We have a treat for you today! This #vanlife share is sure to make you smile and fill you will vanlife #goals. Marte and her husband, Jed, purchased their bus (Lloyd) two and a half years ago and took 18 months to renovate it into their dream home-on-wheels. They sold everything and hit the road wit
Name: Mika, Ryen, Noah, Atlas, Briséis, Tallulah Location: Wherever we park it, but home base is Germany! Size: 60 square feet Type of Home: Tiny cottage on wheelsYears lived in: 3 months, owned My husband and I love to adventure and we really wanted to curate a unique life for ourselves and especially for our children. One that was “outside of the box,” filled with culture and exploring as much of this beautiful world as possible.
We are selling our brand new, fully finished school bus conversion. Please visit our website abusnamedher.com for many more photos and many more details about this build - our story and why we are sel
Meet Matt and Emily, they are a couple who just turned into a family of three who live and travel out of their converted school bus. Below you can see more of their school bus conversion along
The Mayes family sold most of their stuff and downsized from a 5,000-square-foot house and into a tiny "skoolie".
When can we move in??
Mike and Tawny bought a 2004 International RE school bus for $5,000, which they named Oliver, started selling off their possessions, and sold both their home and business. They also went vegan and expanded their education through seminars and classes.
Jon Paul and Lindsay are the proud owners of a 2004 Thomas bus that they lovingly converted into a light & airy skoolie for themselves and their two kids. They have front benches in the living
Mike and Tawny bought a 2004 International RE school bus for $5,000, which they named Oliver, started selling off their possessions, and sold both their home and business. They also went vegan and expanded their education through seminars and classes.
The house is a blessing to stay in but there are so many things about our bus that we miss! Beyond the obvious… the fact that it is “our” space… cleaning 250 sq ft is NOTHING compared to a normal sized house! It takes the family 30 mins to pic up our whole bus versus a few hours getting a home nice and clean…I feel like I can’t keep up!
The Bachowski family purchased a 29-foot, 2005 Freight Liner school bus with 120 square feet of living space for $5,000. They spent four months converting it with the help of Vera Custom woodworking, and $30,000 later, Buster the Bus was ready for the road.
Traveling in a van has its challenges, even without adding kids to the mix—here’s why we love vanlife as a family, and how you can too.
After responding to an ad on Craigslist, a couple decide to embrace minimalism by converting an old bus into their new family home.
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The clever layout of this 234-square-foot skoolie balances bright, open spaces with private nooks.
They made such a lovely home for their young kids.
Would you be able to do this?
What’s it really like to live in a converted school bus or Skoolie? Rob Schannep lives in a Skoolie with his wife, five kids, plus a dog. They've been doing it for four years, so they have a lot of experience living tiny day-to-day. We'll learn what it costs to live in a skoolie per year, how they’ve figured out how to function as a family in such a small space, and what they’ll do differently in their next bus.
This family needed to save money on rent, so they transformed this school bus into a great living space.
Mike and Tawny bought a 2004 International RE school bus for $5,000, which they named Oliver, started selling off their possessions, and sold both their home and business. They also went vegan and expanded their education through seminars and classes.
Meet Gabriel and Debbie Mayes and their four kids. They are a family of six living full time in their 40 ft converted school bus. For the past year, they have traveled across the country and
Here are the best school bus conversion ideas to inspire your skoolie ideas including short bus, mid, and full-size skoolie conversions.
Well, we have never seen this before! A double-decker coach bus turned into a full-time home for a family of 8. This dad was tired of missing out on his kids' childhoods chasing money to
When New England couple Ben and Meag Poirier first laid eyes on the 31-foot 1989 Chevy retired prison bus from MA, they were intrigued. They had to see it in person and decide whether it would be the best bus to turn into a home on wheels.
Mike and Tawny bought a 2004 International RE school bus for $5,000, which they named Oliver, started selling off their possessions, and sold both their home and business. They also went vegan and expanded their education through seminars and classes.
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The couple converted the bus themselves over the span of almost seven months. The family travels part-time while still maintaining their jobs.
Step inside this family's converted school bus, and check out all the clever additions they put in to make the bus feel like home!
Moving into a school bus is definitely one of the scariest things we've decided to do. As many of you know, we are not at the point yet where we are living full-time in the bus. However, I've been thinking a lot lately about the things that I am admittedly fearful of when we do.
Name: Chris, Tina, Elijah, Rylee, and Dub the Skoolie Dog Location: Originally from Nixa, Missouri Size: 234 square feet Years lived in: 1 year, owned Our home is a 2005 school bus. We wanted a home on wheels that allowed us to travel and one that we could customize to meet all of our needs. This skoolie does all of that! After adventure, our goal was to create a home that minimized our bills. On top of living mortgage free, we also have the ability to live off grid.
If you drive up a small road on the Key Peninsula in Washington State and see what looks a little like a school bus emerging from a tiny, shingled home—your ...
Meet Matt and Emily, they are a couple who just turned into a family of three who live and travel out of their converted school bus. Below you can see more of their school bus conversion along
They made such a lovely home for their young kids.
Cozy, adorable, and oh-so-charming.
The kids even have their own tiny cubbies to sleep in.
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Minimalism has been in vogue on the Internet recently with many individuals finding fanciful ways to live frugally. More specifically, the trend towards “tiny houses” has been sweeping the web. The benefits are understandable: having a unique living space, being off the grid, being mobile and saving money. Today’s story is a unique take on...
They made such a lovely home for their young kids.
Check out this awesome Double Decker RV Conversion. One man spent 4 years and around 4000 hours completing this project, and you won't believe the result.
“We tell people that it was the best decision we made in our bus” The Paashaus family has been living in their skoolie for a year, traveling the states and adventuring with their two daughters. From multi-day packrafting trip to thru-hiking the Long Trail, no adventure is too big for them. Check out their story … Adventure family of four living in a skoolie – @deliberatelifebus Read More »
"Schoolies" are becoming popular in the tiny house movement, as families convert school buses into homes with kitchens, bathrooms, and children's rooms.
In total, their spectacular mobile home cost about $30K.
