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The tape measure has earned its spot on the wall

The hook on the end is loose on purpose, the blade is curved for a reason, and nobody has beaten the design in about a century and a half.

GuidePreparednessWes DunbarOct 11, 20265 min

Bleach can make water safe. The label decides if it will.

Eight drops per gallon is the number to know, but most failures happen before the first drop. Here's what the EPA says and where people go wrong.

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Rewrite my résumé so it actually gets read

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GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseWes DunbarOct 10, 20266 min

The note on your fridge is the real rescue plan

A trip plan only works if someone else holds it and knows exactly when to call. Write one that does.

Coconut.com — Tell us when. We find where the sun is.

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Cars6 min read

The tire gauge nobody has managed to improve on

A small metal tube with a needle has outlasted every gadget built to replace it. Here's why it earned a spot in the Hall, and how to buy one that stays accurate.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuidePreparednessWes DunbarOct 11, 20265 min

Down for wind, up for gas: how to shelter in place

Shelter in place means different rooms for different dangers. Here's the order of moves, the room to pick, and what to keep in it before you need it.

StoryGarden & YardWes DunbarOct 10, 20265 min

The square shovel and the hoe have nothing left to fix

Two flat blades on two long sticks do most of the work in any yard. Here's why nobody has beaten them, and how to buy ones your kids will inherit.

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StoryFoodWes DunbarOct 10, 20265 min

The cast iron skillet has nothing left to prove

It sears, fries, bakes and rides from campfire to oven. Here's why nobody has improved on it, and how to buy one that outlives you.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuidePreparednessSam OrtizOct 11, 20266 min

Two ways out of every room, and a drill the kids will ask for

A fire escape plan takes one evening to build and ten minutes twice a year to practice. Turn it into a race and your kids will want to run it.

StoryTools & OrganizingDean ShawOct 10, 20266 min

The adjustable wrench never needed a sequel

One movable jaw, one worm screw, well over a century of service. Why the humble adjustable wrench still beats everything built to replace it.

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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StoryWoodworkingWes DunbarOct 10, 20265 min

Nobody has improved on the hand plane

Roman carpenters had one. Your grandfather did too. Why a good used hand plane still beats most of what's sold as an upgrade.

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GuidePreparednessCal BrennanOct 11, 20266 min

A fan won't save you in 98 degrees. A neighbor might.

When fans stop working, where to go when the house gets dangerous, and how to check on the people on your street without being a nuisance.

Poll

What was your first ever job?

StoryTools & OrganizingDean ShawOct 10, 20266 min

Nobody has improved the claw hammer, and plenty have tried

It drives nails and pulls them with one lump of steel and a stick. Inducting the claw hammer into the Garage Hall of Fame.

GuideBoys & GirlsSam OrtizOct 10, 20266 min

Gifts that build a kid, sorted by what you can spend

Twelve gift categories across three budgets, plus one to save for and one that's free. Each one is built to still be in use come March.

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GuidePreparednessWes DunbarOct 11, 20266 min

Get under the table, then bolt the bookcase to the wall

Drop, Cover, Hold On takes ten seconds to learn. The bookcase behind you takes one Saturday to fix, and it's the part most people skip.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

Tools & Organizing6 min

Housewarming Gifts a New Homeowner Will Use the First Week

Old School5 min

Gifts Grandma will actually use, at every budget

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanOct 10, 20266 min

Gifts she'll still be using in ten years, at every budget

Skip the "treat yourself" aisle. Gifts for the women in your life that get used, get repaired, and get handed down, sorted by what you can spend.

Names.com — The name is the first thing you sell

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Gear6 min read

Buy him the better version of what he's nursing along

Gifts for him in three budgets, plus one to save for and one that's free. Every one of them gets used.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

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