Vanlife to Mini Bus Life
Hi folks,
My partner and I just bought a lil 19' short bus and are beginning to plan our build.
In the past, we spent 2 years full time in a Sprinter van until an untimely collision with a UPS truck last year. We salvaged lots of materials from the wreck and have been holding onto them for the right project.
We went with a mini bus this time around due to the safety rating, the interior space and windows, and obviously the cool factor. It will be nice to get our solar panels out of our living room and into the sunshine again...
Our bus is a 2005 Ford E350 diesel 6.0L with 4 windows, measuring 19' from bumper to bumper. RWD with rear duallies. Just hit 200k. It is unspeakably cute. It came up from Northern California and was stored indoors, so no rust thankfully. We bought it from Wolf Creek Skoolies in Oregon and have nothing but good things to say about Kurt and his crew.
Currently we are trying to figure out how to title it as a motor home given that the Oregon DMV offices are closed and their mail-in registration doesn't have room to explain much. I feel confident we can insure it once the conversion is complete but not sure what to for the time being, since we will be driving it occasionally while we build it. A friend suggested that we insure it as a passenger van given it's short size and model, then upgrade to RV insurance once we finish the conversion and can show pics of the professional quality. Does anyone have experience with taking that route?
We expect this project will take long time but are looking forward to the adventure!
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