My Christmas present is the newest addition to our Skoolie. A big bright 40 inch 96×16 LED sign now heralds our destinations. It’s fits perfectly. I mounted it by simply shimming it to the right height with a peice of 2×3″ wood and using a bungee cord to secure it against the window. The sign [...]
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Thanks to the generous donation from Dave at Sign Effects we now have this great awning!! I attached it to the roof by bolting the brackets through the stanchion ribs. It works great! It rolls out about 10 feet and it’s 12 feet wide. Also new is the counter top and sink. I’m still need [...]
So we did it. The first actual trip in the bus. It was a blast. Even though the weather was crummy we still had a blast. We’re not finished of course but there’s no better way to figure out the finishing details of the bus then to start using it. Anyway, there’s more progress of [...]
So we started putting cabinets together and realized two things: 1. Ikea gave us one wrong cabinet. 2. The original kitchen layout wasn’t going to work with or without the right cabinet. So we went back to the drawing board and Kerry came up with what I think is a much better layout. I don’t [...]
So I’ve been very delinquent when it comes to posting. I think the main reason is now that I’m registered and insured, my drive to get finished has kicked up a notch (or ten). I have made much progress, but I’m going to post the older stuff first… Here are some assorted photos from the [...]
I’m now registered and insured. YES! My title showed up yesterday. I took it to my insurance company this morning. They had told me before that they didn’t think they would be able to insure it under Commerce (my normal carrier) but I guess they changed their minds. I hit the RMV a 1/2 hour [...]
I spent all day Sunday making a poop-tank bracket for the black water tank. Today I actually installed it. We now have a pot to piss in. After staring at the odd shaped tank for about 1/2 an hour I finally decided I would make a bracket that would fit the compound contour of the [...]
…still can’t be insured. So the good news is: I got a title that says Auto Home!! YEAH! Auto Home is what Massachusetts calls motor homes. When I originally talked to my insurance company they said this was the key to getting insurance and a camper license plate. Two things I would like very much [...]
No posting sometimes means no progress, sometimes it means I’m too busy making progress to post. This time it’s the latter. This past weekend brought propane (which you already know) and my new little hot water heater, which I haven’t posted pics of just yet. Also new this week: a closet, some paneling in the [...]
Finally got some time today to get back to the bus. Today I wanted to get the hot water working. To accomplish this I needed to make a mount for the propane tanks and a mount for the water heater. I bought a cheap constant hot water heater which I tested Thursday. This unit is [...]
