If you’re in the process of converting a bus or camper van into a motor home, you’ll need to design the floor plan before you can get into all the other logistics. This step is extremely important as it will determine every other step in the conversion process. The kitchen, bathroom, sleeping arrangements, dining, etc.Continue reading “10 Tips for Designing your Floor Plan”
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How to choose the best vehicle to live in.
Photos by: https://www.generalrv.com/blog/rving-101-rv-types/ Before you can plan your layout and all the details inside your new home, you’ll need to pick out your vehicle. There are many options to choose from when converting a vehicle into a motor home. Refer to your needs assessment above to help you choose the best vehicle for your lifestyle.Continue reading “How to choose the best vehicle to live in.”
10 Signs Bus Life is NOT for You!
I’ve had a lot of people ask me about my bus and tell me they’d like to do the same thing. It’s easy to romanticize life in a bus or a camper van while perusing the artsy pictures on Pinterest and Instagram, but it’s not all rainbows and sunshine. Trying to live in a vehicleContinue reading “10 Signs Bus Life is NOT for You!”
Living in a Bus Step 3: License and Registration
Well, before I can start the actual renovations, I want to make sure everything on my bus is legal. And I ran into a couple of snags in the process. My first concern was whether or not I’d need a special license to drive the short bus and this is what I found out fromContinue reading “Living in a Bus Step 3: License and Registration”
Day 68: The Electrical System in my Bus
We’re still on lock down and I’m still blogging, but today I’m going to recycle an old post. It’s about the electrical set up in my converted short bus. Here’s the scoop: One of the major hurdles I’ve had to overcome is how to do the electricity. There’s a plethora of articles and YouTube tutorialsContinue reading “Day 68: The Electrical System in my Bus”
Day 41: How to Publish and Promote an E-Book
One of my quarantine goals is to finish and publish my first e-book, and I’m proud to say I finally completed the first draft! I’ve been working on it for several months now. It’s a 20-chapter guide for converting a vehicle into a motor home. A few years ago, I bought a short bus onContinue reading “Day 41: How to Publish and Promote an E-Book”
Day 16: Learning to Get Settled
I’m nomadic by nature. I’m used to being in limbo, but boy, don’t it get old? I’ve been more or less living out of suitcases for the past 6 years. I spent 3 years abroad and now it’s been almost 3 years since I’ve been home. But I still don’t have my own place andContinue reading “Day 16: Learning to Get Settled”
Day 90: How the heck am I going to keep my bus warm?
Another recycled post from last winter when I was struggling to find a way to keep my bus warm. Funny how these things don’t cross your mind when it’s 90 degrees outside. Okay, so winter is here. And once again, we got virtually no fall. It was nearly 80 degrees outside a few days ago,Continue reading “Day 90: How the heck am I going to keep my bus warm?”
Living in a Bus Step 12: THE BUS IS FINISHED!!!
My bus is finally finished!!! Well, it’s livable at least. And I’ve hit the road on my first solo-road trip. I’m driving across the west from Missouri to San Francisco, California, and then it’s off to Burning Man. My family had a nice party for me in which we set up everything in the bus. Continue reading “Living in a Bus Step 12: THE BUS IS FINISHED!!!”
Day 81: Living in a Bus Step 11: Safety First!
This is an old post from when I first finished my bus. I can’t believe how long it’s been. My e-book for converting a vehicle into a motor home is almost done and I can’t wait to publish it. In the meantime, here’s my post about keeping safe in a converted vehicle just before myContinue reading “Day 81: Living in a Bus Step 11: Safety First!”
That Hippie Looking Chick 