Jenn and Rita Hit the Road

a 2000 Ford Thomas E450 School bus that has been converted into a tiny home.

I purchased her from her creator (Craig) in June 2024.  Quickly transitioning to full time living, while getting up to par mechanically is a bit overwhelming, but we are persisting.

The idea for this life began almost 2 years ago, when I was living in Mexico.  I was planning to return to the US to be around my family more.  But the US is awfully expensive...how to do this?  I had lived on a sailboat so, tiny space living is not foreign to me.  I also love the idea of having my own home but not being stuck in one place all the time.  I was SO done with landlords, and owning a home in the US is not only impossible, but very unappealing to me now.  I really just something that was MINE and gave me the freedom to be where I wanted.  It was a long process to finally get here, not without some big sacrifices...but those are stories for somewhere else.   When I am determined to make something happen, it usually happens, maybe not exactly how I planned, but always after a fashion!

Rita has *almost* everything I wanted - maximized storage space, composting toilet, full kitchen, easy to use bed, complete off-grid solar system, plenty of freshwater storage, and even some things I didn't know I wanted - like the diesel heater.

Pics below are from the original for sale ad...stay tuned to see how I make her MINE!