Of course, like every other teenage kid, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life.

When I was 16 years old, I took off and drove across the country to Wyoming, went into

the Wind River Range and discovered mountains.

In 1973, Yvonne Chinard founded Patagonia.

I never wanted to be a businessman.

All I wanted to do was do my craft and climb mountains.

So then I had to figure out a way to where I was going to be a businessman, but I was

going to do it completely on my own terms.

Build the best product, cause no unnecessary harm, inspire and implement solutions to the

environmental crisis.

Join us at Patagonia.com.

We're listening to the Dirt Backdaries, a production of duct tape and beer, with additional

support from REI, fireside provisions and Kuat racks.

So this is the seventh year we've put out a Tales of Terror episode.

In over those seven years, we've read a lot of stories about scary things that happen

out in the woods.

We've discovered that there are all kinds of terrifying things that can happen out

in the woods, but they share two key ingredients that mix together, lead to a terrifying experience.

The first ingredient, number one.

I'm out of my house alone.

I was alone.

It was a single occupancy tent.

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