Interviewer very considerate showed much humility to person's home.

What a sweet man: he even built a bed for his dog. Nice little bus.

@louiejordan7625

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe if your a chick,lol but yeah,nice build!

@nickrachjames

4 жыл бұрын

@@louiejordan7625 he said he has a lady friend that visits and she has the dog.

@bebek5703

4 жыл бұрын

A dog watching human.. scoopy-doo each other

@theresmore2learn516

3 жыл бұрын

And he sews!!! Awesome!

I literally just started school again and want to become a travel nurse and convert a shuttle bus. He just confirmed that this is possible!

@metalman69201

3 жыл бұрын

You go girl!! I want to do the same thing and I wonder what part of the country are you in? I live about 30 minutes from Sioux Falls South Dakota.

shuttle bus is perfect for a 6’4” tall person. love the bed and the kitchen and a faucet.

@TheCruisinCrew

3 жыл бұрын

I found this one of the best DIY builds from my tour collection. I particularly love that he has a working shower. If I was single and building my own, it would be similar to this layout (I'm 6'3")!

I like your style of interview, u don't have that condescending voice. U are calm & humble, makes your guest comfortable. I love the Shuttle bus home ,great idea by RN owner. I want to see more of your work, SUBSCRIBED!😘

@TheCruisinCrew

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your kind words! :)

i was a married mother RN who travel nurses from 1998 to 2017 , not just for single people but for people who want to manage their careers. i like your bus. i used a motor home😊

We have been talking about doing a bus. We live in Tennessee and are hoping to find a bus like this one. My husband is a retired electrician. He is studying for his license in home inspection. So hoping to be working soon. But with his own schedule comes more time to visit family. We have a daughter studying to be a DR. So we want to visit her. Because her workload is too much for her to fly home. Again a bus build is what we think works well for us because it’s not cheap to raise up a doctor. She’s is totally worth it. And I want mind at all being in a small mobile home. Something self contained. Just watching all the videos. We did that before we bought land and did a shed cabin. So this could be the next move for us. We thought about a van build. I’m am ole van momma. I drove all the smart kids to school. I think everyone of the kids who rode with me are studying to be doctors. So proud of all of them. But we need more room. That way our huskies Dakota & Pearl can travels with us. They have a youtube channel and hoping for 1000 subscribers so they can earn money for pets in need. And we are happy my hubby and I are now empty nesters. If we do a bus build I will post it. Our channel is cabin life. We might need to be bus life. I really like this build. The garage is nice. And the shower a must. We will put one in. The hole point is to stay self contained. Out of hotels and public restrooms. Good luck Doug! Wish you all the good things in life! And thank you for all the care you provided your patients. Leslye

Love the build! The two best nurses I've ever had were men.

Just an FYI. If you are interested in learning how to get your A/C to work with solar tune into Gone With the Wynns video called “Off Grid solar powered RV air conditioning-is it possible?” Spoiler alert: yes with the right technology and a serious cash outlay. I say serious because it involves lithium batteries, plenty of solar panels and the appropriate accoutrements to use with it as well as a nifty little device known as an Easy Start (or soft start). So there you have it!

@GodOfReality

3 жыл бұрын

You could do all of that, or you could just have an air intake from underneath the vehicle (where the nearby air is coolest) and better ventilation with some cheap fans.

Cutest nurse I've ever seen ❤️

My friend is going to be a travel nurse...he's trying to decide between RV, bus, camper. Will show him this video

Doug is cute!

I love how you arranged your home. Different than most shuttle buses. Thank you for sharing. Be safe, stay well

@shandelebroyles1099

4 жыл бұрын

Me Too!!

Doug, did a great job designing this bus/home. Very well done.

OMG. I'm also a travel RN. I also built out a Ford bus. I also built a shower into my bus. Good job.

OMG, I had this dude in high school. As I’m researching short bus conversions, I come across this vid and within the first 2 min, I’m yelling for my wife to co e see this, it’s Doug Williams! Great kid that both my wife and I knew quite well. Nothing about his work or ingenuity surprises us. Nice work on the video and way to be Doug. Blue Knob Rocks

Now this is a great build for his being a traveling nurse and there is damand ! And I also have concidered if I ever did study to be an rn it would be a traveling ! So wise I wished I knew how much he has in on a build like this !

I have a friend who is a registered nurse a male. And he has traveled even to the Virgin Islands as a traveling nurse. When he is closer to home he lives out of his live in horse trailer.

Definitely hitting up The ReStore for most of my build 🤗

Awesome idea for the fan ... really smart.

Watching videos as such really reveals the passion and *interest that the individual has for what they have chosen to do (when concerning van life/living mobile) I'm always confused when I come across videos where certain people are complaining/ showing their disgust or disdain for doing what they've chosen to do. 👀I think too many folk do things/subscribe to doing things based on what they see others do, with the belief that they will magically feel and experience all that the person is portraying or really experiencing. Here you can see that this guy is living with passion, purpose and direction that obviously has zero to do with being trendy or getting on board. Truth be told, if you're not passionate about your choices or have real interest in whatever you're involving yourself in, it's probably best that you not do it. As doing that which appears to be trendy and cool, isn't the same as passionately living your life and doing all that resonates with ***your spirit. Cheers to him and his travels.

I really want to do Van life! Never thought of being a travel nurse 😄 taking the RN license exam soon hopefully I pass it 🙈

@TheCruisinCrew

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck for your exam! :)

@garrettlelandhansen7675

3 жыл бұрын

How did you do on the exam?

Thank you for taking care of sick patients! And for going where you’re needed. You are appreciated. Love your build...and if you’re single I doubt you will be for long! Young men like yourself are rare! Stay Well. 😊

DOUG!!!😄 I WAS IN THAT THING!

See a shuttle conversion with a shower, nice overall, thanks for being a nurse, we appreciate you

Wow..very nice ! Excellent use of space.. inside and out. One of the best conversions I've seen.. including full size buses ! If you know what to look for you're not going to fool everyone..but in my opinion it's less about being "stealthy/invisible" than not being a nuisance or eyesore 😉 Great tour as always Chris !

Stay safe and happy travels from one RN to another RN. Love your bus conversion 👍🏾!

the bus and all the installations looks like they were very well maintained. amazing.

Wow this is one of the better builds. I’m looking for one of these to convert. Nice job!

love this dude! radiator fan is very smart

Your van is lovely.

Wow to the wow..He is a smart men living the life...I have seen a lot of small bus this one is the best one I have seen

I love how this looks like an actual home, not a "perfect" show piece you'd see in some interior design mag.... Perfectly practical and well organized 👍😊❤️

@dwilliams3147

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Since everything but the bed was purchased used, the interior is cheap and practical, but definitely not quite ready for instagram 😆

Union. A must!

2:00 - Doghouse in cab - I have the same concept and mine bulges out but provides no organization at all. Typical cookie cutter useless accessory from Ford. I really like what you did to seal up the open section with a FLAT panel and hang what you want on it. Much smarter. This doghouse allows access to the engine for servicing, so needs to be a removable cover, which is what you did. Nice work! I will copy that. Solves my problem. Shower as you walk in - so nice. Wash your feet and doggie feet and no mold issues with the ventilation. Smart! 5:22 - I would move that fire extinguisher elsewhere. Not near a flame, yikes! Great van build. Impressive that you did this yourself, well done! Bon Voyage!

I love his shuttle bus conversion!!!! Super nice, well done!!!!

LOVE THIS GUY!!!! GOD BLESS HIM AND KEEP HIM SAFE

You know, from one nurse to another, I’m impressed with your organization. I’m super organized at work but I leave it there. I wish I could bring it home would make life so much easier! Good luck with your travel nurse adventures!

Love his set up

Wow, one of the best rigs I've seen in a while.....thanks!

Very cool and humble guy. They're hiring nurses in Texas during COVID-19

I like that garage idea!!

Lots of good camper conversion ideas. Doug is a hottie would love to be confined in a shuttle bus on a rainy weekend 🤗

What a great build! Great shower an absolute must. That said also a toilet is an absolute must have. No mention of this whatsoever! I Just subscribed to your Channel. I wonder if that's the same size as a short bus? It looks a little bigger to me. Thanks for sharing

@TheCruisinCrew

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Sue, welcome to the channel. He did have a portable cassette toilet, which was stored in the shower stall... ;) Short busses also come in different length, I've seen 4, 5 and 6 windows. Doug's would probably be considered a 5 window bus...

@ssue4q

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheCruisinCrew 👌 great! T.Y.💗

I really want to connect with Doug, he has some great ideas and I have a shuttle bus I am converting

RN ? RN = selfless, humble, kindness 👍👍 I wish all of society was this AMAZING....live well & be well Sir

Wow!!! That’s beautiful!!!👠🚌👠

Doug you are totally adorable. Wish you came to Ohio.

Love it.

I've always thought those little shuttle buses would make for a decent small RV.

Very comfy, very spacey, love the kitchen top colour. It has a shower. So many don’t. Great build

The stealthiness comes in handy when you can't find a parking space. To cops a shuttle bus parked can look normal and in place when parked in certain parking lots. Hotels, Senior Homes, Hospital parking lots, even on the street in certain areas. The last thing you want as a traveling nurse is having a cop pounding on your door with a flashlight. Picking spots next to other busses, vans, or any business that offers shuttle services.

Your place is so smartly done! I just love it!!! My husband is a nurse...nurses make great husbands...they have a lot of patients😄. I really can’t wait till our grandchildren are all in college so we can travel nurse. p.s., all 3 of our granddaughters are going to be nurses too!!

He did a very good job Very organized and neat

Wow! Nice looking shuttle bus tiny home on wheel. Doug is such a handsome nurse. Love his smile ;)

Wow, nice job! He's got a great balance between work & fun!

@TheCruisinCrew

4 жыл бұрын

I thought he did a great job and balanced his needs and budget... I'm a bit sad I didn't get more wide angle shots (or even stills) of the inside, but it really felt like a mini studio apartment when I stood in there. Hopefully I'll meet him again some day and get an update... :)

@shandelebroyles1099

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheCruisinCrew I wish you had too!! Also don't talk over the people you are interviewing please

Very nice!

Wow! A beautiful home

AWESOME

This is a great Build! I have seen a lot of these and the monitor for the Water i haven’t seen in any builds Bus or otherwise! What a thoughtful build as well! He thought of everything! And it gives me hope cause my husband is his height! 😁❤️

Great rig...awesome ideas! Thanks for sharing.😊

Love the green countertop, makes it look homey.

Great build!!

nicely done.

If Nigel Thornberry was a person.. this will be him 🤦🏻‍♀️ still a lovely home lol

Really well done👍

@TheCruisinCrew

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, this was the best and most practical Shuttle Bus conversion I've seen during my travels! :)

Well planned out nice video

Awesome awesome, thanks dude 💪 I love it 😍, happy trails 😊👍

Very nice.

I don't know how I missed this when you uploaded this but I did. I wanted to let him know that you CAN run AC off of solar. It requires at least 1200W solar and as much battery storage. It does depend on the AC Unit and i would not start it off at the lowest temp and highest fan speed right off the top. Personally, I would put in about 1500W of solar and the same (1500V) in battery power storage, just in case I wanted a drink or to turn a light on. You will need your solar panels in the sun to maximize your input as the AC will eat the power fairly quickly. I don't know that the AC will draw maximum power constantly, i think that it woul level off to 800 or 900W of power. Doing a few things like venting the hotter air out of the bus after closing the curtains and such would cut back on the initial drain and blah blah blah. You're both probably smarter than I am. From what i understand, anything can be powered by solar, you just have to be sure you can support each device's need. You would not be able to run the AC after dark or during heavy cloud cover. I wonder if a 12V DC AC can be found (no, it's NOT backwards). As 12V power is so much more efficient, I wonder if it would require as much. Bob Well of Cheap RV Living did a video with the guy that went over the different data options as well as other tech(ish) options a year or two ago. The gentleman theorized that an AC should be able to run with enough power, and it did. Unfortunately, the heat East of the Mississippi doesn't drop as much at night as in the desert, but in the high desert or even all of the desert DOES get cooler when the sun goes down. And blowing the hot air out of a high window or a roof hatch DOES keep the hot air from building up. I learned THAT sleeping in an attic in 90°+ weather , turning the fan to blow outside cooled the room significantly. Just saying (and saying.....)

@TheCruisinCrew

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yes, no question it can be done, with the right "tech". However his AC was a regular RV unit that uses quite a bit more power. He would need to redesign his whole system to get AC on solar in his rig.

Looks like it could use extra security as well. Bars across the windows inside.

My dream to go ALONE.....WONDER IF MY SOON TO BE X KNOWS. CAN'T wait to start a new life.....HELL A BEGINNING.....41 YEARS OF MISERY NEEDS TO BE EXTINGUISHED

@lmoree00

3 жыл бұрын

Oh snap!

@backyardbraaapn1017

2 жыл бұрын

Did you ever make it out on the road?

Smart build I like it

Very nice! Looks very comfortable and inviting! Thank you for sharing! MommaFaye 🌺

I think it would be nice to have one of these but keep the wheelchair lift as a porch of sorts. Could be fun

Really good episode. What a nice man.

@susieq2cute

4 жыл бұрын

Allen Bell I thought so, too. Very soothing voice. I bet he has a great bedside manner.

Paint all your cabinets the same color👍🏼

Great interview Chris!💗😆✌

@TheCruisinCrew

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Christine, hope you're well! :)

Nice rig

'Nuther great cover of a cool build! ☮️😁✌️🖖🤙😎☮️

I was watching without sound and I noticed that without context, it looks like you keep checking HIM out from head to toe, lol. Anyway this is a nice build, it feels very homey.

@lisathebeautician6489

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing!

@erinknightingale251

3 жыл бұрын

hes cute so i think he was lol

Awesome! I was originally planning to convert a shuttle bus but have decided that my 09 Explorer is a better fit for me. If I had gone with the shuttle bus plan; I would have hoped that it turned out as well as your bus.

Cool

Dawn that's nice!

@blackspawn67

4 жыл бұрын

I meant damn!

That's basically exactly what my bus is. I have the video of mine empty on my channel. I'm still trying to get around to building out the floor to start.

@DeliberateNRandom

Жыл бұрын

Do you have any contact information for Doug?

Das boot!!🤙 🍻

Actually the technology is available for AC working off solar. It takes a lithium battery and a little gizmo called Soft Start. The Soft Start helps with that huge spike of power when the AC fires up. The lithium and solar takes over from there. If you want mire info check out the video made by “Gone With the Wynns” about running an AC on solar. Also the “RV Geeks” have a video about it as well!

@TheCruisinCrew

3 жыл бұрын

That's correct... with enough solar panels and lithium batteries and a small efficient AC unit it is possible. Those typical RV roof units are a bit too power hungry though...

@user-vm5ud4xw6n

3 жыл бұрын

I’m pretty sure the Wynns used their regular AC unit but they had 7 solar panels and IDK how many lithium batteries they used. Obviously with a much smaller unit than a monster Class A coach you wouldn’t need all that. They have since moved all power equipment (solar panels up to 9 now) over to a used 45’ catamaran and are exploring the wet & wild blue yonder!

@TheCruisinCrew

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, we follow their adventures :)

Chris, du hast mir so viele Melodien in meiner Jugend beschert... Immer eine Freude, dich zu sehen! Nice built btw

a 12000 btu mini split AC with 2000 watts of ac on the roof along with lithium batteries would run ....you can run a small 5000 btu window unit on around 700 watts of solar

A Great Home! Being L.E. Am Also EMT Worked With Many In Your Profession. Many L-Z Landings & Take Off's! Hat's Off To Ya! Want To Keep Up w/Ya. Be Safe In Travels & Out & About w/No Breeze Face Mask! Always, Tommy :-)

Perhaps, it's just me but I was floored that you didn't know what a R.N. was. BTW, a L.P.N. is a Licensed Practical Nurse...many of which work as until they finish up their R.N. program. Obviously like Medical Doctors, they need to be licensed in their states to 'practice' medicine. (Ya know, that term just bothers me bad.) Good thing you are on the road for your education.😎

I’ve seen this guy in another Skoolie video.

Your sort of like the doctor on 'Trapper John MD' who lived in an TV in the parking lot on the show. I used to love watching him sun bathe on his roof

@livableincome

3 жыл бұрын

Trapper John must be very small to live in a TV.

Beautiful home, really nice guy! Did I miss the potty 🚽 ? 😂👻🥰 Happy Halloween 🎃

@TheCruisinCrew

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Potty was a compost toilet kept in the shower stall... ;)

Thanks for showing Doug's shuttle bus. Does he have a KZread channel?

@TheCruisinCrew

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! :) Unfortunately Doug does not seem to have a KZread channel ...

I love the conversion me and my hubby’s the looking to build ours soon

Ok, awesome build. Your explanation/reason for why there are fewer male nurses in the field, especially with travel nurses, is untrue and came across in such a narcissistic/sexist manner. As a nurse for over 13 years who travels , and this is something for anyone in this profession who is thinking about becoming a travel nurse. Female or male, your gender plays no role in it or why there is a lack of. Most work through agency and finding an agency that is in good standing. Having to reach out to the H.R departments to ensure they have not had issues with an agency you are looking to work for. Housing, looking for short or long term rentals. The cost of short term renting. If they offer medical care, and if not what the cost is in the state that you will be living in. The one main thing that has caused a huge shortage for both genders in this field is your contract can have you at up to 3 or four different hospitals in a two week time frame. Some states require you to obtain a license for their state, which depending on what state can be as simple as filing with a small fee or filing, having to pay a higher fee, and waiting for the paperwork to go through. The job is rewarding for traveling. If you are able to travel, go for it. The reason that was given by this person is not why there is a shortage of travel nurses.

@FGuilt

4 жыл бұрын

Wow. Triggered much? How bout you let the man have the opinion he's entitled to. You come off as a jerk looking for a fight. Relax.

He boarded over the windows!! How do you do that without getting condensation between the window and insulation??... and then mold? That's the only reason I've avoided thinking about a shuttle bus, is all the windows. Need cabinet space. Love what you've done.

The build looks good - the problem is how you shot the video - there was no wide shot to see the different "areas" in relation to each other. The shower was one of the more impressive aspects of the build, but what I couldn't see how it fit into the space. A close up shot of this, a close up shot of that - it was hard to see the build in any kind of entirety.

@TheCruisinCrew

2 жыл бұрын

I apologize, at the time I didn't have a camera with a wide angle lens... ;)

Its looking good guys any advice for my 1969 raf bedford ambulance/bus im just finishing up the outside about to start inside so any advice would be really cool