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How to Keep your Propane Forge from Giving You Cancer

Blacksmithing has been experiencing a renaissance of sorts in recent years, brought on by a combination of the availability of information via the internet and popular media getting it out there in...

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Does Boiling Water Remove Chemicals?

Whether you're at home on a municipal water supply system that's had a problem, out backpacking with a broken water filter, or trying to provide for your family after a natural disaster, making water...

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What Contaminants are in River Water?

In order to make raw water safe to drink, we need to first understand what dangers the water source holds.   Whether treating water in the backwoods or in a modern industrial drinking water...

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Why Use a Bent or Spoon Canoe Paddle (and Why Not)

Canoe paddles come in a wide array of materials and sizes, but perhaps one of the more intimidating options is the bent or spoon-bladed paddle. In my years as a camp counselor, tossing kids...

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How to Split Wood with a Hatchet

In my years as a camp counselor, lead resident camp counselor, and adventure trip leader, I slowly tweaked the gear I carried day-to-day in my backpack. My hatchet probably saw the most use out of...

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Are Chacos Good for Hiking?

A few years ago, I slipped on a wet rock and fell into a river with my boots on at the end of day one on a week-long backpacking trip. Rather than wear my sopping-wet boots, I decided to give...

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Ben Gordon is a "retired" camp counselor, now working as a structural engineer. He grew up attending camp, and spending all school year reading survival manuals and practicing skills. Eventually he became a camp counselor, and taught for many years, still honing skills in the off season. Now he's writing his lessons down to pass on to an even broader audience, supplemented with some scientific knowledge gained from his engineering education.

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