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This family is camping out in the woods to take advantage of the last few warm days of summer. The cast-iron pot has been simmering stew all day, but the impatient kids cook hotdogs over the fire while the stew finishes up. Unlike the kids, the dog is exhausted from playing outside all day, so he steals a quick nap by the fire.

6  Editor’s Note

7  Editorial:
Dealing with a stressful world

56  Irreverent joke page

58  Ayoob on Firearms:
Understanding the gun debate, part 1

64  Book Review
The Survival Medicine Handbook and The Zika Virus Handbook

66  Ask Jackie:
Grease disposal, mulberry jam, growing apricot trees, canning tomato products, etc.

78  The gee-whiz! page

80  Rogue Photographer

84  Letters

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8  Preparing for winter
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27  Start a fire in any weather
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43  How to split posts
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38  Finishing projects on the homestead
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74  Must-have battery-powered devices
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35  Canning thick tomato sauce
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81  Refrigerator pickles
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26  Make your own hoe
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