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Kaitlyn, Eugene & KeVAN: #VanLife w/ Shower&Toilet 3

Couple’s ProMaster 3500 Van Conversion With Shower And Toilet

In October 2020, Kaitlyn and Eugene hit the road in their self-converted Promaster 3500 Extended. These high school sweethearts have been married for 10 years and spent about 10 months converting their empty cargo van into a loving home. This van has everything you could want — a refrigerator/freezer, a shower, and even a toilet! [...]

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Family of 4 Sold It All To Live in a Bus!

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 [...]

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Traveling Musicians Living w/ 2 Kids in Skoolie Conversion 6

Traveling Musicians Living w/ 2 Kids in Skoolie Conversion

Shane and Emily have two little kids and travel the country with their band, doing what they love, while never needing to sacrifice family time to make it happen. They lived in an RV for four years before jumping on the bus bandwagon. They chose a skoolie because it was a safer choice for their [...]

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Clara’s ‘Cuartito Azul’ Tiny Home in Patagonia

Clara contacted us to show off the tiny house she had built and finished out in Patagonia. She lived in it for a couple of months before the pandemic forced her to travel, and now she has a friend living in it. The simple off-grid design has a gravity-fed sink and a twin bed. The [...]

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The Wildernest Bus: Raised Roof Skoolie 3

Couple’s Cozy “Cabin Life” in DIY Bus Conversion​

Jordan and Steve seem like a couple I would love hanging out with! They are incredibly-friendly backpackers who are enjoying life in their totally-off-grid skoolie rig with a raised roof. I’ve never seen a bus conversion with the bathroom up front, but they make it work wonderfully by adding a full “fourth wall” to their [...]

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Raising the Roof in Their Skoolie: Financial Independence Journey 3

Achieving Financial Freedom: Life on a Converted School Bus

Mark and Billie have some pretty lofty goals — to live on their bus, working and traveling, while saving up enough money to be completely financially independent and retire early! Wow! Their school bus conversion features an amazing raised roof, which allowed them to hide their water tank under the floor and *still* have headroom. [...]

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He Lost His Job & Is Building a Tiny House Business 10

He Lost His Job & Is Building a Tiny House Vacation Business

Like so many others, Jacob lost his job in the pandemic fallout. A former video producer, he decided to use his skills to create a YouTube channel following his build of a gorgeous tiny house cabin — and now, a whole tiny house vacation village in the Cotswolds, UK! Little Orchard Hideaways is Jacob’s amazing [...]

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