Sorry I’m commenting again but I was so excited to see you pull out the boxes of stuff that you bought from thrift stores in anticipation of doing your build, again congratulations. This is the way to do it for sure.
So glad to hear you talking about Thrift in your cabinet and then going to habitat for humanity for stuff. I can’t believe the money these people spend on some of the stuff to be part of the whole deal here is to do it is economically as possible. you find lots of good stuff second hand. congratulations you guys, to me you’re demonstrating the essence of van life with the way you’re going about doing what you’re doing. congratulation.
This was inspiring. The kitchen looks absolutely beautiful. I think y'all did a great job.❤ It seems like a lot of items though to have to move when you drive to avoid breakage???
Thanks so much! We don’t drive very often; our goal is to be stationary most of the time. But when we do drive, we plan to tuck all of our items away in tubs between layers of foam.
Such a beautiful kitchen in a skoolie !! ❤ built by such beautiful souls YAY so happy the tile cutter was able to help get this backsplash so fresh it looks incredible ! 🎉 I can’t wait to see the rest of the bus !!
How hard was it to get insurance for your bus? I'm only planning on liability for now, but mine is huge (38ft), I'm also in Washington and have air brakes. I get a lot of mixed answers about CDL and such but I can't imagine it's necessary as it's no longer a commercial vehicle and is registered as an RV.
Hi! No, you don’t need a CDL. We just have liability too, and our only limiting factor was our wood stove. It took us a few tries before we found a plan that worked for us. If you don’t have a wood stove, you should have a much easier time!
I REALLY appreciate what you said about builds taking time. I am looking at school busses to convert right now and I want to leave where I currently live in less than 3 months, so I have a lot of work to do! I hope I can pay a few people to help me with things like electrical, but I will be doing it solo, and possibly in parts- taking it slow, getting it right! I can't wait to begin the process and will follow your progress for inspo ♡
So glad you find our vids helpful! 💛 yes three months is so quick! Good luck to you and remember not to get too discouraged if your build takes longer than you planned. It is such a process! ☺️ we’ll have more videos coming soon!
@@cultivatejoy thanks, I will remember this and have subscribed to see the continuation of your amazing process! I love your build so far, and hope all goes smooth and turns out just right for you ♡
Hey, Nice build so far. I actually started collecting items for our Bus before Buying a Bus! lol I looked on Market place ,Craigs list , Goodwill, and of course Habitat. I'm so happy you found cabinets so cheaply. I check 3 Habitat stores here in Indy, Weekly. And every time they are asking wayyyyyyy too much! They ask for $50.00 for 1cabinet! We have donated to them ourselves in the Past. But I will Give to Goodwill from now on. I know for sure they help People find jobs, and Housing. Sorry for the Rant ,I'll be following your journey!🥰
Hmmmm.... not much insulation. You should watch Chuck Cassidy on you tube. He is a professional in bus reno's. You might pickup up a few tips. Good luck.
@@cultivatejoy Well, I guess you've never heard that because no one would do it. Have you ever seen nails being used in a Car, a truck, an Airplane, a boat, a train, a rocket? I don't even use nails in my old house, it's pretty much the worst thing. If ever you hear a squeaky noise, it's gonna be your nails. Why I know? Because I'm a certified professional Carpenter since 1989. Good luck! 🙂
I'm in the same boat and it's crawling! But I don't get to work on it much. 60+ hour work weeks. Keeps the money rolling in, but doesn't leave enough time to actually spend it the way I want to.
We loved your video. Our kids live North of Seattle, beautiful area. We actually are building a schoolie for our son and we plan on building our own after that. Like you, my wife and I work full time and I am working on my Masters degree. I wish you the best of luck and I will be following your progress. I started a youtube channel for my grandkids to be able to see but have not been real good about filming the process.
Bus life story with Isaac and Leave Her Wild with Jaylena. They are a couple engaged that are building a bus. Great people. You should watch their videos. Love what your doing
Love watching your tiny home project, and love you guys! It makes my heart happy to see the beautiful life you are manifesting for yourselves. Sending much love, and spirit hugs! 💜💜💜
I would recommend not using alcohol, it is hygroscopic and will actually cause rust. Its much better to use something like lacquer thinner or paint thinner or acetone.
How tall are you guys for a headroom reference? I give you credit, the main thing is to be doing it, it doesn't have to be perfect or right or even ideal just be moving forward and learning as you go. I will be honest, I would have done a t&g plywood and made sure to glue it all down and avoided the seam in the middle just to make sure it was SUPER solid but at least you removed the old stuff and are working towards your goals and what you did will go the job.
Appreciate the encouragement! :) We are 5’7”-9”. We probably would have had a hard time lining up t&g plywood to be honest, but we were okay with the seams, as both boards are nailed down to the 2x2 in that spot.
@@cultivatejoy Do you think you'll wish you did a roof raise? I won't have time but being about the same height as you guys I'm not sure I'll care given the amount of effort involved. And, there's more than 1 way to do anything, I don't think perfect should be the goal, I think it should be living your dreams and you're doing that.
@@ZeroEntropy. a roof raise would definitely be too much for us! :) I can’t speak on if we’ll feel cramped once our ceiling is on, but I know we’d never plan to do a roof raise because it’s so much work and jeopardizing the structure of the bus. Thanks again!
It is harder to get insured with a wood stove for sure! We aren't planning to drive our skoolie full time, so it's not a huge deal for us. But advice for anyone building a skoolie for full-time travel: many skoolie people get their bus insured and then install their wood stove (without disclosing it), keeping a savings just in case of disaster (always a good practice) since the insurance policy is essentially voided by their secret stove (just to drive legally). If you want insurance by-the-books, install a diesel heater instead.
🙌 Craftsman Circular Saw 🙌 One of the best tools for a Skoolie build! As far as the music goes, try to keep speech somewhere between -20db (lowest) and -10db (highest) with *underlaying* music around -30db. If we're only hearing music without speech I personally keep mine around -20db. I used to keep my audio levels low but I had to look everything up after I noticed everyone else's videos were much louder than mine. 😂 Looking forward to the next video!
