• Today we're featuring the Dixie Tribe skoolie - a bus conversion with a breezy boho cottage feel! Check out this unique school bus conversion! | Since We Woke Up | www.sincewewokeup.com
    Feature Friday

    The Dixie Tribe: Skoolie Feature Friday

    This week for Feature Friday we’re featuring The Dixie Tribe – a skoolie from Bristol, England that masters the breezy cottage vibe and provides the perfect space for the family of four that calls it home. Perhaps the coolest part of this skoolie is the unique way they built their sleeping spaces. When building a skoolie with kids in mind, most people turn to space-saving bunk beds to get the job done. But Rachel and Sam, the bus’s owners, had a different idea that instead gave their little ones the most awesome tiny bedroom ever! Keep reading to learn more about the crew called the Dixie Tribe and their skoolie!…

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    Bus Build

    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…

  • Living in a skoolie in the winter isn't just doable, it can be downright fun and cozy! Click here to learn our best winter RV tips! | www.sincewewokeup.com | Since We Woke Up
    Bus Life

    Living in a Skoolie in the Winter

    As we travel part-time and stay stationary for the other part, we get a lot of questions about living in a skoolie in the winter. I think it’s fair to say most bus dwellers prefer to chase the sunshine and warmer temps. But there are a number of skoolie families (like ours!) that don’t always have that option and have to hunker down in the snow. After one full winter in the bus, I can tell you it isn’t for the faint of heart. Below zero temps, freezing winds, and feet of snow make bus life slightly harder. But it’s also possible not just to make it through the winter,…