Downsized living spaces – especially camper vans, RVs, and trailers – are set to grow by $4,171 million in the next four years according to global market research. Reason enough for tiny house living trends to go through the roof, more so in the summertime, when every soul out there wants to experience nature in full bloom.
While this spirit resonates well with the young and the adventurous, a passionate retired man gives us all every reason to get out of our comfort zone and follow dormant cravings. For our team, it’s an adventurous life on the road, of course!
70-year-old Serge Legault from Quebec, Canada, has been an active individual all his life and fading age has not left him sitting on the couch aimlessly watching content. Rather, he decided to custom-built his own camper van for life’s adventures and beyond. The retired Canadian has been living in the camper van for 11 years now, making incremental changes over time for what we finally see here.
Christened La V-Van, this camper van has a well-thought-out interior layout given the available space. Missing any high-tech home accessories we’re accustomed to seeing in other camper vans, minimalism and simplicity in living is the key here. The only perks onboard are a stove-oven combo, a mini fridge, and a dinette.
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Most of the interior is clad in wooden inserts for efficient temperature management and largely the material used for the build is repurposed furniture. On one side of the van is the kitchen with a bar sink and plenty of wooden cabinets to store essentials. There’s even space for a desk with seating and a dry toilet underneath on the opposite side.
At the back is the sizeable bed with space beneath for storing things that are required often. The diesel heater, lighting, and panel controls are also stored in there so that he can access them in a jiffy if there’s a problem.
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The top half of the van is used for panels that store daily essentials like eatables or even gadgets. To one side is a shelf with a lip, so that the storage buckets don’t fall off while rough roading, quite clever indeed. To visually divide the space, he has included a privacy curtain, too.
The retired Canadian talks passionately about his camper van he calls his “life” and has been traveling across North America for quite some time now. He feels great about meeting new people and has no intentions of going back to the cozy comforts of his home.
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