I don’t have any specific videos to show you where I am at the moment, but I wanted to give you an update about what has been done and where I’m going next with this project.

Right now, the bus is still a shell. It’s a bit behind where I had anticipated it would be at this time, but that’s because the stairs took so long.

Once the stairs where done, I had to deal with a leak in the door. I bought some weatherstripping to put around the outside of the door and it took a lot of trial and error to get the door sealed. Until I had it figured out, there would be water pooling down on the bottom step whenever it rained. It looks like that’s been dealt with, though.

As you saw in my prior video, I replaced the crappy stock fans in the bus with some nice RV ceiling fans. It was a little bit of a trial to get them installed, but eventually I completed that project and sealed the fans with roof sealant. I waited a while to let it rain a few times just to be sure there are no leaks.

I’ve been extremely paranoid about leaks because, other than the obvious “leaks are bad” reasons, I intend to use recycled denim insulation. The insulation I have selected is made for a variety of applications, but especially RV and automotive applications. It also dampens sound, so hopefully this will make the ride quieter. The insulation is supposedly designed to “breathe” and won’t hold moisture, but I honestly don’t trust that. The stuff is made from recycled denim, and I’ve seen what happens when jeans get wet. Anyway, I think it’s best to prevent moisture as much as possible. I got the idea to use this stuff from this blog, which features one of the best conversions I’ve seen, in terms of construction quality. Anyway, Whenever I find a leak, I do everything in my power to make it go away, then leave time to test to be sure it’s been dealt with. At this point, I am positive that there are no more leaks anywhere in the bus. This water-tight seal will be further reinforced once I paint the thing, which will happen when the weather gets consistently nice.

I already bought the rolls of insulation. They’re in my basement. I intend to use contact cement to attach the foil side to the outside of the bus, then add a layer of styrofoam insulation after that, then one more inner layer of the radiant recycled insulation on top of that, with the foil facing inward. Like that blog that I linked to above, I intend to fill the gaps with spray foam insulation.

Today, I cleaned all of the tools out of the bus and vacuumed it. Then, I sprayed the underside of the new stairs with truck bed liner. I also sealed up some floor holes that I found. So, once that stuff is done drying, I will put the insulation out in the bus to do all of the cutting and fitting from there.