Look above. That used to be a yellow cheese school bus! Man, when I first saw this, I was too interested. I read all the steps, and looked at all the pictures of what Jake Von Slatt did. What he did was buy a cheap school bus (a little more than $2,000) and transform it into a beautiful, homemade RV. I like his homemade RV for a couple reasons:
- He did it cheaply. The bus cost about $2,000, he did most of the work himself (or with his friends), and he got a LOT from the dump, craigslist, or freecycle.
- He reused a lot of materials, thereby creating his RV in a very “green” way (reused bus, materials from dump, reused mess off websites).
- You can see the process of the bus’s conversion. Seeing all the steps it takes is really interesting, and makes me want to (one day) attempt something like this. It’s really cool, so por favor take a look at it.
Anyhoo, enough with my thoughts. Enjoy this video of Von Slatt giving you a tour of his homemade RV that came from a lil’ ol’ cheese bus.
March 5th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
I wish I had that kind of creative talent! That looks really great! I could see myself riding around in such luxury.
March 18th, 2008 at 7:15 am
I wish I had the creative talent too,it looks great!!!!!!
April 4th, 2008 at 9:57 am
Very nicely done conversion and video.
May 14th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
Now all he needs to do is run it on biodiesel and he is good to go. I have been wanting to do a conversion like this for some time although mine would be laid out much differently. I would use it for myself and probably one other person so I wouldn’t need as many dividers. I would also recomend using sliding doors on cabinets and rooms to save footprint. removing those windows and skinning it over with sheet aluminum would also help significantly with wind resistance and weight. You could reuse them to make a green house.
June 21st, 2008 at 9:12 am
Wonderful idea. I was going to do something similar untill I found out you could not insure reasonalble any homemade RV. What insurance company did you use?
June 22nd, 2008 at 4:33 pm
I use USAA, but I’m not the guy who built that RV
I wonder what the going price is for a used bus…
June 23rd, 2008 at 3:16 pm
We’re doing something along those lines with a converted bus, too. We already had several policies with State Farm, and they were able to insure our bus (comprehensive & collision) for a little over $200/year. You just have to prove (usually by the agent sending in pictures) that it’s been converted permanently and you’re not going to use it for hauling passengers any more.
July 25th, 2008 at 6:54 am
My husband and I are about to embark on a project like this. We will be taking the frame off an older travel trailer and building a custom “rolling home” on it. The great thing about this is you can take your home wherever you go. Hurricane coming? Pick up and move. Obnoxious neighbors? Pick up and move. Want to take a vacation, pick up and go. Less to clean, less to heat and cool,I can have a dog without worrying about being able to rent a place, and no property taxes! It’s a no brainer in my book!
July 25th, 2008 at 8:08 am
Wow… let me know how that goes! Good luck on your project, I hope it turns out as well as the bus in the video.
July 28th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Thanks! I will. I’ll send pics when I’m done. My plan is to build my place as self-sufficient as possible. Recycling what I can off the original trailer and solar panels are both definitely part of my plans. BTW - Love your website! I wish more people in Texas were as excited about green living as I am!