25 Skills Every Man Should Know

[Matt Molnar]

Popular Mechanics has drawn up a list of 25 skills every guy should have. A lot of them are good, and some of them are a bit lame I think...retouching a digital photo is not vital to your survival, patching a radiator hose or cleaning a rifle might be. Nevertheless, I think I'm capable of about a third of the list. How about you guys?

1. Patch a radiator hose
2. Protect your computer
3. Rescue a boater who has capsized
4. Frame a wall
5. Retouch digital photos
6. Back up a trailer
7. Build a campfire
8. Fix a dead outlet
9. Navigate with a map and compass
10. Use a torque wrench
11. Sharpen a knife
12. Perform CPR
13. Fillet a fish
14. Maneuver a car out of a skid
15. Get a car unstuck
16. Back up data
17. Paint a room
18. Mix concrete
19. Clean a bolt-action rifle
20. Change oil and filter
21. Hook up an HDTV
22. Bleed brakes
23. Paddle a canoe
24. Fix a bike flat
25. Extend your wireless network

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[Derf]

I can do everything but 13. Fillet a fish
And frameing a wall would be no problem, I would have problems with a window.
:borat:

[PhilDernerJr]

I can only do 15 of them. Car mx I can't do.

[USAF Pilot 07]

I can do all but about 3 of them... I don't see why re-touching digital photos is on there; that's weak....

[stuart schechter]

I guess I'm a real man! I can and have done all but rescue a capsized boater. I am an avid boater and my family owns a 40' yacht, so if need be, I can do that too.

[T-Bird76]

I can do all of that except for the shotgun cleaning.

3. Rescue a boater who has capsized
This one I've done and any boater should be able to do this.

[cancidas]

1. Patch a radiator hose
2. Protect your computer
4. Frame a wall
5. Retouch digital photos
6. Back up a trailer
7. Build a campfire
8. Fix a dead outlet
9. Navigate with a map and compass
10. Use a torque wrench
11. Sharpen a knife
12. Perform CPR
14. Maneuver a car out of a skid
15. Get a car unstuck
16. Back up data
17. Paint a room
18. Mix concrete
19. Clean a bolt-action rifle
20. Change oil and filter
22. Bleed brakes
23. Paddle a canoe
24. Fix a bike flat
25. Extend your wireless network

that's what i know i can do. i had to delete all the water stuff aside from paddling a canoe which i have actually done. i can clean not only bolt action rifles but all forms of firearms including semi-auto and full auto rifles. my most effective and cheapest radiator hose patch was a pack of gum, 2 feet of duct tape and three zip-ties.