Conversions & DIY

We left you last time as we finished off the deck. This week, it’s all systems go inside with many projects all happening simultaneously.  So, bear with us as we walk you through the organised chaos of when a bus build all starts coming together.   While the outside of the bus is looking all but complete with its brand new rooftop deck and fancy new paint job… the inside is at its raw infancy.  First things first, plug all those holes in the floor.  ...

Super excited to share our deck build with you this week. Aside from the electrical layout planning, we probably spent the most amount of time researching everything we needed to know in order to build it to a strong, safe and durable standard and still have it look good. Our lifestyle is such that most of our time is spent outside of the bus. Our plan for doing a lap around Australia is to follow the sun, which is why this deck was an important decision for us. Imagine stargazing from the roof,...

We knew this bus build would challenge us, so while our spirits were at their highest, we decided to tackle quite a few of the outside jobs first, before moving to the inside of the bus. This strategy also allowed us to keep pondering the question of “What if we did it this way instead?” and gave us faith that we were absolutely, 100% happy with our design choices. So, first things first we decided to paint the outside of the bus. We were going to spray the bus and I had even purchase...

I left you last week at the end of the demolition phase. We couldn’t believe that pulling a bus apart could take an entire week! While items such as the discarded chairs, seatbelts and wall linings went to our local tip shop (the chairs were salvaged into their recycling area) we did keep a box of “spares”. The box contained button covers for panels we had removed that conceal screw heads, there was an array of air conditioning vents, the “break in case of emergency” hammer and vari...

Stripped to an empty shell and built up to become the home on wheels of their dreams, join Samantha and Herb on their very own bus conversion journey to get a real glimpse into the experience from start to finish. Gain valuable advice and the chance to experience the journey with them all over again!