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Survival Lab

Our man-in-the-field, Drop Dead Ted, tests lifesaving gear and equipment with ingenuity and elbow grease. You can trust his results to provide the truth that every backpacker needs to know in a survival situation.

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Finding Water – September 2012



Signaling Devices – August 2012


Knives – June 2012

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