skoolie days

[gbstewart]

Hi folks, just a update we are on the road with the bus!! and I have the little Honda mounted on the rear hitch, left home last Monday , been in Toronto area, heading to Ottawa, but 2200 kms on so far, as soon as we get good wifi will post pics, bus is running great
gbstewart

[JakeC]

Awesome!! Can't wait until I'm in those shoes Looking forward to seeing the pics!

[bansil]

Looks at watch...........are you there yet?

[gbstewart]

made it back from our trip, it was short one but a blast did 3740 kms the bus ran like a champ no problems, DW will post road pics heres some of our Honda jazz on mounted on the back, the rack is reinforced with 1/4 steel it wasn't going to break

this is with a bbq cover on it, the bike was strapped on, all was well never moved, I kept an eye on it with the rear view camera

on the last night of the trip the rear a\c packed up, but we still had the front so all was cool, ill replace it soon there cheap at this time of year
more pics soon
gbstewart

[bansil]

cool, good to hear!

[gbstewart]

I repainted the top of the bus around the lights white, I think it looks better then the black

on the way home, a view of lake superior, we too hwy 17 north shore, up and sown the hills great scenery!

and then the weather changed

about 3 hours of rain, poor visibility. we just putted along, tried the heated mirrors and the worked dried up the rain and fog on them.
And boy is it real nice to have your own bathroom after everyone have a bladder busting slushy!!

have a few more pics ill post later
gbstewart

[LuckyChow]

And, that white roof will make a noticeable difference in interior heat as well. Nice pics of the scenery!

[gbstewart]

Originally Posted by LuckyChow

And, that white roof will make a noticeable difference in interior heat as well. Nice pics of the scenery!

yes it will help for heat, on the roof I have a heat reflective paint from homehardware that suppose to keep the heat away, seems to work ok
tks for comments
gbstewart

[bansil]

That chair looks wayyyyy comfy!!

[gbstewart]

yes its comfy, this is my grandson he was with us for part of the trip, now hes in a comfy seat!! (hes booster seat is in there to)

gbstewart

[gbstewart]

Here are some pictures of my holding tank vents, I was asked for some pictures and I figured I would just put then on our thread
this is the black tank vent its pex pipe with a screen on the end

this is the pex pipe coming out of the black tank, theres a 1 1/2 adaptor to pex fitting then it tees off up the floor then out the side its a bit hard to see it cause of the low light

this is the extra vent off the black tank tee, it has a shut off valve on it, but I don't seem to need when dumping

and this is the vent off the grey tank, simple set up seems to work great, so far no smells, and if it did I could just add it to the black vent, but I don't think I have to

so far I have had no problems with this set up its been 3 years, and well used, its all pex line and shark bit, easy to install , and no roof holes.
gbstewart

[turf]

very nice!!!!!

i was curious when you said no roof vent. i dont care to punch a hole in a perfectly good roof if i dont have too.

[gbstewart]

Got the front curtains done to cover the windshield and upper windows of the door looks good one pc hold it up with magnets, I already winterized the bus cause I know we wont be going anywhere for the rest of the year, do to family stuff going on we didn't get much time in this year, but will be working on things over the winter, which includes more out side storage boxes behind the rear wheels and other things over the winter.

this works great they are black out type keeps the sun out.
gbstewart

[gbstewart]

just picked up my xmas present , 2012 chevy sonic dealer demo, this will be our toad for behind bus, Ill have to bring it in this summer and get the tow bar mounting brackets for it, this car can be towed 4 down.

gbstewart

[nat_ster]

I like the car, but poor little thing. The front end of that car is going to hate you.

Some one on here need to build a simple wheel lift like they use on tow trucks. It would fold under the bus when not in use, but would carry the front of the car, taking all the wear off the front suspension, and carry it high enough to keep the rocks from the rear wheels of the bus from destroying the front of the car.

Like this



Nat

[nat_ster]

Nat

[gbstewart]

your right about the front of the car, I think Ill look into those stone deflectors that mount on the tow bar.
I like the ideal of using a wheel lift, that would really work and the frame on a bus would handle it no problem good thinking.
gbstewart

[bansil]

neat Idea I hadn't thought of...mmmmm

[somewhereinusa]

Saw this last summer,





Looks like a lot of weight way out there in back.
Not much detail, I wasn't really taking pictures of the lift.

[bansil]

neat old bus...Duramax...mmmm!