Lad's Life is a skill magazine in Fallout: New Vegas.
Characteristics[]
Lad's Life was a pre-War camping and hunting magazine aimed towards the young adult male demographic. Despite it being meant for pre-War enthusiasts, the magazine offers legitimate survival tips that can be applied to life in the Mojave Wasteland. The issue found around the Mojave covers topics such as, how to make a fire, track a mountain lion, and build a birch bark canteen.
Reading this magazine raises one's Survival skill by 10 points (20 points with the Comprehension perk) for 60 seconds (180 seconds with Retention).
Crafting[]
This item can be crafted by the player character.
Creation requirements
Materials: | Requirements: | Produces: | ||
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Wonderglue (1) Blank magazine (2) | Repair: 25 Picking up a copy of Lad's Life after the Voracious Reader perk is chosen. | Lad's Life (1) |
¹ Craftable without a workbench via a dialogue option with Veronica, or with ED-E once the add-on Lonesome Road is installed.
Locations[]
Below is a list of all fixed locations of Lad's Life skill magazines in Fallout: New Vegas and its add-ons. For an overview of magazines per location, see the main overview page.
Closest map marker | Location description |
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Broc flower cave | On the floor of the lower irradiated chamber, in the middle area near the skeletons |
Camp Golf | House Resort, second floor, on a bed in the northern center room (with terminal) |
Camp Golf | Camp Golf tent, the one with Sgt. McCredie in it, on the middle right desk |
Camp Golf | Campground just east of Camp Golf, in a caravan close to the road and Lake Las Vegas |
Camp McCarran | Inside the easternmost tent nearest to the blue tractor-trailer, two green military trucks, and a single, unattached trailer in the southeast area of the front courtyard |
Camp McCarran | Camp McCarran concourse, in the waiting area section with the pool table, on the floor, just in front of the second most right bench |
Cannibal Johnson's cave | On one of the shelves |
Captain Dean Boat Rentals | On the bottom shelf to the left upon entering |
Charleston Cave | On a shelf in a room near a submerged section, at the back of the cave, next to a Today's Physician and Fixin' Things |
Cottonwood Cove | Headquarters, inside Aurelius of Phoenix's desk |
The Courier's Mile | At the center of the map, between a burning car and a warhead under some ruined books |
Dry Wells | In a lead-lined metal box together with a Today's Physician, west on the map on a ledge with several ammunition boxes and stimpaks |
Goodsprings | Inside the first house to northeast of Doc Mitchell's house, sitting on a step ladder |
Goodsprings | Goodsprings schoolhouse, on the floor near the middle of the room next to the large group of ruined desks |
Goodsprings cave | Held by a dead female wastelander, near a duffle bag at the back of the cave |
Goodsprings Cemetery | East of the water tower, in the southern cavern with two rock ledges on the back wall, hidden between the rocks and plants on the ground |
Jacobstown | Jacobstown lodge, up the right hand staircase in the first room on the left, on a bed with a shelf and surgical instruments |
Junction 7 rest stop | In Parker's Restaurant and Fountain, ground level, near an upside down table under a ruined book |
Lake Mead Cave | At the back (south) of the cave, among some suitcases and ammunition boxes |
Mountain Shadows campground | On a picnic table just east of the campground |
NCR Ranger safehouse | In a pool of green water near two skeletons, east from the ranger safehouse and northeast of Black Mountain |
Nellis Air Force Base | Nellis schoolhouse, inside the Very Easy locked teacher's desk, with a Patriot's Cookbook and Today's Physician |
Old Mormon Fort | Sold by Julie Farkas at a discount, after providing her with enough supplies during the unmarked quest Friend of the Followers |
Powder Ganger camp south | Inside a crate of burnt books, just south of the NCR Correctional Facility |
Ranger Station Alpha | Inside the leftmost tent, next to the ham radio |
Ranger Station Delta | On the table inside the tent |
Ranger Station Foxtrot | On the table inside the tent, to the left of the Duck and Cover! magazine (not visible and only obtainable by disabling the table) |
Red Rock Canyon | In the tent to the northwest of the fire, on the floor with a Programmer's Digest and Milsurp Review |
Securitron de-construction plant | Outside on the right most picnic table closest to the gate at the south side entrance |
Sierra Madre Casino & Resort | Cantina Madrid, in a garbage can in the kitchen |
South Vegas ruins | Zapp's Neon Signs, along with Boxing Times next to Nuka-Cola Quartz in upstairs office on shelf |
Sunstone Tower roof | Office room one level below the roof, in a Hard locked filing cabinet in the corner, together with a True Police Stories |
Techatticup Mine | Right of the entrance in the area with the two NCR hostages, with a Patriot's Cookbook |
The Tops | 13th floor, on top of the fire place in Benny's suite |
The Tops | 13th floor, in the High Roller suite, on the chimney |
Westside Co-op | On the counter, next to a Salesman Weekly near Clayton Ettienne |
Yangtze Memorial | In the abandoned shack to the northwest, to the right of the shelves in the back |
Zion fishing lodge | Behind the couch |
Zion Valley welcome booth | On one of the wooden benches in front of the booth |
Z-9 Crotalus DNA preservation lab | In the west room with a non-functional terminal, in a bin up high in the cabinet |
Behind the scenes[]
Lad's Life is a reference to Boys' Life, the monthly magazine of the Boy Scouts of America.