Sarah had been dreaming of a nomadic lifestyle since she was 14-years-old, but it took crashing her beloved JEEP to push her into making it a reality. With the insurance money from the accident, she was able to get a jumpstart on her school bus conversion.
Originally she thought of dealing with the lower bus height, but then had the brilliant idea to attach a boat to the roof in order to give her space. A lot of putty and FlexSeal later and her “Adobe Casita” tiny home was really coming together! Enjoy getting to meet her in the tour below.
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Fulfilling Her 14-Year-Old Self’s Nomadic Living Dreams
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She made room for her record player and thrifted records.
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You can see her awesome boat roof here!
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VIDEO: Incredibly Unique Roof Raise Using a Jon Boat
Highlights:
- Her dream since she was 14 was to live nomadically
- She envisioned a van, but ended up with the bus
- After crashing her vehicle, she used the insurance money to pour into her bus
- She learned a lot being alone!
- Brought her record and record players
- Loves chopping wood for mini-stove
- Bucket toilet system in closet
- Peel and stick Mediterranean tile backsplash
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Great thinking out of the box. Headroom where needed. I see you even spaced it fore/aft to gain some overhead storage as well. Nice!
Fisher Price toys had a camper van with an upside down boat on its top that my kids played with for many years in the 1980’s!
Love your bus; how it’s designed. Cactus bones? Tiles! Records. And of course, Bo!