I've Met My Bus

nomifyle

nomifyle

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and its huge and its parked right where I want it on my land. This was thanks to a wonderful person and spouse here on this forum. They picked it up in their state, kept it at their house for a good month and on Friday delivered it to my little ole homestead. It actually does run. It huge and eventually I would like to use it for more living space instead of storage. But for now it will hold all my stuff till I can get another storage situation (which will be awhile, but a girl can dream).

Thanks again TB2k friend, ya'll are the best.

Judy
 
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Barry Natchitoches

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nomifyle said:
and its huge and its parked right where I want it on my land. This was thanks to a wonderful person and spouse here on this forum. They picked it up in their state, kept it at their house for a good month and on Friday delivered it to my little ole homestead. It actually does run. It huge and eventually I would like to use it for more living space instead of storage. But for now it will hold all my stuff till I can get another storage situation (which will be awhile, but a girl can dream).

Thanks again TB2k friend, ya'll are the best.

Judy
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:hdbng: Yippee!! ... :hdbng:
 
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etdeb

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Judy, hope you don't mind me posting the picture.
 

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That's pretty cool! Lots of storage space in that thing, and plenty of living space for two of you if you get that far.

Kathleen
 
Straycat

Straycat

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I admit I immediately started thinking about how one could convert that to efficient living space. Or even just a giant pantry with shelves, bins, etc. Hmmmmmm.
 
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Nuthatch

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Oh my, that looks like fun...and work. Enjoy both!

Did you decide on the radio? Will you be able to weatherize it before the cold comes in? Are you putting it on blocks to save the tires or covering the roof, to save the roof? I am always curious to see how people are creative with these unusual materials.

Congratulations!
 
Dinghy

Dinghy

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My parents used an old bus for their camp for many years. All they had in it was a table and chairs, cupboard and a pot belly stove. Dad made some kind of light that ran from a big battery, and we had lanterns. They took cots and sleeping bags along when we went camping. It was actually really cozy! One of them sure would provide a lot of storage space!!
 
nomifyle

nomifyle

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Nuthatch said:
Oh my, that looks like fun...and work. Enjoy both!

Did you decide on the radio? Will you be able to weatherize it before the cold comes in? Are you putting it on blocks to save the tires or covering the roof, to save the roof? I am always curious to see how people are creative with these unusual materials.

Congratulations!
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I've not decided on the radio yet, I'm gonna wait to see what stations I can get before I make my decision.

Yes, I would like to put the bus on blocks, but for right now it's pretty level so I can put that off for a little while. Just have to drain the radiator and put in some new coolant as far as I know for winterizing, except maybe a little work on some of the windows. A cover, yes, I'd love one for the bus and the camper. I need to figure out some way to secure the doors to deter the local thieves. And its looking better and better that I'm getting a bath shed from our church. It already has a washer, dryer, hot water heater and three showers in it. Our church used it for the teams of church people that came down this way after Katrina for a bath house. We can take two showers out and put in a commode and maybe even a bath tub. But in the mean time I can put my freezer and a full size refrigerator in there.

I've already got several sets of metal shelves and some plastic ones too and they will all go in there for storage organization. I'd like to put a bed in the back end for extra sleeping and the rest for storage for now and ultimately I'm think of using the whole bus for living space. Book shelves for sure, even in the beginning to be able to unpack my 100 boxes of books.

I actually lived in a bus for a few weeks when I was foot loose and fancy free in my adult youth. It was a hoot.

The purchase price of the bus was $1,000, an incredible deal.

Judy
 
Dennis Olson

Dennis Olson

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Remember, glass is a terrible insulator. If you're going to ultimately live in it, you may want to consider pulling some of the windows and replacing them with siding of some kind. And INSULATE, you know? Congrats!
 
bev

bev

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It is heartwarming to read stories on this board of members who have hooked up and met each other's needs in some way.

Congratulations.
 
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Deena in GA

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I've moved it, as you requested. Congratulations, Judy! Sounds like things are really shaping up! I had a friend who lived in a bus for several years with her husband and daughter. It always seemed like a really cool thing to do, although getting used to the limited space in a camper/rv/bus would be hard.
 
nomifyle

nomifyle

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Deena in GA said:
I've moved it, as you requested. Congratulations, Judy! Sounds like things are really shaping up! I had a friend who lived in a bus for several years with her husband and daughter. It always seemed like a really cool thing to do, although getting used to the limited space in a camper/rv/bus would be hard.
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Thanks. I'm pretty sure I'm gonna adapt to the smaller spaces. I've lived in an RV before and did okay. I've got a pretty place to live and I'll be outside a lot, which is what I want anyway.

Judy
 
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