If you’ve been shopping for a school bus to convert, you’ve already seen the IC Bus name all over auction listings and Craigslist ads. They’re one of the big three school bus manufacturers alongside Blue Bird and Thomas, and depending on where you’re located, IC might actually be the most common brand you come across. … Read more
Nobody wants to talk about this stuff. I get it. You’re watching bus tour videos and dreaming about mountain views and freedom, and the last thing on your mind is what happens when you get a sinus infection in rural New Mexico or your kid spikes a fever at 2 AM in a Walmart parking … Read more
I’ve been down the rabbit hole on double decker bus conversions for a while now, and I’ll tell you, the more I learned the more I realized this is a completely different world from standard skoolie builds. It’s not just “a bus with a second floor.” The planning, the buying, the building, the driving — … Read more
When I first started looking at bus conversions, I assumed a school bus was the only real option. Then I fell down a rabbit hole watching coach bus conversions on YouTube, and suddenly a $5,000 school bus felt like settling. Coaches are a different animal entirely — smoother ride, more storage, bigger windows, and an … Read more
When I first started looking at buses for conversion, I kept seeing the same advice everywhere — buy a school bus, buy a school bus, buy a school bus. And yeah, school buses are great. They’re cheap, they’re everywhere, and parts are easy to find. But somewhere along the way I stumbled across a church … Read more
When I first started digging into CDL requirements for bus conversions, I thought it’d be straightforward. One federal rule, 50 states, done. I was wrong. I spent weeks going through DMV websites, reading forum threads from people who’d actually dealt with this in different states, and calling a few DMV offices myself. And what I … Read more
So you’ve been watching the YouTube tours. You’ve seen the couples with the gorgeous wood-paneled interiors parked next to a lake somewhere in Colorado. You’ve seen the family of six who sold everything and hit the road in a yellow school bus they bought for $4,000. And now there’s a part of your brain that … Read more
When I first heard the word “boondocking” I thought it was something people made up. It sounded like a joke. But the more I dug into bus life, the more I realized that boondocking — camping off-grid on public land for free — is basically the backbone of the whole skoolie lifestyle for a lot … Read more
If you’ve spent any time shopping for a school bus to convert, you’ve seen the name Blue Bird. A lot. They’re one of the three big school bus manufacturers in North America, and depending on where you live, they might be the most common bus you come across at auction. I spent a long time … Read more
If you’re thinking about doing bus life by yourself, you’ve probably already heard every opinion from “that sounds amazing” to “aren’t you scared?” I’ve spent a lot of time digging into this because the solo angle changes the equation on almost everything, from the build to the budget to how you handle a Tuesday night … Read more