Converted School Bus Homes | Zillow
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- Charlie Kern lives in a converted school bus home, and has been making homes for others out of school buses for over 10 years. These tiny homes are truly a marvel to see, with a fully functioning kitchen, and bathroom complete with shower.
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LOVE L-shaped kitchens on bus conversions!
I agree with Chuck that living off grid and mobile is amazing and puts one in touch with the elements that pretty much would other be ignored!!
His passion, drive and desire to do this is so incredibly inspiring! He knows exactly who he is and what kind of person he wants to become. He doesn't worry about the conventional lifestyle that society convinces us to live, he's just happy living the lifestyle he wants to live! It's my dream to do the same. What an inspiration. :)
After watching a minute of your video, what you've said propelled me to say that most are clueless about perseverance and survival! It took you needing to survive to have you move in the direction of designing your home by way of a bus. I know this all to well myself. Although I never had to design a bus for a home, but I did so with a big empty basement.......... electricity, lighting, tiling, doors (everything that's needed for an outcome) and I never did construction or the likes before. This type of drive and insight definitely comes from a place within you that you unknowingly reach out to and the best that you have comes to the core. I can literally built a shower from scratch with whatever material I fancy and one would think that I got the idea from elsewhere. Having to make something out of nothing is the best teacher anyone can cross paths with
I Love your story and so look forward to building my bus. It's about the Freedom!!!
Thank you Zillow for bringing us this lovely man. I love what he's doing and how he thinks about it. I lived in a railroad boxcar when I was little. My dad talked about living in a bus and it's been a dream ever since. Getting pretty old now and it might remain a dream, but I never lose hope. Watching him brought it all back. Thanks for posting.
Yeah it’s a school bus from the outside. But inside, it’s a different story. So beautiful, so spacious. I would definitely call this home.
I loved the narrators spirit of freedom and independence.
Beautiful bus! Oh it's great that you have made a business out of something you love doing and you and your friend do it so well... I think that is what everyone wants from life, to be living in a space that doesn't cripple you financially and working at something you're passionate about. I think it's wonderful. I am going to try to convert a bus here in the UK. I have a permanent place to put it but I really want to travel a bit before settling down. It's the ideal situation, you can just drive to wherever you fancy (it is pretty easy to go anywhere in Europe) and then take it back home when you feel you want to. I can't think of anything better!
I watch this over and over. Again my dream
I am in the process of getting a bus and converting to my home on wheels. Thanks for this video.
This video makes me cry every tine I watch it.
Very moving and beautiful. You have an artist’s soul, Chuck.
It's wonderful. Great job, Charles
Amazing craftsmanship you can tell there was lot of thought put into every part of these rigs.
the guy talking is so lovely. i love his voice and his philosophy .
I have quite a few dreams of where and how I'd like to live and living in a bus is one of them.
me too
Dylan Wilson same
Dylan Wilson mine is too I seen some where they end up miserable and others who find a good life in my case I'm good with both wouldn't mind wasting 3 years living in a bus going around USA Canada Mexico ect travel and leans meet new people and see what's out their
Ugh me too but I can never decide for one
I can't wait to find my dream bus and start living like it don't matter again. Very inspiring vid, Thanks.
I wish I had done the same in my twenties. I would have been able to pick up and go live state to state
Andrew King you still have time! I don't want you to be able to say that on your death bed.... You aren't too old yet!
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Andrew King do it now!!! you can change your life in a blink of an eye😊✌
Andrew King, I'm in Europe right now and I'm willing to buy a bus and if you buy your own bus I'm in to start to finish to convert our dream bus. Search it, buy it, plan it, build it and a good Whisky on the rocks!! I've been doing a lot of research in the past 2 years and I'm ready and I just got to go at it! Whoever is ready, doing a group could help! Guys, just imagine we help each other! Solar panels, wood finish, nice paint job, everyone's own plan of material! Someone?;)
its never too late ! ur only limit is ur own mind
I love your woodwork! I work at a school district that auctions off buses every year. I've got the opportunity to snatch one up and follow your lead. The older buses are much less trouble and cheaper to repair. Anything non emission (2006 and older) is a good candidate to convert.
Way to go with view windows and walk around bedroom.
Helping people’s dreams become reality, pretty cool!
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Absolutely amazing! Love the setup
BEST TH-cam on bus life I’ve seen in ages! Love it! Wish you were in Australia 😊
I converted a bus and lived in it for a few years. It was so comfortable. I loved it. I wish I had not sold it.
VERY VERY VERY COOL!!!love it...great craftsmanship and beautifully crafted
good looking bus - great attitude, I love all the wood - keep on trucking
when i grow up i want to live off the grid like you guys :D
the first thing people see is how can I live in a tiny space and sometimes it overwhelmed you you and Carolyn the RV lady are insprational
Beautiful bus and beautiful life
Great life! Building and traveling around at your own pace.
I'm a school bus driver and planning on buying one and converting it into an r v. The older ones are better because they have less computer crap to go wrong. I live in ILLINOIS so I'll head out west during the cold months. Thanks for the video Charlie.
Love love love everything this dude was saying! It's what I strive for too.
The irony is that Zillow is one of the main drivers of the ridiculous housing market we’re currently in and precipitating the need for alternative housing solutions.
In modern times, you have a few options: pay $1+K a month on a rental for the rest of your life, do some credit trickery to gain and keep credit then apply for a mortgage on a house that is a quarter-million dollars then pay on it for thirty years, or take an alternative route (tiny homes, bus homes, RV life, etc).
For $10K and half a year or so you can get a livable bus. For $30K and a year, you can get a really nice bus. A benefit of a bus is the customizability. You can design it to have the layout that YOU want. I'm contemplating building a bus so that my disabled mom and I can go on one last road trip before she passes. I doubt she has ten years left on this Earth. I can find a mid-sized bus with a wheelchair lift and design it so that a walker and wheelchair can fit in the aisles. I can design it to be essentially handicap accessible. You're unlikely to find such in an RV. The big problem with this plan for me is that I don't have $20K laying around. I'm going to have to figure out how to make this happen hopefully within the next three years.
I wish I well. How about a Go Fund Me?
I love your Fender Jazzmaster!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have a Telecaster thinline
Very creative, great atmosphere.
An absolutely fabulous idea! I now know what I need to plan for.
Well done! Giving me more and more ideas for my little bus build that I plan on doing soon.
That is one beautiful bus conversion awesome
You just made my day with this video you have created.
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Your bus conversion is sweet! Congrats!
One day..I will live in a beautiful bus
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Awesome! I'd like to see more details of the builds you've done, especially the gal with the sewing machine.
stuff like this is just awesome
Love your philosophy your living my dream... Saving my pennies in Denver hopefully I will realize my own bus
I’m 40 and I planning my escape (Lmaooooooo!) summer 2019. I was going to start in a minivan but I’m leaning towards a cargo van. Age doesn’t matter. Just do what ya heart feels
Great story and love the idea of building out and living in a school bus.
your a super chilled dude congrats on the bus it was sweet
I like the idea of converting vintage buses into motor homes. One guy did that to a Vistaramic Carpenter school bus that was built in the early 1960s. Another guy did that to a Pathfinder Superior.
out of all I have watched he is my fav
I just got a remote job that is going to allow me to do this very thing, so stoked!
I've had many buses and If I left the flashing lights on the top then I exchanged the red in the front for the amber in the rear since the red in the front is illegal unless it is an emergency vehicle. Easy swap. Also painted over the s and h so it said "cool bus". On one of them I moved the swing out arm off the front bumper (changed the arm to a pole) to the roof and put a flag on it. It would raise and lower by flipping a switch. Never did go this far with a conversion, somebody always made me an offer I couldn't refuse. The worse part is removing the seats and getting rid of the smelly rubber mat. Nice conversion on this one.
I love this guy!!!!!
Beautiful bus house
Awesome! I've been wanting to be off grid for some time. Money is the issue but inst it always the issue for most of us? Our lives revolve around numbers and green paper. The power of comfort. There's a chance of moving to Denver with my bro and we are looking into living small. When you realize money and things don't make you happy.
Simply Awesome.... Magic! (the good kind)
Thank you :)
That's so neat,awesome
Love ur bus design.... they r awesome 😍
WOW!!!🤔 Great idea, one day I shall join the bus conversion community.
Awesome bus!
His little brother cooper is my tutor at school lmao
Great job!!
i wish i could travel across the America by this awesome bus
This is the type of guy that I would be good friends with! He has such a kind and peaceful way about him. But I wouldnt be surprised if he is eex military.
I have always been a wanderer and my dream for retirement is to live in converted bus and to see whats over the next hill and around the next turn.
Such an incredible guy
I love this!
Amazing!
Nice job!
very cool brother, right there with ya,....................................
I wanted to do this 15 years ago. Now I have seen to many videos on it. It's too hot where I'm from. I lived in a nice travel trailer for ten years. I know what it costs to cool a metal box. I have a nice double wide now. I rent the bedrooms and I live there for almost free.
I wish I could hire this guy to find a bus, and give him my designs. I'm planning on making my life in a bus like this
love it !!☺ i am next !!! freedom
We lost our home and have been in a hotel for several months and I would give anything to be able to get into a bus. We already home school our girls and my wife has never traveled much, but i just can’t get us out from under the weight that is on us.
I live in Ontario and sooooo need a bus to live in.
Basically legitness. I'm a vet struggling with PTSD and the VA refuses to help me unless I start 5 different types of psychotropic drugs. The "Doctor" said, in the same breath, " we will not help you unless you take these drugs. Maybe you just need a goal."
As I walked half a mile back to my truck (the VA employees have private parking right next to the buildings) I thought/broaded. I devised the idea to renovate school buses to help homeless vets since the VA won't. I also want to call all the buses on occasion to do a flash mob at the VA facilities blocking the employee parking until they are all in to work, and then moving out so vets could get the good parking!!! This is my dream and it's going to happen.
I will make that "Doctor" regret those words ever coming out her mouth!
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I'm only 14 now but I'm planning to live in a bus
Original Life good save up
He has to save as much as a new car max. Its not that expensive to build one, just a bit under a new car.
Tobin Cocuzzo 13, and same. 😊💕
I am 12 and I already have some models of a bus I want to live in!
Saaaame. I've always dreamed of having a school bus turned into a motorhome
those are the mica's right, solid speakers I got them in my garage, anyways keep it up man, great work.
mindblown!! :)
What? No link to info on Charlie the bus builder?????
Alex Kunze yes where is it
Look up chrome yellow corp
I just googled his name and his site came up
Wow!
awesome!
very nice, thnx
Do you have any ready,and how much do they start off ?
Awesome
Great Man
Cool concept and vid. You still do buses conversions? Any website?
Any info on these guys? Nothing in the description
have any of the buses had issues with freezing pipes in winter
My dream is to have one of these!
How did you raise the roof? I've gotta raise mine, just wondered your process. Thanks
Just Earned New Subscriber Man, Awesome...
Nice 👍🏽
But how do you find a bus for sale on zillow? That would be helpful information to include.
I am curious if you drive your bus/home everywhere you need to go or if you have a separate vehicle to drive. I love this video. Love your home. Love the way you think. Would love to go tiny WITH a bathtub. Have health issues so can not build myself. I wonder where you park? If you travel do you ask permission to park overnight?
what water pump do you have..mine is giving me problems
awesome
'Magic faries in the air turned into electons living as faries in the bateries '
He really took term
TAKE ALL THE DRUGS
To a whole new level
Not trying to be snarky but that was silly , hillarious and strange all at once