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When a Car Accident Changed Their Perspective, This Couple Chose #VanLife


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Leon and Monique (@van.tastictraveling) were living “normal” lives working 9 to 5, when Monique ended up in a horrible car accident. She spent 10 months in recovery, and that changed their perspective on life entirely. At that point, they decided to spend a year travelling around Scotland in a campervan and enjoying every moment.

Two years later they sold their home and downsized even more into a 2009 Sprinter van, which has been beautiful outfitted with seating for four (including seat belts!) and a super neat Murphy bed in the back. When folded up, it gives them space to hang out and exercise, and gives their cat and dog more room to relax.

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This Van Has a Custom Murphy Bed!

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Their two burner cooktop and sink are hidden in their counter top!

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This is the back of the van with the bed up!

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What a stealth setup!

When a Car Accident Changed Their Perspective, This Couple Chose #VanLife

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Natalie C. McKee

Natalie C. McKee is a contributor for Tiny House Talk and the Tiny House Newsletter. She's a wife, and mama of three little kids. She and her family are homesteaders with sheep, goats, chickens, ducks and quail on their happy little acre.

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  • LargeMarge
    May 18, 2021, 1:31 pm

    2003, my Very Significant Other got sick.
    Naturally, we acquired a 1997 Ford CF8000 commercial truck to convert to our concept of an ExpeditionVehicle.
    In less than a week — while selling everything — we completed our conversion and hit the road from Oregon with the vague goal of ‘south’.
    Twenty-four months twenty-four thousand miles around south America.
    Alaska, Panama, all over north and central America.
    Summers by remote mountain lakes, winters on isolated Baja beaches.

    After nearly two decades full-time live-aboard, we are pretty sure we decided right.

    • Natalie C. McKee
      May 18, 2021, 2:01 pm

      Wow! What an amazing life!

    • Matthew R McAdams
      May 19, 2021, 7:50 am

      Would love to see your build LargeMarge!

      • Natalie C. McKee
        May 19, 2021, 10:27 am

        I agree, Matthew!

  • Sophia
    May 19, 2021, 3:17 pm

    I’d love to see it also, LargeMarge!

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