Tent camping under the stars will always have its own allure. At the same time, getting to sleep in a real bed at the end of a long day of hiking is often a welcome luxury. If you love hiking and want to explore nature — but don’t like sleeping on the ground — hut-to-hut hikes are worth a try. For some wilderness areas, these backcountry huts are the only sleep option while exploring scenic trails. They also offer the advantage of packing lighter and moving faster, since you won’t need as much gear. We rounded up the seven best…

The state of Washington has passed a number of gun control bills in recent years, and most of them were sold to the public as being essential for public safety. That’s how gun control is always marketed, of course, and when it fails to deliver, it’s always a case of how we just need more of what didn’t work. And, frankly, anti-gunners don’t care if it works or not. We know that because as soon as they notch a legislative victory, they don’t hold off and see what works and what doesn’t. They just pick…

A U.S. Army sergeant who used a handgun last summer to shoot five individuals, including his then-fiancé, at Fort Stewart was convicted of attempted murder charges. Sgt. Quornelius Radford, 29, was found guilty of his Aug. 6, 2025, actions by a military judge at the Georgia-based Fort Stewart who delivered the verdict in the court-martial, according to sources including the Associated Press and local outlets. Army prosecutors originally accused Radford of targeting leaders of his supply unit when he used a personal handgun in August 2025 to open fire, wounding four fellow soldiers and his then-fiancé, Raekwon Smith. In March,…

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadImagine the grid goes dark during a solar storm. Your freezer hums to silence, and the fridge light no longer greets you. Instead of scrambling or second-guessing, you have a plan—one that guides you on what to eat first, second, and beyond, all while keeping your family fed, healthy, and calm. That’s the power of the P.A.C.E.S. Food Plan. Most preparedness planning conversations revolve around P.A.C.E.—Primary, Alternate, Contingency, Emergency—a military-derived framework to ensure redundancy. But if your grid fails for weeks, months, or longer, you’ll need exactly what we as preppers say… more. More food,…

Forget pickup trucks or hypercars, the real driving force of vehicle innovation since 1984 has been the minivan. Especially the Chrysler minivan. Now CarBuzz has found a new patent from the people carrier experts that could make the company’s only model more flexible than ever. New Seat Idea Lets You Slide Back, Flip It, Or Reverse It Credit: Stellantis The patent is called Cross-Car and Fore-Aft Positionable Seating System. It’s a dull name, but the result makes even the modularity of Lego bricks look like child’s play. Stellantis engineers have invented a system of tracks that are installed in the floor…

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadTonight should be a fun night for most people. Here in North America, we’ll see one of nature’s best light shows—the aurora borealis (aka Northern Lights)—should the clouds cooperate. Likewise, those in the Southern Hemisphere should be getting a glimpse of the aurora australis (aka Southern Lights). The Northern and Southern lights are due to a severe geomagnetic storm, rated G4 on NOAA’s five-point scale. It’s currently in progress and pushing the auroras far beyond their usual range. If the skies stay clear, people as far south as Alabama, Texas, and Northern California could…

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Toy guns–actual toy guns–aren’t something we should really have to worry about being regulated into obscurity. I’m not talking about super-realistic airsoft guns or non-firing replicas that are little more than props, but look realistic. Those might run afoul of some enterprising anti-gunner and, to some degree, already have. But toys are toys. They’re not even that realistic anymore, compared to back in my day. They should, in theory, be fine, but some people have long had a problem with them, trying to argue that playing with toy guns leads to violence later in life.…