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Old 12-21-2014, 10:29 AM   #1
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Flinty, the full time live aboard project

Hi folks,
I'm a returning member. After several years off I am back with a lot of progress made on my bus. I am living in it full time although there are still a few things I need to finish (big surprise... like I'll ever be done). Check out my website for the story of my conversion. Would love your feedback.
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Old 12-21-2014, 10:34 AM   #2
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Old 12-21-2014, 10:39 AM   #3
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Welcome back. I feel you about the perpetual state of construction, I prefer to call it evolution.
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Old 12-21-2014, 11:04 AM   #4
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Google "Dr. Lulu's school bus"
I got it to pull it up that way.
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Old 12-21-2014, 11:26 AM   #5
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Try this link. If it doesn't work from here it will work if you type it right in to your browser.
Thanks for the welcome Head in the Trees... and I like the idea of evolution
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Old 12-21-2014, 01:15 PM   #6
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I visited Boulder last year. Expensive place, but very nice.
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Old 12-21-2014, 06:12 PM   #7
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Got to see your site finally. Very cool bus, and you seem like a very cool person. I like how you explained your ideals and your dedication to the use of sustainable materials in your build. Very nicely done. I might make it out to CO early next year to do some riding, hopefully in my future skoolie build. I'd love to share some tea and ideas with you.
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Old 12-21-2014, 06:18 PM   #8
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Got to see your site finally. Very cool bus, and you seem like a very cool person. I like how you explained your ideals and your dedication to the use of sustainable materials in your build. Very nicely done. I might make it out to CO early next year to do some riding, hopefully in my future skoolie build. I'd love to share some tea and ideas with you.
We will be in Co as well! Probably Co Springs then north to ft collins.
My favorite tea shop is in ft collins.
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Old 12-21-2014, 08:00 PM   #9
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We will be in Co as well! Probably Co Springs then north to ft collins.
My favorite tea shop is in ft collins.
Nice, we can circle the skoolies up somewhere :P

Might go look at this one soon. Its in really good shape, only 160k on the 7.3l and very cheap. But its a bit shorter than I think I can deal with, could just barely fit 2 sleds in there. Would be an amazing 4x4 conversion though, with such a short wheelbase/footprint it would drive almost just like a pickup (with proper suspension setup of course.) Would look pretty clean with the set of 8-lug 20" XD's and 33" tires I've got sitting in storage atm. Wouldn't work w/o a srw axle tho, and I doubt I'll be doing that swap.



ps, sorry for the threadjack :P
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Old 12-21-2014, 11:37 PM   #10
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Let me know when the party is! I split my time between Boulder and Denver.
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Old 12-22-2014, 12:05 AM   #11
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This is already shaping up to be one hell of a party. Better start working on my homebrewing skills now. I just noticed your bus company is a passenger service that goes to music shows. That's an awesome idea. Get to spend time with a bunch of great people and see some good live music while getting paid for it. Life's rough eh?
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Old 12-22-2014, 03:15 AM   #12
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I don't brew it, but I make some great alcohol myself!
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Old 12-22-2014, 03:17 AM   #13
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Let me know when the party is! I split my time between Boulder and Denver.
We fell in love with Colorado when we vacationed there in July. The scenery and people were simply second to none.
As soon as we got home, we started planning out our escape from the Sunshine State. Going Red!
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Old 12-23-2014, 11:43 AM   #14
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I'm all for a Colorado meet up. Maybe in the late spring. I have been thinking that it would be great to rally a bunch of skoolies/tiny homes together. Or alternatively just round up some folks to talk and drink about skoolies
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Old 12-23-2014, 04:50 PM   #15
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Sounds great, now we just need someone/somewhere to host it.
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I'm all for a Colorado meet up. Maybe in the late spring. I have been thinking that it would be great to rally a bunch of skoolies/tiny homes together. Or alternatively just round up some folks to talk and drink about skoolies
That sounds good to me. It may be summer before I'm able to get out there.
Since its Colorado, I can bring some herbal refreshments with no worries, too!
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I can bring some herbal refreshments with no worries, too!
I figured this went without saying.
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Worth mentioning though! I loved that part of our vacation. Its great helping local economies!
There are some really great farms and co-op's you amy want to check out in Co. Up a little north of Ft Collins they have some cool agricultural communities.
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Old 12-23-2014, 09:26 PM   #19
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Ya I'm sure I'll spend a good amount of time in CO. There's tons of cool people doing cool things there. I'll probably aim to get there in april/may so I can catch the tail end of the snow season.
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This is awesome, it would be amazing to have a meetup, a bus rendezvous, if you will.
Im getting excited.
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