first impressions can often be misleading.

after reading cody's book called "98.6" my flaky impression of him did a 180.

i consider that book one of the most useful survival guides i've read over the last 50 years.

additionally, cody isn't suggesting leaving your PSK or other technology behind. in fact, his book does a great job of showing how to put the basic kit together for the least cost, allowing anyone to be better prepared.

as Phaedrus said above: "Probably the only guy I'd rather train with would be Ray Mears."