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Wed, 14 May 2008 05:01:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 en http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/3996/catch-and-release/ http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/3996/catch-and-release/#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:49:47 +0000 Boyslife.org http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/3996/catch-and-release/ Here are a few tips for ensuring the fish you catch have the best chance of survival.]]> http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/3996/catch-and-release/feed/ http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/3877/compass-tips-and-tricks/ http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/3877/compass-tips-and-tricks/#comments Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:31:22 +0000 Boyslife.org http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/3877/compass-tips-and-tricks/ Get the most out of your orienteering tools by learning how best to use them.]]> http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/3877/compass-tips-and-tricks/feed/ http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/3668/hiking-through-history/ http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/3668/hiking-through-history/#comments Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:16:02 +0000 Boyslife.org http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/3668/hiking-through-history/ By exploring a historical trail, hikers can follow in the footsteps of the trailblazers who carved their own paths through the American wilderness.]]> http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/3668/hiking-through-history/feed/ http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/3605/properly-portaging-your-canoe/ http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/3605/properly-portaging-your-canoe/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:43:13 +0000 Boyslife.org http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/3605/properly-portaging-your-canoe/ Technique is more important than sheer strength when lifting your canoe. ]]> http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/3605/properly-portaging-your-canoe/feed/ http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/3591/calls-for-climbers-and-belayers/ http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/3591/calls-for-climbers-and-belayers/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:36:01 +0000 Boyslife.org http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/3591/calls-for-climbers-and-belayers/ When climbing or rappelling, it's very important for the person on the rock to communicate well with his belayer. To do this, they use "calls." Here are some of the generally accepted signals for belaying climbers and rappellers.]]> http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/3591/calls-for-climbers-and-belayers/feed/ http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/3473/taking-shelter/ http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/3473/taking-shelter/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:22:40 +0000 Boyslife.org http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/3473/taking-shelter/ Being prepared to live — and live well — when you’re far from the comforts of home starts with being able to take effective shelter from the elements.]]> http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/3473/taking-shelter/feed/ http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/2992/how-to-build-a-quinzee-snow-shelter/ http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/2992/how-to-build-a-quinzee-snow-shelter/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:39:52 +0000 Boyslife.org http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/2992/how-to-build-a-quinzee-snow-shelter/ A quinzee is a simple shelter made by hollowing out a big pile of snow. They can take several hours to build, but are an effective way to stay warm when camping in the winter. Here's how to build one.]]> http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/2992/how-to-build-a-quinzee-snow-shelter/feed/ http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/2924/lost-in-the-vermont-wilderness/ http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/2924/lost-in-the-vermont-wilderness/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:20:52 +0000 Boyslife.org http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/2924/lost-in-the-vermont-wilderness/ You don't plan on ever being lost in the woods. But things don't always go as planned. If you were stranded in the Vermont wilderness, which of these items would you take with you?]]> http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/2924/lost-in-the-vermont-wilderness/feed/ http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/2737/scout-program-cooking/ http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/2737/scout-program-cooking/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:41:54 +0000 brebrown http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/2737/scout-program-cooking/ Bread baked by mailbox? Fish roasted on a stick? North Carolina Scouts show off their unusual -- but effective -- cooking skills.]]> http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/2737/scout-program-cooking/feed/ http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/2658/finding-fossils/ http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/2658/finding-fossils/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:49:19 +0000 brebrown http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/2658/finding-fossils/ Sometimes a rock's just a rock ... and sometimes it's a fossil. How can you tell the difference?]]> http://www.boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/2658/finding-fossils/feed/