You’ve got the bus, you’ve started your build, and now you’re wondering if some state inspector is going to take one look at your DIY conversion and shut the whole thing down. It’s a legit fear, and it comes up constantly in the skoolie community. The hardest states to pass vehicle inspection with a skoolie … Read more
You’re deep into planning your bus build and the water tank question is sitting there staring at you. Too small and you’re filling up every other day. Too big and you just ate half your storage space and added 600 pounds to your bus. (See our guide on How Do You Get Water in a … Read more
This question comes up in every single bus build conversation, usually right after someone realizes they need to figure out plumbing. And honestly, the toilet choice ends up shaping more of your build than you’d expect. (See our guide on Skoolie Plumbing and Water Systems: The Complete Guide for more on this.) Most skoolie builders … Read more
You’ve got a bus, you’re planning a roof raise, and now you’re wondering if there’s some magic number that makes your build illegal. Or maybe you’ve already done the raise and you’re second-guessing whether you can actually drive this thing across the country without getting pulled over. In the United States, there is no single … Read more
If you’re looking at buying a bus to convert into a home, one of the first forks in the road is figuring out what kind of bus you actually want. School bus? City transit bus? Something else entirely? They look different, they drive different, and they come with totally different pros and cons for a … Read more
So you’re staring at that big yellow bus and thinking about what it could look like in matte black, forest green, or maybe a nice clean white. The paint job is one of those things that makes a skoolie finally feel like yours and not like you stole it from a school district. (See our … Read more
If you’ve ever driven past a field full of old yellow buses just sitting there rusting, you’ve probably wondered what the deal is. I know I did. It was actually one of the things that sent me down the skoolie rabbit hole in the first place. (See our guide on 15 Things Nobody Tells You … Read more
If you’re deep into planning your bus kitchen, the stove question is one of those decisions that touches everything else in your build — your power system, your ventilation, your counter space, even your budget. It’s not as simple as picking a burner. For most skoolie builds, a propane stove is the better choice. Propane … Read more
This is one of those questions that comes up the second someone mentions living full-time in a vehicle. Your family asks it first, and then strangers on the internet ask it in a way that sounds a lot more like a warning. (See our guide on How Do You Get a Mailing Address Living in … Read more
You’re looking at buses online, trying to figure out if you’ll actually be able to stand up inside one. Maybe you’re tall, maybe your partner is, and the last thing you want is to buy a bus and spend six months converting it only to bonk your head every time you walk to the kitchen. … Read more