In this episode of the Vanning Ain't No Joke Podcast we talk with a skydive instructor Ryan Redfoot (@ryan_redfoot) who lives in a DIY truck camper and one of his students Maxamillian Crouch (maximilliancrouch) who lives in a van. Also joining in is one of the parachute packers Ryan Loggins (iamryanloggins) who's 18, lives in a tent and skydives every day.
21| Travel and Art with Warn The West Kubi & Luki
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In this episode of the Vanning Ain't No Joke podcast we have Kubi and Luki. @ twins that went to school and had jobs in the Bio tech industry. They ended up quitting their jobs to pursue their dreams of becoming full time artists and paragliding pilots. I first met Kubi and Luki at a paragliding park in the Salt Lake City Area in Utah. Enjoy this episode and make sure to check out their website and instagram to check out what they do. @warn.the.west on instagram
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20| Subaru Life with Leo and The Great Alaskan Packrafting Adventure
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In this episode of the Vanning Ain't No Joke Podcast we talk with Leo who I first met at the paragliding park in Salt Lake City. He was so stoked on the van and showed me his Subaru he was living in. I ran into him again at another paragliding launch in Wyoming where we sat down to do this podcast and I found out about this crazy Alaskan journey he took where he hitchhiked a ride on a bush plane and then proceeded to try to packrat for 150 miles. Leo is almost through medical school where he plans to be a dr that can go into rural towns and help the people. Enjoy...
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19| Sigh Otter - First van life experiences, dating, adding an extra human to the van
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In this episode of the Vanning Ain't No Joke Podcast it's the first time my girlfriend Sighlin or @Sigh.Otter is on the show. We were friends for a long time before I started liking her and somehow I convinced her to live in a van with me....or to come to Never Never Land as I put it. We talk about her first experiences living in a van, dating while living in a van and adding an extra human to the van. We covered all that and lots more. You'll just have to give it a listen if this interests you. @sigh.otter @freedomthevansion @vanningaintnojoke ...
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18: Building Out Vans and Climbing Big Walls
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In this episode of the Vanning Aint No Joke podcast we talk with Billy who runs a company called where he builds out vans for people or builds them to sell. Billy also sleeps in the middle of giant rock faces sometimes. He is a big wall climber so we talk about that. Look for his youtube series about how to build vans coming soon. It is called Billy's Buildouts. On instagram
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17: Reflecting on RTR the Rubber Tramp Rendezvous 2019
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In this episode of the Vanning Ain't No Joke podcast we talk with Kevin and Dani of the @vankookz and Steve @freetired about Rubber Tramp Rendezvous or RTR 2019. We formed a galaxy formation of vans and formed one of the infamous Van Kookz villages on Advencha Island. We attracted like minded folks to the island and had everything from group yoga sessions to charades. Also the high light of the event was the Scavenger Hunt where 5 people ended up getting tattoos! Kevin and Dani: @vankookz, @danidukes @k_arnz Steve: @freetired
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16| Male Vs Female Solo Traveler
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In this episode of the Vanning Ain't No Joke Podcast we discuss the differences between Male Vs. Female solo travel. We were at the Rubber Tramp Rendezvous 2019 in Arizona when this was recorded. In this episode we have: Sam @samvanzam Desire @thisdeliciousadventure Steve @freetired Lee @freedomthevanbulance For more check out www.vanningaintnojoke.com
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15| Learning to Skydive
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In this episode of the Vanning Ain't No Joke Podcast we talk with a skydive instructor Ryan Redfoot (@ryan_redfoot) who lives in a DIY truck camper and one of his students Maxamillian Crouch (maximilliancrouch) who lives in a van. Also joining in is one of the parachute packers Ryan Loggins (iamryanloggins) who's 18, lives in a tent and skydives every day. In the middle of the episode Drew Newell (drewnewell6490), another skydiver living in a van joins in on the talk. This episode was recorded at a campfire with all sorts of skydivers who had travelled to Moab...
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14| Come Travel The U.S. By Bogan Bus
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In this episode of the Vanning Ain't No Joke Podcast we talk with Phil of Bogan Bus to see what it was like to travel from Australia, buy a bus and travel the U.S. He had no idea where he was going or what he was getting into. Also he built out his bus in one week! Follow Phil's adventures on instagram @bogan_bus For more check out
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13| RV Life To Van Life with Art Van Grow
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In this episode of the Vanning Ain't No Joke Podcast We Talk With Amanda of Art Van Grow about Van Life vs. RV Life. Amanda moved from an RV into a Van. Actually 2 different Amandas we were camped out with both moved from an RV into a van but we only got to talk with one of them. I hear it a lot from people in RV's or skoolie's or tiny homes that they want to downsize. In this episode Amanda talks about the pros and cons of Van Life and RV Life. Follow Amanda on instagram and Youtube @artvangrow Find us on instagram and youtube @vanningaintnojoke...
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12| Band In A Van
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Imagine this...you are a musician living in a van and you roll up to the beach. Open your doors and start jamming out. That's the life Guitar Jake has created for himself. I first met Jake at the Van Life meet up on fiesta island in San Diego. Him and his buddy Nick @fulshnickers were jamming outside their vans. They formed a band called Moxi and Loon...Nick is Moxi and Jake is Loon. Their music was killing art so hard everyone was gathering around to listen. Follow Jake on Instagram and check out the link in his profile! @Jake_jarz Also give the band a follow @moxiandloon
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This episode was recorded at a campfire with all sorts of skydivers who had travelled to Moab specifically to skydive. Well actually it was filmed in the van next to the camp fire but you get the idea.
I got to do my first jump a few days before we recorded this. It was a tandem jump with a dude I have been following on Instagram for a long time, Sketchy Andy Lewis (@sketchyandylewis). What a unique experience. There's so much going on its hard to remember everything. I remember that I wasn't as scared as I probably should have been. It felt like an insane roller coaster ride. I was just strapped to this dude's belly and kinda just held on for the ride. The moment you get into the plane there's no turning back.
Ryan Redfoot and Maxamillian were on the same plane as me. They were giving me crazy fingers on the way up. It was Max's 11th jump and he was doing an AAF course certification jump with Ryan as his coach.
The door opened and Max and Ryan were the first ones out of the plane jumping almost at the same time. Right before he jumped Max said to me, "Welcome to the crazy club" and he jumped. Sketchy Andy told me to hang my feet out the plane and just like that we were rushing to the ground. All I remember is spinning out of control and watching the ground speeding towards me. The air rushing all around me. It seemed like we were falling for so long.
After Sketchy Andy deployed the parachute he said "Are you ready for the crazy shit?"
I thought we already did crazy shit. "The crazy shit happens after the parachute is pulled I asked."
"Oh yea." and we began helicoptering out of control. Basically we were just spinning so fast my legs were following my body around in circles. "Bring it back, bring it back" I could hear Andy yelling. We regained control and he was like "yeaaaaaaaaa!!!!" "How was that he asked?"
"It felt like we were out of control" I told him. "We kinda were. Want to do it again?" He asked. "Sure" I replied. "As long as you got it."
"I got it" he said and with that we were helicoptering out of control again. We did it one more time before gliding to a smooth landing.
Skydiving is something you won't forget and its probably actually even safer then driving a car because it's taken way more seriously. If you ever get the chance go skydiving. You will not regret it.
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