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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.

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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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.

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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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Guide100 ThingsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20267 min

100 Things Every Outdoorsman Should Know How to Do

From a one-match fire to backing a boat trailer on the first try, the skills that separate a guy who's outside from a guy who belongs there.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

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.

GuidePreparednessWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Wet Wood Still Burns If You Split It Open

Rain doesn't stop a fire. Soaked tinder, soggy ground and bad technique do. Here's how to get flame when everything outside is dripping.

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GuideGadgetsDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

The power station math nobody does before buying one

Two numbers decide whether that box under the stairs gets you through a three-day outage or just charges your phone.

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GuideTravelDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

How to camp with a baby and still enjoy it

Book the pitch near the toilet block, solve the 4am temperature drop, and keep the drive under ninety minutes. Most of the rest is just a weekend outdoors.

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GuideDadsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20265 min

The small-kid camping trip that doesn't fall apart

Pitch in daylight, solve the cold from underneath, and set a bail-out rule before you leave. The rest is knowing what breaks first.

GuideSkillsWes Dunbar22 Sept 20266 min

Six knots, and the order to learn them in

A fixed loop, a stopper, a hitch, a bend, an adjuster and a tensioner. Learn those six and you'll rarely need a seventh.

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