Dave Canterbury

Dave Canterbury (born September 19, 1963) is a survival expert, author, and television personality. He gained widespread recognition as a co-star on the reality television show Dual Survival for two seasons (2010–11) on the Discovery Channel. Canterbury is the author of several books including Bushcraft 101 (2014), which became a New York Times Best Seller, Survivability for the Common Man (2011), and Advanced Bushcraft (2015). He also co-starred in the survival series Dirty Rotten Survival on the National Geographic Channel in 2015. Currently, Canterbury is the owner and instructor at the Pathfinder School in southeast Ohio, where he teaches survival techniques. He is known for promoting the "5 Cs of Survivability": a cutting tool, a combustion device, cover, a container, and cordage.