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Start shooting trap and skeet without embarrassing yourself

What to say at the counter, which gun works, and the three mistakes that make a beginner miss the same target twenty-five times.

ReviewMovies & TVWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

The Best Survival Movies and What They Get Wrong About Staying Alive

Eleven films worth your Friday night, sorted by how honest they're about cold, water and panic, with the content concerns named up front.

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GuideBoys & GirlsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Give Your Kids Their Saturdays Back, Mud and All

A practical plan for three unsupervised hours a week, what to hand them, what will go wrong, and how to keep your nerve on the porch.

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How to start fly fishing without wasting a whole season

One rod, four flies, two knots and a willingness to look foolish in a parking lot. That's the whole entry fee.

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How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideHealthCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The Skin Check Outdoor Guys Keep Putting Off

Ten minutes, a hand mirror, and someone who'll look at your back honestly. That's the whole thing.

GuideOutdoorsCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The Gym Is Not the Crag

Six months of plastic will get you up the wall. It won't tie the knot that keeps you off the ground.

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GuidePlayMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

Your first mountain is a timing problem, not a fitness test

Pick the right peak, start stupid early, and set a turnaround time you actually honor. The summit is the easy half.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideFishingSam OrtizSep 23, 20265 min

Take a Kid Bluegill Fishing and Be Home in Ninety Minutes

A five-foot rod, a red-and-white bobber, half a nightcrawler, and a hard stop before anybody gets bored. That's the whole program.

GuideOutdoorsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Hiking After Sixty Without Trashing Your Knees

The climb isn't what hurts you. It's the walk back down, and a few grams of aluminum in each hand change everything.

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuidePlayMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Start climbing at the gym, end up on real rock

Rent the shoes, learn to belay, keep your fingers attached, and know exactly what the gym never taught you before you touch stone.

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GuideCountry StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20265 min

Dressing for 28 degrees at seven and 58 by two

The mistake is dressing for the thermometer you see at dawn. Layer for the hour you'll be working hardest, and decide in advance where the coat goes.

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GuideOutdoorsDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The Car Camping Kit That Fits in a Trunk and Sleeps Like Home

Spend your money on sleep and light, in that order, and a weekend in a state park stops feeling like an endurance test.

GuidePlayMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Set up backyard archery without losing an arrow over the fence

The backstop matters more than the bow, and the range rules matter more than both. Here's how to build a lane you'd let your kids shoot on.

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GuideGadgetsDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Getting a Message Out When There's No Signal

Your phone's GPS still works with zero bars. Its maps don't. That gap is where people get into trouble, and here's what actually fixes it.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

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How Far Kids Can Really Hike and How to End the Day Happy

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What the Coast Guard will actually check when they board you

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideCity BroMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

Raising kids outdoors when you live on the sixth floor

No garden, no car, forty minutes before dinner. What actually gets city kids outside on a wet Tuesday, and what just sits in the hall.

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Hiking Alone as a Woman Starts the Night Before

A trip plan somebody actually reads, a turn-around time you keep, and the gear that earns its weight when the light goes early.

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When did you last ask for a raise?

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