Discovery channel show "Dual Survival"

[ra2bach]

I keep waiting for Cody to severely injure one of his feet which would take a basic survival situation and turn it critical.

c'mon man, a pair of Teva sandals with protected toes at least...

[panzerr]

I think it is pretty staged. Its amazing how they always find exactly what they need out in the middle of nowhere. I was watching one the other day and they where walking to a river and out of nowhere they find a 20'x20' mint condition tarp to make a boat out of. I mean, c'mon man

It's TV, so of course some of it is staged. But with that said, some of it is real. It is what it is and I enjoy watching it. Staged or not, some of the things they do are educational.

[streck]

I keep waiting for Cody to severely injure one of his feet which would take a basic survival situation and turn it critical.

c'mon man, a pair of Teva sandals with protected toes at least...

That is my biggest issue with him. It's not at all about foot health from a muscular perspective. It about preventing cuts and punctures.
When you are moving at 1/4 pace because you have to inspect every inch of ground in front of you, you are a liability.

[digdug18]

I believe it was a desert episode that he made himself sandals out of a car tire, was bitching that the sand was too hot I believe.

[Jim D]

Good show, I've enjoyed it.

While Dave always has a different knife, extra gear like saws or wires, etc.... Cody just plugs on in a pair of shorts and a $10 Mora, and gets fire and shelter everywhere he goes.

While I have no intention of going barefoot or not wearing pants, I would actually really like to take a class from Cody.

[skullworks]

As a graduate and former employee of Yavapai College, where Cody teaches, I have seen him wade through snow barefoot several winters - a pair of Tevas probably has nothing on his soles. One of my biggest regrets is that I didn't take any of his classes when I had the chance.

As to Ray Mears, I have friends who were present for the taping of his Arctic Survival episode (filmed in northern Sweden) - they were not impressed as he had to be coached on what to do. Of course, the info was good - it just wasn't Ray Mears' info.

[mercop]

Dave is a very kewl and knowledgeable guy. His Pathfinder School and Blind Horse Knives have a magazine called Self Reliance Illustrated. The current issue is #7 and I have a article in there called Point Shooting for Knives about IET. Before I met Dave I thought he would be taller

[Z71Silverado09]

i watch all of the shows just to pick up on some tips and tricks, i agree the bare feet thing is crazy

[Arctic1]

@Skullworks:

Your comment on Ray Mears strikes me as pretty unneccessary, as well as purely anecdotal. Ad hominem comments like that towards an individual who has a documented expertise on the subject, as well as instructing various UK military units seems uncalled for.

Also, can it be that what your buddies thought of as coaching was in fact him learning something new?

[riddlin]

Dave is a very kewl and knowledgeable guy. His Pathfinder School and Blind Horse Knives have a magazine called Self Reliance Illustrated. The current issue is #7 and I have a article in there called Point Shooting for Knives about IET. Before I met Dave I thought he would be taller

It's pretty well documented that Canterbury is a fraud and a poser. He has embellished, if not flat out lied about, about numerous aspects of his military service.