My parents in 1975 bought a school bus and we lived in it full time on the road pulling a shop trailer making redwood signs for 22 years full time 22 years I was 14 when the started and went on my own at 18-19 years old t thought we where poor now in 2023 I know we lived best life ever key west to Seattle to San Diago to NY. I wish you’all happy trails

This is more about having a good relationship and moving forward , I had a girlfriend that would take a year just to argue about what color we should paint something.

It will be very cosy with this wooden cover. Congratulations. Its so much work.

Love how you are doing this together 👍🏽❤️

Absolutely superb! Outstanding work. Your passion and talent is admirable.

Looks like a lot of fun and a whole lot of work for something that is going to shake a part on the road.

@honestlynate7922

10 ай бұрын

It's the engine I'm wondering about. That's a great price but that's because fixing the engine's going to cost 40 Grand this might have been a lot of work for nothing

Looks fantastic so far!! 👍

Two weeks into the first trip with that thing "I'm pregnant"... Damn, gotta sell the bus now, lol

Awesome rig! Looks great!

All that bending over would have killed my back. Thanks for sharing your experience and hard work!

Your Girl is a bad ass, you’re so lucky and what an awesome family and your great friend to help. Enjoy drive safe. Peace

Молодцы ребята! Девочка вообще герой! 😊 Респект!

Excellent job and beginning. I sort of had a feeling you had some welding experience. Great to see your parents lend helping hands.

Nice job. We did a 40 foot dog nose a couple years ago. They are fun. Best of luck to you both.

You did a great job. Really liked it

That is awesome. Way to go on innovation!

I knew a guy who converted diesel pusher busses to motor homes. The key to putting metal in the windows place, is to heat the metal with sun lamps then drill and weld them in place, when it cools, it will be tight/flat surface.

Nice bro I want to see more of your vlog

Great job guys ❤

Proud of you for no bickering or arguing. Flawless!

@dennis3178

5 ай бұрын

Editing is a wonderful thing 😂

Living the dream 🙏

Огромная, сложная работа. Вы большие молодцы. Благослови вас бог.

Incredible work 😮

Well done!

OMG I can't wait to see!!

A talent!

Hi guys well done so far. You brought some good skills to the job and with help from your family n friends you will save so much money and will know all there is to be able to do repairs. This is a part of your travels and you will be able to look back with great pride. I’ve done similar jobs and wish I still had your fitness and enthusiasm. Keep going. Cheers Laurie from Tasmania oz

I would have liked to watch the footage not in fast motion. Actually in slow motion to watch her. Mannnnnnnnnnnn what a specimen. Wow. Definition of beauty.

@fargoalspach557

Жыл бұрын

Take it easy creepy, why not just run off and find your lotion bottle with your thoughts to yourself. Always has to be that guy. Couldn’t just say wow she’s beautiful and I’m not talking about the bus. ?

@daakrolb

Жыл бұрын

@@fargoalspach557 I was being complimentary! An absolute beauty! Admiring her like a beautiful sunset or mountain scene....

@wowKyl3

Жыл бұрын

Bro wtf... A specimen? Your entire comment is ignorant and predatory. Honestly...wtf dude.

Wow!!! More please!!

Supported fam, keep going guys

Incredible .. love it. Dr William Mount

OH MY GOD!!! Your seats use bolts? I had to grind 4 steel rivets from each of the seats, in my 37ft bus! Huge job.

My dream is also to have a caravan like that..even i don't have a house and i only have that it's really really ok to me to stay there❤️❤️❤️❤️😍😍

This is so cool. I hope to do something similar someday :)

@maddyandzach

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It’s quite the journey!

@davidgust4045

Жыл бұрын

Someday never comes. Do it now.

@repete9156

Жыл бұрын

​@@maddyandzach 🎉😂

Just WOW

Great project! Its goona be sweet!

Good job 👍👍👍

수고하셧습니다 자 이제출발~~~❤

Wow!!!!!!!!!!! Respect!

Salve casal de construtores tá ficando top, está casa.

That's a big job. I'm shore you do for your height. Pray you keep the bus. God bless mick Australia. Just join. Thum up. 👍

amazing work🎉👍

You guys are doing a great job 👍

Well done guys, keep up the great work

@maddyandzach

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Awesome! Hi from Ukraine 🎉

@songwriterscove4515

7 ай бұрын

Hi from America,,, just wondering, are you guys still being attacked?

many thanks guys

That's wicked

Amazing work great job😊😊😊

Great vid

Wonderful 😉

Great job but hey I can’t help but to think… it’s like your journey is actually more preparing than actually traveling.. I hope that you guys will be able to use the bus for the time that is much longer than you guys spent prepping the bus.

I hated removing those tracks in my bus! That was one of the worst parts with the exception of the 10,000 rivets I had to remove. Hahaha

@maddyandzach

Жыл бұрын

Lol that is so relatable haha

😂 skoolie. Sounds so funny.

Dang, those kinds of bluebirds weren’t even made until 2008! Unless it had to hood-swap, which happened to my school’s 112! Fun fact! I used to ride 112

Thanks for the decent background music. Far too many videos have annoying music/noise that HAS to be muted. Great Video!

I love you both you guys have a good vibe together

What is the year and model of the bus, I’m curious cause that seems like a perfect size for me

@maddyandzach

8 ай бұрын

It's a 2008 Bluebird vision. Its 29 feet long!

Longer videos! 👍🏻🇺🇸

Just realized I live in the place they bought the bus from lol

Nice frend

School busses and Uhaul truck's frames, suspensions, and drivetrain are built like tank's. Most have no idea.

The weight of the wood decreases has milage very significantly. Did it to van in late 70s miles per gl.was nuts like 6 pr 8 mpgs. Just saying and in the mountains lololololol 3or4 mpgs. A bus has to be worse. Looks great no question the question is are you driving or docking. That's what will really matter. Financially.

Where did you guys buy your bus?

@maddyandzach

Жыл бұрын

Off the website Govdeals and we got it from a school district in Alabama

I wished my last two years had passed in ten minutes.

I would have just put down new sheathing on the floor and saved weeks of work and back braking labor.

That's really neat to see that being done. Like to see it in a full video, at normal speed. T.V. be like.. Okay!.. We need this bus tore down and rebuilt, and it has too be done in 3 days! 😳 🤬

👍🏻👍🏻the school district called wants their bus back 😄😄😄😄

I am for you all that your so proud of it but I am never going to do that!

👏👏👏

Good 👍

two years in the last ten seconds

👍👍

Great job but mostly I enjoy that you guys live the adventure together I do question the overall weight of the finished home I feel some lighter material could have been used

I'm from India (shillong) 😊😊😊

I have seen old school busses converted into nice camping mobile homes with 2 bedrooms bath kitchen You have to have a plan and follow through

Take out the seats, put carpet in the floor, paint the inside and then decide what you want it to look like inside.

What’s the easiest way to get the bus windows out when they have rivets??

@maddyandzach

10 ай бұрын

Probably an air chisel. If you have an air compressor you just need the chisel attachment and it's not to expensive.

The bus says limestone county are you guys close to Mexia? If so that makes this even more awesome!

@maddyandzach

Жыл бұрын

Sadly no, we got it in Alabama.

@keyshawnchambers6548

Жыл бұрын

@@maddyandzach still love your content either way. I am definitely tuned in and will always remain a subscriber 😊

Amazing how you guys accomplished this in 10 minutes :)

@Zaydengriffin-xs8tm

9 ай бұрын

2years😂

Mais um inscrito.

This is amazing, such a patience and hard work. Did you do this as part time work or full time?

I live in limestone county!

👏👏👍

3,300?! That’s honestly pretty decent

@wendyballenger9034

Жыл бұрын

Gonna find em cheap. Cuz taking them apart and completely redoing the inside is hella expensive

@parkerwatkins1479

11 ай бұрын

I think that about the average right now, from what I've seen lately

@krijadtes

11 ай бұрын

No way you can even find one running for that price. Definitely not one that clean.

@jcauley9

10 ай бұрын

Cost of bus? Wonder what budget was

@krijadtes

10 ай бұрын

A running pre-2005 skoolie with seat rows, little rust, factory paint, working cond... $8000-10000

nobody talks about making these quiet.

Would it have been cheaper in the long run to find a used Greyhound bus and convert it? They are built to handle many more miles.. BTW you guys are doing a great job... If that is Limestone Tn, I'm just up the street...

Why are so many people being rude??? What's the point? Why not be happy for eachother instead of just spreading negativity. The comments are so miserable.

If you dont mind me asking what state was the bus purchased in ?

@maddyandzach

Жыл бұрын

Not at all. We purchased it in Alabama so there wasn't so much rust.

@exclusivenews734

Жыл бұрын

@@maddyandzach nice hope yall have fun

Where were you able to obtain the skoolie from at such a price? Would love to know.

@maddyandzach

Жыл бұрын

We got it at a Government auction site called govdeals!

@amaillem6299

Жыл бұрын

@@maddyandzach Thanks!

Super cool. Love it. What floor heating system was used and was it a worth it?

@maddyandzach

4 ай бұрын

We used an Espar D5e heater and it works amazing! Kept us warm even when well below freezing.

Man these bots are so weird commenting on this about some “mrs.Sonia” and not appreciating the video and the Timelapse of amazing transformation

Why not leave the existing insulated roof/walls/ceiling and the bigger and more numerous windows that are already installed?

@maddyandzach

Жыл бұрын

The bus would be very poorly insulated if we did that. We took all that out and put in spray foam and RV windows so the bus stays warm in the winter and cool in the summer. This is going to be our home so we need it to be comfortable.

@epsanfor

Жыл бұрын

@@maddyandzach Gotcha. Makes sense.

Aren't you insulating the walls/floor/ceiling? I didnt see you putting in any sort of sound proofing either. Surely that will make the bus really echoey??

@maddyandzach

10 ай бұрын

We insulated the walls and ceiling with 2 inches of closed cell spray foam and have 2 inches of rigid foam on the floor. We also put killmats throughout.

@princess1king2

10 ай бұрын

@@maddyandzach Oh I missed that bit 🤣🤣

👍

Why didn’t you go over the rubber floor?

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🇺🇸

I’m thinking why what’s the MPG on that thing

Did you have jobs while doing this or was it part time after work and weekends?

@maddyandzach

10 ай бұрын

We have been in jobs and school full-time, then worked on the bus on the weekends.

Interesting build, but a question... With all the wood in the ceiling, doesn't that make this thing incredibly top heavy? I drive the full size version of these things for my local school district, and just having a bunch of luggage in the students' seats with them makes my bus roll in the corners terribly.

No heat insulation?