Epic Trails Video Logs

[MasterMerck]

We bought a 1999 66 passenger Bluebird Transit style bus with a 5.9L cummins and 150K miles. We are going to try and upload videos every Sunday of the project. We are in week two so far. We have kept a very quick pace that we hope we can keep up for as long as possible.

1st Video: http://youtu.be/vGX2u3BPyKI
Week 2: http://youtu.be/VRmlQ3XJoNU

 

[MasterMerck]

Epic Trails - Boards, beds & bedlam

Week three of our skoolie!
https://youtu.be/P1rCWa7yCUQ

 

[Robin97396]

Welcome MasterMerck

We love to see a good plan come together.

 

[MasterMerck]

Thanks! It won't be the prettiest princess at the ball, but it will be our home away from home. Will be posting weekly...hopefully.

 

[leadsled01-SKO]

Good to see some more Ohio people on here. I will be watching your updates.

 

[MasterMerck]

Another Week

Another week has passed! How is that possible? Well short video for this week. Lots of grinding and prepping the floor. Click the grinder going to heaven for the video.

 

[MasterMerck]

Month-a-versary!

We have had the bus for a month now! Time is flying. This week was about the bunks and flooring.

Details and video about this week:
Epic-trails-bus-conversion-week-5-flooring-bunks/

 

[jonnichols]

Definitely will be following you guys' progress! Glad to see someone else in Ohio. I'll definitely have questions as it goes along. Congrats and good luck!

 

[MasterMerck]

Definitely will be following you guys' progress! Glad to see someone else in Ohio. I'll definitely have questions as it goes along. Congrats and good luck!

Happy to answer any questions....Now if I can just find someone with the right answer!

 

[LincolnEcho]

Happy to answer any questions....Now if I can just find someone with the right answer!

Really enjoying the videos. Your family has some really good energy!! keep posting!!

 

[MasterMerck]

Really enjoying the videos. Your family has some really good energy!! keep posting!!

Thank you. Will do.

It is taking more energy to get everything recorded, edited and posted than I originally anticipated. Oh well. "Maximum effort!"

 

[MasterMerck]

Epic Trails Bus Conversion- Week 6 – Couches, Partying and Family

New post & video are up for Epic Trails Bus Conversion- Week 6.
http://zircher.com/2017/04/11/epic-trails-bus-conversion-week-6-couches-partying-family/
We had some fun this week!

Nick

 

[MasterMerck]

Epic Trails Bus Conversion- Week 7 – Hanging bunk and Cabinets

Finalized a hanging bed and set the cabinets.

Epic Trails Bus Conversion- Week 7 – Hanging bunk and Cabinets

 

[Robin97396]

Nice cabinets and flooring. Keep up the good work.

Is there a special purpose for the hanging bed?

 

[MasterMerck]

Nice cabinets and flooring. Keep up the good work.

Is there a special purpose for the hanging bed?

Only one corner is hanging. It is screwed to the side wall and the built wall. The reason is so I don't have any legs underneath in case I need to get something larger through the door it leaves it available.

 

[Robin97396]

I've thought of hinging a bed frame to the wall on one side while hanging it on the isle side so it could fold up against the wall.

It's often so hard to get some items inside the bus.

 

[MasterMerck]

I've thought of hinging a bed frame to the wall on one side while hanging it on the isle side so it could fold up against the wall.

It's often so hard to get some items inside the bus.

I thought about doing that too but decided against it. Went back and forth for a week thinking about that, but in the end decided on more sturdy.

 

[Robin97396]

I agree. I ended up not wanting a fold up a bed or anything else that had to be moved around for day versus night use.

 

[MasterMerck]

Finally had time to post a new video!

The bus isn't ready yet/

This isn't a build video, but a trip video.

Nick

 

[EastCoastCB]

The bus isn't ready yet/

This isn't a build video, but a trip video.

Nick

I like it. A lot of fail, but at least you're honest about it!