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02-24-2018, 06:15 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Savannah, GA
Posts: 45
Year: 1997
Coachwork: International
Chassis: 3000
Engine: 7.6 L / DT466
Rated Cap: 72 Pass.
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Ivy on side of bus!?
Hi!
I was thinking how amazing would it be to grow climbing ivy on the side of the bus? Stipple with the paint you're using and that'll give the ivy some groves to grow in. I would build long skinny flower beds on the bottom of the bus, fill with flower bed mix and cover with landscaping fabric so the soil doesn't "jump" out. Ive never seen it done before, but why not! It would add to insulation, camouflage and aesthetics. Just image ivy growing around the windows, beautiful!
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Spray the outside of the bus with a mixture of moss seeds and water and just watch it grow. Theres moss you can buy online specially made to do this. You can even make patterns with different types of moss.
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02-24-2018, 06:22 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 10,482
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
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Chia Bus
Might not be completely legal to drive with it that way.
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02-24-2018, 07:08 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,830
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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while it seems neat and definitely functional but it makes your metal rust..
-Christopher
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02-24-2018, 08:00 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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Have you ever passed through one of those agricultural check stations? The ones where they screen you for produce and live plants?
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Nobody's Business
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02-25-2018, 07:51 AM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Allenstown NH
Posts: 205
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC-1000
Engine: 5.9 Cummins 24v
Rated Cap: 39 Students
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I'm thinking some of the fake stuff from a home decor or craft store and some cable clips with self-tappers...
Live ivy?[emoji848][emoji848][emoji848]mmmm.... Good luck?
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02-25-2018, 10:15 AM
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Almost There
Join Date: Feb 2018
Posts: 74
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Also
FYI
It WILL NOT stay on
Moss or ivy
The wind will rip it right off
I tried this on a project years ago
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02-25-2018, 09:38 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 973
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheRoanBus
Hi!
I was thinking how amazing would it be to grow climbing ivy on the side of the bus? Stipple with the paint you're using and that'll give the ivy some groves to grow in. I would build long skinny flower beds on the bottom of the bus, fill with flower bed mix and cover with landscaping fabric so the soil doesn't "jump" out. Ive never seen it done before, but why not! It would add to insulation, camouflage and aesthetics. Just image ivy growing around the windows, beautiful!
OR
Spray the outside of the bus with a mixture of moss seeds and water and just watch it grow. Theres moss you can buy online specially made to do this. You can even make patterns with different types of moss.
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Go for it
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02-25-2018, 10:06 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: So Cal
Posts: 3,231
Year: 1935
Coachwork: Superior
Chassis: Chevy
Engine: 317 ci/tid / Isuzu
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What ever you're smokin--I need some! Just kidding. On a stationary bus why not? Jack
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02-25-2018, 10:19 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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That's not ivy, it's Jimson Weed.
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02-26-2018, 07:14 AM
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Almost There
Join Date: Feb 2018
Posts: 74
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If it’s stationary
It would be fine
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02-26-2018, 07:59 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 973
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Robin97396
That's not ivy, it's Jimson Weed.
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Lol...ok...it's growing on a bug...
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02-26-2018, 08:11 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 502
Year: 92
Coachwork: Thomas Built
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 5.9L
Rated Cap: 77
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haha, i used to do hydroseeding and sometimes we'd get sprayback on the truck and that stuff would stay on forever until you gave it some elbow grease, wouldnt fly off when we drove on the highway 70+mph. that is with enough of the "tackifiers"
lol it'd be great to see this.
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02-26-2018, 09:24 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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It's good to know that it is technically possible to drive a sprouting bus. I'm trying to decide on the right fertilizer.
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02-26-2018, 09:57 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
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Good reason to go with a composting toilet if I ever hear one.
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02-26-2018, 10:11 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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I was thinking more like a maseration pump and a spray wand attached to the black tank.
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02-26-2018, 04:15 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 973
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Robin97396
I was thinking more like a maseration pump and a spray wand attached to the black tank.
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Phew![emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]...people would know for sure that give a **** about the looks of your bus...call it porta-skoolie[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
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