I love the road, the never ending road. Its winding curves, the endless length makes me love the unpredictability of life. The road has people, places and well, happiness attached to it. The happiness of knowing and not knowing the place that you will reach and the people you will meet. And, this is the reason people live on the road, in their bus converted homes and house trucks. I am just so inspired by looking at these ‘wonder-fuel’ creations of the man kind, giving them the liberty to live it up on the road, while they take in the world, as it is, without any strings attached. And, if you can’t do what these people do, yet, then just feel free to take in the inspiration by scrolling down.
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• Trucks
# Appetizer : Truck Converted into Boots
Some outdoor enthusiasts have given this truck a shape of boots. And, I just love it so I thought you would love to wet your appetite with something creative before you move on.
# Handmade housetruck of John Labovitz
When John Labovitz, a resident of Silverton wanted to travel and keep his environmental impact to the minimum, he started to build his own house. Err…add truck to that, he started to build a housetruck for amazing life on the wheels. Well, the construction Is still on. But, this housetruck is slated to have all the necessary comforts and eco-friendly stuff that will guarantee him a memorable on the road living.
# Converted Bedford Green Goddess
From Heather and Ivan Morison, this converted truck is the self-sufficient wooden house truck that has been customized from a decommissioned fire engine and contains a stove, pot plants and a library of apocalypse-themed fiction.
# Glen’s Log Truck Conversion
This 1959 International diesel was formerly a log truck, which, as you see has been converted into a beautifully crafted conversion. Entire thing estimated at $15,000 includes feature like refrigerator and water heater fueled by a 50 gallon propane tank, made under carriage water tanks. And, the entire conversion has used high quality lumber.
# Maid of Dreams
Such an apt name this housetruck has. It seems to have a female side to it. I mean the way it has been dressed up evokes the images of a lady in my mind. Just live the creativity that has gone into it. It belongs to Rob and Jill Romain, the organizers of the gypsy fair.
# Kevin’s Gypsy Wagon
It was built on a vintage 1938 International Harvester Truck. The paint scheme of the house takes inspiration from the spirit of Romany folk. It’s a creation that I am so envious of and right now I am working on the housetruck of my own.
# Snorkel Truck Conversion
This housetruck has been built on 1969 Ward LaFrance snorkel fire truck and with this I know the kind of house you own a truck depends all on your creativity and the hard work that you put in. Damien’s house truck has gone out of its way to prove the creativity of its owner.
• Buses
# A Bus Converted into $17,900 home of comforts
This 1995 International Bluebird being offered by RV-Coach online was bought from a school district in Illinois, which had already driven it over 120,000 miles. The brakes of the bus home are in good shape and the converted weight is 20,220 lbs, which handles really well on the road. And, it has all the contemporary comforts to get it up and moving.
# Converted double-decker bus with space to park a car
Engineer Graham Smith spent 20 years converting 1968 Daimler Fleetline Double-decker bus into a home, which also had enough space to park a car. This is called perseverance, not what we do all day sitting in front of the TV.
# Jake’s School bus conversion
This guy did all by himself. Imagine the kind of planning and hard-work that must have gone into it. And, this converted bus home has all the things that will make it an ultimate home away from home.
# 1972 MCI MCI-7 converted into $80,000 home
With the length of 40 ft and the mileage of 149,000 mi, this converted bus has all the amenities to give you the life of a king while you hit the road.
