Bought The Hot Mess Express yesterday!
First camper... bus, Its got a lot of mechanical issues but I got a good price so I am not sweating getting her fixed up. I didnt expect the hardest part of this process (so far) would be finding insurance. Seems like as soon as every provider I talk to hears the word "bus" they change their tune. Like guys you would insure it just fine if it were a van, it is a van just with a bus shell on the back, does it really make that much of a difference?!?
Mechanical issues asside the original owner seemed to do some shoddy electrical work, is there any good information repositories on more "traditional" builds? I studied electrical engineering in college so I am not a complete idiot but I am a bit rusty since I went into software not hardware. I have seen a lot of posts about batteries and inverters and whatnot. I would like to add permanent solar panels if the budget allows so I think that might come with a small rework of the whole electrical system. Its functional now but I am a little nervous about it long term.
Going to be my full time residence at the end of July! Lot of the headaches of stealth camping seem kinda fun, like grown up hide and seek, Im kinda excited to play chicken with towing companies.