Tim & Nikki, making plans... Ohio, for now.

[somecallmetim]

Hello Skoolies,

So, we are looking to buy a bus( or something) Our plan is to sell our house, take a year off life and road school our twins who will turn 11 while we are on the road.

Our needs.

Space for 4. So a full size bus,.

We are outdoorsy & like to get off the beaten path, so a conventional bus seems to be the ticket.

We will probably tow a small car.

Anticipating leaving in 6-12 months, in the mean time I will be working & Nikki may have knee surgery, So time will be a factor if we choose to do a conversion ourselves... Ideally we would find something at least started...

We live in Ohio and would love to meet some people who have been through all this.

Cheers!

Tim & Nikki

 

[somecallmetim]

And just for fun, a photo of our current "bus"...

 

[JocelynDavis]

When you get to actual shopping for your bus; think about states that don't salt their roads. Rusty busses are no fun! I'm down here in NC. My Pryscilla has no rust to speak of.
And welcome to the awesome forum!

 

[somecallmetim]

Thanks. Rust will be the challenge in Ohio...

We looked at our first bus today, 91 Thomas / International. Definitely not rust free...

 

[brokedown-SKO]

I'd just like to throw out there that a front engine transit style bus (TC2000 for example) will have 3 or 4 feet more floor space than a conventional dog-nose of the same length... Meaning you can have an even bigger space, or you can get by with a shorter bus.

 

[o1marc]

Thanks. Rust will be the challenge in Ohio...

We looked at our first bus today, 91 Thomas / International. Definitely not rust free...

It's a shame if you're in Ohio. I would not look for a bus from anywhere in your area.

 

[Johnny Mullet]

I am in Ohio and it took me 2 months to find the right bus that was not rotted out and traveled almost four hours one way to get it.

 

[somecallmetim]

Maybe this one...

http://www.skoolie.net/forums/f14/p...nator-38-for-sale-dt466-144k-miles-23203.html


First and foremost I want a solid,simple drive train and a rugged chassis, for any motorcycle guys out there I want the KLR of busses.... I was thinking conventional because we intend to boondock about half the time and am worried a flatnose/transit bus will suffer off pavement...

...but the extra couple feet would be nice...