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Hang a Pre-Hung Door So It Doesn't Drift Open at 2 a.m.

Most bad door installs get decided before the first nail. Diagnose the opening, set the hinge side first, and the latch takes care of itself.

GuideGarden & YardWes DunbarOct 5, 20266 min

Buy the Skinny Fruit Tree and Pick Off the First Apples

The bare-root stick beats the big potted tree with fruit on it. Here's how to choose, space and raise fruit trees through the first three years.

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanOct 3, 20266 min

Fixing a dripping faucet starts with the valve under the sink

Most faucet repairs fail in the hardware aisle, not at the sink. Shut the water off, take it apart, then shop with the old part in your hand.

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Sweating a Copper Joint Is Mostly About Getting the Water Out

The torch is the easy part. A dry pipe and clean metal decide whether the joint holds, and most first-timers skip both.

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GuideGarden & YardWes DunbarOct 5, 20267 min

Save Tomato and Bean Seed First and Leave the Squash Alone

Seed saving is easy with the right five crops and a jar of stinking tomato goo. Pick the wrong ones and next summer gets weird.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanOct 3, 20266 min

Change your first flat in the driveway, not on the shoulder

The jack is easy. The lug nuts are the hard part, and they give way to leverage, not muscle. A step-by-step you can practice this Saturday.

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GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseWes DunbarOct 2, 20267 min

Clean Your First Squirrel on a Saturday, Not in an Emergency

Field-dressing small game is a twenty-minute skill with one real hazard. Learn it in season, gloves on, long before the day you might need it.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideGarden & YardWes DunbarOct 5, 20266 min

Plant by Your Frost Date, Not Your Zone

Your zone tells you what survives winter. Your frost date tells you when to plant. Most first-year gardeners mix them up and lose a flat of tomatoes.

GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarOct 2, 20267 min

Caping a buck for a mount means cutting less than you think

Most ruined capes aren't ruined at the shop. They're ruined in the first hour, by a knife that went one cut too far.

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BRO TakeDadsCal BrennanOct 2, 20266 min

Your daughter's standard for a husband is being set at your table

Forget the porch routine for her first date. The real screening happens years earlier, every time she watches how you treat her mother.

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GuideGarden & YardWes DunbarOct 5, 20267 min

Your First Raised Bed Costs More in Dirt Than in Wood

A 4x8 bed holds over a cubic yard of soil. Size it right, fill it with the right mix and plant things that'll actually win you a first season.

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GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarOct 2, 20266 min

Pluck the birds you'll roast, breast the ones you won't

Breasting is faster, and plucking tastes better. A simple rule for which ducks, geese and upland birds get which, and the laws that come first.

GuideMomsNina CastellanOct 2, 20266 min

The Boyfriend Who Texts Every Ten Minutes Isn't Being Sweet

Controlling boys rarely look dangerous at first. They look devoted. How to give your daughter the eyes to see it before she's in it.

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanOct 2, 20266 min

Leaving a controlling man is a plan, not a scene

The safest way out is quiet, prepared and done with help. What to pack, what to hide, who to call, and why you don't announce it first.

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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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Your kid's bored. Good. Now don't fix it.

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanOct 2, 20266 min

How to leave a date early without lying or apologizing

The exit gets built before you sit down. A plan for your ride, your money and the exact words, so walking out takes thirty seconds instead of three hours.

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Start the Teen Screen Reset With Your Own Phone

The fight over your teenager's phone usually isn't about the phone. Change who goes first and most of the war never starts.

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