Gnomadic Gipsy: The Bus Being Built Inside!

Thursday, May 19, 2011

The Bus Being Built Inside!

Here are some pictures from the building of the bus! It still needs some finishing touches!

It's livable tho!

Building the back walls for our bedroom. You can see one part of the couch! I love the couch so much!

The couch (the part that pulls out into a bed is where my daughter is sitting). The counters. TheMan has since built me drawers on the near right side!

The couch before it was installed securely!

The couch pulled out into a bed. There is storage underneath which I love!

Almost done. We have tons of storage under our bed in the back. TheMan is building me cupboards under the counter as we speak. Once everything is built I have white paint to paint it all. `We still have to install the furnace that we got! It`s good for now tho!

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Boondocking

Boondocking is when a rig is parked and not able to use power and sewer services because they aren't available. Boondocking does require some preparation! We have lots of push button battery opperated lights that are inside the cupboards, beside the beds etc. These help when there is no power after the sun goes down. I do have a AA battery charger and extra batteries for it. When batteries get low, we can put them in the charger and they are charged for the next use. We keep the charged batteries in a bag in a kitchen drawer. We do have a generator but we don't often use it. We use it if we are parked at one place for a while but not if we are just parked at a Walmart for a night!

Storage on the Road

We use plastic totes for some storage. All the shoes and boots are in one bin. We keep it under the bus when we're parked. Everyone puts there shoes into the bin and the lid gets put on and they are dry from the weather and not taking up space in the bus! We use 3 drawer plastic units for the kids clothes and also for our crafting supplies. We also use plastic wash basins from the dollar store to store stuff in. The wash basins are the perfect size for fitting into the cupboards. They make sure that stuff isn't just shifting around loosley in the cupboards. I know that when I open a cupboard, what I'm looking for is going to be there! Stuff that we aren't using daily is kept in plastic totes and stored under the bus when we're parked. This clears up floor space and leaves us more living space! I store bedding (we have one extra set of sheets and pillow cases per bed) under the foot of the mattress. It is handy when making the bed but out of the way when we don't need it. It also means that they aren't taking up cupboard space either. We have all stacking dishes and pots and pans. Anything that is space saving I'm buying! We have a collander that folds flat that I love. I also have the Tupperware flat folding bowls that I love!

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