DIY Skoolie Tour
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- Опубліковано 14 лип 2024
- We realized this video has audio issues thanks to comments.
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Interior tour: • Interior SKOOLIE Tour ...
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Exterior tour: • Exterior SKOOLIE Tour ...
Live edge countertops: / @johnkidd2067
Couch concept from: • How to Build a Pull Ou...
Back bumper extension concept from: • Video
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0:00 Intro
1:32 Bus Interior Tour
8:25 Bus Exterior Tour
Skoolies are not my thing although I love watching people’s artistic avenues. And this one is definitely one I’d take if I converted. So nice.
Thanks so much! This was our first try at video editing and afterwards we realized the music was way too loud. Here's a link to the new version where you can clearly hear what is being said if you are interested
ua-cam.com/video/l9fcEl-ncCQ/v-deo.html
The bus is so nice& the solar power connection is so nice and clean
Thank you so much!!
LIKE: Drawer slides for barn door, change lights to LED, bike rack, AC expell position!
the most beautiful efficiently built , spacious skoolie I have seen so far
Thank you so very much! What an amazing compliment to get!
This is a beautiful THOMAS HOME .. congrats! …
Thank you!
Your bus is beautiful and so well thought out.
Thank you so very much!
Looking forward to reconnecting somewhere down the road... Love you 4!
We are so looking forward to that too!! All 4 of us are! 🐕🦺🐕🦺
Love your home and your fur babies
Thank you so much!
I have been watching bus life or van life for over three years and you built a gem. I subscribed and hit the bell
Thank you so so much!! It truly means a lot!
Nice seeing y'all go by🤗
Thanks for looking us up!
You both really pulled it off on the build ! Stay safe out there .
Thank you so very much!!
@@OutsideAndOffgrid you bet ya !
How can I not subscribe! Great job Stewarts. Living the life. Looking forward to more vlogs
Thank you so much!!
Best build i have seen . All for less than 100,00.00 I would guess
Thank you! You would be guessing correctly 😉
Beautiful! So well thought out and cleverly laid out.
Thank you so much!
Absolutely beautiful bus!
Thank you so much!
Thumbs up from NOAH Certified! Nice build guys :)
Thank you!! :)
BEAUTIFUL!!! LOVE THE COUNTER TOPS
Thanks so much!! The countertops are our favorite thing too!
Nice build and home on wheels. Beautiful fur babies 😊
Thank you! Especially for the fur baby compliment ☺️
“I like big MUTTS and I cannot lie” 🐶❤️🤣🤣🤣
AWESOME AWESOME BUILD!!! 1 OF MY TOP 10 FAV!!!
Thank you!!
I absolutely love this rig!! ❤ You all did a great job. Enjoy your travels!
Thank you so very much!
This really is a great bus, great layout, and I love the wood work. Great job! Happy travels.
Thank you so much! We love all the different wood types as well, gives us the warm cozy cabin feel.
Wow! Awesome build! Great video with fantastic explanations & tour... Way to go! Happy adventures... Love you all!
Thank you!! ❤️
Hey guys great video. I’m glad I saw you on the highway. Enjoy Florida.
Thank you!
Absolutely the most beautiful bus I’ve ever seen….
Love your use of pallets and natural stone…
Killer layout, way to go y’all!!!
❤️🙏🏻🥰💕✌️🇺🇸
Thank you! That really means so much!!
Nico😘😍
super well built! Enjoy to the max this gorgeous home on wheels.
Thank you very much!
Wow! This is such a great build. I am constantly reminded that Skoolie builds are going through an evolution, but this is one of the best. It appears that you take great pride in doing good work and keeping your home in tip-top shape. Lucky dogs! Enjoy your journey!
Thank you so much, your kind words really mean a lot to us! Thanks for watching!
im in love???? i love everything about this!!!
Thanks so much!!!
Awesome build. Watch a lot of bus builds but this is the best yet. Very well thought out.
Thank you! That means a lot to us!
Kudos for making the "conscious" decision to follow your dreams!!!!
Thank you!!
So beautiful!! You two did an amazing job!
Thank you!!
Absolutely awesome! You guys did an awesome job. I was in School Transportation for 36 years before I retired. I loved watching what all you did to the bus. Will be watching your videos.
I love seeing the transformations but I think I'd love it even more if I was you and had been in busses often. It's crazy how they can be transformed in such different ways. Congratulations on retiring! Thank you so so much and thank you for watching!!
Ingenious! You two have incredibly great taste!
Thank you so very much!
what a simple and unique bus conversion... I really like the cedar ceiling and floor and also spacious
Thank you so very much! Inside space was very important to us, we didn't want it to feel cramped.
true bcoz if it's not spacious you will feel that you are not comfortable and it blocks the other part
.lovely home you both have created for your family.
Thank you so very much!
Love the bike and solar setup.......so great you got all that storage with the bus at the start.
Thank you so much John! We were definitely lucky to have that advantage!
Nice job! Looks wonderful!
Thank you so much!
That's nice bunch of solar excellent, bunch of water, totally awesome air conditioning. That is my dream build. Well done folks
Thank you so so much!!
Really nice build. Motorcycle securement really interesting, have never seen anything like that. Have fun out there.
Yes we love the motorcycle mount. And thank you, we appreciate it!
Amazing build! Your work is better then most production RV's in the market, very clean wiring and the interior is beautiful!
Thank you so much, what an awesome compliment to receive!
Reallly love the build especiaally the mechanics of the house
Thank you so very much!!
New to your channel but loved seeing your bus build. Looks great!! You put a lot of thought into making it exactly what you wanted.
Thank you so much for watching and for the compliment! It means so much!
Electrical system/layout is awesome. 1400 watts is the way to go. Love that back porch too. I want to do that but make the center lift out so I can get to the garage easier and load/unload stuff faster. You guys knocked this build out of the park.
Thanks so much!! Luckily Hunter worked on electrical/solar as his profession prior to the build so the experience really came in handy for the bus! That sounds like a great idea for your back bumper extension/porch! Good luck and thanks for checking out our video!
Nice design you have some Great features that are never seen Great Job!!!❤️👍🏽
Thank you thank you!!
Excellent fit out love all the beautiful wood & sensibility with equipment …the ladder as ramp, genius! 😀👍🇳🇿😎
Thank you!! Tried to think of things serving more than one purpose!
Very very well done!
Thank you so much!
Love your build guys. Oh oh and the dogs lol
Thank you!! And thanks for complimenting our fur babies!! 🐕🦺🐕🦺
Very nice build.
Thank you!
Love your Design 👏👏👏 Congratulations and Enjoy 🎉
Thank you so much!
Those couches are dope ❤❤❤
Thanks so much!
Just found you guys on the browse page!! Love it!
Thank you so much!!
Very nice. Practical and homey.
Thank you so much!
very nice build
Thanks!!
Just found you and just subscribed! This is awesome, you are doing the right thing!
Thank you so much!!
New subscriber from Melbourne Australia awesome bus
Welcome and thank you so much for watching and especially subscribing!!
Just found your channel and I think I put you over 1000 subs! Congrats! Really nice skoolie. I wish I had that much solar.
Thanks so much for subscribing!! I believe you were 1001! And thank you! Yes the amount of solar is amazing. It's almost double what we had on top of our camper so we're loving it!
Great bus build! You really did a great job!
Thank you so much!!
@@OutsideAndOffgrid you're welcome!
Love the bus. Was hard to hear everything with the back ground music. But loved the layout.
Thanks so much for the bus compliment! And thanks to all the helpful feedback we received, we uploaded a new tour video with no audio/music issues! Please check it out if you'd like to hear everything we're explaining! ua-cam.com/video/l9fcEl-ncCQ/v-deo.html
That utility room with the solar equipment is beautiful to look at😲
Thank you so much!! Hunter installed electronics/solar/batteries and all that professionally for years so the experience really translated well to our bus!
@@OutsideAndOffgrid I was gonna say,if he did that DIY with instructions off the internet, boy he sure does follow directions well..😆
@@rollinabode5222 lol!
Awesome!!
I love your build. It's so inviting and comfortable looking.
I have one subjection though, it was hard to understand you both with the music. If you lower it, then it would be great!
Our next video will be coming out tomorrow, and we definitely changed the audio volume to not overpower the voices. For this one feel free to turn on Closed Captioning if a few parts are hard to hear. Thank you for helping us improve our videos!
Thanks to the helpful feedback we received, we just uploaded a new tour video with no audio/music issues! Please check it out! ua-cam.com/video/l9fcEl-ncCQ/v-deo.html
I would love to hear more about your dog's food! I plan on homecooking my dogs meals when I get on the road and have yet to see another skoolie family doing so and was curious what you feed.
This is what we use southern-bytes.com/how-to-make-easy-homemade-dog-food/
We rotate the meat with each batch from ground beef to ground turkey to ground chicken. It has worked out well but are currently looking into anything vitamins/minerals we should be adding to it.
great job!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you very much!
Very nice
Thanks!
Beautiful!!
Thank you!
A Beautiful Built Rig, Awesome Job💯👍🏾👏🏽👊🏽‼‼‼ Just Subscribed and Safe Travels🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾.
Thank you so much!!
excellent
Thank you!
Look up the watering hole. Its a spill less water bowl for dogs
I will look that up, thanks for the recommendation!!
nice build!
Thanks!!
What an excellent way to bring your 2nd vehicle! So well planned and what a great “mechanical room underneath!
Thank you very much!!
Really nice build out. Well done.:-)
Thank you!!
I love it!😍And your dogs are adorable! #subscribed
Just seeing this. Thank you so much!!
Thanks for the tour. The audio was difficult though. A Lapel mike and lowering the music relative to the voice audio would make your voices much easier to listen to.
Thanks for watching! We took all the helpful feedback we received, and we uploaded a new tour video with no audio/music issues! Please check it out if you'd like to hear everything we're explaining! ua-cam.com/video/l9fcEl-ncCQ/v-deo.html
so many schoolie channels have the music louder than the voices and lasting the entire video /wrists
Thanks to the helpful feedback we received, we just uploaded a new tour video with no audio/music issues! Please check it out! ua-cam.com/video/l9fcEl-ncCQ/v-deo.html
This is the conversion i want it has water filtration system, solar, spacious♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Thanks so much for watching!
Wow! I’m just finding y’all as you get started! What a beautiful build! Love the babies! I think the mini split is a really good choice. This is the most gorgeous design and build I have ever seen! I love all the space. What do y’all do on the road?
Thank you so much for the compliments! Especially for the fur babies 🐕🦺🐕🦺! We are loving the mini split as well as all the other decisions/changes based on what we had in our camper. Since we sold everything we are taking some time to just enjoy traveling and not work. But soon we will be applying for jobs. I was a teacher so I will apply to teach fully online, and Hunter did electronics/solar/batteries and all that professionally so we are throwing around the idea of him doing that for other people on their builds. We are also hoping if we keep working on UA-cam videos that we can eventually get some income that way.
Great Skoolie❤️ #DMV
Thank you!!
Very cool bus… one thing.. where the solar brackets are against the black windows …if you paint them black just where the window is.. would blend in so much better!
Thanks! We actually did think about that when we installed the solar rack but ultimately decided against it.
First of all I love your beautiful pups and would love to hear about the homemade dog food. The inside is perfect...I love the indirect lighting and the air conditioning unit, it reminds me when I lived in Bahrain because that was the first time I had ever seen that type of unit. The bus is really long 36ft is that a typical school bus length also did you need a specific drivers license? Love all the storage, the wood is beautiful. This is by far my favorite skoolie home.
Thank you so much for the wonderful compliments about the bus and especially our fur babies! We really appreciate you taking the time to write something so kind. Yes 36ft is a normal school bus length, and in most states in the US you do not need a special driver's license to drive one.
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Thanks for watching!
Your bus build is very well planned and executed, very impressive. I am interested in maybe swapping out my Thetford flush toilet for the Seperette Dry toilet in my Roadtrek Zion van. Have you been pleased with it as compared to the traditional wet flush in your travel trailer? I enjoy your videos.
Totally recommend the Separett toilet. It is absolutely amazing. No odor, no emptying a urine jug, and no wasted water or black tank
Fantastic bus I would love to create my own. One little recommendation could you turn the background music down a little At times it was hard to hear what you were saying. Otherwise absolutely enjoyed your video love it so much.
Thank you so much! And yes thank you for the recommendation, a few people have said the same and we will definitely keep it in mind when making our next video to avoid that issue again!
Thanks to the helpful feedback we received, we just uploaded a new tour video with no audio/music issues! Please check it out! ua-cam.com/video/l9fcEl-ncCQ/v-deo.html
Love this bus! Well planned and executed. The music playing over your tour was quite distracting.
Thank you! Yes we have heard that from a few people and will definitely keep it in mind when making future videos. We appreciate the feedback! People may have to turn on closed captioning for this video but it won't be a issue in the future now that we know!
Thanks so much for your reply! Looking forward to the next video!
@@OutsideAndOffgrid - I had a hard time with it, too, and finally had to stop the video. I took a look at your next video and must say that the background music was just right. Thank you!
@@annwithaplan9766 Thanks so much! Glad we have it figured out now with the help of the people who commented!
Thanks to the helpful feedback we received, we just uploaded a new tour video with no audio/music issues! Please check it out! ua-cam.com/video/l9fcEl-ncCQ/v-deo.html
Very Nice
Thank you!
I love the rope handle's , they don't hurt when you bump into them. I thought you had to live in a state that you registered your RV in?
Nope, doesn't have to be your home state. Vermont is an easy state to register a bus as a motorhome in. Our home state in Maryland had lots of hoops to jump through. With Vermont you just have to send the bus info and a check. We found instructions this simple process on skoolie.net forums and it worked out perfectly.
Love it but was a bit hard to hear you talk over the audio. Would you mind uploading as unlisted with the music lower or removed? I'd love to get some ideas and inspiration for our build. Great work!
Also would you mind sharing where you got your outside LED lights from? we are looking to replace all of our lights.
Thanks for the feedback, it'll help with our next video! All the taillights and turn signals are off of Amazon. The headlights are JW Speaker 8910 headlights.
Thanks to the helpful feedback we received, we just uploaded a new tour video with no audio/music issues! Please check it out! ua-cam.com/video/l9fcEl-ncCQ/v-deo.html
So many smart decisions! Impressive!
You mentioned "diesel heat", is that only used when driving?
How does it work?
We use it when we are not driving and it uses diesel directly from our fuel tank to heat the bus. If we need heat in the bus, we use the heat from the mini split when plugged in, and we use the diesel heater when we are off grid (which is usually the case). We used it when the evenings in CO got below freezing and it worked very well. It doesn't have the cute ambiance that our cubic mini wood stove had in our camper, but it heats the bus MUCH better.
@@OutsideAndOffgrid Excellent! The mini split is better at cooling, thus you mounted it high. Amazed at the "yacht-like quality" of your systems, their "invisible" wiring/plumbing, and finishes.
Absolutely nice build... Simplicity 🙏👍❤️💯🥰
Very thought out home
Approm. Cost please?
Thanks so much! Our total was 60K. We will be putting out a cost break down video soon showing what was spent where , and areas that others could save $.
Can you post the model of your LED headlights? I still need to replace our old headlights. The heat de-icing feature sounds appealing.
We got the JW Speaker 8910 Headlights. They are pricey. But when you use them every single day and night like we do, it's worth it. The light output is 100% perfect. And we love the heat option also!!!
Super build. Kudos. I'm just getting started on my build and I can see that from the choices you've made concerning your build, we obviously think alike. Would you mind telling me what brand and model your 12 volt fridge is? Also, I'd love to know if you installed the mini split yourselves.
Here's the link for the fridge. It looks like it's on sale now, a few hundred dollars off. I'd jump on that, we paid full price for ours.
www.wayinterglobal.com/products/12-7-cubic-foot-12-volt-refrigerator?_pos=1&_sid=527ff547b&_ss=r
Yes we did the mini split install ourselves, we plan on coming out with a how to video for that in the next couple weeks. We plan on making and uploading it in November.
And thank you!
Love the windows. Have you had leaks?
We took out all the windows and resealed them in with a marine grade caulk, so no leaks!
Nice conversion. Love the wood work and your dogs. What kind are they? Looking forward to following you on your journey. Wondering if you would consider lowering the background music? A little difficult to hear you. Thanks for sharing with us.
Our next video will be coming out tomorrow, and we definitely changed the audio volume to not overpower the voices. For this one feel free to turn on Closed Captioning if a few parts are hard to hear. Thank you for helping us improve our videos! Our dogs are rescues and our bigger one is a German Shepherd/ Dutch Shepherd mix. Our smaller one is a German Shepherd/ Catahoula Leopard Dog mix. Thank you so very much for the kind compliments!!!
Thanks to the helpful feedback we received, we just uploaded a new tour video with no audio/music issues! Please check it out! ua-cam.com/video/l9fcEl-ncCQ/v-deo.html
I'd love to know where you got the caution sticker
We made it ourselves with our vinyl cutter!
Wow, such a beautifully well done conversion! You guys have worked so hard and it has definitely payed off. My word, this is so impressive, every single detail. Amazing!
Please don’t take this the wrong way, but the pop -ups on the left towards the end of your videos are very large and obstruct the video a great deal and I have accidentally clicked on them a quite a few times before getting to finish the videos. I don’t know if you care about likes, but this problem will certainly affect that because I think most people likely wait towards the end to like videos. I’m really not trying to criticize, but it’s frustrating.
Thank you so much for the wonderful compliment and the feedback! It is incredibly helpful. We will take a look at this and edit accordingly.
Beautiful and well thought out. I see you got a thumbs down. My husband just said “what a dick”. He’s laughing, Cheers!
Haha, thank you! He made us laugh too!
Question about the security of your bike and ramp. Is it secure from theft? I'd worry that someone would take it if I wasn't with the bus.
We rarely leave the bus for long, but if someone did mess with it we have security cameras on the exterior of the bus that would catch it happening.
Well done your electrical system looks well done also love the bike mounts set up too.
What company did you get them through?
Thank you! Hunter did electrical/solar professionally for a few years prior to the build so that experience came in handy. The bike mount is a Rick Lock and Load system.
@@OutsideAndOffgrid thank you
*Risk Lock and Load
@@OutsideAndOffgrid okay thank you had to watch your tour of your home again she's beautiful.
How much would you say this whole build has cost you thus far? And How much did you get the bus for initially?
We spent 60k total. There are definitely plenty of areas where cost can be brought down lower when doing a bus build, but we decided we would put everything we wanted into it since it would be our full time home. The initial cost of the bus itself was $2500.
We plan on making a video breaking down the cost and what it was spent on like building materials (built during peak lumber prices), electronics, and big ticket items the bus needed like new tires and lights. (Replacing the tires cost us more than buying the bus did!).
Amazing build! Where did you guys get the cushions for the couch? Were they custom made? I'm designing that same style couch/bed from Mike but am not sure where to get cushions that fit well.
Thanks so much! We measured the couch when it was finished and ordered custom size upholstery foam from www.foambymail.com/conventional-seats-and-cushions.html
We ordered sunbrella outdoor patio fabric for the covers since the dogs are always on them and a friend sewed the covers for us with her sewing machine!
@@OutsideAndOffgrid Awesome, thanks! Did it come with a cover or did you buy one somewhere?
@@AsaRowanTyne We ordered sunbrella outdoor patio fabric online and a friend sewed the covers for us with her sewing machine.
Love the build. I just started my skoolie this month. I live on the eastern shore of Maryland and going to go the Vermont way for registration. I have a 2007 Thomas pusher, I was wandering any tricks on the Vermont registration and where did you get your bus/rv insurance? I currently have RV insurance with Geico on my Fifth wheel RV, but they said they don't cover bus conversions. Thanks in advance.
Congratulations fellow Marylander, that is so exciting! You'll be happy to go with Vermont. So easy. Here is a link for the instructions we followed on an old Skoolie thread for Vermont registration and it worked perfectly for us. www.skoolie.net/forums/f18/how-to-immediately-register-your-bus-as-an-rv-without-conversion-15292.html
We are struggling a bit with insurance. We currently only have liability only because that's all anyone wants to give out. Many people who have full coverage on their busses are grandfathered in but the insurance companies don't want to do full coverage anymore unless it is a "professionally done build" by a company that specifically does Skoolies. Hunter was on the phone with all the big insurance companies last week and got this same answer from each one. But state farm did say that they MIGHT be able to do full coverage, no guarantee, and we are waiting to hear back from them with more info. So that may be your best bet to call your local state farm and ask. If we are able to find a way we will most likely make a video for it explaining what we did.
Thanks for the feedback. We are only interested in liability insurance. Did you get your liability from State farm?
Thanks again
@@sklsout We have it from Good Sam. It was the least expensive we could find for liability only (a little over $400 a year). But that is the base price, without towing and stuff added on. The only reason that we are talking with State farm is because they might do full coverage.