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What the fuck is right. What the $#*%!?!? is a series in which Climbing and Backpacker editors address the most pressing issues concerning our respective communities.
“What the fuck is going on here?” asks Shannon Davis to begin this installment.
“It’s a condom, man, what do you think it is?” replies Jonathan Dorn, a blown up balloon of a contraceptive in his hand.
And thus two respected survival experts begin their conversation about 10 ways to use a condom.
As you might have assumed, this is 10 ways to use a condom FOR SURVIVAL.
Anyway, here is a shortlist of our best takeaways:
Magnum XLs (bright ones of course) offer a good way to get spotted, sort of like a latex flare.
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In a pinch, they’re great as bobbers when fishing.
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Hunting small game? How about bringing in tonight’s rabbit with a rubber slingshot?
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Bring it on, survival situations!
