Quebec retirees choose vanlife
Five Quebec retirees sold their homes and chose to live in campers, traveling without strict plans. Among them is Sylvie Béchard, who after losing her home in the 2019 floods bought a Ram ProMaster and lives in it year-round, working summers at Mont-Tremblant park and traveling winters to the US or Mexico.
Yvon Millar and Louise Petit, former sailors, bought their first van five years ago and converted it with VanLife Campers. In five years they have traveled Quebec, Newfoundland, and Florida, planning trips spontaneously. Sylvain Lacombe and Évelyne Parent, who previously owned a Class C motorhome, bought a camper for trips to Mexico; in 16 months they spent 9 months on the road, including a two-month trip to Mexico.
Main challenges are finding overnight spots and giving up possessions, but all interviewees emphasize that this lifestyle is possible even before retirement.