What are the pros and cons of jobs with an outfitter?
It is exhilarating to live and work in the backcountry in much the same way as the mountain men did 100 years ago. For some, it is a personal test; you find out what you are made of when you leave civilization and match your wits with nature. There is a certain satisfaction in a job that requires both brawn and brains. Not only can you reach the peak physical condition of your life, you can also find that the challenge of camp life captures your heart. Those that love life in camp, usually find a way to make it their life’s work. It is a brotherhood: learning to share the wilderness with all walks of life, developing the teamwork approach to anything nature can dish out, and the satisfaction one feels from leaving behind the world of time clocks, traffic jams, and the 6:00 news. On the flip side of the coin…there are low wages to start, very long hours, sore tired muscles from very hard work, weeks or months of living in a tent with no modern conveniences, and coping with heat, rain,
