Internet was one of the most challenging technical implementations I had to solve on the bus. For me, it was more difficult than building the battery and energy systems, or the roof raise. Here is a brief tale of my journey. While building the bus, I placed a spare wireless router in it that just […]
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Reverse Osmosis
We’ve been buying bottled water for a while as we live in places where the water is a little less than savory. It’s fine but I get tired of all the containers carting around and the waste they generate. We used those pay water filling stations a bit with a larger bottle, but having to […]
Las Vegas, Nevada to Utah
We loaded up and hit the open road headed for Utah. Took awhile to leave since he had to find a truck stop and check the tire pressure. The monitor he installed indicated 80psi and it is supposed to be 100. The hand held radios were not acting right so we tried to fix it. […]
Twin Falls, ID
We stayed for a week in Twin Falls. In hindsight it was a few days more than we needed to, but it didn’t hurt anyone either. Internet access is sort of a continued stressor, and finding the new daily cadence for work is challenging. We got invited to a painting activity in the clubhouse at […]
Electrical Components
It’s been a while since I’ve posted an update. We have onboard electrical, propane appliances, showers, and tv now. (the kids also play minecraft on it) If you have any questions about anything, please ask! GFCI/AFCI outlets (they do both types of protection) 50 Amp Main breaker panel with integral transfer switch. This is a […]
More plumbing completion
Plumbing (expensive!) Propane (heavy!) Cats Working in the rain The water setup is complex because I have hot water preheat to each fixture with a temperature control, and I have a reversing valve shunt set up so I can connect a pick-up line to the water panel, and pump water out of fixed vessels and […]
So you said you wanted to paint a bus?
Well, this was a lot of work. Lots of pictures below. Wire wheel strip all the failing paint from the new panels (didn’t scuff them, cheap alklyd paint applied under humid damp conditions) Then sand everything else, sand around all the rivets.Scotch brite around the rivet dimples. Walnut blast remaining paint from rivet dimples. There […]
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Panels and ply experiments
Goofing around with the panel stuff. I’m finding steel framing affords a lot of flexibility for interesting ways to connect stuff. Precision cutting plywood sucks. I hate working with wood. Got the last interior surfaces on the bed area. This was a pain in the butt too, because of tight clearances and the need to […]
Forgiving past drivers
The square door and terrible approach angle on the curbside has always bugged me. In prep for a new door I’m making the approach match the driver side. Here is what 15 years of service mashing the curb looks like. This is the bottom of the body rib that is part of the forward door […]
Still here…
I’m still here. Bus is too, along with the rest of the family. We moved recently into a new house at the beginning of October. We had to basically move twice while looking for a house after our last one sold. I can’t help but feel there’s a bunch of people out there who have […]