DBP MAGAZINE ONLINEThe Dirtbaggin lifestyle
Two years ago, some friends and I bought a boat. It began as a laugh on a river that wandered its way into a whimsy that solidified into a dream that, finally, exploded into a full-blown mission. Two years ago, sixty-three of my paddling buddies and I bought a brand-spanking new, shiny, green Blackfly Option […]
The 2016 rafting season started like most before, with some overnight trips and a few day stretches trying to bag high water on the rise with my AIRE 156R oar rig. I live in Vail, Colorado, which in my personal opinion is an overlooked whitewater mecca. There’s class IV water rolling right through town, class […]
The Guide Olympics: What is it? Where is it? Why in the world have I never been a part of it? Some of the many questions you may have asked yourself about this long told of event. My answers? The Guide Olympics is an annual event that truly brings all together. An event that at […]
As paddlers, we spend a lot of our leisure time WET. After we have exhausted ourselves on the river and we’re all blissed out, our wardrobe choices vary but usually aren’t very fancy. At any given whitewater fest or takeout the vast majority of shirt choices is the beloved “T” shirt. Everyone has their favorite, […]
I planned the first vacation that I have taken since December 25, 2013 for the week of Gauley Fest 2016. Not having a real plan of events yet Mike Joseph asked me to meet him in Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania on Sunday September 10 to raft the Lower Youghiogheny, then move over to meet BDR on the […]
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What does young up and coming singer, songwriter and producer Dion D’Lucia from London have in common with ten year old Gage Forrest Laughton, a whitewater kayaker all the way down in New Zealand? Well looking at them you would probably say absolutely nothing, and geographically, these two really couldn’t get any further apart but […]
A few days after arriving at the Dirt Bag Paddlers HQ at Kosir’s Rapid Rafts on the Wisconsin/Michigan border, a weather front moved in bringing rain to the area. It didn’t take much to motivate and rally when the gauges showed a rising Falls River by L’Anse, Michigan – just a few hours drive away […]
FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK: Once again we wrap up another month by bringing you a photo spread from our Admins around the #DBWorld! As another glorious summer fades into autumn we look back at all the fun we’ve had… Enjoy! September is for Gauley Season, and Linc Stallings is back again in West By God. […]
A year ago, eight of my paddling buddies and I got to take a clinic with Eric Jackson. You know – the guy whose name is all over my boats. And my paddle. And my car. And my Tennessee-whitewater-kayaking heart. It was like this…I was all set to head for the Cumberland Plateau to Rendezvous, […]