Outdoors: Adventures Archive
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| Westcomb Mirage Waterproof Jacket: Upgrade Wish List (Published in the February 2007 issue)
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| Building Canada's Epic Ice Road The truckers who haul 70-ton rigs hundreds of miles across Canada's frozen lakes aren't afraid of much — except warm weather. (Published in the February 2007 issue)
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| Upgrade Wish List: Fire in the Bowl (Published in the January 2007 issue)
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| New Scuba Re-Breather Tech: Test Dive Will the spread of bubble-free rebreather systems change diving forever? (Published in the December 2006 issue)
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| Plans and Videos of Spud Guns, Trebuchets, Gliders and Other Mechano-toys The creators of spud guns, trebuchets, gliders and other mechano-toys take pride in their work, and tend to have a sort of open-source mentality. In other words, they’re happy to share their plans, and their home videos. (Published in the October 2006 issue)
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| Frivolous & Fun: Must-Make Recreational Projects You too can wield the awesome power of the spud gun, revel in the sheer stealth of the kite aerial photography rig, create your own flex-fuel powered rocket car, create and fly your own custom balsa glider and wreak havoc with your own personal trebuchet. Plans inside. (Published in the October 2006 issue)
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| Flying Ultralights PM's Davin Coburn takes us aerotrekking, an ultralight sport where pilots map 50-plus-mile routes through backcountry terrain, then fly below 50 ft. for much of the way. And it gives the thrill of ATVing a run for its money. Read more about it here. (Published in the September 2006 issue)
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| The Educated Explorer: Our Guide to the Best Gear For Outdoor Adventure When exploring the great outdoors, what you bring with you makes all the difference. With the gear on these pages, you’ll be ready--whether you’re camping by car or living off what you carry on your back. Plus: learn a better way to fillet a fish and start a campfire. (Published in the July 2006 issue)
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| Master Builder Richard Sachs' Handcrafted Bicycles At a time when many high-end bicycles are made from materials worthy of a Pentagon wish list, Richard Sachs builds his frames the old-fashioned way. At his Chester, Conn., shop, Sachs silver brazes chromemoly steel tubes into ornate cast lugs, in the classic style of the frames made in Europe a half... (Published in the July 2006 issue)
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| An Excerpt From Birdmen, Batmen, and Skyflyers by Michael Abrams (Published in the July 2006 issue)
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| This Is My Job: Lifeguard Oahu's fabled north shore is not only the home of pro surfing's Triple Crown contests but the birthplace of tow-in surfing, in which personal watercraft help athletes drop in on waves up to 50 ft. tall. It's also where lifeguards developed a two-person rescue system using PWCs. (Published in the June 2006 issue)
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| Extreme Treehouses Any kid in Bridgton, Maine, would want to have Peter Lewis's playhouse in his backyard. And no wonder. Lewis has tricked it out with a drawbridge and two spiral staircases. Best of all, the whole thing floats 21 ft. off the ground.
Lewis, however, is no kid, and his masterpiece--a two-story, 6000-po... (Published in the March 2006 issue)
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| This Is My Job - High-Tech Rancher New Mexico State University's Corona Range and Livestock Research Center is not your average ranch. An impressive array of remote sensors and systems helps manager Shad Cox monitor his elusive herds and their diets--once a far more laborious task. "We used to huddle in a pickup truck from dawn to du... (Published in the March 2006 issue)
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| World Championship Snowmobile Hill Climb On this chilly morning in late March there's something different in the Rocky Mountain air of Jackson, Wyo. It's the faint whiff of high-octane exhaust from dozens of revved-up four-stroke engines--rum-rum-rummmmm--and it's coming from the base of 7808-ft. Snow King ski mountain, a few blocks south ... (Published in the February 2006 issue)
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| 2006 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market In size, glitz and—especially—the amount of money at stake, the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market doesn’t approach buy-and-sell fests such as CES or the Detroit auto show. But this event in Salt Lake City more than makes up for it with a good vibe. And PM is here to check out the good...
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| I Learned To Fly In One Week As a 26-year-old living in New York City, there are few things I need less than a pilot's license. In November, however, we ran a cover story about the Federal Aviation Administration's new sport pilot initiative, which created a new tier of single-engine aircraft that require minimal training to fl...
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| This Is My Job - Slope Groomer (Published in the January 2006 issue)
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| PM4Kids 6-DVD Box Set |
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| Popular Mechanics: You are (absolutely, precisely) Here (Published in the September 2005 issue)
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| Tech Clinic Expert Q & A (Published in the August 2005 issue)
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| How It Works - Volvo Open 70 Offshore Sailboat (Published in the August 2005 issue)
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| Outdoors Survival Strategies And Gear Scott Thurner was in the homestretch of a flight from Nevada to Colorado last February when his Cessna 172 apparently iced up in rough weather before plunging into a snowy mountain. Thurner survived with minor injuries--but he was 15 rugged miles from the nearest main road, and had violated protocol... (Published in the August 2005 issue)
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| 40 Great Road Trips, 2005 It's a big, magnificent country, founded by intrepid souls who just had to see what was over the next range and around the next bend. Americans are still restless, but now at least we can drive to intriguing corners of the country. Here, then, are five road trips that match the perfect vehicle to Am... (Published in the June 2005 issue)
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| Volvo Ocean Race gets Going |
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| This Is My Job - Brewmaster (Published in the February 2005 issue)
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| This Is My Job - Mountain Rescuer (Published in the March 2005 issue)
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| This Is My Job - Hotshot Fire Crew Member (Published in the May 2005 issue)
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| 2 Big-Bore ATVs Test |
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| Barry Bonds Vs. Babe Ruth (Published in the April 2005 issue)
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| Baja 1000 Wrench Gang (Published in the March 2005 issue)
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Adventures
Building Canada's Epic Ice Road
The truckers who haul 70-ton rigs hundreds of miles across Canada's frozen lakes aren't afraid of much — except warm weather.Reader Projects Wanted
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Research
Breakthrough Awards: Complete Coverage
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The Boy Mechanic
Culled from a half-century of Popular Mechanics issues (make that the first half of last century), The Boy Mechanic represents an age when imagination could conquer far more than the checkbook — when solving a problem was more satisfying than paying to have it go away.