Robert Young Pelton

A War Zone Pocket Dump
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Robert Young Pelton is a hero of mine.  He’s an author and war journalist who has traveled to most of the world’s third world shitholes to report the news.

This article describes Pelton’s everyday carry gear when traveling in the developing world.

Specialist Carry: War Zone Reporter

 

You will also want to check out his books and his handy low profile carry knife.  I have one of those and it is as indestructible as a tank.

Advice from my Favorite Travel Writer
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Robert Young Pelton is my travel idol.  He is one of a very small number of journalists who travel to war zones all around the world, fearlessly documenting things that the average US citizen can’t even begin to contemplate.

 

In this article, RYP provides some great third-word travel advice.  If you haven’t read his book The World’s Most Dangerous Places, your travel education is incomplete.

 

Robert Young Pelton’s Travel Gear And Equipment Tips

 

You’ll also want to take a look at the same author’s followup article.

RYP Talks Travel Gear
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Robert Young Pelton is my travel hero.  I chose the subtitle of my book “Safe Travel in Dangerous Places” as a way of paying homage to Pelton’s epic tome The World’s Most Dangerous Places.  It may be the most thorough travel book ever written.

 

In the article below, Mr. Pelton shares some thoughts about travel luggage and equipment.  There is a lot of years of distilled wisdom in that piece.

 

Robert Young Pelton’s Travel Gear And Equipment Tips

 

If you haven’t read Pelton’s book The World’s Most Dangerous Places, your travel education is incomplete.

 

 

 

 

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