Dave Canterbury

Dave Canterbury is a NYT Best Selling Author, Adventurer, Entrepreneur, Influencer, Survival and Wilderness Skills Instructor.   Dave has posted over 1900 Self Reliance-themed instructional videos on the web. He has over 750,000 subscribers worldwide and over 85,000,000 video views. He has a following of almost 2,000,000 across 4 socail media platforms.

 

Dave has been published in New Pioneer, American Frontiersman Magazines, Bushcraft and Survival Magazine (Cover) and Backwoodsman (Cover). Dave's Book BushCraft 101 has been on Amazon Best Seller List for over 10 years, as well as being a 2 time NY Times Best Seller and has been translated to over a dozen foreign languages. He has 6 other Published offerings as well in the Bushcraft Series through Simon and Schuster in Bookstores world wide.

 

He is also a Military Veteran (1981-1988) Military Police (SRT), Co-Owner of the Pathfinder School LLC in SE Ohio and has students Worldwide in this capacity.  He has also trained members of most LE Govt groups, as well as many Spec Ops Troops in the US Military. The Pathfinder School is listed as one of the top 12 Survival School in the U.S. by USA TODAY

 

His methodology for Survival is based on what he coins the 5C’s of Survivability; these are the 5 items that have been used cross culturally from ancient times to affect Survival. Dave is also the Co-Owner of Self Reliance Outfitters, Pathfinder Knife Shop, and Pathfinder Forge and Tool Certified Open Water Diver (PADI) Certified 6 Sigma Black Belt Certification in Advanced Search and Rescue Wilderness First Aid/CPR Certified as an Expert Trapper by the Fur Takers of America Master Mason Portland #366 and PA Lodge #2 32nd Degree Scottish Rite F&AM