During their intro, when they were talking about how the bus life came about and how quickly it all went down... My parents got married after three months of dating (no, they didn't get knocked up!) and the were together for 34 years until my father passed away. If there's that connection and maturity, it can work! My favorite part was when they said, "Your time is your own," I think that is resounding through younger people now, and it's a much better way to live your life. I killed myself proving I was worthy at my job, and is it still here for me? I especially appreciate how very real this episode was. Some of the buses that are shown are truly out most everybody's reach, and somehow feel a little disingenuous. They are wise to have discovered what is truly joyous and worthy in their lives, and I think that's most important for everyone to have that right to discover for themselves. ✌🏻
Beautifully expressed! When it’s right, it’s right especially when you can communicate well & nurture each other. They really seem to be such a naturally well-matched pair. Also absolutely genuine people; our favorite 💗
Thank you for sharing your parents story! 🥰 I'm glad we're not the only ones wild enough to take leaps of faith and jump into things quickly--it really is true that when you know you know! We are so much more than our jobs, or our possessions! It is such a privilege to work and live on your own time, it's one of the most rewarding parts of this life for us. ✨ So glad our story resonated with you, and thank you so much for watching!
What a lovely & fascinating couple. His cookbook dishes looks Deliz ( amazing how he created it in that tiny space kitchen ) & Her jewelry is stunning !!! I love the flowers in the resin collection!!! Thier sweet doggo🤍🐕🐾 !!! & I especially 💘 the quirky Ladder on the side !!! Having less things helps u focus more on your creativity and passions & they are truly living that ideal !!! Lovely #tinyhouseexpedition ❄🏡🚐❄
Great bud & you are right there is maintenance anywhere & I think now the engine is sorted your overheads will be a lot cheaper overall! Plus you can go where you like. I love your dog 😊🇦🇺
Wow, you have only been making jewelry for a little over a year. Your work looks so professional. As if you have been doing it much longer. Do you sell your merchandise online ? Andy you whipped up Thanksgiving dinner in your bus, I am totally Impressed. The meals in your cook book looks delicious ! You really enjoy cooking it shows. The tiny community is blessed to sample your meals. I'm So happy your both are doing what brings you joy. I wish you both much success in your endeavors.
She’s a natural! ✨ Check her Etsy: l.instagram.com/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fthesweetbeaboutique.com%2F&e=ATPADOf9y9E6Ix3OmprEzCZjOH8FP_9vcPL-dOLWZtYsjOpOtEEs7QiULGzlsS63r8K1OgfLQLmg2shJ2kybu7uDdENa5AHcNT27GQ&s=1
I appreciate your style of presenting the huge variety of tiny houses, Christian and Alexis. As for AJ and Ayana's tiny home, it was a delight. You have shown the world that it's entirely possible to cook your cake and eat it too (so to speak) in your work/play space. Love that you even have a junk drawer. ( : Tory is so precious. Please give her a scratch behind the ears from Nance, a Nor Cali Gal.
Wow you guys are so impressive. Congratulations on making your dreams come true and finding the joy even when life doesn’t go quite the way you’d planned!
Beautiful!! I always wanted to convert a small school bus!! Oh yea, idea 💡 for your High Tec ladder. Convert them to planters, add soil, plants, and you’d have a climbable plant wall!! 😁
life never goes as planned but when a couple just clicks, it makes the challenges less daunting to deal with together. This couple obviously made some rookie errors which can be tweaked on the road (esp with the help of skilled nomads at meet ups), but they've made the best of what life has thrown at them and seem very contented. Living more simply really appeals to me. happy and safe travels!
Love this couple and their sweet little dog. I like the build. Appreciate the honesty on the natures head. You’re the first person that mentioned that. Good to know. I wish you much success in your passions and many happy trails. Thank you so much. From California😎
Thank you for allowing us into your home, simplicity at its best would love your cookbook,as I do most of the cooking in our home 🏡,my wife is at home with a spade and a rake in the garden,it works for us, Wishing you both all the best in the future. Ps Love your dog. Regards from Hereford UK
@@michaeldavies9533 thanks for watching and for the kind wishes! It's a joy and an honor to share our story with you all. 🤗 Kudos for being the chef of the house--its wonderful to have someone around who enjoys cooking! 👨🍳 The cookbook is available on Andy's website: www.thebuslifekitchen.com/shop 👨🍳🤗 P.s.--Tori the pup is feeling all of the love! ♥️🐶
About the gnats in the pooooo. I sprayed peppermint oil in water in the bottom. Added the coco coir. Sprayed more peppermint spray on top of the coir. I heard you can put diatomaceous earth in your coco coir and that will help with the gnats.
We'll have to try peppermint oil! Diatomaceous earth has not been effective for us. We've also heard good things about bacterial larvicides, though we haven't found a brand that works for us yet. Thanks for the tip!
I would love to live like that, but disabled now n don't drive any more. Thanks for sharing n where can I find your jewelry I love what nature has to offer it's a blessing. Happy for you both.. Gigi
I feel ya, Gigi. I've been told there's no reason why I can't get back to was before my disabling injury, but it's hard to see it. I went into this with the most positivity I could, but now I'm just worn out. May happiness and achievement still be yours!❤️
Here's to nature! It really is such a blessing! Thank you for watching, it's such a joy to share our world with you. 🧡 Oh, and a jewelry restock will be posted on the website soon! 🤗
@@letsliveeverywhere4217 Hey y'all - I really like your merch - i"m assuming a separate company is doing your fulfillment. (It w/b seriously hard to do in the van and keep all the stock. 😆) When I went through your merch what I didn't see was hats. That kind of surprised me, but I'm a hat guy. Are they something you thought about and decided not to do or perhaps your fulfillment place didn't/couldn't do hats? Another thing I thought of was iron-on patches (esp. the liveeverywhere), those could be in the size(s) of your choice. I think these w/b easier to produce and sell then say, the embroidered ones. (The Community might be a good customers for those.) I know I'd be interested. 🙂
Your cookbook looks great. I went to the site to check it out. I went to the Japanese section and chuckled at the fruit sandwiches. They don't necessarily eat them for/as desert, they can be lunch. (Tasty but not healthy as the MEAL...lol....) I love your mom's Lemon Chicken recipe. It looks very tasty. Watching you roasting the peppers on the burner made me think of the very first apt I had. My kitchen was sooo small. I went from the one in my mom's house (which was mine because I did almost all the cooking) with all the pots, pans, & gadgets to seriously the bare minimum. We had two plates, bowls, silverware, mugs...lol... But gratefully I had a gas stove. I'm stuck with electric now. I will be buying the book as a Christmas present to myself. 😁
They are so creative! I love that they are doing what they love! I wonder if they could put a fold down extention table to the left of the kitchen. Yes, that sink is tiny!
Oh my God I love these too they're so cute together they keep giggling with each other it's so cheesy and cute and I love their bus and it's so cool you worked at a circus f****** awesome life you guys have good job you did a great job and you look you're really good together actually you seem really good together not not only do you look good together you seem good together
@@TinyHouseExpedition I am older and first thought Marie Kondo (sp) was baloney! But when placing clothing in drawers, it is easier to find items if you place them standing up like file folders. You can see everything and take out an item without moving everthing else. At 63, I put my clothes in drawers this way and it reallly does help. It would also work with towels or anything you would normally stack.
I was wondering about the fridge and stove...if you drilled 2 4 inch holes...side by side...just below stovetop and above the fridge on outside of wood(?) wall...would it ventilate the heat out that both produce so it wouldn't heat up in there so much? Mabey install a small fan in there too to blow the heat out?
Yesss, the hoodie is the coziest thing ever (and a total vibe!) I got it for Christmas and I live in it in fall/winter! It's from a brand called DÉLUC. 🥰
Hi when you cook for people do you get paid money sometimes? Like for a party or anniversary…. Will you be getting a regular larger home soon? Thanks You seem like a nice couple.
We have done a few special dinners for friends' anniversaries and other such occasions (like a six-course dinner for six), but rarely for money. Mostly the money comes from cookbook sales, but we are open to hosting forest feasts.
@@TinyHouseExpedition yes I love their giggles 🤭. I hope to do this one day, possibly in 6 years, when my hubby retires and my last child will have graduated from high school.
@@the.buslife.kitchen Thank you for the reply. I'm trying to source the ceiling material now and finding material that bends sufficiently for the end curves has been a challenge. If you have a source suggestion or product recommendation that would be most welcome. Great build thanks for sharing.
The mechanic told us to sit down before he told us the final bill...😬🤦♀️ Woof, that was a rough one. But hey, we're just out here livin' and learnin'! 🫠
During their intro, when they were talking about how the bus life came about and how quickly it all went down... My parents got married after three months of dating (no, they didn't get knocked up!) and the were together for 34 years until my father passed away. If there's that connection and maturity, it can work!
My favorite part was when they said, "Your time is your own," I think that is resounding through younger people now, and it's a much better way to live your life. I killed myself proving I was worthy at my job, and is it still here for me?
I especially appreciate how very real this episode was. Some of the buses that are shown are truly out most everybody's reach, and somehow feel a little disingenuous.
They are wise to have discovered what is truly joyous and worthy in their lives, and I think that's most important for everyone to have that right to discover for themselves. ✌🏻
Beautifully expressed! When it’s right, it’s right especially when you can communicate well & nurture each other. They really seem to be such a naturally well-matched pair. Also absolutely genuine people; our favorite 💗
Thank you for sharing your parents story! 🥰 I'm glad we're not the only ones wild enough to take leaps of faith and jump into things quickly--it really is true that when you know you know!
We are so much more than our jobs, or our possessions! It is such a privilege to work and live on your own time, it's one of the most rewarding parts of this life for us. ✨
So glad our story resonated with you, and thank you so much for watching!
Calm passion. These 2 will grow old together. Praying for your prosperous success on the jewellery and cookbook. Hugs.
🥹 thank you so much for these kind kind words and wishes, and for taking the time to watch! ✨🙏🧡
So appreciate the sincerity about the life. So many stories are just the best parts.
Love to hear that! It’s always nice to learn what works and doesn’t work so well for folks
What a lovely & fascinating couple. His cookbook dishes looks Deliz ( amazing how he created it in that tiny space kitchen ) & Her jewelry is stunning !!! I love the flowers in the resin collection!!! Thier sweet doggo🤍🐕🐾 !!! & I especially 💘 the quirky Ladder on the side !!! Having less things helps u focus more on your creativity and passions & they are truly living that ideal !!! Lovely #tinyhouseexpedition ❄🏡🚐❄
Thank you very much! We fell in with these genuine, sweet pair (and their pup too!). ☺️ We had the pleasure of eating AJ’s cooking twice-delicious 😋
Aw thank you so much for watching and all your kind words, it is such a pleasure to share our passions and life with you all! ✨🙏🤗
Great bud & you are right there is maintenance anywhere & I think now the engine is sorted your overheads will be a lot cheaper overall! Plus you can go where you like. I love your dog 😊🇦🇺
Really liked this video, this couple and their lifestyle. Thanks to all. 🌺
So glad you enjoyed it! It was so fun filming, and it's such a pleasure to share our little slice of nomadic living! 🧡
@@letsliveeverywhere4217 So nice to receive a reply from you. Blessings from India ❣️🌺
Wow, you have only been making jewelry for a little over a year. Your work looks so professional. As if you have been doing it much longer. Do you sell your merchandise online ?
Andy you whipped up Thanksgiving dinner in your bus, I am totally Impressed. The meals in your cook book looks delicious !
You really enjoy cooking it shows. The tiny community is blessed to sample your meals.
I'm So happy your both are doing what brings you joy. I wish you both much success in your endeavors.
She’s a natural! ✨ Check her Etsy: l.instagram.com/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fthesweetbeaboutique.com%2F&e=ATPADOf9y9E6Ix3OmprEzCZjOH8FP_9vcPL-dOLWZtYsjOpOtEEs7QiULGzlsS63r8K1OgfLQLmg2shJ2kybu7uDdENa5AHcNT27GQ&s=1
I appreciate your style of presenting the huge variety of tiny houses, Christian and Alexis. As for AJ and Ayana's tiny home, it was a delight. You have shown the world that it's entirely possible to cook your cake and eat it too (so to speak) in your work/play space. Love that you even have a junk drawer. ( : Tory is so precious. Please give her a scratch behind the ears from Nance, a Nor Cali Gal.
We greatly appreciate your kind feedback ❤️😊✨
So glad you enjoyed it! 🤗 Tori is most appreciative of the love and the pets! 🐶🥰
Very nice cozy bus home looks cozy peaceful thanks for sharing god bless stay safe
The coziest! ❤️
Wow you guys are so impressive. Congratulations on making your dreams come true and finding the joy even when life doesn’t go quite the way you’d planned!
Thank you so much, Elizabeth! 🙏 The twists and turns seem to be half the fun when it comes to life! 🌻✨🧡
How true that with more space in a traditional house/apartment comes more distractions that can keep us from pursuing our interests.
💯😁😊
Beautiful!! I always wanted to convert a small school bus!! Oh yea, idea 💡 for your High Tec ladder. Convert them to planters, add soil, plants, and you’d have a climbable plant wall!! 😁
Love that idea!
life never goes as planned but when a couple just clicks, it makes the challenges less daunting to deal with together. This couple obviously made some rookie errors which can be tweaked on the road (esp with the help of skilled nomads at meet ups), but they've made the best of what life has thrown at them and seem very contented. Living more simply really appeals to me.
happy and safe travels!
Well said! And cheers to the wonderful nomad community!
Love this couple and their sweet little dog. I like the build. Appreciate the honesty on the natures head. You’re the first person that mentioned that. Good to know. I wish you much success in your passions and many happy trails. Thank you so much. From California😎
Thanks for watching! We'll be in California in just a few days! Happy to share our successes and also our learnings with all of you. 🤗
Hello Liz; thanks for watching! We also experienced nats twice. Not fun. :/
APPRECIATE THE HONESTY!
It’s always so helpful to learn what didn’t work for someone 😄
Thank you for allowing us into your home, simplicity at its best would love your cookbook,as I do most of the cooking in our home 🏡,my wife is at home with a spade and a rake in the garden,it works for us,
Wishing you both all the best in the future.
Ps Love your dog.
Regards from Hereford UK
@@michaeldavies9533 thanks for watching and for the kind wishes! It's a joy and an honor to share our story with you all. 🤗 Kudos for being the chef of the house--its wonderful to have someone around who enjoys cooking! 👨🍳 The cookbook is available on Andy's website: www.thebuslifekitchen.com/shop 👨🍳🤗
P.s.--Tori the pup is feeling all of the love! ♥️🐶
About the gnats in the pooooo. I sprayed peppermint oil in water in the bottom. Added the coco coir. Sprayed more peppermint spray on top of the coir. I heard you can put diatomaceous earth in your coco coir and that will help with the gnats.
Thank you for the great tips! I bet that makes it smell pretty good too 😄
We'll have to try peppermint oil! Diatomaceous earth has not been effective for us. We've also heard good things about bacterial larvicides, though we haven't found a brand that works for us yet. Thanks for the tip!
A bigger bus would mean a bigger kitchen. And a proper bathroom.
The story this couple share makes this one of your better videos. I truly enjoyed it. Thumbs up thanks for sharing. Stay well & safe everyone.
Thank you Thomas 😊✨
Thanks for watching!! Christian and Alexis did a wonderful job capturing our story and our home. So glad you enjoyed it!
@@letsliveeverywhere4217 🤗
Beautiful dog please take care
🐶💕
What an exceptional couple and a very cool bus. Thank you
Appreciate you watching Robin ☺️💫
Thank you so much for watching! It's so fun to share what we've built with you all! 🧡
I would love to live like that, but disabled now n don't drive any more. Thanks for sharing n where can I find your jewelry I love what nature has to offer it's a blessing.
Happy for you both..
Gigi
Thanks for the sweet comment ❤️ find Ayana’s jewelry: thesweetbeaboutique.com/
I feel ya, Gigi. I've been told there's no reason why I can't get back to was before my disabling injury, but it's hard to see it. I went into this with the most positivity I could, but now I'm just worn out.
May happiness and achievement still be yours!❤️
Here's to nature! It really is such a blessing! Thank you for watching, it's such a joy to share our world with you. 🧡
Oh, and a jewelry restock will be posted on the website soon! 🤗
Love your sweet dog.
Tori is a lovely sweetie pie!
Tori is getting all kinds of love!! 🥰 I'll be sure to pass it along! 🐶
Sweet! I love their build and most of all their mindset ♥️
Yes! Their mindset is reflects their freeing lifestyle 💓
I would like your cook book too!
Check it out here: thebuslifekitchen.com/shop/ ☺️✨
Thank you so much for the support! 🙏🧡
@@letsliveeverywhere4217 Hey y'all - I really like your merch - i"m assuming a separate company is doing your fulfillment. (It w/b seriously hard to do in the van and keep all the stock. 😆) When I went through your merch what I didn't see was hats. That kind of surprised me, but I'm a hat guy.
Are they something you thought about and decided not to do or perhaps your fulfillment place didn't/couldn't do hats?
Another thing I thought of was iron-on patches (esp. the liveeverywhere), those could be in the size(s) of your choice. I think these w/b easier to produce and sell then say, the embroidered ones. (The Community might be a good customers for those.) I know I'd be interested. 🙂
Your cookbook looks great. I went to the site to check it out. I went to the Japanese section and chuckled at the fruit sandwiches. They don't necessarily eat them for/as desert, they can be lunch. (Tasty but not healthy as the MEAL...lol....)
I love your mom's Lemon Chicken recipe. It looks very tasty. Watching you roasting the peppers on the burner made me think of the very first apt I had. My kitchen was sooo small. I went from the one in my mom's house (which was mine because I did almost all the cooking) with all the pots, pans, & gadgets to seriously the bare minimum. We had two plates, bowls, silverware, mugs...lol... But gratefully I had a gas stove. I'm stuck with electric now.
I will be buying the book as a Christmas present to myself. 😁
They are so creative! I love that they are doing what they love! I wonder if they could put a fold down extention table to the left of the kitchen. Yes, that sink is tiny!
Sink size is one thing that can really impact the functionality of a kitchen 😅
Hi guys good luck with your adventures hopefully you can build out your kitchen better or on another bus
Thank you for the well wishes! I'm sure we would emphasize the kitchen much more in a future build, but for now the RV sink will have to do 🫠
Thank you! We definitely made a few mistakes along the way, but it gets the job done.
Oh my God I love these too they're so cute together they keep giggling with each other it's so cheesy and cute and I love their bus and it's so cool you worked at a circus f****** awesome life you guys have good job you did a great job and you look you're really good together actually you seem really good together not not only do you look good together you seem good together
A dynamic duo 💕🍻
They appear happy!
Absolutely 😊✨
Love the bus and couple. You could make life easier with some organization.
They seem pretty organized to us 😄 but do you have ideas?
I definitely don't disagree! Organization has never been my strong suit 😬 and that can definitely be tricky with tiny living. 🫠
@@TinyHouseExpedition I am older and first thought Marie Kondo (sp) was baloney! But when placing clothing in drawers, it is easier to find items if you place them standing up like file folders. You can see everything and take out an item without moving everthing else. At 63, I put my clothes in drawers this way and it reallly does help. It would also work with towels or anything you would normally stack.
@@casid9929 good points!
@@TinyHouseExpedition Thank you.
Beautiful simplicity. ❤️
💯💞
Living simply and beautifully is certainly what we aim for! Thank you for watching! ✨🙏✨
I Love this Thankyou
Thanks for the love! ☺️
Animal hooks are so cute!
I was wondering about the fridge and stove...if you drilled 2 4 inch holes...side by side...just below stovetop and above the fridge on outside of wood(?) wall...would it ventilate the heat out that both produce so it wouldn't heat up in there so much? Mabey install a small fan in there too to blow the heat out?
Good ideas!
Found your channel by watching anothejustice spent the past 2hrs binge watching your videos
Love to hear that! Thank you 😊🙏🍻
Wow!!😊🤗👍👍🎶🎵Grand video.
Thanks Linda ❣️
so nice. I love the wood stove.
Wood fire makes every space cozy 🔥✨😊
The wood stove really is such a vibe! Extra nice this time of year as we look toward winter.
This is sooo gooda
Thank you Lovely 💞
So glad you liked it! 🤗
Love this
Thanks Gigi 😊✨
🥰 so glad you enjoyed it!
Cool!!
😁☺️✨
Ahhhhh I love this!! So cozy and your dishes look so good! Gonna go follow on IG!🙌😃
🧑🍳💕
Can confirm, the food is delicious! I've been eating his food for 4 years now and don't plan on stopping...ever...😂🤤
@@letsliveeverywhere4217 Awesome!🙌
Ayana is such a vibe! I need that hoodie! 😍
Thought it was a hoodie either way it’s cute! 😊
Agreed! 😁✨
Yesss, the hoodie is the coziest thing ever (and a total vibe!) I got it for Christmas and I live in it in fall/winter! It's from a brand called DÉLUC. 🥰
@@letsliveeverywhere4217 omg I found it! Thank you so much 🥰 Also beautiful home by the way and the deck is my fave! ❤️
Hi when you cook for people do you get paid money sometimes? Like for a party or anniversary…. Will you be getting a regular larger home soon? Thanks You seem like a nice couple.
We have done a few special dinners for friends' anniversaries and other such occasions (like a six-course dinner for six), but rarely for money. Mostly the money comes from cookbook sales, but we are open to hosting forest feasts.
Interesting gift to bake on the stove top. Have you ever thought about a toaster oven? Put it on your table when using?
Qué hermoso!!!🤩
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lovely build and nice people ,i wish you a happy life and all the best
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what at an awesome couple. best wishes on your journey.
They are such genuine people ❤️
@@TinyHouseExpedition yes I love their giggles 🤭. I hope to do this one day, possibly in 6 years, when my hubby retires and my last child will have graduated from high school.
@@misspimake you got this!
Great build. How did you complete the ceiling. It looks wonderful
Thanks! The ceiling was done with flexiply, and the gaps covered with walnut veneer.
@@the.buslife.kitchen Thank you for the reply. I'm trying to source the ceiling material now and finding material that bends sufficiently for the end curves has been a challenge. If you have a source suggestion or product recommendation that would be most welcome. Great build thanks for sharing.
That waterfall!
Right?! It’s about 10 minutes from our tiny homestead ☺️ such a treat!
Very nice!
This is 4 Sure Gonna b so Good THE🔥🔥🔥👍….
🤘💫❣️
You should get rid of that silly roof deck and add some more solar panels, you are lacking! 🤪
They could at some point but for now it works for them!
😂 you're probably right, lol. But also how can I give up the happy hour/stargazing deck now that we have it?! 😂🫣
Did the bus come with the truck front originally? Where do you get those?
It didn’t, but you can find short bus with a truck or bus front. Check out govdeals.com 😊
How can we buy the book? I would love to support this beautiful couple.
Get it here: thebuslifekitchen.com/product/the-buslife-kitchen-cookbook-paperback/ ☺️😁
Thank you so much for your support!! 🥰🙏
Beautiful ❤️ #BLESSINGS
Thanks for watching Arabeth!
@@TinyHouseExpedition You're Welcome 😊
Are any recipes that are vegan or vegetarian?
Yes! Many vegetarian recipes 😋
Straight from Andy: "it's about a quarter vegan and about half vegetarian!" Wahoo! 🤗
Name of usb shower head ?
Get yourself a comal to roast your poblano peppers! 😉
That takes up precious room & the stovetop works well for him 😄
Water tank totally inadequate? 🥶
Why 🥶? It’s located inside
Meu like é o 692!
$15k on the engine? I can't imagine a Bill that high
Totally insane! In hindsight, they wish they had replaced the entire engine because that would have been less expensive 😅
The mechanic told us to sit down before he told us the final bill...😬🤦♀️ Woof, that was a rough one. But hey, we're just out here livin' and learnin'! 🫠
@@letsliveeverywhere4217 I'm sure it was traumatic!
Inverter and batteries also totally inadequate for people who like to be out in the forest? 😤
Those are quite pricey. They’re making it work 🙃
Not 24 inch. Fyi. Two, 4 inch
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They gentrified hippie busses
These two definitely aren’t wealthy 🙃