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08-08-2016, 09:08 PM
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Almost There
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: State College,PA
Posts: 69
Year: 1998
Chassis: ford e350
Engine: 7.3 powerstroke
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Elfie first camping trip
Although not finished by any standard we felt adventures and took her out for a night at a close by campground.
My birthday was coming up also and we thought to celebrate in Elfie
http://www.skoolie.net/forums/member...ture13868.html
We arrived around 4 PM. Did not have a canopy yet so improvised a blue tarp and some repurposed tent sticks.
We named her Elfie but did not have time to properly identify her. To keep in line with PA law it is temporarily c-ool bus. Funny enough many people like that.
It was petty warm and i was nervous about not having an airco going but it turned out OK.
http://www.skoolie.net/forums/member...ture13870.html
We had nice pre-prepped dinner.
http://www.skoolie.net/forums/member...ture13868.html
Later J
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08-08-2016, 09:19 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Oklahoma aka "God's blind spot"
Posts: 2,446
Year: 1989
Coachwork: 1853FC International/Navistar
Chassis: 35' Retired Air Force Ambulance
Engine: DT466, MT643
Rated Cap: 6 souls and a driver
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That right there folks.... Is what it's all about!!!
Only thing missing is the 5 gallon chandelier... I've been making them for years, and use one nightly with a brood lamp & LED bulb... Use paracord and hoist it up into a tree for bug free lighting!
https://www.google.com/search?safe=o...A1ivK010eGM%3A
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I once complained I had no shoes....
Until I met a man with no feet
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08-08-2016, 09:58 PM
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Almost There
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: State College,PA
Posts: 69
Year: 1998
Chassis: ford e350
Engine: 7.3 powerstroke
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thanks for the link. Amazing what one can do with a bucket.
I love the old coleman lanterns, just found a nickel plated one in the trash, Having liquid high flammable fuel around with kids makes me a little nervous.
We are cooking on an induction stove so the lighting will go that route as well. First need to get those solar panels on top.
Later j
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08-09-2016, 07:24 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,835
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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5 gallon buckets are useful for about everything... love the idea as a light spreader.. going to have to try that.. iver got a few white ones...
I use those buckets for all kifnds of stuff.. great for carrying tools upo a ladder, washing cars, as a sub-cooler for my HVAC recovery machine, a table, a stool, a christmas tree stand.... love it
great to take a trip too!!! ive been driving my bus as I build on it... i suppose there are thinbgs i shouldve done but I wanted to be out in my bus rather than have it in pieces in a garage for months and years...
-Christopher
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08-11-2016, 03:40 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: MNT CITY TN
Posts: 5,158
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great to see one in the wild..fun memories are made not bought
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Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.
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08-11-2016, 10:32 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Richmond Virginia
Posts: 932
Year: 1984
Engine: 366 Big block Chevy! :) w/ Stick shift
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Gosh it reminded me of being a kid. Looks fun.
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08-11-2016, 10:34 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Oklahoma aka "God's blind spot"
Posts: 2,446
Year: 1989
Coachwork: 1853FC International/Navistar
Chassis: 35' Retired Air Force Ambulance
Engine: DT466, MT643
Rated Cap: 6 souls and a driver
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If you use a bucket for a light spreader... Drill a hole or two for rain drain, or it gets heavy
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I once complained I had no shoes....
Until I met a man with no feet
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08-12-2016, 10:02 AM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Spring Valley AZ
Posts: 1,343
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Bluebird
Engine: 5.9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 2 elderly children, 1 cat
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Don, Mary and Spooky the cat.
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08-19-2016, 07:15 PM
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Almost There
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: State College,PA
Posts: 69
Year: 1998
Chassis: ford e350
Engine: 7.3 powerstroke
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Elfie trip at AG progress day at Penn State University
The kids and I went for a day trip to Agricultural Progress Event at Penn state University.
We live close by so it would not really count but from the kids perspective it was a trip anyhow.
http://www.skoolie.net/forums/member...ture14010.html
Do notice the doorknob / key aka the magic crystal .
Besides agricultural equipment and technology there was also a small scale bug fair.
http://www.skoolie.net/forums/member...ture14009.html
Our youngest has not developed a fear of the obvious. Although this scorpion is not dangerous as i was told and guess I believed the guy .
We had to drive some gravel and fields so it was a good test to see what would come loose.
later J
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08-19-2016, 09:43 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: N.C.
Posts: 1,136
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Bluebird
Engine: DT466E
Rated Cap: 34
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Elfie
Although this scorpion is not dangerous as i was told and guess I believed the guy
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I hate it when small girls are braver than I am.
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08-20-2016, 12:45 PM
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Almost There
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: State College,PA
Posts: 69
Year: 1998
Chassis: ford e350
Engine: 7.3 powerstroke
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yeah. Me, her dad , was not to keen on it either. I almost could see it in the bug leader eyes. Parents are coward.
It is amazing what indoctrination and a little fear talk has done to us.
Back in the bus she sees and ant and scream BUUUuuuGgggg.
Amazing
later j
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08-22-2016, 09:10 PM
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Almost There
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: State College,PA
Posts: 69
Year: 1998
Chassis: ford e350
Engine: 7.3 powerstroke
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Elfie trip 3 Lake Erie
So we wandered a little further from home. 4 Hours small roads to get to state line between Pennsylvania and New York .
A friend has a camp on the lake and invited us for a visit. We set up camp on his lot. It was pretty warm and humid
http://www.skoolie.net/forums/member...ture14012.html
I had found better tent poles and moved the tarp over the entrance. More shade and easier to get out of the bus.
We also were able to test our cooking set up.
http://www.skoolie.net/forums/member...ture14011.html
As you can see I myself did not do a lot of testing, if I would try it it would not taste good even if the equipment was fine.
The gravitation drinking water tank worked fine. The gray water bucket worked fine. I like to make a solar still that makes drinking water out of gray water. There is a lot of info online.
In the afternoon the kids and dogs played like crazy and in the evening we went for the sunset.
http://www.skoolie.net/forums/member...ture14013.html
Altogether a nice time.
Found all my diesel receipts back and we are doing 13 Mpg.
( see for more technical details the Elf bus E350 Corbeil thread)
later J
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12-04-2016, 10:00 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: pa
Posts: 2,507
Year: 98
Coachwork: 1. Corbeil & 2. Thomas
Chassis: 1 ford 1998 e350 4x4 7.3 2 mercedes 2004
Engine: 7.3 powerstroke & MBE906
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Elfie business trip North Carolina
Had to make a business trip to West jefferson NC and deliver equipment to GE aviation. Decided to use the bus and camp while installing the equipment
Bansil thank you for the Walmart recommendation. That is what I did for three nights. Little rowdy with local kids using the walmart parking lot as their pickup truck meeting spot. It was a super-center and they had no problems.
It was not to cold and with two sleeping bags I was able to stay warm. Better that way because I did not finish my solar PV or webasto yet.
Just before I left I fixed the heater flap so that I actually had engine heat. Traced it back to the actuator. Took it apart and cleaned it out reassembled and it worked.
On the way down from PA to NC I drove at night and did about 50 -55 mph with about 1200lbs equipment loaded in the bus. Back to PA , empty same speed.
Total trip 982 miles and 62 gallons averaging 15.5 MPG.
Not bad
Later J
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12-08-2016, 05:44 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: MNT CITY TN
Posts: 5,158
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Joe,Glad to hear your trip went good, I wish we didnt have prior plans or we would of met for a beverage...maybe next time
Elfie more great pictures, any adventures planned for 2017?
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Our build La Tortuga
Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.
George S. Patton
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12-08-2016, 06:34 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: pa
Posts: 2,507
Year: 98
Coachwork: 1. Corbeil & 2. Thomas
Chassis: 1 ford 1998 e350 4x4 7.3 2 mercedes 2004
Engine: 7.3 powerstroke & MBE906
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Morning Bansil,
yes that would have been nice. I left there at 11 PM and believed the gps that I should drive all the way around taking the larger road. I could have stayed for the night but my work was done and it was getting colder and my heater was not hooked up yet so......
Either way now working on my webasto thermotop and 3500 watt sine wave inverter to get further ahead. We have loose plans to go to skooliepalooza but it is along drive and we have only three weeks assuming I can get all these mods finished in the next 10 days.
We will see
Later J
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12-22-2016, 06:03 AM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Tavares, Florida
Posts: 157
Year: 1996
Coachwork: Bluebird
Engine: Caterpillar 3116
Rated Cap: 78?
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does look like fun, bet the girls love it. mine always loved camping but we didn't have a cool school bus to camp in at that time.
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03-12-2017, 09:41 AM
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Almost There
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: State College,PA
Posts: 69
Year: 1998
Chassis: ford e350
Engine: 7.3 powerstroke
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Elfie goes to Ocracoke 2
Then we had some misfortune with our youngest teeth and we decided that a long trip was out of the question.
That weeks was exceptionally nice at the Outer Banks. We had been there before and decided that it was a nice winter break with 65F.
We stopped at a Oral surgeon on the road and had 6 teeth removed and continued our trip to Harrisburg and spend some time at the large outdoor store with the huge aquarium. After that we drove thru the night, slept at a rest area beyond Washington and arrived next day in hatteras at Kitty Hawk info center.
http://www.skoolie.net/forums/member...ture15372.html
The solar panels were not completely fastened and the thrird one is not on yet but it did not come off.
Moved on to a random day use area to check the sand.
First thing we noticed,.. nobody around it felt we had the place to ourselves.
http://www.skoolie.net/forums/member...ture15373.html
In the evening we moved on the ferry.
http://www.skoolie.net/forums/member...ture15374.html
When we got married we saved for a boat and this is how it looks like. GPS screen shot
http://www.skoolie.net/forums/member...ture15375.html
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03-12-2017, 10:46 AM
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Almost There
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: State College,PA
Posts: 69
Year: 1998
Chassis: ford e350
Engine: 7.3 powerstroke
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Elfie goes to Ocracoke 3
We arrived at Ocracoke at night and camped at the first rest area of the boat.
http://www.skoolie.net/forums/member...ture15379.html
Next morning we had breakfast at the pony restaurant.
When it is this empty you actually feel appreciated as a tourist.
Then we hit the beach again.
http://www.skoolie.net/forums/member...ture15376.html
The kids observe the enemy and the battle terrain.
http://www.skoolie.net/forums/member...ture15377.html
The kids attempt a last stand before....
http://www.skoolie.net/forums/member...ture15378.html
They retreat.
The next day the wind picked up and the beach was a sandblast.
Took the ferry back and spend an hour at the Hatteras museum and had coffee at the local coffee shop.
It is amazing how our youngest recovered from the surgery besides some eating difficulties every thing is good.
Drove back and had some fun in the thrift stores and then decides to start the journey back.
Stopped at our favorite live music restaurant Sunset Grill at the marina in Norfolk, exit 272 of highway 64. Took a nap in their parking lot and drove thru the night to get to other side of Washington Dc.
As you can tell I do not like driving in congested area's but with Elfie you can stop and adjust your driving as you please.
Over and out.
later J
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