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Buy the pad first, then buy the sleeping bag
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Three knives, and what the cheap ones really cost
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The car kit that matters when the kids are in the back
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Buy the cheap drill. Never buy the cheap jack stands.
· 6 min
Most bags die at the zip, not the fabric
· 6 min
Buy-it-for-life should mean repairable, not expensive
· 6 min
Build Your Toolkit One Job at a Time
· 6 min
Lumens Are the Least Useful Number on a Flashlight Box
· 5 min
Buying rain gear that still works in hour three
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Buy the cheap pry bar. Never buy the cheap ladder.
· 6 min
The Pocket Knife You'll Still Be Carrying In Ten Years
· 6 min
Boots worth resoling, and how to tell before you buy
· 6 min
The truck kit that handles almost every roadside problem
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The watch you'll still be wearing in twenty years
· 2 min
Where "buy cheap, buy twice" is true — and where it's nonsense
· 2 min
What actually makes a boot last a decade