The adventure

Well here we are boondocking in the woods of Viginia

Chester our dog, taking it easy under the bus.

Getting the grill all set up.

The river was about 15 feet from us, nice to listen to the water, flowing outside the windows.

The small things...

Well, the conversion is all but done so we started putting the small things that increase comfort. Got my "dash buddies" in for the drivers station.

Post Script....

Well the work is pretty much done. It's been tough, but very rewarding building our bus. It starts sparking the imagination as to the potential that bus conversions have.

Our plans as of right now are not certain, some people might be afraid of a lifestyle on the road. We are optomistic about it, in these days everything is uncertain. How many people are losing their jobs, homes drowning in debt just trying to keep the wolves off the door?

So, we have our house with us at all times- it's secure, insulated, warm has everything you need... and best of all paid for free and clear. So, we begin our new lives full of hope and expectations. The question: "how will we live?" Our answer: "Day-by-Day"

The finall Piece!!!

Today we made the bus a fire breathing dragon...

I was not about to leave my beloved grill behind.

Side view

Closed up ready for travel... I will have to bungie the lid and wings down before we get ou on the road.

I fashioned my own spacers out of an old braker bar I had.

Bike Rack

Got the kids bike rack installed- homemade out of some metal shelving we had.

Paint finished

Well today we finshed up the paint. Silver and black.

Here's Zak, my third son... our big black beast is all set.

I got the bike installed, post some pics tomorrow.

Paint Day

Well today we got up nice and early, scuffed and masked off the beast... then shot the paint.


Now that we have the paint on- we have our name. Day-by-Day. That's pretty much how we'll be living. We are crafters, candlemakers, I am a tattoo artist. So, we'll figure out once we hit the road.


I have a very tight place to work, but we made it happen.

Tomorrow we'll hit the roof with- aluminum paint.

The drivers side view.