[To those happening to come here wondering about Dave, you might also be interested in what’s coming up in season 4, and how Cody was fired after the fourth episode. See Dual Survival Season 4 Starts Tonight.]
A lot of people still wonder why Dave Canterbury was replaced by Joe Teti on Dual Survival. While there were plenty of hints out there about exaggerating his resume, Dave had now created a video in which he apologizes for doing so.
I had dug up some old screenshots in which Dave exaggerated. This was what was on his website in 2008.
Dave Canterbury’s 2008 Bio (click for readable version)
And this was the modified one from 2010.
Dave’s 2010, Dual Survival, Bio (click for readable version)
Dave really wasn’t a sniper (just had a bit of sniper training) and other things in there just weren’t true. Here is Dave’s apology, which he uploaded on January 3.
I think it is a good apology, and he seems genuinely sincere.
At this stage of things with Joe Teti, I tend to prefer Dave—Dave has real backwoods survival skills, while Joe is mainly badass military.
I find I am not overly offended by Dave’s deception in his resume, particularly when I see the sorts of deception and scripting that the producers of Dual Survival do. (See, e.g., my blog entry Dual Survival Deception.) Yeah, I guess that’s standard for these types of survival shows, but more and more I’m starting to see the seams of how it is produced, and that distracts me from the show.
The producers could have kept Dave, but from my reading elsewhere, they were already wanting somebody more militarily badass, and this did give them an excuse to dump Dave and find Joe Teti, who is the real thing when it comes to the military. Joe, as they continually note, has a lot of special ops experience (which, I note, may not translate into survival much at all, since special ops forces are well-supported in the field). But the producers wanted to really contrast their dual survivalists, so in came Joe Teti.
I also know that a lot of folks are pissed at Joe. According to folks who work with Cody, a lot of that is ginned up. It turns out that the conflict is better at generating ratings (or so the producers think). As one of Cody’s contacts on his Facebook page put it:
[Cody and Joe] actually get along really well. The conflict is cut in by the editors. Out of Hours, hours and hours of film they find the only conflict the two men have had and cut it in. Sadly a lot of good skills end up in the trash.
Sure, Joe is still a bit green when it comes to survivalist skills, but he’s coming along. And they’ve got him to do the more dangerous stuff.
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Ahcuah 
Dave made a better program than the existing replacement.
Dave your the man no matter what you may have done survival is a key thing for everyone to know and you made learning it real.,thank you for 2 great seasons! Your wisdom was passed on to myself and my children and i thank you from the bottom of my heart keep up the good work your a great person and awsome teacher.,i believe you got a raw deal screw ratings id rather learn from a real man with a real heart and not some dick like the weekend warrior that took ur place. Dave you are the real survivor keep on teaching brother and thank you.
i will be forever your friend and fan dave. there are worse things in life. the show is not the same without you. i wish you all the luck in the world.
Dave was ok; but he seemed nervous all the time. Like he was pleading to the audience. He seemed to lack confidence at times, in fact Cody too is somewhat of a nervous nelly.
I’m waiting for the behind the scenes book to come out by Dave though. He should name it “Order me a large pizza and beer”. You know that a lot of this so-called survivor stuff is one big staged act. With caterers and all kinds of backup in the background. Although Naked Survivor is legit.
this is not freaking chomp by carl Hiassen
It is just as staged as an MTV “reality” show. Don’t let Hollywood fool you.
I still like Dave. He’s just a damn likeable guy.
i like dave more then cody or joe, without dave now dual survivor sucks
dave is the best. how stupid they are to replace him because of that. wow. it was so much better with dave .just way more interesting.
I don’t even watch it anymore. The whole chemistry changed.
I agree! I don’t like Joe very much, especially since he got cody fired from his own show! They should have fired Joe,and found cody a new partner. Dave is my all time favorite dude☺joe is just to cocky👎they should have cancelled the show when they fired cody…its not the same
Cody should have stood up for Dave, (supposedly his friend) he didn’t and karma came and bit Cody in the butt. He was so self-righteous in his rant about the telling the truth after Dave was fired. Then he bragged about interviewing 22 guys before he chose Joe to be his new partner. According to the web Joe wasn’t aboveboard about his service record yet Joe wasn’t fired, so that tells me Cody wanted Dave gone. I think Cody was the snake in the grass when it comes to Discovery firing Dave. From Cody’s bad jokes and sexual innuendos, well never mind what I think. Dave was laidback and secure in his manhood (he has a wife and several children) so he let Cody slide, maybe Cody was disappointed. Joe probably wasn’t willing to put up Cody’s petty ways and gay innuendos. If Joe did get him fired, I bet he wished he had stood by Dave. But I don’t think Joe got him fired. I think Cody threaten to quit the show one time to many. Besides Cody had gained so much weight he couldn’t do the things “even if he had the courage” that the show require. Now he spews sour grapes in any interview calls all the other survivor guys media whores and says all survival shows are phony. If Cody believes in the truth so much why wasn’t he the whistleblower when he first started the survival show? He sold himself for big bucks just like anyone else on reality TV, so when he called the other survivor guys names, well that is the pot calling the kettle black.
they got dave off the air because cody did not stand him! plain and simple.
Cody “liked” Dave in a way Dave would never like him.
Although I often like Cody’s opinions more than the “other guy”, Dave makes Dual Survival more interesting than Joe IMHO. More contrast doesn’t mean more quality, Dave and Cody’s companionship to me meant better television.
I miss Dave… I hope hd is doin well and soon gets another shot to a survivalist show. He made Dual Survival what it was. I learnd alot from watchin him, skills that i might not use in everyday life but if encountrd by it i will survive with the stragetic and survivalist skills he taught. I admire him for his apology. It takes a real honorable Man to do that .God Bless u Dave, hope u r following ur heart and passion. If i needed to b lost with someone and trust my life with it b u. Discovery losr a viewer …. lots of them, im sure
Dave Canterbury is an asshole. I met him at his school in Ohio and he’s nothing more than a pompous & glorified youtube star. He lied to everyone. How can anybody overlook this as merely a “misrepresentation” of himself? The same people that are so quick to forgive asshole Canterbury are probably the same ones that condemn Bradley Manning for being a traitor. I will give Dave this… He does impart very useful information to those who need it. But I never forget a liar. Sorry. That’s just the way it is.
your a idiot.
Your an idiot*
You’re* an idiot!
ROFLMA so many corrections!
Any chance you failed your course bob? And are just looking for some internet sympathy? Man’s already said he’s sorry formally to anyone who was effected by his resume details. And to boot he lost his job doing what he loves doing, teaching people to survive with the bare minimums.
I bet you failed the course miserably probably couldn’t make it past the firs day.
Cmon Bob, you should go to heaven! you have never lied! youre an angel man (just joking)…. youre a looser
Dave may or may not be a ahole,but comparing someone who exaggerated their service resume to someone who leaked secrets,well that’s a reach don’t you think.Maybe we should give kids life without parole for stealing a candy bar from the store,i mean,like the serial killer,they’re both braking the law,right.
Sorry to be six years late Bob but I agree with you 100% Yes, he imparts wonderful info but he’s a liar. Thank you for having the guts to say so!
I’m way late on this thread, but apparently Bob and Mr. Goldstein have never lied in their lives. After all, you can’t, in all good conscience, point fingers at someone for doing something you, yourself have done. It doesn’t speak highly of anyone that they are unwilling to forgive others. Just makes them look like the ahole they accuse Dave of being.
Bob, are you saying you have never lied? If so, that makes YOU a liar. Should we forgive your ignorant post or forever hold it over your head? Look at the ratings on your post. 1 person out of 14 agrees with you. In anyones book, that leaves your opinion in the minority. Heres a great idea, THINK about what you write instead of using pure emotion. Only meatheads do that. Dont be a meathead, Bob.
Dave and cody are both bad ass! I think they should both focus more on there survival classes and teach as many of us that they can. Ive personaly spent over a decade spending my money on vacations that ended up separating me from my boys(my kids) and leaving me drunk on a beach somewhere. In the last 3 years though we’ve tried the camping & hiking thing, and there is only one thing to say, money well spent! I’ve grown up in that world but going through life i had fell away from it,and now im learning it with my kids.when we’re done and we head home we take all that experience with us and nothing feels more fulfilling. In short im glad he left it gives him more time to teach . We as a people dam sure need it!
After watching the 3rd season with Joe, I can confidently say that I really wish there was some way to bring Dave back. I knew I’d miss him the first time I watched an episode of the new season – it’s just not the same. And I actually side with you pretty much completely in terms of what you said in the article. I was neither surprised nor disappointed in Dave for padding his resume, and I actually feel sorry for him in terms of all the bad press he got. Just not cool. I’m actually kind of grateful to him for padding his resume, as that gave us the chance at having such a kickass first two seasons of the show. 😦 Really do miss him.
Dave was great on the show. Who cares about the other crap. Bring him back.
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Dave Canterbury should have never left Dual Survival now that they have Joe teti its just sucks Dave will always be the best screw teti
oh and bob you’re the one that is the liar the only reason why he taken off air is because Cody couldn’t stand him plain and simple really I think you should kiss all of our asses that like Dave and really think about what you post next time
Joe is ok, but dave getting ousted is simple bs. It’s an obvious political issue with lundin. The 20 years & sniper thingy was just “hollywood embellishment”. Who cares.
You rock Dave. Me and my kids love the show and wish you luck with many more Dual survivor shows to come. God bless you brother 🙂
Why do shows have to embelish resumes? If they had a survival show where two office nerds survived in the woods with knowledge learned in books, I would still watch it as long as the show was real and taught me something. I didn’t care if Dave had 40 years survival training or if he worked on a loading dock, what sells the show is what is seen on the show, not a fancy resume.
By having these guys with their decades of expierence survive is doing is telling us we can NOT do it, they have decades of expeirence and have a hard time, but if I saw a regular Joe surviving, a guy who knows what i know, that i can watch. Dual survival should change it’s name to Group Survival, and every episode have different survivalists from YouTube come and survive with Cody for a week. That would be awesome, seeing if these other YouTube guys know what they pretend they do. It is so easy to buy a kit and make videos on how you can survive, let’s see them do it…
Somebody better send Dave an SS because that ship is going down. goodbye DAUL! Will Schomberg
Loved Dave, they took a perfect show and ruined it! I don’t watch anymore. Can’t stomach Teti and most people in a survival situation don’t have a military background . Sucks now.
Miss u Dave
we want to see you again in Dual Survival new seasons..
I am a very loyal watcher of the dual survival show and i tell u my loyalty has deminished since dave was cut from the show. I my self have alot of survival experiance but still found my self fasinated by daves techniques. I dont know much about tv business but if i could give them one smart suggestion is put dave back on or give him a show for him self. Dave ur the man! To hell with all the paper pushing aint shit media and just keep on keeping on. And for cody, if there is any squable between u and dave. As a real survial expert my words to u are bulk up and quit crying.
Get with it people! The network people are assholes. Cody has quit the show.
Robert H.
My experience in public and public sector for over 30 yrs, anywhere from 70%-90% of the resumes in the U.S. are embellished to grossly exaggerated, Dave’s appeared to be more embellished than anything else. Give the guy a break, he gave a heart felt apology. His outdoor skills seem as good as any of the other experts on TV and/or the internet, they all have strengths and weaknesses……only in the ridiculous BS Hollywood movies and bad novels does one guy do every thing well. The more effective instructors tend to be a little cocky/have a certain swagger, personally I do not want a Mr Rodger’s type for an instructor in life and death matters. It is up to the student to get a well rounded education, so he or she can decide what is the most useful info from each instructor, since they typically have different styles and philosophy’s to some extent. The TV survival shows are much more entertainment than instructional due to something called ratings and commercial sponsors, Dave and Cody were great entertainment for two seasons. Now Dave can get back to his core instruction expertise, primitive hunting/woodsman survival techniques. Eventually Cody will be back wandering barefoot in the Az sand box where he belongs, which will probably be sooner than later.
As far as the show goes I liked dave. He had some decent survival skills and it was entertaining to watch. As for the falsified resume its nice that he apologized after being caught but for me as a member of the US armed forces it does piss me off when people steal the honor from those who really do it. Sure he did a couple years in the military after high school and thats great but to claim 20 years special forces is insane.
guys the real reason behind that he left the show was stimply because he liked to spend time for his own buisiness !!!!
and to be completely honest his youtube channel is in my opinion the best channel on the net about survival/bushcraft
i never learned so much detailed stuff then from dave …
Dual Survival failed because they fired Dave !
He was the biggest Asset of the show
to be completely honest his youtube channel is in my opinion the best channel on the net about survival/bushcraft
i never learned so much detailed stuff then from dave …
Dave was the shit! Go Dave!!
we all need Dave to show us how it’s done, let’s all thank our lucky stars that
we have his caliber of expertise, with the courses and all the free pathfinder school information that Dave puts on youtube, to make us all better people.
Yesterday is gone and tomorrows sunrise is yet to come, so let’s get on with it.
Nothing like the here and now to make you change your mind… I just bought a
H&R topper 12 guage just like Dave suggested…… go Dave….
I’d love to see Dave and Joe together. Not a fan of Cody. Dave is a great guy and made the show better. O H I O !
You did nothing that others would not have done. Dual Survivor is not the same without you. My son and I only watch the episodes with you and Cody.
Personally I think Cody has a bad attitude and treated both Dave and Joe like they are idiots. Just watch his face when Joe disagrees with him. It is quite obvious that Cody thinks he knows everything about survival and does not want anyone’s opinion on the subject. Even a child knows to wear shoes when walking in the woods, when it’s cold, pretty much anytime they are camping. I understand that Cody feels that being barefoot is only natural but God gave common sense to most everyone. I also agree with John Monk, I think the show would be more interesting to watch if an every day Joe was surviving with one of the survivalist at his side.
Dave cantebury. You’re the man. There is nothing for you to apologize for. If you request forgiveness, you’ve got it. I like you better than joe.
I forgive you. I am a fan of the show, but I do forgive you for what you have done. I have not yet watched the new guy that is on dual survival but am going to soon. I hope he can accept Cody without his shoes as you did in the show and develop a friendship with Cody too. On behalf of the dual survival fans I think it is safe to say we FORGIVE you. 🙂
i will miss you on the show the show will never be the same without you
I was wondering what happened to Dave. Watching the shooter tonight proved to me that DAVE was the best partner for Cody. Hope there’s some way for him to get his own show on Discovery.
I loved Dave when I watched him, he seemed like the star and when you add Dave with Cody, man, I don’t wanna stop watching! We all love you Dave and we wish you could come back
Dave; You exaggerated, big deal! You’re a good man, full of knowledge in your field and very entertaining. You can’t be replaced. Don’t ever stop doing what you do!
Joe is a pos liar. Much more so then Dave. His lying resulted in a death and he greatly exaggerated his résumé. Bad ass….. No. Egotistical dumbass? Yes
I don’t care if u lied about being a sniper you did what u did to get the job just like I say I finished high school u were great teacher we learned a lot and I haven’t watched the show since u left
I thought Dave and Cody both made a good team. .It was a very interesting show.. I will miss it a lot….
Dave and Cody appeared to be an awesome team with a lot of knowledge on survival. Joe makes the show terrible. He wants to rush through everything and not showing much survival techniques. Joe is the one that I find would put someone’s life in danger. And who wants to watch a show with someone who looks like they are running around in circles and being cocky, thinking he is all that. Joe is the worst pick for dual survival. Dave and Cody should come back with their own show without discovery and see which one will get the better ratings.
Kathy, I would add that Dave and Cody clearly respected each other. But it became pretty clear early on that Joe had little if any respect for Cody and Cody’s huge store of survival knowledge. Joe is a massive pile of arrogance. About all Joe would acknowledge for Cody is that Cody was good at making fire.
Bob, I could not agree with you more. Hopefully, The Discovery Channel will step in Joe’s massive pile of arrogance and realize that maybe the only experience he has is military and running for his life. He clearly has very little true living off the land survival skills, what this show was supposed to be about.
I cant stand the new shows. I only watch shows that Dave was on. Cody is ok, and he even better with Dave but Joe is the worst and now that Cody is gone, so is my desire to ever watch the show again…
I agree with you jr. I will not watch dual survival with out dave. Joe sucks big time.
Dave and Cody met the goal of the show…..different approaches to survival and they appeared to function well together. Joe on the other hand is confrontational and aggressive. He takes risks when risk taking is not necessary. I had a hard time watching without Dave. I won’t watch without Cody.
RGB, that says it beautifully. One really has to wonder what the Discovery folks were thinking . . .
Dave I don’t give a hoot about mistakes an your papers. You were the best.miss you on tv ,take care.
Dave you and Cody are awesome..brother…
You guys are the real survivalist teachers….
Thank you guys and God Bless….
“(which, I note, may not translate into survival much at all, since special ops forces are well-supported in the field”
That comment is wrong on about twenty different levels. Army Special Forces (Green Berets) Tend to be the only people operating in a large area far far far from conventional army support and supply.
So you’re saying they go in with no equipment: no radios, no maps, no detailed plan of the area and a specific objective, and a team large enough to accomplish the mission? Just because they don’t have a helicopter hovering overhead does not mean that they don’t have a lot more support than a survival situation. (Unless the mission goes badly awry, in which case it does become a survival situation.)
This is a military guy who fessed up before the world! You think that was easy? Takes humility to do this. We all have assumptions about life and it takes life itself to make us realize much of what we do is motivated by our shadows. THAT is growth!
Dave Canterberry didn’t “embellish”… he out and out LIED! REPEATEDLY! I really like his You tube vids…BUT saying your Airborne and Ranger qualified, a Sniper, an “Army Instructor”, been to Central America and Grenada… all lies! He didn’t make E-6. He didn’t even rate an Army Commendation Medal (From what I can find out). Shame on the Discovery Exec’s for failing to check out Dave… and shame on Dave for repeatedly lying (to include lying during your apology)! By the way… shame on Cody… for being…well… Cody. Dave spit on every Veteran who earned these accomplishments and every honest Veteran. Forgive him… sure, but don’t pat’em on the ass and say what he did was OK… normal… no big thing. That’s wrong and not what we want to teach our children.
…i forgot, in the end it IS Hollywood and that represents ratings…PERIOD! If the show is high quality w/ratings…great. If the show is dribble w/ratings…great. Producers don’t care about integrity, they care about ratings. Is this new to anyone over 21? Dave and Cody grooved together. Good show. Joe and Cody grooved together (Joe is WAY more military than Dave was). Joe and Matt seem like a good match…Matt is more spiritual than Cody in personality (gentle, humble) yet very masculine. Contrast makes TV!
Dave–I liked you and felt you were a humble guy on the show. Joe said something in one episode when they were killing the boar. He kicks into his training when the fire gets hot. We all do. It is the contrast of another person (Matt) in this case that helps us become more balanced. I saw this openness in Dave w/Cody. It is, “Let’s not be right, let’s get it right”…ego is the death of relationships.
I was wondering what happened to Dave. I miss him.
TETI is a DICK .
No Cody now ? No watchy. Fuck you Discovery.!!!
Cody and Dave WERE the show. Bring em back, or I won’t be watching.
Dave Canterbury will always be the bad ass on there. Fuck TETI, you dick. You act like a SWAT team asshole !
The show was entertaining with Dave. The back and forth between Cody and Dave is why I watched the show in the first place. Survival tips were an after thought. There are a huge number of people in the same boat as me. I’d say at least 50% of the people that watched dual survival did it for the entertainment more so than the survival tips.
This new guy that replaced Dave is boring and not interesting at all. I could care less if he was military this and that, because at the end of the day, you are watching a TELEVISION SHOW! TELEVISION IS SUPPOSED TO BE ENTERTAINING FIRST, then informative.
Dave, you were entertaining first and informative at the same time. The fact that you lied matters not.
I have not watched dual survival since Dave left.
I miss dave but now that cody is gone discovery channel can go to hell.
And yet they chose Joe teti, who is turning out to not only have embellished, but all out lied, and got some students killed in the process!
Oh and how Cpt Mykel Hawk (real SF captain and survivalist) is going off on Joe teti, blowing yet I’d actual career wide open.
Teti got the duel survival job thru hawk! Though he warned them it would be a mistake.
Bwahahaha! Teti is a real fraud, bring back Dave!
I’ve been reading up on Dave and Cody’s departures from the show and came across this site. Thanks for posting the video, he seems sincere and honest, some of the things which the show lost when he was dismissed.
I found (I no longer watch the show) Joe to be rather dull, and their insistence on reiterating his military experience became obnoxious. In the episode where Dave came back with a dead gator to feed himself and Cody, my respect for him tripled.
They’ve apparently replaced Cody with another ‘earthy survivalist’, and the show is likely a mockery of its former self. I’ve only watched a few of the Joe shows and won’t watch any more from the series.
Dave may have embellished his resume, but he possesses the actual knowledge and skills to demonstrate survival in the wild.
Do you prefer reality show characters like Kim K, who obtained a TV show from being on her knees?
The Discovery Channel is not above being fake either. Have you seen the blatantly fake show — Ultimate Survival Alaska? When Marty Raney shoots a hole into the boat to kill an already dead fish, you witness how low the Discovery Channel has fallen.
Teti comes off as a ragging lunatic. Watch the episode where he slaughters the wild boar. Look closely at how he brandishes his knife to the camera and then possesses this deranged look while slicing the animal’s throat.
Every one in TV, movies and sometimes games lie or embelish! Thanks for the apology Dave, now you and Cody should come back to Dual Survival. We miss you both!
I had a hard time watching without Dave. I won’t watch without Cody.
A piece of paper is a piece of paper, but to run a show to the ground because of that piece of paper is so sad! Dave and Cody made Dual Survival! Without one there is none, so thanks to the producer the show really doesnt go on. Original Dual Survival Forever!!! Xo- SJ
Bring Dave and Cody back!!!!
Dave was way more entertaining than that uptight, drama queen, Joe Teti. He’s emotional and lacks the temperament one would expect from some one with his supposed experience.
Never trusted Dave. He speaks too quickly as if he is trying to put one over on you before you notice. It’s dumb to lie. You will eventually get caugh. I used to enjoy the show but now…… I’ll read a book
No apology needed Dave I still think you and Cody are No.1 and that was the survival show
I don’t care if Dave had ANY military experience. If I wanted to watch how to get back safe from the wilderness with no supplies, I’d watch Dave or Cody. If I wanted to watch how to track someone in the wilderness and kill them, I might watch Teti. Well, I still wouldn’t watch Teti.
ray, i though you were better then cody from what was on the show, and though you and cody were very good together. good luck dave.
Talk about lies and deception. Look at some of the things that the Discovery channel do now days. The old Discovery channel was cool. But now most of their stuff is misleading and deceptive. For instance they promoted Eaten Alive for weeks about the man that was eaten by the snake. When the show aired it was almost silly. I compared it to a cartoon. The Discovery Channel should be ashamed for leading American viewers to what just plain did not happen. I am sure most viewers agree with this account. Be careful Discovery Channel. being at the top means a longer fall to the bottom.
Is Dave a Single man ?
No.
I actually didn’t even know who Dave was until recently..i didn’t pick up on the series until it was Cody and Joe…i don’t have the hatred for Joe that a lot of y’all seem to but I’ve always like Cody better and i think it was a mistake to replace them…i will say from the episodes I’ve seen with Dave though him and Cody were definitely a better pair…as far as lying on resume could care less and especially the military part…i mean it is a SURVIVALIST show so it would seem to me that those are the more important skills…but ultimately i think the focus on military background is just to get “patriotic viewers” cause its extremely irrelevant to what the show is about and only benefit is protection maybe…i will still give new show a chance tho just cause I’m curious…but i will say Dave was more creative than Joe…made a bow, arrows, hammock, etc…I think Cody gives the most useful info tho because he shows multiple ways to purify water and create a fire which are probably the two most important things…as far as people talking about the show being fake or them having caterers thats just dumb especially since show begins admitting they have people on hand in case something goes wrong cause they legally have to..doesn’t mean its fake though..show is about showing you how to survive in different situations..not about whether or not they can survive alone..haha
I know dave was the man he made the show,And seeing his video his appolgy was very sincere,Dave if you read this I believe god forgave you.Cody was to girly.I read a post hes from the desert,so the episode he was in the desert why was he getting sick he should be used to it,It should been dave getting sick.I left a message on the discovery channel bringing dave back and how joe has to many attudes.Matt graham Is a very humble guy like Dave.
THEY SHOULD HAVE DAVE AND MATT TOGETHER IT WOULD BE A AWESOME SHOW.
Also matt Graham is a hunter / gather he has no military back ground and again the few lies that dave did is the same as Joe did he also lied on his applaction even thought joe done a lot of thing in the military,I read a post and when Joe killed that pig he did look crazy….I believe Dave was a lot better survivalist than Joe,A lot of times joe doesn’t know a lot……BRING DAVE BACK.
Dave was a gentleman I liked the relationship between him and Cody.
Dave was encouraging, appreciative, and complimentary to Cody,
especially when Viking Cody would make those awesome shelters!!
Dave is a good example of a Christian man.
We all fall short of the glory of GOD.
Dave is the real Daniel Boone!!
I miss them both!
In a video from January 21, 2015 titled “Dave Canterbury Discusses Survival Knives”, At 22 seconds into the video Dave states that Jeff White is a “Master” bladesmith . I don’t believe this is the case. He is a bladesmith but even on Jeff’s site nowhere is it stated he is a “master” bladesmith. Being a master is a very prestigious thing and I feel as If Dave is lying ONCE AGAIN for monetary gain. I hope I am wrong…
Put the ole schoolers against the new , let the people decide
Jim Noris left put the old against the new,Joe And Cody cought a lot of attudes and as time goes on Joe treats Matt like crap like what cody did to Dave,I beleive the 2 best are Dave And Matt.Matt is like Cody they survive off the land !!!.Put Cody and Joe together and put Dave and Matt together,And every body out here knows who would be better(DAVE AND MATT).i JUST HOPE THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL GETS RID OF jOE TETI NEXT SEASON.
I kind of agree with Casey. Matt seems very humble & has real “live off the land” skills. Dave was easy going too. Cody has skills but is strongly opinionated. Joe is an ass on a whole new level. I honestly feel bad for Matt having to deal with Joe. Joe does nothing but boss Matt around every show. I really enjoyed Dave on the shows & don’t really get butt-hurt by the resume embellishment. I watch the shows for entertainment & to pick up some knowledge every once in a while; Dave’s resume has nothing to do with my enjoyment of the show or the quality of the information given by him. Honestly, I don’t know why every survival show on TV tries to get special forces people onto the show. While I respect the tough training they endure, I think we would all be better served by instructors like Dave, Cody, Matt, etc. I get sick of the TV producers trying to create artificial drama and I could do without the “attitude or ego”. It would be nice to watch a more informative show instead (like Survivorman but with groups of 2 or even 3 people). Just my opinion.
Dave you do not give a damn about anything but making money from hard working Americans. You are gifted with a long line of BS about family, friends, and supporters. That’s only for money. We all want to make a honest living. You are trying to make living by feeding a line of BS. Common sense tells people how to survive in the woods. I can do what you do without military training that you claim to have. If you were a respectable person you would not spend your so called hard earned money on tatooes. You are a disgrace to the military now. You think you are something special and people want to learn from but you are nothing more than a leech blowing smoke up the dumbasses of society of this day and time. I would like for you to survive a day with me. You don’t have the balls to visit me in the country side in Texas, right now in July when it’s warm. You will die in the August heat. My cell number is 940-284-2861 if you decide to lose a few pounds sweating down here. Do not bring a/c or any luxurious comforts from the north. Live like you claim that you can without any aid.
The guy that replace Cody is better than Joe, Dave and Cody put together, he is the real deal
Dave you made the show won’t watch it unless its reruns with you in. Hope you get new show it would be great to learn more from ! God bless an good luck
If I were in the woods and had to find someone and kill them, I’d want Joe Teti. If my concern was to make it out myself and maybe eat a little while there, I’d want Cody or Dave. I’d probably avoid Matt–seems like a nice guy, but he’d enjoy himself too much and probably take the long way home.
Personally I don’t think Dave’s firing had anything to do with his resume’ or Cody. His contract was up and usually actors get paid more money on the next contract and producers don’t want to pay. The less they pay the performers the more they keep for themselves.
I think they used the resume’ business as an excuse to cut Dave and they hire Tedi at a beginners [cheaper] price.
I also think that’s why they let Cody go and now the new season has two new actors.
By constantly replacing the actors they can keep paying them small amounts and pocket the difference.
It’s all about money.
You lied about your military record, in my book there is no forgiveness. I don’t care how good of a survivalist you are, you lied against men and women who really died for this country.
Dear Dave,
Who hasn’t embellished a resume? It’s called getting job. Your fans are no less than your family. We love you and look forward to all the knowledge/expertise that you can share with us. Thank you for being an honest, up standing role model. I admire your courage. No shame. Thanks!
Melissa Vargas
I do not understand this. No one has specified what specifically he lied about. He was in the army and did receive training, that would be impossible to lie about. And it clearly says that he had 20 years ‘between military and civilian’ life, so I don’t understand what has been manipulated or fabricated. I need more specifics. Going ‘on and off’ does not mean you have forgotten what you learned and thus is irrelevant. He has been a survivalist for 20 years whether it was his occupation or not. Someone please clarify for everyone what he ‘lied’ about because I can’t find it.
Okay so he did what everyone does, Why does this matter?
i like dave, cody, matt, joe. i didnt see season 7 with those new guys, i bet i’ll like them too. great work made with great effort. anything else is just words
I start watching the show with Joe and Matt, loved it. Then I watched a rerun from Cody and Dave and went and watched all the previous episodes not once but many times. I literally felt in love with DS. I try to watch these new guys but just can’t connect to them. Discovery always brought up excuses to fire their original hosts. Nice job Discovery you ruined my favorite show, maybe you are to be blame, not Dave, Cody, Joe, nor Matt. So pissed of, I missed these 4 guys, I still watch season 1-6 over and over again, I use to look forward for Wednesdays for a new season but now I’m just having hope that the Discovery brings back their OGs. Who wants to see a Season with Matt and Dave? I do. Cody and Dave were the best so far; Joe and Matt were good too. I have a suggestion to the producer: how about bringing the guys from Ancient Aliens show and putting them on the Moon to see how they’ll survive. Come on Discovery listen to your fans, don’t try to fix what it wasn’t broken. Show’s viewer dropped from roughly 2 million to 350k don’t blame Cody, blame your self. Cody’s Character was unique and brought legitimacy to the show. Your 2 new clown from Naked and Afraid are not worth watching. The show is faked and plagiarizes skills that original hosts taught, the new host didn’t bring anything new to the show, they took away the fans. Dual Survival has died for me. But is not too late you can breathe life to it. Mr. producer swallow your ego, set a side the politics and do what is right FOR THE SHOW TO SURVIVE. As a real fan, I ask you please bring back Cody and Dave, Matt and Joe.
Bring back Dave and Matt. This would ‘ve been the ideal survival info your viewers are seeking
Cody to me is a genuine survivalist because he lives what he preaches. I appreciate his common sense approach to situations and that he values safety. I think Cody and Matt would have matched up well. Matt demonstrated fishing and hunting skills that raised my eyebrows. I lived in the mountains of eastern Kentucky and we were all survivalist there. Joe is emotional and brash which is dangerous for someone always trying to prove his manhood. Cody and Matt should have their own shows.
I agree. And while Cody and Matt would have matched up well, the whole idea of Dual Survival was to put an easy-on-the-environment person against a gung-ho military type.
More drama supposedly makes for better TV.
I greatly respect the military but being a Gung ho military only created a lot of drama rather than showing a true survival scenerio. The show highlighted the conflicts in their decision making and created a soap opera. I respect everyones opinions on this issue but I really would like to see a new Cody survival show.
Pleas let Dave cantibary come back. Joe tedi and that dumb ass from dude scrude is a joke. There is no better that surviver Man or no better Dave and Cody!!!!!!!!!!!!
I agree with Bob from 2013. Dave Canterbury is a lying asshole. He may know a lot and make great folksy video but he’s a lying sack of crap and his apology sucked. He said he did it for his family and for wanting to share his knowledge with his fans. Uh-huh. Oh yeah . . . . he also claimed that he was “new to television.” Double uh-huh. I guess he fell asleep during the lecture he received on Army Values . . . . especially the one on INTEGRITY . . . . .
“Do what’s right, legally and morally. Integrity is a quality you develop by adhering to moral principles. It requires that you do and say nothing that deceives others. As your integrity grows, so does the trust others place in you. The more choices you make based on integrity, the more this highly prized value will affect your relationships with family and friends, and, finally, the fundamental acceptance of yourself.”
What really amazes me most is that since Bob posted his comment 6 years ago, 150 people have downvoted it and others attacked him online.
Just goes to show that people . . . . bush crafters or not . . . . are all scum.
That’s why I prefer trees to people.
How was Dave not bad ass enough? In one episode he took his own knife and sliced his arm open, then took some gun powder and lit it in the wound just to teach a survival lesson.
The concept of duel survival is a money maker and could be recast and tweaked to avoid copy infringes.who better to star and spearhead then Dave.if not to old and worn, he would be classified tried and true.theres still a fan base Dave ,other networks and plenty resources.dont give up$,!!!!!!
honestly I dont care about some of the exaggeration, i enjoyed the show when you were on the show. i dont like the replacements. you should start a new show. You rocked the show.
Dave, don’t sweat the small stuff. In the scheme of life a few white lies are a .01 (yes that’s what I said .01) on scale of 99.9 to 100 !
Medical malpractice is something to be sorry for if your a Dr.
embellishments or white lies just don’t mean spit.
You educate us and entertain us and help keep us alive and out of trouble in the wild so be PROUD of yourself and what you’ve done for mankind!!
Seems to me that the Discovery producers are the biggest problem. Pretty funny that they say they fired Joe Teti for- party- the same reason they fired Dave. Bottom line is that Dave kicked ass and his presence made for the best pairing to date. More bogus BS from the Big Media boys.
Did Dave lie? Yeah okay so he did, but that does not take away from the fact that he has the skills to survive, Go look thru his videos on YouTube and try the skill set he preaches for yourself. All these people saying ” he did it for the money ” well yeah same as he runs his school to make money and if you want to learn from someone in a class setting you’ve gotta pay ! If you look at the prices people charge for survival classes Dave has some of the better prices out there to keep it ” Common man “..
Stolen Valor