The #vanlife movement exploded in popularity in the last few year due to the rise of millions ‘working from home’ during the pandemic. ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) – Noke Van Co . is one of Roanoke’s newest businesses hoping to bring a little extra adventure to the region. They say they’re the first to bring an outfitted camper van-building business to the Commonwealth. Keri and Justin vanBlaricom know what it’s like to live on the go. Their family of 5 once lived in an RV for 15 months. Camper vans have been around for decades. In the last few years, the #vanlife movement exploded in popularity fueled by the rise of millions working from home during the pandemic. It inspired the vanBlaricom’s to get creative. “We lived in 400 square feet in an RV– that feels huge compared to the space and we were still able to renovate and find something new and different and how to better use that space,” said Keri vanBlaricom. The vanBlaricom’s have now settled down in Roanoke and considered it home. But they’ve always had a dream to help others also experience adventure and the Blue Ridge Mountains. So, they teamed up with their longtime […]