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I have not even bough my motor home yet but do have questions about RVing for the first time. Like are the hard to maintain? Is it really lonely on the road? Is it best to always have a destination or just wing it?

Good morning, Just bought a used e19 and towing with a 2014 ford flex w tow package. I have seen in this forum that it hasnt been a problem with a flex. (4500-5000lb capacity) I know theres tons of info here but i am supposed to pick it up in 2 days from current owner an hour away. Questions...

Good morning, Camper all my life. Never RVd. At the age where its now or never. Pretty anxious about towing a travel trailer for first time. I guess i need to get all the goodies like weight distribution hitch and brake controller STAT. This forum has been so helpful already in researching...

Hey guys, Needing advice on what bus to buy. I'd like to buy one this summer, but am not sure on what will suite my needs the best. I'm not looking to travel in it, more of a park it somewhere and live in it; but I want it to be a desirable setup for resale value. I'm thinking I need to go with...

Hello all! I believe I have found a bus that fits what I would like but you guys have a wealth of info and may know (do know) more on this one than me. It's a 1992 Thomas Vista From NC, solid frame and body. The seller and I video called and he showed me everything, DT360 engine with 190K miles...

Hello all!, I am extremely new to the scene. With all I've seen doing a conversion seems like a better option for me vs. buying an RV. What would your recommendations be on powerplant and transmission or what video's and guides have key information for me to consider. Currently lining up tools...

Hello all! I won't wore you with the details but a rather rough break up has caused me to re-examine my life and have decided to get closer to nature while working remotely and I believe that a skoolie is going to fit my needs better than an RV. I'm trying to decide what kind of bus I need...

Hi everyone, im Gia :greetings: Currently a college freshman living at home in the wonderful state of New Jersey. I've always been interested in bus conversions/living on the road and with my life flying by, I finally decided to finally act on it. Obviously there are a lot of complications, I am...

Hello all :) I am ignoring all the nay-sayers focused on the difficulty of the task ahead, and instead I am focused on the moment I drive out onto the open road in the creation of my dreams. I welcome all who have well wishes and advice for me! :Thanx:

Hello! I just bought my bus 2 days ago. Her name is Gladys and she is a 2006 International CE200 short bus. I think she’s 25’. I bought her from a private seller that bought her at auction from the Snohomish County School District in western Washington state. I am jumping up and down excited...

Hello all! Gabbie here. My lovely girlfriend and I just purchased our first bus!! We are so excited to start our conversion, but still have a lot of learning to do! I just purchased "Skoolie! How to Convert a School Bus or Van into a Tiny Home or Recreational Vehicle" and am super stoked to get...

Hi guys, Has anyone raised their roof using screws and a custom fabricated extension that fits over where the cut has been made? I recently saw a video and wanted to get some opinions. Thanks

I bought a 1996 turbo diesel e350 with a fiberglass shell. I am now working to clear all the inner fiberglass insulation and unnecessary wires (I took out AC, heater and wheelchair lift.) It will be a simple rebuild into a juice bar with battery operated lights as well as, hopefully, some sky...

Hey everyone! Happy to join Skoolie with my new purchase - a 1973 Ford B-Series Short Bus! I figured I'd just post photos of it and then add photos of what all I'm doing along the way. As of now, the bus's seats have all been removed, some of the windows have been removed for resealing, and the...

Hey everyone, I've been browsing this site for about a week now (as I scour the internet searching and re-searching all the craigslist ads and auctions I can find) and I gotta say everyones advice, humor, and knowledge is a beautiful thing to scroll through. I've been dreaming of one day...

I, as many of you, decided 3 months ago that i wanted to jump head first in this wonderful adventure of rebuilding a school bus into a RV. And i, as many of you, were hits by so many questions, doubts and overwhelm by questions mark along the road of reflexion. And i was so happy to discover...

Hello all and thanks for allowing me to join your community and forum. I just bought my first Skoolie destined Bus last Thursday, it was an auction of the 2002 Freightliner FS65 BlueBird, 35 passenger shorty. Looks great with lots of ground clearance. It was said that the engine needed...

Good evening everyone! Yall can call me Pudge, it has always been a bucket list item of mine to buy a bus and convert it into something that will allow me to dissappear from the real world so to speak and travel the country. I live in a small town in Southeast Texas and I'm also a US Navy...

My wife and I currently live in a 12'x24' tiny home in Hancock, MA. We've been here since August of 2014. It's been an amazing experience! Now we have decided to it's time to try the mobile tiny home and get some traveling in. We have a 2001 Chevy Corbeil Short Bus. It holds 24 Children or...

Hello Everyone, Just purchased a Grand Design Reflection 30BH on Monday. It's my first RV and my family and I are looking forward to "getting out there." I have much to learn and look forward to spending time on these forums and learning from experience, as well. I chose Grand Design because of...

Hello there... We are new to the skoolie community, but excited to learn. Both of us (husband and wife) are perfectionists, so it will probably be a while before we actually start the project. In the meantime, we plan to be super active here, learning every last ounce of knowledge there is to...

Any advice for a 20 year old female just trying to figure out a starting place for this project? I've been searching craigslist for buses but I don't know what a good price is, what is a reliable bus to look at? Can someone with no knowledge in electrical work get this working? Really any...

So hi everyone, I'm new here and am having some serious issues with the thought of electric. I've read some of your post on electric and have no idea what any of that means, I might just get a professional, Anyways I just have a couple questions. What I'll be running Water pump Water heater...

Hello lovely Skoolie people- My name is Katelyn, and last week I purchased a Thomas 1992 school bus. I purchased it partially converted, but it still has quite a long ways to go. My plan is to finish the conversion and make this my full-time dwelling. I'm young and single, and my friends...

Well, with a baby on the way we finally decided to upgrade from our tent to a 2009 1207 pup. The good news is it's in great shape - the bad news is the owners only used it 4 times and were unable to give us a good tutorial. I think we have a lot of the basics down, but we are also overwhelmed...