We have been looking at other people’s bus conversion on YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest and more for a few years now. As we nail down the details of our floor plan we thought it would be nice to share some of the designs that have inspired us and give them a shout out for their work.… Continue reading Bus Build: 8 Bus Conversions That Have Inspired Our Design – S03E09
Category: Bus Life
Bus Build: Paint the Roof – S03E08
The weather is fast changing in the Midwest and with Winter approaching we decided we should get outside of the bus and work on the roof before temps drop below freezing.We borrowed a power washer from our cousin, cleaned off the roof and while we were at it we decided it was time the whole… Continue reading Bus Build: Paint the Roof – S03E08
Back in the Bus: Building our Floor Extension – S03E07
Coming back to the bus build post honeymoon, we had to attack the problem we left behind. We had to complete the floors in the back, leaving the hatch to the engine accessible, and building up the floor in the front of the bus so it was all one level.Before we left for honeymoon we… Continue reading Back in the Bus: Building our Floor Extension – S03E07
A Break from the Bus Build: Honeymoon in Paris and Crete – S03E05
We worked as hard as we could to get our floors down before leaving for our honeymoon. We managed to get about 75% of the floors down, all that is left to do is the very front and back subfloors of the bus. In the front area we need to build the floor up first,… Continue reading A Break from the Bus Build: Honeymoon in Paris and Crete – S03E05
Bus Build: A Bigger Undertaking Than We Imagined – S03E04
With the batteries charged up again we were able to start the bus! We were so glad that this was a simple fix. From here on out, while we are building out the bus, we decided to always unhook the batteries (not just switch them off) while the bus is stationary for months on end… Continue reading Bus Build: A Bigger Undertaking Than We Imagined – S03E04
Bus Build: Putting Down Subfloors for our Bus Conversion – S03E03
We had carefully planned out how to cut the plywood in order to secure the subfloor down to the metal frame in the floor. Because the inside width of the bus is 8 foot 2 inches, we wouldn’t be able to use a standard 8 foot piece of plywood. See the video and blog post… Continue reading Bus Build: Putting Down Subfloors for our Bus Conversion – S03E03