SOLD: 1997 International Thomas-Built 36′ Finished Skoolie
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We are selling our fantastic Serendipity because we’re soon retiring overseas and she just can’t swim across the Atlantic with us. This is a turnkey bus, but there’s room for you to make it your own!
We’ve lived in our bus for the past 3 years, working and volunteering in various state parks and campgrounds in the eastern U.S. We love this bus and can’t quite believe it’s time for a new era in our lives. We bought her partially/mostly converted from a couple in North Carolina. The bus originally came from Georgia. We’ve made several changes/renovations to her and have been quite pleased with the results, including bedroom reconfiguration, skylights, shower area, painting the entire outside, and A/C/heating unit installation. The bus has run well every time we’ve driven her, approximately 6,000 miles total in 4 years. Several diesel mechanics who have checked the bus for us over the years have declared it to be very, very clean, and able to run for thousands and thousands more miles. Currently registered as a motorhome in Wisconsin, located in Mount Pleasant (near Charleston), South Carolina.
Bus Description
1997 International
Thomas-built dog nose, 11-window
Air brakes
Alison transmission
198,000 miles, runs like a champ; only repair has been oil pump
All 6 tires in good shape with 60% tread
36 feet nose to tail
Inside space approximately 150 square feet, height 6’3”
Interior lower walls insulated
Rear garage space, vented
Two 4.5 gallon propane tanks
Marey inline on-demand propane water heater
Nature’s Head composting toilet
City water hookup (no fresh or grey water tanks, but water pump included)
50 amp shore power hookup can be converted to 30 or 15 (converter included)
Roof has been caulked, sealed, and painted with elastomeric
Two skylights have replaced emergency exits in roof
Laminate flooring (needs replacing in some areas)
Hardwood counters
Redwood drop-down table
Farm sink (regular size, not shallow)
Apartment-sized refrigerator/freezer (top)
Apartment-sized propane oven/stove
Microwave oven
Antique white cabinets/drawers, some with slide-outs for easy access to dishes
Tile shower floor with acrylic walls/ceiling
Separate toilet room
Closet for hanging clothes with pull-out fabric boxes below for clothing storage
One installed 12,000 BTU A/C and heating unit in bedroom, flush with outside of bus and inside acts as bedside table with wood top
Sterilite 3-drawer storage in bedroom as well
One dehumidifier
Full-sized bed platform with storage underneath (memory foam mattress can be included)
Small bookshelves in bedroom
Ikea couch with removable/washable cover
Small painted table/box (top opens for storage; currently portable A/C sits on it)
Blackout curtains in bedroom, simple fabric curtains in living area, run on wire
Including 2 awnings (must be attached to bus with magnets and staked out)
Including electric bbq grill
If needed, we can leave you with full kitchen items including utensils, silverware, dishware for 4, pots/pans and other cookware, Instant Pot, air fryer, and toaster.
