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@milesoroads Күн бұрын
Cheap kitty litter great for getting unstuck.
@magnoliathebus Күн бұрын
@@milesoroads good to know!
@chadb5039 4 күн бұрын
Happy to see her moving. Great job.
@magnoliathebus 4 күн бұрын
@chadb5039 thanks! We're pretty happy about it too!
@offgridsolarpower 5 күн бұрын
Yay you got her moving 😊 I was looking forward to this video all week ! I hope Patrick will be feeling better soon !
@magnoliathebus 5 күн бұрын
@@offgridsolarpower thank you! He's feeling better and can't wait to get this root canal behind him.
@magnoliathebus 5 күн бұрын
Driving 30 minutes down the road should be simple, but when you're driving a 45-foot bus that hasn't been moved in over a year, it's a little complicated. It had us asking questions like, "How did the bus sink so much just by sitting?"
@CathaxisDragonheart 5 күн бұрын
Do you use a specialized GPS geared towards big rigs on your travels, or do you just hope for the best so far as clearances and routes go?
@magnoliathebus 5 күн бұрын
On the way here from Oregon, we did not, but we were not exploring the countryside. We stayed at rest stops and dipped into truckstops only. We do have a Rand McNalley GPS for big trucks on our Amazon Wishlist for our next journey though!
@CathaxisDragonheart 5 күн бұрын
@magnoliathebus in the interim until you get that GPS I'd like to recommend Trucker Path in the Google Play store. There is a subscription price unfortunately, but it's what I use to drive those big roll-off trucks in downtown Cincinnati. It does pretty good, but the routing gets a bit wonky the closer to your destination for some reason. 😅
@mikecall2057 5 күн бұрын
So nice to see it moving! What a beautiful day for the drive too! Congratulations on all you’ve accomplished!
@magnoliathebus 5 күн бұрын
Thanks Mike. That is really nice to hear, and so validating. Got me a little choked up, actually ❤
@DonBerg 8 күн бұрын
Neat to have my subscription happen on camera!
@magnoliathebus 8 күн бұрын
@DonBerg we were so stoked to find out you'd subscribed! Thanks for watching, Don!
@offgridsolarpower 12 күн бұрын
Yay ! I can’t wait to see the new pair of shoes 😊😊 so exciting !
@magnoliathebus 10 күн бұрын
Thanks for the excitement! She's been needing them for a while.
@magnoliathebus 12 күн бұрын
We're about to take Maggie to the shop for new tires and a tune-up. This will be the first time we've driven her off our family's property in over a year. We have a long list of things to do to prep for this short but important trip. What do y'all put on your travel day lists when you're on the road?
@magnoliathebus 19 күн бұрын
We've been battling leaky windows for a while, but we think we may have found a solution. Has anyone else dealt with this problem? What did you do about it?
@offgridsolarpower 19 күн бұрын
Oh no ! I hope the repair coating works for you guys ! Also Hehe 🙃 cooking the laundry.
@magnoliathebus 19 күн бұрын
So far the sealant seems to be working on all but one window. I think i just need to add a bit more to that one. Fingers crossed 🤞🏼
@offgridsolarpower 19 күн бұрын
@ well that’s good at least ! I have my fingers crossed for you guys to 😁
@aliciaetattoo 19 күн бұрын
I can't wait to see Hotel Catifornia!! 😸
@magnoliathebus 19 күн бұрын
@aliciaetattoo thank you! Fingers crossed that the cats want to go down to Hotel Catifornia to do their business. We have a heater, a scratch post, and a couple of platforms for the kitties down there. I think they'll love it.
@CathaxisDragonheart 25 күн бұрын
Great progress so far! Looking forward to seeing more awesome progress!!! 😁 And Patrick, you're definitely giving off some Adam Savage/Mythbuster vibes. Very nice! 🤘😎
@magnoliathebus 25 күн бұрын
Wow what a compliment! Thanks man!
@offgridsolarpower 26 күн бұрын
Happy new years guys !! I love watching your guys progress on the bus it makes me so happy and excited for you guys 😊😊
@magnoliathebus 26 күн бұрын
Taping off our rooms and running our wires might seem like small things, but it was so exciting to look across the bus and be able to see the exact place everything will go and where we'll plug everything in. How do you celebrate small wins on your bus build or other big goals you're working on?
@offgridsolarpower Ай бұрын
Merry Christmas guys 😊😊 excited to see what you guys have planned after the holidays !
@magnoliathebus Ай бұрын
Thanks, Merry Christmas to you too!
@magnoliathebus Ай бұрын
We've seen people frame their bus interior a lot of different ways. We decided to go with 2 inch furring strips in 2 layers to avoid thermal bridging. What's your method? How's it working for you?
@Mainelyoffgrid Ай бұрын
Looks incredible. Good for you guys!!! Subscribed
@magnoliathebus Ай бұрын
@@Mainelyoffgrid thanks for watching and subscribing! We're excited to head back to New Brunswick this summer.
@magnoliathebus Ай бұрын
We weren't sure if we should put floors down before or after we install furniture. We've seen it done both ways, but we decided to lay the floors down now so we have finished floors even if we don't have all of our furniture. Peel and stick floors made that possible, and we're excited for the outcome! What kind of floors did you use on your build, or what are you planning to use?
@philramsey8588 Ай бұрын
Thank you for your reply
@offgridsolarpower Ай бұрын
Yay for flooring !!! I feel like this is my favourite video you guys have made so far 😊😊😊
@magnoliathebus Ай бұрын
@@offgridsolarpower thank you so much! It feels great to have the floors in.
@philramsey8588 Ай бұрын
I can't believe you are attaching a plastic fuel tank next to the heater. I know diesel is less flammable than gasoline.
@magnoliathebus Ай бұрын
@philramsey8588 the heater itself doesn't get hot, so there's no danger of the plastic fuel tank melting.
@richardpatterson7158 Ай бұрын
Everything looks good except I think you might want to rethink the exhaust and air intake,you might want to reverse them because if you are driving and running the heaters your exhaust will be sucking up in the clean air intake . Just thought I would mention before you start driving the bus.
@magnoliathebus Ай бұрын
@richardpatterson7158 thanks for pointing this out. We'll be sure to test it during a shake-down trip before we hit the road for real. Our hope is that, since the exhaust is pointing down near the edge of the wheel well opening, it'll flow out and away from the bus where the air intake is deeper inside the wheel well.
@doublenickelbob Ай бұрын
Use a primer bulb
@magnoliathebus Ай бұрын
The marine fuel tanks came with one of course, but the pumps that came with the diesel heaters are supposed to be self-priming. They did prime eventually, once we'd eliminated both user-error and bad fuel lines!
@offgridsolarpower Ай бұрын
Yay!! You guys got it all installed !! We just got ours put into our RV recently so I totally understand the struggle .😬😬 I bet it’ll definitely be warm enough for Canada though ! Heat from diesel heaters are no joke!
@magnoliathebus Ай бұрын
When you're always learning on the job, sometimes you work by trial and error. We decided to install two diesel heaters (5 kw and 2kw), and we're hoping that'll be enough to keep us warm during winters in New Brunswick, Canada. What do you think?
@BrianandAor Ай бұрын
Good morning have a beautiful Sunday and I love my bunk heater/diesel heater in my Peterbilt. I don't know what I would do without it. It helps save so much fuel by not idling and saves a lot of hours on this C15 Cummins engine. Loving your build let's go!
@magnoliathebus Ай бұрын
We're loving our new heaters so far. They're keeping us toasty warm even without insulation.
@bdaddy355 2 ай бұрын
Quick question for the cargo doors. I watched the video of replacing the gas struts. Patrick said the new ones where an 1 1/2 shorter than the original ones. And that's why the door do not open all the way up like the other ones. Has he considered cutting off the strut mount that is attached to the bus frame and move it and re weld it 1 1/2 inch closer to opening basically allowing it to act like the short one allowing door to open all the way like the rest? Hes become a great welder, I know he could do it.... LOL... Just an idea.?
@magnoliathebus 2 ай бұрын
That's actually a great idea, and I'm pretty comfortable with doing that. Wouldn't be for awhile, though, because we're deep into doing only the things we need to in order to move onboard soon!
@offgridsolarpower 2 ай бұрын
Oh no that sort of rain is no joke ! I hope the carpets are drying out good for you guys. I also totally agree with Patrick though American thanksgiving is almost to close to Christmas 😅😅
@magnoliathebus 2 ай бұрын
We've faced some setbacks like tornadoes and thunderstorms that exposed leaks in our windows, but we're making progress on our floor installation. We even tackled the coolant lines, which we'd been dreading. Has anyone else installed house windows in your bus conversion? Did you have any trouble with leaks?
@Bob1956Canada 2 ай бұрын
Hopefully you do not have Nazi KKK values like Trump and the majority of Americans.
@Sophie-go3ql 2 ай бұрын
So here are some thoughts for appropriate names that you can use. Considering that as you describe, the land was used for logging, it is perhaps useful and appropriate, that liberty/freedom from natures exploitation be celebrated. The ancient Greek Goddess "Artemis" was sometimes used to personify liberty and freedom. Perhaps one of the hills on the property can be named Artemis.
@magnoliathebus 2 ай бұрын
@Sophie-go3ql we really like this idea! We have other connections to Artemis (i use her in a book i wrote) so this really speaks to us. We can imagine using this in art in the property, too. Thank you!
@chadb5039 2 ай бұрын
Beautiful land. Mate if that brook is deep enough and doesn't freeze what a spot for a water wheel.
@magnoliathebus 2 ай бұрын
@@chadb5039 we'd love to give that a try. We might also try wind turbines.
@offgridsolarpower 2 ай бұрын
It’s such a beautiful property! I love how green it is but that’s totally Canada for you . Heh that’s coming from another Canadian though 😊
@magnoliathebus 2 ай бұрын
Whereabouts in Canada are you from?? Patrick is from the GTA.
@BrianandAor 2 ай бұрын
What an incredible property, opportunity to live on experience and develop. You could just see the happiness in both of your eyes. And what beautiful country. So happy for you both, many years of happiness on that farm.🎉❤
@magnoliathebus 2 ай бұрын
You know what it's like to have a dream slowly come true? Sometimes, it barely feels real. We're often in awe, saying to ourselves, "We're doing it! We're really doing it!" That's what seeing our land for the first time felt like. The plans for where we'll build are still unfolding, but we're so happy to be able to see our dreams coming to fruition. We're still thinking about what to name various areas like the hills and the path down to the brook. Tell us, what would you name these peaceful spots?
@magnoliathebus 2 ай бұрын
It's been SO satisfying to install the sub-subfloors, the first stage of actually building things on the inside of the bus. We're not sure how many days it'll take to put down all of the sub-sub and the subfloor. What's your guess?
@chadb5039 2 ай бұрын
Looks great! Good decision on the wiring.
@magnoliathebus 2 ай бұрын
@@chadb5039 thanks!
@mikecall2057 2 ай бұрын
Great job on the floors and can’t wait to see your next video!
@magnoliathebus 2 ай бұрын
@mikecall2057 thanks, Mike!
@magnoliathebus 2 ай бұрын
We have 4 months to get Magnolia GETMO & Go (good enough to move onboard & go)! We're trying to prioritize every task. What would you recommend we do now, and what can wait until we're living onboard?
@mikecall2057 2 ай бұрын
Great video
@offgridsolarpower 2 ай бұрын
Yay for no more old floors ! I’m looking forward to your guys next video 😊
@mikecall2057 3 ай бұрын
Looking great and loving your videos
@magnoliathebus 3 ай бұрын
@mikecall2057 thanks, Mike!
@offgridsolarpower 3 ай бұрын
Well that’s sounds like it would have been a trip and a half 😅 the new handles look great !
@magnoliathebus 3 ай бұрын
Thank you! It was an adventure, for sure!
@magnoliathebus 3 ай бұрын
Before we can hit the road, we have to make sure our storage compartments and bays are secure and water tight. We came up with some creative solutions that don't involve bungee cords, glue, or padlocks (all things we used when we drove from Oregon to Oklahoma).
@offgridsolarpower 3 ай бұрын
I definitely just pressed the notification bell cuz KZbin definitely didn't show me that you guys had a new video up!
@magnoliathebus 3 ай бұрын
Well that's troubling... Thanks for checking!
@offgridsolarpower 3 ай бұрын
@@magnoliathebus yea seemed weird 🤔and of course :)
@BrianandAor 3 ай бұрын
Brilliant 👍😊
@magnoliathebus 3 ай бұрын
@@BrianandAor thanks!
@magnoliathebus 3 ай бұрын
We went through a lot of brainstorming around our bus door. At one point, we wanted to replace it with a house door. For a long while, we were going to build a door into the middle of the bus so we could enter into the kitchen. Finally, we landed on the simplest solution: keep the door we have! And we came up with a locking system that's both secure and fun to use!
@anjiefurian3147 3 ай бұрын
Nice work. I miss you both so much! And the dad jokes 😂
@magnoliathebus 3 ай бұрын
@anjiefurian3147 thanks friend! We miss you, too. Let's get on a Zoom call when I get home from all my work travel.
@magnoliathebus 3 ай бұрын
Traveling with cats poses some unique challenges, namely how to keep the litter box stowed away so litter isn't scattered everywhere and the smell doesn't take over your bus. We've taken an idea from Mela and Don's bus build and walled off one of our luggage bays for the cats' litter box and extra bags of litter and food. We're calling it Hotel Catifornia!❤ If you travel with pets, how do you integrate them into your space? What advice do you have for cat and dog owners who want to travel with their fur babies?