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Last summer we travelled cross-country in a delivery van. Now we’re selling customized campers
Life

Last summer we travelled cross-country in a delivery van. Now we’re selling customized campers

"Our first van was built using regular power tools but production will be robotized going forward"

My kids’ schooling was in flux, so I took them on a three-week educational road trip
Life

My kids’ schooling was in flux, so I took them on a three-week educational road trip

They camped at national parks and stopped at the Terry Fox Monument

“We’ve seen a lot of parking lots, which is not what we signed up for”: How a pilot and a flight attendant are adjusting to van life in a pandemic
Life

“We’ve seen a lot of parking lots, which is not what we signed up for”: How a pilot and a flight attendant are adjusting to van life in a pandemic

"I have no interest in being in an apartment anymore"

They were both laid off in March, so they bought a van and headed west
Life

They were both laid off in March, so they bought a van and headed west

"I worked on the van almost every day for two months straight because there was nothing else to do"

We moved into a van a week before the pandemic shut everything down. Now we’re moving back into our condo
Life

We moved into a van a week before the pandemic shut everything down. Now we’re moving back into our condo

"We had our heater and insulation, but our plumbing wasn’t built for the brutal winter"

After the pandemic hit, we cashed in on our house and moved into a camper van
Life

After the pandemic hit, we cashed in on our house and moved into a camper van

Their lakeside home in Gilford, Ontario, sold for about $51,000 over asking

“We covered 5,000 kilometres and four countries in a week”: When the pandemic hit, this couple drove from Guatemala back home to Barrie in a renovated van
Life

“We covered 5,000 kilometres and four countries in a week”: When the pandemic hit, this couple drove from Guatemala back home to Barrie in a renovated van

"We were stopped by the police eight times on the road in Guatemala"

When the pandemic hit, we abandoned our van life in Morocco to catch an emergency flight
Life

When the pandemic hit, we abandoned our van life in Morocco to catch an emergency flight

“We booked the tickets for $1,272 plus tax each”

“I sleep with a knife beside my bed”: How a 21-year-old makes it work in a vintage Dodge Sprinter van
Life

“I sleep with a knife beside my bed”: How a 21-year-old makes it work in a vintage Dodge Sprinter van

She put in $14,500 for upgrades

“One night I woke up with ice all over my face”: This mature student sleeps in his camper van to afford school
Life

“One night I woke up with ice all over my face”: This mature student sleeps in his camper van to afford school

He showers and preps meals at part-time jobs

“We snuck into a school and used the showers”: How a graphic designer and a copywriter survive in a van
Life

“We snuck into a school and used the showers”: How a graphic designer and a copywriter survive in a van

They got the $11,000 van as a gift, then spent another $11,000 on upgrades

“Some people can’t imagine emptying a composting toilet”: How a data analyst and mechanic live in a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van
Life

“Some people can’t imagine emptying a composting toilet”: How a data analyst and mechanic live in a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van

They spent $85,000 on their van home

“I park near a 24-hour Tim Hortons in CityPlace and use their bathrooms”: How a 26-year-old German engineer is travelling across Canada in his van
Life

“I park near a 24-hour Tim Hortons in CityPlace and use their bathrooms”: How a 26-year-old German engineer is travelling across Canada in his van

One of his Instagram followers reached out to offer regular showers and laundry access

Private School Directory

The Independent and Private School Directory Spring 2022
Private Schools

The Independent and Private School Directory Spring 2022

Big Stories

This family built their off-grid dream house for less than $1,000
Real Estate

This family built their off-grid dream house for less than $1,000

The true story of the $46-million heist that shocked the crypto world
City

The true story of the $46-million heist that shocked the crypto world

Tales of love and resilience from Little Ukraine
City

Tales of love and resilience from Little Ukraine

Toronto’s best new restaurants 2022
Food & Drink

Toronto’s best new restaurants 2022

This man would like your attention
City

This man would like your attention

I was forced into an arranged marriage at 17
Memoir

I was forced into an arranged marriage at 17

Toronto’s first family of cheese
City

Toronto’s first family of cheese

Twenty-five reasons to love Toronto now
City

Twenty-five reasons to love Toronto now

Inside a high-stakes flight from a crumbling country
Life

Inside a high-stakes flight from a crumbling country

The twisted mind of a serial romance scammer
City

The twisted mind of a serial romance scammer

What should the post-pandemic workplace look like?
City

What should the post-pandemic workplace look like?

How director Domee Shi turned Toronto into a pastel Pixar wonderland
Culture

How director Domee Shi turned Toronto into a pastel Pixar wonderland

How I learned the horrifying truth about my biological father
Memoir

How I learned the horrifying truth about my biological father

Inside a $4-billion family feud
City

Inside a $4-billion family feud

Fifteen mesmerizing photos that reveal the lives of Torontonians in the 1960s and ’70s
City

Fifteen mesmerizing photos that reveal the lives of Torontonians in the 1960s and ’70s

Behind the scenes of an $11-billion subway war
City

Behind the scenes of an $11-billion subway war

Dispatches from the weirdest university year ever
Life

Dispatches from the weirdest university year ever

<em>Toronto Life&#8217;</em>s top longreads of 2021
City

Toronto Life’s top longreads of 2021

Fired for being female
City

Fired for being female

The winter hater&#8217;s guide to loving winter
City

The winter hater’s guide to loving winter

Great Spaces

Inside Vettä Nordic Spa, an indoor-outdoor Finnish pleasure palace in Oro-Medonte
Style

Inside Vettä Nordic Spa, an indoor-outdoor Finnish pleasure palace in Oro-Medonte

Best Dressed

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Trish, Mac &#038; Matty Matheson, the ultimate nonconformists

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Trish, Mac & Matty Matheson, the ultimate nonconformists

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Fashion director George Antonopoulos

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Fashion director George Antonopoulos

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Fitness model and anti-blogger Sasha Exeter

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Fitness model and anti-blogger Sasha Exeter

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Brian A. Richards, potential future face of fashion in Toronto

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Brian A. Richards, potential future face of fashion in Toronto

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Artsy supercouple Jeffrey &#038; Lucia Remedios

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Artsy supercouple Jeffrey & Lucia Remedios

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