Old School: Wisdom From Grandma & Grandpa

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The BRO Code. What to do, what not to do, and a few laughs on the way.

A garage gym for five hundred dollars, item by item

Spend it in this order and you'll be squatting by Saturday. Spend it in the wrong order and you'll own a very expensive coat rack.

GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

The Wild Plants Worth Learning and the Ones That Kill

Foraging won't feed you in an emergency, but six plants will keep your morale up and one family of look-alikes will end your trip for good.

Travel6 min

Pick the coast by the water, not the pictures

Fitness6 min

One kettlebell and twenty minutes is a real workout

GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

The tourniquet everyone should carry, and how to use it

Bleeding control is a five-minute skill with a thirty-dollar price tag, and most people carry neither the gear nor the training.

GuideNewsJosh HalloranSep 23, 20266 min

What a Veteran's Family Can Claim, and the Forms That Do It

DIC, survivor pension, CHAMPVA, tuition money, burial honors. None of it shows up unless somebody in the house files the paperwork.

Fitness5 min

One push-up to fifty, without wrecking your elbows

Survival & Self-Defense6 min

The Eight Knots Worth Learning Before Your Next Trip

GuideTravelDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

How to do Alaska by cruise, train or truck

The Inside Passage, the Denali Star and the Alaska Highway solve three completely different problems. Pick the one that fits who's coming.

GuideMeal PlansNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

A week of meals for the mom who feeds everyone else first

One dinner, two plates. Seven days of meals, a grocery list by aisle, a 90-minute prep plan and a rough cost for a family of four.

Survival & Self-Defense6 min

How to Spot Hypothermia and Heat Exhaustion Early

Travel5 min

Go to Copenhagen, skip Venice, and other rules for Europe with kids

GuideMeal PlansWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

A week of high-protein meals for about seventy dollars

Eggs, chicken thighs, dry beans and cottage cheese will carry a full week of eating, and here's the day-by-day plan, the list and the prep.

GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

How to find your way out when your phone dies

Sun, stars, terrain and a $35 baseplate compass will get you home. Learn the skills before the battery quits on you.

Travel5 min

Pack the car by category, not by person

Retirement6 min

How To Plan Retirement Travel Your Budget And Knees Can Handle

GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

The Five Bushcraft Tools You Actually Need First

Skip the gear rabbit hole. A $20 knife, a folding saw and eight hours of practice will get you further than a truckload of kit.

Travel5 min read

Car seats, strollers and TSA with a baby in your arms

The red sticker on your car seat, the free gate check nobody tells you about, and how to get formula through security without a lecture.

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