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Before You Buy Acreage, Check The Access First

Cheap land is usually cheap for a reason, and the reason is almost always water, access, zoning or a boundary nobody ever walked.

ReviewMovies & TVWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

The Best Survival Movies and What They Get Wrong About Staying Alive

Eleven films worth your Friday night, sorted by how honest they're about cold, water and panic, with the content concerns named up front.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideBoys & GirlsCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

The Bedtime Routine That Ends the Fourth Trip Downstairs

Fill the water cup before the story, not after lights out. The rest of the routine follows from that one move.

Delicious.com — Nine thousand recipes and a plan for tonight

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Real Estate6 min read

Buy The Access And The Water, Not The View

Raw land looks simple until the gate gets locked, the well comes up dry and the county says no. Do the checks in this order.

Poll

Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideFishingWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Three Bass Lures That Catch Fish on Any Water

A stick worm, a squarebill and a white spinnerbait will cover almost every bass situation you'll meet from the bank this year.

GuideOutdoorsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

The Ground Steals Your Heat Before the Air Ever Does

Below zero, warmth is a system you build in daylight — pad R-value, a dry sleeping layer, hot water at your feet, and a stove that actually lights.

Coconut.com — Tell us when. We find where the sun is.

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GuideCountry StyleTobias Reed23 Sept 20265 min

How to wash workwear that lives in mud and grease

Dry the mud before you touch it, treat grease before it sees water, and never let diesel near the dryer. The rest is order of operations.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideFishingWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Boat Launch Etiquette That Keeps the Ramp Moving

Everything you should have done before your trailer tires touch the water, plus the retrieval mistakes that make a Saturday morning line back up to the road.

GuideOutdoorsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

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.

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Build me a 30-day training plan around two sessions a week

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GuideCountry BroWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

The cheap acreage is usually cheap for a reason

Access, water, septic and the county map. Check them in that order, before the earnest money goes hard and the deal becomes your problem.

GermProof.com — An invisible germ barrier on your skin for hours

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GuideFishingNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Fishing Gear That Fits a Woman, and Water Worth Trying

Reversible reel handles, waders cut for a different hip, and four kinds of water you can fish from the bank or on foot.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideOutdoorsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

The Weather That Kills Hikers and How to Read It in Time

Lightning above treeline, brown water in a slot canyon, 45 degrees and rain. The three that actually kill people, and the calls that keep you out of them.