Category: Skoolie/Van

I have no idea what we are doing. Big bus, then small bus, then van, then small bus, then van, then small bus, then big bus. So very confusing. 2 weeks ago, we were at the small bus, then 2 days ago we are back to the big bus. Apparently, the short buses are more…

We still don’t have one, but Hubby is motivated. This week, he is talking to our friend that wants to help!! YAY!! I have my bills down and am working on getting them lower so I can make enough online to pay them. Once we get the bus, we will be out of here in…

We are getting in more and more stuff for the van. I have no idea what most of it is, but it is important! Rob has been studying a lot of electrical diagrams for the solar panels, and the general power needs. I don’t have a clue! Bench power supply Flashlight – yes, I actually…

Had to readjust my thinking this week. When Rob and I first started talking about making a skoolie, we had talked about leaving by the end of the year. Get the bus, fix it up, and just leave. Break the lease if we have to, but just leave. I have had this mindset since we…

I found out the other night that I screwed up the timeline on this venture. Hubby said we would be gone by the end of the year. I thought that if we found what we needed and got it fixed up we would leave then. I just found out that he meant we would be…

We have working solar panels! We won’t use them yet, but we have them! We have a cooler, too! This will be our refrigerator for a while after we get on the road. When we switch to a skoolie, we will have a full size refrigerator. Progress is being made!

Got more stuff in!! We got the solar controller box thing, and some solar panels! We haven’t unboxed the panels yet, Rob needs something else so he can test them to make sure they aren’t broken. I’ll take a picture while he is doing that 🙂

We still want to do this, but are losing motivation. So many vans to look at, but none quite what we want. Especially not in our price range. We started looking at short school buses, they give a bit more width and length than a van. They are even more expensive than the vans!! Everyone…

The Skoolie project isn’t going as fast as we wanted. We realized we needed to get a few things figured out before getting the bus. We need to downsize our stuff. We can’t fit everything we have in a school bus, so we have to find a way to keep what we want or need…

I bet you are wondering what a skoolie is. I certainly did when my hubby brought it up. A Skoolie is a school bus converted to a living space. Very similar to an RV, but the interior is set up to your specifications, and can be changed if you don’t like it. You do it…