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

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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The bOlder Women Weekend Camping Retreat: Aug23-25th, 2024

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🔴Luci Lights
🔴USB Water Pump
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🔴Berkey Water Filter

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Thanks for watching!

[fern]

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!

[ladybug]

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.

[MsNZgal]

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.

[BigVanSmallWorld]

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

[gratefulgram]

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

[SimplySheilaB]

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

[sherryjobe]

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.
❤😘

[KayBee]

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

[vanillaconover]

She looks absolutely stunning for 72😊🇵🇦

[catalinafirefly]

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

[roberthadley]

Great job Bob what a sweet lady living the dream 👍

[michelleglidingswan]

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.

[brighton_dude]

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

[pcthayer]

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.)

[heatherwhatever]

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.

[tomcaldwell]

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

[BrokerBarbara]

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

[tracym]

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!!

[FidoHouse]

Hooray! Fellow Canadian fulltimer! ❤🇨🇦❤

[jessiehead]

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.