Men’s Journal (Oct 2009): My Gear – Robert Young Pelton
With his book The World’s Most Dangerous Places, a first-person account of life in lawless countries and war zones, frequent MJ contributor Robert Young Pelton earned a reputation as a hardened survival expert. His latest book, Licensed to Kill: Hired Guns in the War on Terror, exposes how the U.S. government puts national security in the hands of mercenaries. While reporting, he relies on equipment that’s sturdy yet incognito. “For every shiny, colorful piece of gear you own, 100 local guys wish they owned it too,” warns Pelton. “That’s why everything I deal with is drab and dirty and beat up.”
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