Bus Conversions

Family of 3's budget bus tiny house parked outdoors in a sunny setting.

Family of 3’s Budget Bus Build

Matias and Austina got a fantastic deal on their bus! It cost them just $3,000 to acquire the bus, and they spent about $18,000 overall on the conversion (although they admittedly didn’t keep receipts). Matias had the idea to jump into nomadic life first, but Austina eventually came to the concept, and now they love [...]

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Purple school bus converted into a tiny home with outdoor workspace and seating.

Her $7.7K School Bus Tiny Home Conversion

Alexa is an artist who was looking for an art studio on wheels. When she found this excellent short bus on Facebook Marketplace, her dad joined her to check it out. After confirming that the engine looked good, she bought the bus for just over $3K. She only spent $7,700 on her conversion, using tons [...]

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School bus conversion with roof raise for tiny living and travel. Custom interior and roof modificat.

Gossett Family School Bus Conversion with Roof Raise

The Gossett family lives and travels in their converted school bus with a raised roof — and it might be one of the best family-centered conversions we’ve ever seen! They prioritized giving everyone their own private space and created a great bedroom for their girls with twin-sized bunk beds, a two-person desk, and ample storage drawers. Mom loves things [...]

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Police officer turned tiny home owner relaxing outside his converted RV.

Former Police Commando 61 RV Turned Tiny Home

Jay was no stranger to tiny house living when he found this Commando 61 police RV at auction. He was living in a vintage RV at the time, but this was something new and cool, and he just had to have it! And he did a fantastic job taking it from a work vehicle and [...]

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Retirement in a custom bus conversion offers freedom and mobility in small, efficient living space.

Retirement in their Bus Conversion

Doug and Mindy had been bus drivers and subway operators up until retiring. Nothing had been handed to them; they weren’t wealthy: they had no construction experience — but they knew traveling the continent in a converted bus was their dream! So they found a transit bus at auction and began converting it. The bus [...]

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Couple embracing in front of a snow-covered shuttle bus in a forest.

WanderBus: He Converted a Shuttle Bus to Escape $1.7K Rent!

Robin and Wayne live in the awesome shuttle bus home he converted back in 2022. Their bus has a full recording studio, a wood stove, and plenty of other clever features that make it perfect for full-time bus life. We had the privilege of interviewing them about what inspired them to start bus life, how [...]

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Red double decker bus converted into a cozy coffee shop and Airbnb rental.

Family of 8’s Double Decker Bus Coffee Shop & Airbnb

Dustin Mori had a love for coffee drinking and roasting, and wanted to start a family business — why not ship a retired double-decker bus from the United Kingdom and transform it into a mobile coffee shop? His wife, Angie, wasn’t keen on coffee, but she was convinced, and they opened their doors in 2018! [...]

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