Thor and Deb met later in life as part of a “hardcore hiking group” in Phoenix, Arizona. The chemistry was instant; soon, the couple traveled together and wanted to do it full-time! They purchased the bus from another couple and made some upgrades to make it work for them. The bus features a neat modular [...]
School Bus Conversions
Sunchasers: Young Couple’s Roof Raise Skoolie
Tyme and Andy are a young couple who have taken an excellent alternative path to “home” ownership. Instead of settling down in Upstate New York, where they’re from, they built a fantastic bus conversion and chased the sun in their school bus conversion. Tyme loves interior design and was excited to design the bus—and the [...]
Family of 3’s Budget Bus Build
Matias and Austina got a fantastic deal on their bus! It cost them just $3,000 to acquire the bus, and they spent about $18,000 overall on the conversion (although they admittedly didn’t keep receipts). Matias had the idea to jump into nomadic life first, but Austina eventually came to the concept, and now they love [...]
Gossett Family School Bus Conversion with Roof Raise
The Gossett family lives and travels in their converted school bus with a raised roof — and it might be one of the best family-centered conversions we’ve ever seen! They prioritized giving everyone their own private space and created a great bedroom for their girls with twin-sized bunk beds, a two-person desk, and ample storage drawers. Mom loves things [...]
Retirement in their Bus Conversion
Doug and Mindy had been bus drivers and subway operators up until retiring. Nothing had been handed to them; they weren’t wealthy: they had no construction experience — but they knew traveling the continent in a converted bus was their dream! So they found a transit bus at auction and began converting it. The bus [...]
American Idol Contestant’s Jazz Wagon School Bus Conversion!
You might have seen CJ Rislove’s audition on the latest season of American Idol and been entranced by his raised roof school bus conversion! Well, today you can get the full tour of his amazing rig, which he first converted with only $5,000 that he’d been saving between the ages of 14 and 17. Now [...]
Christian and Kelsie’s Beautiful School Bus Conversion
Christian and Kelsie sold their brick-and-mortar home so they could transform a school bus into a home on wheels! And they did an awesome job with the conversion, including a classy L-shaped kitchen, queen-sized bed, and spacious shower stall with a skylight into their creative layout. The couple married young — at 19 and 21 [...]
