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In this article, we go through our top 15 Skoolie Mistakes that we had from the day we bought our bus up to today.We are truly excited about the number of people currently entering into the Skoolie Livin community by buying a school bus and starting their conversion.We wrote this article NOT to scare you…This …
There are numbers being thrown around for how much a school bus conversion cost to build is without anyone really taking the time to go into the details.In this article, we are going to dive deep into our skoolie build cost. We of course went beyond our original skoolie budget of $25,000. We listened to …
Top 10 Skoolie Gift Ideas for Skooliers I always loved Christmas growing up, gifting and receiving some of the most anticipated things of the year. But when we started the downsizing process and eventually moved into the bus, I started to enjoy asking for more practical, everyday things.We came up with 10 best gift ideas …
Over 33,660 people as of December 21st, 2022 have taken the Skoolie Size Quiz to figure out the best skoolie size to build. We designed this quiz as we know first hand how important it is to know what the best school bus-size to buy for building a skoolie. You want to fit everything you desire into …
Creating skoolie floor plans is one of the most exciting parts of a skoolie build as you get to put all your ideas together like a puzzle and design the build that fits your desired lifestyle.In this DIY skoolie floor plan guide, we walk you through the tips we have after designing hundreds of skoolie …
Drive a School Bus for the First Time I was pretty nervous about buying and driving a school bus for the first time.This was even after I drove a 25′ Uhaul full of all of my possessions back from California to Wisconsin (straight through the Rocky Mountains Vegas through Utah to Denver Route) after quitting my job …
This is a comprehensive guide on how to get school bus conversion insurance based on months of research and the process of getting insurance for our skoolie. From getting insurance for a new bus you just purchased to cover yourself when you drive it home, to getting full coverage skoolie insurance when you are finished …
We might be biased since we used truck bed liner for our skoolie paint job, but we believe the best skoolie exterior paint is truck bed liner – for good reasons!Painting a skoolie with truck bed liner comes with a host of benefits that regular automotive paint does not provide.In this article we’ll go through: …
Skoolie Spray Foam Insulation Review Living in a Spray Foam Insulated Skoolie – 1 Year Update After 1 year of living in our skoolie with spray foam insulation, we are really glad we went with spray foam insulation in a skoolie compared to the other options out there.We went through a Wisconsin winter with temperatures …
We gathered 15 skoolie build tips for building a school bus conversion. From skoolie floor plan features to options with utilities to knowing how much rust a school bus can have – here are a bunch of tips for building a skoolie to help prevent you from potentially wasting time and money. Tips to Build …