Dual Survival is a documentary television series on the Discovery Channel

Discovery Channel

Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...

 produced by Original Media. The program follows two survivalists

Survivalism

Survivalism is a movement of individuals or groups who are actively preparing for future possible disruptions in local, regional, national, or international social or political order...

 showcasing contrasting wilderness

Wilderness

Wilderness or wildland is a natural environment on Earth that has not been significantly modified by human activity. It may also be defined as: "The most intact, undisturbed wild natural areas left on our planet—those last truly wild places that humans do not control and have not developed with...

 survival skills

Survival skills

Survival skills are techniques a person may use in a dangerous situation to save themselves or others...

: Cody Lundin

Cody Lundin

Cody Lundin is a minimalist and primitive skills survival expert and author of two books focusing primarily on survival topics. He is currently a co-star of the Discovery Channel series Dual Survival...

, a minimalist and primitive skills

Primitive skills

Primitive skills refers to prehistoric handicrafts and pre-industrial technology. Primitive skills are those skills that relate to living off the land, often using handcrafted tools made from naturally gathered materials...

 expert, and Dave Canterbury

Dave Canterbury

Jimmy David Canterbury is a hunter, a survival expert, and the author of a "handbook on survival." He is currently a co-star of the Discovery Channel series Dual Survival along with Cody Lundin. He takes a common sense approach to survival techniques based on his time in the military and is...

, a military-style survival expert and professional hunting guide and tracker, whose fame was generated from survival videos on Youtube

YouTube

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. The second season of the series premiered on the Discovery Channel on April 22, 2011.As of June 28, 2011, the series has been renewed for a third season.

Format

In each episode, Cody and Dave are placed in a common survival situation such as marooned sailors, lost hikers, trapped divers, and stranded mountain climbers. They then have to survive for a few days with only the gear that a person who found themselves in that scenario would have. Along the way, they demonstrate how to survive off of the land and make gear they need to survive.

Conflict often arises due to the differences in Cody's and Dave's survival methods. Cody, who does not wear shoes, often slows down the team when they are navigating through tough terrain. Dave often tries dangerous methods of gathering food and advancing towards rescue such as reaching into a beehive for honey and rappelling over a ledge to save time.