Cutting the roof off a school bus sounds crazy. Doing it with little or no help sounds insane.

But with the right tools, planning, and patience — it’s not just possible, it’s absolutely doable.

I turned it into a fully off-grid, four-season tiny house on wheels—and then lived in it for a year and a half through one of the nastiest Missouri/Kansas winters on record. No hookups. No generator. No propane. No gimmicks.