HELPING PARENTS RAISE OUTDOOR KIDS IN AN INDOOR WORLD

A weekly email with ideas, adventures and stories for a wilder childhood.

Jul 3, 2026

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3 min read

We Made a Curry in the Garden

Turns out you don’t need a camping trip to cook over a fire.

Henry Brydon

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Jul 3, 2026

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3 min read

We Made a Curry in the Garden

Turns out you don’t need a camping trip to cook over a fire.

Henry Brydon

Jun 18, 2026

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2 min read

Dispatches #4: Mountains & Manhood

Here's whats rattling around my head this month.

Henry Brydon

Is This Scientifically the Best Campsite in Britain?

Jun 11, 2026

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4 min read

Is This Scientifically the Best Campsite in Britain?

I subjected a campsite in North Wales to a rigorous assessment.

Henry Brydon

Wild Camps, Bothies & Salt Marsh Sailing

May 22, 2026

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3 min read

Wild Camps, Bothies & Salt Marsh Sailing

Five adventures to start plotting now the sun has finally turned up.

Henry Brydon

May 15, 2026

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3 min read

How to Build A Marshmellow Launcher

Become the most powerful dad on the street.

Henry Brydon

Dispatches #3: Hammocks, Psychedelics & The Art of Keeping Wonder Alive

May 8, 2026

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2 min read

Dispatches #3: Hammocks, Psychedelics & The Art of Keeping Wonder Alive

Here's whats rattling around my head this month.

Henry Brydon

How to Take Your Kid Fishing (When You’ve Got No Idea)

May 1, 2026

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5 min read

How to Take Your Kid Fishing (When You’ve Got No Idea)

A stupidly simple plan that actually works.

Henry Brydon

Apr 30, 2026

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10 min read

33 Activities to Get Your Kids Outside

Get ready to make some memories.

Henry Brydon

FREE EMAIL DROPS HOTTER THAN A GREGGS PASTY EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING

Canoe Camping, Pony Treks & a Hike with Four Waterfalls

Apr 17, 2026

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4 min read

Canoe Camping, Pony Treks & a Hike with Four Waterfalls

Five weekend trips that are tried, tested, or firmly on the hit list

Henry Brydon

Apr 10, 2026

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10 min read

You're The Best Dad Ever

What a poorly planned bike ride taught me about doing hard things with kids.

Henry Brydon

Dispatches #2: Tree Tents, Manospheres & A Slight Sense of Impending Doom

Apr 1, 2026

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3 min read

Dispatches #2: Tree Tents, Manospheres & A Slight Sense of Impending Doom

Books, articles and ideas that have been rattling around my head this month.

Henry Brydon

Interview

The British Dad Raising His Son in the Yukon

Mar 25, 2026

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10 min read

The British Dad Raising His Son in the Yukon

Where -30°C is a normal Tuesday and outside is the default.

Henry Brydon

Mar 18, 2026

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8 min read

The Lazy Dad’s Guide to Microadventures

Minimal planning, maximum payoff, and proof it’s way easier than you think.

Henry Brydon

Mar 11, 2026

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4 min read

Backing Outside Kids 🌲

Here's why I’m switching on a simple supporter option.

Henry Brydon

How to Build a Rope Swing (and the Art of Letting Go)

Mar 4, 2026

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8 min read

How to Build a Rope Swing (and the Art of Letting Go)

On gravity, parenthood, and the moment you finally release the rope.

Henry Brydon

Dispatches #1: Ponytails, Orcas & Why I Should Probably Ring My Mates

Feb 26, 2026

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3 min read

Dispatches #1: Ponytails, Orcas & Why I Should Probably Ring My Mates

Books, articles and ideas that have been rattling around my head this month.

Henry Brydon

How To

Feb 19, 2026

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8 min read

How to Make the World’s Greatest Paper Airplanes

Here's everything you need to dominate domestic airspace.

Henry Brydon

Feb 11, 2026

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9 min read

Ever Heard of a Canoemaran?

It started on Facebook Marketplace. It ended with dads, kids, and a floating legend.

Henry Brydon

The Bike Crash That Cost My Son His Teeth

Feb 4, 2026

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8 min read

The Bike Crash That Cost My Son His Teeth

The day I pushed it too hard, and what the scars taught me about risk.

Henry Brydon

What Two Days in an Off-Grid Cabin Did to My Kids (and Me)

Jan 28, 2026

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10 min read

What Two Days in an Off-Grid Cabin Did to My Kids (and Me)

Dutch ovens, wood fired pizza, and what happens when the screens go away.

Henry Brydon

Jan 21, 2026

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9 min read

The Dad Who Built a Treehouse

Splinters, the art of winging it, and why it’s far more achievable than it looks.

Henry Brydon

Here’s Where I’m Adventuring in 2026 (With One Campout You Can Join)

Jan 14, 2026

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8 min read

Here’s Where I’m Adventuring in 2026 (With One Campout You Can Join)

A reckless commitment to the UK, my kids, and the diary.

Henry Brydon

Jan 7, 2026

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8 min read

How High Can I Throw My Kid?

A short, unscientific investigation into rough play, trust, and the invisible line dads learn to read.

Henry Brydon

A Dad’s Practical Guide to Making 2026 a Year of Adventure

Dec 17, 2025

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9 min read

A Dad’s Practical Guide to Making 2026 a Year of Adventure

This surprisingly simple system guarantees* more outdoor memories with your kids (*results may vary)

Henry Brydon

Freezing Medieval Bathtubs and the Power of Rituals

Dec 10, 2025

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6 min read

Freezing Medieval Bathtubs and the Power of Rituals

How cold water swimming became our father–daughter tradition.

Henry Brydon

How to Make a Paracord Bracelet for Tourniquets, Tripwires & Other Dad Emergencies

Dec 3, 2025

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6 min read

How to Make a Paracord Bracelet for Tourniquets, Tripwires & Other Dad Emergencies

A step-by-step guide for dads who can tie their shoes but not much else.

Henry Brydon

How to Get Your Kids Into Trees (Using a DIY Rope Ladder)

Nov 27, 2025

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8 min read

How to Get Your Kids Into Trees (Using a DIY Rope Ladder)

An ode to childhood, branches, and the most satisfying DIY you’ll do all month.

Henry Brydon

The Outside Kids Christmas Gift Guide 2025

Nov 20, 2025

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11 min read

The Outside Kids Christmas Gift Guide 2025

37 anti-screen gifts that drag kids back into the natural world (and give dads plenty to “test out” first).

Henry Brydon

Nov 12, 2025

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10 min read

When It All Goes a Bit Pete Tong

The night our tree tent turned into a teabag, and the lessons hiding in the rain.

Henry Brydon

Nov 5, 2025

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7 min read

How to Make DIY Bird Feeders

A bit of junk, a splash of seed, and suddenly you’re whispering encouragement to a robin.

Henry Brydon

14 Apps That Actually Get You (and Your Kids) Outside

Oct 30, 2025

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11 min read

14 Apps That Actually Get You (and Your Kids) Outside

Not all tech is the enemy. These digital pocket knives turn your phone into a compass, bird-whisperer and toilet-finder.

Henry Brydon

How to Trick Your Kids Into Loving a Hike

Oct 22, 2025

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8 min read

How to Trick Your Kids Into Loving a Hike

A dad, a phone, and a hare-brained plan to turn a woodland into a mythical beast.

Henry Brydon

Guerrilla Gardening for Beginners (Adventure Dad Edition)

Oct 15, 2025

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6 min read

Guerrilla Gardening for Beginners (Adventure Dad Edition)

Armed with DIY seed balls, pedals and reckless optimism...we struck back at the grey.

Henry Brydon

How to Raise Kids Who Give a Damn About Nature

Oct 8, 2025

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7 min read

How to Raise Kids Who Give a Damn About Nature

Including five ways to kick-start an eco-rebellion together.

Henry Brydon

How to Make Campfire Bread (The Easy Way)

Oct 1, 2025

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5 min read

How to Make Campfire Bread (The Easy Way)

Because life’s way too short for sliced bread.

Henry Brydon

Sep 24, 2025

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10 min read

The Glorious Art of Cloudspotting

The cheapest, weirdest, most wonderful family activity you’ll ever do.

Henry Brydon

5 Wet-Weather Microadventures Any Dad Can Pull Off

Sep 17, 2025

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11 min read

5 Wet-Weather Microadventures Any Dad Can Pull Off

Because anyone can parent in sunshine. Real dads earn their stripes in storms.

Henry Brydon

Want a Handwritten Adventure for You and the Kids?

Sep 10, 2025

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3 min read

Want a Handwritten Adventure for You and the Kids?

Share Outside Kids with fellow Dads and earn a handwritten letter from me to spark an adventure.

Henry Brydon

Sep 5, 2025

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7 min read

Reflections on Raising a Non-iPad Kid

One decade in: bruises, belly laughs and a fight against iPad necks.

Jamie Brewer

A Dad’s Guide to Fossil Hunting With Kids in Britain

Sep 3, 2025

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13 min read

A Dad’s Guide to Fossil Hunting With Kids in Britain

Screens off, socks full of 450-million-year-old contraband.

Henry Brydon

8 DIY Dadventures to Rescue What’s Left of Summer

Aug 27, 2025

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13 min read

8 DIY Dadventures to Rescue What’s Left of Summer

Includes trees, tents, cloud philosophy and a suspicious jam trap.

Henry Brydon

Aug 20, 2025

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7 min read

How to Make a Wild Blackberry Pie

A dad’s first attempt at turning bramble loot into pie.

Henry Brydon

5 Lessons From Three Weeks Camping Across France With Kids

Aug 13, 2025

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13 min read

5 Lessons From Three Weeks Camping Across France With Kids

Three weeks, two kids, one tent...and just enough baguettes, waterfalls, and haunted houses to make it the trip of a lifetime.

Henry Brydon

6 Simple Outdoor Activities to Try with Your Kids This Summer

Aug 6, 2025

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13 min read

6 Simple Outdoor Activities to Try with Your Kids This Summer

Tested in the wild by a dad who botched the bread, blew the navigation, and took a rope swing to the ribs (so you don’t have to).

Henry Brydon

Jul 29, 2025

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8 min read

How to Skim Stones and Influence People

Coming from a man who once ruined his rotator cuff in pursuit of the perfect twenty-bouncer.

Henry Brydon

We Built a Den in an Hour - Here are 4 Setups You Can Try Too (No Power Tools Required)

Jul 22, 2025

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11 min read

We Built a Den in an Hour - Here are 4 Setups You Can Try Too (No Power Tools Required)

Bare feet, bush poos, and a crash course in childhood architecture. This is the good stuff.

Henry Brydon

Jul 15, 2025

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4 min read

What the Hell is Outside Kids?

A field guide for Dads who want to raise free-range humans in a world gone a bit...indoors.

Henry Brydon

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Sep 5, 2025

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7 min read

Reflections on Raising a Non-iPad Kid

One decade in: bruises, belly laughs and a fight against iPad necks.

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