They didn't retire from anything. They retired to something.
Retirees and late-career nomads, in their own words and their own rigs.
These are the people already living the RetireVan life.
Some are 59. Some are 76. Some live in minivans. One couple bought a Freightliner truck, a DRV Fullhouse and a Harley triglide.
They film the sunsets. They also film the bad days and the hard choices.
That's why we trust them.
Press play. Then go meet them on their own channels.
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Butterfly Tracksfeatured
At 76, she lives full-time and solo in a minivan, and has for more than four years. Her words: "choosing curiosity and independence later in life." Along the way, her channel started Butterfly Tribe Women Who Camp, "a women-only community of over 15,000 members."
“What began as documenting my journey grew into a community of women—many in their 60s, 70s, and beyond—who realized they weren't done yet.”
Now playing: “At 76, Why Would a Solo Woman Choose Van Life?”
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Also: Van Tour: Full-Time Solo Freedom at 76 · 3 Senior Women, 3 Minivans, Vermont Paradise! · Porch Talk: Reinventing Ourselves in Our 70s
I Ride Tiny House Adventuresfeatured
Bill, Deb and Deliliah. "We are both in our early 70s." They live full-time in an 8×20 cargo-trailer conversion and stay mostly at Corps of Engineers campgrounds on their America the Beautiful Senior Pass.
“We honestly believe that this lifestyle will lengthen our lives and has definitely improved our quality of life.”
Now playing: “7×16 Cargo Trailer Conversion Camper Set Up For Full-time Living”
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Also: This Couple Lives Full-Time In This Amazing 6×10 Cargo Trailer Conversion
JK and Kim in the Van - Van Life After 60featured
"JK (70) and Kim (60+), a retired couple." A self-converted 2019 Ford Transit, a Goldendoodle named Tia, and part-time slow travel. Their videos are about why they're not done yet.
Now playing: “Van Life after 60. Our Honest Van Life Experience… Why We're Not Done Yet”
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Also: Thinking About VanLife After 60? Here's What We've Learned
Becoming Bevfeatured
Beverly Brown: "I'm 59 years old… travel van fan, entrepreneur, campground owner." She runs FredRock glamping, and she has a motto worth borrowing.
“Yes is where the fun is!”
Now playing: “Van Living at 59 - Full Tour and Q&A”
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Also: Van life isn't all peaches and cream.
AD-VAN-TURES OVER 50featured
Tracey started full-time van life solo, in her 50s. "I did turn 60 in October of 2025." She films the big questions too, including the one about dating and loneliness on the road.
Now playing: “57 YEARS OLD AND 16 MONTHS OF FULL TIME VAN LIFE”
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Also: 57 YEARS OLD - VAN LIFE - DATING - LONELY? · First Days of Van Life!
Soaring Together RV Lifefeatured
Rickey and Denise: "Our RV Life started over six years ago as we retired." They "sold everything and bought our Freightliner truck, DRV Fullhouse and Harley triglide." Rallies, Florida snowbird winters and the Black Hills.
Now playing: “Still Soaring at 70, He Does It Again!”
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Also: Our First - Winter Snowbird in Florida
Travels With Dottie
Rob Wakeley runs on the seasons: Quartzsite in winter, Artesia, New Mexico, in spring and fall, Eagle Nest, New Mexico, in summer. His videos ask the questions retirees actually ask.
Now playing: “RV Life at 65… Here's What No One Warned Me About”
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Also: RV Life After 62? My Honest Reality · I Asked If $2,071 Was Enough to Retire
Maximalist Minibus
Mary, "a senior nomad who doesn't act her age," lives in a skoolie called Max with her little dog Rider. She camp hosts, and her videos cover Quartzsite, sobriety and resilience.
Now playing: “The Truth About Stability: 9 Years of Solo Van Life”
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Also: 33 Years Later • My Recovery Story • Life as a Sober Nomad
Chasing the Moon RV
Zia (Irene Harlow), a "Canadian, solo, senior female," drove across Canada and the US in a 1994 camper van, then converted a shuttle bus. Three years full-time, and now back at a home base.
Now playing: “Shuttle Bus Conversion Tour”
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Also: Van Lifer or Homeless… things I wish I'd said
Out Of The Box Van Dee
Dee is a "Senior Solo Female Nomad recovering from a stroke." Car, cargo trailer, box van, and now a 22-foot Jayco at an Arizona RV-park home base. Her channel is honest about the hard parts of aging on the road.
“Things change as you get older so I have learned to adapt.”
Now playing: “MY WORST FEAR HAPPENED BUT IT BECAME A BLESSING”
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Also: We Had Almost Nothing… But I Remember a Lot of Good Things
Life is too short
"Carol & Ken a married retired couple who enjoy wild camping in our Consort Nova called Snoopy." They tour the UK and France, and find bakeries in caves.
Now playing: “We Found France's HIDDEN Bakery Cave! Lac du Der Vanlife France Ep.13”
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Also: 2 Nights in a 1912 Pullman - How much? · The best small campervan ever - NV200 Campervan Review
Lulu's Way
A solo woman, "living a healthy life in my 60s," in a 2016 ProMaster City campervan, plus a 1981 vintage trailer called Sweet Pea. Cooking, gardening and community. She has even hosted a meetup in Massachusetts.
Now playing: “COMPLETE CAMPERVAN TOUR - 2016 PROMASTER CITY”
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Also: MY WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY - LOST 110 POUNDS - LIVING A HEALTHY LIFE IN MY 60S · TOUR OF MY 1981 GO TAG-A-LONG VINTAGE TRAILER - SWEET PEA
CheapRVliving
Bob Wells has spent decades on the road in a van. He founded the Rubber Tramp Rendezvous and Homes On Wheels Alliance, and many of his episodes interview older nomads.
Now playing: “Living in a Car on $800 a Month”
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Also: Van Tour Solo Woman Living in A Transit Cargo Van
Creativity RV
Robin: "I travel full-time as a modern American nomad." Seven years in RVs, then a move to a campervan. The US and Canada, solo.
Now playing: “FIRST TWO WEEKS in a CAMPERVAN! … After 7 Years in RVs”
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Also: SCARIEST DAY of RV Life yet as a SOLO FEMALE NOMAD · HOW TO SAVE MONEY: LIVE in an RV! MY BUDGET IS 70% LESS than in a house
Snow & Curt
"We retired from our careers before turning 50… sold everything… including our home in Florida…" Then they moved into a 94-square-foot van they converted themselves, with their cats Vanna and G. The USA, Mexico, Central and South America, and 14 months in Europe.
“Turn our life upside down at 50 to join the Full Time Van Life? Sure!”
Now playing: “VAN TOUR - Tiny House with Amazing SHOWER!”
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Also: EVERY VAN LIFER'S WORST NIGHTMARE JUST HAPPENED TO US · WE FINALLY MOVE BACK INTO THE VAN
Lady Bugout
A cozy, self-built 2020 Ram ProMaster. Before that, a tiny Ford Transit Connect. Proof that a small rig can hold a big life, and she's honest about the hard parts too.
Now playing: “Van Life ISN'T What You Think”
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Also: VAN LIFE | TINY $1600 Van Tour! · Is this the end of vanlife for me?
Carey On Vagabond
Dave and Irene Carey spent three years in a van, then switched to a truck camper. Their channel is a good look at what happens when your plans change.
Now playing: “Why We Did It: Van Life To Truck Camper Life”
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Also: Life and Plans Can Change In An Instant
Wanda on Wheels
She started in a Dodge Grand Caravan minivan and moved up to a ProMaster 3500.
“After a personal loss that changed everything, I realized we can't wait for 'someday.'”
Now playing: “My Best minivan camper design ever… Christmas Special Tour”
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Also: Walmart Winter 'stealth' Cozy Van Camping
Earlyretirementwanderlust
Richard and Jackie, from the UK, retired at 51. "After a series of life changing traumas in 2021, we made the scary decision to pack in our careers." A VW campervan, and Europe.
Now playing: “The Real Monthly Costs of a Simple Retired Life...”
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Also: The Joy of Not Working Explained in 14 Minutes · The Wild Atlantic Coast of Spain
Your channel could be next.
Or not. Plenty of people do this without ever pointing a camera at it.
Either way, the road is waiting.