WHAT’S A VICARIBUS?
Vicaribus – like vicarious, but with a ‘b’ – was our bus that we lovingly converted into our tiny home on wheels.
Previously we enjoyed three years gallivanting around the country exploring all of the beautiful places and meeting all of you beautiful people. We shared as much of it as we could here so you, too, can vicariously live the bus life.
We sold the bus in March 2022 and now live in an Airstream but are doing the same things.
WHO ARE THE PASSENGERS?
We are three people – one of whom happens to technically be a dog – who have decided to get rid of all of our stuff, put working on hold (mostly), and to get out and live a little.
For more info about Heather, Nick and Miles, head over to the About Vicaribus and the Passengers Page.
WHERE HAVE WE BEEN?
So far we have traveled through New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California, and then straight over to Florida, then straight up to Michigan, then straight down to North Carolina with a repair layover in Tennessee, and then straight up to Maine and over to New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, down to Virginia then Florida, over through Texas to Colorado, then back to Florida, then back to Arizona!
HOW CAN YOU FOLLOW ALONG?
We post all the pretty things on Instagram. We (used to) create little vignettes of bus life for our YouTube Channel. We share it all on Facebook. We (used to) share a bunch of data we collect on our Live Data page. And, we (used to) write all about it on our blog, which you can subscribe to right here!
WHAT HAVE WE SEEN?
You can see all of our photos on our Photo Galleries page and all of our videos on our Video Gallery page.
Here are our most recent photo galleries to get you started.
OUR LATEST UPDATES AND POSTS
Our Vicaribupdates recount our recent travels, while other posts share some of our tips, favorites and more.
Bus Conversion: Getting Decked
When converting a bus, one must prioritize the order in which things get done. Without a doubt, building a rooftop deck is one of the highest priority steps on the path towards a safe, comfortable and livable bus. Right? Actually, we ended up prioritizing this step early in the build because we thought it would involve putting holes in the roof - screws, bolts, something. Turns out the design our fabricator came up with didn't require [...]
Excursion 1: 11,000ft Shakedown – Pikes Peak International Hill Climb 2017
Even though Vicaribus isn't finished with it's makeover, there's no reason it should remain confined to it's claustrophobic backyard parking pen. Sure it gets it's daily Home Depot run and the odd overnighter at the shop, but sometimes a bus just has to get out and stretch it's legs and see the world. Rather than warming up with something simple for our first real excursion, we decided that we might as well just dive in and [...]
Bus Conversion: Getting Tanked
In this episode of the Vicaribus bus conversion blog-a-thon we will go over the Vicaribus water system and installation. You'll not want to miss it, because it includes bonus footage of slow motion awkwardly positioned welding by our good friend Chad at C-Squared Studios. When adding a water system to a bus there are lots of options as to how you can go about it. You will typically have a fresh water tank, a grey water [...]
Bus Conversion: Insulation and More – Floor, Walls and Ceiling, Oh My
Before Michelangelo could craft a masterpiece, he first had to create a blank canvas. As it goes for Michelangelo, so goes it for Vicaribus. After the teardown was complete, the next step was re-insulating and boarding up the floor, walls and ceiling so that we could have a nice clean medium in which to apply our handywork. If you peruse the skoolie forums, you will find lots of discussion on whether or not to insulate and if so, what [...]
Bus Conversion: Tearing down the house (Part 2 – Getting floored)
Part 2 of the teardown did not prove to be as hard as part 1, though I'm not sure if I feel this way because it was entirely true, or if it is because I waited so long to write about it here. Time distorts the memory. Lucky for us, our bus came with the seats pre-removed by the previous owners, so that was a task we did not have to endure. These owners also laid down [...]
Bus Conversion: Tearing down the house (Part 1 – The walls of tribulation)
Bus Conversion: Tearing down the house (Part 1 - The walls of tribulation) Before you can make something beautiful, you really need a blank canvas for which to work your magic on. I mean sure you can put lipstick on a pig, but is it beautiful? Most people would say probably not. For a serious bus conversion, and I do mean serious, this means ripping out the insides of the bus. This ripping would typically include seats, [...]