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The Best Treehouse Isn't in a Tree

Build it on posts, keep it under five feet, and hand your kid the drill. They'll remember the building longer than the fort.

GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarOct 2, 20267 min

Rabbits skin like wet paper and squirrels fight like duct tape

Two small animals, two opposite problems. One simple method for each, and how to keep hair off the meat.

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanOct 3, 20267 min

Check your own oil, then change it once yourself

Five minutes with a dipstick catches problems a mileage sticker never will. One oil change in your driveway ends the upsell for good.

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The first Saturday you let the kids roam past the mailbox

The real danger is the minivan backing out, not the stranger. Build a ladder of freedoms that both parents can sign off on.

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GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarOct 2, 20267 min

Your garage thermometer decides who butchers your deer

Skill and money matter less than you think. If you can't keep the meat cold, the butcher wins. If you can, the job is yours.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanOct 3, 20266 min

Change your first flat in the driveway, not on the shoulder

The jack is easy. The lug nuts are the hard part, and they give way to leverage, not muscle. A step-by-step you can practice this Saturday.

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GuideOutdoorsWes DunbarOct 1, 20267 min

Your Kid Doesn't Care About the View

The best family hike is short, wet and slow. Pick the trail for what's at ankle height, and let the kid set the pace.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarOct 2, 20267 min

In warm weather, skip the hang and get the deer on ice

Your granddad hung deer in the barn for a week. He also hunted in November. In September, the clock runs faster and the rules change.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanOct 2, 20266 min

A good marriage looks boring on a Tuesday, and that's the point

Anniversaries prove nothing. The real test is the 5:52 p.m. handoff, your tone when you're both tired, and who refills the coffee.

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GuideBoys & GirlsSam OrtizOct 1, 20267 min

Kick the Can Still Works, If You Let Kids Run It

The old backyard games cost nothing and teach more than most leagues. The trick is teaching the rules once and then getting out of the way.

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GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarOct 2, 20267 min

No hoist at camp? Let the hide be your cutting board

The ground method breaks a deer into clean, bagged quarters with a tarp, a sharp knife and about an hour. Nothing to hang it from required.

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanOct 2, 20265 min

Don't make her choose between you and him

Your friend is with the wrong man and you can see it. The speech you're rehearsing will make it worse. What works instead takes more patience.

GuideBoys & GirlsSam OrtizOct 1, 20266 min

Stop Planning Outdoor Time and Make It the Default

Kids don't need another park trip. They need a back door that opens every afternoon and a parent who won't cave when the whining starts.

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GuideFamilyCal BrennanOct 1, 20266 min

Phone-free dinners start with the phone in your own pocket

Most no-phones-at-the-table rules die by Wednesday, and the kids aren't usually the ones who kill them. How to start it so it sticks.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanOct 2, 20266 min

Leaving a controlling man is a plan, not a scene

The safest way out is quiet, prepared and done with help. What to pack, what to hide, who to call, and why you don't announce it first.

GuideBoys & GirlsCal BrennanOct 1, 20267 min

Your kid's bored. Good. Now don't fix it.

The whining is the toll. The fort, the comic or the backyard invention shows up about twenty minutes later, if you don't step in first.

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GuideMomsNina CastellanOct 1, 20266 min

Start the Teen Screen Reset With Your Own Phone

The fight over your teenager's phone usually isn't about the phone. Change who goes first and most of the war never starts.

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GuideBRO for HerRay OkonkwoOct 2, 20266 min

One paycheck isn't financial abuse. Secrecy is.

A single income can be a strong marriage or a locked cage. The difference is access, and you can check yours this week without starting a fight.

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