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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

 

Big Stories

Untold stories from the early years of Second City, the group that changed comedy
Culture

Untold stories from the early years of Second City, the group that changed comedy

<em>Toronto Life</em>’s top longreads of 2022
City

Toronto Life’s top longreads of 2022

&#8220;I spent five years in a white-power gang&#8221;: Inside the twisted world of Toronto&#8217;s white supremacist movement
Memoir

“I spent five years in a white-power gang”: Inside the twisted world of Toronto’s white supremacist movement

The average rent for a one-bedroom is $2,481—and it&#8217;s going&nbsp;up
City

The average rent for a one-bedroom is $2,481—and it’s going up

My wife and daughter were killed when Iran shot down Flight PS752. I will do whatever it takes to bring the corrupt regime to justice
Memoir

My wife and daughter were killed when Iran shot down Flight PS752. I will do whatever it takes to bring the corrupt regime to justice

The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2022
City

The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2022

How Simu Liu is using his superpowers for good
Culture

How Simu Liu is using his superpowers for good

These three brothers scammed their investors out of $233 million. Then they lived like kings
City

These three brothers scammed their investors out of $233 million. Then they lived like kings

The Homecoming Club: Five families on leaving Toronto, regretting it and finding their way home
Real Estate

The Homecoming Club: Five families on leaving Toronto, regretting it and finding their way home

At 80, John Irving still has plenty to say: about Trump, about abortion, about tattoos, about everything
Culture

At 80, John Irving still has plenty to say: about Trump, about abortion, about tattoos, about everything

A look behind the scenes of Kent Monkman&#8217;s latest show
Culture

A look behind the scenes of Kent Monkman’s latest show

This developer sold pre-construction townhouses for $400,000. Three years later, they told their buyers to pay another $100K or lose their homes
Real Estate

This developer sold pre-construction townhouses for $400,000. Three years later, they told their buyers to pay another $100K or lose their homes

The restaurant industry is broken
Food & Drink

The restaurant industry is broken

Inside the weird world of cryotherapy, biocharging and fecal transplants
City

Inside the weird world of cryotherapy, biocharging and fecal transplants

I took a three-month vow of silence and walked nearly 1,000 kilometres
Memoir

I took a three-month vow of silence and walked nearly 1,000 kilometres

The New Hollywood North: Up close and personal with the city’s new superstars
City

The New Hollywood North: Up close and personal with the city’s new superstars

“I was so petrified by the scale of the job that I couldn’t sleep”: True tales from the city&#8217;s high-rise construction workers
City

“I was so petrified by the scale of the job that I couldn’t sleep”: True tales from the city’s high-rise construction workers

How I escaped from Manus prison: a memoir
Memoir

How I escaped from Manus prison: a memoir

Where to get a dream cottage for less than you think
Real Estate

Where to get a dream cottage for less than you think

Frank Gehry has a few things to get off his chest
Real Estate

Frank Gehry has a few things to get off his chest

Great Spaces

Inside a net-zero Lawrence Park home that generates negative energy bills
Real Estate

Inside a net-zero Lawrence Park home that generates negative energy bills

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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