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GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

What actually fails on a camp stove

Spend on the pot, the lid and the fuel plan. The $20 burner is right more often than the gear shop wants to admit.

Buy a six-person tent for your family of four

GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Buy the pad first, then buy the sleeping bag

The power station math nobody does before buying one

GuideOutdoorsDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

The Family Gear That Survives Twenty Weekends a Year

GuideFoodWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Start the fire an hour before you want to eat

Build an overnight shelter before the light goes

Stop walking three hours before dark, build a bed before you build a roof, and you'll be uncomfortable instead of hypothermic.

GuideOutdoorsDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Buy the Camper Your Truck Can Actually Pull

Start with the payload sticker in your door jamb, not the floor plan. Then pick from teardrops, truck campers, off-road trailers and the buy-once stuff.

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GuidePlayMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

How to paddle a canoe as a pair and still like each other

The stern steers, the bow sets the pace, and the single-carry rule saves your weekend. What to pack, how to portage, and where it usually goes sideways.

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Skills5 min read

Purify Backcountry Water Without Guessing What's In It

Pick the source, strain the grit, treat it right, and keep the dirty bottle away from the clean one. The order matters more than the gear.

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GuideOutdoorsDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Camping Gear That Survives the Outback and Everything Else

Australian brands build for corrugated roads and 110-degree afternoons, and that standard is why their gear outlasts yours.

GuideTravelDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Buy the sleeping pads first and the tent second

A family of four can camp well on about eight items. Everything else is optional, and half of it is a trap the store wants you to walk into.

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GuideSkillsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

How to get a fire going when every stick is soaked

Wet wood isn't wet all the way through. Here's the order of operations that turns a soggy woodpile into a fire that stays lit.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

How to Teach Your Kids Real Survival Skills in One Weekend

Two nights, one campsite, and a handful of cheap gear turns a normal camping trip into the best training your kids will ever get.

GuideTravelDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Book the state park, not the resort

A cabin with a porch, a fire ring, and a lake costs less than one night at a place with a breakfast buffet. The only hard part is the calendar.

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GuideSkillsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Finding north with a stick, a watch and the Big Dipper

The sun gives you west in twenty minutes, Polaris gives you north in ten seconds, and neither one needs a battery or a signal.

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GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

The Eight Knots Worth Learning Before Your Next Trip

From the bowline to the taut-line hitch, these are the ones that hold when it's 2 a.m., raining sideways, and your tarp has gone slack.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideRecipesWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Foil Packet Dinners That Actually Cook Through

The potatoes are the problem. Solve that and the fire does the rest. One base recipe, two spin-offs, zero pans to scrub.

GuidePreparednessWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Boil It, Filter It or Drop a Tablet In It

Three ways to make backcountry water safe, what each one misses, and the mistake that ruins a filter without leaving a mark.

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GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Five Ways to Start a Fire Without Matches, Ranked by Reliability

A ferro rod beats a bow drill every day of the week, and the reason has nothing to do with sparks. Start with the fuel, not the flame.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

100 Things7 min

100 Things Every Outdoorsman Should Know How to Do

Preparedness6 min

Wet Wood Still Burns If You Split It Open

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GuideGuides & ChecklistsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20267 min

Build a Camp Bin That Never Forgets the Can Opener

One tote, one list taped to the lid, twenty minutes after you get home. That's the system, and it's why your camp kitchen is always ready.

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Outdoors5 min read

The Cold Comes From Under You, Not Around You

Your sleeping bag isn't the problem. The four inches between your hip and the dirt is, and it's fixable in one shopping trip.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

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