When I first started looking into bus conversions, I figured school buses were the only real option. That’s what everyone talks about in the skoolie community. But the more I dug into it, the more I kept running across people converting city transit buses — the big ones you see rolling through downtown picking up … Read more
When I first started looking at bus conversions, I kept running into people on forums saying things like “just get a school bus” — and I almost listened. But then I started paying attention to the shuttle bus crowd, and honestly, I think shuttle buses are one of the most underrated platforms in the conversion … Read more
When I first started digging into bus conversions, I kept getting pulled toward the big rigs. A 40-foot Blue Bird, a flat-front Thomas, something that looked like a real house on wheels. But the more I researched, the more I realized short buses deserve way more credit than they get. They’re cheaper, easier to drive, … Read more
When I first started digging into bus conversions, I kept seeing the same question over and over — “what even counts as a mini bus?” And honestly, the answer isn’t as clean as you’d think. People use “mini bus” to describe everything from a Sprinter van with extra seats to a 25-foot cutaway shuttle. The … 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