Paige moved out her California apartment when the city called a shelter-in-place. Not knowing how long the lockdown would last, she started looking for other living options when she stumbled on a picture of a man living in his school bus with 9 dogs! From then-on, she was obsessed. There was no turning back — [...]
School Bus Conversions
NOMADfest Private Gathering for Nomadic Souls Sept. 17-20
This event is one of the first of its kind. NOMADfest is a special gathering ONLY for people who live and travel in a skoolie, van, tiny house or other kind of mobile conversion. It’s a time for those living this unique lifestyle to hang out and discuss the joys and challenges of nomadic life, [...]
Short School Bus With Raised Roof
This is a short school bus with a raised roof for sale. It’s listed over at the Conversion Trader for $31,000 out of Bend, Oregon which means one could go pick it up and be able to visit The Last Blockbuster while there. Anyway, back to the school bus – it has a gas engine [...]
Two People, Two Dogs And A Separate Craft Beer Fridge: Bus Life Dreams
Ethan and Kim are the proud owners of this fantastic bus conversion, complete with a separate fridge just for their craft beer selection. Priorities. :) The couple have two Great Danes and have a hard time finding apartments that will allow their large fur babies, so getting a bus allowed the couple a permanent home [...]
High School Dream Come True: 1998 Thomas Saf-T-Liner School Bus Conversion
When Paul was in high school, he and his dad gutted a school bus to use it for transport. It was then that the skoolie seed was planted and Paul dreamed for years of getting his own rig. After an “unhealthy” amount of research, Paul and Audrey finally found and bought a bus and started [...]
She’s a Poet on a Journey in Her Skoolie
A few years ago, AnSperry saw #buslife on Instagram and was hooked — but it wasn’t until COVID hit and she lost her job that she decided at last to jump into a skoolie and “follow the universe” wherever it leads her. She’s been bus-ing it since October, and named her conversion “This Poet’s Journey.” [...]
Retiring in a GMC Coach Bus Tiny House
Sylvie and Yvan happened upon bus life somewhat accidentally: When Yvan traded his Mercedes for an RV, they discovered the joys of camping, and before they knew it they were living full-time and converting a 1973 GMC 4905A bus into their home. They recently sold this build and are now renovating a 1995 MCI 102DL3 into [...]