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How to Install a Toilet
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Ethan Hagan of One Project Closer. Check out some of his ...
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How to Make a Coat Hook from a Tree Branch
It’s so satisfying to create something out of nothing — to add value and purpose to ...
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How to Use a Fire Extinguisher
Fire extinguishers. You pass them all the time as you walk the hallways at work or school, and hopefully ...
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How to Tie a Military-Style Shemagh/Keffiyeh
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Creek Stewart of Willow Haven Outdoor. The shemagh ...
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How to Call 911 (No, It’s Not as Obvious as You Think)
Editor's note: This is a guest post from 911 dispatcher James Dillman. At some point in our lives, most of ...
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How to Make a Cribbage Board
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Ethan Hagan from One Project Closer. I love a good ...
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How to Throw a Perfect Football Spiral: An Illustrated Guide
Thanksgiving is this week. For many men in America, Thanksgiving Day not only means eating turkey and ...
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Walking on (Frozen) Water: A Primer on Snowshoeing
Once upon a time in Central Asia, some prehistoric inventor watched his friends trudge through deep snow ...
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How to Use a Flashlight in a Tactical Situation
It's late Friday night and you're walking to your car after a fun evening with your friends downtown. As you ...
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Drinks Are on Me! How to Buy a Round at the Bar
Editor's note: This is a guest post from Michael Hagan. You're with a group of friends at a bar. ...
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How to Bug-In: What You Need to Know to Survive a Grid-Down Disaster
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Creek Stewart of Willow Haven Outdoor. As the East ...
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Paddle Away From Civilization: 4 Amazing Wilderness Canoe Trips to Take
“What sets a canoeing expedition apart is that it purifies you more rapidly and inescapably than ...
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Every Man Should Know How to Drive Stick
I can still remember the day I learned how to drive a stick shift. My dad and I were looking for a car for ...
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How to Tell Time Like a Soldier
Having not served in the Armed Forces, I was always thrown for a loop whenever someone would randomly bust ...
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“What the Young Man Should Know” From Harper’s Magazine 1933
Editor's note: An AoM reader recently wrote me a letter recommending I look up this old essay, which ...
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How to Remove a Fish Hook from Your Finger: An Illustrated Guide
Note: The String Yank Technique can't be performed on parts of the body that aren't attached (e.g., earlobe, ...
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How to Make a Handsome and Handy Wooden Bottle Opener
This is a guest post by Ethan Hagan from One Project Closer. You can make a bottle opener out of just ...
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Heading Out on Your Own: 31 Life Skills in 31 Days — Series Wrap-Up
This article series is now available as a professionally formatted, distraction free paperback or ebook to ...
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How to Shop for Groceries
This article series is now available as a professionally formatted, distraction free paperback or ebook to ...
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How to Be a Savvy Consumer
This article series is now available as a professionally formatted, distraction free paperback or ebook to ...
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