how to dirtbag

I've heard climbers recently bragging about how rad they climb and they collect food stamps, use the welfare programs. It's disgusting. I get it if you've worked a regular job and were let go; so you collect unemployment.

But to take from the system as a well abled citizen and the only thing you give back is picking up trash for an hour? Don't strain yourself too much there buddy. Hate for ya to break a sweat.

Make sure you get the new Arcteryx jacket. Patagonia is so 2012....

Don't steal, beg, fight, litter, brag, offend, lie, mooch, wear out your welcome ect...

Do be courteous, thankful, creative, contribute, help out, stay clean, help clean, work hard and be nice to people.

Drink, smoke, borrow, and trespass in moderation.

Learn and master: cooking, an instrument, another instrument, a language, another language, body language, a trade, story telling, smiling, happiness.

If you're not going to go to school, make life your school.
If you're not going to work, make life your work.

Do SOMETHING 40 hours a week.

Read every day.

Progress as a person.

Avoid easy tasks.
It's easy to sleep on the beach all day, stay inside when it's raining, bail off a climb, give up, see the bright side, etc.

It's hard to spearfish, night climb, go for a run, wake up with the sun, apologize, etc.

There will be those days when your hungry, can't get a ride, it's raining and you're alone. Don't get down. Enjoy a walk in the rain and talk to yourself about what would taste delicious.

Greg Petliski wrote: You absolutely can, there are 60, 70, 80 yr old dirtbags out there aplently. Life is entirely what you make it to be. Let those who say it cant be done get out of the way of those doing it!

Those are probably more the exception than the rule...not judging, to each his own. All I'm saying that before you cross the rubicon and make dirtbagging the end all be all of your existance you better make damn sure it'll be worth it when you're 60, 70, 80 years old.

Buy two large sweet potatoes. Visit a campsite with a nice campfire and ask to borrow the heat to cook them, then when ready, cut them up in one inch slices and share with everyone.

They are killer healthy, tasty, and everyone appreciates the gesture.

Then - let the reciprocation begin.