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GuideWes Dunbar3 Oct 20267 min

Fire Without Matches Is a Tinder Problem, Not a Spark Problem

A ferro rod, a bow drill and a 9-volt battery will all make fire. Only one should be your plan, and none of them work without the boring part.

Five Ways to Start a Fire Without Matches, Ranked by Reliability

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50 Survival Tips - Food | Fire | Shelter | Water - Wilderness knowledge you should know

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How to Start a Fire in a Survival Situation | Basic Instincts | WIRED

Your grilled chicken burns because the whole grill is hot

Build the fire on half the grate, salt it the day before, and stop guessing at the joint with a knife.

GuideTravelDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Book the state park, not the resort

A cabin with a porch, a fire ring, and a lake costs less than one night at a place with a breakfast buffet. The only hard part is the calendar.

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideRecipesWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Foil Packet Dinners That Actually Cook Through

The potatoes are the problem. Solve that and the fire does the rest. One base recipe, two spin-offs, zero pans to scrub.

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Food6 min read

The pork butt is done when the probe slides, not at 203

Eight pounds, a bone that pulls clean, and the three hours of rest almost nobody builds into the plan.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

GuidePreparednessWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Three Blasts, Then Wait

A whistle, a mirror and a fire can do what a dead phone can't. Learn the signals rescuers are actually trained to look for.

GuideRecipesWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

The Honey Chipotle Chicken Thighs That Won't Burn on You

Boneless thighs, a two-zone fire, and a glaze that goes on in the last three minutes. That last part is the whole trick.

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GuideFoodWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Start the fire an hour before you want to eat

Flames blacken food and coals cook it, and most people light the wood about forty minutes too late to get any.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuidePreparednessWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Wet Wood Still Burns If You Split It Open

Rain doesn't stop a fire. Soaked tinder, soggy ground and bad technique do. Here's how to get flame when everything outside is dripping.

Guide100 ThingsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20267 min

100 Things Every Outdoorsman Should Know How to Do

From a one-match fire to backing a boat trailer on the first try, the skills that separate a guy who's outside from a guy who belongs there.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideCan You Fix ItWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Your Furnace Won't Fire. Check These Three Things First

A cold house at 6 a.m. usually comes down to a dead thermostat, a choked filter or a flame sensor with a film on it. Fifteen dollars and an hour.

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GuidePreparednessRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

Paper Chars at 451 Degrees. Your Safe Should Know That.

A weekend project that turns a lost house into a paperwork inconvenience: what to scan, what to buy, and where the cheap fire safe fails.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideGarden & YardDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

A Fire Pit Patio You Can Actually Build in Two Days

A 12-foot circle, about 3 tons of gravel, and one rented plate compactor. What it costs, what order to do it in, and where most guys lose Sunday.

GuideFoodWes Dunbar23 Sept 20265 min

Grilling for thirty without standing at the fire all night

The problem isn't cooking. It's that thirty people want to eat at the same moment and your kettle cooks for eight.

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GuideFoodWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Finish the brisket early and let it sit in a cooler

A 14-pound packer, a 250-degree fire, and the one scheduling trick that keeps dinner from landing at eleven at night.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Food6 min

Run a smoker for the first time without wrecking the meat

Food6 min

Your first smoke should not be a brisket

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

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GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan3 Oct 20266 min

Resetting a tripped breaker, and when to stop and call

Most tripped breakers take thirty seconds to fix. A few are your house warning you about a fire. Learn to tell them apart.

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Be a Man6 min read

What Head of the House Looks Like at 6:40 on a Tuesday

Nobody's watching, nothing's on fire, and the dishwasher needs unloading. That's the night your leadership is actually decided.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

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Five Ways to Start a Fire Without Matches, Ranked by Reliability

Worth an hour of your evening

Your grilled chicken burns because the whole grill is hot

Book the state park, not the resort

Foil Packet Dinners That Actually Cook Through

The pork butt is done when the probe slides, not at 203

Three Blasts, Then Wait

The Honey Chipotle Chicken Thighs That Won't Burn on You

Start the fire an hour before you want to eat

Wet Wood Still Burns If You Split It Open

100 Things Every Outdoorsman Should Know How to Do

Your Furnace Won't Fire. Check These Three Things First

Paper Chars at 451 Degrees. Your Safe Should Know That.

A Fire Pit Patio You Can Actually Build in Two Days

Grilling for thirty without standing at the fire all night

Finish the brisket early and let it sit in a cooler

Run a smoker for the first time without wrecking the meat

Your first smoke should not be a brisket

Resetting a tripped breaker, and when to stop and call

What Head of the House Looks Like at 6:40 on a Tuesday