9 Tips for First Time School Bus Drivers
Driving a school bus seems extremely intimidating if you’ve never driven one before. It is definitely a learning curve but if you apply the following tips, you’ll be on the road in no time. 1. Check all of the mirrors. Make sure that the mirrors are properly adjusted before every trip. Every mirror is like another set of eyes. Make sure to get a good idea of where your blind spots are and what your range of vision is. A good rule of thumb while driving is to check every mirror every 5 seconds and before you slow down. 2. Make sure to perform pre and post trip inspections. Pre & Post…
6 places to buy a school bus for cheap
We know that there is a large number of resources out there for where to buy a bus. Through our research, we are going to list the best places we’ve found. But before the list of places to buy a school bus, we also want to throw out a couple of extra tidbits of advice to keep in mind during your bus search: 1. Look to the south when buying a bus. The northern regions get a lot of snow in the winter. This leads to heavy salts on the roads in these areas. While this is great for improving driving conditions, it really speeds up the process of auto-body…
6 Reasons Why We Chose to Live in a Skoolie
Making the decision to live full-time in a skoolie was definitely not easy. We really had to weigh out the pros and cons of what we were doing. After months of serious emotional struggle, we finally came to the realization that this big life-change was a no-brainer. The way that the stars lined up really pushed us in this direction and we’re very happy it did! Outlined below are the main reasons why we decided that this lifestyle was for us. 1. We accidentally discovered that we prefer minimalism. A couple of years ago when we had baby number two, our daughter Avery, we began to feel quite claustrophobic in…
7 Must-Have Safety Items before starting your Bus Conversion
Believe me when I say that protecting yourself is the most important thing to keep in mind when converting a bus. Here we’ve compiled a list of 7 things that we’ve found to be very useful in regards to preventing any unfortunate mishaps. I don’t know about you, but a tetanus shot does not sound like my idea of fun. 1. Eye Protection I definitely can’t express how important eye protection is! This is probably single-handedly the most important piece of safety equipment and the most essential. When working on a bus conversion, stuff goes flying everywhere. Believe me, it’s not pretty, and if you go blind from getting hit…
Parking the Bus – an Unexpected Challenge
As brand new bus owners, I can tell you there isn’t anything very much more exciting than bringing the brand new bus home; unless your neighbors are the worst. In hindsight, we probably should have had a better plan set in place for when we brought the bus home, but the excitement overcame us and once again we jumped the gun. In my defense, I did call the local police department ahead of time and ask what the parking laws were for the school bus and was told that according to our city ordinance, we could not park anything over 22 feet long on the street. He then mentioned that…
