Manly Skills

How to Make a Nifty Shoe Shine Box

by Brett

How to make your own shoe shine box in less than an hour.

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How to Use a [BUSTED] Cell Phone to Meet 5 Basic Survival Needs

by A Manly Guest Contributor

.This content series is brought to you by Dockers. Take the adventure of a lifetime! What’s this? How to use your busted cell phone to survive in the wild.

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A Primer on the Shotgun

by Brett

Recently I’ve had the itch to buy a shotgun. It started after I read Creek’s post on how to build a survival shotgun. The itch only grew stronger after I became a homeowner (I kind of feel like Kevin McAllister). The shotgun is the perfect weapon for home defense and disaster prep. It’s powerful, reliable, and [...]

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Yes, That’s a Tampon in My Mouth: The Swiss Army Survival Tampon — 10 Survival Uses

by A Manly Guest Contributor

.This content series is brought to you by Dockers. Take the adventure of a lifetime! What’s this? Do us a favor. While you’re reading this post, forget everything you know about tampons. Today we’re going to show you how you can use this common women’s product to survive in the wild.

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How to Memorize a Deck of Cards with Superhuman Speed

by A Manly Guest Contributor

Editor’s note: This is a guest post from two-time USA Memory Champion, Ron White. In 2009 I set a USA record for the fastest to memorize a deck of cards. I did it in 1 minute and 27 seconds. This record stood for two years in the United States. Now this may seem freakishly fast. [...]

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In Praise of the Push Reel Mower

by Brett & Kate McKay

I recently became a homeowner and along with my first house came another first: my very own little piece of land to tend. And since Kate and I had been living in apartments for all our married life, I needed to buy a mower to take care of our lawn. Like most Americans, I grew [...]

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DIY Weekend Project: How to Make a Slingshot

by Brett & Kate McKay

Imagine the idealized rough and tumble boy depicted in literature, movies, and TV shows. Go ahead. Do it. Done? Whether you imagined Tom Sawyer, Dennis the Menace, or Bart Simpson, chances are you pictured him with a handmade slingshot dangling from his back pants pocket. The humble slingshot has been a fixture among boys across [...]

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How to Build a Get Home Bag (+Book Giveaway)

by A Manly Guest Contributor

Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Creek Stewart, Senior Instructor at the Willow Haven Outdoor School for Survival, Preparedness & Bushcraft. Just over one year ago I wrote a post about how to build a 72-hour disaster survival kit called a Bug Out Bag. Much of my time between then and now has [...]

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Canoeing: Keeping the Inside Dry and the Outside Wet

by Darren Bush

There is no such thing as a tippy canoe…only tippy paddlers. I hear it all the time…”Canoes are tippy.” “Ooh, that’s a really tippy canoe.” “Every time I get in a canoe I end up swimming…” My response is always the same. Me: “How wide is your canoe?” Wet Canoeist: “Oh, I dunno. About three [...]

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How to Patch a Hole in Your Drywall

by A Manly Guest Contributor

Editors note: This is a guest post by Ethan Hagan from One Project Closer. If you missed it, check out Ethan’s last contribution about building an all-purpose workbench. How to repair drywall is one of the most common questions on a home improvement website, and here’s the reason why. It’s tough to successfully patch a [...]

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An Illustrated Guide to the Perfect Driveway Car Wash

by Brett & Kate McKay

This post is brought to you by NEW Armor All Extreme Shield Wax. Help keep your car looking as good as the day you bought it with Armor All. Go to Facebook.com/ArmorAll for a $10 rebate. What’s this?What are your tips for the perfect driveway car wash?

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How to Easily Create Your Own Rope Ladder

by A Manly Guest Contributor

Editor’s note: This post was written by Bryan Black and originally ran on ITS Tactical. If you lived on the second floor as a boy, you probably spent some time thinking about how you’d get out the window and onto the ground if there was a fire, and how cool it would be to climb down [...]

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How to Whistle With Your Fingers

by Brett & Kate McKay

Ever since I was a kid, I’ve wanted to know how to give a commanding whistle with my fingers in my mouth. You know. The kind you see people give in old movies when they’re hailing a taxi or trying to get the peanut guy’s attention at the ballpark. It just seemed like a cool [...]

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How to Make an All-Purpose Work Bench

by A Manly Guest Contributor

Editors note: This is a guest post by Ethan Hagan from One Project Closer. A Quick Intro In the video, I share that you’re about to learn how to make “the only workbench you’ll ever need.” That’s a bit of an overstatement, especially for woodworking enthusiasts who will need features like an integrated vice and [...]

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How to Build a Small Game Survival Snare

by A Manly Guest Contributor

Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Creek Stewart of Willow Haven Outdoor. I practice and learn survival skills not because I need them on a daily basis, but rather for the one day when I must use them to stay alive. Survival is the intersection between knowledge and necessity. The outcome in a survival [...]

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Save Lives Like a Combat Medic: How to Use a Tourniquet to Control Major Bleeding

by A Manly Guest Contributor

Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Bruce A. West. Mr. West served as an Army medic in the Iraq war. He taught over 500 soldiers how to save lives in a class called Combat Lifesaver, and will be sharing his knowledge here on AoM in a series on important first aid/first responder skills [...]

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The Walt Kowalski Toolbox

by Brett & Kate McKay

“Take these three items right here. You can have this. WD-40, vise grips, and some duct tape. Any man worth his salt can do half the household chores with just those three things.” -Walt Kowalski The other day I sat down to watch Gran Torino for the first time, and boy was it awesome. While [...]

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How to Pick Your Way Out of Handcuffs

by A Manly Guest Contributor

Editor’s note: This post was written by the ITS Tactical Crew and originally ran on ITS Tactical. Today we’ll be showing you how to pick your way out of handcuffs using only a bobby pin. We realize this may be a sensitive issue to some out there, as this information in the wrong hands could be detrimental; [...]

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How to Back Up a Trailer…Like a Man!

by A Manly Guest Contributor

Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Colin Braun. So, you borrowed your father-in-law’s boat for your weekend at the cabin, or you bought a RV to take the family camping for this year’s vacation. You got to where you were going and realized you now had to back up to get that trailer [...]

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