So this was something I worried about way more than I probably needed to. I had this image in my head of pulling up to an RV park in a converted school bus and the manager coming out to tell me to leave. And yeah, that can happen, but it’s way less common than the … Read more
When I was bus shopping, the mileage numbers freaked me out at first. I’m used to cars where 150,000 miles means you’re basically driving on borrowed time. So when I saw buses listed at 180,000, 200,000 miles, my gut reaction was to keep scrolling. Turns out that was completely wrong, and I almost missed out … Read more
When I first started looking for a bus, I made the mistake of going to AutoTrader and typing in “school bus.” You can imagine how that went. Turns out school buses don’t get sold like normal vehicles, they move through completely different channels and once you know where to look it actually gets a lot … Read more
This is one of those things that nobody thinks about until they’re like two weeks from hitting the road. I was deep into planning my build when it hit me — wait, if I don’t have a house anymore, where does my mail go? Where does my driver’s license say I live? It sounds like … Read more
This was one of those things that kept tripping me up when I was researching bus conversions. Every state seems to have slightly different rules, and the DMV websites are about as helpful as you’d expect. I spent a solid weekend just trying to figure out what paperwork I actually needed, and what I found … Read more
A couple months back I was talking to a guy at a truck stop who had a converted transit bus. I asked him about his insurance situation and he just laughed. Turns out he’d been through four companies before one would even talk to him. That conversation is basically why I dug into this topic … Read more
I remember the first time I sat behind the wheel of a bus and looked down the hood, or I guess the lack of a hood since it’s a flat nose. My brain kept telling me this thing was way too big for me to be driving. But I’d already bought it, so backing out … Read more
This was one of the first things I had to figure out when I started seriously looking at bus life. I’d been browsing RV listings for months, and the prices were making my eyes water. Then someone in a forum mentioned skoolies and I went down the rabbit hole. But I wanted to actually do … Read more
You’re planning your skoolie layout and wondering if you really can fit a full bathroom in a bus. It seems tight, but people do it all the time — and having your own bathroom is a game-changer for full-time living. Yes, you can absolutely put a bathroom in a converted school bus. Most skoolie bathrooms … Read more
This is the question everyone asks before they buy a bus, and honestly, the answer might scare you a little. But it’s better to know upfront than to find out at the pump. Most converted school buses get between 6 and 12 miles per gallon, depending on the engine, bus size, weight of the build, … Read more