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 [...]
Off Grid
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 [...]
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! [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Off-Grid Tiny House With Add-On Deck And Solar Panels
This is an off-grid tiny house with solar panels, 20-gallon water storage, and it’s built on a trailer with a 2″ ball hitch. It’s an 8’x20′ build that includes an 8×10 deck and pergola for outdoor space. It was built in 2017, is located in Beaumont, KS (near Wichita, KS), and is listed for $35,000. Don’t [...]
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 [...]

