Episode 001: Chad Brown — Love Always, Adventure Often
Release Date: 06/24/2018
Episode 012: Brian and Sherry Hamons — The Serenity Bus Project
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When they sold their home and bought a 20-year-old, 43-foot school bus, Brian and Sherry Hamons embarked on a new adventure. Along with their four children, ages 6 to 15, they renovated the Serenity Bus so they could experience life in a completely new way.
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Episode 011: Morgan and Ryon Crabtree — Rolling With the Punches in Chitty Bang
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Morgan and Ryon live in Chitty Bang, a self-converted 1999 International Genesis school bus, with their two daughters, Mila the English Mastiff and Micio the cat.
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Episode 010: Chanda and Burleigh Drummond — Love, and a Skoolie, Is All They Need
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As drummer for The Everly Brothers Experience, a band that plays all over the world celebrating the music and history of The Everly Brothers, Burleigh Drummond spends a good bit of time on the road. His wife and young daughter sometimes travel with him so they can avoid being apart for months at a time.
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Episode 009: Shaina and Connor — Embracing Change and Transforming a Lifestyle
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After Shaina and Connor lived in a tent for almost a month, they realized that they didn’t need most of their stuff. So they spent nearly two years researching multiple alternative-living options that would enable them to move off the grid and live a simpler life. When Connor presented the idea of a skoolie, Shaina wasn’t on board at first — but eventually she came around. They started watching bus conversion videos on YouTube and felt inspired.
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Episode 008: Dominique — A School Bus Driver Does Her Own Conversion
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As a school bus driver for 14 years, Dominique loved her job and the interaction she had with the kids. That was a big part of what led her to buy a school bus and convert it into a home on wheels. The conversion has been challenging but she is enjoying the journey, looking forward to traveling with her dog, and hoping to start a community of like-minded people.
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Episode 007: Lydia Dreyer — Lydia’s Little House
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Lydia Dreyer converted her school bus while working three jobs and going to college. She did most of the renovation herself, though her dad and uncle were instrumental in helping complete the conversion process.
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Episode 006: Amanda Moon — A Teacher’s Conversion
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Amanda Moon was a teacher for 10 years in Arizona when she decided to buy a school bus. She quit teaching to focus on her skoolie conversion, which she’s doing because she wants to travel and bring awareness to environmental issues.
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Episode 005: Lissette Arroyo — Planes, Tiny Homes, and a Skoolie
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Flight attendant Lissette Arroyo bought a school bus and started her conversion, she had already experimented with living on a small scale. Her journey of selecting a tiny house, having it built, and moving in was featured on the Tiny Luxury show, which aired on the HGTV and DIY networks. Now, she is building a skoolie so she can have a fully functional tiny home on wheels while also remaining accessible to airports for work.
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Episode 004: Martha Hudson and the Bikini Bus
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Martha Hudson discovered sewing at an early age. Now she does what she loves — making custom swimwear that women feel fabulous in — from her short-bus skoolie conversion. With an industrial-size sewing machine on board, the skoolie doubles as her place of business and her home.
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Episode 003: Mandee and Sherman Orendorf - Family Bus Adventure
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Hear more about Mandee and Sherman’s story, along with their suggestions for what to watch out for when converting a school bus. You can catch them on Instagram or Facebook (@ourbusadventures).
info_outlineChad Brown has made some big life transitions. He went from working in corporate America to being an entrepreneur — and, since they enjoy being outdoors so much, Chad and his wife, Katie, recently decided to sell their house, build a skoolie, and travel the U.S. with their family.
Chad shares about some of the positive aspects of skoolie life, like how supportive the skoolie community is. He also touches on the misconceptions people have about skoolies, and why it’s so important to do your homework before diving into a school bus conversion. He’s passionate about making sure we’re all building skoolie homes that are safe to live in and have minimal negative effects on the environment.
If you’re curious about how much it costs for a family of five to live in a skoolie full time, visit https://travelbudget.lovealwaysadventureoften.com to track Chad and Katie’s expenses in real time.
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