Simple Luxury School Bus Camping
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 พ.ค. 2021
- We rigged up a bunch of stuff to make the bus look nice and semi-functional for a camping trip. We installed a generator, hitch receivers front and rear, wired up for a winch, new tires, a memory foam mattress, bar fridge from the house, air conditioner... well you get the idea. This video was filmed at Minnow Lake Recreation Site in Alberta Canada. The mosquitos were bad, but it's a great campground for our needs. This school bus is going to be great for camping, but this is not exactly a professional or permanent setup for now. This is the beginning of 3 weeks of camping!
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Too late to make the most of Bitcoin, too early to travel into intergalactic space. Just at the right time to watch a middle aged Canadian camp out in a school bus. What an age to be alive.
hahahhaha man this his so deep. what a real statement.
Never to late to invest
In the future, people will be like “mosquitoes?” What are those?
This comment is gay.
@@FSU-xn8em No, but your comment was, lol.
dang steve, this is the real magic school bus
Thanks Mav! We're on the road for probably a few months in this contraption.
Sup mav 👋
@@campingwithsteve safe travels. sounds like a good adventure. ill be watching!
@@mav @stevewallis collab !!!
Just went on a 2 day camp in a remote national park in Australia without a spare tyre.....of course my luck the tyre popped and I had to wait 24 hours for a friend to bring me a spare, luckily I was just in phone service range, All I had to keep me going was mavs new video and Steve's new video to keep me going 😂 thank God for that, im home now and won't ever forget a spare tyre again
"This place looks deserted. Awesome!" Steve is my brother in spirit.
The older I get, the more this is how I am too.
😂😂😂😂😂
Steve is that one guy you hope to meet while camping.
ditto
I absolutely adore your marriage. You always call her your beautiful wife and completely respect her decision not to be in the video.
There's something about the energy of a school bus with offroad tires that I just vibe with.
Magic School bus fan?
You're now an honorary resident of rural New York. We have schoolbuses with off road tires that live almost exclusively on dirt roads. Some of the pot holes they would hit would damn near knock your head off the ceiling.
It's got a special something about it, that's for sure
Same
It’s got street tires...
You're so happy in this video. Love you, brother.
Well it happened... I bought myself a decent tent cot that was on sale, bought a cool stove, looking for a sleeping pad as I write this. You single handedly reinvigorated my desire to get out and car camp. Thanks Steve :)
Steve inspired me to put the Ikea foam mattress in the back of the Forester and give car camping a go two weeks ago for the US Memorial Day holiday. Thank God I slept it in the car, because it rained all weekend. I still had a good time in the wilds of Virginia, and a comfy rest to boot. Thank you, Steve, as well. :)
Me too. I can't wait to go camping again. Just so much fun.
He inspired me to go full broke back mountain and my neighbor.
Soooo, what commercial signage are you staked out behind?
@@k.r.baylor8825 hey. Check out the channel That Chapter. Not about camping...but awesome just the same. Give it a goow.
I totally respect this man about honoring his wife’s wishes to not be on camera. No big deal really and it looks like you two are going to have an adventurous few weeks. Have fun! 👍🚌
He's got her working when she's there. She's most likely holding the cam. LOL, I'm joking. But when he says "we" I never know if it's him and beautiful wife or crazy neighbor? Well not until crazy neighbor jumps out.
What if he really was divorced and couldn’t let go
Right. Jess was made for steve
@@SoCalCycleLawyer what a strange and horrible comment
He said once her job was in the public eye,. Her employers may not like her being a part of his shenanigans.
"It's the cheap version because I'm Steve." No need to explain, we are your people.
hi kirk, we also cook in outdoor🥩🥗🔥
My husband is cheap
Well said.
I call it living within my means and why waste money on something simply because of the name it has if another works just fine. That extra money could put towards something I enjoy like a weekend of camping. 🧡
@@blankwall7039 he’s probably just sensible about money. 💗
Love the bus!
As a fellow owner of an old school bus (a 20 year old English school bus, in Scotland) I have a piece of advice from harsh experience, if you want it.
Replace the Rubbers!
I initially went around fixing the rust, and the rubber looked fine, but it was all perished!
When I say Rubbers, I mean everything from window seals to tyres, but most importantly, perished rubber pipes in the fuel system let in air (particularly the 90° ones, hidden above the fuel tank) and can be replaced with inexpensive rubber hose and jubilee clips.
Also replace all the belts (fan belts and timing belt, unless it has a chain) because one will eventually snap, and at the most inopportune moment imaginable.
She made the bus so cozy! Good Job Mrs. Steve
This guy has done more for " Canadian tire" than any other form of advertising . They owe Steve, they should give him a $500 weekly camping budget
I applaud 👏 Steve for not giving up his principles (or step 2).
Or at least a few Canadian tire Bux.
I live in the US and I wanna go so bad
Canadian Tire is great for cheap camping gear... but NEVER take your vehicle there for repairs - ask any self-respecting Canadian!
Yup
When I was a child my dad made a 5 ingredient hobo meal. Potato, carrot, onion, hamburger meat, bacon and wrapped it all up in 2 layers of foil. Then cooked it in the coals of fire for about an hour. I made this a few years ago and it was better than what I remembered. I need to make it again. Thank you so much for reminding me about such good childhood times.
Hobo stews the best! 👍
All Steve's video remind me of camping with my Dad, too. We weren't well off but Dad was resourceful and always had great adventures camping across Canada every summer. He built an egg-shaped pop-up tent trailer that we towed behide our mammoth Pontiac....we was styling. Just keep enjoying yourself and creating memories with Crazy Neighbour and Beautiful Wife. :P
I feel like as a child you can’t fully enjoy the flavor fat adds. That exact meal sounds like a dream now lol
@@l.m.2404 “We was styling.” 😂 😂
Nice! I’m gonna do that too.
"It's the cheap version because, well I'm Steve."
My wife just chuckled next to me. Come on man...
Hello steve , we also cook in nature🌭🥩🔥
I laughed as well. This guy is hilarious.
Someday, should you ever decide to do a "charity challenge" episode, perhaps people could donate "Cash to Camp". Every dollar contributed is an "entry", winner goes Camping with Steve for a night. You choose the charity. Just a thought...
@@mr.justryan3481 why wouldnt you make this its own comment instead of replying to some random comment? I don't understand people who do this. Are you that oblivious?
@@Gameboy-Unboxings What's it matter to you - and so much so that you are going to throw insults at someone you don't know?
The happiest moments of his life. God love him.
Beautiful wife sounds like a smart lady that sticks with her convictions.
Right, I love jess
Would love to 1 day Meet/ see Beautiful wife! After her job allows of course. Sure ill still be here step 2ing with ya bud! Another great vid steve
Just wish he would finally show her in a vid
@@michaellatham9737 Google "Steve Wallis Beautiful Wife" theres 1 picture of his wedding if i am not mistaken and yes she is a beautiful wife.
@@andrewwupori6163 Just found it. It also estimates his net worth at 2 million dollars 🤣🤣🤣
"All aboard, lets go camping"
The magic school bus Steve edition
Jess had to tag along for that ride lol
What so magical about it man? Is it a green camping trip like the one I would take why not plenty of green herbs in nature that cure all sorts of things I thibk we should do an all green camping trip 😀
@@ReeferNoob23 I had a stroke reading that
@@abou824 it's getting to be way more socially acceptable im 43 an back when I was a teenager they acted like it was coke lol now it's considered medicinal if you got a green card and you bet I do
@@ReeferNoob23 I'm absolutely pro-madijuana, the comment was referring to the magic school bus kids TV show...
Steve, love your videos. I just finished renovating a 1970 Ford econoline camper van and am taking it on its maiden voyage tomorrow. Bring back the off road vans!
That is a really sweet set up! One thing you might want to consider is a low profile box spring to put under the mattress. I lived in an RV for several years and I had a memory foam mattress on some plywood and in the winter time my body heat created condensation and the mattress molded on the underside.
Steve, cut slats in your plywood under the mattress, or remove and use individual pieces. Your mattress needs to breath, especially mattresses in vehicles. If not, it will collect condensation underneath the mattress and will lead to rot and/or mold.
Yes, I made the same mistake. It used one big piece of plywood and the underside of my mattress started to get mold.
hi kylar , we also cook in outdoor🥩🥗🔥
He prob knows this.
You know, I used to get a great deal of enjoyment out of those 'experts' and their camping video's. These days though, I find Steven and his everyman camp style so much more enjoyable. There's nothing wrong with the survival experts and what they do, but Camping with Steve is just the kind of camping I remember doing as a kid and a girl scout, carried into adulthood. That's what makes him the best in my opinion.
Steve reminds me of my Dad - just get out and enjoy yourself and make what you have on hand work. Plus the dry sense of humour.
You gotta love Steve, I've wacthed many camping and bush craft vids,, where they'll spend lots of time and energy getting a fire going with cotten wood , birch , striker rods and the like, and don't get me wrong I admire the skill. I just love the way Steve breaks out the blow torch and whoosh instant fire. Good on ya Steve your're the best.
Camping with beautiful wife ❤️
We love you Steve
"I got a cheap version because........I'm Steve." I love this guy!
this would make a great tshirt
It's how we roll in Canada, lol. Everything is expensive here and we pay high taxes, so we gotta shop smart. I'm the same, if it works and is half decent, good enough. Some high end stuff these days isn't worth the money anyway, they cheap out too, believe me. There's a guy here on TH-cam (another Canadian, AvE is the channel, who has shown that too) with tools etc. And some cheap stuff or middle of the road grade, is pretty decent sometimes, so the Chinese are sometimes stepping up their game too.
Even the Germans, are cheaping out, go figure (they never did that before) to compete with the Chinese and therein lies the problem. The plethora of cheap goods from China, has lowered the quality of everyone's stuff, even them and they were known for high quality steel and engineering. The steel is still great, it's stupid things like triggers on tools they cheaped out on etc. Same with their cars etc. They used to be good, not so much anymore.
Also Name-checks Foresty-Forest. :)
So much cooking, so thin - I hate him!
[yeah, nah, fit young man - I remember being that]
And Foresty Forest thought he was the cheapest of van-lifers!! There's competition in town(/country).
@@hooeezit FF - no chair & no plate. But he loves coffee that's why he has the Hario set.
Wish Steve was my Bus Driver through my school years 👍...imagine the Field Trips? Abandoned Oil Wells, Storm Drains, Cemeteries, City/Town Welcome Signs....the possibilities are endless 🙌
Awesome that you remember to pay, might want to put some envelopes and a pen in the bus!!! Looks like an awesome place to camp!!! I like what you managed to do for the bus, great work so far; home on wheels!!! Have fun , Stay safe, and Be Well 🌼Wife too!!!
Did I see a bag of yarn under the bed? Nice to see a fellow yarn crafter in the wild - literally.
Everyone should have a crazy neighbor and the beautiful wife.
Sometimes life gives you a crazy wife and a beautiful neighbor though!?
hi jim , we also cook in outdoor🥩🥗🔥
In that neck of the woods it is easy to find the crazy neighbour anyway.
Everybody does some people just haven't met them yet, lol
nahh, i have peaceful neighbours, quiet parents, loving siblings, huggy school chums, happy colleagues
Steve is likeable because he is such a real, down to earth person
When he’s not being mean to crazy neighbor, whose a senior citizen, for mistakenly saying his wife’s name on camera when everyone already knows her name anyways.
Right, no drama or narcissism, just a friendly dude trying to get the most out of life.
Oh my goodness you are so right
@Gary Sinclair Her name is Jess, and she has never appeared on video.
Yelp he’s cool ole dude
Thank you for having closed captions!
If you need heat in your bus, those portable air conditioners put a TON of heat out the hot side of the vent, sometimes more heat than you can get with a burner.
LOL, watching Steve light his campfire using his propane torch kit, reminded me of a time where I was out tent camping with my kids over a wet spring weekend where I ended lighting our campfire by firing off an emergency road flare! The red incandescent glow given off by this hot burning chemical stick lit up the evening sky in a flickering shade of red that looked like we had just opened a portal to Hell.
The Long Dark vibes 💪🏾
I am pretty sure he has a video somewhere lighting a campfire by flare also!
This was a joy to read
Beautiful Wife seems like such a sweet person, Steve. You and her have to be just the most pleasant people to be around.
Of course they are Canadians
She has a name man. Her name is jess
She really is sweet and beautiful! Met her a couple of times ❤️👍🏾
Those pouch meals are right on for sure! Campbell's mushroom soup over chicken drumsticks is also good!
I just had my first child 6 months ago and I haven't been able to go camping since before he was born. You sir, remind me why i love camping in any shape or form and have reinforced the will to make sure my son is instilled with a love a camping. The reasoning is because that love never goes away.
Steve Wallis and Foresty Forest...that's the crossover everyone is waiting to see
started scrolling through comments to find who else thought that was cool
Foresty Forest? I hear he lives in van.
Yeah I was just thinking the same thing
Totally agree
They will have to meet up at Walmart, NO WAY Steve is going up a friggin' mountain. lol
I really like Steve, he seems like a down-to-earth, chill guy who's fun to be around out with.
the damaged ones usually are. watch his boondocking documentary he wasnt always like this
Who cares whether you like him or not. You don't need to interject yourself into things. Just go away!
@@crazypeoplearoundtheworld304 you live up to your username
@@BuckingHorse-Bull real life isn't pretty. Real people aren't either. It's what inside that counts
@@BuckingHorse-Bull are you clever? Why don't you stop annoying people?
Canada is amazing.
If you like mosquitos, deer flies and black flies says girl raised near where this video was taped. They all bite.
OMG! I make those spend with pennies hobo foils all the time. Those things are fantastic! 😄
You’re one of the few channels I watch immediately after being notified of a new vid. Great content.
Same!
Same!
Ditto. 🙂
Yes..I'm like it's Thursday. ..video ..
same i dont do it to many channels but this is for sure one
Thank you Steve, Beautiful Wife, and Crazy Neighbor for bringing outdoor adventure to those of us who cannot easily do so ourselves. Please keep on being who each of you are, and keep on having and sharing your adventures with us for as long as you can.
Wow, Ive so much to watch still! I keep getting more amazed with each vid I watch,what a lucky guy
Those gennies are great. I have the dual fuel 9000 . I use it to power my shed and my house when the power goes out.
Beautiful wife did a great job of interior decorating. Future video perhaps: Foresty Forest and Stealth Steve in bear country. If you did team up for a video, your views will be off the charts.
Burn that new grill for a half hour on high lid closed before cooking... To get rid of oils from factory and toxins in paint etc.✌️🍻🌿
Addicted to this channel lol !!. TY Mav !!. Love the bus and the tree fort !!.
The KING of fire starting. I love it
You know what I love about this channel, besides Steve being awesome. He has the worst possible internet, and STILL gives us 4K content. He has to use wifi hotspots and stuff to get uploads sometimes, and it just amazes me his dedication. You're awesome Steve, and you keep being you!
hi oscar , we also cook in outdoor🥩🥗🔥
👏👏👏👏
Almost makes me feel bad about watching it at 320p.
Beautiful wife did a great job with interior decorating. You are truly living my dream, can't wait to see more of your adventures, hope you'll meet a few bears too . Be safe.
Hey Steve! As a former school bus driver in the US (I believe Canada has a similar law), you can get a ticket/fine if you own and operate a bus privately without changing or removing the word "School" from the outside stickers, AND changing the color of the bus. May want to look into that and weigh the risk/rewards of it. You should be fine so long as you don't make any cops mad though lol
I don’t think any Alberta cops are aware of this law ❤
I honestly don’t think there is a nicer guy on TH-cam
Anyone else constantly read his hat as “Carlada” or is it just me?? Either way, always love his videos.
Hell yea....until I got the (close up) on it lmao 🤣
Every damn time
Just you
Not me. I'm Canadian. 😅😆😃
Omg I was
“That looks like a project for future Steve” 🤣
Classic 🤣
What a classic line.
Is it? is it reeeeaaaly a classic line...
Air fryer is a cheap version, because "I'm Steve" rolf.
And no it's because you're a conscious consumer Steve; buy what you need, rarely go with excess.
I’m gonna start using that for putting things off lol
I look forward to seeing the rest of your trip. I have known a few people who have made their permanent home from a school bus converted into a nice camper. Have fun !!
In some places removing dead fall is a good idea. It would help slow down a forest fire and make it a little easier to put out if there was one in that area.
Crazy Neighbor may be our hero of this story. 😏
Correction - I think we’ll have to give the hero award to beautiful wife for the awesome job she did in the bus.
Steve looks way too domesticated! 🙃
When is he not lol 😊😊
True
Should call this "Glamping With Steve" Love seeing Steve get some comfort camping in haha
I love hobo dinners. We would make them with potatoes, carrots, onion, steak cubes, and spices. One of my favorite camping memories with my family from childhood.
Cheers Steve!
We have really very different definitions of the "cold".
I've come to love that Beautiful-Wife is always off camera, we know she's there and a big contributor, but the mystery of who this wonderful women is, is pure gold... Seriously, it's kind like Howard's Mom from the Big Bang Theory but all we can imagine is that she is some kind of mystical beautiful Canadian camping women :) .. She sounds lovely!!! ❤🤟🤠
Only matters how her husband cherishes her. All about the heart.
Right. Jess is made for steve
The only complaint I have about his videos is they’re not long enough. ❤️
Even if he just added an extra 5 or 10 mins of surrounding video showing the nature scenes...
maybe play them at half speed? :)
@@winegeek2949
That’s fk’n funny
You now can be a survivalist Steve! Quite a nice setup and cover.
My man literally has the coolest house ever.
A magic school bus, a beautiful wife, a crazy neighbor’s help.... what more could Steve want? I know! Appreciative fans! Thank you for the camping adventures! Stay blessed!
Any relation to MD Scratch Jedi??
Haha No. but I wish him all the best.🤑
You need to meet up with Foresty Forest. He's close by.
OMG YES!
Steve will have to climb a 3,000m mountain!
Or just stealth camp next to foresty forest van while he is hiking
I would rather see him hang out with the @VanWifes. Those gals are so cool and they both will have so many idea to give each other.
@@dennisjacobsson7382 perfect reply to the original Foresty Forest comment. 😄
thanks for taking me along,,,got to always have my fishing poles,,,
Dinners in foil are a lovely quick meal in the South. Super delicious if you use ground sirloin and sazon seasoning. Awesome video Steve!
Foresty hits number 100 today and Steve uploads. Thursday’s are becoming my favorite day to look forward to now.
I agree. The two best channels on the whole of TH-cam
The good, old-fashioned tin-foil dinner packet... A camping classic if there ever was one!
Freshly cracked open pepper container ! Thats fancy! Cheers!
“Go where the wind blows us”…so nice to see such an appreciation for Alberta, simple things and well, Step 2!
Seeing all those mosquitoes reminded me why I’m not the biggest fan of warmer weather mosquito camping but that’s why Steve is the champ, camps no matter what. Dude, I’m loving how beautiful wife decorated the inside of the school bus. You were right on with the woman’s touch. My beautiful wife does the same with our camper.
Anyone else remember when Steve switched from wood to wood pellets because it was more cost efficient????? Oh how far we’ve come.
hi , we also cook in outdoor🥩🥗🔥
Yes I do remember that. I will likely be doing the same for a week long camp this fall
But there's a lot of free with it in the woods right?
@@Wendy-op3bu sometimes yes.
But we are in a scouting program, and sometimes with larger camps our location looks more like a the plaines than the woods. When I am in a grass prairie, I would still like to keep warm.
Man Oh Man! I adored this video! We have a Motorcoach and I remember the day we picked it up and sleep in it for the first time. Adventure Dreams realized!! Thats what it's all about...whatever a person's heart loves for experiences in the great outdoors. Personally I love tent camping and Motorcoach camping and everything in-between! Good Good on you for making your hard- sided Dreams come true. You'll make wonderful memories with it for sure but that first-time is Special indeed!
Enjoy the time on the Road with the Wife. Stay safe! 👍👍
As I received this notification, I lit myself up a step 2. Cheers, BUD.
Lol, same...
Perfect timing.
2 pounders here :)
I waited until I had rolled one, settled down, lit up and hit play!
This man is living the freedom our forefathers stuck up for can’t think of a better group of people to remind us crazy neighbour and beautiful wife not to be forgotten to mention
Your remarks make no sense
Love you Steve, going back and rewatching all your videos. Thanks for being you and giving us all endless entertainment
Watching this and remembering how down Steve was.. in a way it's heartwrenching
Behind every good man is a great wife who helps make things possible. Hope some day to meet her on ur channel! Praying for you both safe travels!
"And everybody was camping! So we avoid that at all costs"
A man after my own heart
@Hello Newman Amen to that, I'll instead be working on a yard project. Riding next week for sure though!
Let's hope they leave no trace and clean up there garbage
@Hello Newman many parts of the Western 🇺🇸 has already closed BLM land because it looks like a junk yard landfill and people abused the 14 day rules. I would hate to see 🇨🇦 do the same.
"Freshly Cracked open container of pepper"
got me with that one! hahaha
I wish you both nothing but good luck and good times on your venture! Take care!
hi jason , we also cook in outdoor🥩🥗🔥
I've lived in a school bus for three years. Four 100 watt panels and a 1000 watt inverter along with a 40 amp charge controller runs my lights and fridge/ freezer no problem. I have 4 golf cart batteries run in parallel. Good luck
Love the bus man..you are chillin and deserve it!
I genuinely look forward to my Camping With Steve on Thursdays. Lately I have been downloading them and taking them out camping on Saturdays!
Literally camping with Steve.
Serial killer 🚌.
A hitchhiker gets in Steve’s bus and asks Steve, “Weren’t you worried that I might be a serial killer?”
Steve, in quick witted fashion, says to the hitchhiker, “ I just figured, what are the odds that one camper bus would be carrying two serial killers?”
At least he doesn't have free candy painted on the door...
Beautiful Wife has yarn under the bed!!! I love camping and I also enjoy knitting and crocheting. It made me happy to see that yarn! Beautiful Wife- do you knit? Crochet? What kind of things do you make? Right now I am crocheting a cell phone pouch, as I tend to lose mine frequently…
LOVE all your videos, Steve. Wonderfully relaxing and enjoyable. Thank you!
Knitting is sooooooo gooood, it's Binary, k1, p1, making our own fabric from string, it's genius, it's how we invented computers, when we invented our own fabric
I had to find this video!
Foil pac meal looks delicious.
Love your bus camper!
Would love to met your wife sometime.
Tell Beautiful Wife that She is amazing and to not give a hoot what negative people think! From one woman to another, you are amazing!
Has anyone seen beautiful wife I've been following the Channel for many years but I don't recall actually ever seeing her
@@canabis2crush543 I’ve never seen her either
@@canabis2crush543 every persons anonymity is precious.
Maybe so but actually starting to wonder if she actually exists
@@canabis2crush543 she exists and doesn’t want to be on camera....if you actually watched all of Steve’s videos you’d know because he’s spoken about it.
Pretty elaborate camping with a/c, a refrigerator and strand lights. Only on camping with Steve. I love it.
Yeah. From the same guy who 'camped' in a culvert a while back. lol
I had a small stone pierce and stick in a tire once. Always good to have a spare even if your tires are new.
Your videos have always been a huge distraction from life's hard knocks and are much appreciated. More now then ever since I'm dealing with a very sick 9 year old boxer who had her spleen removed and has possible cancer. Keep them coming Steve and thanks for the perfect dose of medicine for me.
Oh no! I'm sorry to hear that :( I'm glad my videos could help out a little when times are hard.
🙏
You’re a saint for always calling your wife “beautiful”. I need to call my wife nicer things more often.
Only Steve would sacrifice his Jackery in order to power up his portable bar fridge because you know.....priorities.
@J It's a portable power station that Steve mentions breaking because he needed to keep his step 2s chill. I totally understand.
Anything for step 2
That’s a good old fashioned Boy Scout foil dinner. Good on ya’.
love how your wife brought her yarn. my type of friend
I always wanted to turn a school bus into something you can live in. Enough room for everything an RV has. I also love the lights in the bus. Nice reflection off the walls at night
Great experience.
How lucky you are to have supportive wife & "Crazy Neighbour".
A nice bag of yarn under the bed......your beautiful wife is creative as well!
I can sense his joy in this video! He's so happy and I'm happy for him. What a cool little setup!