Hi there!
We are two Canadian teachers & a four year old living in northern Saskatchewan. We converted a 2002 GMC Bluebird school bus into a ‘skoolie’, a custom-made RV which we designed as a rolling summer home.
We started this website to document our planning and building process, both as a record for ourselves and to help others who are working on similar projects. We’ve documented some of that process, and some of our recent travels on Instagram @acanadianskoolie.
The Podcast
In September 2020, Dan launched a podcast to learn about other Canadians who have made skoolies a part of their lives, and share their stories with others. He’s published one a week since then. Here’s the latest episode:
And here’s an interactive map of all the skoolie owners featured on the A Canadian Skoolie Podcast episodes so far (click on the location markers to get a link to each podcast).
Our bus
We designed our bus as a custom RV for travelling eastward to see our families in Ontario and Nova Scotia on our summer breaks each year. We wanted a space that we would be comfortable living in off and on for the whole summer, and a vehicle that could handle the endless highways of a cross-Canada road trip. We designed the layout together, with lots of guidance from the worldwide skoolie community, Youtubers, and this book. Dan did all of the conversion work himself, with assistance from Libby and cheerleading from Sophie.
A Glimpse Inside
Blog Posts
#41 : Ugo and Isabelle – Bromont, Quebec
This week I spoke with Ugo and Isabelle who are in Bromont, Quebec. Ugo is a pilot and Isabelle is a business coach. From living on a sailboat, cockroaches on their heads, to having clear communication skills, this couple is ready for their next adventure on their new flat-nose skoolie. Listen to the episode: […]
#40: Joe – Saskatoon, SK
This week I spoke with Joe, who lives in Saskatoon. Joe is a retired residential and commercial painter who is in the process of creating his own skoolie. From painting the hood of his skoolie plaid to figuring out how to put a smart car in the back of his skoolie, Joe is a driven […]
#39 : Sandy – Bus Conversion Magazine – California, USA
This week I spoke with Sandy who is now living in California in her skoolie with her family and working for Bus Conversion Magazine. From driving back and forth across the US to creating an amazing bus conversion magazine, Sandy doesn’t stop. Listen to the episode: https://bityl.co/7IbV […]
#38: Ben and Marie – Little Gus the Bus – Fernie, BC
This week I spoke with Ben and Marie who have been living in their skoolie for 3 years. Ben is from Ontario and Marie is from Paris, France. This inspiring couple love to work hard for periods of time and then travel intensively either nationally or internationally. From broken brake lines to bus adventures across […]
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