points can be earned by participating, which plays a role in determining the overall winner.
The use of the cell phone carried for emergencies only, will result in direct elimination of the participant, and the use of materials from the first aid kit will be sanctioned with point deductions. [4]
The winner is the participant who stays in the game the longest. If more than one participant remains in the game until the end, the winner is the one who achieves the highest score in the challenges. They will be awarded a 10,000 euro prize, which is donated to a charity organization of their choice. [4]
Participant | Item | |||||
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Tools | Source of fire | Storage and accessories | Outdoor kitchen | Other | Amount | |
Fritz Meinecke | Kukri | Fire striker | Sleeping bag, tarp tent, parachute cord | Pot | Fishing kit | 7 |
Martin "Survival Mattin" Rudloff [5] | Knife | Lighter | Sleeping bag, hammock, plastic tarpaulin | Water filter with a bottle | Fishing kit | 7 |
David "Dave" Henrichs [6] | Knife, saw | Lighter | Sleeping bag, tarp tent | Pot | Hygiene kit | 7 |
Niklas "Niklas on fire" Röder [5] | Knife saw | Fire striker | Sleeping bag, tarp tent, parachute cord | Pot | – | 7 |
Pascal "Bommel" Bommert [5] | Hatchet | Fire striker | Sleeping bag, hammock, tarp tent, parachute cord | Pot | – | 7 |
Fabio Schäfer [5] | Knife | Fire striker | – | – | – | 2 |
Christian "Reloadiak" Nosty [7] | Knife, saw | Fire striker | Sleeping bag | Pot | Fishing kit, hygiene kit | 7 |
Day | Episode | Title | Published | Challenge | Scores | ||||||
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Fritz | Mattin | Chri | Fabio | Bommel | Dave | Niklas | |||||
1 | The Start | 6 November 2021 | – | – | |||||||
1 | 2 | The Exposure | 10 November 2021 | Swim from the boat to the shore [points] shortest time [min] | 3 5:01 | 4 4:55 | 2 5:03 | 6 3:57 | 5 4:17 | 7 3:07 | 1 5:24 |
3 | The Decisions | 13 November 2021 | |||||||||
2 | 4 | Bear Terrain | 17 November 2021 | Craft a torch [points] longest burning time [min] | 7 59:48 | 3 1:42 | 5 2:45 | 6 7:18 | 4 2:22 | dropped out | dropped out |
5 | Fatal Torch Mistakes | 20 November 2021 | |||||||||
3 | 6 | Objects Submitted | 24 November 2021 | Submit objects until the end of the seven days [points] | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||
7 | Consequential Submission | 27 November 2021 | |||||||||
4 | 8 | Night Rescue | 1 December 2021 | Drill a fire [points] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | dropped out | ||
9 | Mental Decay | 4 December 2021 | |||||||||
5 | 10 | Crafting Rafts | 8 December 2021 | Craft a raft [points] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
11 | Broken Seal | 11 December 2021 | |||||||||
6 | 12 | Mindset against Forces of Nature | 15 December 2021 | Alternative sources of food (Insects and worms) [points] | 7 | 1 | 0 | dropped out | |||
13 | New Projects | 18 December 2021 | |||||||||
7 | 14 | The Final Challenge | 22 December 2021 | Stacking stones [points] highest stack [cm] | 5 154 | 6 155 | 7 190 | ||||
2-7 | 15 | Niklas' 7 Days | 25 December 2021 | – | – | – | – | ||||
8 | 16 | The Grand Final | 29 December 2021 | – | – | – | – | ||||
Final scores[points] | 42 | 14 | 14 | (25) | (11) | (7) | (1) | ||||
Final positions | 1. | 2. | 2. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. |
With 42 points, Fritz Meinecke was the winner of the first season. The prize of 10,000 euros was donated to Robert Marc Lehmann's project Mission Erde. [8] Chris and Mattin shared the second place due to the same score. The following places were determined by the date of elimination.
The aired episodes have an average of over four million views. [9] The Stuttgarter Nachrichten announced the start of the series. [10]
After the series' launch, the youth radio program of the SWR (the Southwest Broadcasting is a regional public broadcasting cooperation serving the southwest of Germany) DASDING wrote: "The survival format '7 vs. Wild' is going through the roof on YouTube right now." Web video producer MontanaBlack stated that, "it's one of the most hyped formats ever on YouTube." [11] The news portal Watson (a Swiss news portal) called the series "brilliant." [4]
The episodes also received attention due to "live reactions" from popular streamers such as Simon Unge, [12] Jens Knossalla [13] and Rezo. [14] Additionally, some of the participants responded to the episodes by providing additional background information, such as from Fritz Meinecke. [15]
The second season of 7 vs. Wild was published each Wednesday and Saturday on YouTube. It is accompanied by the behind-the-scenes videos on Dave's channel.
The third season is planned for August/September 2023 in the Canadian province of British Columbia. This season brings rule changes in comparison to the first and second seasons. The duration of the season was extended from 7 days to 14 days. In this season the contestants compete in teams of two and not with a set amount of items but with whatever they can fit into a predefined bottle. In the preparation and announcement phase of the season the management nominated, among others, moderators Joko Winterscheidt and Klaas Heufer-Umlauf who declined to participate. Its shown on Amazon Freevee.
The fourth season is planned for fall/winter 2024. [16]
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