Our home is a school bus that has been converted into a house on wheels. Big Booty Judy, our bus, has a $1000 composting toilet along with several other features that allow us to live off the grid. My Instagram feed (@weliveonabus) is a testament to my love for this bus, the nomadic lifestyle, and taking steps to reach your… Read More »What I Wish I Knew Before I Moved into a School Bus
This first photo is the one you see the most of our skoolie interior. Today, I wanted to give you an idea of what it is like to walk down our hall. Our skoolie interior is divided into 3 sections; living/dining area, bunk house/bathroom, and our room. The door to the right slides open to reveal our shower and toilet.… Read More »Skoolie Interior | Big Booty Judy Bus
What I thought I needed in my skoolie kitchen vs what I actually use in my skoolie kitchen has changed since I wrote this article. Today, I’m going to walk you through the top 10 most used items in our skoolie kitchen. I did not include things like plats, silverware, knives, and utensils in this list. I feel like those… Read More »Our Top 9 Skoolie Kitchen Essentials
Two weeks into our first big journey, our skoolie broke down. It needed the engine rebuilt. I covered all of the highlights on my Instagram account, but today I want to talk about things we learned when our skoolie broke down. We were out of our home for over 6 weeks (we still aren’t back), so this is the short… Read More »10 Things We Learned When Our Skoolie Broke Down
I spent a lot of time worrying about our skoolie floor plan. Part of the point of living this skoolie life is the fact that you can have a space completely customized to your needs. I drew up around 50 versions before finally posting this one. Despite the fact that we were pretty certain we had nailed it down, there… Read More »5 Tips for Designing Skoolie Floor Plan
Skoolie Conversion Update Before we get to the good stuff (the photos) let’s talk about a couple of hold ups. Why? So many people buy these buses and then end up selling them because they run into snags. My hope is that someone comes along and finds that my posts (filled with all of the build delays) grounds them a… Read More »Skoolie Conversion Update: We Have Walls and Bunks
I asked some of my friends who dwell in rolling homes one question: What did you gain by going tiny? When we tell people we are going tiny, the focus often shifts to loss. We did have to sell a lot of items to make this happen! The truth is, there is a lot to be gained by going tiny… Read More »Rolling Homes: What Did You Gain by Going Tiny
Removing School Bus Home Rust Since we never intended to do any of the demo on our school bus home, I wasn’t mentally prepared for what we would find when we lifted the flooring of our skoolie to expose the metal floor. So. Much. Rust. If I had spent any time at all looking at other buses that were at… Read More »Removing School Bus Home Rust
We started dreaming of the perfect skoolie floor plan before we even purchased a bus. Since that first plan, it has changed 2,351 times. That is just a rough estimate of course. The photo below is what we have settled on. That is, until our builder points out the 20 reasons why he doesn’t think it will work. Maybe he… Read More »Skoolie Floor Plan