A TikToker's tour of a converted ambulance where she lives 'rent-free' in Vancouver is going viral. Take a look inside the tiny space.

Van-lifer Raychel Reimer has gone viral on TikTok after posting a tour of the converted ambulance she's been living in for the past two and a half years. 

In July 2022, Reimer wrote a first-person essay for Insider, sharing that she and her husband Nick had been living in South East Asia and Australia before buying the decommissioned 2011 Chevrolet ambulance, and converting it into their very own tiny home. 

Reimer has 171,000 followers on TikTok, where she documents the reality of van life from her perspective. The hashtag #vanlife has 14 billion views on TikTok, as detailed tours of tiny homes tend to be immensely popular on the app. 

Here's what Reimer said about the converted ambulance in her TikTok house tour, which has received 1.2 million views since she posted it on March 28.

According to Reimer, the converted living space has an area of 80 square feet, and the whole ambulance is 14 feet long and 7 feet wide. 

In her essay for Insider, Reimer wrote that adjusting to the small space "took some getting used to," even though the couple had done a lot of traveling together in the past. 

"The first six months of tiny living felt claustrophobic even for us," she wrote. 

The couple has now been living in the ambulance for two and a half years, having stayed in three countries, 15 states, and two provinces over that time, the van-lifer said in her Tiktok video, which was posted on March 28. 

"Underneath this seat here is the closet," Reimer said in the video as she lifted up a bench that was placed near the bed, revealing a shared closet space filled with clothes. 

Opposite the closet bench was another seat, which lifted up to reveal a pantry space in the tiny home, according to Reimer's video. 

The van-lifer also showed off her small kitchen space, complete with a manual water system and foot pump, induction stove, and mini fridge. 

"I have everything that a normal house has except just smaller," Reimer said in the clip. 

"We do have a toilet, because everybody asks that question," Reimer said, as the video cut to a clip of a small white portable toilet that is fitted in the ambulance. 

At the start of her video tour, Reimer explained that she does not pay any rent, since she and her husband own the van they live in.

However, she posted a follow-up video on April 5, breaking down the cost of a typical day in her life as a van lifer. In it, she explained that she and her husband were able to find free parking overnight, but had to move their van before 10 am so they did not get charged. 

Across the day, Reimer said the couple spent $8.70 on coffee, $20.10 on groceries, and $2.30 on parking. 

"Understanding parking restrictions is a massive part of van life," she said in the clip.