Cody Lundin
Cody Lundin [1][2] (born March 15, 1967) is a survival instructor at the Aboriginal Living Skills School in Prescott, Arizona, which he founded in 1991. There he teaches modern wilderness survival skills, primitive living skills, urban preparedness, and homesteading.[3][4][5] Lundin was also a former co-host of Discovery Channel's reality television series, Dual Survival.[6][7]
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Nationality | American |
Occupation | Survival instructor, TV personality, motivational speaker |
Known for | Former co-host of Discovery Channel's Dual Survival |
Lundin is an only child whose father was in the military.[7] He spent his early childhood moving around until finally settling in Laramie, Wyoming, where he attended junior high and high school.[7] After graduating from high school he lived on the streets, in a commune, in the backyards of friends, and then in a brush shelter while he attended college in Prescott, Arizona.[7] Lundin holds a B.A. in Depth Psychology and Holistic Health from Prescott College.[8]
Lundin is the author of two books on survival and preparedness: 98.6 Degrees: The Art of Keeping Your Ass Alive and When All Hell Breaks Loose: Stuff You Need to Survive When Disaster Strikes.[9] Lundin has also provided a foreword for Steve Hart's Citizen Survivor's Handbook, a parody of British wartime propaganda focusing on the importance of psychological endurance in times of crisis.
In 2004, Lundin hosted the Discovery Channel show, Lost in the Wild.[10]
Lundin was a co-host of the television series Dual Survival from 2010 until 2014.[6][10] On the show, Lundin demonstrated various survival skills while wearing shorts in all weather and going barefoot.[1] On February 17, 2014 Lundin announced on his Facebook page and on his website that he had been fired from the series due to differences of opinion on matters of safety.[11][12]
Lundin says that he lives off-the-grid in a self-designed, passive solar earth home in the high-desert wilderness of northern Arizona, collecting rainwater, composting waste, and paying nothing for utilities.[13][14]
Bibliography
- Lundin, Cody (2003). 98.6 Degrees: The Art of Keeping Your Ass Alive. Gibbs Smith. ISBN 1586852345.
- Lundin, Cody (2007). When All Hell Breaks Loose: Stuff You Need To Survive When Disaster Strikes. Gibbs Smith. ISBN 978-1423601050.
See also
References
- Stanley, John (June 10, 2010). "Discovery Channel's 'Dual Survival' show features Arizona expert". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
- "Meet Cody Lundin". Bushcraft & Survival Skills (50): 56.
- "Ecosa Faculty Biographies: Cody Lundin". Ecosa Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-08-07. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- "Cody Lundin from Dual Survival shares adventures". Penn State Berks. Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- "Dual Survival Experts: Cody Lundin". Discovery Channel. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- Dawn, Randee (June 10, 2010). "Odd couple battle elements in Dual Survival". Reuters. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- Newman, Eve (October 8, 2010). "Laramie grown wild: Taking survival to the extreme". Laramie Boomerang. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- "Cody Lundin". Ecosa Institute. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- "Bios: Cody Lundin". Discovery Channel. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- Nellans, Joanna Dodder (May 9, 2010). "Local survival teacher gets Discovery Channel TV series". The Daily Courier (Arizona). Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
- Lundin, Cody. "Dual Survival Update". Facebook. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- Lundin, Cody. "Dual Survival Update". Cody Lundin Blog. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- Stanley, John (November 1, 2007). "Survival guide aimed at complacent urbanites". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- Lundin, Cody. "About Cody Lundin". Retrieved 2012-08-07.
External links
- Cody Lundin.com official website