Downsizing our lives is becoming more and more popular these days. Tiny houses and RV living are one of the steps that many people take in their journey to slash the costs of their lifestyle. With the popularity of this lifestyle sharply on the rise, ironically the costs to purchase a tiny home or an RVs has skyrocketed in recent years. In an effort to counter this, many have turned to custom and Do-it-Yourself builds to counter the rising costs.
Today, an increasingly popular tiny home option is to convert a school bus, or Skoolies, as they are called. Comparable to RVs in size and operation, they make a perfect choice for anyone with a creative side and a bit of carpentry skill. School bus conversion gives people the opportunity to make something unique that is not offered on the market, a blank canvas to literally make the home of their dreams.
Unconverted school buses, sell for around 3 to 7 thousand dollars on the average. Accounting for the cost of having the interior build to your designs builds often average 25 to 35 thousand dollars to modify a bus to the owner’s vision. Or far less if you have the time and skill to do it yourself. With the modern RV costing anywhere from 40 to 100 thousand dollars it is hard not to see the appeal to the Skoolie movement.
Other Advantages of Skoolie Living
Safer Than RVs
This may come as a surprise to some but when you think about it it makes perfect sense. Skoolies were designed to safely transport children and are incredibly solid vehicles.
Full Time Living
RVs might be great for vacationing in, but it often becomes quickly apparent that they are not designed for full time living. Skoolies can be customized specifically for this job, allowing you to stay off grid for weeks at a time.
More Mobile than a Tiny Home
While most Skoolies come in at a little more than the average size of a tiny home, tiny homes are often built on trailers and require another vehicle to be towed from location to location. Skoolies are ready to go with a turn of a key.
At Downtown Autobody, we have something just for Skoolies. Our facilities features bus-sized auto body and auto painting services. Come on by and show us what you have done with your Skoolie! We look forward to seeing you soon.
