travelinwithus
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I figured I would show some pics of our rig Farold that my 13 year old son and I converted in 1 month (14 days of concentrated work). We decided to name the Skoolie Farold because the name means Powerful Traveler.<br /> <br /> I bought this bus 3 years ago and after spending the summer in our 35' park model at our seasonal campground we decided we wanted to extend our summer by traveling south for about a month so the work began.<br /> <br /> We have been on the road for 21 days and everything is going great. I am getting about 11 mpg average. We also installed a 45 watt solar panel array about a week into our trip.<br /> <br /> <img src="http://themillerfamily.travelinwithus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/outside1.jpg" /><br /> We did a little touch up painting but still have some work to do on the outside. We figure we will tackle that project next spring when the weather is a little nicer.<br /> <img src="http://themillerfamily.travelinwithus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/couchandcabinet21.jpg" /><br /> Here is a pic of the the couch and cabinet at the front of the bus. Under the couch is the electrical components that are shown in pics later.<br /> <img src="http://themillerfamily.travelinwithus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/cookingarea1.jpg" /><br /> Here is a pic of the kitchen area.<br /> <img src="http://themillerfamily.travelinwithus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/cookingarea21.jpg" /><br /> Another pic of the kitchen area<br /> <img src="http://themillerfamily.travelinwithus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bunk2up1.jpg" /><br /> Here is a pic of the right side bunk. The bunks fold down to make a seat while traveling on the road. Pic of the bunk folded down is below.<br /> <img src="http://themillerfamily.travelinwithus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bunk31.jpg" /><br /> Another pic of the right side bunk.<br /> <img src="http://themillerfamily.travelinwithus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bunk41.jpg" /><br /> Here is a pic of the left side bunk.<br /> <img src="http://themillerfamily.travelinwithus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bunkfoldeddown1.jpg" /><br /> Here is a pic with the left side bunk folded down and the seat belts out.<br /> <img src="http://themillerfamily.travelinwithus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bunkfoldeddown21.jpg" /><br /> Another pic of the bunk down.<br /> <img src="http://themillerfamily.travelinwithus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/busfront1.jpg" /><br /> Here is a pic of the bus looking forward from between the bunks.<br /> <img src="http://themillerfamily.travelinwithus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/toilet1.jpg" /><br /> Pic of the toilet. There is a little dust on the lid. I suppose I should have cleaned it before I snapped this pic but I was anxious to share the work with you all.<br /> <img src="http://themillerfamily.travelinwithus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/shower1.jpg" /><br /> Here is a poor pic of the shower but you get the idea.<br /> <img src="http://themillerfamily.travelinwithus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bed1.jpg" /><br /> Here is a pic of the master bedroom, what you can see of it anyway.<br /> <img src="http://themillerfamily.travelinwithus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bedroomtv1.jpg" /><br /> Gotta have a TV in the bedroom<br /> <img src="http://themillerfamily.travelinwith...oads/2012/10/breakerboxandbatterycharger1.jpg" /><br /> This is a pic of the breaker box and battery charger under the couch. I have the battery charger wired into the breaker box so when we are not plugged in I can trip a breaker to shut it off.<br /> <img src="http://themillerfamily.travelinwith...ads/2012/10/batterybanksandpowerinverter1.jpg" /><br /> I currently have three deep cell batteries and a 3000w continuous and 6000w peak power inverter. I have cables with shut off ran from the bus batteries so when we are on the road we can use the bus’s alternator to charge the batteries also.<br /> <img src="http://themillerfamily.travelinwithus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/blackwatertank1.jpg" /><br /> The holding tanks are my favorite creations. I took two 55gal barrels and cut them in half vertically, butted the two pieces together top to top and welded 16 gauge sheet metal to the top. I have one for black water, which this one is and one for grey water which is pictured below.<br /> <img src="http://themillerfamily.travelinwithus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/greywatertank1.jpg" /><br /> Here is a pic of the grey water tank. I priced 35 gal plastic holding tanks online and found they were around $200 – $250 each plus shipping. I have about $75 invested in both tanks between the two 16 gauge steel sheets I had to buy and the welding wire.<br /> <br /> I hope you enjoy the pics of our project.
