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His grandson put an emergency radio, flashlight and window hammer in the truck. Grandpa has questions. Some of them are right.

GuideOutdoorsDean ShawOct 12, 20265 min

The headlamp that belongs in every go-bag

A flashlight needs a hand. When the power's out and a kid's holding yours, you don't have one to spare.

Preparedness5 min

Buy one kind of first aid kit, then buy it twice

Survival & Self-Defense6 min

Your survival kit doesn't fit on a wrist

StoryOutdoorsWes DunbarOct 12, 20266 min

The baseplate compass has never needed an update

A chunk of clear plastic, a needle and a bubble of liquid. It still beats every gadget that claims to replace it.

GuidePreparednessWes DunbarOct 11, 20265 min

You can't smell carbon monoxide, so put an alarm on every floor

Carbon monoxide gives no smell and no warning, and the worst nights are the ones when the power's out. Buy the alarm that still works then.

Survival & Self-Defense6 min

The water filter that outlasts the trip, and the parts that decide it

Outdoors6 min

A backpack lasts as long as its zipper does

GuidePreparednessDean ShawOct 11, 20266 min

The camp stove that still lights in fifteen years

A good camp stove is simple, fixable and fed by fuel you can actually find. Here's how to judge one before you buy, and where it can safely run.

GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseWes DunbarOct 10, 20265 min

The spark was never the hard part

A ferro rod throws a fat shower of sparks. The rookie still ends up in the dark. The veteran lights it on the first strike.

Outdoors6 min

The family tent that's still standing in ten years

Preparedness6 min

The water jug you can lift when the tap runs dry

GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseWes DunbarOct 10, 20265 min

The first night under a tarp, done wrong and done right

One guy learns at 2 a.m. what another learned decades ago. A rookie and a veteran pitch the same tarp, and only one of them sleeps.

StoryOutdoorsDean ShawOct 12, 20266 min

Nobody has improved on the hatchet, and plenty have tried

It's a wedge on a stick, and it's been doing the same job at campsites and woodpiles for generations. Here's how to buy one that outlives you.

Preparedness4 min

The cornhole boards stay home

Survival & Self-Defense4 min

The bow drill set that makes smoke instead of excuses

StoryOutdoorsWes DunbarOct 12, 20265 min

Nobody has beaten the wool blanket, and plenty have tried

It's heavy, it itches a little, and it has outlasted every gadget sold to replace it. Inducting the wool blanket into the Garage Hall of Fame.

Preparedness4 min read

The first night without power, done wrong and done right

One outage, two men, and the dead flashlight batteries that separate them. The veteran's moves are all real, and you can set them up this week.

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