Acclimatization Inadequacy Syndrome

Ken Bob Saxton, in his book Barefoot Running, Step by Step, identifies what he calls B.R.E.S.: Barefoot Running Exuberance Syndrome. He refers to some of the pains one can get when getting too exuberant about barefoot running and overdoing it. Like everything else, you have to work up to barefoot running.

The same principle applies to acclimating to the cold. I’ve called that Acclimatization Inadequacy Syndrome.

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The Time to Acclimate is Now

The leaves are changing. There have been a couple of cold fronts that have passed through with attendant rain. We even had frost one night. But the temperatures are still getting up into the 50s (10C).

I hear of barefooters in warmer climes for whom 50° is too cold. OK. But for around here (central Ohio), it’s nothing. Or at least, it can be nothing if you acclimate yourself.

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Dual Survival — Journey’s End to a New Beginning

This episode should just have been called “Cody’s End”. And it’s also my end, and the end for an awful lot of viewers. The show is ostensibly a behind-the-scenes look about “who’s moving on”.

But we all knew all that going into the show, and we were able to see them pick and choose the story line they wanted to portray.

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Dual Survival — Glacial Downfall

The “Glacial Downfall” episode was the last “adventure” with Cody Lundin. Anybody who was hoping to see any reason for his firing was sorely disappointed. If anything, there was plenty there if you were looking for a reason to fire Joe Teti, but I guess that sort of idiocy was what the producers were looking to continue.

What I found most interesting was that Joe’s tirades against Cody were so typical of what we barefooters have to put up with.

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Dual Survival — Deadly Dunes

“Deadly Dunes” was the second-to-last episode with Cody Lundin. It was actually quite a fun watch, even though it did still have a few frustrating bits of misinformation in it, and the usual arrogance of Joe Teti.

“Desert Dunes” took place in Oman, in the Arabian Desert.

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Dual Survival — No End in Sight, Part 2

We continue our countdown to the end of Dual Survival as we knew it, or at least to the end of why any barefooter would care about the show.

Today I’ll look at the second part of “No End in Sight,” in which Cody and Joe are wandering through the jungle in Sri Lanka.

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Dual Survival — No End in Sight, Part 1

Season 4 of Dual Survival started last Wednesday, with part 1 of “No End in Sight”. Part 2 is being shown tonight.

And meanwhile, the demonization of Cody Lundin, as Discovery tries to whitewash firing him, continues.

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Dual Survival Season 4 Starts Tonight

The new season of Dual Survival with barefooter extraordinaire Cody Lundin and super-military Joe Teti returns tonight.

But don’t get too excited.

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Dual Survival is Kaput

In case you haven’t heard about it, Cody Lundin, our favorite barefooting survivalist, is no longer with Dual Survival.

They fired him.

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My Top 12 Blog Posts of 2013

There’s a statistics page on WordPress that lets me see all sorts of information on my blog entries. I get to see things like numbers, what countries readers are from, what people click on, and what search terms have led folks to the blog.

I took a look at my statistics for the year on January 1, and thought I’d share it with you all.

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Dual Survival: Misty Mountain Drop

Normally, about here I’d let you know what new show is on tonight, but “Misty Mountain Drop” was the final episode of this season (Season 3). There are some reruns tonight (at 6, 7, & 8, EDT).

As far as the executive producer of the series is concerned, Season 3 did very, very well in the ratings. I’d guess that that means we’ll see a Season 4 next year.

So now, here are my thoughts on last weeks show, “Misty Mountain Drop”.

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Dual Survival: Rocky Mountain High

First, don’t forget that there will be a new episode of Dual Survival on tonight, 9:00pm EST. The new one is titled “Misty Mountain Drop” and the description says:

Joe Teti and Cody Lundin must stay alive in the humid and perilous woodland environment of North California’s mountainous region, which endangers their lives with its lack of fire, building materials and radical temperature change.

“Misty Mountain Drop” is the last episode for this season.

And now, here are some thoughts about last week’s show, “Rocky Mountain High”.

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Dual Survival: Castaways

First, don’t forget that there will be a new episode of Dual Survival on tonight, 9:00pm EST. The new one is titled “Rocky Mountain High” and the description says:

In the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, Joe Teti and Cody Lundin are left stranded at 9,000 feet above sea level, and they must battle temperatures that are well below freezing, hypothermia and much more if they want to stay alive.

By the way, “Rocky Mountain High” is the penultimate episode for this season.

And now, here are some thoughts about last week’s show, “Castaways”.

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Dual Survival: Belly of the Beast

First, don’t forget that there will be a new episode of Dual Survival on tonight, 9:00pm EST. The new one is titled “Castaways” and the description says:

Joe and Cody are left stranded on an uninhabited island in Fiji, and as they brave tropical storms, shark-infested waters, limited resources and other unpredictable odds, they show viewers how to survive and make it back to civilization.

And now, here are some thoughts about last week’s show, “Belly of the Beast”.

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Dual Survival: Meltdown

First, don’t forget that there will be a new episode of Dual Survival on tonight, 9:00pm EST. The new one is titled “Belly of the Beast” and the description says:

Cody and Joe are stranded in a labyrinth of caves beneath the isolated mountains of Romania, and as they attempt to best the pitch-black maze, dying headlamps and opposing survival techniques hinder their effort to escape.

And now, on to “Meltdown”.

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