How to Save Money on Your Bus Conversion l Tips for a Low Budget Skoolie Build l Cheap Tiny Home
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ส.ค. 2024
- Hola amigos!
Welcome back to Amor Aventura! We are super excited to bring you this video! Lots of you asked for it after our cost breakdown video so we are excited to share how we made our tiny home on wheels dream happen all in for under $10k!! If you can think of another tip make sure you share it below in the comments!
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Hola amigos! We’ve had very slow service the last few days and it took two full days for the video to upload 😅 sorry for the delay! But this is a video we’ve look forward to sharing for a while so let us know what you think!
Mucho amor 💕 sending you the best vibes!
Dumpsters at construction sites have tons of wood in them headed for landfills that can be used. I have pulled wood from them to build planters in my yard.
Yes!!!! Such a good one!!!!!! Thanks for sharing ✨
I love how you are showing how to save money on a build. I want to do this so bad.
If we could do it so can you!
Nice video! 👍🏼 Wood is 3x more expensive now.. so knowing people helps! I’d say it’s best to buy your own tools. Saws, drills, rivet gun, etc... our drills were brand new and will need replaced when we’re done. You will need the tools down the road or doing the work for a year so renting would cost much more and destroying friends tools isn’t cool.
I’d recommend buying everything in bulk.. screws, rivets, drill bits, angle grinding discs, caulking, sealants, construction adhesives, foam board adhesive. It’s way cheaper and saves trips to the store in the end.
Buy the highest quality bits.. will save much time and money and work. Every build is different. I’d say a berkey filter is a huge waste of money and space. You can either diy that or get under sink filters that are much cheaper and space saving. If you’re on a budget, maybe just do a generator until you can afford solar. Another good tip is trading things for getting work done. The skoolie community is amazing, and so is the normal community that is fascinated by bus building! We’ve traded a old iPhone for a $400 propane tank, gave away all the old seats in exchange for a guy to cut all our window skins, trading those windows for live edge countertops! Traded my truck for $10k of electrical work! I’d note it’s not as easy as youtubers make it out to be and definitely not as cheap as they make it out to be. We will be in at about $25k total which is a lot but not too bad. Inflation will be a killer in the next couple years too. Safe travels✌🏼
Great points! Thanks for sharing this ideas and personal insights ✨ like you said every build is different and that is why it’s so important to decide and honor your personal priorities!
We should have been more clear because we agree that some tools you for sure what to have like drills and such but we meant more like table saw, grinders and such!
Love the idea of trading! We did something similar for our electrical system and some mechanic work! Again, thanks for sharing all of this info!!
@@growingslowandwild no prob guys! The skoolie community is great and the more info they have the better. Thx for your vids and hope to see y’all on the road in a few months! Hit us up if you’re in N. Utah. Safe travels✌🏼
Your tips and tricks and budgets have come in handy for my shuttle conversion! My husband feel less stress when I tell him we don't have to have this done tomorrow its not a race! It is going to take us a year or two to get rid of all the crap one can posses over 20 years lol but loving all your videos I hope you had a great Anniversary! ❤Much Love & hugs to Kiki❤
Thank you so much for sharing this with us Carla!! No race at all! It will save you money and a whole lot of stress to do it at your own pace! The downsize process is so chaotic upon itself and so so long doing it little by little helps a ton!
I like the way you two tell your stories. You are nice people and you sound and look genuine. Love your stuff
Thank you so much for those sweet words!!! They mean so much to us!!!
How were you able to sell the seats? I really enjoyed your video!
Posted them on eBay! Thank you❤️
After a bleary rainy day.. Needed Fiorella's energy to make my day.. Thanks 🥰🥰
Glad you enjoyed the video!
@@growingslowandwild 🥰🥰
Such a helpful video guys! I wish we watched this 6 months ago 😂
Thank you bus friend!!!! You can remember it for the next project 😉✨
Hey guys you seem really cool and I love the van. If you are ever in Pittsburgh, PA would love to meet up with you, its such a cool city to explore.
Thank you so much for that!! We LOVE Pittsburgh so next time we are there we will definitely let you know! Such a sick city!!!🏙️
Hi 🤗 I’ve been back and forth between getting a shuttle bus or truck camper and I have a hard time getting insurance quotes for shuttle buses when I try- I know it varies state to state but I’m curious what does it cost you guys and also does it get insured as a RV? Or auto? thank u and I dig the videos just found em !!
Hii!!! How exciting you are looking into joining the nomad world!!! We insure our bus as an RV it’s registered in Ohio and we have Progressive insurance! We pay $80 a month!
What kind of toilet do you have?
A DIY composting toilet! We have a video about it if you are interested!
@@growingslowandwild yes if you could please post a link thank you so much
What resource did you use to find your bus?
Hello Tim! We actually found our bus locally on the side of the road with a For Sale sign. Lots of our friends, however, suggest Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist’s!
@@growingslowandwild Thanks for the super quick reply! I'm going to continue looking. Those are the places I've been checking, but I'm interested in auctions (if those are still happening due to COVID). I appreciate all your videos. Excited to make it happen!
@@tatapscott have you tried asking around in the skoolie groups on Facebook? I’ve heard they are great resources! Sending you the best and hope you find your home on wheels soon!