Cody Lundin
(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
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skills,
primitive living skills, urban preparedness, and
homesteading
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.
Lundin was also a former co-host of
Discovery Channel's reality television series, ''
Dual Survival
''Dual Survival'' is a United States reality television series that airs on the Discovery Channel. The show features a pair of survival experts in predetermined survival scenarios while in challenging environments.
For the first two seasons, th ...
''.
Lundin is an only child whose father was in the military.
[ He spent his early childhood moving around until finally settling in Laramie, ]Wyoming
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, where he attended junior high and high school.[ After graduating from high school he lived on the streets, in a ]commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
, in the backyards of friends, and then in a brush shelter while he attended college in Prescott, Arizona
Prescott ( ) is a city in Yavapai County, Arizona, Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2020 United States census, 2020 Census, the city's population was 45,827. The city is the county seat of Yavapai County.
In 1864, Presc ...
.[ Lundin holds a ]B.A.
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in Depth Psychology
Depth psychology (from the German term ''Tiefenpsychologie'') refers to the practice and research of the science of the unconscious, covering both psychoanalysis and psychology. It is also defined as the psychological theory that explores the rel ...
and Holistic Health
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from Prescott College
Prescott College is a private college in Prescott, Arizona.
History
In 1965, the Ford Foundation brought together a group of educators from around the United States. Prescott College was the result of this gathering.
The college was originall ...
.
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''. 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.''Dual Survival
''Dual Survival'' is a United States reality television series that airs on the Discovery Channel. The show features a pair of survival experts in predetermined survival scenarios while in challenging environments.
For the first two seasons, th ...
'' from 2010 until 2014.[ On the show, Lundin demonstrated various survival skills while wearing shorts in all weather and going barefoot.][ 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.
Lundin says that he lives ]off-the-grid
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in a self-designed, passive solar
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earth home
An earth shelter, also called an earth house, earth bermed house, or underground house, is a structure (usually a house) with earth (soil) against the walls, on the roof, or that is entirely buried underground.
Earth acts as thermal mass, makin ...
in the high-desert wilderness of northern Arizona, collecting rainwater, composting waste, and paying nothing for utilities.
Bibliography
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See also
* Dave Canterbury
David Michael Canterbury (born September 19, 1963) is a survival expert who co-starred on the reality television show '' Dual Survival'' for two seasons (2010–11) which aired on the '' Discovery Channel''. He is also an author, publishing ''Bus ...
References
External links
Cody Lundin.com
official website
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Living people
Survivalists
American television personalities
Place of birth missing (living people)
Prescott College alumni
1967 births