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Old 09-05-2021, 12:03 PM   #1
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If I see another braindead skoolie conversion video made by millennials dimwits, focused on stupid selfies, motormouthing and ukelele music instead of the project itself, and filled with dumbsh*t ideas like putting propane tanks in a rear open wireframe rack hanging BELOW the bottom of the bus... No wonder Chuck Darwin is having so much fun with COVID...

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Old 09-05-2021, 01:11 PM   #2
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...And why insurance companies are dropping conversions left and right. They had enough of the stupidity.
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Old 09-05-2021, 04:00 PM   #3
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...and why insurance companies are dropping conversions left and right. They had enough of the stupidity.
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Old 09-05-2021, 04:07 PM   #4
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And how about all the ladders up to the roof decks that don't have any railing or a toe catcher "railing" just high enough to leave you dangling by a leg when you go over the side?
Or the ladders sticking way out on the side?
A couple days ago I saw an exhaust pipe for a heater going straight out the side about 18".
Let's not forget about all the illegal non DOT or SAE lighting on the outsides.
And those "composting toilets" DO NOT COMPOST they just collect a bag of human feces mixed with some coconut, peat moss, or sawdust.
Cutting down wheel wells because "the suspension never goes that far up" rather than using the physical limits of travel.
And my pet peeve.....magnet strips holding the kitchen knives with a clear line to the driver or passenger travel seating positions followed by "and they never fall off when we're driving".....ARRRRGGGGHHHHH
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Old 09-05-2021, 04:15 PM   #5
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You can't fix stupid... but you can munch on popcorn while ol' Chuckie Darwin catches up to them.
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Old 09-05-2021, 04:41 PM   #6
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You can't fix stupid... but you can munch on popcorn while ol' Chuckie Darwin catches up to them.
Yes, you can, but it comes with 25 to life.
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Old 09-05-2021, 05:39 PM   #7
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And my pet peeve.....magnet strips holding the kitchen knives with a clear line to the driver or passenger travel seating positions followed by "and they never fall off when we're driving".....ARRRRGGGGHHHHH
I saw one where they had an unsecured Ikea sofa and they had bothered to put SEAT BELTS on it so their CHILDREN could be belted in while driving. UH, What??
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Old 09-05-2021, 06:16 PM   #8
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I've got to find this Youtube video again - dude had the kitchen knives on a magnetic block mounted about three feet directly behind the driver's head, but even better had an oversized cast iron frying pan hanging right behind the passenger's head. I'm honestly not sure which one I'd rather have hitting me in an accident.
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Old 09-05-2021, 06:28 PM   #9
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I've got to find this Youtube video again - dude had the kitchen knives on a magnetic block mounted about three feet directly behind the driver's head, but even better had an oversized cast iron frying pan hanging right behind the passenger's head. I'm honestly not sure which one I'd rather have hitting me in an accident.
I am. Better them than me. I love how Darwin sets things up. Incredible amount of patience waiting for the obvious outcome.
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Old 09-05-2021, 07:49 PM   #10
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Hell, most of them won't run long enough to chlorinate the gene pool.
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Old 09-05-2021, 09:47 PM   #11
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How about the one where they hang the 20lb propane tank from a bungee cord inside the cabin? Genius!
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Old 09-06-2021, 12:40 AM   #12
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One of my favorite's. And this was from a custom rv shop bragging about their quality reno work! Click image for larger version

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Old 09-06-2021, 12:45 AM   #13
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And how about all the ladders up to the roof decks that don't have any railing or a toe catcher "railing" just high enough to leave you dangling by a leg when you go over the side?
Or the ladders sticking way out on the side?
A couple days ago I saw an exhaust pipe for a heater going straight out the side about 18".
Let's not forget about all the illegal non DOT or SAE lighting on the outsides.
And those "composting toilets" DO NOT COMPOST they just collect a bag of human feces mixed with some coconut, peat moss, or sawdust.
Cutting down wheel wells because "the suspension never goes that far up" rather than using the physical limits of travel.
And my pet peeve.....magnet strips holding the kitchen knives with a clear line to the driver or passenger travel seating positions followed by "and they never fall off when we're driving".....ARRRRGGGGHHHHH
Haha I'm guilty of that wheel well chop! Oh well line of sight below the front cap was more important. Click image for larger version

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Old 09-06-2021, 01:07 AM   #14
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One of my favorite's. And this was from a custom rv shop bragging about their quality reno work! Attachment 60991
Are they always that stupid or was that a special day?
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Old 09-06-2021, 01:15 AM   #15
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Are they always that stupid or was that a special day?
It looks like standard fare with this shop, I watched a bunch of their videos and it was much the same.
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Old 09-06-2021, 07:41 AM   #16
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Yeah skoolies and youtube rarely pair well together.
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Old 09-06-2021, 07:59 AM   #17
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Totally agree with everything said here. I can't wait until the fad wears off and fresh buses come down in price, and the fools are left with a bus they paid 30-50k for worth hardly scrap value. I have seen a ton of conversions for sale so maybe the fad is already fading.
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Old 09-06-2021, 08:00 AM   #18
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I like the skoolie tour videos. So many great ideas come from those as well as lots of things not to do. But I agree the "how to" videos by millennials are painful to watch.
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Old 09-06-2021, 12:15 PM   #19
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Totally agree with everything said here. I can't wait until the fad wears off and fresh buses come down in price, and the fools are left with a bus they paid 30-50k for worth hardly scrap value. I have seen a ton of conversions for sale so maybe the fad is already fading.

Yup. I just came to this point in life, and it's stoopid what prices are.

Just want a van cutaway shorty for myself and 2 pups who won't be around to see the finished build...
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Old 09-06-2021, 02:25 PM   #20
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Totally agree with everything said here. I can't wait until the fad wears off and fresh buses come down in price, and the fools are left with a bus they paid 30-50k for worth hardly scrap value. I have seen a ton of conversions for sale so maybe the fad is already fading.
I had a good laugh the other day when I saw what is mostly a run of the mill (nice, but not exactly luxurious) conversion of one of those Sprinter vans for... get this... $155,000. I wonder if this fool has any idea what someone can do with $155k. For example, you can buy a home in a picturesque village in Italy and make yourself one heck of a cozy pad for much less than half that.
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