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Your First Overnight Backpacking Trip and What to Leave Home

Pick a camp four miles from the car, carry under 30 pounds, and know where the water is. Everything else is negotiable.

GuideOutdoorsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Canoe Basics That Keep You Dry and Pointed Straight

Four strokes, one loading rule, and a capsize plan. Everything else about paddling a canoe is decoration.

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GuideOutdoorsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

How to Light a Campfire the First Time and Put It Out Cold

The fire fails for one reason, and it isn't your matches. Build it right, keep it small, and kill it dead before you sleep.

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Your First Family Camping Trip Should Be One Night

Pick a site 45 minutes from home, bring more socks than you think, and decide in advance what makes you drive home.

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GuideCountry StyleTobias ReedNov 5, 20266 min

Buy the coveralls for the layers, not for the fitting room

Try them on over a T-shirt and you'll learn the wrong lesson at 12 degrees. Here's how to buy insulated coveralls that fit over layers and still let you work.

GuideGuides & ChecklistsWes DunbarNov 5, 20267 min

Build a fire pit your kids can sit around without you flinching

One Saturday, a shovel and some fire-rated block. Plus the family rules that keep the best spot in the yard from turning into the worst.

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BRO TakeGadgetsDean ShawNov 5, 20265 min

Stop asking one speaker to do both jobs

The speaker you carry and the speaker you keep are different tools. Buy them for different reasons, or you'll overpay for one and be let down by both.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideScience & SpaceDean ShawNov 3, 20266 min

The needle never lies. It just answers a different question.

A compass points where Earth's magnetic field points, which is close to north but not the same thing. Here's how it works and how to catch it being wrong.

GuideTravelDean ShawNov 3, 20265 min

Book the permit before you buy the rod

A backcountry fishing trip is won or lost months before the first cast. Permits, seasons, gear, and the one day worth paying a guide for.

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GuideSkillsWes DunbarOct 13, 20265 min

Stream water looks clean until the week after

A rookie and a thirty-year veteran fill the same bottle from the same creek. Only one of them spends next week outdoors.

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StorySurvival & Self-DefenseSam OrtizOct 11, 20265 min

Dad, Would You Know What To Do If We Got Lost?

My kids think I can survive anything with a pocketknife and a stern look. I can't. Here's what I've learned since, and what's actually worth knowing.

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GuideFoodWes DunbarOct 8, 20265 min

The brisket that was supposed to be ready by six

Fifteen pounds of beef, one promise to the family and a thermometer that wouldn't move. How the rookie does it, and how the veteran eats on time.

GuideSkillsWes DunbarOct 13, 20264 min

How to tie a bowline in the dark and trust it

The knot that makes a fixed loop that won't slip and still unties after a hard pull, learned so well your hands do it without your eyes.

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GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseWes DunbarOct 10, 20265 min

The first night under a tarp, done wrong and done right

One guy learns at 2 a.m. what another learned decades ago. A rookie and a veteran pitch the same tarp, and only one of them sleeps.

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Home6 min

Getting the lights on the roof and yourself back off it

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Teach your family SOS before they ever need it

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GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseWes DunbarOct 10, 20264 min

The bow drill set that makes smoke instead of excuses

Friction fire is a real skill with real steps. Here's how it actually goes, including the part where your first forty minutes produce a warm stick.

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Country Bro7 min read

Set up the block so your worst swing hits wood, not your shin

Most splitting injuries are decided before the maul leaves the ground. Get the block, the stance and the wedge right, and a bad swing costs you nothing.

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