On board the tiny house bus
Putting her own spin on the tiny living trend, 30-year-old Jessie Lipskin has transformed a 1966 GMC Commuter Greyhound bus into a dream home.
In 2015, Lipskin bought the bus on eBay for US$7,000 and spent US$125,000 on renovations and decor. Her motivation was to embrace an eco-friendly lifestyle, which she was first exposed to through the 2007 documentary Garbage Warrior. She says the most difficult part of the conversion was finding the right experts.
“I love DIY, however I don’t have experience with plumbing, electrical, carpentry needed for this project,” she told Bored Panda, noting that the mobile nature of the bus proved challenging.
“I constantly had to account for movement; on top of that the angles of the bus and slanted-style windows made it challenging to design the best possible layout and curved woodworking. Levels were useless as the bus incline changes depending on location — it was all about calculating angles. This added a lot of time onto the project.”
The bus now features a full kitchen, an energy-efficient washing machine/drying spinner, and an instant hot water heater and propane tank. Lipskin, a New York native, has been living in the bus since January although she has listed it on Craigslist for US$149,000. The bus has proved too unwieldy for her to drive on her own, reports Insider, and she has several trips on the horizon.