{"id":15703,"date":"2013-04-09T09:10:15","date_gmt":"2013-04-09T16:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/?p=15703"},"modified":"2013-06-20T08:57:29","modified_gmt":"2013-06-20T15:57:29","slug":"school-bus-becomes-off-grid-transformable-tiny-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/school-bus-becomes-off-grid-transformable-tiny-home\/","title":{"rendered":"School bus becomes off-grid, transformable, tiny home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ux8tjZnEfR0\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>[hr]<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-15703 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/School-bus-transformed-into-a-solar-powered-home_2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/School-bus-transformed-into-a-solar-powered-home_2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/School-bus-transformed-into-a-solar-powered-home_7.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/School-bus-transformed-into-a-solar-powered-home_7-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/School-bus-transformed-into-a-solar-powered-home_6.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/School-bus-transformed-into-a-solar-powered-home_6-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/School-bus-transformed-into-a-solar-powered-home_5.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/School-bus-transformed-into-a-solar-powered-home_5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/School-bus-transformed-into-a-solar-powered-home_4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/School-bus-transformed-into-a-solar-powered-home_4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/School-bus-transformed-into-a-solar-powered-home_3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/School-bus-transformed-into-a-solar-powered-home_3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>As a teenager, Richard dreamed of making a home out of a vehicle. Over a decade later, he met Rachel and soon after she agreed to move aboard a bus, they were planning their new mobile home.<\/p>\n<p>After buying a used school bus for $3000, Richard and Rachel drafted autoCAD plans and began to design every detail of their new home, something that was important in their decision not to simply buy a used RV or mobile home (which they view as flimsier than a steel-framed bus).<\/p>\n<p>Their furniture is all hand-built and much of it becomes a bed. They also hacked some IKEA pieces to fit their space: a shoe cozy holds their trash and recycling bins and rolling drawers that snap into place became their cupboard.<\/p>\n<p>To create a totally off-grid dwelling they mounted 6 solar panels (bought off ebay at $200 a piece) on the roof for a total of 770 watts. Propane feeds their catalytic heater and will soon feed their stove and oven, though for now they are using a butane camp stove for cooking.<\/p>\n<p>Since Richard and Rachel are building their home without a mortgage, they build as they have the money for each new phase. They still don&#8217;t have plumbing (they wash dishes with vinegar and shower in other locations every 2 or 3 days). They recently replaced their emergency toilet with a composting toilet.<\/p>\n<p>They waited 5 years for technology to reach a point where they could &#8220;convert sunlight into ice cubes&#8221; with the world&#8217;s first upright, front-loading solar fridge and freezer.<\/p>\n<p>The conversion has cost them about $12,000 so far, including the price of the bus so the $1200 solar fridge and similarly-priced solar-powered composting toilet were big decisions, but necessary to maintain their off-grid lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>More info on original story: http:\/\/faircompanies.com\/<\/p>\n<p>Music by Paperhand Lincoln: http:\/\/www.paperhandlincoln.com\/<\/p>\n<p>* This video was filmed entirely by Johnny Sanphillippo, himself an owner of a mortgage-free tiny home: faircompanies.com\/videos\/view\/mortgage-f\u00adree-tiny-home-on-a-housekeepers-salary\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[hr] As a teenager, Richard dreamed of making a home out of a vehicle. 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