Forget picket fences Live your best life Sleep in the dirt In the spirit of classics like Rolf Potts Vagabonding and Alain de Bottons The Art of Travel The Dirtbags Guide to Life is an indispensable resource for building your own life of adventureBoth a celebration of an underappreciated subculture and a practical howto guide the book explains how to make adventure your lifestyle drawing on the example of dirtbagspeople whove organized their lives around outdoor pursuits like climbing thruhiking trail running and surfing on the lowest possible budgetAsserting that a life of adventure should be accessible to everyone Mathis distills the real world experiences of hundreds of the the most dedicated dirtbags to identify and address the key challenges to building the type of life you want whether youre a weekend warrior or a professional explorer How to effectively manage your money to support your current aspirations while also planning for the future How to make your career something