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Take Your First Backpacking Trip This Year
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Skill of the Week: Remove a Tick
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Skill of the Week: Build a Summer Fire
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Skill of the Week: Make a Tinder Bundle
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Skill of the Week: Mount a Horse
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Skill of the Week: Make an Ice Fishing Tip-Up
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Skill of the Week: Store and Stack Firewood
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Two Things You Should Be Doing to Take Better Care of Your Camping Gear
You should try to take good care of all of your things so that they last longer and keep functioning as ...
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Skill of the Week: Milk a Cow
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Skill of the Week: Dig a Cathole
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Skill of the Week: Remove a Leech
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Skill of the Week: Measure Remaining Sunlight With Your Hands
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The Parts of a Ship Every Man Should Know
When you're taking a trip on a nautical vessel, you may hear the crew talking about seeing something off ...
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Podcast #907: How to Read a Tree
When you're walking in the woods, you're often surrounded by trees. But you probably don't notice them ...
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My New Favorite Knot
I recently discovered my new favorite knot. It’s known as the lineman's loop or the alpine butterfly ...
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Skill of the Week: Remove a Fish Hook From Your Finger
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Podcast #883: The Naturalist’s Art of Animal Encounters
Whether you see some deer, have a fox cross your path, or spot a moose, there's something ...
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Outdoor Hydration Showdown: Nalgene Bottle vs. Water Bladder
It's indisputable that hydration is a top priority when you're hiking or backpacking. More debatable is ...
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How to Pack a Backpack for Backpacking
With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to ...
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Skill of the Week: Fell a Tree
An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world — ...
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