Caleb Cagle takes a moment Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, to jump on a bounce house he installed for the Hayden Farmers Market. Cagle recently started Sassquatch Party Rentals, which rents out various attractions and is based in Hayden.
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With a fleet of inflatable rides, Hayden resident Caleb Cagle started the summer hoping to bring some fun to Northwest Colorado with his new business.
On Thursday, Aug. 4, Cagle was setting up a bounce house to entertain children visiting the Hayden Farmers Market. this‘It’s been a busy summer for Cagle, who started Sassquatch Party Rentals and entertained clients at events such as the reggae festival in Craig, a private event in Walden a couple of weeks ago, the farmers market in Hayden and a handful of events in Steamboat Springs.
“It’s entertainment. Whatever the event‘We’re doing, we have something for everyone,” Cagle said. “If you‘I’m having a barbecue in the backyard and I want to pass some entertainment, me‘You have the Ax Throwing Inflatable Playground Game. I have attractions that bring all kinds of people together, whether it’s a graduation, a birthday party or whatever.”
Sassquatch Party Rentals opened on July 18, offering seven rides including two bounce houses, a double splash slide, a 17-foot tall double water slide, human hamster balls, the ax throwing game Viking and more. It even has an inflatable tent with misters to make summer gatherings a little more enjoyable.
He said some of the rides make a great addition to a children’s party, but Sassquatch has something for any gathering and rides for any age.
“You know, me me‘I don’t want to just focus on younger people,” Cagle said. “I think adults enjoy this kind of thing, too. The slip ‘n splash and hamster balls, and I also have Gellyball blasters. this‘a combination of Nerf guns and paintball, where little biodegradable ammo is fired and (they) do much less damage than paintball. This is fun for many ages.”
The idea for the business came when Cagle, who works part-time as a raft guide, was back home in Tennessee talking about ideas for his mother and her business partner, who had just opened a daycare and they were looking for something to anchor their grandson. inaugural celebration
Cagle told his mom he should get a bounce house. She replied that she had tried, but it was impossible to find one or anyone who would rent them in the area, and maybe she should consider opening a business.
Caleb Cagle sits on the bounce house slide he offers through Sassquatch Party Rentals at the Hayden Farmer’s Market on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. Cagle recently started Hayden-based Sassquatch Party Rentals.
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Cagle has lived in Steamboat since 2019, and that conversation with his mother stuck with him.
“I had it in my head and I was able to‘I keep thinking about it,” Cagle said. “I started researching it and found out there was a trade show in Orlando, Fla., just a few hours’ drive from me.”
So Cagle headed to Florida to see what the fair had to offer as he continued to think about starting his own business.
“When I got there, I just saw the kind of future this business holds,” he said. “There are so many different types of inflatables and so many different businesses that I think I could be involved in. This was a good step.”
And so Sassquatch Party Rentals was born, but Cagle couldn’t escape his love of northern Colorado and decided to return to Hayden to open his company.
People can contact him through his business‘ website, SassquatchPartyRentals.comor by calling 970-896-9399 if they are interested and will show up at the event site to set up the ride.
“He’s been busy for the most part,” Cagle said. “For the next month, I‘I’ve had a few rentals every weekend.”
