Van 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

"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

"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

"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

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

"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

“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

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

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

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

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

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