Van Life on a Budget - Traveling Songwriter Living in DIY Sprinter Conversion

Anthony Roberge is a singer-songwriter who lives full-time in his DIY Sprinter van conversion so that he can travel and play music wherever he goes. He tries to keep his expenses low, between $1,000-$1,400 CAD/month. Anthony is a one man band; and he sings, plays guitar, drums, and harmonica. You can follow him on Instagram here: We met Anthony at Go-Van’s El Campo van life meetup in Quebec, Canada in 2018 and we love how passionate he is about creating music and making a living from his talent. He converted his van by himself for only $1,500. He’s got a platform bed, a simple kitchen with a propane camping stove and a jerry can of water, a roof vent, a swivel seat, and a quite a bit of storage under his bed for all of his instruments and music gear. He built the ceiling of his van with reclaimed wood from his brother’s barn. Living in a van helps him keep his expenses low because he doesn’t have to pay for an apartment while he’s away, and he doesn’t have to pay for hotels while he’s touring. Because it’s too cold in Quebec to live in his van during the winter, Anthony travels during the colder months and spends time enjoying nice weather, relaxing, and getting inspiration for his next songs. You can listen to a few of Anthony’s songs on YouTube here: And follow Go-Van to find out when new El Campo van life meetups are happening: Thanks for watching! Mat & Danielle ------------------------------------------------------------- STAY IN TOUCH! ------------------------------------------------------------- Blog: Facebook: /exploringalternativesblog Instagram: @exploringalternatives ------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------- We want our channel and our comments section to be an inclusive space where everyone feels welcome to watch and to contribute. For this reason, comments that are inappropriate or hateful will be reported and/or deleted. Please discuss and debate with respect, and report inappropriate or hateful comments directly to YouTube. ------------------------------------------------------------- SUBTITLES AND CLOSED CAPTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------- A very special thank you to our subtitle and closed captions contributors! If you would like to contribute subtitles or closed captions to an Exploring Alternatives video, please click here to see which ones need your help: ------------------------------------------------------------- SPONSORS ------------------------------------------------------------- We occasionally include paid sponsor messages/integrations in our videos to help fund the channel. We do our best to work with companies and organizations that offer products or services that are in line with our values, and that we think would be interesting and useful to our viewers. We will always disclose if we’re promoting products that were given to us for free, or if we’re including a sponsored message in our video. For business or sponsorship inquiries, please email us at @ ------------------------------------------------------------- VIDEO CREDITS ------------------------------------------------------------- Music & Song Credits: All live music in this video was composed and performed by Anthony Roberge Editing Credits: Mat and Danielle of Exploring Alternatives Filming Credits: Mat of Exploring Alternatives Photo Credits: Paul Dussault, Cap Ouest, and Seth Veenbass