Local couple looking forward to living the ‘van life’

By Fred Sherwin The Orléans Star

It’s called “van life” and it’s a concept that is sweeping across the globe. From Europe to Australia and to every part of Canada and the United States, young people have been taking a break from the traditional lifestyle their parents may have followed and instead decided to live and travel in vans they’ve converted into tiny mobile homes.

In Tori Dark and Kevin Nault’s case, they have taken a used Ford cargo van and converted it into a four-season mobile home complete with a shower, full kitchen and a queen-sized bed. After ironing out a few kinks, they plan to hit the road sometime before Mother’s Day and either head west or east, or maybe even south.

“We’re still not sure what direction we’re heading first. Kevin wants to head west, but I want to go down east,” says Tori.

Kevin and Tori, who are both 28 years old, have been dreaming about retrofitting their own camper van and setting out across Canada and North America since before the pandemic.

Initially, they were going to hit the road in