Rebecca Davis riffs on the stereotypes of SABC3’s The Man Cave with hilarious effect What makes a man? It's an age-old riddle that seems to have been decisively solved by the producers of SABC3's The Man Cave. What makes a man is, in no particular order: Edgars suits, 4x4s, guns, pool tables, earth-moving equipment and being able to work up some serious miles on a rowing machine.The Man Cave is a lifestyle programme for men. In the time-honoured tradition of South African lifestyle shows, you have to be willing to accept a heavy dose of product placement with your lifestyle. A showdown between two rival 4x4s in a recent episode was framed as a competition, but at the end they decided both cars were kief (cool), even though one of them had more boot space and seemed much smoother than the other while off-roading.The presenters then exhorted viewers to go to a certain website for car insurance quotes, giving the whole segment the feel of an extended infomercial. Later we were treated to the Berocca performance challenge and the Richelieu question of the week. Presenter Siv Ngesi, who is vocal about the fact that he doesn't drink alcohol, sniffed his glass of Richelieu curiously.story_article_left1Siv has a comic exuberance which helps the show along. He was accompanied on a trip to Vietnam - flown by Cathay Pacific, we were told forcefully - by Top Billing alumnus Janez Vermeiren, who has really cornered the market on lifestyle presenting. Siv and Janez went to Vietnam specifically to explore how "a tiny country like Vietnam beat the mighty US forces in the Vietnam War", to quote Janez.It seemed a strangely limited approach to take to Vietnamese tourism, but maybe dudes are only interested in countries via their military history? Don't ask me: I'm not a dude. Siv and Janez were also able to fire "the exact weapons" used in the conflict.On the other side of the world, Lunga Tshabalala decided he would look for "quirky" things to do around Las Vegas. He first settled on posing for a selfie by the Las Vegas sign, which even he admitted was not remotely quirky. Lunga then told a Las Vegan that his surname was Tshabalala, to which the man responded with an irritated flap of his hand. "We'll keep it Lunga, okay?" he said.Lunga got to drive Caterpillars around a Vegas sandpit. Judging by his hoots of enthusiasm, the whole thing was a riot - though I must say I've never seen actual construction workers hollering with glee while manoeuvring earth-movers all day.The Man Cave ended with a tip for viewers: "Good manners will open doors that even the best pick-up lines cannot." But judging by the show's aspirational feel, stuffed wallets will open even more...