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Expedition-tested gear reviewed through a surgeon's lens. The OR/OR standard — what works in the Operating Room and in the Outdoors. From Alaskan coastal waters to offshore fishing, every gear decision is a clinical decision made outside the hospital.
The three-layer system is a physiological response to how the body manages heat and moisture in cold, wet environments — not a marketing framework. Why age changes the calculation significantly, and what that means for a multi-generational expedition.
The OR/OR standard and the four-question framework for evaluating risk in any environment. Why predictable injuries are preventable injuries — and why a surgeon sees gear choices as clinical decisions made outside the hospital.
