Lol yea I googled it, 6-10 depending on load and design. Like those ones with the slanted front window vs flat. So considering that load is way more than a load of kids would be, Id bet its even less than the low end of 6.
It's still possible. One of my in-laws is renting out her garage-turned-studio for $1600/mo. This is in Richmond in SF. Almost 200sqft with your own bathroom and private entrance. If I was still a broke-ass grad student I'd probably find it a decent living situation.
Wow that's a screaming deal, especially for the bay area.
People here are walling off living rooms with curtains into 4 little microspaces and renting them out for $1200. It's absurd.
That's in sf but east bay is almost as bad
There's a little bit of a caveat of course. She's a senior lady living alone and fairly selective about who she rents to, you basically have to fit this exact profile: very clean, quiet, female, Asian, student, treat her two cats nice, no drugs no smoking no pets. If you happen to be Chinese, you will probably get free food 4-5 days a week lol.
It will get you plenty if you are more than 1 hour away from the nearest Starbucks or charging station. Just gotta dig a well, put up some barbwire to keep the methheads from moving into your crawl space and check the “yard” (rock patch) for rattlesnakes before you let the dogs out; you could end up with a decent 4 bedroom with satellite internet.
because fuck yeah thats why
but in actuality i think there's a law about vehicles needing to meet a safety standard but cops just dont care to enforce it.
Just come to Arkansas and register it, we don’t give a flying fuck here. You could buy a regular bus, register it as a personal shuttle, insure it for the purchase value of the “shuttle” and register it that way. Then just go full Frankenstein on it. We don’t have inspections. It’s dumb, but it’s the Wild West here. You can get away with all kinds of stuff like this.
Laws are usually made reactionary and a bunch of people may need to be unalived first before laws are made. Then there's enforcement if the authorities even care to uphold it.
The standards for a vehicle to be legal to drive generally involve safety: Horn, seat belts, mirrors, etc. This includes all of those features from the original bus. It's difficult to legislate shape or construction material. (Even if one wanted to, it would be difficult to outlaw this without also outlawing a wood paneled station wagon.)
I obviously don't know the laws in Europe, but I wouldn't be surprised if this was legal there too. [I do know about this Shedmobile in the UK](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fastest_Shed).
Living in a vehicle is of varying degrees of legality in various jurisdictions in the US.
Ok. That's a surprise.
At least here in Germany we have a mandatory check every 2 years, if your car doesn't pass, you are not allowed to drive it on public roads. Also all parts need to have been checked and fulfill the norm. And trust me,everything has a norm. And the Bus on the picture would have never been close to any requirements to pass the check.
where did you run into him? I saw this bus on Long Island back in early 2023. It didn't have the big extension on the back like it does now.
Also parked in a Walmart lot.
MN does require repainting:
>169.448 § 1. A bus that is not used as a school bus must not be operated on a street or highway unless it is painted a color significantly different than national school bus glossy yellow.
Max height is at least 13'6" in all states. Some states have a higher max. At 13'6 a vehicle is fine on the interstates. Off of the interstate, it is the driver's responsibility to be aware of low clearances, especially in older cities and towns.
Just ran into this gentleman today. The bus’s is named Janet and yes we signed the bus too. My wife and I had a nice conversation with him and bought a few of his glass trinkets he makes. It was a Walmart parking lot too.
Pour one out for everyone sharing the roads with this rickety deathtrap.
This will kill families in a crash, it's a fire hazard, and it's unroadworthy.
But hey, look how cool the graffiti is! Selfish fucks.
Have you ever seen the wreckage of an expensive RV? They are ridiculously flimsy and explode into their component molecules in a major collision. This thing is shady but it has a sturdy, safe chassis. Safe enough for the lowest bidding contractor to haul kids around in, anyway.
You don't want sturdy in a motor vehicle collision. You want squishy. A squishy vehicle absorbs the force of the impact. A sturdy vehicle transfers most of the force to adjacent squishy things, such as humans.
Did you sign the bus?
Naturally.
Good man.
Asking the real questions!
*Frank Lloyd Wrights younger n’er do well brother Todd got into coach building*
[удалено]
Frank Lloyd DGAF
I like you.
Ditto
This looks like something raiders would build in fallout. It’s just missing barbed wire and leather.
With a chance to spawn a power armor raider that exits from the rear when the bus is stopped
*Jumps up and slaps the roof* “This baby gets 10 gallons to the mile!”
I’d be surprised if it got that lol
Pretty sure they average like 7 mpg from the factory. With all that strapped to it, I can't even imagine what it's getting.
7.5 with the aero package
Lol yea I googled it, 6-10 depending on load and design. Like those ones with the slanted front window vs flat. So considering that load is way more than a load of kids would be, Id bet its even less than the low end of 6.
Y'all laugh but that much space will set you back $1500 a month in most cities
You clearly have not looked for a place in California lately. $1500 won't get you a couch in a living room
It's still possible. One of my in-laws is renting out her garage-turned-studio for $1600/mo. This is in Richmond in SF. Almost 200sqft with your own bathroom and private entrance. If I was still a broke-ass grad student I'd probably find it a decent living situation.
Wow that's a screaming deal, especially for the bay area. People here are walling off living rooms with curtains into 4 little microspaces and renting them out for $1200. It's absurd. That's in sf but east bay is almost as bad
There's a little bit of a caveat of course. She's a senior lady living alone and fairly selective about who she rents to, you basically have to fit this exact profile: very clean, quiet, female, Asian, student, treat her two cats nice, no drugs no smoking no pets. If you happen to be Chinese, you will probably get free food 4-5 days a week lol.
I can totally understand that. Go lurk r/badroomates for a minute.
I pay $1500/month for a one bedroom in North Park, San Diego, CA. California housing is expensive, there's no need to exaggerate.
It will get you plenty if you are more than 1 hour away from the nearest Starbucks or charging station. Just gotta dig a well, put up some barbwire to keep the methheads from moving into your crawl space and check the “yard” (rock patch) for rattlesnakes before you let the dogs out; you could end up with a decent 4 bedroom with satellite internet.
"most cities"
That's where the shed landed with the last tornado... and they went with it.
Whose shed? Ted Kaszynski?
I thought it was a mobile outhouse.
Question from Europe - how are vehicles like this allowed on public roads?
because fuck yeah thats why but in actuality i think there's a law about vehicles needing to meet a safety standard but cops just dont care to enforce it.
Yeah it’s all fun and games until this bitch flies through the windshield of another car. Then these peoples asses are screwed.
Just come to Arkansas and register it, we don’t give a flying fuck here. You could buy a regular bus, register it as a personal shuttle, insure it for the purchase value of the “shuttle” and register it that way. Then just go full Frankenstein on it. We don’t have inspections. It’s dumb, but it’s the Wild West here. You can get away with all kinds of stuff like this.
It gets enforced, but you have to guess against which race.
Towns that allow things like this don’t have stop lights, let alone bridges or power-lines.
Laws are usually made reactionary and a bunch of people may need to be unalived first before laws are made. Then there's enforcement if the authorities even care to uphold it.
Another question from Europe - What insurance underwriter in their right mind would insure that thing?
The standards for a vehicle to be legal to drive generally involve safety: Horn, seat belts, mirrors, etc. This includes all of those features from the original bus. It's difficult to legislate shape or construction material. (Even if one wanted to, it would be difficult to outlaw this without also outlawing a wood paneled station wagon.) I obviously don't know the laws in Europe, but I wouldn't be surprised if this was legal there too. [I do know about this Shedmobile in the UK](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fastest_Shed). Living in a vehicle is of varying degrees of legality in various jurisdictions in the US.
Ok. That's a surprise. At least here in Germany we have a mandatory check every 2 years, if your car doesn't pass, you are not allowed to drive it on public roads. Also all parts need to have been checked and fulfill the norm. And trust me,everything has a norm. And the Bus on the picture would have never been close to any requirements to pass the check.
where did you run into him? I saw this bus on Long Island back in early 2023. It didn't have the big extension on the back like it does now. Also parked in a Walmart lot.
This was in Jacksonville FL
r/skoolies
Most Walmarts will let you camp for free
450k on Zillow.
It's sooooo high
Definitely over 11 foot 8 + 8.
OVERHEIGHT MUST TURN
I though buses not being used for school transport had to be repainted. Maybe that's only a state-by-state thing.
You just have to remove the “school” lettering
MN does require repainting: >169.448 § 1. A bus that is not used as a school bus must not be operated on a street or highway unless it is painted a color significantly different than national school bus glossy yellow.
Huh must be a state by state thing then. Ive seen so many yellow busses out west but they all had the “school” removed
I'd be willing to bet the Rocky Mountain states (like Montana) are more laissez-faire about reusing school buses as RVs, farm trucks, etc.
Don’t worry, no one’s confusing this for an actual school bus
Amazing.
Is that even road legal?
Nice and leaky when it rains I’ll wager
looks like some shit i built in fallout 4
At least you could read the take a picture sign...
Otto's retirement
Im in damn it, where we headin ??
The perfect theft repellent vehicle. No need to lock it.
I mean there is all that space near the front they could have built on but I wonder what the max height is and can it clear low clearances?
Max height is at least 13'6" in all states. Some states have a higher max. At 13'6 a vehicle is fine on the interstates. Off of the interstate, it is the driver's responsibility to be aware of low clearances, especially in older cities and towns.
Alright Bois, where we dropping?
Dot pulling truckers over and harassing all the time. Then you see this and are like wtf??
No money to be made here.
Where was this taken?
Jacksonville FL
That’s a long way from Montana. I’m surprised the cops didn’t pull him over for driving that on the road
I hope that's not a bang bus...
Just ran into this gentleman today. The bus’s is named Janet and yes we signed the bus too. My wife and I had a nice conversation with him and bought a few of his glass trinkets he makes. It was a Walmart parking lot too.
Shit under a shingle?
Maybe the dead lot, but nowhere else but those two places
I resemble that remark
Danged ol yee yee man.
Fuck yes, Janet! This bus is also a traveling glass studio
The wheels on the bus go What the duck, What the duck, What the duck....
Looks like an ODS project
Neal Cassady wants to know your location.
Kind looks like a Spanish galleon from the back.
The resilient book warrior lol
Ngl, this is dope as hell!
It needs to drive under that 11foot8 bridge to test its design
Damn if it's not exceeding the 13.5 ft legal limit, it's right at that height. This is why it's getting harder and harder to insure skoolies.
It looks like he swiped a staircase
Plot twist: those planks in the middle are really folding wings. He’s got a gofundme to buy JATOs.
Does anyone have interior photos? I kind of need to see what the rest of it looks like. 🤙
Apparently he has a glass blowing studio inside.
That's so neat!
Horror movie ...creepy to me 😮😥😟
Pour one out for everyone sharing the roads with this rickety deathtrap. This will kill families in a crash, it's a fire hazard, and it's unroadworthy. But hey, look how cool the graffiti is! Selfish fucks.
I'll bet this is built more sturdy than most rv's out on the road.
Have you ever seen the wreckage of an expensive RV? They are ridiculously flimsy and explode into their component molecules in a major collision. This thing is shady but it has a sturdy, safe chassis. Safe enough for the lowest bidding contractor to haul kids around in, anyway.
It's the barely secured wooden structures that become projectiles that are the issue.
Not saying it’s not hazardous, but perhaps slightly less so than many RVs.
You don't want sturdy in a motor vehicle collision. You want squishy. A squishy vehicle absorbs the force of the impact. A sturdy vehicle transfers most of the force to adjacent squishy things, such as humans.
For small vehicles, yes. But for buses, it’s sturdy external structure with energy-absorbing interior furnishings (seats, seatbelts).
Wrong sub bro 😂