Vanessa and Braden loved camping and taking overnight bicycling trips, but wanted an option that would allow them a better nights’ sleep and to travel further. They stumbled upon the skoolie community and were hooked! They’d never built anything before, but with the help of Braden’s dad and two long years of effort, they created [...]
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Couple’s Tour Bus Tiny Home Conversion
Sure older buses can have plenty of mechanical downsides, but you might also get a musical horn that plays 99 different tunes! Hannah and Cody got that lovely surprise when they started renovating their bus pre-pandemic. Unfortunately, they got scammed by some bus-builders who never built out their bus, so they had to go the [...]
Living in his School Bus Conversion at 40
A decade ago Brandon did his first big road trip, and since then he’s been hoping to someday hit the road full time again. He was trying out a van for a bit when he stumbled across this bus for sale in the parking lot of a mechanic’s shop — and within 45 minutes he [...]
Party Bus Turned Tiny Home!
Hugo and Kaori started dating and later discovered that both of them wanted to travel the United States — he wanted a van, and she wanted an RV. They compromised and bought a short bus that had been used as a party bus for a few years, complete with a ball pit and neon lights. [...]
Tonya & Dustin’s Fitness Bus w/ Shower, Toilet & Big Kitchen
Tonya & Dustin love fitness and nutrition — they love it so much, they lead an online fitness community and are taking their short skoolie on tour around the country sharing about their health and wellness journey. Since cooking is a huge part of nutrition, the couple made sure to have lots of prep/counter space [...]
Avoid Highway: Dark & Moody Bus Conversion
Thomas and Bianca are photographers who were ready to leave their Philadelphia apartment and explore the country more! So they purchased a bus for just over $6k and spend $20k making it into home sweet home. They chose a unique black and white (mostly black) color scheme, complete with a dark tin ceiling and checkboard [...]
Their Boho Shuttle Bus Conversion
After a shorter excursion in their 4Runner, Miles and Sinclaire decided they wanted to hit the road full-time. They got remote jobs and saved a portion of each paycheck so they could complete their build in a year — and believe it or not, they finished two months early! Their 2002 E-450 Shuttle Bus included [...]