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Car Camping Is the Worst
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Skill of the Week: Handle a Hammer Like a Pro
An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world — ...
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6 Ways to Unclog a Toilet Without a Plunger
You’re on vacation and staying at a rental house with your future in-laws. They head out to do some ...
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Podcast #781: Beyond OODA — Developing the Orientation for Conflict and Violence
The OODA Loop — the OODA stands for Observe, Orient, Decide, Act — is a strategic tool designed to ...
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How to Prevent Stripped Screws
A stripped screw is a screw in which the head has become worn or damaged to the point where the tip of a ...
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How to See Better in the Dark
Whether you’re hunting wild boar at night, taking a moonlit walk through the woods, running some kind of ...
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How to Build a Campfire That Will Last Through the Night
With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to ...
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9 Lifesaving Mnemonics Every Man Should Know
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7 Essential Knots Every Man Should Know: An Illustrated Guide
Beyond tying your shoes, it’s altogether possible the only knots you know are the ones you make up on ...
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How to Make the World’s Best Paper Airplanes
There are many skills fathers should pass on to their children: how to ride a bike, how to skip a stone, and ...
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Survival Food on a Budget: How to Repackage Bulk Dry Goods for Long-Term Storage
The following is an adapted excerpt from The Disaster-Ready Home: A Step-by-Step Emergency Preparedness ...
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Skill of the Week: Get Your Tongue Unstuck From a Flagpole
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How to Keep Your Windshield From Fogging Up
You’re driving down the highway and your car’s windshield fogs up, so you blast the defroster. The fog ...
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How to Keep Your Christmas Tree Fresher, Longer
Artificial, plastic Christmas trees may be cost-saving and convenient, but by our (twinkling, ...
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How to Install a Rain Barrel in Under an Hour, for Less Than $200
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Renting Your First Apartment
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How to Turn a Plastic Jug Into a Lantern
Headlamps give you a focused beam of light. Lanterns disperse light to illuminate a broader area. If ...
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21 Manly Ways to Reuse an Altoids Tin
With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to help ...
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The 6 Fire Lays Every Man Should Know
Every man should know how to build a fire. But every outdoor situation requires different types of ...
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