Inside the December 2013 issue

Here’s what you’ll find inside the December 2013 issue of Boys’ Life magazine. Remember, many articles are exclusive to the printed magazine and are not available online.

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SLIPPERY SLOPES

You might stumble, you might fall, but once you do the planning and acquire the proper gear, your snow-sports outing will be all downhill.

• Video and photos from the ski outing

GET SHARP!

The Gear Guy uncovers 8 great knives and multitools.

• Knife and multitool buying guide

THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX

Here are some simple but useful additions to your survival kit.

COOL JOBS: STUNTMAN

Danger is serious business in Vince Deadrick Jr.’s line of work.

• Watch video of a stunt rehearsal

BL WORKSHOP: BUILD A SECRET-CODE WHEEL

Writing secret messages is easy with this cipher wheel.

• How to build a cipher wheel

THE TATER TOT INCIDENT

Fiction. Agitating a school bully wasn’t exactly what Ron Harper had planned for his sixth-grade year.

SCOUTING AROUND

What to Do When Things Go Wrong: If the group you’re with gets lost or stranded, following the seven priorities of survival will go a long way to straightening things out.

• Visit the Scouting Around blog

SNOW PROBLEM

Getting around the Cascade Mountains in the middle of winter? Piece of cake, as long as you’re prepared.

BIZ KIDS

Meet some young guys who have succeeded with their own businesses. Maybe you can be an entrepreneur, too.

LET’S LOOK AT POLICE

Read it! Color it! Get it all in this special Cub Scout section.

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Look for the regular score of comics, jokes, games, Scouts in Action, Tradin’ Post and more! Only in the December issue of Boys’ Life!

• The Wacky Adventures of Pedro
• Pee Wee Harris Looks at Cooking
• Scouts in Action
• More S.I.A.