Having made many mistakes taking down the first luggage bin, this side went much easier and quicker. We used a floor jack to to hold up a 2×4 that propped up one side of the bins while we unscrewed the other side. It’s still heavy and it came down hard, but it went smoothly and… Continue reading Bus Demolition Day 3: Drivers side Bin Removal
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Bus Demolition Day 2: Bin Breakdown
Having managed to get the luggage bin down on one side of the bus, we set ourselves the task of figuring out how to break them down into smaller pieces and get them out of the bus. There were a lot of wires to cut, fluorescent bulbs to carefully take out, and at times it… Continue reading Bus Demolition Day 2: Bin Breakdown
Bus Demolition Day 1: Overhead Bin Removal
We have settled into our temporary dwelling, Don’s parents basement. Yup, we are in our 40’s and moving back in with the folks! We are so grateful for this support as it allows us time and space to make this conversion happen. And now we begin to build our dream bus. We started with taking down… Continue reading Bus Demolition Day 1: Overhead Bin Removal
Tiny House Bus Conversion – Season 2 Trailer
In our quest for seeking out a more healthy and sustainable lifestyle, we made a plan. Buy a bus and convert it into a tiny home on wheels to travel around Northern America in search of a new place to call home. In our next set of videos, things get real! We dive into the demolition, stripping… Continue reading Tiny House Bus Conversion – Season 2 Trailer
What We Learned Glamping in Our Bus Conversion
We spent a week traveling in our 40ft MCI D3 bus from California to the Midwest. We needed to move all our belongings, our cats and ourselves to the Midwest to begin work on the bus conversion. So why not use the bus as a moving vehicle and our “home” for the week. There were… Continue reading What We Learned Glamping in Our Bus Conversion
Our Maiden Voyage
We packed all our belongings into the bus and before we knew it we were leaving Los Angeles. Don driving the bus while I was driving behind him in the Jeep with all 3 cats. It took us just over a week to drive to the Midwest, mostly along the historic Route 66. We limited… Continue reading Our Maiden Voyage