This post is for the Thinkers on Skool.
I want to buy a 35 ft bus in a State that doesn't use Salt on the roads in winter. I couldn't find one in Texas. This is over 200 sq ft of space.
This bus has a Bid for $1,225 so far! It says it has no known issues! And it has a DOT Inspection?
My plan is to buy one of these buses around May or June.
I want to buy it in a State that allows people to live in RV's as their permanent residence, and don't use Salt on the roads in the winter.
I was expecting to pay $3,000 for this type of bus.
The biggest issue I have is way too many of the people living in Cars, Vans, RVs and so on are doing it in a way that is shifty!!! I don't want to live like them.
I am not the brightest crayon in the box, but I know I am sick of the cost of living!!! I can live high on the hog for $1,000 to $1,500 a month.
It can't be don't renting a chunk of grass in a trailer park for $600 a month. Everyone has lost their minds with price gauging!
There are 4 or 5 things needed to get this started.
1. A Bed
2. Power
3. Portable Pot
4. Stove and Propane Tank
5. The Bus
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$1,500 - $3,000: I get the Bus.
I rip most of the seats out to start. I need seating and the Frames of the seats can be the base for a desk/dining table.
$150 A Bed
I use the front half of the bus for my Living space.
A REST ROOM
$50 A Nice Portable Camping Toilet
ENERGY
$800 IPower 10,000-8,000 W Generator (Sam's)
$600-$750 5 (10 if needed) Semi Batteries (Screw Solar)
$500 Two 5,000 W Vevor Inverters.
FOOD STORAGE
$90 A Large 7 Day Igloo Cooler (Sam's).
$230 A 7.5 cu ft Fridge/Freezer (Sam's).
$1,500 Propane Fridge/Freezer (???, ain't sure).
COOKING
$120 Three Burner Propane Stove (Walmart)
$250 100 lb Propane Tank and Propane
$150 Countertop Oven
HEATING AND COOKING
$350 Small Wood Burning Stove
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I make the back half of the Bus a workshop and storage.
Harbor Freight/Menards/Lowes/Home Depot/Sam’s and Walmart
NOTE: Tools And Supplies!
I can handle a Table Saw, Chop Saw, Saw Horses, Jig Saw, Router and Router Table and so on!
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SHOWERS AND WORKOUTS
Planet Fitness
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I really Like certain Aspects of this Bus Conversion. I hate they don’t have a wood burning stove.
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This Bus Conversion is awesome, but no Oven with a wood burning Heater. It should be a wood burning stove/furnace.
Screw Solar!
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The Flooring for the Bus Conversion is well under $300!
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I get it, the 30 Amp Breaker Box, Gray and Clean Water Tank and Water Heater, not to mention Washer and Dryer are serious issues!
I have 5 months to think these through.
My real goal is to set up a living space as cheap as possible to develop an acre of land properly.