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Editor's note: This is a guest article from Eric Flynn.  Self-defense is an art that every man ...

It's a trope of many an action film: at some point the hero will end up trussed with rope, and will have ...

Life-threatening health emergencies can happen at any moment. While you should always call 911 and summon ...

It’s every man’s worst fear. You're at someone's house, you  finish doing your business and flush ...

If you’re a homeowner, you likely need to store gasoline to power various home maintenance machines like ...

  When celebrities, dignitaries, and executives go out and about and travel around the world, they're ...

Looking to make your house cooler in the summer, warmer in the winter, and more energy efficient? Got ...

When it comes to personal and home security, there's one very important thing to understand: most ...

With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Friday ...

Several years ago, I worked with my electrical engineer brother-in-law, Ryan Davis, on an article about ...

  When you were a kid, you not only went to school, where you did academics, art, and PE, but you ...

Evidence of the use of travois -- pulled sleds made with two-pole frames -- dates to before the invention ...

  You may know Steven Rinella as an expert hunter and the host of the MeatEater television show and ...

With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Friday to ...

Origami is a perennially effective boredom killer for kids, and arguably the most fun kind of origami is ...

Whittling has long been a way people have wiled away the time. If you've got a younger child who isn't ...

These days, if we need some rope, we buy it at our local home improvement store.  But making your ...

A compass is a valuable tool for outdoor exploration. If you just know the basics of how to use one to ...

An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world — ...

Garages can be unruly places. If you're like me, you kinda treat it like the junk drawer of your entire ...