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The water jug you can lift when the tap runs dry

A container that cracks, leaks at the spigot or weighs more than you can carry is just a way to feel ready. Here's what to inspect before you fill anything.

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.

Outdoors6 min

Nobody has improved on the hatchet, and plenty have tried

Preparedness4 min

The cornhole boards stay home

GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseWes DunbarOct 10, 20264 min

The bow drill set that makes smoke instead of excuses

Friction fire is a real skill with real steps. Here's how it actually goes, including the part where your first forty minutes produce a warm stick.

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

The first night without power, done wrong and done right

Survival & Self-Defense6 min

Hand your teenager the map and then keep your mouth shut

GuideOutdoorsWes DunbarOct 12, 20265 min

The needle points north. You're headed somewhere else.

A rookie follows the needle into a tree. A veteran sets declination, picks a boulder and gets to the lake before the rookie finds his compass.

GuidePreparednessNina CastellanOct 11, 20265 min

Open the emergency kit before the storm does

A real checkup for the family emergency kit: what expires, what leaks, what no longer fits, and the one thing you'll drive back to the store for.

Survival & Self-Defense5 min

The Lighter Was Empty. It's Always the Lighter.

Outdoors5 min

Flames are for show. Coals are for cooking.

GuidePreparednessWes DunbarOct 11, 20265 min

Find your water main before the basement does

A burst pipe gives you about a minute to remember where the valve is. Find it on a dry Saturday instead, and learn which way it turns.

GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseCal BrennanOct 10, 20265 min

Can you carry a forty-pound kid two miles?

Survival fitness isn't sprinting or pull-ups. It's walking far with weight on you, and almost nobody trains for it.

Outdoors5 min

Blaze orange won't save you, but it keeps you from being mistaken

Preparedness6 min

Pick the warm room by where the trees are

GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseCal BrennanOct 10, 20266 min

The eye burn you won't feel until midnight

Snow blindness is a sunburn on your corneas, and it shows up hours late. Here's how to keep your eyes and skin intact above the tree line.

Outdoors5 min read

Moose, cougars and snakes each need a different response

The bear playbook gets you hurt with everything else. Here's what to do when the animal in front of you isn't a bear.

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