Skoolies

David and Lauren did all the “right” things — went to college, got married, and got great jobs (David was an Aerospace Engineer!), but after six years the couple realized they wanted more! David quit his job and became a ski expert, and Lauren takes on travel nursing contracts around the country. The couple hopes [...]

For a $15,000 total investment, Isaac went from van short roof van to an awesome diesel short bus he’s been living in and out of for about a year and a half. His bus features an epic roof-top deck, a back deck, and a very creative — if a bit primitive — shower/toilet set up! [...]

Audrey and Paul bought their bus back in 2018 and spent 20 months making it into their amazing bus home. They spend half of what they used to in bills and utilities by living in their bus rather than a standard apartment and the best part? It’s all theirs, made exactly how they wanted it! [...]

I love seeing what people can do with little-to-no experience and a tight budget! Young couple Jason and Taylor spent just $15,000 creating their awesome skoolie home, and neither of them had much of any building experience. Taylor admits Jason did most of the build himself, and wow he did a great job! YouTube tutorials [...]

High school sweethearts Zak and Diane are the proud owners of the Melody Machine, their DIY bus conversion they spent 2.5 years on. The couple make music and travel in their awesome home on wheels. A few defining features of their bus are the huge roof-top deck, a guitar amp key holder, and awesome chalkboard [...]

If you do happen to own land, and are in an Airbnb-friendly area, it might be worth it to create a skoolie for family vacations and as a way to make extra income! As a kid, we always vacationed in a camper (which was much cheaper than renting hotel rooms) and it’s great to see [...]