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The First Hour After You Realize You Are Lost

Most search-and-rescue stories are decided before the sun goes down, by what you do in the sixty minutes after the trail stops looking like a trail.

GuidePreparednessWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Get the House and the Truck Ready Before the Ice Comes

Your gas furnace still needs electricity, your freezer has 48 hours, and your tires lost air last week. Fix all three this weekend.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideGamingDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The voice chat settings worth changing on your kid's console

Ten minutes in three menus gets you most of the way. The rest is knowing where the wall has a door in it.

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

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Outdoors6 min read

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.

Poll

Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuidePreparednessDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Twenty Feet From the House and Other Generator Rules

Where to put it, how big to buy, and the wiring shortcut that can kill a lineman working your street.

GuideCarsDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The first car for your teenager should be dull and heavy

Skip the horsepower, skip the hand-me-down subcompact, and make one phone call before you hand over any money.

Names.com — The name is the first thing you sell

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GuideOutdoorsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Read a Topo Map and Shoot a Bearing Before Your Phone Dies

Lithium batteries quit in the cold and GPS quits under cliffs. A paper quad and a $40 baseplate compass never do. Learn them now, not in the fog.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuidePreparednessWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Where To Shelter From A Tornado In Every Kind Of House

Pick your spot on a calm Tuesday, not during a warning. A room-by-room plan for basements, slabs, apartments and manufactured homes.

GuideDadsCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Your car seat is probably loose, and three other mistakes

Go out to the driveway, grab the seat at the belt path, and pull. If it moves more than an inch, you've got a problem worth ten minutes.

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

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GuideOutdoorsWes DunbarSep 23, 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.

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

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GuidePreparednessWes DunbarSep 23, 20265 min

How Much Water to Store for an Outage and How to Keep It Safe

One gallon per person per day is the official number. Here's what that actually looks like stacked in your garage, and how to keep it drinkable.

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What was your first ever job?

GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Your dog's first duck season is really a training season

Shoot less, watch more, and fix the holes you built in. What a home-trained retriever needs from you between October and January.

GuideOutdoorsDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Your Truck Is Already an Overland Rig

Skip the $3,000 rooftop tent. The gear that actually keeps you out of trouble on a forest road fits in a milk crate.

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

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GuidePreparednessWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

The Hurricane Checklist You Should Start in May

Atlantic season runs June 1 to November 30, and almost everything worth doing is easier before a storm has a name.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

Home6 min

A Weekend of Work That Shows Up on Your Energy Bill

Outdoors6 min

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

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuidePreparednessWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

The Go Bag and the Thirty Minute Wildfire Plan

When the deputy knocks, you get one lap through the house. Decide now what you grab, what you wear, and who does what.

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Hunting & Shooting6 min read

Your kid's first hunt should end before they want it to

Plan ninety minutes, set the maximum range in the backyard, and rehearse the shot out loud before you ever leave the truck.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

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