Ultimate Summer Survival guide - Part 1

1. Learn to open beer without an opener. Crucial methods include a folded piece of paper, a lighter, or a belt buckle. (or as I do it, a curb)

2. Stay at any hotel for free. Call at least 10 weeks ahead of time, and speak with a sales representative (not the front desk). Claim to be planning your wedding party of 300+ people. Be coming in from, "out of town," and ask if there is a way you could examine their amenities, because you've, "heard their customer service is excellent." Then let them talk.

3. Become a real hippie at the Rothbury Music and Arts Festival in Rothbury, MI, June 2nd-5th. The four day event will headline The Dead, Bob Dylan and His Band, Willie Nelson, and Black Crowes. If you want all the best parts of 1969's Woodstock, but also enjoy flushing toilets and Wi-Fi, this is the party of the summer, ma-an. Groovy bonus: Rothbury's "Green Team" program lets you volunteer in a work-exchange for free passes to the entire event.

4. Get free ice cream this summer from Baskin Robbins and Wendy's.

5. Save your knees with flip-flop alternatives for the summertime. Try a pair from Topsies, a new company that somehow manages to combine a shoe, sock, and class. [UPDATE: Topsies has offered Made Man users a 15% discount when they enter "mademan" at checkout as a coupon code]

6. Become awesome at karaoke. Sing a tune you know by heart already, or a crowd favorite like "Sweet Caroline." Sing to audience members that are definitely watching you. Use the video lyrics.

7. Don't get swine flu with a Megawand. You don't want to know what breed of killer plague is living on your keyboard or hotel duvet. You just want to kill it. Forget about wipes and sprays, and pull out this portable UV irradiator light to kill bacterial and viral DNA after a single 10 second scan.

8. Enroll in a rock revolution with Revolution Number Three in Chicago. Martin Atkins, musical collaborator with Ministry and Nine Inch Nails, has started a rocking summer vocational school. The curriculum includes everything from booking your own shows to building a music studio, screen-printing, and running a record label.

9. Get free travel advice from the whole world with Wikitravel. It's is a project "to create a free, complete, up-to-date, and reliable worldwide travel guide." Each destination's page features tons of user-generated tips, including "get in" and "get out" sections for the best deals on quick escapes.

Source: http://www.mademan.com/ultimate-summer-survival-guide-1