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Basic Tools Needed for a Bus Conversion

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It’s becoming increasingly common to convert a charter bus into a school bus or vice versa. Choosing the right bus for your project is the first crucial step in the bus conversion process. At Northwest Bus Sales, we sell high-quality new and used buses at affordable prices. After you have your bus, it’s important to understand the tools you will need to complete your bus conversion before you begin working on it. Here are some basic tools you’ll need to have on hand! A Good Hammer You’ll likely be using a hammer a lot on your bus conversion. We recommend procuring a… Read more »

5 Things People Get Wrong About Full-Time Bus Living

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As the skoolie trend has become more and more of a staple of modern society, people have had many different thoughts and opinions about it. You may not understand the appeal of living in a converted bus, with the thought of having no permanent address making you anxious. Or, you may romanticize skoolie life as a traveler’s dream, picturing endless adventures and indulging in wanderlust. Many people just don’t know much about what it’s like to live in a bus full-time, making it easy for misconceptions to spread. Let’s debunk some of these common myths and learn a little more… Read more »

The “Skoolie” Trend in Bus Conversion America

Mobile adventurers are putting their spin on an antiquated version of the American dream; they’re opting to live by way of school bus. This “skoolie” trend lifestyle is making its rounds through America, with couples and families purchasing used buses and converting them into tiny homes. The tiny home aficionados over at Midwest Wanderers may have topped any decked-out school bus we’ve seen up to this point. Purchased for the pocket change sum of $4,000, the couple transformed an old school bus into a mini utopia, equipping it with a four-burner stove, skylights, and two beds. Another couple from Arkansas… Read more »

See a School Bus Become a Food Truck

A Netherlands based company, appropriately named the Food Truck Company, has devoted itself to repurposing used vehicles for up-and-coming food truck companies. The process of turning a public transport vehicle into a roving kitchen is no small undertaking, and now thanks to a video the company recently posted on their YouTube page, we can watch the whole process from start to finish. This particular bus was converted for the Dutch food truck company Felix.   Food trucks have become hot items on the streets of many American Cities in recent years, offering their patrons fresh and flexible food options at… Read more »