Gauntlet
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Right after I pretty much finished it, including paint and rear deck. 8-9 years later, the paint's a little faded, but keeps the rain off my head
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Thanks! Not just any bus, but a school bus...
I made it taller. Last pic would be Dads 1st bus. Mom, Dad and 5 of us kids used to camp/travel in it. I'm the toe-head on the right.
Right after I pretty much finished it, including paint and rear deck. 8-9 years later, the paint's a little faded, but keeps the rain off my head
Was that last pic from the 50's ?
So you did all that bus transformation work from scratch yourself ?
If so, that was quite an accomplishment and I'm sure it wasn't a one week job
THAT is AWESOME!! Solar power, woodstove, move wherever and whenever you want. How long did it take to build it?
Yes (50's)
Yes, did it all myself. I've said I was a "tinkerer"
See below
I did remove the wood stove, which I hated to. I insulated so well, if I started a fire, even a small one, I had to open the windows, and that was when I was in Indiana, and well below freezing temps are normal trough the winter, and many sub-zero.
I probably spent 2 months just in the lay-out...no exposed plumbing/tanks, self-sufficient, weight distribution (4x165 pound batteries, and 75 gallon fresh water tank) etc. Then the biggest part of a year to build.
I'd actually planned on going out west for the winters while Dad was still alive (he wintered in Florida), but plans changed and I came south for the winters. After Dad passed, I moved down here, bought a small lot, and built a pole barn with laundry, shower, toilet, and a place to park the bus, as well as a shed. So these days, I'm not so mobile.
Gotta love being able to travel, detect and be home wherever you happen to be!
I researched pole barns in the past, if I remember correctly they seem like relatively lower cost than regular construction, here is a how-to link I just found - http://www.pole-barn.info/how-to-build-pole-barn.html
That is a great job. I really appreciate all the time and planning it takes to pull something like this off. Even more awesome is the fact that you are continuing something you did as a family growing up. That's priceless.