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What fun energy! He's living the dream and joy riding a giant Tonka Truck. What's better than that? Enjoyed this video!!

Love it. When I see a kid like this with the level of knowledge he has about how to make things at such a young age, it gives me confidence about the future of the country. Very well done.

Really nice job making something that fits his own needs and can be added to in time if he wants to! Thanks for the tour!

Now there’s a young man that has his head screwed on. Great job and May you have a life time of adventures.

PATRICKHello Troy has got a crafty rig there , so hid dad helped him, but the IDEA, of cutting off the rear to rejoin shorter length, Is pure genius ! Great young attitude & carry friends , to. Games , etc. just wonderful surely had to beef up the platform, the JEEP sits on , a really functional build ,,,, Cheers 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

“Chef up some burgers!” I’m stealing that term. He’s fun and his rig is awesome! Nice tour, Patrick. Thanks!

How cool is this kid!

Lots of valuable title/insurance information towards the end of the video. Great purpose built vehicle!

You had me dying at the multi purpose funnel 🤣🤣🤣 Time stamp 5:35 describing your middle drawer 🤟

I have been watching this build (live close by). Nice to see the inside!

Oh this guy is a genius. Never seen anything like this.

Nice work, - great idea, moving the rear panel up! Enjoy!!!!!

Love it! Thank you for having me on the channel.

Very clever...nice job too.

Love Troy’s enthusiasm and have respect for his knowledge re: his build. As a picky woman, I would have to have a bathroom to weekend in this bus. But I still love it!!! Good luck with your future add-ons! 😎✌️🤙🤘😎

awesome build and great idea

He’s gotta be toward the PA side of jersey cause he says water EXACTLY how I do 😂🤷🏼‍♀️ I get 💩 for my “accent” often. I love this it’s 🔥 he knows his engine & even used a jet ski battery instead of a regular battery bank 😍🤷🏼‍♀️ Whatta man 😂 love that. I followed him on YT & let him know where I came from 🤷🏼‍♀️😂

Get an attachment and hook up a hose to a 20 lb. tank, soooo muuucch cheaper!!!! On a 20 lb tank, you'll save about $40.00 !!!!

I've always dreamed of a schoolie flatbed, so cool. But for the love of God, get separate oil and beer funnels!! 🤣

This is something that people around here used to do to haul race cars and pulling trucks/tractors. He's done a nice job on it.

That bus is going to look so cool with a deck on top, I really really want to see that.

You should be really proud of yourself. Real nice build. Stay safe and enjoy.

Wow, what a bus and Jeep! He's very handy. 👍

If I were 21, I would marry this guy. Some girl is going to be really lucky to have him. What a great project. From Canada.

Impressive

Great idea

Great creative weekend skoolie....soo much talent out on these tours

Cool build thanks for sharing

Solid transformation of your 2 in 1 get around fun big toys for big boys my brotha 💯👍🏽!!...I to love going off roading...,did that a lot with my sons , friends and family back home Island style!!...love that your Jeep on all 4’s has The battle scars to prove it...just like my daily truck , it was a 90 Xcab hi lux Toy it had a 4”Trail-mater/3” body on 35 TSL Swampers...2003 The End 🤣!! If I could do it all again, I like your style with happy face...your good life 😎!! Not to copy cat but that good feeling ya !! Stay safe out there my brotha ya 💯❤️🙏🏽 !! Like we say back home ,” 🎶 HAPPY TRAILS...TO YOU...UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN “ 🤙🏽🇬🇺🇲🇵🤙🏽!! Best One That I Like 💯!! Clean and Simple 💯!!

Liked it, smart conversion, turn that guy lose out West and North to Deadhorse, checked out his channel, he's raring to go. Hope he grabs some inexpensive panels from SonTan Solar in Arizona and some steel to build his rack and hits the road within six months. Go!

Wow what a unique build

Nice build.

Very nice!!

Amazing .... really thought about what he needed and he looks so happy.....

Awesome informational educational video experience Y'alls God Bless Ya 🙏

Good job on converting the bus. I think it's a great idea. My Grandpa turned a 1940s bus into a motor home in the 60s. I was really young but remember how fun it was going camping in Colorado.

Thanks for sharing brotha. I live in south jersey. If we cross paths, I will say hi. I'm working on getting a motorcoach bus to convert. I have a dealership license, hope I can catch a break lol.

Excellent build! It's amazing how he shortened the bus and added the trailer. "Where there's a will there's a way."

thank you for this video about that awesome guy and his wonderful project!

I AM SO IMPRESSED!

That's a pretty awesome bus conversion. That would be a perfect adventure rig for fishing and hunting trips. Chasing stripers up and down the coast in an rv bus with a lifted wrangler on the back, let's go. Just need to mod up a nice roof rack for extra storage.

“Multi-purpose funnel” was the best one liner from this

It's really great to see kids living life outside of the phone screen.

Ok this thing is pretty cool. Id love to have something like this. Id personally like to have a small bathroom with a shower as well. Nice build.

This is just too cool! Love what he did.

Great video as always, GREAT bus and jeep, really nice job, can’t say how cool that set up is, BRAVO

Ohhhhh myyy goodness 🥰 I love it

h Ha! being young and adventurous is everything! Good ole days...

He's like You know you know you know 😂 Great Job my friend thanks for the video 👍

Great project! Keep an eye out for cracks on the frame rails behind the rear suspension due to the weight being carried. I can tell you're creative and a hard worker!

OMG... love the Jeep!! Such a clever idea with the bus.. never seen anything like this.. so cool! The coolest part though is how sweet and down to earth this young man is.. :D

what young guy that is awesome.. now that's DIY that's what I'm talkin about I would love to do something like that that is awesome great job by friend great job that's DIY not manufactured DIY yes..

Very cool, these types of things interest me a lot, I've been wanting to get away from trailers for some time. Nice build. I saw a Bus build like this down in Moab Utah last fall, it was badass! I think the dude had it on some bigger tires, they almost looked like a smaller military MTX, no idea but it was cool.

So will decked out. Great job

Dam that kid did a nice job..I love it. He has a nice jeep but he could put anything on the back.

Love my bus i use as a hauler!!

Man, whenever I get the space to store and operate on a school bus, I'm getting my money together to make something like this. I'd go the extra mile to make it a fully livable, off the grid RV, but I love the idea of making it a toy hauler as well. I may even make it more friendly towards mounting an ordinary family sedan for those times where this needs to stay at the RV park while you drive around town. Thanks so much for the insight on titling, insuring, and a rough estimated total cost to build something like this. Puts it into perspective and gives hope that this can happen some day if you're handy.

Wow! This is awesome! Smart adventurous young man. He is living the life!

good stuff nice and simple and gets the job done!

Great job on your build! Be safe and enjoy your life!

The best build I have ever seen.

now that's a really different cool project, impressive! And nice Jeep!

Really liked his bus conversion.

A job well done young man, congratulations 👍👏✅💯

I would love to do this but I live in Los Angeles lol dude there's just no space to be pulling something like this here, I would probably need to move farther away in the outskirts but man that is the dream 🔥

Very nice idea and execution. Nothing extra just what he needs. And thanks for asking him how to title the rig. Very good job as usual Patrick. I know I said it before but thanks again for letting the people talk and explain their rig. Blessings from Da Bronx!!!

I plan on doing the same type of conversion. A mobile remodeling rig for the jobs out in the sticks, too far to commute. .. Nice👍

Amazing you converted it into home/trailer.🤩

Dang! That’s awesome.

Oh my goodness WOW!! He cut the back of the bus off!!

Awesome job. I love your enthusiasm. Great build ingenious

Just clever!!! Now, if you come up with a screen room, to put up in toy hauler area at camp, you could increase your sleeping/hang out space!!!

This is amazing for so many reasons! The skylight is going to be a gorgeous finishing touch.

Troy, U R AMAZING! 👏 🙌 👌

Very clever toy hauler! With a bit of elbow grease you did the job yourself, bravo! Slicing a bus in half must have been loads of fun! Simply amazing you did that. Thanks for explaining how you attached the rear section back to body - combination of riveted metal plates and welding points. Thanks also for explaining the titling and insurance process. Here are the steps I wrote out for myself: To convert School Bus Title to Motorhome RV title in NJ state: 1. Remove all school bus signs, cover up lights, stop sign, decals, and paint over the yellow body. 2. Remove all seats inside, and make it look homey with furniture, sink, bed, couch, fridge, cookware, etc. 3. Get school bus weighed on a certified CAT scale. 4. Apply for RV title with photos and weight, and it may take 3-4 months to get title from them. Apply for Insurance: 1. Once title is in hand, apply for insurance. 2. Never mention the words 'school bus' to insurance company. 3. Mention '2001 Thomas Freightliner RV' with photos. 4. RV insurance is much cheaper. 5. You don't need a Class A Commercial Drivers License (CDL) if you are driving an RV. 6. However, some states may require a CDL if your bus has air brakes, but NJ was okay. I'm very interested in the paint you used to do the exterior. I looked up Sherwin Williams Direct to Metal Paint that you mentioned. It comes as an Industrial Acrylic and also as an Alkyd Enamel. I assume you used the oil based Enamel, right? Some questions: 1. What did you use to brush it on - brush, roller, mohair roller, other? 2. What solvent did you use to dilute it, clean brushes - Xylene, Mineral Spirits, Acetone....? How easy was it to find the solvent in your state? CA has so many anti VOC laws that paint products are hard to find. 3. How many coats did it take? 4. How is the color holding up in the sunlight and weather? Any fading, flaking, peeling, etc? 5. Would you have done it differently now that you have lived with it? I have an RV to paint and research into paints is difficult. Bedliner? Automotive? Specialty paint? So much to know and its pricey so experimenting is not an option. My tip to you: Fabric.com has Roclon Blackout rubber cloth at $2/yd on sale at 60" width. Effective for backing your curtains. Blocks out light, insulates a bit, and prevents curtains fading in sunlight. Good stuff!

Amazing!

This is my Dream. I personally ride 2 wheeled vehicles. So I would just take of enough to either hold 4 dirt bikes or a dirt bike and one four wheeler. Pretty sweet. Just enough to go out for the week and ride. Awesome dude

One together young man, great job, will follow. Lost me on ‘shred the nar’

WOW! Super cool! I have a little 4 x4 and my original idea was to convert a short school bus and add a tow. I don't have special tires or anything, I guess that's why you needed some kind of flatbed.

Great build. This may already be in the comments, I'd consider wiring in the brake and signal lights from the bus to the jk for added safety. I see vehicles flat towed wired that way.

Great build! We're getting close with ours. Can't wait to make the first trip.

Cool

Eeee, man! Very nice project! Good luck, bro!

You know, this build is, you know, like, you know, super creative, unique, and you know, really incredible for a college student!

Dude you have great energy and such a positive attitude, a killer jeep and a sweet hauler. Thanks for sharing and im definitely following you on your channels so I can be there hanging out from the comfort of my recliner. 👍

love the build, you could also add a hammock to fit another

Dude that is outstanding, I love it the jeep that’s bad ass, so is the bus holler bad ass I’ll be watching more I did subscribe this is just super cool

Great idear guys !! Love it!! Im putting a 1973 23ft gmc .motorhome on to a f350 4x4 cummins 6 speed allison trans with the six wheel but I do love your vehicle

One AWESOME set up !!! Real cool !! Nice job !!

Dang! This is straight up impressive!

That is so sweet! Especially the JK!!!

Drinking game every time he says "ya know" take half a shot. You'll still be completely wasted within a minute and a 1/2,..ya know? ROTFLMMFAO!!!🤣

Those tires. Oh my

Awesome build great job man super smart design

I've had the pleasure to see it up close at Rausch Creek & AOAA...beautifully fabricated. I'd kill to have one of my own.

Cool project, great advice!

Very pleasant fellow with a cool story. Happy and safe travels.

Thanks for the detailed explanation. I'm thinking about getting one of these to build an RV/car hauler thing also. $400 is really cheap for 12 months. I know that varies on multiple factors, but that's cheap.

Excellent