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The Ten Minutes Before You Start a Chainsaw After a Storm

Chaps, chain tension, a clean air filter and fresh fuel. The checks that keep a cleanup Saturday from ending in the emergency room.

GuideSkillsSam OrtizOct 13, 20265 min

Teach your family SOS before they ever need it

Three short, three long, three short. It takes ten minutes to learn, and a whistle and a flashlight are all the gear it needs.

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GuideOutdoorsSam OrtizOct 11, 20265 min

Every Kid Gets a Pack, and Four Things Go in It

A whistle, a snack, a warm layer and a card with your number. It weighs almost nothing and it's built for the worst twenty minutes of the day.

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Boys & Girls7 min read

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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GuideSkillsSam OrtizOct 12, 20266 min

Put a knife in your kid's hands, and teach the rules first

A sharp knife, a stick of basswood, and a circle drawn in the dirt. The first carving lesson, in the order it's actually done.

GuideOutdoorsSam OrtizOct 11, 20265 min

When your kid disappears on a trail, stop before you run

The first three minutes decide how this goes. Most parents do the one thing that makes it worse: they sprint.

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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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Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideSkillsCal BrennanOct 12, 20266 min

Splint a broken arm or ankle with what's in your truck

A rolled magazine, two belts and a sweatshirt can hold a broken limb still. Here's the order to do it in, and when to skip the splint entirely.

GuideOutdoorsDean ShawOct 1, 20267 min

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.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideBe a ManCal BrennanSep 30, 20266 min

Men talk best when they're looking at the same thing

Skip the catch-up dinner. Give your friend a job, a truck cab and four hours, and the real conversation shows up on its own.

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GuideSkillsWes DunbarOct 12, 20266 min

Rope, poles and a camp table that doesn't wobble

Three lashings, a few straight sticks, and an afternoon get you a tripod and a table with no hardware, no nails and no excuses.

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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.

GuideCountry BroCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Cool him first, then drive him to the hospital

Heat exhaustion and heat stroke look similar for about a minute. Then one of them starts killing him, and the tell is how he talks.

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GuideMen's GroomingDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Stop Buying The Lip Balm That Tingles

Menthol feels like it's working. It isn't. What actually fixes chapped lips and windburn when your job is outdoors in February.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Outdoors6 min

The Family Gear That Survives Twenty Weekends a Year

Country Bro6 min

Cold Takes Your Judgment Before It Takes Your Fingers

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Build me a 30-day training plan around two sessions a week

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The pill fixes the sneeze, the spray fixes the blocked nose

Hay fever medicine isn't interchangeable. Pick by symptom, start early, and learn the spray technique nobody teaches you.

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Outdoors6 min read

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.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

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