CommercialBuses.com
Dealer listings of used school, shuttle and cutaway buses.
commercialbuses.com
VISIT →The Skoolie Directory
EVERY STOP ON THE ROUTE.
Where to find a donor bus, buy or sell a finished skoolie, ask questions, watch builds and meet other owners. Every link here was checked by hand.
FIND A DONOR BUS
Where retired school buses are sold. Skoolie Finder searches the first two for you.
GSA Auctions
The federal government's surplus auctions, including retired buses.
gsaauctions.gov
VISIT →GovDeals
Government surplus auctions where school districts and cities sell buses.
govdeals.com
VISIT →Public Surplus
Surplus auctions for schools and public agencies, often in batches.
publicsurplus.com
VISIT →Municibid
Municipal surplus auctions, with most buses in the Northeast.
municibid.com
VISIT →BUY OR SELL A FINISHED SKOOLIE
Converted and partly converted buses for sale.
Skoolie Livin Classifieds
Classifieds for finished skoolies, conversions and used school buses.
skoolielivin.com
VISIT →BusesForSale.com
A skoolie conversions category alongside project buses.
busesforsale.com
VISIT →r/SkoolieMarketplace
A subreddit for buying and selling skoolies and parts.
reddit.com
VISIT →The Vancamper
Campervans and RVs for sale, with skoolies listed among them.
thevancamper.com
VISIT →LEARN AND ASK
Guides, forums and the places builders trade answers.
r/skoolies
The main skoolie subreddit: builds, questions and road stories.
reddit.com
VISIT →Skoolie.net forum
The long-running skoolie forum, now part of the RV LIFE community.
skoolie.net
VISIT →Skoolie Livin
Conversion guides, courses and classifieds from a couple who live in their bus.
skoolielivin.com
VISIT →The Skoolie Build Guide
Our free 16-chapter guide, from picking a donor bus to your first trip.
skooliefinder.com
VISIT →YOUTUBE CHANNELS
Builders documenting their buses, plus off-grid and tiny-home channels skoolie owners watch.
Jess & Jake
A Florida couple converting a school bus into their first home.
youtube.com
VISIT →RollingwithOphelia
Nick and Allison's 40 ft school bus tiny house, on the road in North America.
youtube.com
VISIT →livingZEAL
A channel built around several bus builds.
youtube.com
VISIT →Bus Life 4 Me
Life in a converted bus.
youtube.com
VISIT →Parish Skoolie
A skoolie build and the life that follows it.
youtube.com
VISIT →DIY Skoolie
Do-it-yourself skoolie building.
youtube.com
VISIT →Rolling Vistas
Tiff and Zac, who have tried bus life, van life and more.
youtube.com
VISIT →Expedition Evans
A former skoolie family, now traveling by sailboat.
youtube.com
VISIT →Tío Aventura
Vehicle conversions and life on the road.
youtube.com
VISIT →Explorist Life
Off-grid and mobile electrical: solar, batteries and wiring.
youtube.com
VISIT →Chuck Cassady
Off-grid builds and build consulting.
youtube.com
VISIT →Tiny Home Tours
Tours of tiny homes on and off wheels.
youtube.com
VISIT →Kirsten Dirksen
Small and unusual homes around the world, bus conversions included.
youtube.com
VISIT →MEET UP
Gatherings where you can walk through other people's buses. Dates are on each site.
PARTS AND SERVICES
Companies that work on skoolies. Listing is not an endorsement; get quotes and check reviews.
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KNOW ONE WE MISSED?
Tell us about a skoolie site, channel, group or event that belongs here. We add the ones that help people build and live in buses.