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1997 Thomas-International, off grid mobile home

An off-grid mobile home for tough people. Not a small apartment.
a T444 engine, 22 seat, Puller w/back door [v.handy]
60 gal rain pan feeds 4 filters into two 100 gal tanks.
sleeps 3 adults +2kids or 2+4kids, complete repair shop, 300 man-days of food,
wood stove w/wood pile, outside solar shower, porta-potty, 120v AC [necessity during build] and 120v fridge, sink, 3 fans, 20? LED lights, 12? AC outlets, six 12v motion detectors, 500w in panels, 600Ah 12v batterybank, full sine inverter, storage under the sofabed, 12” deep shelving down both sides, 4 underfloor storage boxes, added R7 to factory insulation, ...

sofa 66*
6'6L,
107 degrees has been found comfortable,
16"H seat, 24"H back and 21"D are important,
there are outlets and padded storage in both...

This is an old pic, almost every day there are changes. The bus came with 2 batteries in a box under the floor and just behind the driver. i built a...

40sf of shelves above and in front of the water system. upside down closet shelving was used in the pantry to keep items in place and let air flow....

watersystem, left side, rain water enters from the upper left, thru an illuminated clear 2ft L observation pipe, dirty water is sent outside, better...

watersystem, right side, lots of options from lots of pipes and valves, took 20hrs to design, 10hrs to build. rain water is filtered and stored in...

After the seats were removed the walls were cleaned with soapy water and then vinegar. Any rust was removed and primed. Then to create a1.5" space,...

toolcabinets screwed to the wall and floor, drawers lock closed. the lumber is temporary.

rainpan, with hinged and screened lid, can hold 60 gal if the bus is level. in theory the 4' x 4' [2300sqin] pan turns 1" of rain into 10...

Organized Chaos With Table Saw. Dont try this at home kids, get 100sf of storage space and be safe.

Rust Oleum Hunter Green Gloss Enamel, exterior oil base, rolled & brushed 3 gallons on the entire outside.

ceiling: Both hatches were missing so 4 bricks have held plexiglass over the holes for over a year, it makes a wonderful skylight but it gets too hot...

ceiling: accommodate lots of wiring, a 4" x 4" Chase was attached to the ceiling. When wiring is complete, 2" thick foam sheets will go in and a...

the GreyWaterTank for the kitchen sink is 9ft of 9" pipe from Lowes. (The shower is outside.) A garden hose can be attached when needed.

organized chaos! 2wks after I got the buss, the owner of my 900 square-foot shop gave me notice that I had 30 days to vacate. I had to move all...

sofa-bed: 2x4 frame underneath seat. lots of storage space below and space in the arms 24dx6w

sofa-bed: quite a bit of research and mockup when into the design of the sofa. decided on seat height of 16, seat depth of 24, seat back angle of...

toolbox 802, rain seeped in so added hasps to each box and then padlocked them. also drilled a hole in both outward corners and inserted a cotton...

toolbox 567
5/15" angle iron hanging from 3/8 all-thread rods.

Seats were removed in Apr 2017. LAYOUT was drawn on February 17, 2018. Before then it was a concept totally driven by the need for an off grid...

DIY chimney spark arrester, required by National Parks to be roughly as high as the diameter,
Materials:
30 self tapping screws,
orange heat...

I looked at small stoves and purchased an excellent 30LB steel stove 11"Hx16Wx24"D [now unavailable] and bolted it to a custom welded steel stand...

Bus box 5599, used reciprocating saw with a DIY 2" blade to cut out side panel just over 8'L,

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