You do not have to interrupt the financial institution to construct your personal motorhome. Nathan San Luis purchased this former Ford E-350 college bus for simply $2,200, and because it sits now with all of the upgrades, his whole price is round $10,000. He lives within the rig and travels across the nation.
San Luis calls his motorhome “‘imi Ola,” which implies “search life” in Hawaiian. “I am making an attempt to hunt life proper now,” he stated to affirm the identify within the video.
This Ford van beforehand belonged to the Los Angeles Unified College District. Relatively than the unique college bus yellow paint, the rig is now a shade that is someplace between darkish grey and blue. San Luis provides his ‘imi Ola emblem to the unique cease signal. There’s nonetheless a button inside for the flashers, too, however they’re not operational. A ladder on the facet offers entry to the customized roof-top deck and 400 watts of photo voltaic panels.
Inside, this van has a comfortable aesthetic. A mixture of colours and textures makes the cabin seem snug with out being overly formal. There’s shiplap on the ceiling and laminate wooden floors. Plus, San Luis decorates the inside with photos made by pals and has a wall of signatures from family members. The result’s an area that appears straightforward to stay in.
San Luis obtained plenty of assist from pals for the inside. A buddy gave him a dorm room fridge/freezer, and one other pal obtained the kitchen’s marble countertop from a development web site. San Luis’ mother helped create the magnetic black-out items for the rear home windows. His neighbor upholstered the seat cushions on the bench.
San Luis doesn’t point out which powertrain is in his van, but it surely has 355,000 miles on the odometer. The good factor about an E-Sequence is that they’re quite common industrial autos. With so lots of them nonetheless on the street, fixing any mechanical points sooner or later should not be too difficult.
When not touring in his homebuilt motorhome, San Luis has an electrical bicycle from Onyx Motorbikes to get round. It hitches to the again of the van when he isn’t utilizing the bike.
