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Praise (and otherwise) for
98.6 Degrees:
The Art of Keeping Your Ass Alive!
"98.6 Degrees: The Art of Keeping Your Ass Alive! doesnt just tell you how to survive in the wilderness. It smacks you in the face and insists that youre going to survive!
Alan Dean Foster, New York Times best-selling author
Cody Lundin is the Pied Piper of outdoor survival skills, a man youd willingly and cheerfully follow into the woods. In his book, he teaches you how to survive with a precious few tools and most importantly, your wits. His words and wisdom are consciousness-raising and potentially lifesaving. His approach is fun, at times radical, and always eye-opening, so the lessons will sink into even the thickest skull. Heed his advice, for the Piper knows his stuff.
Tom Shealey, former executive editor of Backpacker magazine
My enthusiasm, when recently asked to review a new how-to-survive book wasnt exactly overwhelming! That is until I began to read 98.6 Degrees: The Art of Keeping Your Ass Alive! As I progressed through the book, my enthusiasm rapidly grew with each turned page. Finally, a book that tells it like it is with no fancy wrappings. As a lifelong survival instructor I have cringed at the BS that is regurgitated in the popular outdoor press and in the many cookie-cutter books that are published on the subject. 98.6 is a breath of fresh air and a hard-hitting, no-nonsense book filled with practical informationreading it might literally save your life!
Peter Kummerfeldt, owner, OutdoorSafe Inc.; member, Wilderness Medical
Society; and former Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE)
training director for the U.S. Air Force Academy
Earthy, philosophical, life-affirming, and pragmatic, 98.6 Degrees: The Art of Keeping Your Ass Alive! offers far more than practical insights and a tool list for wilderness survival. Staying alive begins with a full understanding of the complex human body/mind survival mechanisms, which Cody Lundin decodes in practical language fortified with rally mantras like Remember, your life is worth the fight! and Party On! Detailing the essential mindset, how to preserve your health, and the safest ways to get home from the worst kind of wilderness crisis, Cody Lundin relies upon our most human attributesintellect, instinct, and physiology. 98.6 is a life-affirming celebration and a must readits your key to backcountry survival when the road or trail ends unexpectedly and a life-threatening predicament ensues.
Moses Ludel, author of Jeep Owners Bible
and past board member for the national TREAD LIGHTLY! program
This is not your fathers survival manual. Codys unique and somewhat irreverent approach serves to capture your attention, and his practical survival tips could save your life.
Doug Ritter, editor, Equipped to Survive
We cant endorse your book, mostly for stylistic reasons ... the whole gonzo attitude ... the routine profanity, the plainly sexist illustrations, and the religious stuff ... would make it problematic for NOLS to have our name supporting this book. Our endorsement just isnt even a question.
John Gookin, curriculum manager,
National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)
98.6 is a welcome addition to the world of survival manuals. Cody has gone direct to the core of survival (that many authors of the subject either neglect or relegate to a paragraphat most a chapter) and has devoted his entire manuscript to staying alive. Unlike other books on survival that devote their contents to skills, tricks, and gadgetry that overwhelm the reader, Cody (1) drives home the basics that kill most people placed in a survival situation, (2) goes on to tell you how to prevent them, and (3) tells you how to achieve the best chance of rescue. Although this book is directed toward the novice, it has loads of information (and presentation quality) that will benefit many of todays survival instructors. Regardless of who the reader is, he/she will come away with an understanding of how to stay alive in the wilderness.
John McPherson, author of Naked into the Wilderness,
Primitive Wilderness Living and Survival Skills
Since 1961, Ive taught people about the outdoors and how to live and survive, especially in winter. From polar regions to the desert and jungles, Ive lived off the land, survived, and returned. When it comes to teaching survival, there are talkers and there are doers. Encapsulated within Codys book is the essence of doing itcoming back aliveno bullshit, no gimmicks, no untried theories. Its attitude that counts and Codys got it! If death stares me in the face, I want Cody by my side. If he cant be there, give me his book. Get the attitude also, study with Cody!
Dr. James C. Halfpenny, president of A Naturalists World; fellow of the
Explorers Club; and author of Winter: An Ecological Handbook
and A Field Guide to Mammal Tracking in North America
Sorry, but Anglo-Saxon vulgarisms give evidence of lack of imagination and limited vocabulary, and are not to be taken seriously.
Col. Jeff Cooper (retired), editor-at-large, Guns & Ammo magazine
Survival Knowledge Explained: Get a handle on the problems you could encounter when straying off the beaten path. Stack the deck in your favor by carrying a few essentials (the kit) that can contribute to your comfort, and tell someone when and where to look for you when you are overdue. Drink enough water, get enough sleep, and realize the importance of not letting your body temperature rise or drop from its norm of 98.6, and there is a good chance you will survive long enough (without having to eat) to be rescued even if it takes a month. The rationale behind thisand moreis very well laid out in 98.6 Degrees: The Art of Keeping Your Ass Alive! It is one of the few refreshing survival manuals that presents a truly modern and updated approach to survival knowledge. How many manuals today delve as much into the importance of sleep and clothing in survival? The psychological aspects of survival as presented by Lundin make more sense than virtually any other survival manual that I have read so far. 98.6 is an outstanding modern survival manual.
Mors Kochanski, wilderness living skills instructor and author of the
Canadian bestseller Bush Craft: Wilderness Living and Survival Skills
Cody does it again! With his rapid-fire, no-holds-barred teaching style, Cody shows you how to live the good life in the wild outdoors. Party On, Dudes! This is not another silly rip-off of how not to do it. Cody has the time-tested skills and knowledge that it takes to get it right. He knows from firsthand experience acquired in the field where it really counts and explains things clearly and accurately, with a showmans timing and scholars attention to detail. 98.6 is the one book every outdoor traveler needs to memorize!
David Wescott, former president, Boulder Outdoor Survival
School and author of Camping in the Old Style
98.6 is a must for anyone whos serious about staying alive. We provide a complimentary copy to all of our clients purchasing specialty SUVs.
Evan Pownall, CEO, Performance Autos Unlimited
In this book Cody has succinctly and in your facedly blown away the often-written extraneous BS and filler info concerning ones absolute, basic physiological, psychological, and material needs in a short-term survival situation. Then he clearly presents the necessary planning and means for being truly prepared. If R. Crumbs late-60s underground comic character Mr. Natural had read this book, then found himself in a real survival situation, Ill bet hed wisely expound, I found the right tool for the job! Now YOU have too! Plan ahead, keep your wits, and Party On!