Alternative Dwellings

Tali shows us around his amazing Skoolie conversion made from a Chevy 20 van. He has been living in it for 4 years and even traveled in it from Canada to Mexico. He used 90% reclaimed and recycled materials and used his artistic mind to build a truly unique piece of art that is also a home.

Robin lives full time on her 36 foot steel Roberts sail boat. She gives us a tour around her home and shows how she is able to use solar panels for her electricity, how she is able to cook, where she sleeps, and the many upgrades she has done to the boat. During the winter she is able to find an affordable slip to dock and in the summer she sails around Vancouver Island.

Brett tours us through his Mitsubishi Delica that he built into an off roading camper van. He saved for a year and has been living full time in this minivan for 3 months. He was able to travel Western North America without having to pay for hotels and also had everything he owned with him.

This old Dodge Van used to be a church vehicle, but James and Chelsea transformed it into a beautiful and unique tiny house on wheels. They live full time in one of Canada's most expensive cities and continue to work full time to save money for traveling. They built the van out to have a fridge, toilet, sliding bed, barn wood cabinets, and it's all powered by solar.

Jason shows us his van which he gutted completely after finding significant dry rot; he then rebuilt it with modern appliances like an induction cook top, composting toilet, and even a bathtub. Jason got into van life because he had had bad experiences with landlords. He saw van life as a solution to that problem by providing him with housing freedom.

Full tour of a DIY stepvan camper conversion with a wood stove, full sized stove and oven, an adjustable bed on pulleys, and much more. Flossy enjoys living in a van and being closer to nature and more in touch with her daily needs. She chose a stepvan after living in an old camper van that she renovated.

Michael gives us a tour of his unique stealth cargo van conversion. He moved into a van to escape high rent prices and to pursue his dream of being a full time musician. Michael's van is unique in that it was built to record and preform music in. He also built it so he could edit videos in there.

Jen and Karen live full time in their self-converted Dodge Promaster that they turned into a beautiful tiny house on wheels to travel North America with their two cats. They got into van life because they enjoyed traveling and were unable to in 2020-21, and they built their own van because it was cheaper than buying new.

In this van build, everything can be moved around to create different configurations. Mike decided on building out his van this way after years of living in his minivan with a very simple build. This simple DIY build is a unique take on living in a van.

Sam tours us through his DIY Ford Transit camper conversion. He decided on the Ford Transit because he is a tall person and the van has a lot of head room. He built this van out over time, starting with just a mattress on the floor, and eventually he created this amazing home that is built so well that a van building company offered him a job based on his work.