Dual Survival is an American documentary reality series aired on cable television's Discovery Channel with production by Original Media. The show follows two survivalists showcasing contrasting wilderness survival philosophies and skills: Cody Lundin, a professional outdoor survival and primitive skills instructor from Arizona, and a new co-host who has not yet been introduced by the Discovery Channel.
Dual Survival's first and second seasons originally aired in 2010 and 2011, respectively. A third season is currently being filmed.
In Dual Survival's first two seasons, each episode features Cody and Dave in a different survival situation like being marooned on a deserted island, lost in a forbidding jungle, or stranded in an arid desert. They then have to survive for a number of days with minimal gear. Along the way, Cody and Dave demonstrate various survival skills such as using primitive methods to make fire and obtaining potable water.
Conflict often arises due to the differences between Cody and Dave's survival philosophies and methods. Cody, who does not wear shoes or pants, often slows down the team when they are navigating through tough terrain. Additionally, Dave often goes after dangerous animals for food that Cody would avoid, while Cody prefers to gather fruits and vegetables that Dave has no interest in eating.
David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961), more widely known by his stage name The Edge (or just Edge), is a musician best known as the guitarist, backing vocalist, and keyboardist of the Irish rock band U2. A member of the group since its inception, he has recorded 12 studio albums with the band and has released one solo record. As a guitarist, The Edge has crafted a minimalistic and textural style of playing. His use of a rhythmic delay effect yields a distinctive ambient, chiming sound that has become a signature of U2's music.
The Edge was born in England to a Welsh family, but was raised in Ireland after moving there as an infant. In 1976, at Mount Temple Comprehensive School, he formed U2 with his fellow students and his older brother Dik. Inspired by the ethos of punk rock and its basic arrangements, the group began to write its own material. They eventually became one of the most popular acts in popular music, with successful albums such as 1987's The Joshua Tree and 1991's Achtung Baby. Over the years, The Edge has experimented with various guitar effects and introduced influences from several genres of music into his own style, including American roots music, industrial music, and alternative rock. With U2, The Edge has also played keyboards, co-produced their 1993 record Zooropa, and occasionally contributed lyrics. The Edge met his second and current wife, Morleigh Steinberg, through her collaborations with the band.
Cody Lundin is the founder, director, and lead instructor of the Aboriginal Living Skills School, LLC in Prescott, Arizona. ALSS was created by Lundin in 1991. Lundin teaches primitive living skills, modern outdoor survival skills, urban preparedness, and homesteading. He is the author of two best-selling books on modern outdoor survival skills and urban preparedness. He is currently a co-star of the Discovery Channel series Dual Survival. His field approach is based on more than two decades of back country experience with and without students in desert and mountain terrain.
Lundin is an internationally known professional survival instructor with more than 20 years of hands-on teaching experience. He has trained private, corporate, and governmental agencies, thousands of students, and dozens of national and international media sources in outdoor and urban preparedness skills. He has consulted for and been featured by dozens of media outlets including The Today Show, National Geographic Television, Esquire magazine, the New York Times, USA Today, Dateline NBC, Fox News, the Donny and Marie Show, the Public Broadcasting Station (PBS), Playboy magazine, Maxim magazine, FHM magazine, Lifetime television, The Atlantic magazine, The History Channel, Popular Mechanics magazine, TV Guide, The Travel Channel, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Field and Stream magazine, the Christian Science Monitor and many others. In 1999, Lundin was the third person in history to appear on the cover of Backpacker magazine that featured a story about his survival school and philosophies.