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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Two nights, ninety minutes away, and one page of instructions

The anniversary weekend works when you plan the handoff harder than the hotel. Do the boring part Thursday, and Saturday takes care of itself.

GuideMovies & TVDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Where to Start With Gunsmoke's 635 Episodes

Twenty seasons, one marshal, and no finale. A watch plan that gets you to the great stuff without doing twenty years of homework.

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GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Your freezer is where most venison actually gets ruined

You did everything right in the field. Then the meat sat in a bad bag at 10 degrees for eight months. Here's how to keep a season's worth eating well.

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

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Travel6 min read

Go to the Holy Land with fifteen people, not fifty

Group size decides your pilgrimage more than the itinerary does. What to ask before you wire the deposit, and what the brochure price leaves out.

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GuideMovies & TVDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Ten John Wayne Films to Watch With Your Son, in Order

Skip The Searchers on night one. Start where an eleven-year-old can get in, and work up to the hard stuff.

GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Applying for limited tags without burning a decade of points

Draw odds, point creep, deadlines and the money you front — how to build an application plan that actually puts you on a mountain.

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GuideTravelDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Request the airport wheelchair even if Dad walks fine

The trip with your parents works or fails on about eight small logistics calls, and most people make none of them.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

StoryMovies & TVDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Happy Days Still Works and the Fonz Is the Reason Why

ABC made Henry Winkler wear a gray windbreaker. Eleven seasons later, the leather jacket was in the Smithsonian.

GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Brush the blind, cut the spread, fix the waders

Ducks don't care how many decoys you own. They care about your face, your shadow and where the wind is putting them.

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

The nap-time workout that doesn't wake the baby

Twenty minutes, no equipment, no jumping, no thudding on the floor above her head — and hard enough that you'll feel it tomorrow.

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

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StoryMovies & TVNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Two Shows That Put God on Prime Time Without Apologizing

Michael Landon and Roma Downey ran faith on network television for fourteen combined seasons. What they got right, what they fudged, and where to start.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarSep 23, 20265 min

Cooking venison so your kids ask for seconds

Most "gamey" deer meat is just overcooked deer meat. Fix the temperature, fix the fat, and dinner stops being a debate.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Your dumbbells will get too light, and that's the real problem

Home strength training stalls for one reason, and it isn't motivation. Six ways to keep getting stronger when 25 pounds is all you own.

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GuideHomeWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Mow High, Water Deep, Skip the Chemical Program

The cheapest weed control you own is your mower deck height, and most lawns are cut two inches too short.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Hunting & Shooting5 min

Rabbit and squirrel teach you more than a deer tag ever will

Movies & TV6 min

The Lone Ranger Never Shot to Kill, and That Was the Point

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GuideFamilyCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

When a doctor tells your father assisted death is an option

Ask who raised it first, get palliative care on the phone that week, and answer the question underneath the question. Order matters more than argument.