Tumbleweed the Skoolie

Like any great house, building a skoolie out of an old bus requires a solid foundation.  With our 2009 Thomas S2, we were a head of the game. 

Was there rust?  Yes!  And like many Canadian school buses from Quebec, there was a lot.  But thankfully all the rust we encountered was just surface rust and was easily sanded off and repaired.

How was the engine?  Not too bad.  Not too great either.  A few small issues and a lot of mechinic shop time later, the gremlins were flushed out.  Now Tumbleweed runs great.

How does she drive?  Like a bus!  Like all large vehicles, Tumbleweed is slow to get rolling and slower to stop!  And with a turning radius of the HMS Titanic, you got to take the turns wide.

What's it like to live in a bus?  Cozy!  With all the little touches we made, Tumbleweed feels like a tiny home on wheels.