Our Skoolie Garage

How we built a garage into our school bus conversion

Living on the road often requires that you take with you a full compliment of tools to keep the bus going. So we decided it was time to show you how we carry all those tools in our Skoolie Garage.

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What we wished we had done differently? Our Top 6 Build Regrets

If I were given the chance to time travel back to one year ago, when we were in the midst of converting our school bus, I would have more than a few words for my slightly younger self.  There’s a good chance we would end up arguing, but I would…

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Vlog Ep.02 – Painting the Safety Wall

Continuing with our small upgrades and renovations, Katy paints the safety wall…

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Toilet Update

We purchased a portable camping toilet (The Thetford 92859 Porta Potti ) to try out in the place of the composting toilet.

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Vlog Ep. 1 – Kitchen Update

So we decided to just go ahead and forget our two burner propane stovetop for the moment. It’s been a hassle and-a-half trying to find the right propane fittings for it so that we could connect it to the propane tank and actually use the stove. Plus, we’ve got the…

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Upcoming Bus Projects

The bus is like a never-ending, constantly evolving project. We’ve had a month off from bus projects but it’s time to get back to work!

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Driving through the Guadalupe Mountains in New Mexico to Carlsbad Caverns

Our trip into New Mexico has so far been one of the highlights of traveling with our skoolie.  Everyroad and everything along the road just seems to look diffrent from our bus-level view.  Suddenly everything is new, and even the mundane seems exciting at the time. Taking the bus up…

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The Day We Bought Our School Bus

Sometimes you just have to take life by the horns and sometimes the horns look like a computer keyboard while navigating an online auction… Okay, there are better metaphors for this, but the concept should be clear.  After multiple conversations and repeated handwringing, we took the plunge and entered our…

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Walking Around The Bus While in Motion

Just like in any vehicle in motion, sitting down and remaining well bukled is the safest way to travel.  But many people have asked us if it’s possible to walk around the bus while its in motion.  The answer is yes and it is quite nice, specially with the windows…

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