The Miller family left the “normal” American lifestyle, sold their home, bought a bus, and started traveling the country in it with their two young children!
So far, they’ve been loving their simpler life, and enjoy making so many memories together as a family. You can read our Q&A with the family at the end of the photo tour!
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Their Unconventional Lifestyle in a Navy Blue Bus
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Sahil & Maggie are loving the financial freedom that comes with their skoolie lifestyle. For just $17,000 (including the cost of their bus!), the couple has a comfortable tiny home that meets all their needs — including a king-size bed!
They lovingly named the bus “Appa” after the flying bison from “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” and the Geo Tracker they tow behind is called “Momo.” Let us know what you love about their rig below!
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Their Appa the Bus Conversion Cost Just $17K!
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After hiking both the Pacific Crest Trail and the Continental Divide Trail, Samuel converted a 1977 Ford B500 short bus into his home on wheels. His setup features limo-tinted windows, a flip-up desk for his artwork, and a compact kitchen. He travels with his cat and creates stunning copperwork on the road. Check it out!
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Donelle’s father left her some lovely property by a marsh, and she had promised him she’d do something great with it — so she had a lovely little cottage built on it, and plans on having a treehouse built in the future!
This 320 sq. ft. cottage has a garage underneath and the living space up top. It’s studio-style with a queen bed on one end and the kitchen on the other. A little bathroom with a tub finishes off the space. What do you think?
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320 sq. ft. Cottage in South Carolina
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This 18-foot tiny house on wheels from Bonne Terre, Missouri demonstrates a loft-free design with main-level sleeping via a convertible futon. The 16×7-foot living space includes a compact kitchen with 5 feet of counter space, a bathroom with shower stall and full-flush toilet, open shelving, and a bar-top dining area beneath a large picture window. The interior features a white and black color scheme with warm-toned flooring. This unit has sold, but showcases the potential of compact no-loft THOW designs.
18-Foot THOW Exterior
Images via J Lee
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Eric and Gladys found this 372 square foot cottage on Facebook Marketplace when rising rent pushed them to explore more sustainable housing options. The pre-built cottage now sits on a wooded patch of land owned by Gladys’ parents. The layout features a ground-level bedroom (no loft climbing required), a U-shaped kitchen with waterfall countertop and full-sized appliances, a bathroom with tiled shower, and a main living area configured as a dual home office. A mini-split provides climate control, while a sliding door gives access to the private wooded yard where the couple’s two dogs and two cats enjoy the outdoor space.
Blue Cottage Exterior with Front Porch
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Here’s a DIY skoolie that’s an awesome entry-level way to get into bus life. It is simple on the inside with a few sets of cabinets, a sink, and a pull-out pantry and chest refrigerator.
The bus is a GMC 1989 C3500 Vandura, and it’s for sale by owner now. Check it out below!
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Compact Bus Conversion for Sale
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Named after an Irish island that Julie (the owner) loves, “Bofin” is designed as a full-time residence meant to travel the country! It prioritizes the living space and kitchen, with a spacious U-shaped couch that has tons of storage underneath.
The galley kitchen has an oven, fridge, and inlaid sink, and there’s a compact bathroom at the end of the THOW. Up some storage stairs, you’ll find the bright, airy loft bedroom. What do you think of Julie’s house?
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Her Full-Time Residence Tiny House
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Some of the most livable tiny houses are the ones that solve a single problem really well. For the Sunshine Cottage — a roughly 25-foot gooseneck tiny house on wheels built by a contractor in south Texas — that problem is the loft. Instead of a ladder and a crawl-in sleeping nook, this home uses its gooseneck (the raised platform that extends over a truck bed) to create a true standing-room bedroom you can walk into and stand up in.
Originally used as a backyard guest house, the Sunshine Cottage is a great example of how much comfortable, full-time-ready living you can fit into a small, budget-friendly footprint. Inside you’ll find a compact all-electric kitchen, a flexible living and office area, a full bathroom with a shower and flush toilet, and warm pine paneling throughout. Let’s take a closer look at how it all comes together — and the design lessons you can borrow for your own build.
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