Skoolie Stories

Skoolie Build Deadline

If you don’t set a deadline you’ll never finish. That is what we found. After working on our Skoolie for a year we were not as finished as we wanted to be. So we set...

How to clear International 3800 Engine Error Codes

Skoolies post a lot about converting a school bus but very little about engine error codes. Or about the mechanical part of the school bus. I guess maybe thats because they have professionals work on...

Shut the Front Door!

They were rotted and needed to be removed right away! But where to find new ones. And if we can find new ones, how do you remove them, or replace them? Once again we had...

Yeah, Then We Got A Lithium Battery

I seem to be really good at messing up my own plans. I don’t know if its a gift or a curse. But I do know it comes naturally to me. Some people are good...

Our Skoolie Battery Story!

She said, “Its dark in here!” and she was right. Spending the day in the bus down by the beach was great. But as soon as the sun goes down it gets dark. Shocker I...

Replacing the Windshield on a Skoolie

It wasn’t on our punch list but it still needed to be done. The windshield had a lot of chips and stains and one HUGE scratch. Today just seems the right time to change it...

Adding a New Driver’s Seat

The driver’s seat tried to kill me! Okay, well maybe it was not trying to kill me but I did feel like I was being assaulted. The original driver’s seat on our 1995 International School...

Skoolie Security!

The sheriff department sent out robot-calls warning of a string of vehicles being burglarized in my area. It told me I need to make sure my vehicles are locked up and any valuables removed. But...

Why Does the Bus Abide?

You are what you is, and you should never try to be something you are not. The best we can do for each other is to let everyone be who they are. The Bus Abides...