{"id":6319,"date":"2010-08-17T10:08:14","date_gmt":"2010-08-17T17:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/?p=6319"},"modified":"2010-08-16T10:18:00","modified_gmt":"2010-08-16T17:18:00","slug":"100-skills-every-man-should-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/100-skills-every-man-should-know\/","title":{"rendered":"100 Skills Every Man Should Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Automotive<\/h2>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> Handle a blowout<br \/>\n<strong>2.<\/strong> Drive in snow<br \/>\n<strong>3.<\/strong> Check trouble codes<br \/>\n<strong>4.<\/strong> Replace fan belt<br \/>\n<strong>5.<\/strong> Wax a car<br \/>\n<strong>6.<\/strong> Conquer an off-road obstacle<br \/>\n<strong>7.<\/strong> Use a stick welder<br \/>\n<strong>8.<\/strong> Hitch up a trailer<br \/>\n<strong>9.<\/strong> Jump start a car<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Handling Emergencies<\/h2>\n<p><strong>10.<\/strong> Perform the Heimlich<br \/>\n<strong>11.<\/strong> Reverse hypothermia<br \/>\n<strong>12.<\/strong> Perform hands-only CPR<br \/>\n<strong>13.<\/strong> Escape a sinking car<\/p>\n<h2>Home<\/h2>\n<p><strong>14.<\/strong> Carve a turkey<br \/>\n<strong>15.<\/strong> Use a sewing machine<br \/>\n<strong>16.<\/strong> Put out a fire<br \/>\n<strong>17.<\/strong> Home brew beer<br \/>\n<strong>18.<\/strong> Remove bloodstains from fabric<br \/>\n<strong>19.<\/strong> Move heavy stuff<br \/>\n<strong>20.<\/strong> Grow food<br \/>\n<strong>21.<\/strong> Read an electric meter<br \/>\n<strong>22.<\/strong> Shovel the right way<br \/>\n<strong>23.<\/strong> Solder wire<br \/>\n<strong>24.<\/strong> Tape drywall<br \/>\n<strong>25.<\/strong> Split firewood<br \/>\n<strong>26.<\/strong> Replace a faucet washer<br \/>\n<strong>27.<\/strong> Mix concrete<br \/>\n<strong>28.<\/strong> Paint a straight line<br \/>\n<strong>29.<\/strong> Use a French knife<br \/>\n<strong>30.<\/strong> Prune bushes and small trees<br \/>\n<strong>31.<\/strong> Iron a shirt<br \/>\n<strong>32.<\/strong> Fix a toilet tank flapper<br \/>\n<strong>33.<\/strong> Change a single-pole switch<br \/>\n<strong>34.<\/strong> Fell a tree<br \/>\n<strong>35.<\/strong> Replace a broken windowpane<br \/>\n<strong>36.<\/strong> Set up a ladder, safely<br \/>\n<strong>37.<\/strong> Fix a faucet cartridge<br \/>\n<strong>38.<\/strong> Sweat copper tubing<br \/>\n<strong>39.<\/strong> Change a diaper<br \/>\n<strong>40.<\/strong> Grill with charcoal<br \/>\n<strong>41.<\/strong> Sew a button on a shirt<br \/>\n<strong>42.<\/strong> Fold a flag<\/p>\n<h2>Medical Myths<\/h2>\n<p><strong>43.<\/strong> Treat frostbite<br \/>\n<strong>44.<\/strong> Treat a burn<br \/>\n<strong>45.<\/strong> Help a seizure victim<br \/>\n<strong>46.<\/strong> Treat a snakebite<br \/>\n<strong>47.<\/strong> Remove a tick<\/p>\n<h2>Military Know-How<\/h2>\n<p><strong>48.<\/strong> Shine shoes<br \/>\n<strong>49.<\/strong> Make a drum-tight bed<br \/>\n<strong>50.<\/strong> Drop and give the perfect pushup<\/p>\n<h2>Outdoors<\/h2>\n<p><strong>51.<\/strong> Run rapids in a canoe<br \/>\n<strong>52.<\/strong> Hang food in the wild<br \/>\n<strong>53.<\/strong> Skipper a boat<br \/>\n<strong>54.<\/strong> Shoot straight<br \/>\n<strong>55.<\/strong> Tackle steep drops on a mountain bike<br \/>\n<strong>56.<\/strong> Escape a rip current<\/p>\n<h2>Primitive Skills<\/h2>\n<p><strong>57.<\/strong> Build a fire in the wilderness<br \/>\n<strong>58.<\/strong> Build a shelter<br \/>\n<strong>59.<\/strong> Find potable water<\/p>\n<h2>Surviving Extremes<\/h2>\n<p><strong>60.<\/strong> Floods<br \/>\n<strong>61.<\/strong> Tornados<br \/>\n<strong>62.<\/strong> Cold<br \/>\n<strong>63.<\/strong> Heat<br \/>\n<strong>64.<\/strong> Lightning<\/p>\n<h2>Teach Your Kids<\/h2>\n<p><strong>65.<\/strong> Cast a line<br \/>\n<strong>66.<\/strong> Lend a hand<br \/>\n<strong>67.<\/strong> Change a tire<br \/>\n<strong>68. <\/strong> Throw a spiral<br \/>\n<strong>69.<\/strong> Fly a stunt kite<br \/>\n<strong>70.<\/strong> Drive a stick shift<br \/>\n<strong>71. <\/strong> Parallel park<br \/>\n<strong>72.<\/strong> Tie a bowline<br \/>\n<strong>73.<\/strong> Tie a necktie<br \/>\n<strong>74.<\/strong> Whittle<br \/>\n<strong>75.<\/strong> Ride a bike<\/p>\n<h2>Technology<\/h2>\n<p><strong>76.<\/strong> Install a graphics card<br \/>\n<strong>77.<\/strong> Take the perfect portrait<br \/>\n<strong>78.<\/strong> Calibrate HDTV settings<br \/>\n<strong>79.<\/strong> Shoot a home movie<br \/>\n<strong>80.<\/strong> Ditch your hard drive<\/p>\n<h2>Master Key Workshop Tools<\/h2>\n<p><strong>81.<\/strong> Drill driver<br \/>\n<strong>82.<\/strong> Grease gun<br \/>\n<strong>83.<\/strong> Coolant hydrometer<br \/>\n<strong>84.<\/strong> Socket wrench<br \/>\n<strong>85.<\/strong> Test light<br \/>\n<strong>86.<\/strong> Brick trowel<br \/>\n<strong>87.<\/strong> Framing hammer<br \/>\n<strong>88.<\/strong> Wood chisel<br \/>\n<strong>89.<\/strong> Spade bit<br \/>\n<strong>90.<\/strong> Circular saw<br \/>\n<strong>91.<\/strong> Sledge hammer<br \/>\n<strong>92. <\/strong> Hacksaw<br \/>\n<strong>93.<\/strong> Torque wrench<br \/>\n<strong>94.<\/strong> Air wrench<br \/>\n<strong>95.<\/strong> Infrared thermometer<br \/>\n<strong>96.<\/strong> Sand blaster<br \/>\n<strong>97.<\/strong> Crosscut saw<br \/>\n<strong>98.<\/strong> Hand plane<br \/>\n<strong>99. <\/strong> Multimeter<br \/>\n<strong>100.<\/strong> Feeler gauges<\/p>\n<p>[Via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.popularmechanics.com\/home\/skills\/4281414\" class=\"broken_link\">PopularMechanics.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Automotive 1. 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