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Gear Testers Wanted

Posted on 13. Feb, 2010 by Dirtbag.

Ever wonder how people score free products as a gear tester for a magazine or retail company?    Gear testers need to be knowledgeable of different products, active in the outdoors, and be well versed at blogging and social media platforms.  Here are two recent calls for companies looking for gear testers:
Gear Testers Wanted for [...]

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Introducing The Dirtbag Diner

Posted on 05. Feb, 2010 by Dirtbag.

Inspired by Backpacker Magainze’s column Dirbag/Gourmet, Dirtbagger Guide is introducing a new category of posts – The Dirtbag Diner.  We can’ guarantee that out recipes and tips will be as gourmet as Backpacker but we will say that ours will be CHEAP and PACKED with all the fuel you need for your dirtbaggin’ pursuits.
We [...]

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Extreme Nordic Skiing Takes Over the West

Posted on 28. Jan, 2010 by Dirtbag.

Well not really… but if you had enough of ridiculously high lift ticket prices, traffic jams in the canyon, or uber high avalanche danger in the backcountry – Nordic Skiing may just be the next best thing. The skis are easy to come across or relatively inexpensive for a new set-up compared to alpine [...]

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Learn How to Save Money For Travel with a 21-Day Financial Fast

Posted on 22. Jan, 2010 by Dirtbag.

In listening to NPR the other day, I heard this interview with Michelle Singletary about her book The Power to Prosper: 21 Days to Financial Freedom.  She encourages people to do what she calls a 21-day financial fast meaning that you only purchase necessities and pay for everything with cash.  The fast gets you thinking [...]

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Matador Network Publishes Dirtbag Guide to the West

Posted on 29. Oct, 2009 by Dirtbag.

Dirtbagger Guide writer, Amiee Maxwell, profiles five of the best dirtbag towns in the West in her A Dirtbagger’s Guide to the American West. For those of you that are not familiar with the Matador Network, it is the ultimate site dedicated to travel and community.

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Backpacking in Canyonlands National Park – The Needles’ Chesler Park

Posted on 13. Oct, 2009 by Dirtbag.

Feel the spirit of Edward Abbey, the American author and environmental advocate, in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park as you trek three miles over red and white slickrock, through sandy washes, prickly pear cactus and yucca groves to the best camp spot in Utah – Chesler Park.
The Colorado and Green Rivers divide Canyonlands [...]

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Winter Has Arrived in Colorado

Posted on 11. Oct, 2009 by Dirtbag.

Colorado’s Loveland Ski Area is the first ski resort to open this year with its earliest opening date in 40 years.  Loveland opened last Wednesday, October 7, 2009, with an 18-inch base.  Arapahoe Basin followed shortly after with their earliest opening day ever on Friday, October 9, 2009.
Early season snows have seen first tracks all [...]

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You Know You Are a Dirtbag if…

Posted on 27. Sep, 2009 by Dirtbag.

There are many definitions of dirtbag out there, but for the terms of this website we are using the word dirtbag to describe the dreamer, adventurer, conventional dissenter, uber cheap, and sometimes well-worn traveler. The new dirtbag has evolved into an ambitious, eco-conscience, cooperative individual from its dirty, unkempt, and contemptable roots.

You get up at [...]

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Maple Canyon: Rock Climbing in Central Utah

Posted on 02. Sep, 2009 by Dirtbag.

The rock in Maple Canyon is exceptionally unique. The canyon looks like it jumped right out of the pages of a Dr. Seuss book and literally looks like vertical cobblestone streets. Maple Canyon offers great climbing for beginners (well-protected 5.8-9s) as well as experts (plenty of overhanging 12 and 13s).
With excellent climbing and cheap and [...]

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