Where we go next for the fall, that’s unknown and the beauty of this lifestyle. We find it to be extremely “van/bus friendly” and are loving every minute out here. We spent the month of June traveling through California and Oregon and landed in Washington for the summer where I will be working for the next three months. We also realized like extreme cold, extreme heat is not ideal when living in the bus, so we were definitely ready to leave the desert. We continued our way to Zion, the Grand Canyon, and Sedona and then spent the next three months in Tucson. However, we couldn’t have been more thankful for this campground. We never expected to be staying at a campground so soon since our goal was to be off-grid 99% of the time. Thankfully, we got to warmer weather and to a campground so we could thaw out the bus. We were devastated thinking that our pipes froze and that we would have a major issue in front of us our first week on the road. The Cascade Scenic Byway outside of Bend, Oregon. We lasted two nights before our water supply was completely frozen. Unfortunately, The Scenic Shuttle was not equipped to take on negative temperatures. We gave ourselves a little bit of time before my job started to check out Bryce Canyon, a bucket list destination in the winter. I accepted a travel nurse contract in Tucson, AZ so that was our destination. We utilized the space and have tons of storage and cabinets throughout the bus. We have a projector and screen as our TV (thanks, Amazon) and use an AT&T hotspot for WiFi. It features a full bathroom equipped with a C-Head self-composting toilet.Ī non-negotiable was our queen-size bed, which we love. Our bus has an open concept feel with a small living area consisting of a couch with underneath storage, a small closet with a mini fridge built underneath, and a kitchen with a sink and a 2-burner stove. Our completed wet bath features a self-composting toilet, the brand is C-Head. After multiple walk-throughs, a test drive, and some paperwork, the bus was ours!

It was an old church bus, a 2010 Ford E-450, fleet maintained with 173,000 miles on it and in great condition. We were initially set on a diesel bus but other than it being gas, the bus was just what we were looking for. We instantly got good vibes from the sellers, they were warm and seemed like overall good people. We drove from Charleston, SC to Bremen with high hopes that this bus was finally the one. We drove hundreds of miles and looked at more than ten different shuttle buses until we found the one in the small town of Bremen, Georgia. We went for a shuttle bus versus a school bus or van because we felt like the size was perfect, not too big and not too small.

We searched long and hard until we found the perfect bus to fit our vision. It was time to find our own adventure mobile and live out our dream. Before I knew it, our Instagram feeds were full of bus and van conversions and we knew exactly what we wanted and we wanted it sooner than later. The idea excited me and it consumed our conversations. I love to travel and have a hard time staying in one place but I never dreamed of living in a bus. Logan always had dreams of living out of a van after he studied abroad in Chile, and when he learned I was a travel nurse he told me his idea and I was in. From the very beginning of our relationship, we bonded over traveling and seeing the world. I (Kayla) am a travel nurse and met Logan while I was on a travel assignment in Charleston. We are Kayla, Logan, and Scarlett and we live in this converted E-450 shuttle bus.

Ford e450 shuttle bus conversion