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A Carry-Out Turns One Injured Hiker Into Three

Most carry-outs shouldn't happen. Here's how to tell, and how to build a stretcher that holds when yours is the rare one that should.

GuideOutdoorsWes DunbarOct 8, 20266 min

Pitching a Tent in the Rain Without Soaking Everything You Own

The rookie builds a swimming pool with a door. The veteran builds a roof first and is drinking coffee in twenty minutes. Be the veteran.

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GuideHomeWes DunbarOct 8, 20266 min

Your first lawn mow, and the bald stripe the whole street can see

The rookie scalps it at 2 p.m. in July. The veteran is done before lunch and the grass thanks him for it. The difference is about eight moves.

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Survival & Self-Defense6 min read

Pick your turnaround time in the parking lot, not at the ridge

Altitude sickness, afternoon storms and summit fever kill more good plans than bad gear. Decide when you're turning around before you leave the car.

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StoryBRO for HerNina CastellanOct 7, 20266 min

He knows which side the gas cap is on without looking

Eleven years married to a man who checks tire pressure for fun. Everything I've learned about the car, mostly by getting it wrong first.

StoryMomsNina CastellanOct 7, 20266 min

Answered With Total Confidence and Absolutely No Idea

Gum in hair, a fever at 2 a.m., and why the sky is blue. First the bluff, then the real answer you can use tonight.

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GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseDean ShawOct 10, 20265 min

The truck ahead of you made it across. That proves nothing.

Floodwater hides the road under it, and the first minute decides everything. Why you turn around, and how to get out if the water's already rising.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideHomeRay OkonkwoOct 7, 20266 min

Why the 45-minute faucet job takes an afternoon

The plumber's quote looks like robbery until you add up the three hardware store trips, the seized valve and the wrench you'll use twice in a decade.

GuideCarsDean ShawOct 6, 20266 min

Changing your own oil in the driveway, the way it really goes

The video says twenty minutes. Plan on ninety, a shower and one trip back to the parts store. You'll still come out ahead.

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GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseWes DunbarOct 10, 20265 min

Fall through the ice and the first minute is the dangerous one

Cold water kills in stages, and each stage has a counter. Learn the order before the ice teaches it to you the hard way.

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StoryHomeWes DunbarOct 7, 20265 min

Nobody walks into the plumbing aisle on purpose

Ten lines from the busiest aisle on a Saturday morning, and the fix behind each one, so you're not the next guy holding a wet sandwich bag.

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ReviewGadgetsDean ShawOct 6, 20266 min

A desk with a motor, and a chair that never needed one

The standing desk has presets, sensors and an app. Grandpa's old chair has a squeak he fixes with a wrench. They both stayed.

GuideFamilyCal BrennanOct 6, 20266 min

Let your kids fail while it still costs twenty dollars

First job, first car, first apartment. Hand over the adult jobs early, while a mistake costs a late fee, not a lease.

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GuideHomeWes DunbarOct 6, 20266 min

Hanging a heavy picture straight on the first try

One frame, two hooks, zero extra holes. The way it really goes, plus the bathroom scale trick nobody mentions.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Woodworking7 min

Build a pair of sawhorses you're allowed to cut into

Food6 min

Bake your first sandwich loaf by the dough, not the clock

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GuideGarden & YardWes DunbarOct 5, 20267 min

Build the Chicken Coop for the Raccoon, Not the Hen

A small backyard flock is a great idea. Just check your city code, wire the coop against what's hungry, and do the honest egg math first.

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History7 min read

Every Rodeo Event Was Somebody's Job First

Rodeo started as ranch hands settling an argument. It became the one sport where every event began as a day's work.

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