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STICK AND MOVE

Survivalists have a definite “thing” for big sticks. Caught in an unexpected situation, one of their first orders of business is to find or cut a large stick that can serve as a hiking staff, club, fishing pole, or even a spear. Beyond those specific functions, a big chunk of wood is also just a comforting thing to have when you’re facing the unknown.

No matter how creative you are, though, a stick plucked from nature is still only a stick. While it can certainly help you keep your balance on uneven terrain and give you a fighting chance against both two- and four-legged predators, its résumé pretty much ends there. To wring more function out of it, you need a better, “purpose-designed” stick like the Crawford Survival Staff.

As the brainchild of legendary custom knifemakers Pat Crawford and his son Wes, at first glance, the Survival Staff appears to be nothing more than a high-quality hiking staff made from aluminum instead of wood. In

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