Living in the bus — daily life, travel, financial, health, parking
Living in a bus with two people is cozy. Living in a bus with five or more is a whole different game, and it’s the thing I get asked about more than almost anything else. (See our guide on How Do You Get a Mailing Address Living in a Bus? for more on this.) Big … Read more
Living in a bus with pets is one of those things that sounds either perfect or completely insane, and honestly it lands somewhere in the middle most days. Dogs, cats, even the occasional rabbit — they all show up in bus builds, and the people who make it work will tell you it’s the best … Read more
When I first started figuring out the whole full-time travel thing, I assumed I’d just use Google Maps and wing it. That lasted about three days before I realized there’s a whole ecosystem of apps and tools that people rely on to find camping, dodge low bridges, get wifi, and save money on diesel. So … Read more
Everybody’s got an opinion on bus life. The problem is most of those opinions come from people who’ve either never done it or who are trying to sell you something. So I figured I’d just lay it all out — the good stuff and the bad stuff, no filter, no spin. Living full-time in a … Read more
Every time someone posts a finished bus build online, the comments are predictable. “How much did this cost?” “This is fantastic design but how in the world did you afford it?” And my personal favorite, just the blunt version: “what price you need to be prepared to build one?” People see beautiful conversions and assume … 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
If you’re looking at buying a school bus to convert, you’ve probably stared at those massive fuel tanks and thought, “What’s it gonna cost me every time I pull into a station?” Fair question. I had the same one. Filling up a full-size school bus costs between $200 and $700 depending on your tank size … Read more
This is one of those questions that kept showing up everywhere when I was researching bus life, and I think it’s because people want a number. They want someone to say “you can last exactly 14 days” or whatever. But it doesn’t work like that. The real answer is that a well-built skoolie with a … Read more
If you’ve got kids and you’re thinking about bus life, this is probably the question that keeps you up at night. I know it was for me. You can figure out plumbing and solar later, but your kids being safe while a 30,000-pound bus is rolling down the highway? That needs to be answered first. … Read more
If you’re thinking about bus life with a family, this is probably the question that keeps you up at night more than anything else. Not the plumbing, not the parking, not even the driving. It’s whether your kids are going to fall behind. Most bus life families homeschool, and honestly the options in 2026 are … Read more