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Forum: Titles, Insurance, Registration and Money Matters 08-04-2015, 09:01 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,408
Posted By slideforlife
like I hinted before, my company is progressive. ...

like I hinted before, my company is progressive. I think it's totally reasonable to use a vehicle as sturdy and as cheap to purchase (relatively) as a retired school bus for a variety of purposes...
Forum: Skoolie Life 08-04-2015, 06:00 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 8,029
Posted By slideforlife
I make my dressing out of two avocados, raw...

I make my dressing out of two avocados, raw coconut vinegar, namashoyu, nutritional yeast, and sesame seeds. The key for me is avocados. I could eat toxic waste so long as it had enough avocado...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 08-02-2015, 07:31 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,260
Posted By slideforlife
The conversion has gone mobile. We are heading...

The conversion has gone mobile. We are heading West!...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 07-31-2015, 04:45 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,260
Posted By slideforlife
maybe I could mount them under the bus and loop...

maybe I could mount them under the bus and loop them back into the radiator line to throw off some heat. that might work. yech, they're so filthy. I don't know where to keep them until I'm ready for...
Forum: Skoolie Life 07-31-2015, 10:33 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 8,029
Posted By slideforlife
why do you think that eating raw veggies with...

why do you think that eating raw veggies with peanut butter defeats the purpose? That's a really good combination!
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 07-31-2015, 10:27 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,260
Posted By slideforlife
Those "all metal" bodies are made of longitudinal...

Those "all metal" bodies are made of longitudinal pieces that run the entire length of the bus (unlike most school buses that consist of numerous pieces bolted together). My model, the "Lifeguard",...
Forum: Skoolie Life 07-31-2015, 08:26 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 8,029
Posted By slideforlife
I never heard of that before. Wow, that sounds...

I never heard of that before. Wow, that sounds rough. I've got some weird occasionally incapacitating ailments going on since adolescence that I've managed to keep under control in varying degrees...
Forum: Skoolie Life 07-30-2015, 10:03 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 8,029
Posted By slideforlife
I cook for my kids 3 meals/day. Yes, I'm...

I cook for my kids 3 meals/day. Yes, I'm definitely getting an oversize freezer chest to turn down into a fridge. but my conversion is just beginning. Meanwhile I use a cooler to get from point A...
Forum: Skoolie Life 07-30-2015, 04:50 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 8,029
Posted By slideforlife
I take a cooler. I'm an organic vegan raw-fooder...

I take a cooler. I'm an organic vegan raw-fooder so the only place for me to get food on the road is in the produce section of a decent market. But I can usually drive about three days straight on...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 07-30-2015, 04:47 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,260
Posted By slideforlife
You can have mine for the shipping cost. Just...

You can have mine for the shipping cost. Just tell me quick cause they're in a plastic bag ready for my next dump run.
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 07-30-2015, 10:49 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,260
Posted By slideforlife
that would make sense for me too if I wasn't...

that would make sense for me too if I wasn't outfitting for subzero, dond. but i'm going to foam in everywhere and use a pellet stove in the back to keep warm when stopped and the seating's all in...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 07-30-2015, 09:31 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,260
Posted By slideforlife
Get wire caps. Got it GB. EastCOast, I HAD two...

Get wire caps. Got it GB. EastCOast, I HAD two rear heaters and I assume only one front heater (next to the driver). Still have the front one. Both of the rear heaters were on the driver's side. ...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 07-29-2015, 10:32 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,260
Posted By slideforlife
Thanks folks, great to be here and working on my...

Thanks folks, great to be here and working on my bus. Got it back from the shop today. They said they couldn't set the speed any higher because there was no place to plug their computer and that...
Forum: Skoolie Conversion Projects 07-29-2015, 04:53 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,260
Posted By slideforlife
Let the healing begin!

Picked up the bus a couple days ago and drove it 1200 miles back home.
Had a highway blowout on the way -some reman'd (but otherwise good as new) tires have a habit of peeling apart under certain...
Forum: Titles, Insurance, Registration and Money Matters 07-28-2015, 09:50 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,408
Posted By slideforlife
possible way to get insurance before completing conversion

Many people seem to be having the worst time with that P.... company (who shall go otherwise nameless), but I managed to get insurance with them for my bus at the very beginning of my conversion and...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 07-22-2015, 08:57 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,609
Posted By slideforlife
sorry to hear that. my roommate has that - got...

sorry to hear that. my roommate has that - got some relief when he used this:

Magnesium

Magnesium is an essential mineral that the body uses for protein, fatty acid formation, new cell...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 07-22-2015, 08:37 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 38,449
Posted By slideforlife
thanks, googling it now

thanks, googling it now
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 07-22-2015, 08:23 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,503
Posted By slideforlife
there's another thread here discussing this that...

there's another thread here discussing this that says shifting the rear gears on the fly breaks it- i'm taking it to mean that means you have to start off either high or low from a stop
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 07-22-2015, 08:19 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 38,449
Posted By slideforlife
what about CO emission tests? can skoolies with...

what about CO emission tests? can skoolies with mechanical 466s pass?
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 07-22-2015, 08:16 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,609
Posted By slideforlife
but you can't eat fried rice out of the carton...

but you can't eat fried rice out of the carton with chopsticks and steering with your knees while driving standard!
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 07-20-2015, 08:29 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,765
Posted By slideforlife
i'm hoping not as well, but the latest blue bird ...

i'm hoping not as well, but the latest blue bird A-As are 10'6" and they don't mention any greater headroom.
In fact, i thought most large skoolies were about 10'6" high (before modification).

...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 07-20-2015, 07:52 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,765
Posted By slideforlife
mmm... does the difference between the blue bird...

mmm... does the difference between the blue bird tc2000 and the All American chassis make it impossible to transfer your build over by using it like a blueprint? you're more than formidable work is...
Forum: On the Road | Travel, Trips, Camp Sites, Tailgates 07-20-2015, 02:51 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 16,913
Posted By slideforlife
probably changed since, but i took my skoolie up...

probably changed since, but i took my skoolie up to whistler from Washington one summer for the glacier (2007). they just checked my papers and gave it the once over on the inside.
Forum: New Member Intros - Say Hello! 07-20-2015, 02:47 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,087
Posted By slideforlife
yep, i bid on them as well. it took some long...

yep, i bid on them as well. it took some long hard thinking to stop from going overboard
Forum: Conversion Tutorials and How-to's 07-19-2015, 07:56 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 45,079
Posted By slideforlife
I was thinking of an enormous mid-ship bladder...

I was thinking of an enormous mid-ship bladder tank framed in between the insulation and the floor. Lose a foot or so of height but the weight lowers the center of gravity for a maximum roof raise.
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