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authorluxagraf <sng@luxagraf.net>2024-07-02 14:52:08 -0500
committerluxagraf <sng@luxagraf.net>2024-07-02 14:52:08 -0500
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# School Bus Notes
+1/2" XPS: $22 (need 7 for floor insul, $154+ tax)
+1.5" XPS: $34
+2" XPS: $46 (project 12 for roof and walls, $555 + tax)
+15/32" ply: $24 (wood for subfloor, need 7, $170 + tax)
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+total insulation and subfloor: ~$900
+
32-35 ft school bus
6.6 duramax (chevy)
buy from a desert area. direct from school district. tucson.
@@ -12,20 +19,18 @@ have diesel heater
if not weld in truck-style boxes
- Use mini split for air??? Or go rooftop air units
- have roof storage on left to avoid trees which will mainly be on right
-- rear master bed on platform over water tank. or engine if rear engine.
+- rear master bed on platform over water tank.
- Kids beds forward of that, two bunks, one with storage under
- slat beds to keep mattresses dry
- hold couch cushions in place with velcro, just the hook side in strips
- convert a chest freezer to fridge with a Inkbird: https://www.amazon.com/Inkbird-Temperature-Controller-Controlling-Fermentation/dp/B07PVBG8K1
- room in kitchen for gamma seal bucket of flour?
- 3 propane canisters
-- wood burning stove maybe or dickenson propane heater (what's condensation like with that?)
- 1400 watts solar on top, 400 portable / 600 to 800 Ah batteries
- 3000 W inverter to standard RV dist panel (or do with all-in-one solar/inverter/charger)
110V stuff:
- aircon unit in back
- 2-3 outlets
- - fridge
- These are the best way to splice wires and make branches: https://www.amazon.com/Wago-221-413-LEVER-NUTS-Conductor-Connectors/dp/B017NQWDY4/
- Diesel battery charging???
- run 12V wiring external to walls as much as possible for access. ceiling lights are the exception.
@@ -47,7 +52,6 @@ have diesel heater
- frame with 3/4 ACS plywood cut into 2 inch boards and run lengthwise to mimimize contact with steel frames. Double up if you want super strong points to hang stuff from https://inv.vern.cc/watch?v=codc32FDTZA
- frame with teks self-drilling wood to metal screws.
- use lightweight garnica poplar for overhead cabinets https://www.metrohardwoods.com/products/plywood/garnica-lightweight-plywood/
-- use rock wool for insulation: https://havelockwool.com/van-insulation-products/
- put in wood strips the height of instax prints for putting up prints in some organized way
or a strip of wood with a slat the stick them in