27 - Yama Nomad
This Pint Has 20 Ounces
English - January 17, 2020 08:00 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBComedy Society & Culture alberta beer craft beer brewery community arts comedy calgary beer sports Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This week Josh & Jonathan are joined by Alex & Pat from Yama Nomad, a Calgary based company that outfits “badass mountain adventure vans.” They give us the rundown on their van rentals and custom conversions, as well as teaching us that the #vanlife isn’t just for Chris Farley.
Yama Nomad started out as a simple desire Pat & Alex had to do their own mega-road-trip in a sweet van. However the timing for a massive trip wasn’t right for Alex’s job so they built out their first van just to rent it out, and today they’re doing custom conversions for clients across North America. Of course outfitting vans for other people can lead to some wild requests which includes a lot of people wanting TV’s, microwaves, and even porcelain toilets, but surprisingly very few requests for wall-to-wall shag carpet.
As we roll into 2020 Yama Nomad has big goals ahead of them including a crowd-funding campaign for a demo van they can take to trade shows, as well as an upcoming collaboration with Wild Rose and previous guest on This Pint Has 20 Ounces, Calgary-based Local Laundry. They’ve got a hibiscus sour with custom labelling by a local artist planned, and $2 from every pint and 4pack will go towards helping the Parks Foundation build a park right here in Calgary.
Josh and Jonathan have their own 2020 ideas for Yama Nomad, including a poorly-formed plan to take the podcast on the road to pick up and interview hitchhikers. Unfortunately the rental fee for the boys to take the van skyrocketed when they revealed their plan to fill it up with their farts along the way.
After Pat & Alex take our ears on a road trip we’re blessed with our regular dose of sage wisdom from Mama T. She teaches us how to handle awkward silences and uncovers some surprising secrets about Josh’s mating ritual.
This time around T also leaves us with a special ask: send in your questions! We’ll read them anonymously on the show and get you the advice you need. Send them in to [email protected]
Join us at the Wild Rose Taproom for 20oz of your own
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