He was underprepared for a life in that environment. Iirc he didn’t really prepare at all for the trip. There’s some documentaries on yt etc if you want to dive deeper. There’s also a movie which is said to be pretty good.

Doesn’t change the fact that Carpenter’s version is one of the best movies of all time imho.

Yet the old one is interesting as well. It’s not as engaging as the newer ones and the monster is a little lacking, but the dialogue is neat and unusual and there’s a crazy fire stunt.

Obligatory ‘Carpenter’s Thing is a remake as well’

The original movie was made in the fifties.