✨️💧How The Water Process Works!💧✨️ We are working on minimizing our water consumption so we can extend the life of the water tank. That will be a lifesaver when we meet secluded destinations. Also, our cold showers energize us quite a bit. We've learned it's best to take them midday, aka the warmest part of the day. Overall, this process us teaching us how sacred and valuable water is. It used to come to us so freely, without second thought but now we must use it with humility. Thanks for watching 🌻🌞🌿✌️ • • • #water #waterconsumption #howitworks #waterinskoolie #skooliewater #watertank #refill #skoolie #schoolbushome #tinyhomeonwheels #plumbing #vanlife #tinyhome #waterislife

Here are some pros and cons about our current build!🚍🚿🌈🔌 What we love: 1. Our Dinette 2. Our Double Bowl Sink 3. Our Handheld Shower Head What we hate: 1. Excessive wires 2. Dumping Our Sink Water 3. Front Area Chaos • • • #prosandcons #learning #growing #whatwehate #whatwelove #benefits #skoolielife #skoolie #buslife #nomads #travelhome #homeonwheels #tinyhome #busconversion #busliving #skooliegang #diy #trailanderror

Shifting just a few feet, but it feels like a whole new world for us and these kitties 🐾✨️ We've been existing on quite a tilt since we moved in, so we wanted to level out better 😝 Watch as our skoolie's tiniest adventure becomes a big moment of discovery for the cats 🚍🌿 • • #skoolielife #tinymovesbigfeels #buscats #skoolieanimal #skoolie #busmoves #bushome #tinyhomeonwheels

Suncatchers were a little additional piece that made our tiny space into a tiny home ✨️ Although we still have many projects to do for our build, these little extras provide a peaceful flare. The cats absolutely love the prismic reflections too! Stay tuned, follow us to see more of our conversion process and all the peaceful vibes that come from bus life 😊 • • #like #skoolie #follow #prism #peaceful #energy #closetonature #catsofinstagram #skooliecat #nomadic #journey #growth #build #tinyhome

Simply appreciative of these clear skies today 🙌😌 Sunny days are also the opportunity to charge your main power source in skoolie life. 🌻🌞 • • #solarpower #jackery #offgrid #skoolielife #skoolie #vanlife #rvlife #homeiswhereyouparkit #clearskies #nomadic #solar #energy #schoolbus #bodhi

Saturday's sunset vibes ✨️ Can you guess what project we might be working on next? Comment below! • • • #buslife #tinyhome #tinyhomecouple #youngcouple #chasingdreams #home #skoolie #skoolielife #nomadic #nomads #vanlife #skoolieconversion #busconversion #diy

I was a tad nervous about how the bus would suit the cats. There was definitely an adjustment period, but so far, they love it! • • #cats #vanlifecat #vanlife #skoolielife #camper #catsofinstagram #orangecat

First weekend bus livin ✌️ • • #skoolie #camp #nomad #greatdane #buslife #nature #catsofinstagram

Happy Friday ! 😊 Our transition to bus life required much purging in order to make the most out of a small space. Making it so every item owned was serving a purpose towards our daily life and goals. There is actually a huge philosophy dedicated to this practices, due to the powerful impact it can have on the brain. It is commonly referred to as Minimalism. ○ We wanted to do more than just show our journey, but explore different subjects relating to our nomadic life, on why this way of life is so pleasing. To inspire and spark thought, whether nomadic or not, that could benefit individuals from all walks of life. ○ Here is a short little article on how this practice can be impactful. If you're into philosophy or spirituality, then this would be a great little read for you. ○ Link in bio temporarily, but you can always find it on our website under "Journal Entries" ○

Blessings cultivated from seeing what was no longer serving us and the acting to change the script of our lives. Rough beginnings are the best foundation to fruitful success! • • #skoolielife #skoolieconversion #nomads #nomadcouple #buslife #process #progress #overworked #underpaid #change #destiny #lifeworthliving #rewritingthescript

Here's what my 4th morning living in the bus looked like ! This way of life is so humbling, a tiny space creates a simplistic life. Less distraction so you can fully immerse yourself in nature, yourself and others. All these comforts were built from our own two hands, which reminds you the work it takes to have heat, running water, comfortable bed, and everything in between. • • #skoolielife #conversionbus #schoolbus #achoolbushome #comforts #cats #catsofinstagram #breakfast #morning #nomad #travel #vanlifestyle

It's bus livin' time y'all !! 🎉🎊 Our "happy little accident" moment was moving into the bus in the middle of summer with our cats. Now that it is cooler, we feel comfortable to finally start this new journey. It's been an emotional and important day for us, hoping the cats will adjust in this new space with time. We wanted to highlight that an intregal aspect of doing anything new is trial and error. "If you aren't willing to look like a foolish beginner, you'll never become a graceful master." Bus life is going to come with A LOT of learning but we are 100% on board with slowly working our way to self-sustainability. We are excited to capture our adventure along the way! • • • #skoolieconversion #skoolielife #buslife #busliving #nomad #travel #homesweethome #fulltime #cats #skooliecat #vanlifestyle #vanconversion #rvlife #rvliving #minimalism

⛰️We made it to Ricketts Glen State Park! 🌳 It is astonishing how 22 waterfalls exist in just a 4 mile hike! Quite an experience worth having if you live within the area. °•°•° If you're interested in learning more about this trail, you can read the new blog post on our travel website www.theroadwewander.com! (Link in bio)

While we take a temporary pause on bus content, the adventuring does not stop! 👣 We will be uploading regularly on our blog, containing all of our local hikes, adventures and detours along the way. Consider this blog as a guide to must-see destinations while you are traveling through Eastern Pennsylvania, or are a local resident looking for some adventure! MORE BUS CONTENT COMING THIS FALL ! 🍁🍂 • ● • ● #urbex #concretecity #adventureblog #traveldestination #easternpa #luzernepa #travelblog #skoolieblog #adventure #exploration

Happy Birthday Joey! ✨️🎊🩷 Thank you for coming into my life and bringing such a vibrant light with you. You helped me bring my dream of traveling to fruition, & for that I'm incredibly thankful for. Here's to you and your goofiness, there's nothing quite like it 🥂

Calling our fellow vanlife/skoolie gang ! ☀️ We are looking for ways to stay cool during this extremely hot summer. That has been the primary downfall of this experience thus far. We have curtains, a maxx air fan, and a typical window ac unit. Quite honestly, the ac unit hasn't been working one single bit, and unfortunately this field gets very minimal shade. We are looking into window reflectors, more weather stripping, and possibly rigging up a larger solar power set-up down the road. It has been too hot for the cats to stay in, which we are immensely grateful for our immediate family for making a comfortable and welcoming temporary spot for us in the mean time 🩷🐾 @dathatcher @christianathatch @thatch4217 We also want to thank our friends Dolores and Jerry for allowing us to park on their property. They've been extremely kind and helpful to us, in a way that reaffirms our faith in humanity 🌎💕 We have just a little longer of this sweltering heat until fall and will guarentee a much more comfortable stay for us and the kitties 🏡 #busconversion #offgrid #skoolielife #skooliesquad #vanlife #vanlifediaries #newadventures #offgridlifestyle #free #buslifeideas #summer

We officially have running water in our skoolie! 🚿💧 Joey and I agree, plumbing was a fun project to get into. We commonly have gotten the question, "Why go through the trouble of converting a camper when you can just buy a completed one?" And the answer is, the experience & knowledge you gain towards our goal of self-sustainability. We never would have learned what we have otherwise! The ups and downs taught us so much, and now we have running water! Woohoo! • • • #water #plumbing #camperplumbing #camper #vanlife #travel #homeonwheels #wanderlust #skoolielife #skoolie #nomad #skoolieconversion #conversion #vanconversion #busconversion

This concludes our shower build! 🚿✨️ Mortaring is messy & a tad bit frustrating, because a flat, consistent and thorough coating is needed. It was especially challenging doing this over our shower liner. The overall realization we had was the "imperfections" we created as we laid our mortar actually made it look beautifully rustic. With the liner, blue waterproof membrane, go board and mortar, our shower is certainly leak-proof! We added seashells for a decorative touch 🐚 • • • #showerbuild #young couple #vanlife #skoolielife #skooliebuild #homeimprovement #lowes #nomad #travel #doityourself #busconversion #diy #vanlifestyle #goals #mortar

Shower floor is grouted, next we mortar the walls !🤗🥳 We are a few days away from seeing this bus in full completion, and we cannot wait for the day to come! • • • #finishedproject #grout #tile #nomad #skoolielife #skoolie #busconversion #buslife #bustohome #bushome #skooliegang #nomadic

Hello 👋 We are 8 days away from moving in!! 🥳 As exciting as it is, this month has been pretty hectic with getting all the finishing touches to make this bus a comfortable living space. For now, here is the progress on our plumbing. We plan to finish the interior of our shower today! Stay tuned!