r/skoolies is a subreddit with 99k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses bus, skoolie, conversion, looking for, and build, and they frequently recommend/review power tools and camera system.
Welcome to the Skoolie & Bus Life community. We are an inclusive community primarily surrounding Skoolie and Bus life (and we even love on the Vanlifers). We are a supportive community with a first rule of "Be Nice". We welcome all questions and discussion on this lifestyle. This can be anything from, "How to make money on the road?" to "How do I install my Solar MPPT controller?".
Popular Themes in r/skoolies
#1
Solution Requests
: "What is this & how do I remove it ? I don’t have a key for it apparently. Bus came with three keys , the key to start it & two small keys that don’t fit to this. I want to remove it to finish demoing my floor for insulation this week."
13 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Accidental short bus owner - keep and build, or clean up and sell?"
6 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "Listed for 18k CAD, is it worth it?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/skoolies
#1
Bus
: "I recently bought a 24’ 2017 F450 chassis shuttle Bus with 14k miles!"
61 posts
#2
Skoolie
: "New Skoolie in progress"
51 posts
#3
Conversion
: "Auction fever might have cost me. 2007 IC CE(200 or 300) 9 window with DT466E and Allison 2000 series - 150k miles - $6k with fees"
38 posts
#4
Looking For
21 posts
#5
Build
14 posts
#6
Windows
: "Help a Moron Out…"
9 posts
#7
Finding
8 posts
#8
Struggling
6 posts
#9
Heater
6 posts
#10
Engine
6 posts
Products Discussed in r/skoolies
Power Tools
2 reviews
#1
Portable Generator
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Ecoflow
5.0★ from 1 review
Camera System
1 review
#1
Wyze
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/skoolies
#1
general-discussion
: "I recently bought a 24’ 2017 F450 chassis shuttle bus with 14k miles!"
37 posts
#2
how-do-i
: "turn bus into mechanic shop?"
29 posts
#3
mechanical
: "First breakdown in 3 years!"
22 posts
#4
buy-for-sale
: "Auction fever might have cost me. 2007 IC CE(200 or 300) 9 window with DT466E and Allison 2000 series - 150k miles - $6k with fees"
14 posts
#5
Introductions
: "The Wheel"
9 posts
#6
heating-cooling
: "Seeing the temp gauge hit 220 in summer traffic will actually age you ten years"
8 posts
#7
flaunt-it
: "Hippie cabin is ready for the road"
7 posts
#8
exterior
: "Widdle wadduh"
6 posts
#9
electrical-solar-batteries
: "Boondocking on a budget"
5 posts
#10
demolition
: "Current state of affairs - DETOX 😬"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/skoolies
Yearly
+9k members(9.7%)
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Last updated: July 29, 2026