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 [...]
School Bus Conversions
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, [...]
Raising Kindness Adventures: Family’s 2020-Response #BusLife
For seven years this family had a successful gymnastics business they ran out of a bus — but when 2020 hit, they went out of business almost instantaneously. Savings kept them afloat through October 2020, when they realized they needed to do something if they wanted a home. So despite the difficulties and stresses associated [...]
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 [...]
The Arrow Anglers: Family Skoolie Living
This adorable family of four (@thearrowanglers on Instagram) started by renovating RVs, then moved to Saudi Arabia before coming back to the US and fulfilling a longtime dream of turning a school bus into their home. Now they live in their stationary bus in Alabama. It’s absolutely gorgeous inside, with a sunset-painted door, kids’ bunks, [...]
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 [...]