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Old 06-07-2018, 06:46 PM   #1
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Living out of bus during conversion?

Gonna be trying to live out of our bus while we convert it as we are homeless. Any tips?

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Old 06-07-2018, 06:48 PM   #2
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I'd find a cool part of the country to do it in.
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Old 06-07-2018, 06:55 PM   #3
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I’m up in Maine atm so as far as cool weather goes it’s the best you can do without going to Alaska. The humidity is butts tho.
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Old 06-07-2018, 07:06 PM   #4
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I’m up in Maine atm so as far as cool weather goes it’s the best you can do without going to Alaska. The humidity is butts tho.
I hear ya, my brother just retired to a house he renovated in Maine on the NH border. It's on a small lake and the builder who build all the houses on the lake built them set back from the water and the water is in the back yards of all the houses except the one he built for himself that is on the water and the front faces it.That's the one my bro bought. The other side of the lake is NH.
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Old 06-07-2018, 07:14 PM   #5
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Beautiful area but trying to make a life up here is impossible for a 22 year old such as myself. I’m gonna be converting my 99 gmc Corbeil and send it west
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Old 06-07-2018, 07:42 PM   #6
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  1. Get rid of the seats in back.
  2. Install carpeting and linoleum.
  3. Install wiring.
  4. Install insulation.
  5. Buy a composting toilet.
  6. Install a bed.
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Old 06-08-2018, 03:08 PM   #7
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Pitch a tent next to it.
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Old 06-08-2018, 04:03 PM   #8
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We did it, but we had a carport we could park in and store our stuff. A storage unit facility that will let you work on it would be a great help. Typically you can find one for first month free or a $1 type thing. It saves so much time having things set up to work already and being able to stop in the middle of a project and not having to pack everything back into the bus.
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