one bus – one love – one world
The fit out is complete. ‘Gentle Revolution’ is our now our home on wheels.
Still need to get the solar power sorted but we are so excited we are sleeping in it tonight before we can leave tomorrow.
From throw outs – to skip bins – to generous friends we have done it for less than £3,000 we are on the road. That includes the bus itself, rego, legal requirements and all our material for fit out.
ONE FAMILY – ONE BUS – ONE WORLD – ONE LOVE
House sit over its time to board the bus. There is a little more to do until its complete but for now – he’s home.
We only had a couple of weeks to convert our minbus and mini he is with the four of us inside. We have beds and some new clothes boxes. Just need to clean and move everything in.
There is small kitchen with a seated area and rear doors.
We have lots of things not finished or waiting to be fixed, screwed or installed but we DO have privacy, somewhere comfortable to sit, a food prep area and the freedom to travel at will.
It has been a process of working out what we NEED rather than what we WANT and using found materials to do the build. If we didnt have to buy the tools we spent about $200 on the fit out so far using throw outs and recycled materials.
He keeps us relatively warm, dry and connected to the natural world as much as possible and best of all – on the road. Freedom, experience, saving money and adventure are our motivating forces behind buying the bus and hes proving to be the vessel that delivers all this.
A new front dashboard complete with air vents has been put in so the roving recording studio can be set up.
The curtains are up – just bed box drop curtains to yet complete.
Now its time to find a camp. First few days aboard the ‘Gentle Revolution’and look where we ended up.
Looking forward to sharing our adventures along the way.
So IÂ married a builder/artist/designer/creative kind of guy. He is great at making the most of what he has and even better at solving design problems with limited or no money.
Here are some images of the bus and how he’s coming along.
The salvaged pallets and broken throw out desk have become the kitchen.
 Tearing apart the old desk we saw it even had my husband’s name on it.
Space is always an issue when traveling in a camper vehicle and dealing with a family makes that a little more tricky. Here is a great idea for swinging a bed above the driver / family seats to save on room. It swings down for sleeping and locks up for traveling.
Make sure to use some sort of safety precaution if using this idea just in case the night-time load is a little too heavy and always remember to sit in the driver’s seat to maintain good vision when designing.
Here is what the bed looks like when down for sleeping and locked up for traveling.
Storage space and futon lounge conversion underway for stray guests.
So on a few hundred pounds and a week of time we are almost ready to spend our first few nights aboard the ‘gentle revolution’. There are many things we hope to add and loads of creature comforts we can wish for but for now – it’s all we need.
The bare blue bus has the seats removed, floors pulled up and wheelchair lift removed.
Next comes the thinking about floor plans, flow in and out of the bus and where everything will fit. Lucky to have a smart designer/builder in the family. A loft double bed that swings down at night for the us makes more room for kids bunks and the kitchen. Smart designer husband person used the old rails and steel floor thingys that the bus chairs were bolted to the floor with to make the double bed frame (not completed yet but you can see where it will hang for the night and then be raised on chains for driving).
Lastly to have some balance in this process the first artwork goes up on the roof. Salvaged and recycled market material.
gentle revolution 