
I plan a lot of adventures each year and a bunch of them are bikepacking trips. I always run into the same problem. I spends hours putting together a detailed plan for our route, drop it in a Google Doc, and half the group either misses key info or doesn't look at it until we're already on the trail. Routes, water sources, bail-out points, camp spots… all of it just gets lost.
I work in tech and finally got frustrated enough to do something about it. I'm building a tool called The Dirt Brief that I hope makes it very simple to share trip plans with a group. Think key details, any gps files, waypoints, and logistics in a format will people actually read.
Full transparency per the sub rules: I'm the one building this. It's not a company, just me trying to scrape something together. I made a waitlist last night to see if other people feel this pain point too. I'd really love feedback from you on what you'd want to see in something like this. Or if it is just a terrible idea that isn't worth the effort.
by bdiggityp
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Attempted to join the waitlist but was met with this:
https://preview.redd.it/wl1ej74p3thg1.png?width=634&format=png&auto=webp&s=08525ce6a4d297883de1587c147293b4193be4fb
My network is definitely working, but I’ll try again in a bit. looking forward to playing around with what you’ve build, it sounds neat
Would be cool if there are options to collaborate (shared gear, transportation, who’s cooking each night, individual interests) that sort of thing.
edit: I’m stupid and didn’t even try to scroll the page – you’ve already thought of my suggestions lol.
Signed up. Build it.
For anyone who tried to sign up during the first 40 mins the post was up and got an error, I fixed the issue. Try it again.