Gear

What to buy, what to skip, and what the cheaper one actually costs you.

The BRO Gear GuideBuy once, fix it, pass it down: a cost-per-use calculator, a warranty decoder and a repairability checklist.Judge it before you buy

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Fence the garden, not the chickens

Six hens and a 30-by-40 backyard can absolutely share space with vegetable beds, as long as you get the geometry and the hardware cloth right.

GuideCountry BroWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Plant fruit trees now and you'll eat from them by year five

Rootstock, spacing, deer, and the two mistakes that turn a thirty-dollar bare-root tree into a dead stick by August.

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideBRO SeniorsMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Nobody's mumbling, and you've known it for years

Men sit on hearing loss for the better part of a decade. What it's costing you, what the audiogram actually measures, and how to buy without getting fleeced.

Delicious.com — Nine thousand recipes and a plan for tonight

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Plan the girls weekend so nobody quietly can't afford it

Name the number in the first message, hand one person the pen, and the trip stops dying in the group chat.

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What was your first ever job?

GuideCountry BroWes DunbarSep 23, 20265 min

A Garden Big Enough to Show Up on the Grocery Receipt

Most backyard gardens are a hobby with a tomato problem. Here's the size, the crop list and the work it takes to actually cut your food bill.

GuideCity BroMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

Four of you, 800 square feet, and one bathroom

Square footage isn't what breaks a family in a city apartment. Sound, storage and the 7 a.m. bathroom line are, and all three have fixes.

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

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Land before dark and eat dinner at the bar

The planning that makes a solo trip safe is boring and takes one evening. Do it, and you get the good part with both hands free.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideCountry BroWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Rain Off the Shop Roof Will Water More Than You Think

One inch of rain on a 1,000-square-foot roof is 623 gallons. Here's how to catch it, store it, and get it to the garden without a pump.

GuideBRO SeniorsMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

Plan your own funeral so they don't have to guess

A folder, one afternoon and a few hard calls now will spare your wife and your kids the worst week of their lives.

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Put the mom guilt down, and keep the part that's true

Some of it's a signal you should act on by Thursday. Most of it's a rerun you've been watching since the hospital parking lot.

CancerDefying.com — The research, protocols and reading in one place

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GuideCountry BroWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Your Pond Problem Probably Isn't the Fish

Weeds, muddy water and stunted bluegill all trace back to the same few things, and most of them you can fix in a weekend.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideCity BroMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

Train on your lunch break without wrecking your afternoon

Clock the walk, pick two lifts, solve the sweat problem. Twenty-two minutes is enough if you stop pretending it's an hour.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

The first year of marriage the wedding planner skipped

Certified copies, beneficiary forms, the February slump, and the fight that isn't about the dishwasher. What actually fills year one.

GermProof.com — An invisible germ barrier on your skin for hours

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GuideCountry BroWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Keeping a Quarter Mile of Driveway Open All Winter

Where you shove the snow in December decides whether you can still turn around in February. The gear, the timing, and the plan for the morning it won't start.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

BRO Seniors6 min

Hunting and fishing with bad knees, without quitting either

BRO for Her6 min

Find one perfume you'll wear every day, and skip the rest

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideCountry BroRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Farm Tax Status, Before You Waste an Hour at the Accountant

Three different programs get called the same thing, and only one of them is federal. Know which one you actually want before the meter starts running.