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I'm curious as to why everyone bought a but or at least what they use it for the most often.
I'd love to see some results here and get an idea of what everyone does with a bus.


-Dave

You forgot to add 'sit in that big spot and kill the grass while I pour endless money into trying to convert it'.

That would have to get my vote! haha

So far, my bus gets used mostly as a workshop.  It's where I keep just about all my tools, anyway.  It's also where I spend most of my (once) free time working on the conversion itself.

David

Quote'sit in that big spot and kill the grass while I pour endless money into trying to convert it'.

Songman,

You beat me to it.

Other,

   Every other room on the place has been envaded by others so now
I have my portable fort and music practice room. As a fort it is really
great because I can hide it. (kind of like an elephant in a cherry tree)

Skip

Quote from: Songman on October 16, 2007, 11:17:00 AM
You forgot to add 'sit in that big spot and kill the grass while I pour endless money into trying to convert it'.

That would have to get my vote! haha

I thought that was 'I have too much money...' answer.

I was having a weak moment and thought I could make $ with them! LOL! ;D  BK  ;D

Is medical mobility device an option? or does that fall under the last strand of sanity clause lol.  My eagle has disability plates on it so I can get a really good parking place at walmart.  Actually our intent is to fulltime, I need a warmer climate in the winter my joints scream each morning and I can predict the weather better than any of the local forcasters. 

Quote from: cody on October 16, 2007, 01:53:34 PM
Is medical mobility device an option? or does that fall under the last strand of sanity clause lol.  My eagle has disability plates on it so I can get a really good parking place at walmart.  Actually our intent is to fulltime, I need a warmer climate in the winter my joints scream each morning and I can predict the weather better than any of the local forcasters. 

I hear ya Cody, but then again that ain't say'n a whole lot 'cause many 5th graders with a home weather kit can too! After all the weather man is the only job I know of where you can consistantly wrong and still get paid for it! GOOD PAY TOO! LOL! ;D  BK  ;D

Mine makes a great doghouse for my timeouts after misbehavin'.  (administered by the warden) ;D

Songman has the correct answer...

happy coaching!
buswarrior

Quote from: maria-n-skip on October 16, 2007, 11:42:27 AM
Other,

   Every other room on the place has been envaded by others so now
I have my portable fort and music practice room. As a fort it is really
great because I can hide it. (kind of like an elephant in a cherry tree)

Skip

Hi Skip - what kind of music do you practice?

Best Regards, Phil

Phil,

  I mostly work on trying to figure out stuff like Leo Kottke, George Winston, Hawaiian Open Chord style
applied to folk, blues, jazz, gospel and just about any other type song that pops into my head.

I'm afraid I'll never get there though but it is fun trying. I only seem to be able to practice at the most 2 nights
a week for 30 min to 2 hours at a time not nearly enough to achieve proficiency.

Skip

Thanks Skip - Assuming the guitar?   There seem to be a lot of musicians on this board - bus nuts & music.  Musical bus nuts.   ;D  ;D

I'm on the doghouse bass ( stand up - string bass ).  Blue grass / gospel.

Best Regards, Phil

Phill, have you been to the MACC in columbus ohio yet? it's 11 days of bluegrass, great time

Phil,

  yep Guitar no time for bass or learning banjo and mandolin they just sit there collecting dust.
  Maybe when I am retired and God willing in good health.

   From what I understand bluegrass is a culture of family and friends sharing a music tradition
in an open acceptance no matter where you are at in proficiency.

  So to me the bus sharing we do here goes hand and hand with music sharing. It seems like when two
Bnuts get together two common themes are buses and music at some level. Oh and I forgot and FOOD

  Skip

I think you need a porch to sat on for Blue Grass ... do you eat that? or do you smoke it? ;D

Prevost82

    By the looks you would need your bus as a portable studio with at least a 10KW silent generator
The porch I think I would leave to the skoolie crowd. Though a portable rocking chair sounds
comfy.


   Skip

Well as long as we have highjacked this...

Skip,
Have you heard John Dunnigan play? He lives north of you but plays a lot of fairs during the summer.
http://www.johndunnigan.com/

Lee,

   Well not very well but I tried to keep on topic "need your bus as a portable studio "

   Listened to his mp3 ticklers. He's very good.

   Thanks

I love tangents on threads. You learn some of the most interesting stuff in a tangent. The thread usually finds it's way back to the topic, like...

I should be using my bus to store all of the stuff that I have bought for it instead of it taking up my garage and my wife's dining room! She finally got her dining room back yesterday and she is SOOOO happy about that!

Songman,

   I'm surprised you haven't suggested to your wife for her to get a bus to house
her collectables. Kind of a museum on wheels concept.


    :D

Skip

Oh, I'm feeling another tangent coming on! haha

It's funny that you should say that, Skip. That very thing was talked about a few years ago for Merle. They actually built a Merle Haggard rolling museum that was going to tour the country but for some reason he pulled the plug before it ever hit the road.

My wife would probably love that idea. She was bummed out this year when she had signed up to set up a display at the Kern County Fair and ended up not doing it for a couple of reasons. First, there was not enough security in the building and she has some pretty expensive stuff. Second, she would have been surrounded by other collections like toothpicks, matchbooks, etc and it just wouldn't have fit in... And also, I called the insurance company and the stuff wouldn't have been covered if she displayed it there...  But a traveling bus museum... She might just like that!

Here is just a part of one of the shelves of her many cabinets of stuff...

(https://busconversionmagazine.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dalehouston.com%2Fimages%2Fvvstuff.jpg&hash=180f2533b82cd45a25e35760b73446e4a01f0d7c)

Skip ...my rig all breaks down and only uses 1/2 a bay. But I sill have to fight the wife for it. :=)
Ron

Songman,
    I would love to see a bus conversion done in a proper victorian motif. (not for me but something
    great to see)

Ron,
   Got to respect a man who will claim his territory and fight for it. (even if it becomes the dog house)  ;)

Sorry DAX I got to stop doing this after all you are less than a bus tank away!


   Skip

I don't actually own a bus yet but I voted anyway for what I would use it for.
My "Other" vote was because " ya never know when you might have to get out of town in a hurry!" ;)

Good question!

We live in ours about 8 months out of the year. We are a forestry company as well and travel in the Lake states and the whole of the southeast. We plant around fourteen million trees a season.
" wherever you grow pine trees. :D"
We have four kids in a quad bunk in the middle. Bath seperates master bedroom from kids. We like the close quarters and have a good time seeing the country while we're working.

We lived in a couple of S&S trailers and decided that wasn't for us.
5 yrs. fulltiming
Devin

had 1 wife kick me out...not taking any chances on being homeless again... ;D...bluegrass festivals, weekend project at our campgroud and hanging out there mostly

It's my Harley! :D  But the whole family can ride.

My bus may be used for the band and a few side trips,,,,

But the main use is to pick up chicks......


Can't wait for it to start working...



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