Gear Hacks for Beginners

Gear Hacks for Beginners

When Your Paracord Fix Fails Under Load — Avoid This Over-Under Wrapping Error

You girth-hitched your paracord to a tree and wrapped the guyline around a tent stake. It looked tight. Then a gust hit and the whole thing sagged. Th...

Gear Hacks for Beginners

Choosing a Multipurpose Tool Without Creating a Single-Point Failure

I once watched a guy try to open a can of beans with the screwdriver on his multi-fixture. It snapped. He had no backup can opener. Dinner was cold. T...

Gear Hacks for Beginners

When Your First Gear Hack Creates Two New Problems — Stop the Fix Cascade

You buy a cheap camping lantern, drill a hole to hang it from a branch, and suddenly the battery door pops open every time you swing it. So you tape t...