100 Things Every...

The series. One hundred things every man, woman, dad, mom, young person and grandparent should know, do or own.

Heart failure doesn't mean your heart failed

The name terrifies people for no good reason, and the treatment changed more in the last six years than in the thirty before it.

GuideGearWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Store the water first, filter it second

Most storm water plans fail on volume, not purity. Do the gallon math, buy the boring jugs, and keep a filter for the days you didn't plan for.

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideWoodworkingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Make Your First Knife From a Blank Without a Forge

Skip the anvil and the coal. A hardened steel blank, a few files and one weekend gets you a knife you'll actually carry.

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Fitness6 min read

When your dad dies young, your checkups stop being routine

A father who died early of heart disease changes the timing, the tests and the questions you ask. Start with the age on the death certificate.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideGearWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

What actually fails on a camp stove

Spend on the pot, the lid and the fuel plan. The $20 burner is right more often than the gear shop wants to admit.

GuideSkillsDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Learn Stick in an Afternoon Without Cooking the Clutch

The bite point is about an inch of pedal travel. Find it in an empty parking lot and the rest of driving a manual is just repetition.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Blood in the stool and the one color you can't wait out

Bright red on the paper is usually the last inch of plumbing. Black and tarry is a different phone call, and it's today's.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

GuideWoodworkingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

The dust you can't see is the dust that stays in your lungs

Chips on the floor are housekeeping. The invisible fines still hanging in the air three hours later are the part that actually costs you.

GuideGearWes DunbarSep 23, 20265 min

You're not buying a drill, you're buying a battery mount

Pick the cordless platform once and the next fifteen years get cheaper. Pick it badly and you'll own four chargers and a shelf of dead packs.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The calcium scan is the cheapest look inside your arteries

A ten-minute CT can tell you whether the plaque talk applies to you or not. Who should get one, what the number means, and when to skip it.

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GuideStyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20266 min

Teach your son to dress while he still lets you

The lessons a boy actually needs, roughly in the order he needs them, from the shoulder seam at nine to the tailor at seventeen.

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How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideGearDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The binocular number that matters isn't the magnification

Why 8x42 beats 10x50 for most men, what a cheap spotting scope actually costs you, and the $30 upgrade that fixes both.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Blood thinners, carotid arteries and what to ask your doctor

Two different stroke conversations get mashed into one at the exam table. Knowing which one you're in changes every decision after it.

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GuideWoodworkingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

What a 3D printer is actually good for in the shop

It won't replace your table saw, but it'll solve the twenty-dollar adapter that doesn't exist, and about forty other small problems.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

Skills6 min

Build an overnight shelter before the light goes

Fitness6 min

The breathing test that catches lung disease years early

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Build me a 30-day training plan around two sessions a week

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GuideWoodworkingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Make the belt first, and save the wallet for later

A belt is four straight cuts and a row of holes. A wallet is eight pieces that all have to line up. Start where the mistakes don't show.

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Gear6 min read

The 72-Hour Kit Worth Building, and the Bucket Everyone Skips

Twelve gallons, one tourniquet, a five-gallon bucket and a stack of fives. What deserves real money in a household kit, and what's just expensive.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

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