We Can't Live Like This Anymore

[@saracorse9609]

Watching this again and seriously crying the tears!! You did such a great job of sharing all the emotions associated with going full throttle into your vision for life, fully embracing the present and having the courage to change. I love you all! (BTW, I’m the proud mom and grandma)

[@MrMarkraffaele]

Nova is amazing. So well spoken for 5. You guys have done well.

[@MobileDwellings]

Thank you Mark!

[@arenanaheim]

you have such a beautiful family! Congrats on living your life your way!!!

[@sharondabrand1342]

You all did great she is very intelligent 🤓

[@Spaceman-jo5mz]

What a blessed wonderful life. Good call. Great parenting!

[@MobileDwellings]

Thanks friend

[@jessieandtalie]

Sooooo precious! What a privilege to be able to share with you Nova’s first day of kindergarten! ❤

[@kbee1735]

I feel you made the right decision for your beautiful, intelligent daughter… wishing you all the best in future years and will definitely keep watching … a gramma from 🇨🇦

[@Pdblee]

I have no ties to my home any more all my Kids have moved away and have families of their own and I want to travel the country and see the things that I have seen before in my travels when I was in the military, I loved traveling all over the place and I really want to build my own schoolie I watched all the videos of you building that bus for your friends and I save almost all of them so that I could see them again. I only have one problem I have a disability of neuropathy from my diabetes but I’m am really getting that under control. I can just hear the road calling me.

[@KelsAndJay]

What a special video to share with all of us. Nova is such an amazing girl. You guys have always been the best parents in putting your children first above everything else. Excited to see you all blossom even more in this next chapter!💛

[@MobileDwellings]

Thanks Kelsey. Nova is truly special. It was such a big milestone I had to finally buck up and share with the world.

[@TheShamefuLL]

Nova will do great things in this world.

[@ThirtyfourEC]

Grats. Never expected it to be permanent. Hope the kids remember it as an option in the future. No need to settle in one place.

[@user9b2]

With all that travel and seeing new places and people, Nova was likely one of the least shy first day at school kid. 👏👏👍👍

[@lisastrohmeyer5236]

These are the good old days.. never forget..great job, keep it up.. congratulations..🎊

[@anyssarobertsify]

You’ve inspired so many people to follow their dreams of bus life. All the best in this new chapter! 🎉

[@MobileDwellings]

I love to hear that. Thank you Anyssa.

[@goleafsgo8496]

Reason # 3 is a massive reason and quite frankly a pretty straight forward decision. Your wife and yourself made the absolute correct choice putting your beautiful little girl ahead of any personal choices. Loved how you mention that Nova was telling you it was time. Cherish all of the incredible memories from the road and don't blink you two, my kids seemed to grow so quickly once they hit school age. Cheers ..... 🍻

[@Lynnda86]

So true!!!

[@Story_Rice]

Nova is so sweet! Blessings to y’all on your newish adventure!

[@tWz4462]

I'm going to miss you guys 😢😢 Your home was an is the best bud build ever 😢❤️❤️

[@MobileDwellings]

Aww thank you Taz. Well we still have the bus and I have so much footage that I never had the time to edit so who knows what's to come!

[@billblecher9215]

Well I've been with you almost since the beginning of your adventure of KZbin I'd like to see your house renovation keep up the good work

[@MobileDwellings]

Thanks Bill. I'll show you guys some day!

[@davidgathercole6061]

I hate to see you leave the life but I think this kind of thing will happen to us all! Peace and Light to you! I remember very well the feelings of letting your kids grow!

[@BusLifeNZ]

Well I wasn’t expecting to cry over my morning cup of tea this morning…what a beautiful video and beautiful way to transition to the next adventure.

[@MobileDwellings]

Andy this is so full circle for me. During the early conversion days Nova and I used to watch your vlogs while I took care of her during my days off. Watching you finish the bus and the joy and relief in your first days on the road was so enchanting. I think that very first day of seeing you guys go to the beach was the most inspired I've been on KZbin. I know better than most how challenging being a full time KZbinr with your family can be and I imagine it got very tough for you but I want you to know that if you were hoping to inspire others to make their dreams come true well you definitely did that for me! Okay now I've gotta go catch up on your new build!

[@BusLifeNZ]

@@MobileDwellings Amazing, yeah definitely the goal is to inspire. I love how you ended the series...wish i was allowed to do the same ;-) Will follow on the rest of the journey.

[@davidroberts8731]

There is no coincidence, good time to get off the road - love to you and yours keep looking up

[@smilewt6980]

Congratulations on Nova first day of school. Many blessings in your new chapter. ❤🙏🏽

[@Aaron-P]

Nova is such a brilliant, articulate, thoughtful person. ❤️❤️❤️ Looking forward to watching whatever is knocking around between your ears unfold. What a beautiful way to start a new chapter. All the best to all of you. 😎👍

[@DUNKIN_DEAN]

I’ve got a lot of respect for you as parents and for making your dreams a reality. One dream ends, another one begins. I hope you’ll still share your new life and new journey with us. I feel as if you’re friends I just haven’t met yet. God bless.

[@Mopar_logic]

I hope you are not disappearing from KZbin. I love you your videos, please keep them coming.

[@MobileDwellings]

I am in the process of finally going full time KZbin. You're going to see more videos from me soon!

[@kylethecreator]

The Adirondacks are an amazing place to spend a summer! Living so close to it makes me forget that it is basically my back yard. I have some bus videos I need your help brainstorming!

[@jdsquared]

Nova has always been expressive, but back in the days when we couldn't comment, it was just mumbling with awesome subtitles. My son is twenty so it's just about the right time to go on adventures with him. Been living in my bus about two years, and next year we finally do the cross country tour.

[@nomigonzalez327]

I am sad to find out out this is the end of bus life for you and your family. I'm still in the conversion phase (did a roof raise and still working on the exterior re-paneling, boy is it quite a task to finish). Know you've been a huge huge inspiration for me, extremely helpful and motivating when I'm down (there's been many times I've wanted to throw the towel and I'm only in the beginning phase). I will play any part of your videos just to remind me of what the upcoming future could look like for me and my family. I've noticed many who have been in the bus life for a while have lately called it quits. I understand the hurdles and the reasons make perfect sense but it still saddens my heart. I hope we do come across each other even for a Hi if I make it to the conversion finish line. I still want to experience a glimpse of freedom with my 4 girls (Yup! That's right! All girls from 19 yrs (unless she decides for something else)to 5 yrs old, all homeschooling because it's our best option). Your choice though I completely respect. My kids wellbeing always comes first and completely understand as a parent. We who love our children will do everything and anything for our kids regardless of our own needs so they have a better future and life. I wish you and your family the best, health and happiness.

[@MobileDwellings]

Hi Nomi. Thank you for understanding and I completely get it. It saddens my heart too when I see other families pack up and sell the bus (we might not be selling our bus, time will tell). It makes me so happy to hear that you get inspiration and encouragement from my videos. I do want to point out though because I see you're anxious about the conversion finish line. There is always the Bluebird Wanderlodge, a motorhome built on a bus chassis that can sometimes be purchased for surprisingly cheap! Not encouraging you to give up or anything, but just putting that on your radar. If you need help from me though hit me up!

[@EverChangingUS]

This is so awesome! Thank you so much for posting how to videos because I find myself looking and learning from you. On to the next chapter for y’all! Congrats 🎉🙏🏾

[@duaneayers6117]

U are 1 out of tens upon tens of thousands of KZbinrs that I've seen yet who has put their child's life first. As a parent & grandparent. I would done the same. Today parents put Facebook, KZbin, Tick Tock and so on before their children. Good Luck on your endeavors. 🙏 🇺🇲

[@MobileDwellings]

You're right it's important not to do that. I think it comes naturally to many to sort of monetize their children even if it's in the context of family content. But realistically they have no way to consent to that and for many kids I believe later on it will turn out to be the wrong choice for them especially when the financial insentive doesn't turn out to be there.

[@iron5596]

노바가 너무 사랑스럽고 예쁘네요 앞으로 좋은일만 가득하고 행복하세요

[@Ryl33hz]

big ups for taking the kids needs into account first and foremost. I did Van-life myself for 3yrs. and I had a bad time meeting new friends and finding friendly places to camp. good job :)

[@woolybeast1399]

So bittersweet and adorable. Life by goes by so fast. You guys always have a place to park in the pacific nw, jut hit us up! Our build is coming along slowly but surely :)

[@MobileDwellings]

Thanks. I do hope we make it up there again in some capacity! Can you drop your instagram handle so I can follow your bus build if I don't already?

[@SkoolieBoyQue]

Good luck, Nova! Hope you like your new school! 😊🤗😌

[@bill8582]

Thank you for welcoming us into your space, and sharing it all with us. You are very talented, and you have a beautiful family. I have been looking at older conversions, I'd really like to have an old 4104 GM charter bus conversion, with the detroit diesel, more for an RV than to live in, but something that we could live in, if we had too, definitely want to travel, and we are raising our grandsons, so it would always be an adventure in a bus. All I have found so far is on one coast or the other, or way up north, and either junk or overpriced. I like them with the factory windows and paint job, not all painted and slapped together, so I may have to buy a seated one, and convert it myself, and that is why I watch your channel. 😎

[@MobileDwellings]

Thanks for the kind words. The GM PD 4104 is fantastic. I'm a big fan. I saw one being converted by a builder on the coast in Washington State. With a lot of patience you'll find something fantastic.

[@bill8582]

@@MobileDwellings hope so

[@tynitahaines4012]

Montessori is a great school. I went to it in Maryland. I l9ved it. Hopefully she will love it

[@aktik6000]

It seems it couldn't be any better! Family goals right there!

[@no_worries_van]

That little girl is so adorable and smart! She’s going to ace school!

[@MobileDwellings]

She's in the 99th percentile for math already lol!!

[@IBooDoopI]

Love this video man, Absolutely love it. The little video showing your families moments hit a close spot for me. I have future plans for my girl and I to travel, and I CANNOT wait to make all those amazing memories with her. I don't have many future goals for myself, but traveling the world is one.

[@rhemmie2825]

As a former Teaching Asst. in kindergarten (the teacher based her classes on Montessori methods) Nova certainly knows how to articulate her experiences and thoughts better than most children I ever dealt with. I would say the life you decided to live has a lot to do with that. Your wife made me laugh. Yes I saw almost every single Mom do the same thing. We had one stand outside our windows for 15 minutes once.

[@MobileDwellings]

Lol poor moms on day 1. I think you're right and Nova seems to be at the head of her class. Before they started teaching math they did some standardized testing and Nova is in the 99th percentile for math just from watching Numberblocks (great tv show) and practicing with us. Maybe we'll get back on the road she might learn more lol.

[@rhemmie2825]

@@MobileDwellings stable house life might be something she needs, and maybe you all need for awhile. The world is a little crazy right now. Who knows what life you may choose/need in 3-5 years. Plus, as you said, you will still have summers. Every single bus life family I follow has gone through major changes this year. I started following your channel when you met up with Kels and Jay.

[@我是香港人-p1x]

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[@buffalomitch7088]

Just saw this! What a phenomenal video! As touching as any Kodak commercial could ever be! Sorry to hear you're going to be stationary for awhile, but excited for your family in this next chapter. Nova is super-bright and I'm sure loving school. Please keep making videos so we can feel like we're still part of your amazing lives! We still have our conversion ahead of us and will surely have lots of questions! We're removing the inside panels now and a roof raise is in our future. All the best to you!

[@mssluv6896]

I just watched your bus conversion video and it was mind blowing! Good luck with your future endeavors!!!

[@MobileDwellings]

Thank you! Our daughter is in school now but I just spent a week at Skooliepalooza, an unsanctioned bus conversion festival in the desert and it was amazing! We have a lot more fun and travel ahead of us.

[@jamesonalexander5410]

Adirondacks is near me! I'm in Rochester just finishing my build

[@MobileDwellings]

Oh sweet we'll be there again next summer. Let's meet up!

[@FORDLYFAOTEAROA]

Appreciate the sharing of these moments! we have sent three of our kids off to school now, but your experience puts things into another perspective,we can all learn a thing or two about healthy relationships from this episode, everything happens for a good reason, finding the silver lining is key, hopefully the channel has some adaptive content to come,I'm sure it'll be a cool adventure no matter what is going on. Thank you 🙏

[@wjeffp]

Hello from the Upstate …life without change can become a non fulfilling life…life with dreams and aspirations is what we all strive for…looking forward to the next phase of your dreams and aspirations

[@MobileDwellings]

So true. We were just in Greenville btw and bought something special while we were there. You'll know it when you see it haha.

[@wjeffp]

@@MobileDwellings Did you buy a Proterra Electric Busoff the Greenville assembly line 👍 to convert

[@zeethakur1154]

Good luck and happy resettling! :)

[@MobileDwellings]

Thank you!

[@wendylynn7117]

Wow that ending with nova had me howling lije a baby ...what a speeial litthe girly so happy had an.amaxy first day ..beautiful children amazing parents ..thanku si much for this incredible journey ..its been.Phenomenal looking forward for whats to comeb...you are special thanku so much for everything much love and God bless always from Cyprus x

[@MobileDwellings]

Thanks so much Wendy. Sounds like we had several people in tears! Thanks as always for your sweet comments. I think about you often in beautiful Cyprus.

[@wendyraymond1751]

@@MobileDwellings will always be here to follow you on this beautiful journey thanku for your kindness much love an God bless always to you all x

[@brendaschoonover245]

Beautiful children! We just bought a bus because our children are leaving the nest... 😢 We'd love to have help with electric and solar?

[@MobileDwellings]

congrats! check out skooliesupport.com for over the phone help with electric and solar or hit me up at [e-mail] if you want to travel to Charleston SC!

[@dudley8671]

This was the first video I have watched from your Channel 💙 and I Subscribed. I am here for what is next & to hear how your transition goes! And, for what it might be worth, it sounds like you have sacrificed to give Nova a gift. Making such a sacrifice is what makes you a good man and Dad. Best wishes to your family 💙

[@kevincain2697]

Love the mask on the front door.

[@briandavis9975]

Great video Nova is so cute, how was it? It was great did you guys sit out here the whole time? Precious just precious you made the right decision you can jump in the bus whenever you feel the need family comes first in all things and yes I've been there through the school years it's something you will never get back. I'm happy for you all. And please share a video of the finished house.

[@MobileDwellings]

Thanks! She's doing really well in school but she does miss life on the road and she's very much ahead of her peers so who knows 😜 Okay I'll show off our new kitchen at some point! I did do some interesting built-ins but it's very much a work in progress.

[@antiWhiteism777]

Imagine sending your children to a public school and thinking your a good parent.

[@jcaughman01]

Welcome back to Charleston! Sorry to hear it is the end of buslife for you guys though.

[@MobileDwellings]

Thanks Joseph! What a wonderful place to return to.

[@michaelchailland3616]

Bye guys. Gonna miss ya.

[@adamjones9600]

if you've never purchased an ozone generator, just do it. I've used it in cars, crawl spaces, etc,, it's amazing at killing smells. And they are like 60$ on Amazon!

[@MobileDwellings]

Woah cool. I'll check that out!

[@mothanwrdz]

WTF, man... how you gonna make me tear up watching this? 😭 great video!

[@MobileDwellings]

Aww thank you John.

[@rosetta6285]

I've followed you for years now... this might be the funniest video intro, I'm sure unfortunately stressful for you guys, but great update video.

[@tursu27]

Very smart kid ❤

[@TheTruthlady]

I cried too

[@pepsipoint]

I don't normally sub but I had to. You have a great personality and kt was enjoyable watching you and your family. I smiled and laughed a few times. Great family. Can't wait to see what you build next.

[@MobileDwellings]

Thanks for subscribing! Most of our videos will not be about our family. They'll be stories about other people living on the road, but you'll definitely get a truck camper build video and more about us as the months go on!

[@magnoliathebus]

Life is an adventure! 🙃

[@magnoliathebus]

Also, this made me happy cry, no fair.

[@annonymoushuman25]

Respect

[@cyclonasaurusrex1525]

The right choice

[@BartBourg]

The rat issue looked like a nightmare. 😱 Nova is freaking awesome. “Truly special the mind of a child is.” - Yoda ✌️

[@MobileDwellings]

Bro that rat issue was so bad. I wish I had taken some videos but I'm glad I get to just forget about it over the years instead lol.

[@Aluxious45]

Nice.

[@ChuckCassadyYT]

Love your videos

[@MobileDwellings]

Chuck Cassady for governor!

[@spinchilla2925]

I'm not crying, you're crying!!!

[@janeecelamadieu1136]

I just subbed last week🤧(I thought the channel was ending) Heyyyy, house renovations are my fist favorite topic to watch

[@MobileDwellings]

Haha don't worry Janeece. Much more fun coming from us!

[@DuhRev]

Bravo - Bravo - Bravo

[@danielamariaphoto]

Smells like Norris square 😂😂

[@MobileDwellings]

You get that reference?!

[@swaterman08]

So proud of you guys, I HATE watching people with 3 or 4 kids stuck on a bus in the boonies. I tend to think people can choose to live the lives they want, but when you have children its time to make sacrifices to make sure they grow to be great people.

[@MobileDwellings]

Completely agree with you. If it's right for the kids live in a bus and if it's not...time to move on.

[@adventuresofroblana2619]

Did you guys ever make a video introducing your new little one? We have a little boy named River and live in a skoolie too

[@MobileDwellings]

Aww sweet little Skoolie Rivers. Yes you can see us introduct here here kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYCalpiKeJVngck

[@adventuresofroblana2619]

@@MobileDwellings oh right, I did see that one, but didn't mind watching it again 😊

[@redpandabus-adventuresinlife]

Ohhhh wowwww

[@sharondabrand1342]

What are you going to do with the bus

[@MobileDwellings]

We are actually living in it right now this summer!

[@jorgelastiri8059]

I bought a 1996 golden dina and I want to make it like yours. I would love to leave the closest thing to yours to travel with my children and wife. Hopefully I can contact you so that you can give me some recommendations. Greetings from Mexico 

[@MobileDwellings]

That sounds awesome! At the moment the way you can reach me is through www.skooliesupport.com and I hope to start livestreaming again soon. Thanks!

[@Michaelajacksonfilms]

Devil's Advocate, the travel everyday model for bus life has never been practical or sustainable. A far more practical approach is buying a piece of land and traveling when you wanted to. There's nothing wrong with living in house but there is something wrong with giving up on a dream. "If you look hard enough for an excuse you will eventually find it". The good news is you have the bug and eventually, hopefully it will bite you again. See you down the road 😊

[@MobileDwellings]

I'd say that's very accurate. And yes we'll be on the road in the bus for two months this summer!

[@TomikaKelly]

$2k for all that work isn't too bad.

[@ronr6605]

We got like 8$/gal, well most of it is taxes that rise with the base price so some guys get incredibly rich right now and it is not Putin ;)

[@rahadianardiansah6437]

what this music sir?

[@mattfindley2665]

How many feet is ur old yellow bus. Looks long as hell. mine is a class D 40 foot. Urs looks 65 at least

[@MobileDwellings]

It's 40 feet but looks bigger because it has the longest imaginable wheel base.

[@mattfindley2665]

What make and model is this man’s of Thomas safety liner Mercedes MBE 900 the last year before the particulate filter thank God

[@mattfindley2665]

I never measured my wheelbase yet but now I’m going to I want to get rid of my dual’s in the back And get a super single

[@MobileDwellings]

@@mattfindley2665 this is a 1987 Gillig Phantom school bus with a Detroit diesel 6V92

[@MobileDwellings]

@@mattfindley2665 I think it's 22 feet. Maybe even more.

[@2AZSUN]

Wait. What?? There's no way this can really be true. There's no way that Nova can be five already, and there's especially no way Val can be a cliche yet!! There's also no way that I've been subbing that long. Somebody is making some stuff up here!! Ok, so the rat thing. Who else, other then a former fire fighter, is going to crawl through that tiny whole in the wall and clean out all that rat poo?? Strong work on that one, Justin. I thought cleaning a pack rat nest out of my grill was revolting enough. And I had 800 degrees of heat to help out! There's no way!! So...let's just say for a minute this story really is true. I can't wait to see what else happens on this channel. It's pretty obvious at this point, Justin is a great story teller, so I guess I'll just keep hanging out waiting to see some great story telling.

[@MobileDwellings]

I think you're right. There must be some kind of a time warp. It was moments ago that I was writing captions for baby Nova in the firehouse late at night on Imovie for a small KZbin fan base of mostly just 2AZSUN and Southern Rebel lol! I may be finally going full time KZbin now so the good news is the adventure is just beginning!

[@2AZSUN]

@@MobileDwellings 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@jezzie1965]

Good go away 😂😂😂

[@Story_Rice]

Nooooooooo! Dang rats! I may have gagged when you spoke of it!

[@MobileDwellings]

Now I know why people are so grossed out by rats. It was beyond gnarly in there.

[@patlevv7382]

U could go 🔙 and forth⁉️🥵

[@deandee8082]

rats are so easy to catch, 5 gallon bucket 1/4 full of water.. they don't know any better, get in, cannot get out... keep em around your home, you can hire those guys that have ferrets so forth trained to get em..

[@Bruin4Life]

Sorry that you had the problem with the rats. They can cause major problems and glad that you were able to eradicate them and all of the mess they caused in your home. We had a fruit tree in our yard that had branches that touched the roof and had some fruit rats that ate thru the screen on the air vent and got into our attic. We callled the pest company and got rid of the rats, filled the attic with insulation that was treated with pesticides and rat poison. Also had the fruit tree trimmed and new vermin proof screens which we check periodically and have had no more rats or any insects.

[@MobileDwellings]

Wow as you know they can be a total nightmare. I actually probably understated the rat issue. It was so bad lol.

[@16BitOG]

To save you 15 minutes the cost of traveling got too high so they called it quits. Also I think school had something to do with it. I wonder what the breakdown of the cost was over 2 years of building and 3 years on the road. At least you had fun I guess. Back to the grind lol.

[@KevinMarsh-pu3eo]

Are you selling the Bus?

[@MobileDwellings]

We will probably sell the bus eventually.

[@はなこ女性経営者]

長期休暇にまた旅行してください

[@MobileDwellings]

私たちは再び旅行します！

[@AM-pq1rq]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKi3g51-e9B3qs0 you're inside an object that is moving at 10% of the speed of sound, a burst tire would put you at serious risks of all sorts of forces..

[@davidmartenot2492]

Homeschool your kids. They will be. A lot smarter and prepared for this world

[@teokastelan2930]

This is horrible. That the reason we don’t build cartoon houses in Europe.

[@moustachemike7128]

lucky ya didnt get sick from the rats ..

[@39FORTYWATER]

😭😭😭😭 😮‍💨 Are you going to use a clip from Departed... Rats

[@jimmiller4951]

Sorry to see that your giving up your freedom as this country continues to overpower the education system. What grade do they begin teaching sex education ? ? ?. You will soon find out. Peace and best of luck.

[@alfredritcher]

Rats 🐀 🐀 🐀 🐀 🐀 🐀 🐀

[@MobileDwellings]

literally

[@badiramour7442]

So sad to see children masked like animals.

[@MobileDwellings]

It's not that sad. As a parent...it's like oh put a hat on your head, it's cold outside. Oh put a mask on your face, there's a pandemic and it might help people from getting sick. Nobody gets pissed off that they had to wear a hat when it turns out the sun comes out and it's a nice warm day. It's literally not a big deal at all.

[@jennatrusty522]

I'm just glad you guys are smart enough you know I think the rad infestation might have been Destiny might have been the universe's way of telling you to get the f*** home cuz your kids are more important than your dreams apparently I mean that's the truth when you are a parent you don't have the luxury of doing this you can't you can't expect your kids to be okay with living in a cramped space every single day of their life I mean you did it the right way because you had a house that you already that you were renting out that was smart a lot of these people aren't doing that a lot of them a lot of people are just very selfish and they just say oh well I'm going to take my kids from a 1500 square foot home and put them in a 350 square foot bus and they're just going to have to deal with it I mean I just think that is incredibly selfish of a lot of these people doing this you know but in your case you guys did it exactly the right way so you should be proud of yourselves that you were able to do it then settle back in to your real lives I mean cuz you can't expect to have a bunch of kids and then just to be able to do that you know kids need social skills that you can't provide when you're when you're uprooting them and when you're doing this kind of s*** you're you're not giving them consistency so it's good that you were smart enough to know better I mean that's that's a really good thing