Bus Build
Articles that include details of our bus build. You'll find how we built our skoolie conversion, including skoolie solar, skoolie plumbing, and other bus conversion tips and tricks we learned on the way!
Our Skoolie Solar System
REReseaerch One of the most daunting aspects of the build, for us, was the skoolie solar system. There’s just so much that we didn’t know – all the necessary components, how much solar to aim for, how big to make the battery bank – the list went on and on. We poured hours of research into the topic. We read blogs and manuals and watched YouTube videos of installs and finally resorted to pulling in help in the from a leading solar company, SanTan Solar. Their experts helped us design the perfect system for our build. Hoping to make your build a little easier, with less research and hairpulling than…
The Coolest Skoolie Bathroom
This article was written for and originally posted by Bus Life Adventure, along with a video explanation on their YouTube with the banner “Coolest Skoolie Bathroom” – a compliment that went straight to our hearts. While I don’t know if ours is the absolute coolest skoolie bathroom ever, I am pretty fond of it. Our bathroom was actually the first part of our build that was set in stone. I’d seen a photo on Pinterest of a concrete wet room-styled bathroom while the bus was nothing but a dream in our heads, and nothing could shake me from the vision after. One of Mike’s big design criteria was that the…
Skoolie Floor Plan and Bus Tour: One Year Later
One of the most fun parts of the school bus conversion process is choosing your skoolie floor plan. Even with the most careful planning and foresight, however, you might find after living in your school bus conversion for a while that changes are in order. We most certainly had ours, and the bus has gone through several renovations since our initial skoolie floor plan was drawn. (You can see our original skoolie layout post here!) As a matter of fact, after a year of living in the bus, there are parts that look completely different from our original skoolie build. We decided an updated skoolie floor plan and bus tour…
