Woman Builds Simple Tiny House out of a Bus for Stealth Camping. 🚐🏚
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- Опубліковано 16 лип 2017
- Erica tells us about her amazing skooli conversion. she built it because she was tired of the corporate world and needed control over her life. she decided to go tiny, first by moving into a boat and then later by buying the bus and converting it into the tiny home that it is now.
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Thank you so much for your help, will be looking at amazon to see what they have. A very fast reply, much appreciated.
You did a great job on this video! You were so respectful and just let her talk and asked about the stove! Love this!
Forrest Stevens wow thats quite a list. Good of you to post. I was hoping to read the name of wood stove as well but guess this is list of stuff on Amazon only list. I will have to watch again a write it down, though not sure what state she purchased? Im in Cal.
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Rob Morrow genius
She is so,articulate, and driven, sweet!
This is Ms. Frizzle after she stopped teaching.
The magic school bus!
Or before..
I painted my shortie bus copper named her the frizz ig @destination.horizon
I love the magic school bus
🤣🤣🤣
It's so nice to see a simple, light and practical build like yours. Very nice. Keep it simple and go!
I'm muliti-functional.... I saw a pretty lady demonstrating great homemade mobile home. Nice job Erica!!!
Get some good fitting magnetic signs that say "Church Bus" and you've got a lot of good parking options, cross-country! Just clear out on Sunday morning, or expect to be put to work!
Dan L 😂😂
Dan L
thats it !!
Empowered📸
That's actually a really good idea.
hahha
She's hot!!!! Love her personality and attitude. Great bus!!!
That's a darn good looking woman. Smart, too.
Extremely clever and industrious. Smart girl.
Very, very ,cool..welcome to the enlightened crowd...good luck to you.
I used to drive this bus for the Dog Ranch! :D
That is too cool. Small world huh Angie?
Where are you on Facebook
Who is the lady with the bus and is she on Facebook
WOW...just beautiful... Bus is nice too
So pretty, scarlet hair with dreads, unusual. Gotta love the blue eyes too.
excellent editing....she is an excellent speaker/communicator....very intentional view. thank you.... blessings, scott
i couldn't agree more
Great alternative to paying high rents . I like the idea of a travelling home . It looks like plenty of room , too.
Wow amazing woman... I’m speechless
Really sweet simple bus. Works perfectly.
Really neat setup, very clean. She Rock's with explaining everything. I really like the way she thinks.
This is fourth bus conversion I've seen without a shower or a toilet. I would love to live tiny, but I'd have to have a toilet and some kind of way to shower.
Toilets are infinite. Look out the nearest window and you will see more than one free toilet most likely. So that isn't a problem. As for showering, most small livers who don't travel solve that with a cheap gym membership. Shower at the gym.
Alternatively, you can just purchase a solar shower.
She showed a compost toilet and a foot operated shower in the bus.
when I bought my bus I'm in planning stages,, and I have enough room to put a shower and toilet, not a priority for everyone. But for me in my age I've got to have one.
No...You can get gym memberships at large chains for 10 to 30 a month. Planet fitness is notorious for their 10 dollar a month prices, and they have showers...
In the back on the left side is a toilet
The face and hair of a beautiful mermaid. Lovely young woman. Very interesting person and her home. Thanks for sharing. Love from San Diego, CA.
You can't get any better than a beautiful redhead xxx cheers
Stunning and functional
Some awesome ideas, like how she kept floor plan open. Mini bus is the way to go!
Love ❤️ your bus build, simple, functional, livable, Home 👍😃❤️🇺🇸.
one courageous adventurous lady. thumbs up!
simply beautiful!
this put me in a good mood that ladys hair is beautiful. good for you. happy trails
How long does It take to make those deed's ??
DREDS.auto correct really pissis me off.
Phew, I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed her red hair. She is very articulate and explains everything clearl. Good on you girl.
Wait till u smell the sweat and ass smell on that scalp lol
Dirty haired people are so sexy
Skoolies are without a doubt the BEST. NO BOUNDARIES whatsoever. Adaptability is the KEY WORD. An inside shower behind the cabinet across from the toilet using an oval shaped mini trough or even a Rubbermaid container is too easy. I can take a shower with a gallon of water.
The cool thing about the troughs are the sturdiness and size to take an actual 🛁 soak. Especially in cool weather. With a big kettle on that stove. Just me but I’ve bailed a boat manually, so with-a door that close just tip and pour.
I wanna graduate to a skoolie one day. I wanna downsize from my RV, travel more, and get back to camping with all this knowledge available to us these days. Y’all are making it so easy for all of us. THANKS MUCH !!!
Simple and cute, very cozy and homey.
Nice hair, real or extension's. Stay happy doll..
This film that you can put on windows that has tiny holes that allow you to see from the inside out but not the outside in... I would choose it white to match with the bus. It would bring you some privacy. Other than that what a great bus' super cool space to meditate.
I lov how this TH is simple and not over crowded with stuff... it is bright and airy.
Not sure how she could find a toilet "unnecessary", but I like what she's done with the bus. Lol.
I would love to have something like this ! I'm 64 and want to travel !!!
linda skinner I'm with you there too! Just looking at her mini bus gave me some idea although I've already have a plan in mind from someone else in UK who purchased a double decker and built his home in that. He's also on UA-cam.
If you think about it, when you are traveling in something like this, you more than likely would stay in campgrounds that have showers, so you would never use the portable toilet, just like she never had. We had a camper for a while, and never did anything inside but sleep. Everything else we did outdoors under the canopy. So you could get away with just having a little 8x5 box trailer that costs 1200 bucks, or a small Transit type van, or even just an air mattress in back of a small SUV. You don't need a big heavy diesel guzzling bus to travel.
linda skinner , I’m 78, female, would love this! It looks safe to me, and I can go to motel if necessary once in a while.
You could use Mcdonalds bathroom, or Walmart whatever. Bathing Luke be more problematic, but def doable.
i don't know if they are really clean at McD and W. Most van dwellers in the US have a years subscription on a gymstudio that has studio's all over the country. in Europe there is even a european gymstudio. those showers are moslty clean and you can workout to if you would like :)
Damn I would love a setup like that!
GREAT JOB, MANY OF THESE VIDEOS ARE SO FULL OF CLUTTER /AND TRASHY ... WAS IMPRESSED, HOW SHE KEEPS ALL IN ORDER, SHE MUST REALLY BE NEAT AND THIS ALSO GIVES HER MORE FEELING OF MORE SPACE ...SMART
beautiful red head...so amazing.
Great bus. I love the wood stove.
I am concerned about whether the wood stove is secured properly. It could prove to be deadly in a very small accident, even a panic stop.
I doubt she'd have a fire going in the heater while the bus is in motion.
Because a couple of hundred pounds of cast iron going 60mph inside the bus is only dangerous if it's on fire?
Well that was my concern. Not whether it was burning, but that would be worse, but that something like that has allot of inertia.
The wood stove seems overkill - dangerous to drive that around
I love your home .... :)
Wow! The bus is beautiful !! Wasn't expecting it to be so loud!
I like that this one is real spacious since she doesn't have lots of items that many people store. A great idea for the sink too. I really like her simple, uncluttered living.
Hell yeah! "No more responsibilities!" Worked too damn hard, for what?! We are meant to live free!
Erica's hair is GORGEOUS!!!..........
Dirty and greasy gives me a boner
Very much luck to this young lady . Inspirational to those who what to do this . Thanx
WOW!!! what a fantastic adventure you have begun
Honey, your bus is awesome!! One suggestion on the toilet, you can make your own compost toilet from a bucket and the cocomoss or kitty litter. It is cheap and very easy. Hubbs Harry and I made one for our camping. we also got a potty chair (for old folks) at an estate sale for 4 dollars - our buckets fits under it very nicely! Maybe look at that option. Oh, and there is NO SMELL at all, you use plastic bags and dump into a compost place (when you use the peat or coco moss) or with kitty litter just dispose like you would dog or baby poop. EASY! Traveling Mercies and God bless you!
Love the simplicity and the layout. I really like that she built it out using preexisting items. Well done!! :)
They didn’t “pre-exit” she bought them. She comes across as an airhead princess.
Aww the paint job looms great and the 7.3 deisles are great and reliable engines that's totally BAD TO THE BONE big thumbs up
Clean,spacious and bright.One of the best van builds I have seen for sure
If Erica needs a Traveling Companion, I am a great cook.
I've never heard of someone getting a severence package when they "quit" their job.
I jokingly say I was paid to not come back! Worked at Ford and took the buy out in '06.
This is the first school bus I see without a school bus-door!
The charming Erica and her beautiful bus are hardly "stealth."^
she was welcomed by the local men no matter where she parked her van.
Just a little hint for your documentation skills: If the people in the video talk about the solar system, show us the solar system. If they talk about the old red color, show it to us :)
You could've worded this better :)
I wish I could get someone to do a video for me to put on their channel.
Well to be honest the man filming is not the one documenting he is just clearly filming. The people who show him their vehicles are the ones documenting so if they want to talk about a certain item then they don’t have to show it if they don’t want to. He can’t force that upon them. It is their home after all.
@@spiceupyourlife7755 How? they said it straight up and not rude at all.
@@sarah-cv8cp My comment was two months ago.
Put hammocks inside !
I want to live this way. Spend the summers in the Canadian Rocky Mountains and spend my winters in Mexico.
Smart design. There is no unnecessary clutter or fire hazards in it. I like to see this with no crap involved in a female space. LOVE IT> :) The stove pipe makes it not so stealth lol...but hey...she is a beauty...the bus and the owner both!
can you tell me how to find the UA-cam video for those magnetic window panels? or share the link? thanks so much
I like it. Clean simple lines. Love the stove and kitchen, great wardrobe and loo idea.
But. Storage? And 7.5l engine? UK fuel prices and emission standards => Very Expensive. OK to park I suppose.
Thanks for the tour, though I too would have liked more focus on the bus and it's facilities
....but no rent, mortgage, or lease to pay, and often no overnight charge.
She's in USA, diesel prices are a lot less than here in the UK.
Darren Boss I think she's Canadian . Bowen Island and Qualicum are locations in British Columbia.
Slick machine and the chic seems to actually know her stuff.
Super clean install !!! I would love to see how she installed the window shades. Great job:)
Nice conversion. Where are the personal things that are needed to live? It looks like she is living elsewhere.
Pamela B Exactly!! shes obviously not living in it yet anyway..she didnt show anything in the drawers, no hanging clothes..even if she was ultimate minimalist shed still have a few kitchen things or somethingggg out in the open..hmmm😏
Amy ~ One of the comments I saw from the guy who posted this video (if I remember correctly), said that she sold the bus right after this. So I think she had already moved out when this video was made.
MC Briggs oh ok that makes sense then🙂
I truly believe she lives alongside her parents place...or perhaps that of a good friend. That is the only way this bus could be long term livable.
with the contractor guys!!! lol
This was interesting. One thing that makes me a little crazy with many UA-cam interviews is that I end up with so many questions that never get answered. It becomes rather frustrating. So what does she do now for a living? Where does she park it? If she doesn't use the bathroom facilities on the bus, what does she use? Any good article/video should answer the questions "who?, what?, where?, when?, and why?" At least, that what what they taught us "old school". Otherwise, good job.
Um...that was then and this is now. You need to do your own research based on your own curiosity. UA-cam is where many videos are to inspire ideas and hope...rather than answer all your personal questions. That being said, I am certain parking is her biggest problem unless she lives on public lands, far from cities or towns. Google "stealth camping" or "boondocking" for more info. The first thing that will be apparent is that this is no stealth camper. It is the opposite. But that is OK...no big deal.
G Henrickson googling boondocking will tell me nothing about this woman's life. Good documentary is good documentary today or in the past.
Those are legit questions from where I sit. Where is her stuff? Other videos I've seen show more things... Her closet is empty, no? Where are her clothes? One on-going question I have is what do people in these situations cook and eat? I think that a video which is telling a person's story can be expected to tell more of it. I understand that telling more may not be what the video purports to do.
There are hundreds of channels and thousands of videos covering all what you ask. No one source can answer it all. You need to do your own research rather than be critical that you were not given all the answers. That is what we were taught in school...especially college.
Hey weirdo, what she does for a living and where she parks at night time, it is none of your business.
Antonio, the extreme 18 wheeler
Very articulate and beautiful young lady. great job with your van and good luck. Coach
Young lady, you are absolutely amazing!! I love everything about your home. It's clean, organized, & well planned. Thank you for sharing.
Hmmm, if I notice siding missing from my house and see a white mini school bus smoking in the area!!! ;-)
Hey, great bus, some concern with that stow. But, it's not a stealth bus
Sweet bus! I love those 7.3 IDI motors. Not all that powerful but completely mechanically injected and simple.
Pretry cool! It's simple and clean!!
Well that was a nice video of a pretty girl.....now can you do one showing the bus?
angie royall haha, was thinking the same. :)
Gareth Hall My thought as well. Not sure what the bottom half looks like.
Uhhh... no. The one of the pretty girl is just fine.
we saw buss u must be in heat.
Bus...?! What bus..??
If I ever pay my house off, I am going to close my house up and buy an RV and travel the US and Canada. Only did limited travel in US mostly the south where I live.
@Gloretha gray: I closed up my house for a year and had a good friend who lived upstairs in my rental apt keep an eye on if for me. It was a great year and I loved it. Coming back after being closed up for a year it took quite a while for the closed up smell to go away. That was a few years ago, now I have a dumpster in front of my house that I'm filling up with stuff from the attic and the cellar and anything else I don't want. Cleaning out, going to sell, buy a van or camper and I'm taking off.
Erica. A real nice woman. Pleasant, Good-natured, Adventursome and Pretty too.
6 inch hotel pan for the sink. but Innovative and beautiful work.
decent simple conversion. Stealth? not very :(
R Montena EXACTLY
Beautiful woman, nice home.
I like the simplicity of this build. I've been watching a lot of van builds and people seem to fill every square inch of the place. I like the openness of this build.
I'd could see myself doing a similar layout with added insulation.
What does she do for food storage?
Couldn't see much other than the girl head and shoulders!
Your hair color rocks out! Red on a vehicle when painting over white is called a bleedthrough color. Next time use black under it to prevent bleedthrough.
Very nice bus! I LOVE IT!!!!!
Awesome idea! You rock!
she needs to paint it Hippy Colors it would be cute
Thanks for not wearing a bra. Meow.
Good for you Lady. Hope all works in your favor.
Very nice and very simple which is what I like.
3 in the tree, or 4 on the floor?
I saw her messing around by the wheel, I think it might be 3 in the tree
Neither. It's an automatic.
idk about having a chimney on a van, I would be afraid of being pulled over for having a mobile meth lab.
1370vj 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
1370vj most people would equate chimney with "woodstove"...tbh,...have never seen a meth lab WITH a chimney...and trust me, there is a wide selection to choose from around here....lol
Walter white would approve😃
if ya not dirty with meth what's your stress
Beautiful, hey bus looks good too!!
Very good idea of lovely house, especially for earthquake areas like West coast.
how do you take a shower?
that's a hipster, they don't shower. 😂😆😁🤣
Just needs a shower and a widescreen tv hooked up to a computer for internet.
Hot spot on phone. You can tether it to your lap top. You do not need a wide screen.
And a Red light to sell her ass at the truck stop
I am so digging the small wood burning stove!!! It gives the tiny bus character. Speaking of character... where are all of her personal items? Clothes, shoes, cookware, etc., etc., etc.? It looks to be rather "cold" .
Awesome. Love these mobile homes.
where do you shower?
Likely gyms, campgrounds, solar showers, spritz bottles and washcloths, wash basin, baby wipes. If you look at a lot of these, like I have, people are innovative and creative with how they use facilities and keep clean.
Jannike Johnsen they also have gym membership
Sebastian Nava - The first thing Janike J listed was ... "gyms."
How old is this video Love? The guy who made her stove has went out of business and has not been answering post in months.
well gosh. All UA-cam videos have a date posted. And there are many small stoves available these days. What is your point?
bulletsholes May have been wrong, but so was your usage of quotation marks is also incorrect. You quoted her entire question to emphasize on the error and failed. 3ith3r w@y !t's YouTub3, so fuck0ff
Gorgeous! Gorgeous! 😍
Oh yeah! So's the bus 😳
When you get down to the basics of what you need, you don't need much - finding that out now, and I'm ready to do this!
Your fabulous and I love your ginger hair it's so gawjus
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I like her conversion, too small for me. I wish you would have shown the front curtain up close. Don't forget to do close ups.
I like how she started off by saying she did it all herself. And then it turns out she did basically none of it.
What a beautiful home. I am in love with how you have designed and decorated it. Safe travels. Namaste.