[pct-l] Amanda L Silvestri

[Bill Burge]

I do watch the show and am a big fan of Cody Lundin.

While he does go into each episode with his personal approach, he is very honest when it doesn't work in a particular situation.  He has mentioned that, while quite fine in his native Arizona, being barefoot in a swamp was not good at all.

The slant of the show is that he goes into it with his personal skills and the other guy has his more modern approach and they do a "compare and contrast".  They are good together and while tolerant of the others skills and ideals, sometimes get on each other's nerves.

Think of it as a cross between Mythbusters and Survivorman.

Cody's book  "98.6 Degrees: The Art of Keeping Your Ass Alive!" http://www.codylundin.com/degrees.html is funny and informative.  He says up front:  "The more you know, the less you need."

His website plays too hard on the Abo, ancient, etc - he's really a lot more pragmatic and straight-forward than the website portrays...

BillB



On Aug 26, 2010, at 2:39 PM, Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes wrote:

> 
> On Aug 26, 2010, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>> Ned & Diane
>> 
>> I share you curiosity about increased ankle and foot strength  
>> resulting from a lifetime of going bear foot.  Have you seen the  
>> new show called Dual Survival?  One of the two survivalists goes  
>> around bear footed and has for years.  Better him than me, is all I  
>> have to say.  I am still a fan of high ankle support on my lighter  
>> weight boots.  The wilderness is no place to sprain or break an ankle.
>> 
>> Shepherd
> 
> 
> I have never seen the show. I think there is a good case for having  
> tough bare feet in that if you wake up in the middle of the night  
> with your house on fire it might be nice to be able to run out of the  
> house without having to find your shoes, especially if your shoes  
> have already burned up. Perhaps the same is true if a bear has eaten  
> your shoes and now he'd like to eat you, too.
> 
> I think there's a greater chance of twisting an ankle when a shoe has  
> a high platform or thick sole with an angular edge. A high top will  
> protect you from abrasion, but I don't think it will do a whole lot  
> to keep you from rolling over if the sole is thick and high.
> 
> I've never sprained or broken anything, not even when hit directly on  
> the ankle by a car, so all I can say is that ankle "support" has been  
> more damaging than helpful to me. Damaging mostly for me because of  
> the change in my gait and the problems caused when the footwear is  
> too stiff. I just feel a lot better when I can move normally. For  
> abrasion protection I will wear Dirty Girl gaiters or long pants.
> 
> 
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