From Rent to Freedom: Life Begins at 72, Full-Time Van Life in a 1994 Class B Van!

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It's never too late to chase your dreams. Welcome to the inspiring journey of a 72-year-old solo Canadian woman who has traded the ordinary for the extraordinary! Zia has decided to redefine her golden years and lives full-time van life in a 1994 Class B Van. Say goodbye to the traditional retirement routine and hello to the open road! Get ready to be inspired and motivated to live life to the fullest, no matter your age!
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@nancystrickland1623 4 месяца назад

We don’t have a HOUSING CRISIS here in America. We have a GREEDY HOUSING CRISIS!

@naelyneurkopfen9741 4 месяца назад

She's Canadian. This is a problem throughout the West which has been orchestrated in order to destroy us and install the globalist NWO.

@starsmoon0216 10 дней назад

Greed EVERYWHERE!!!! No shortage of greed in this world!!😢

@fern8003 4 месяца назад

What a sweet, positive lady. She makes such a young impression. I thought she was in her fifties. Love her little dog too. Wishing you 2 all the best!

@MsNZgal 4 месяца назад

I like her van and her little doggie. So cute. We have a housing crisis in Australia as well. My story is exactly like hers. I could afford the rent but that was all. I took the plunge and now living in my van part time and house and pet minding part time as well. I am enjoying this style of life.

@annettefournier9655 4 месяца назад

Big housing crisis in the US too.

@cbx500cbx 4 месяца назад

That is so many peoples problem if you pay the rent nothing left for other things.

@debbiefortune2180 4 месяца назад

How do you stay cool in your van in Australia?

@donnamcardle8928 4 месяца назад

I admire her! Fabulous lady!

@lucyxstitch2304 4 месяца назад

Good on you for doing that. And being so brave!

@ladybug5845 4 месяца назад

I DID IT. Bought a Ford box van yesterday. Now, the journey begins. I have been dreaming of this for years. I plan to do a no build first, then build it out. So many plans and ideas are swimming in my brain. I'm looking forward to the adventures. Love this channel.

@deborahk7667 4 месяца назад

All the best and luck to you. I want to do this someday too

@JNante 4 месяца назад

Sounds wonderful, I'd love to know the gas mileage on the box truck.

@shellyhambleton 4 месяца назад

Exciting..it gives me courage that you and others are jumping into freedom. Thank God for Bob and other's like him that help out. Be blessed 😇

@soaringhigher777 4 месяца назад

Start a RU-vid channel so we can follow along!

@elizabethpopov-ll1no 21 день назад

Congratulations I hope it's going well oxox

@gratefulgram 4 месяца назад

What a gentle kind soul. Wishing her the best and safe travels, thanks for the tour. Much love and many blessings

@SimplySheilaB 4 месяца назад

I’m preparing myself to start caravan living once my divorce goes through, excited and scared but I need to simplify and find peace ❤❤❤

@Mhel2023 4 месяца назад

What am exciting prospect! I gave myself a year to acclimate to retirement in the Philippines. If this doesn't work for me I'm definitely coming back to the US for van life

@incywincyspider8748 4 месяца назад

Good luck and hope you find happiness and peace 🤗

@BigV96220 4 месяца назад

Good for you sending many Blessings 🙌 ✨️ 🙏 and hope you have a happy new beginning 😊 🥰

@themainstreetremedy6146 11 дней назад

To me as someone that did this all the way back to 1985, make sure you have a comfortable bed, and ventillation....

@user-xd1bb3jr9n 4 месяца назад

her van is totally awesome 💅🤍🥂

@KiKiQuiQuiKiKi 4 месяца назад

Agreed!

@BigVanSmallWorld 4 месяца назад

Living the dream living in a van sticking it to the man 👍🤓👍

@susiepittman601 4 месяца назад

What an adorable baby dog ❤.

@asktheanimals 4 месяца назад

🤍🐶🤎

@franzschubertv2874 4 месяца назад

Have to be careful with a dog like that out there. It’s food for every hawk, eagle or coyote.

@catalinafirefly4685 4 месяца назад

Great van! I hope its a nice long-time home for you and Charlie.

@KayBee659 4 месяца назад

Wow, she’s how old?!? Hard to believe it, she looks so young!

@sherryjobe8941 4 месяца назад

So impressed with this Lady! Beautiful van. I’m a 65 yr old female living on SS. We could all find our self’s here. Baby Boomers are here. Inflation has dramatically impacted our retirement. I Love nice things! But our mental and physical health is everything. We could all live will so much less. And off grid. Love and Prayers to all that read this. ❤😘

@roberthadley5957 4 месяца назад

Great job Bob what a sweet lady living the dream 👍

@brightondude9327 4 месяца назад

I loved listening to Zia. Thank you for your excellent story.

@pcthayer 4 месяца назад

What an amazing and courageous woman starting her adventures in her 70's in a 30 year old van. She had the option of staying safe and stationary in her affordable apartment or throwing caution to the wind and really "living life" and touring all around Canada and the USA. (I'm sorry her travel insurance is so expensive so she couldn't stay in the US for the entire winter before returning home to Canada.)

@jessiehead6525 4 месяца назад

I love the way Canadians just casually toss out, “Well, all my medical care is taken care of…” and here in the USA we either don’t get medical care at all, or it bankrupts us. What a mess. Although they have the same problem we have: can’t afford housing. Good for her for calling out both our governments to make more land available (like the LTVA in Quartzsite, Arizona). If the countries won’t do something (and quickly!) about affordable housing, they can at least give us a place to park with bathrooms, water, and garbage cans. So we can, you know, live like human beings.

@lindaknight-archer414 4 месяца назад

Canadians pay higher taxes for health care with no deductibles. The Provinces vary with regards to what chemotherapy drugs are covered etc.

@LAppleDumpling 4 месяца назад

The wait for my Aunt to go to Dr and No choices! Yea "great" free coverage.😮

@Songbirdstress 4 месяца назад

It's not better. Where I live we have no doctors, even ones you can pay. Brits are pulling their own teeth. In Canada they seem to think "health care" is self delete. One thing I would say, they seem to make you think you need much more crap than you do in the US. get a healthier life style and you will also be healthier. I pay 2 sets of health care, both government mandated. I hope it will work if I ever get something bad, but for every day use, I don't bother. Expensive co pays. Not cost effective. Doesn't cover what you need, does cover expensive drugs that will just be washed down the toilet.

@ashleybosvik3031 3 месяца назад

Medical Care is paid with a person's taxes in Canada

@kateberger613 29 дней назад

We in the US don’t have to pay the government a CARBON TAX to save the planet. We just can’t afford rent or buying a house.

@offairhead 4 месяца назад

I hate that this is what the world is coming to,…. I love vanlife but i don’t love that some people are forced into it.

@tracym2164 4 месяца назад

It is nice to see a fellow Canadian senior woman on the road. I have been moving toward the same thing and am preparing to travel full time hopefully in the very near future. I, too, am a renter and as Zia stated, while my rent is still quite reasonable, the majority of my income is spent on rent and utilities leaving little to have any semblance of a life. I am merely surviving, not thriving! I can't wait to join you all as part of the nomad community!!

@michelleglidingswan4334 4 месяца назад

I'm so inspired by this woman's bravery. Her van is almost exactly what I want, including that little fireplace. What a warm touch.

@FidoHouse 4 месяца назад

Hooray! Fellow Canadian fulltimer! ❤🇨🇦❤

@tomcaldwell5750 4 месяца назад

What a wonderful lady. May God richly bless her and her efforts to create vanlife community in Canada. I love that little fireplace 🔥

@heidigib01 4 месяца назад

Beautiful van and beautiful soul

@eve1297 4 месяца назад

tell her about Sisters On The Fly….. a bunch of older women in vans and trailers that travel and hang together all over the US

@jgpainting8815 4 месяца назад

Where do u find them? Facebook?

@heatherwhatever7714 4 месяца назад

I dreamed of this starting 16 years ago-not full time but the flexibility to do whatever with a stealth van. I got discouraged the last few years but that darned hope keeps sneaking up on me.

@BrokerBarbara119 4 месяца назад

Bob, you meet the most interesting people! What a delightful lady!

@smileystevie9662 4 месяца назад

Thanks, Zia, for sharing your stories to inspire and encourage us.

@lindsaylivinlife6282 4 месяца назад

Love your wanderlust Zia, and Charlie, your fur-baby, oh my ...he's such a cutie!! 🐕Luna's setup seems to work well for the travels and is very organized ...I like the cozy ambiance of the mini fireplace too (nice touch!). 🔥 Btw, it's awesome you want to organize nomadic type events to help get more awareness to build up the nomad community within Canada. 🍁 Good health & Safe travels (and lots of hugs to Charlie)! 🛣🚐 🤎🐶

@judivowell5748 4 месяца назад

I live full time in a small Class C. I think she has almost as much storage in her van. Very nice setup. I would love to get to Canada one day. My father was born in Saskatchewan and the homesteads are still there. Safe travels, Zia. ❤

@littlekandinsky9529 4 месяца назад

What a beautiful, inspiring lady. Such a gentle spirit. Love her little dog too! 🐶 I followed her on RU-vid…. just joyful listening to her. 💗🙏 Thanks Bob!

@LeannCottonPhotography 4 месяца назад

Fantastic! Future goal for this fellow 🇨🇦 Happier on the road as well.

@kimbasciano_ 4 месяца назад

What a lovely lady. Love her van!

@janetwalker3541 4 месяца назад

Thanks so much for this video! Talking about unaffordable housing, it is a crisis across Canada, and in Ontario all they want to do is build high rises , on the the land that is available and no one can afford the rent! Homelessness is an epidemic in our country. Sad affairs when you have politicians who won't listen to us and run the country only to their advantage to make big money!

@FrankBullitt390 4 месяца назад

You dont need "travel insurance" my goodness. Those lobbyists literally made her drive back into BC in the dead of winter for no reason. Even health insurance is optional as OHIP covers most. You are allowed 6 months in the US, USE IT. I am Canadian and have been down here since November.

@stfutruck68 4 месяца назад

She has such a nice positive attitude. You can always look at challenges negatively but she has answers and I hope the government up there will listen to her a bit.

@RussellNollenMusic 4 месяца назад

I appreciate her thoughts and advice. Thank you for sharing this! ❤

@monkeyshinemmie 4 месяца назад

She gives us hope!

@spaceprepper3657 4 месяца назад

I feel your pain. My rent has doubled in the last 6 years 😢. May the good Lord watch over you and your family and friends. Peace and Love 😊😊.

@101perspective 4 месяца назад

Yeah, you don't see that many people these days advocating for why it is better, or at least as good, to rent than buy. When I sold my 3rd house there was a moment where I considered living out of my van. Thank goodness I decided to buy another house. Had I lived out of the van I would be stuck in it right now I think. Doubt I could afford to buy a house in the current market and renting at these prices would make me feel like I'm being robbed constantly. And the really nice thing is that I can STILL go on long road trips and live out of the van whenever I want. Always nice to have a home base to come back to though:)

@periwinklerabbit8351 4 месяца назад

I love the Lucy light hangers. Creative! I will be making these for mine. 🙂

@MsNZgal 4 месяца назад

yes I have a luci light and a plant hanger so they will now be used as she has done. Brilliant idea.

@Manitou36 4 месяца назад

Nice video Bob, what a sweet lady and a neat cause that she is doing up in the Canada area 😎👍

@cotter9751 4 месяца назад

Definitely inspired. Found her page for her upcoming summer event, and looking forward to following Zia on YT. Thanks for this lovely interview and tour!

@williamhanna5224 4 месяца назад

Excellent !

@sonjah1913 4 месяца назад

Thank you!❤❤❤

@nathanmadonna9472 2 месяца назад

What a sweet lady. I think it's awesome that people can connect like this. Salt of the earth.

@scubaval08 4 месяца назад

I love you Zia! Have been following for a while now. I’d travel to Canada to support your meetup!

@melcarter6422 4 месяца назад

Your dog looks like an adorable gremlin. Super cute. Love the fabric pattern that you selected and putting the Luci lights in plant holders was aesthetically functional! Continue inspiring!

@susie9893 4 месяца назад

I was thinking EXACTLY the same! Total gremlin. It was uncanny

@user-sh9oi6cl9d 4 месяца назад

She/s a natural in front of a camera.

@vanessaboman9840 4 месяца назад

I love this lady's outlook, and I love the van. the housing crisis is worldwide, here in the UK it gets worse every year. The UK doesn't have weather conducive to vanlife either sadly, it's very very wet here most years, but vanlife is growing. I am heading towards a static touring caravan on a small holding, with a friend and caring for them in return for the ground space. Rent is diabolical.

@kimprocarione5473 4 месяца назад

Awesomeness!!! I love a few Canadian channels. Emily "The Cat VAN Lady" is one of my favorite channels!

@lindabrown8421 4 месяца назад

In the U.S. there are lots of mobile homes (situated on their own land) for sale at very affordable prices. Unfortunately, if the home is older the sale cannot be financed. This needs to be changed so that people can take out a loan for them. This would provide another avenue of affordable housing.

@NowhereSomewhereUSA 4 месяца назад

I will be starting full time in April in my 1984 Dodge B350 class B.

@Introverted_Outlander 4 месяца назад

This is a growing problem here in the United States, and that is homebound seniors, because once they retire, they quickly find that they can’t afford to do anything but pay their bills, and they become shut ins. There’s been a drastic economic shift since my grandparents retired in the 90s that the average income new retirees don’t have the savings to be able to afford to do any activities outside of general living in their homes. Vanlife, RV life, Overlanding, these are alternative ways to live And stretch your dollar providing you’re not locked into any specific region due to health, medical or other obligations.

@Sheila_M61 4 месяца назад

I would have never guessed Zia to be over 55!!😳 She is so positive and has a beautiful van! Safe travels!!

@lillypatience 4 месяца назад

5:32 I use my Hot Logic every day because I don’t have a microwave at home. I love mine! I also bought one for the car.

@nightskylights4501 4 месяца назад

She's very pretty, like her hair too. Lovely lady.

@joanndavis4843 2 месяца назад

That little dog with the black nose had the most cutest looking human face I ever saw on a dog...ahwww❤

@myBIGtinyhouselife 4 месяца назад

Great video and amazing woman!!

@robynshore7942 4 месяца назад

Well that is one cute dog! I hear you about starting van life! 👍

@supersonicdevin3212 4 месяца назад

That dog is freaking adorable! So cute! Thanks for sharing!

@musicalmarion 4 месяца назад

So nice to see Zia there with you Bob, and she has a great channel too. She is such a very positive and cheerful lady who's a real inspiration, and little Charlie works hard too to entertain everyone! Thanks for spotlighting her journey as a traveller on your super channel 😃

@michellefriend8848 4 месяца назад

Love your story AND love your cute lil dog! Such great companions ❤

@pamelalambe1356 4 месяца назад

Great video. Love you Bob. Thanks for showing Canadians side. Go Zia!

@patsikora5169 4 месяца назад

I love this life style !!! It’s freedom, an so healthy.Bob you look really good! Keep up the good work !!!!

@Joe-cu4hi 4 месяца назад

Bob I love your channel and the folks you interview are amazing thank you for what you do. BTW I notice so many buy the Jackery solar charger. I know its a well known brand. I wish they knew there are better units of less money and last 4 time longer. The “Lithium Iron Phosphate”, or LiFePO will charge 3500 times before they start to degrade whereas the “Lithium ion” like the Jackery brand charge 500 times before they start to degrade. We have to make are funds last as much as possible right? 😊

@cabracove 4 месяца назад

Exactly. I don't want to deal with propane, so there isn't a big enough power station for me. 460 AH of LiFePO is enough to stay anywhere a long time, even if its raining.

@craigo2142 4 месяца назад

Not only is housing an issue (we need more micro housing units), but as she said, so is health care. I travel frequently and now that I am about to hit 70, finding travel insurance is very hard. US citizen so have medicare here, but, I like to see the world.

@1anita1m 4 месяца назад

Her setup is so cute and cozy. I love the way she has everything organized the way she needs it. Blessings and safe travels. Enjoy your journey. 😊

@elaineg4921 4 месяца назад

Wonderful, hope her heater gets fixed. Blessings always

@patriciaredick9849 4 месяца назад

❤ What a wonderful inspiring woman. Lovely van too. Thank you.❤

@nivid01 3 месяца назад

Great interview again and the lady is a lovely person. All the best to both of you, especially her!

@kennethbailey9853 4 месяца назад

Doing Our Best !❤

@LittleMo777. 4 месяца назад

Hi Zia! Welcome to the USA!😊

@susiepittman601 4 месяца назад

We should have medical care like Canada 🇨🇦.

@alanbailey1696 4 месяца назад

As a Canadian I could not agree less. It's terrible!

@BrittMFH 4 месяца назад

No, ours is good as is. No waiting with Medicare supplement. Save your money.

@rebeccaross1715 4 месяца назад

Amen!!!

@cartgamerytcarter5729 4 месяца назад

Canada has problems too. It might be free but forget same day service. You will wait months. A year for a specialist on the free plan.

@kibblenbits 4 месяца назад

You should investigate the quality of Canadian health care, before you wish for it. I've got a friend who's Canadian, and It's not free. Check out what the prices are for goods in Canada, and the extra sales tax that Canadian's have to pay on everything. They have no primary doctor's, and it can take many month's to get in for a regular appointment (not a specialist). I've called my doctor's office when I've gotten sick and was in there the same day, that would never happen in Canada. When someone in Canada has the money and needs surgery, a lot of them come to the USA and pay for it out of pocket. Like everything any government gets involved in, the price gets higher, the quality lower, more red tape, and the system becomes rife with incompetency.

@therookeryvanlife5612 3 месяца назад

She seems like a super nice lady! Best wishes for more Canadian ladies meeting up!

@melissadunlap5067 4 месяца назад

Wonderful! I have a ‘99 ram conversion van and I am using it for trips in the summer months for now to visit family. Not as nice as hers but making it work.

@Danika_Nadzan 4 месяца назад

Wonderful interview and tour. Thank you for sharing your home and positive outlook with us, Zia! Best of luck to you and sweet Charlie on your travels and with your new venture!❤

@shess1640 4 месяца назад

she has made a lovely place for herself...I love the colors and its so functional and pleasing!

@HalifaxComputersRepair 4 месяца назад

yes she is telling the truth lots of people are living in tenants all because our government dont care any more and people who cant afford the expensive rent end up on the streets , its really bad and really sad ....its good see a Canadian visit you :)

@stanbyme7874 4 месяца назад

72?! Beautiful Zia, proof that we only get better with age. I’m 62 & like you, had never seen the Milky Way, etc. Once our eyes are opened, it’s hard to go back to a couch/tv. I wish you well in your journey. I will be heading to the Yukon October-March to avoid the Political scene here in US.

@KiKiQuiQuiKiKi 4 месяца назад

I could move right in-this would be perfect for me (and I’m sure my husband can find the perfect one for himself!🤗)!!!💕💖 Also, she is proving proper diction IS possible.

@nigelh3253 4 месяца назад

Great to see the thought and care thats gone in to create this minimalist and happy lifestyle. A lesson for us all.

@user-di4iq3jf6b 4 месяца назад

Now I feel lucky to have a wonderful, warm backdrop to live in. I’m a native Southern Californian. This is my home. My Braer patch and I’m Braer Rabbit

@cenedraleaheldra5275 4 месяца назад

Great size van. Great build. Safe travels

@deedeeotero4475 4 месяца назад

Zia in Italian means "auntie", is Zia Italian? What a lovely woman & her beautiful little Pomeranian "Charlie", what a little cutie. XOXO

@bevfitzsimmonds3382 4 месяца назад

Thankyou for a great story. 🙂👍

@leannaestep3066 4 месяца назад

What a wonderful woman with a very important message.

@carolynadams1249 4 месяца назад

I will definitely be following you, I am from Newfoundland and would love to meet up with you, l drove to Alberta last summer, my first long trip and loved every minute.

@shirleywilliams-hall9437 4 месяца назад

I am so happy to hear your story. You are giving me the incentive to want to do what you are doing. Thank you for sharing.

@dianebyrne8920 4 месяца назад

We have a couple of large camping groups for Ladies in Australia “ Rolling Solo” and “ Ladies Camping” there are members all across Australia that have meet ups. Love the van 😊

@allinoneto8659 4 месяца назад

Lovely lady! Nice to have a supportive family!

@user-xp5qx8wg9x 4 месяца назад

Very nice van! Lucky lady.

@jasonosullivan8068 4 месяца назад

What an amazing woman superb rug great energy a wonderful champion for living your best life now .... Bob your an inspiration a gentleman a gift to us all

@Brittanyjacks 4 месяца назад

Love the video! Also the puppy is so CUTE. I live in my car and just started my RU-vid channel so it makes me happy I’m finding other nomads to relate to 😊

@tandye0014 3 месяца назад

Great interview! I love her personality!

@dianemurphy7625 4 месяца назад

I love the hangers for the luci lights!!

@k.pacificnw02134 4 месяца назад

I'm a solo woman in my mid 50s. I do suburban stealth in my ProMaster. I don't have a lot of wanderlust plus I like my little part-time job that I go to everyday and I like being around my kids still. But when I'm 72 like this woman, I might be traveling like her. Like her I couldn't afford rent anymore even though I was working. I could have found a small room to rent in someone's house but I didn't want to live with a stranger. And luckily I had always wanted to try living in a van. I've been in it for 6 months already and so far no regrets!

@tomad4051 4 месяца назад

Well Thought Out !❤!

@susannbasta2972 4 месяца назад

Maybe this will be the inspiration I needed. Great video.

@lonestarlaurel 4 месяца назад

These stories are so inspiring. Big thanks to Zia and cute little friend for sharing. 🇨🇦 here. And, as always, thank you, Bob for all you do for all of us,and for another video and ty for the Illustrious B Team, lol Happy trails, All 🙏🏼🐾🎶

@andrewminjiras5745 4 месяца назад

Very brave & interesting woman. Inspires me to try a bit of traveling.

@MitchDenham 4 месяца назад

As an Australian who loves remote touring/travelling in my 4x4, it’s really interesting watching your videos to see how differently the same obstacles are solved across the pond for vehicle fit outs. We tend to rely on 12v a lot more - fridge/freezers and Travel Buddy ovens (genuinely surprised these aren’t much of a thing over there!), and 240v inverters to run induction cooktops and other luxuries - and typically will have external kitchen setups. Same with showers, those that choose to have a shower setup, will do so externally with shower awnings fitted to roof racks, and toilets are often just a shovel and special biodegradeable bog roll (toilet paper) when a drop dunny isn’t available.