Links

Bus Conversion Forums

• sKOOLie Conversions
• RV-Coach Online
• Skoolie.net
• Yahoo School Bus Conversion Nuts

Bus Conversion Stories

• Metamorphobus
• BruinGilda the AeroSwine
• The Mobile Homestead
• S-Caper
• Jake von Slatt's conversion

Where to Buy a Bus

• Interstate Bus Sales (TX)
• ebay
• Northwest Bus Sales, Inc. (WA)
• 422 Bus Sales (PA)
• Auto Safety House (AZ)
• Allied Bus Sales (Various)
• Central States Bus Sales, Inc. (Various)
• Durham School Services (Various)
• Florida Church Bus (FL)
• Grande American Bus Sales, Inc. (MN)
• I-10 International Trucks (AZ)
• National Bus Sales & Leasing (GA)
• School Bus Sales (IA)
• Smitty's Bus Sales (TX)
• Taylor Bus Sales (HQ in KY, various other locations)
• Used-Bus.com (IL, IN, MI)
• GSA (U.S. Gov't) Fleet Sales

Conversion materials
Building materials:

• Bonded Logic - Uses scrap denim to manufacture insulation.
• Kee Klamps - Structural pipe fittings. What we used to support the deck and ladder.
• Gerbert, Ltd. - Recycled rubber flooring.

Appliances, heating, plumbing, galley:

• Nature's Head Urine Diverting dry toilet
• Biolet, Sun-Mar - Composting toilets.
• King Mini-kitchens (now Acme Kitchenettes)
• Dickinson Marine - Marine heat stoves, cooking stoves.
• Fatsco Marine Stoves - Small solid-fuel stoves.
• Navigator Stove Works, Inc. - Marine stoves.
• Nu-Way heat stoves - Small, inexpensive wood burning stoves (See model #965).
• Tank Depot - Freshwater and holding tanks, fittings to go with them.

Windows:

• Buccaneer Manufacturing - International supplier for Hehr® brand RV windows
• JC Whitney - Sells a sliding, tinted window that fits the standard school bus window opening. Search on keywords "sliding window".
• New Found Metals - Marine supplier -- see the Trimatrix window. Small-ish but way cool. Max 1 1/4" wall thickness.
• All-rite RV Parts - They'll make custom windows for your conversion.

Furniture:

• Surplus Online - RV (and other) furniture
• Flexsteel - Manufactures RV furniture. Use the dealer locator to find a distributor near you.
• All-rite RV Parts - They'll make custom windows for your conversion.

Solar:

• Northern Arizona Wind & Sun - Flagstaff's own alternative power gurus.

Suppliers, RV-specific:

• Arizona RV Salvage - Used, overstock, clearance, discontinued items. Phoenix area.
• Dyer's Online
• RV Surplus
• RV Supply Depot

Suppliers, Not RV-specific:

• McMaster-Carr - Just about everything but the kitchen sink. Oh, wait...
• Green Building Supply
• Harbor Freight - Tools, hardware
• TAC Bus Parts - Real school bus parts.

Downloads:

• Battery and Solar Panel Array Sizer - Excel program to show how many batteries and solar panels are needed given certain criteria. Double-check the values before purchasing piles of PV stuff!