Converting a school bus into a tiny home on wheels is, without a doubt, a huge job. It requires you to wear many hats: demolition crew, engineer, construction worker, interior designer, plumber, electrician, painter, problem solver – the list goes on. Fortunately, there are many resources available now to help you through the process. In …
Converting a bus into a tiny home on wheels is a big project, and many people set very ambitious timelines only to have their plans thwarted when the conversion takes longer than they thought it would. In this article, I’ll share how long it took to convert my own bus and we’ll hear from five …
Choosing the best batteries for your campervan or RV can be a tough decision – especially if you plan on extended off-grid adventures. You’ll need to build in enough battery capacity to reliably power all of your appliances and electronics, the battery capacity needs to correlate to your solar panel production (if you have solar), …
Converting school buses into tiny homes on wheels (commonly called ‘skoolies’) has become an incredibly popular trend in recent years. My boyfriend Aaron and I converted a 22-foot 2005 Ford E-450 van front bus and hit the road full-time in April of 2018. Since then, one of the most common questions we get from people …
Many people who live on the road (myself included) are able to do so by working remotely, which usually requires internet access on a fairly regular basis. There are several different ways to do this, depending on how fast you need the connection to be and where you spend the majority of your time. In …
Raising the roof of a skoolie can take the space from cramped to airy and livable – especially if you are over six feet tall! Most school buses come with a stock height of six feet and it can be a majorly discouraging factor if you or your family members are over six feet and …
When my partner Aaron and I were planning our bus conversion layout, we made a list of “must-haves” and a composting toilet was high on the list. At the time in late 2017, the only composting toilet that I regularly saw in campervan tour videos and read about online was the Nature’s Head. So, that’s …
There is a lot of confusion surrounding the question of whether you need a CDL (commercial driver’s license) or special driver’s license to drive converted school bus RVs (what we affectionately call skoolies), made even murkier by the fact that the rules surrounding special license requirements vary state to state. Fortunately, I’ve done the research …
Short bus conversions hit the sweet spot between tiny but agile vans and comfortable but unwieldy full-size buses. Of course, there are pros and cons to each type of vehicle, but in this article, I will share my experience living full-time in a short bus for over two years and we’ll hear from some other …
There are several different ways that you can get hot water in your campervan. These can be roughly organized into the categories of Propane, Electricity and Engine Heat, though there are various different methods using each heat source. Your decision should come down to the space available, your personal budget and also how much comfort …