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Normal to Nomad

35 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 674 ratings

We are full time nomads, Barron a tech wizard and Elsa an online digital artist, living in an off-grid 13ft Scamp trailer, traveling through the wilderness of North America. With the power of the internet and the freedom of travel, we are constantly experimenting and exploring through many facets of life, technology, health, and mindfulness, and sharing our findings here with you on the Normal to Nomad Podcast.

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Episodes

#33 | We're Back - Catch up and things to come!

December 29, 2023 16:24 - 51 minutes - 96.4 MB

The podcast is back on! We talk about the "Normal to Nomad" book, printing issues and successes. Then we dig into the house and geek on all the things too nuanced for the YouTube videos.

#32 | Periods, Hormones and Sex

April 17, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 119 MB

This one has been a long time coming. We dig into the details of hormones, periods and sex in the ole scamp.

#31 | FOOD - Evolution of Our Nomadic Health and Diet

March 17, 2022 16:45 - 53 minutes - 97.7 MB

normal2nomad.com/podcast/food

#30 | Our Relationship

February 24, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 114 MB

No notes for this one.

#29 | Minimalism / Have we become maximalists?!

February 17, 2022 20:45 - 1 hour - 128 MB

Fjall Raven Pants Berkey Water Filter Swiss Army Knife Biolite Headlamps Insulated Water Bottle Puffy Jackets Nalgene Water Bottle Thule Backpacks Fjall Raven Backpacks Doterra Deodorant Fjall Raven Merino Kobo E-Reader

#28 How We Make Money, Past, Present & Future

February 10, 2022 16:29 - 57 minutes - 104 MB

No notes here.

#27 | Mortgage Free House Plans

February 03, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 119 MB

Not a ton of show notes for this one either.

#26 | Off Grid Raw Land Realities

January 27, 2022 16:00 - 40 minutes - 73.8 MB

Not a lot of notes for this one.

#25 | How to Buy Land / Do We Miss Moving?

January 17, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 128 MB

https://normal2nomad.com/podcast/how-to-buy-land

#24 | Big Announcement!

April 12, 2021 17:24 - 51 minutes - 70.4 MB

https://normal2nomad.com/podcast/big-announcement

#23 | Winter Entertainment

February 02, 2021 01:11 - 1 hour - 117 MB

https://normal2nomad.com/podcast/winter-entertainment

#22 | Winter camping considerations.

January 24, 2021 00:30 - 53 minutes - 73.3 MB

normal2nomda.com/podcast/winter-camping-considerations

#21 | Q&A - Answering all your burning questions!

November 12, 2020 06:06 - 81.4 MB

Lots of fun questions here, many that we haven't answered before. Advice on getting started in the nomad life, favorite seasons, bear scares, scamp upgrades, solar, dealing with cold weather, Kamp, future plans and more..

#20 | We have a plan! E&B Update

September 30, 2020 02:51 - 50 minutes - 68.9 MB

https://normal2nomad.com/podcast/we-have-a-plan

19 | Barron and Brian Galyon Snow Storm Chat

September 10, 2020 23:59 - 1 hour - 95.6 MB

www.normal2nomad.com/podcast/barron-brian-snow-storm-chat

#19 | Barron and Brian Galyon Snow Storm Chat

September 10, 2020 23:59 - 1 hour - 95.6 MB

www.normal2nomad.com/podcast/barron-brian-snow-storm-chat

#18 | Barron Solocast Part Two

August 28, 2020 17:58 - 40 minutes - 55.6 MB

https://normal2nomad.com/podcast/barron-solocast-qa-2

#17 | Barron Solocast Part One

August 28, 2020 17:27 - 1 hour - 92 MB

https://normal2nomad.com/podcast/barron-solocast-qa-1

#16 | Watts are the Way

June 01, 2020 01:15 - 68.3 MB

https://normal2nomad.com/podcast/watts-are-the-way

#15 | Simple Solutions

May 06, 2020 16:51 - 47 minutes - 65.1 MB

https://normal2nomad.com/podcast

#14 | Quarantine Entertainment

March 24, 2020 02:38 - 54 minutes - 76.4 MB

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#13 | Technology We Use

March 02, 2020 21:28 - 54 minutes - 52.1 MB

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#12 | Lindsey - Solo Female Nomad & Alaska Native

January 30, 2020 22:07 - 1 hour - 71.3 MB

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12 | Lindsey - Solo Female Nomad & Alaska Native

January 30, 2020 22:07 - 71.3 MB

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#11 | Winter Update

December 03, 2019 00:00 - 53 minutes - 52.3 MB

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#10 | Our Clothing

November 20, 2019 21:00 - 54 minutes - 53.5 MB

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#9 | Reality of the Nomadic Lifestyle

October 15, 2019 17:55 - 52 minutes - 51.4 MB

Show Notes: Our 6g Water Jugs Goal Zero Solar Setup Honda 1000w Generator Yeti 20 Cooler Dometic Fridges Bag Shower Immersion Blender WeBoost Cell Booster Digital Mail Service Slim Potatohead - A Frame RVer Matador Ear Plugs

#8 | Elsa's Appalachian Trail Recap

September 27, 2019 00:54 - 1 hour - 63.1 MB

Show Notes: Wild - Book & Movie Kestrel 48 Backpack Osprey 3L Bladder Go Rumpl Down Blanket BioLite SolarPanel 10+ BioLite SunLight - Solar Micro Lantern BioLite Headlamp Epic Bars Sawyer Mini Water Filter MSR Pocket Rocket Stove Fjal Raven Pants Chaco Sandals Peak Design Camera Clip

#7 | Nomad Rigs

September 06, 2019 19:46 - 48 minutes - 45.2 MB

Show Notes: Winnebago Revel 4x4 Sprinter Van tour Jehu Garcia - Swaps electronic motors into old VW vans and other vehicles. 19 ft Scamp Tour (long video, try setting it to 2x speed) Brian’s Truck bed camper tour Condor Climbing - My Brother, check out his podcast and blog as well. Westfalia Van Tour Urabus - Best place to buy and service VW vans. Site to look at all types of Fiberglass Trailers Happier Camper

#6 | Conversation with Andrew Crowe

August 25, 2019 00:25 - 1 hour - 98 MB

Show Notes: Andrew’s Instagram Andrew’s Website Uhaul Campers How we use evaporative cooling in our cooler Engle Coolers / Fridges Rob Greenfield Sepp Holzer Ruth Stout Bill Mollison Permaculture Patagonia Provisions Hydraulic Ram Pump Tesla Turbine Pelton Wheel Trompe

#5 | Mindfulness Practices

August 10, 2019 00:26 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MB

Show Notes: Ali - One of our best friends helped us appreciate yoga. Bear app - simple, clean app for writing and journaling. Journals Post - My journaling kit and deep dive into journaling practice. Firefly - Our favorite cacao company. Finding Direction Post - Figuring out where to channel energy. Gibbon Slack Lines Video on flow Small Moleskin Journal Waking up - Meditation app by Sam Harris

#4 | How We Make Money

August 01, 2019 19:50 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MB

Show Notes: Treehouse - My favorite site for learning digital skills. Google Adwords Wordpress - Good, free blog development tool Elsa’s old Youtube Channel Golf Ball Stop Motion White Walker Face Paint Arachnophobia Face Paint 60’s Face Paint Mermaid Face Paint Dust City Designs - Awesome company that makes the wood stickers How Peter McKinnon grew his Youtube Channel BioLite - Coolest company ever Our first BioLite video BioLite Off-grid lighting video Cubic Mini install vid...

#3 | Food Is Fuel

July 16, 2019 21:24 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MB

Show Notes: Food is Fuel Blog Post BioLite CampStove Michael Pollen Docs on food Link to good Greens Powder Link to good Protein Powder Small Nalgene - I like this for its portability Big Nalgene - Don’t have to fill as often Hydro flask - Great reusable coffee mug Firefly Cacao FreshCap Mushroom Powders Easy Homemade Salad Dressing - 2 parts olive oil, one part tahini, 1 part balsamic, a little salt Spring Rolls - Rice Wraps, carrots, cucumber, avocado, bean sprouts, rice noodle...

#2 | Human Interaction

July 16, 2019 21:01 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MB

Show Notes: Excellent Interview Derek Sivers on Tim Ferriss Animals Rhacodactylus Leachianus Caiman Lizard Awesome Strategy Game Tropico Game - Just released a mobile version of the game Movies True Romance Mr. Robot Books The Stranger in the Woods - The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit Rework - My favorite book on business Let My People Go Surfing - The Education of a Reluctant Businessman Sapiens - A Brief History of Humankind Orange Is the New Black - My Year in...

#1 | Our Story

July 16, 2019 20:39 - 51 minutes - 48 MB

Fiberglass Trailers Why we chose to live in a Scamp video One of the best sites to find used fiberglass trailers Propane Heater The Mr. Bummer we had A heater similar to the simple solution we eventually went with Water Jugs Our 6 gallon water jugs Solar Goal Zero Yeti 400 AGM Goal Zero Yeti 400 Lithium (I would spend the extra money and buy this one) Goal Zero Yeti 1000 Lithium Goal Zero Boulder 100 Panel Goal Zero Open Box - This is where we buy the majority of our Goal Zero s...