The admin side — registration, insurance, CDL, zoning, titling
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
You’ve seen the gorgeous skoolie builds on YouTube, you’re ready to sell everything and hit the road, but then that nagging question creeps in — is this actually legal? Yes, you can legally live in a converted school bus in the United States. The key is getting the bus re-titled as an RV or motorhome … Read more
When I first started looking into getting my skoolie, this was one of the first questions I had to figure out. I mean, nobody wants to drop thousands on a bus only to find out they can’t legally drive it home. So I dug into it, and I’ll be honest, the amount of conflicting information … Read more