We’d put an OzTent up against any other tent in regards to durability any day of the week, but sometimes even the best products need a few repairs. OzTent’s are tough, we’ve dragged them across the ground, left them out in torrential downpours, and they’ve spent thousands of miles on the roofs of our trucks. They do have one major weakness though, the corner hinges that hold … [Read more...]
Hiking Acadia NP: Acadia Mountain
Acadia National Park is a hiker's paradise, and Becca and I were pumped to hit a bunch of the trails during our 5 days on Mt. Desert Island. After checking into the Cafe Drydock & Inn in Southwest Harbor late in the afternoon, we threw on some hiking clothes, filled the Camelbaks, and headed about 5 minutes up the road to hike Acadia and St. Sauveur Mountains. We … [Read more...]
Roadtrippin The Northeast
The summer road trip either conjures a sense of adventure and free-spirited fun, or brings back nightmares of being crammed with your brothers and sisters in the back of the station wagon on the way to grandma's house in Oklahoma. We're obviously fans of a road trip (whether or not there's dirt involved). As usual, with a precious couple days of summer vacation time to burn, … [Read more...]
Where the Dirt Road Ends: Kayaking Lake Fairfax
With a free afternoon before the holiday weekend, Tax and I decided it would be the perfect opportunity to break in his new roof rack and kayaks. Disclaimer: Lake Fairfax is a tiny lake, but due to the recent weather all of the boat launches on the Potomac River were closed so it was the best we could do. Admittedly this isn't a true Dirt Road Trip but it involves a roof … [Read more...]
Summer 2015 Camp Out Details
The DirtRoadTrip 2015 Summer Camp out is fast approaching, here's everything you need to know in order to find us. Date: Saturday, July 18 - Sunday July 19 2015 Time: We'll be setup by 1:00 PM and we'll just be hanging out for the day Where: The coordinates above are for the entrance to our camp site, it's a well worn 2 track and you can't miss … [Read more...]
