“You get to travel without the schedule.” That’s what Jesus has to say about his last year of #vanlife. He had purchased the van about a year prior to the pandemic hitting, but didn’t have any serious plans about living in it. But when “life as we know it” changed, he decided to build it [...]
Interviews
The Digital Nomad Guy and His Epic Bus Home
Luke’s bus might have the most gorgeous paintjob I’ve seen! The sunset, the mountains, the large tree with mature roots. Stunning. For the past 2.5 years, “The Digital Nomad Guy” (@thedigitalnomadguy/Instagram) has been traveling the country in his converted school bus. While the bus was partially built out when he bought it, he finished up [...]
Family of 5’s Second Bus Conversion Home
This couple with school-aged children is living in their second bus conversion after selling the first one and building out a Thomas Saf-T-Liner to better meet their needs. In fact, they even make money on the side helping others renovate their buses! The bus features an L-shaped lounge area that doubles as the dining room, [...]
Chevy Express Van Lifers Aren’t Waiting for Retirement to Travel
Eric and Ashley began their journey to minimalism slowly, reducing what they had and realizing how little they needed. Eventually that brought them to making the jump to full-time vanlife. Ashley works as a travel nurse, so they go where she gets contracts, and stay for 8 to 13 weeks at a time in different [...]
Boho Army Green Shuttle Bus Turned Home (& Their Skoolie Biz)
Between Rom and Courtney they have 15 years of experience and 39 (you read that right) bus conversions under their belts. These awesome nomads enjoy the challenge of transforming buses into homes, so they’ve lived in a few as a couple, and then converted numerous others for folks seeking a skoolie. Their business, “The Wrong [...]
Scuba Diving Couple and their “Octobus” Skoolie Conversion
Audrey and Sam are scuba diving instructors who decided to convert a school bus into their home on wheels, called the “Octobus” because of their love of the sea. They don’t have any specific plans or timelines — they are just savoring every moment and every day as they go! You’re sure to love the [...]
Family of 4 Sold It All To Live in a Bus!
Abe and Micah bought a house in California and flipped it (it was “a dump” according to them) into exactly what they wanted. But then they realized they loved traveling — not being tied to one location — so they sold the house and reinvested some of the money into their raised-roof skoolie home. They [...]
