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kansasclimber
Jun 17, 2003, 5:31 PM
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Any suggetions?? How cheap is cheap. How much money can you live off of for a year. I read in a climbing mag that one has lived off of just 15 dollars a year!! I know he probably stole and things like that but still 15 dollars!! Where would you go, for how long, and how much money would you want to spend. Ramen Noodles here we come!!
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rwaltermyer
Jun 17, 2003, 6:03 PM
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I just started living on my own as I moved into an apt...and man...JUST TO EAT IS EXPENSIVE. Unfortunately, I hate ramen noodles. But I'm sure, I'll soon learn to love them!
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cupton
Jun 17, 2003, 6:11 PM
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i bummed around for three weeks from maine on down to north carolina on about 150 bucks and lived pretty well.
i just didnt pay for anything i didnt have to, ate at the free sample tables in whole foods, bought huge bags of rice. i did pay for beer and found that after offering someone a beer they were a lot nicer to me and often times offered me food.
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maculated
Jun 17, 2003, 6:14 PM
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Grocery stores throw out their old bread and stuff. Climbers in Bishop line up for the goods. That's one way.
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1269topper
Jun 17, 2003, 6:15 PM
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I made it from june last summer up till end of october for about $600 climbing 5 days a week. I really had used some stealt dirt bag tricks. I proud to say I did not do any stealing or anything I felt as unethical.
Best summer ever
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caligrrl
Jun 17, 2003, 7:00 PM
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***starts taking notes***
:) Cali
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bluelip
Jun 17, 2003, 7:36 PM
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It's not only food stores that through away bread items. Many fast food joints chuck food if it has been setting sround too long. It's hard to get them to let you have it though. We have these convenience stores (WaWa's) around me that regularly toss hotdogs out. They won't give them away, but if you know when they being disposed off and don't mind dumpster diving, you can feast.
I've had luck w/ bagel shops and bakeries getting rid of old wares very cheap. The bagel joint will give you a grabage bag full for a buck. They're a little dry and the raisin-cinnamon ones have a lsight taste on onion, but they're quite satisfying.
Learn to find natural foods. Although Yogi didn't care for them nuts and berries are free.
Many farmers with orchards or vegetables will allow you to pick up the left behind foods.
Also, people are nice when you are nice to them. Be pleasant. It doesn't hurt to appear like an upstanding citizen either.
Mike Coles
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ryanhos
Jun 17, 2003, 8:32 PM
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From Bradford Angier's "How to stay alive in the woods":
"Chapter 1: Every Necessity Is Free"
I think that answers your question. Buy this book, throw it in your bag, and commence dirt-bagging. I would call most of what was already suggested here "dirt-begging." There's no need to fight w/ other climbers over a few bagels in town. Just make sure you're on land you can hunt and if desparate, fish on. (Fish are super-low in calories so they're not ideal nutrition according to the book. Also, they contain little to no fat. A man could die of starvation if he ate only fish.) This book also has a small "North American edible plants guide." (Although I would suggest a larger, more dedicated guide for this.)
Very good book for $25.
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bluelip
Jun 17, 2003, 9:06 PM
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In reply to: From Bradford Angier's "How to stay alive in the woods": Very good book for $25.
I have that book sitting on my desk right now. It's well worth the money. I was a little nervous about buying a book that had what I thought was a 'gimicky' cover. After reading it, my doubts have been blown away.
Mike Coles
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nabisco
Jun 22, 2003, 8:51 AM
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They won't give them away, but if you know when they being disposed off and don't mind dumpster diving, you can feast.
Please... have a little self respect man..dumpster diving would be my last resort. It would have stopped being fun long before I would even consider it. dirt bagging is a way of life, a state of mind. Dirty maybe but not filthy..
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rwaltermyer
Jun 22, 2003, 10:41 AM
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In reply to: From Bradford Angier's "How to stay alive in the woods": Very good book for $25.
Not sure if any true dirt bagger could afford to spend that much on a book~ but then again, its a worthy investment!
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rwaltermyer
Jun 22, 2003, 11:35 AM
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funny...how did this get into the Aid Climbing Forum?? Are Aiders known for being Dirtbaggers??
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ajkclay
Jun 22, 2003, 12:45 PM
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........or dirtbags? :D
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socalclimber
Jun 22, 2003, 2:06 PM
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Maculated wrote:
"Grocery stores throw out their old bread and stuff. Climbers in Bishop line up for the goods. That's one way."
Yeah, down here in Josh, Cedar and few others were dumpster diving at the Trader Joes in Palm Springs for a chunk of the season. Then Cedar got some bad salad and got sick for a few days!!
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