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 We crammed all the backpacking gear and misc stuff from the Jeep in the back of the bus and hit the road the next morning. We cut inland and headed south for somewhere to sit out the storm. Driving the bus in the rain sucks and I wasn't about to do it with everyone on board.
 
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 I also wasn't crazy about camping anywhere with pine trees when the forecast was for days of soaking rain followed up by high winds. Unfortunately nearly every campground on the Carolina coast is full of pines and oaks. I've seen too many trees come down in too many campgrounds to risk it when I don't have to. We found a hotel south of Wilmington and booked two nights.
 
 The storm came on slowly. The first morning not much happened. I decided we probably had time to check out the nearby battleship North Carolina before the brunt of it hit us. The kids and I grabbed an Uber over to the battleship. We had the place to ourselves, which was fun. We wandered around below decks for a couple hours, getting hopelessly lost a couple of times, but having fun nonetheless. 
 
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 By the time we came back out the parking lot was starting to flood and I was a little worried about getting a ride back. It took a bit, but eventually we found someone as nutty as us and made it back to the hotel safe and sound.
 
 I alternated between hanging out in the hotel, taking the kids to the indoor pool, and checking on the bus. Just to the south of us North Myrtle beach took a beating, and up to the north of us Wilmington flooded. The outer banks had plenty of overwashed roads and high winds as well, but nothing nearly as bad as had been predicted. Curiously, where we were, other than a good steady rain for 24 hours, nothing much happened.
 
-The next day we hit the road again bound for Edisto. It was a slow drive through Charleston traffic, but we made it.
+The next day we hit the road again bound for Edisto, winding our way through Charleston and then the marshland to the south.
 
-Two days later Elliott turned nine.
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+Two days later Elliott turned nine and I turned forty-nine.
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+It was a very revolutionary war themed birthday -- army men, books, costumes, anything at all related to the revolutionary war. His sisters' carved him wooden figures as well, two british and two patriots. The only non-revolutionary war gifts he asked for were bacon and chocolate.
 
 
 
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-# School Bus Notes
-
-32-35 ft school bus 
-    6.6 duramax (chevy)
-    buy from a desert area. direct from school district. tucson.
-    re-register to RV
-    SD have to show photos and fill out horse trailer conversion form
-$8000 for build, $5000 for bus
-have diesel heater
-get bus with storage lockers already on it
-Use mini split for air???
-Roof storage with sitting area, nice for mornings
-   have storage on left to avoid trees which will mainly be on right
-repurpose applicances from scrapped RVs
-- rear master bed on platform over engine if rear engine.
-- Kids beds forward of that, two bunks, one with storage under
-compost bin, separate wet scraps from dry.
-- Shower/sink separate from toilet 
-- large but not huge propane fridge.
-- 3 propane canisters
-wood burning stove maybe
-1000 watts solar/ 400 Ah batteries
-3000 W inverter to power strips
-Shore power 30amp cord to aircon and battery charger
-Diesel battery charging.
-- 120 gallon water tank
-- 120 gallon grey tank
-- composting toilet https://separett.com:80/en/en/urine-dirverting-toilets
-- These are the best way to splice wires and make branches: https://www.amazon.com/Wago-221-413-LEVER-NUTS-Conductor-Connectors/dp/B017NQWDY4/
-
-- seal rust with chassis saver. $110 a gallon, but one gallon can do a 40ft bus
-- SUBFLOOR MATERIALS:  
-    1) Chassis Saver paint on rusty but clean floor.   
-    2) 11:24 Owens Corning Foamular 250 NGX Extruded😊 Poly Styrene insulation sheets, 4 x 8 x 2” thick X 2 = 4” thick. (This is very dense. Not to be confused w/ Expanded Poly Styrene which has little balls like styrofoam.)  
-    3) 16:05 Advantek Engineered OSB, 4 x 8 x 3/4”. (This is tight and highly weather and warp proof. Not to be confused w/ cheap flaky OSB.).  
-    4). Everything is glued down w/ big tubes of Loctite PL3X. One tube per 4 X 8 sheet.  (Dries much faster and is stronger than Liquid Nails.)
-- run 12V wiring external to walls as much as possible for access. ceiling lights are the exception.
-- slat beds to keep mattresses dry
-- inset shower pan in subfloor to give head space. still might want to make siting show instead.
-- insulate with kilmat as vapor barrier, then foam board
-- 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.
-
-## Good YouTubes:
-
-Backroad Purpose, okay, but wrong on some stuff. nice guy though: https://inv.vern.cc/channel/UCwVN4CujNmNSIf5xKxVMqXg
-Chuck Cassidy, seems like an ass, but has experience and good tips: https://inv.vern.cc/watch?v=AGAKyXwfhYE&listen=false
-Slow Road Stories, almost good. if they went more Erik Normark they'd be onto something, but they talk: https://inv.vern.cc/playlist?list=PL4B8jhs0NoPwZc68LS1WblBqDuSwkAJPx
-
-## Engine research
-DT466 NO E. No electronic injectors
-or cummins 
-
-cummings 8.3 engine in a 36 foot pusher.
-Allison transmission
-
-Cummings 24 valve 5.9L straight 6 turbo deisel
-
-Alison MD 3060 -> possibly best transmission you can get (has overdrive, actually double overdrive if you get it unlocked by an allison dealer—can help MPG).
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-Also sounds good: International 466 or 466e
-
-## storage ideas
-
-baskets for wall storage: https://www.amazon.com/mDesign-Portable-Farmhouse-Organizer-Entryway/dp/B08234PYXC
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-piping video: https://inv.vern.cc/watch?v=g0Y8bZjRhQQ
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